The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-25 00:00:00

DOWNFAL OF MONARCHY

IN FRANCE.

We are still without the French papers, but from
the above telegraphic dispatch it will be seen that
the people have become completely victorious. 'We
much doubt whether the reign of the Count DR PARIS
will be longer than that of NaroLzoN U.
Among the Members of the Provisional Govern-
ment. M. ODILLON BARROT is the only one who
belongs to the Dynastic party, we doubt whether he
will have sufficient power to act the part played by
LAEA.TETTE in 1830, and persuade the people to
accept a Constitutional King, as La Meilleure
de Republique:. M. DR LAMARTINE is a
sentimental republican, who has been Carlist
but he is not a man of business or of action. ARAGO
is a Republican from conviction, and his name will
carry great weight with it. LEDRA R,owaii and
GARNIER PAGES, however, will be the souls of
the new moment, both popular, both Republican.
both having that atulage which, according to DANTON,
Is the great secret cf success in revolutions. These
are the men who will really sway the destinies of
France, and with the assistance of Louis BLANc (an
able coadjutor) become the founders of the new
Republique FranOse.
It appears that Count MOLE proving unacceptable
to the people, the fighting was renewed on Wednes-
day, and M. TRIBES and M. ODILLON BAROT were
applied to to form a Ministry, and placards announcing
that MM. TRIERS, ODILLON BARROT, and General
LAMORICIERE had been appointed Ministers. This
announcemt was received with indignation, and the
placards everywhere were torn down.
Phe Palace of the Palais Royale (the private
palace of the KING when Duke of ORLEANS)
was taken by the people after much car-
nage. The people then proceeded to at-
tack the Tuilleries at one o'clock yesterday.
In this they were successful. The KING having
abdicated in favour of the Count DE PARIS, let t the
Palace, escorted by the National Guard and cavalry,
and proceeded towards the Barrier° de Passy. The
Duke DR NEMOURS having been rejected, an attempt
was made to proclaim the Duchess of ORLEANSRegent.
The Chamber of Deputies declared its sittings per-
manent, and the Count of PARIS, accompanied by his
mother, the Duchess of ORLEANS, and his uncle, the
Duke DB Namouus, proceeded to the Chamber.
The people had also penetrated into the interior of
the Chamber, and the Duchess of ORLEANS: the Count
de PARIS and the Duke de NEMOURS
were rejected by the Chambers and the people, and
a Provisional Government composed of—

M. LAMARTINE.
M. LEDRU ROLIN.
M. MARRAST, Editor of the Nationel.
M. ODILON BARROT.
M. MARIE.
M. ARAG O.

M. GARNIER PAGES.
M. LOUIS BLIINC, Secretary.
'Was accepted by the Chnrnbev, and installed at the
Hotel de Ville. at Four o'clock. _ _ _

By two o'clock the Tuileries was in the hands of
the National Guards and the people, who threw the
furniture out of the windows, and burned it in the
Garden and Place Carrousel. The throne was taken
possession of and carried through the streets in grand
procession, by a party of men singing the "Mar3eil•
laise."

The troops and National Guard patronage wi;h the
people, and thus decided the contest. The inter-
course with the Quartier Lat:n and Faubourg St.
Germain was cut off, but Sring was heard in that
direction in the forenoon of yesterday. General La-
morici4re, Tibune Sebastiani, are said to have been
killed.

The Bourse was closed during the whole of the
day, but at four o'clock, when the Provisional Go-
♦ernment was installed, the firing had ceased. The
people had broken open the cellars of the Tuileries,
and were distributing wine.
An attempt had been to storm the Hotel of the
Minister of Finance, but it had failed.
The number of killed, in the attack on the Palais
Royal and the Tuileries, is said to have exceeded 500.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Tie rumour of the abdication of the King of the
French reached the House of Commons shortly after
four o'clock, and of course it produced a good deal of
excitement in the House. For some after the rumour
became known, knots of Members clustered at the
bar sending round Mr. Stuart Wortley, who ap-
peared to be retailing the intelligence from one of the
daily papers. Immediately that the curiosity of the
Hon. Members assembled at the bar had been gratified,
the portion of the paper containing the interesting
piece of telegraphic,: news, was torn out, and then
handed up to the Speaker. At this moment Sir R.
Peel entered the House, and on taking his usual seat
opposite the table, the slip was passed to him.
The Right Honour;ble Baronet, thinking no
doubt, that it was an ordinary communica-
tion, allowed some minutes to elapse before he
looked at it, but no sooner had he glanced over it
than he hurried across the floor to the Treasury
Benches, where Lord John Russell and Lord Pal-
merston had just taken their seats, and handed the
document to these two Noble Lords, who eagerly
devoured its contents. The Right Honourable
Baronet held a short but evidently animated
conversation with the two Noble Lords, and then re-
turned to the Opposition. Tho stir and excitement
which the news had created amongst Hon. Members
did not subside till Lord Palmerston had answered
the question of Mr. Hindley, and the House had
entered upon the consideration of Mr. Hume's
motion.

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QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
.(Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice DEN-
awl and a Special Jury.)
TAB QUEEN V. COUCH AND ANOTHER.
This was an indictment on the part of the Crown
against the defendant for defrauding the revenue. The
defendant had caused certai❑ quantities of wool to be
temoved from the Custom-house at a lower rate of duty
alma was duly chargeable thereon. The case had been
removed by certiorari from the Central Criminal Court
to the Queen's Bench.
The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr.
Watson, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Bodkin appeared for
the Crown t Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Sergeant
Ghee for the defendants.
As the case for the defence had not been gone into
when the. Court rose, we reserve the proceedings until
tO-morrow.

ELEC

lON COMMITTEES.
(THIS I)AY.)
LANCASTER.
(Continued from our kfterneon Edition.)
A number of witnesses were called to prove that an
extensive system of treating and bribery prevailed dur-
ing the whole of the last election at Lancaster.
The Committee adjourned at four till eleven o'clock
to-morrow.

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KINSALE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
At the conclusion of Mr. Sergeant Wranglaam's
speech the room was cleared, and the Committee having
remained in deliberation upwards of two hours, strangers
were readmitted, when
The CIIAIRMAN announced that the Committee had
come to the resolution that Mr. Guinness was not duly
elected at the last election to serve in Parliament for the
borough of Kinsale.
The COMMITTEE wished to know what course the
counsel intended to pursue?
Mr. Sergeant liINGL tKE said, to•morrow he should
be prepared to go into a- case of scrutiny, with the view
of placing Mr. Watson in the seat for Kinsale.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow.

LYME REGIS.
(Continueofrom our Afternoon Edition.)
Albion Laveis, grocer aud oilman of Lyme Regis,
stated that some short time ago ho was desirous of sell-
ing his house, and applied to Mr. Temple. Mr. Temple
told him that he could not get a purchaser, but no doubt
his friend, Mr. Attwood, would advance money upon
the property. Subsequently Mr. Temple told him that
Mr. Attwood was ready to ilaVitllCO him 1,2001. upon the
house property, and 2001. upon his furniture, if witness
would undertake to support Mr. Attwood at the next
election. Witness told Mr. Temple that he aas engaged
to Mr. Peircy, but if the money was advanced he would
remain neutral. The terms were agreed to, but about
the middle of the polling day of the last election it was
found that the election was going against Sir Fitzroy
Kelly, Mr. Attwood's friend. The agents of the learned
gentleman called upon him, and stated that neutrality
would not do, he must consent to vote for Sir Fitzroy
Kelley, or the money would nut be advanced to