The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

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LONDIIN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1848

THE

GRE/T REVOLUTION
or 1848.

LOUIS PHILIPPE
DETHRONED.

CAPTURE OF THE TUILERIES,

FRANCE A REPUBLIC.

Exult, shade of the Great VERGINAUD! Rejoice,
spirits of GENSONNE, Of CONDORCET, of BRISSOT, Of
BARRERE, of FONFREDE, of the beautiful and sub-
lime ROLAND for, after a struggle of nearly seventy
years, through the alternations of many successive
constitutions, after the rise and the fall of three dis-
tinct dynasties, through perils from within and from
without, from traitors and from coalitions—in spite
of hostile armies and conspiring factions—in spite of
despotism and treason—the Genius of Patriotism has
triumphed ; the Genius of Liberty has proved vic-
torious—at last—at last
FRANCE IS FREE !

Agitated, as we are, by the intelligence received of
the extraordinary deeds just accomplished in Paris, it
is difficult to recount those occurrences with the
calmness and regularity which would be most accept-
able to our fellow- citizens.

Brave Frenchmen ! You have shown yourselves
worthy of the Age and of History ! England watches
the progress of your revolution with a profound and
fraternal interest. Aks you have just displayed your
Valour in Danger, evince now your Moderation in
Victory !

The non-arrival of our ordinary dispatches from
the capital of France, yesterday, revealed the fact
that circumstances of a very uncommon and momen-
tous character were then transpiring among the
Parisians. That impression was corroborated by the
information which arrived piecemeal last evening,
and which we ourselves published from time to time
in various successive editions. Our accounts have been
more than confirmed by the information which has
reached us this morning, and which will be found
in extenso in our Paris correspondence.
It would appear that the partial concessions made
to the popular will by the accepted resignation of
GUIZOT, and the nomination of Moen as his suc-
cessor, had only tended to whet the appetite of the
Reformers. Actuated, no doubt, by a conscious-
ness of the imminence of a still greater movement,
and by a conviction of his own incompetency to
stem the progress of events, Count Moen retired
from the perilous post to which he had been elevated.
The immediate formation of a Cabinet in which the
populace could have some confidence was absolutely
requisite. LOUIS PHILIPPE saw that without
this there would be no possibility of abating
the excitement of the multitude. M. TIMIS
was consequently summoned to the royal
presence, and entrusted with the con-
struction of a new Ministry, under a stipulation made
by himself, that M. ODILON BARROT should be one
of his colleagues. Although the illustrious statesman
and historian was greeted with acclatnations as he
proceeded to the Tuileries—the mob crying out
" Vice la Reforme !" and THIERS responding " Yes,
yes, you shall have it !"—the proclamation announc-
ing his assumption of office, together with the rise of
ODILON BARROT and DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE as
Ministers, and the transference of the command of
the National Guard from JACQUEMINOT to LAMORI-
CIERR, was treated with rage and indignation, the
people tearing it from the walls against which it had
been posted.
Meanwhile the tumult throughout Paris raged
with an indescribable enthusiasm. In several quar-
ters the conflict continued between the mob and the
Municipal Guard. The watchwords of the insur-
rection were the same as they had been as. its out-
burst—" A bas Guizot !"—" Tive la Riforme
Business remained in a state of complete inaction :
groups crowded the streets—bands of citizens roved
along the Boulevards chaunting the national choruses
—the troops were still distributed throughout the
city—the rappel was still beating in the streets—the
tocsin was still sounding.
The GutzoT Cabinet had fallen. The MOLE Ca-
binet had fallen. The THIERS Cabinet had fallen.
Everywhere the people had succeeded ; everywhere
the triumph attendant upon the clamour " Five la
Reforme !" had rendered more intense and impassioned
the cry of " A bus Guizot I"Che mob thronged al-
most instinctively to the Hotel des Affuires Efrangeres,
for there was destined to be enacted before that resi-
dence an incident which was to bring the revolt to a
consummation. A fresh assault was made upon the
residence of GuizoT by the multitude, who were
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The attack was repulsed by
the soldiers garrisoned there for the defence of
the structure ; when a young workman, habited in a
blouse, stepped from the concourse and shot the colo-
nel through the brain with a pistol ball. Forthwith
the troops lowered their muskets and fired a volley.
Several fell under the discharge ; four were
Then uprose the whole people like one man. Then
differences were forgotten, feuds ceased, factions
were merged into the sole cause of a patriotic eman-