The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

The National Assembly has throughout nobly done
its duty. It has been sitting en permanence, or with
very short intervals of adjournment since the com-
mencement of the insurrection, and reports made to it
almost hourly give perhaps the best history of the in-
surrection that can be obtained.
On Friday the Assembly met at half-past one.
Nothing could exceed the demonstration of force on
the Place de la Concorde and around the Chamber.
Dragoons, troops of the line, detachments of the Garde
Mobile, the mounted National Guard, and two regiments
of the line were drawn up as if for battle. But what was
still more imposing was the appearance of fifteen pieces
of cannon in front of the bridge. Down the quay, and
in the adjoining streets, the force was enormous. No
person was allowed to cross the Place, on any pretence
whatever, unless with a card.
Inside, great agitation prevailed, and the representa-
tives were in constant movement. In general, as fast as
they arrived, an intimation was given them to proceed
to the President's hotel, where it would appear that
grave deliberations were going on respecting the events
passing in the capital.
M. Portalis took the chair in the absence of the Pre-
sident.

At a quarter past twelve some of the Ministers were
in their place, but the members of the Executive Com-
mittee were all absent.

The Minister of Commerce presented a bill demand-
ing a credit to pay for the scarfs and flags commanded
three months back at Lyons.
General Lebreton bad to propose that, looking at the
grave events which were passing in the capital, it would
be well if a certain. number of members were nomi-
nated by the Assembly or by the President in its
name, to proceed amongst the troops—(Hear, hear)
—not to interfere with the military commanders
in their arrangements, for that he knew ought always
to be avoided, and 'no one had greater confidence in
the ability and determination of General Cavaignac
than he had—but to afford them the authority of their
moral influence.—(Hear, hear, agitation, cries of" No,
no.") That besides would enable the gentlemen so ap-
pointad to satisfy the natural impatience of the As-
sembly to learn whet was going on, by informing the
President at once if any important event should take
place.—(Agitation).

General —Leydet must oppose the proposition just
made. The representatives ought to do nothing but
what it was their !mission to do.—(Yes, yes, no, no.)
General Cavaignac had the evening before taken every
necessary measure of defence.
Voices—The order of the day—the order of the day.
M. Beaune—Where, when these grave events are
passing, are the members of the Executive Committee ?
—(Great uproar, cries of " Ay, that's the question.")
He thought they ought to be present to—
Great agitation
.arose here—some Members crying
out for the " Urder of the day," others " Go on, go on."
The Hon. Representative continued for some time gesti-
culating, but without succeeding in making himself
heard. After a while, the uproar having ceased a little,
The Piesident said—Does the Assembly wish to pass
to the order of the day?
Cries of "Yes, ye.," " No, no!" the former predomi.
nating.
The President—l shall put the question.
The Assembly then decided that the order of the day
should be proceeded to.
M. Anglade presented a proposition demanding a
credit for the purpose of establishing cantonal physi-
cians throughout the territory.
M. Daren presented a proposition to render corn
pletely gratuitous the admission and education of i;laves
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M. Senard, the Preident, ascended the tribune with
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that the barricades on the quays and boulevards have
been taken without much difficulty by the troops and
National Guards, and demolished. The troops had fired
several times by platoons at the Porte St. Denis, it,
which they had been well seconded by the guard mobile,
who had fired spontaneously when the insurgents at-
tempted to disarm them. Several shots had been fired
from windows. An imposing force was at present as-
sembled at the Hotel de Ville, and everything led to
the hope that the attempt thus made would be every-
where kept down.—(Great marks of satisfaction.) The
rioters, I am happy to say, said the Hon. Representa-
tive in conclusion, have met with but little countenance
from the mass of the population.—(Renewed applause.)
Considerable agitation followed the announcement.
M. Bineau said that the day before the Minister of
Public Worcks had demanded a credit for a railway,
but the confusion was at the time so great that no one
could hear what was said. It now appeared that what
had been asked for was a credit of six millions, to com-
plete the part of the lino between Chalons•sur-Saone
and Lyons. He found that the Minister had no right to
act thus whilst the Lyons company was still in exist.
ence. He thought it very improper for the Minister thus
to prejudge the railway question now pending.
The Minister of Public Works declared that he had
done so only in consequence of negotiations for an
amicable arrangement which was at present pending be-
tween him and the company. If the railways were not
taken by the State, the company could make an allow-
ance to the State for the motley expended.
M. Laforet said that it was he who, as Mayor of
Lyons, had pressed the Honourable Minister to act as
he had done. There were ten thousand workmen at
Lyons expecting the disolution of the national work-
shops, and it was necessary to find work for them.
M. Duclerc, the Minister of Finance, said to satify all
parties, the Bill should be postponed until after the rail-.
way measure had been decided.
M. Floccon wished to say a few words in conse-
quence of what had a little before been said by an
Honourable Representative in the tribune. Wonder
was expressed that the Executive Committee were not at
their post. They were in the building, where they had
taken up their position, 'lewd ig it better to have all the
power centralised, the real centre of action being the
National Assembly. All the troubles and agitation
which wereoccurring that day, no matter under what name
they were encouraged, whether in the name of pre-
tenders, or in the name of workmen led astray by others,
all came from ono point, from the enemies of the Re_
public--from gold scattered freely by the hand of fo-
reigners.—(Agitation, and cries of " Yes, yes.") fie
addressed all true Republicans, and asked, did they sup
pose that the great example of a throne being overturned
and of the nation governing itself could be seen without
disturbance? No, that was impossible. But what he
wanted especially to direct attention to was the fact that
all these attempts were intended to overturn the Re-
public, and were aided by foreign gold. But such efforts
would be found useless, as the Republic was sure to sub-
sist.--(" Yes, yes;" " Vivo 14 Republique.")