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

iLoud cries of "Vive la, Garde Nationale! Vive
l'Armee! Vive la It‘publique!" here resounded through
the Chamber.

M. Bonjeun fully agreed with the Hoe. Member, who
had just spoken, that this was the time fur action. lie
would, therefore, renew the proposition of General Le-
breton, fur some of the Deputies to march with the
troops, fur where the National Guards exposed their
lives there the Deputies should be also.

M. de Lamartine—l have no desire, you may be cer-
tain, to prolong your deliberations, for this is not the
moment to deliberate but to act. I have to thank the
Assembly for the sentiment which would induce it to go
and mingle with the National Guard ; but let us not
forget that this is not the moment to carry into execu-
tion those generous feelings of courage which are sure
to be found in a body like yours. Whilst you remain
here, the Executive Committee will do its duty—the
evening that is coming on and the morning of to-morrow
will prove it. Tomorrow, besides, we shall be ready to
demand from you a Bill of indemnity, or to accept a Bill
of impeachment. But this evening. in the presence of the
dangers which beset us, but which we must not allow
the night to increase, we ought to remain unfettered in
our action. In order that the Assembly be respected by
the country, it ought to remain to a man at its post.—
(Hear, hear.) As to us, we shall go where the mandate
you have confided to us orders us to proceed—where
duty, glory, and danger call us !—(Cheers.) Unhap-
pily the National Guards have been wounded. If we
have not been able to staunch their blood, we shall at
least be happy to mingle with it some drops of our own !
M. Lagra ge rose and said that, under the circum-
stances, he withdrew his demand to interpellate the Go-
vernment. His object had been to prevent the present
dreadful outbreak in the capital. He wished, however,
to have his statement to that effect read from the chair.

The President read a paper to the effect mentioned.
The President The circumstances are still un-
doubtedly serious. I hope I shall not have occasion to
use another expression, but the success obtained up to
this time will prevent mo the necessity of modifying
that term. The Assembly once separated, its members
may be uneasy ; your President, who thinks he has
done his duty—(Cries of " Yes! yes!")—also requires
to come for your opinion. I propose, therefore, that
the sitting shall be suspended, and be resumed at a
lacer hour.
Several Voices—At what hour ?

Other Voices—Let the sitting be permanent.
The President—When I propose a suspension and a
resumption, that does not imply that the sitting is not
permanent. On the contrary, let the Assembly declare
itself en permanence, and then let it suspend its sitting,
and resume it again this evening.
A Voice—At what hour?
The President—Let it be at eight o'clock, unless any
grave events should occur.
Eight o'clock was then agreed to.
The Representatives quitted their places and began to
leave the Chamber; but scarcely had they done so for
more than a minute when a sudden rush brought back a
considerable number of them. It was rumoured that
another dispatch had been brought for the President.
M. tienard resumed the chair, and an usher handed to
him a sealed packet. The Representatives collected in
a circle at the foot of the tribune.

The President, after having glanced over the paper,
said—l do not think that I can inform the Assembly of
this dispatch until I have conterred with General
Cavaign.c, or one of his aides-decamp.
This announcement excited considerable curiosity
and interest, no one being able to say whether the intel-
ligence was favourable or the contrary.
The President gave up the chair to M. Lacrosse, one
of the Vice-Presidents, who excused himself for sitting
in the uniform of a Colonel of the National Guard. He
announced that, though the sitting should be suspended
until eight o'clock, the President's chair should always be
occupied, and that the Secretaries and the rest of the
Bureaux should remain at their post.
The Representatives then gradually left the Chamber.
It was half-past five o'clock.