The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY

nier's house, attended by M. Thiers, M. Baze, and I
others of the chiefs of parties, at which it was decided
that the coup against the President should be made
this very day—that is, that he should be arrested, the
Assembly prorogued or dissolved, and no doubt the
Republic abolished.
It was considered absolutely necessary to take
steps immediately. Proclamations were at once pre-
pared, addressed to the nation and to the army, in
the former of which the President explained his
causes of complaint, and declared that instead of em-
ploying itself in taking care of the interests of the
people, the Assembly had only become a theatre of
conspiracies and plots against him, the elect of the
people. He makes an appeal to the people by whom
he has been elected. He restores universal suffrage,
summons the people to assemble next month in their
cornices to elect a new Assembly ; to this new Assem-
bly he will resign his powers, and let the nation exer-
cise its will in either electing or rejecting him. He
proposes ten years as the period which the Chief of
the State should retain power , aided by Ministers re-
sponsible to the Executive. He abolishes the Council
.of State, &c.
The Prefect of the Police, M. de Maupas, has ad-
dressed a circular to all the Commissaries of Police,
inviting them to watch with courage and energy over
public tranquillity, and to allow no meeting the ob-
ject of which should appear to them suspicious.
This morning, at an early hour, the Place de la
Concorde, the Faubourg St. Honore, the Tuileries,
the Louvre, and the Place de Carousel were covered
with troops, the arrangements having been made
during the night.
Generals Changarnier, Cavaignac, Bedeau, Lamo-
riciere, Leflo, Colonel Charras, MM. Baze, Thiers,
Brun, the Commissary of Police of the Assembly,
and, it is said, 22 or 2S others have been arrested.
The first named are committed to Vincennes, and
I am assured will be transferred to-morrow to the
fortress of Ham. General Changarnier attempted to
harangue the soldiers sent to aid the police agents
who arrested him ; but it is said they refused to
listen to him. Colonel Charras is said to have
wounded one of the agents who arrested him.
It is also reported.that:M. Michel (de Bourges) and
M. Odilon Barrot are under arrest, but this is
doubtful. The decree dissolving the Assembly, &c.,
is signed, as you perceive, by M. de Morny, the new
Minister of the Interior.

The new Ministers are M. de Morny, Interior ;
M. Fould Finance ; M. Rouher, Justice ; M. For-
toul, Public Instruction ; M. Chasseloup-Laubat,
Marine ; General St. Arnaud, War , and it is said
M. de Persigny will be Minister of Foreign Affairs
General Magnan still retains the command of the
army. Orders have been given to take down the
temporary hall where the representatives were wont
to meet. Eight journals are suspended, among them
the Evenement.

The Prefects on leave of absence in Paris, or else-
where, have been ordered to return instantly to their
departments. The same order has been communi-
cated to the other public functionaries on leave of
absence.
A number of representatives met this morning at
the residence of Count Darn. They %sere dispersed
by the police. Some of them afterwards repaired to
the municipality of the 10th arrondissement, but also
received orders to retire.
The President wrote late last night an affectionate
letter to M. de Thorigny, and also to the Ministers,
declaring that his mind was made up—that he could
not allow himself to be sacrificed by his enemies, who
were conspiring at that moment ; but that, as he was
unwilling to compromise them in any way by impli-
cating them in his Rots, he thought it better they
should resign. It is unnecessary to say the request
was complied with at once.
People have been taken so much by surprise,
though such an event might have been foreseen, that
it is difficult to say anything on the public feeling.
All my accounts from the faubourgs are unanimous
in declaring that the people are well pleased at what
has been done; and it cannot be denied that the in-
trigues and plots of the chiefs of parties in the As-
sembly had long since disgusted them. Groups are,
of course, assembled at the different places where the
proclamations are posted up; I have heard that in
some places they were torn down. I have, however,
seen nearly one hundred of them, and not one is either
defaced or soiled. I have heard many make observa-
tions not over flattering to the Assembly, that they
richly merited what has befallen them ; and the
only thing most of them regretted was their 25 francs
a day.
The President, mounted on horseback, rode
all through the Quays, the Champs Elys‘ss, and
other places of the city. He was followed by a
crowd, shouting, " Vire
.Napoleon !" and " Vive le
President !" One or two regiments marched along
the Boulevards about half-past twelve o'clock, and
the people also hailed them with cries of " Vive le
Ligne " Vive la Republique !" " Vive Napoleon."
To say that Paris is not agitated would be absurd,
hut, so far as I have perceived and heard from others,
I do not see that the agitation is of an angry nature.
The restoration of universal suffrage and the appeal
to the people contribute to their good humour.
The troops are, I am assured, to be relied; on, and
express themselves well pleased with what has oc-
curred. Though there are numbers of people along
the Boulevards, ,yet Sin the other parts of the city
where I have been the people seem to be at their work
as usual.
The troops are still in the places mentioned above,
to be ready to put down any disturbance that may be
attempted.
It is stated that one of the men who arrested
General Bedeau was wounded by him, and that the
General had to be bound.
The President's reception last night was never
better attended. Not the slightest suspicion existed
of what was coming on.
Attempts have been made on the Boulevards to
get up some disturbance, but to all appearance they
have failed. A man who headed a procession of
about fifty or sixty young men, shouting, was ar-
rested. There are no soldiers along the Boulevards.
Every precaution has been taken to prevent any
disorder.
The Mountain is now sitting. It is said that a
manifesto will be addressed by them to, the people.
Ilona Ceoc at.
Groups still?assemble in the Boulevards. When-
ever an officer of the staff passes on horseback, they
shout out " Vive la Republique!"
The Rue St. Honore and the Faubourg are still
occupied by troops ; and artillery and troops are on
the Place de la Concorde, and surround the Assembly.
The Palace Royale and the Chateau d'Eau are also
occupied by troops. Pickets are at the corners of
the streets to preserve order.

FIVE O'CLOCK.

A manuscript decree, purporting to emanate from
the representatives who met in the Municipality of
the 10th arrondissement, under the presidency of
M. Odilon Barrot, has just appeared. By that decree
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is declared outlawed, and
the High Court of Justice is convoked to try him for
high treason. The army is relieved from its alle-
giance, and a General appointed to command it.
General Lauriston is said to have placed the 10th
Legion of the National Guard at the disposal of the
Assembly. Another report states that he has been
arrested.
P.S. The Faubourg St. Antoine is perfectly
tranquil. About 100 persons are on the Place de la
Bastille, discussing public affairs. A strong body
of troops is stationed at the Chateau d'Eau, Portes
St. Denis and St. Martin. Whatever agitation there
is is on the Boulevards, and particularly observable
amongst the bourgeoisie.
(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
I have walked through the principal thorough-
fares of Paris from seven o'clock this morning until
twelve o'clock, the moment at which I am writing.
I have entered into conversation with the Blouses
reading the President's decree, and I have not heard
one word of disapprobation by anybody at the Pre-
sident's coup ;tat. The general remark of the ope-
ratives was, " Ma foi,
it a bien fait ; maintenant
nous vote
rons puisqu'il a retabli le suffrage uni-
versel." I was passing the pont de la Concorde,
about 10 o'clock, when I overtook M. Larochejacque-
lin who was proceodieg to the Chamber of Deputies,
followed by a number of persons who appeared to
wish to prevent him, by representing to him the
danger. He, however, persevered, and the iron gate
was opened to him, and he was permitted to enter.
Whether he was allowed to return I know not. The
troops who occupied the Chamber of Deputies, when
they saw a crowd advancing over the bridge, showed
by the earnestness with which they raised their mus-
kets, that they were determined to maintain their
ground. When I passed there again, in about half-
an-hour, the troops were reinforced by several pieces
of artillery. I met the President of the Republic at
11 o'clock. He was crossing the Pont-Royal, from
the side of the Tuileries. He was surrounded
by a numerous and brilliant staff of general
officers, and was preceded and followed by
a strong body of Cuirassiers and Lancers.
He wore his usual uniform of a general of the Na-
tional Guard and the Grand Cordon of the Legion of
Honour. He bowed right and left and raised his
cocked hat to the crowds, who then began to fill the
streets. Most of the men raised their hats in return,
and there was some cheering, but no enthusiasm. He
was followed by an immense mob, shouting, " Viva
la Republique !" which they were permitted to do in