The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-14 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL CASTLE, June 12.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High.
ness Princess Beatrice, went out yesterday morn-
ing.
Her Majesty, attended by the Dowager Duchess
of Athole, drove out in the afternoon.
Princess Louise, attended by the llon. Eva
Macdonald, went out riding.

THE RIOTING IN PARIS,

ORDER RESTORED.

PACIFIC ATTITUDE OF THE PARIS

WORKMEN.

PARTS, SUNDAY.
The riots in Paris attained their clim a x on Thursday. The
next day there was a visibleialling off in vivacity, and yes.

terday there was nothing deserving the name of riot. To
whomsoever these extraordinary disturbances may have

been due, it seems to have been decided that they have
fulfilled their mission, and that Paris may now be left in
peace. As on the preceding evenings, large numbers of
people congregated in the neighbourhood of the
Boulevard Montmartre, in the hope of enjoying
a little more of this cheap entertainment. On
the whole, however, in the Montmartre neighbourhood,
they passed a somewhat dull evening. The crowds came
up earlier than before, and by seven o'clock the Boulevard
was closely packed. The circulation of vehicles speedily
became impossible. At the same time it was evident that
the authorities meant to tolerate no more kiosk smashing.
At seven a regiment of dragoons passed down the main
thoroughfares from the Madeleine to the Place de la
Bastille. The Paris Guard took up its position again, and
at half-past seven a regiment of cuirassiers made its
appearance. All these arrivals were welcomed with cheers
from at least a part of the populace. Probably the multi-

tude wanted employment of some kind ; possibly they were
angry with the rioters for the wholesale destruction
of the preceding evening. These little incidents,
however, did little to' relieve the tedium of the
evening, for after the arrival of the troops the performanze
became intolerably slow. At nine o'clock the region round
about was as densely crowded as at any time during the
week; but still no revolutionary operations were attempted.
There were a few confused cries, just the same as in any other
crowd, but nothing of the seditious character, not even the
" Marseillaise." Some playful larks were inaugurated by
the gamins weary of waiting. One or two indi-
viduals, sitting enjoying their coffee or wine at
the caftS tables, were upset ; and there was a
general uproar, caused by the announcement that the
Emperor was coming. Then folks settled down again,
awl there was shortly another small assault by gamins
upon the occupants of the caf6s. This piece of civil war
decidedly did not prosper. The eaters and drinkers
formed line and repulsed the assailants, many of them
receiving a castigation with caf6 chairs which they are not
likely to forget. "One is never Bowel] protected as when one
protects oneself." At half-past ten a second regiment of
cui.assiers came up by the Rue de la Paix. All the
Boulevards from the Rue Pelletier were completely
blocked up, and one caf6 set the example by closing. At
the same time the Rues Vivienne, Richelieu, Montmartre,
Faubourg Montmartre, and Drouot were closed by bands
of serpents-de-ville. But no rioters appeared. The business
became ridiculous.
At last some few persons, anxious apparently to save
the credit of the city, began with "Vivo Rochefort !" and
" Vire La Lanterner Shops began to close very speedily
upon hearing this. A band of roughs coming from the
direction of the Faubourg Montmartre, and singing the
" Marseillaise," appeared upon the scene next, making
their way towards the Place de la Bastille, "evidently,"
says the Patrie, " with sinister intentions." Sommations
to disperse were made, and the cavalry then came up and
charged down the street. General sauce-cruiTeut. Several
persons were wounded, and the crowd was driven from
the central streets into the adjoining by-ways and pas-
sages. The irrepressible Parisians soon came up again,
however, and disorder recommenced on the Montmartre
Boulevard. A mob, numbering about 500, according to an
official paper, armed with sticks and the like weapons,
obtained from the demolitions at the Vaudeville, com-
menced smashing glasses and injuring the fronts of shops.
The cavalry again came up. There was another somma-
tion, another charge, and another general stampede.
This ended the "riot." By a quarter to twelve the
Boulevard Montmartre was quite calm. A small crowd
lingered in some of the adjacent streets, but quiet was
restored much earlier than on any preceding evening.
The loss in this battle was proportionately less severe.
Tie insurgent army left many score prisoners in thehands
of the police. Imperialism, on the other hand, was
damaged to the extent of one kiosk upset, divers panes of
glass smashed, the forcible amputation of some caf6 chair
legs, and the further disfiguring of a few shop fronts.
At Belleville, however, a graver disturbance took
place. There a large mob gathered together, as early as
six o'clock, on the site of the old barrier of La Cour-

tille. The crowd numbered four or five hundred, but did
nothing until the arrival of the soldiery, horse and foot,
who came up about half-past seven. Their appearance
was greeted with some confused cries, and a shower of
stones plainly testified that the Democrats of Belleville
did not hold the military in such high esteem as did the
people of Montmartre. The troops passed up and down
towards Menilmontant, but the longer they stayed the
more hostile the assemblage became. The showers of
stones became more frequent, and at length the work of
devastation was recommenced. Some kiosks were over-
turned, the neighbouring workshops were invaded, and the
planks taken away. With these the mob endeavoured to
form a barricade. Sommations were then made, and the
hussars of the Guard charged no less than five times,
finally succeeding in clearing the Belleville Boulevard.
Before midnight things were pretty quiet.

The damage in this district was very considerable ; but

it is difficult to ascertain to what extent the work
of demolition went on, for the ruins of Thursday evening
were still visible. One wine•shop was quite destroyed, and
two houses wore the appearance of being burnt. An
apothecary had his establishment invaded, and most of
his medicine bottles smashed. The Gaulois says that one
rioter was killed. lie attacked an officer of the 11th
chasseurs at Menilmontant, and tore off his epaulette.
An encounter took place, in which the officer was injured,
and, losing temper, thrust his sword through the man. By
accident, one cuirassier fell from his horse, and was
severely injured. These represent all the casualties of the

evening.
Yesterday the force of the riots was entirely spent.
Nowhere was there any attempt at violence. At the
Boulevard Montmartre the crowd was as large as ever,
but it consisted solely of lookers-on, who grouped and
walked about without any disturbance. The caf4s
were all open, and compensated for the miseries of the
week by driving a roaring trade. Hussars, cuirassiers,
Gerdes de Paris, and sergents-de-ville were all on the spot,
but not once were their services required.
Now comes the great question, and all the Liberal

papers unite in asking it, What has been the true cause of
the week's tumult ? The question is difficult to answer with-

out making assumptions which do not rest upon evidence,
but it is certain that this riot differed from all others of
the kind. The violence of the police was requisite in the
first instance to commence it. Throughout the week there
has been nothing like a collision between the mob and the
police or the soldiers. The former pursued their devasta-
tions until the latter came up, when there was a general
dispersal. The Paris public generally has had nothing to
do with the riots. They have been carried on in gangs by
men of disreputable appearance, who met with very little
sympathy, and in some cases with opposition. Is it probable,
as the Temps inquires, that insurgents seeking to overturn
the Government would have taken up their position on the
most open boulevards, would have chosen night as the time
of their operations, and have confined themselves to smashing
the property of innocent persons? Another fact is
not of less significance. The Paris workmen, the
respectable men in blouses, took no part in tl:e
riots. At Belleville it was noticeable that
numbers of the workmen stood at the doors of their
houses, ready to protect themselves, but that the marauders
were left to themselves. In many instances—and even
the Patrie recounts some—the workmen formed themselves
into detachments, and beat off the scoundrels who
were wantonly injuring private property. At Belle-
ville, indeed, the disturbances seemed to have been
stopped entirely by the determination of the workmen to
punish the next gang that made its appearance. Who,
then, is answeralle for this week's work? Many rioters
who are now in custody were given up by the workmen.
The people—properly so called—cannot be held account-
able for the destruction.
There has been a remarkable raid upon editors of
journals during the last day or two. The R flyer
has come to great grief. All its writers have been
arrested, or have disappeared ; but it is announced that
the paper will still go on. Some of the editors of
comparatively moderate papers, such as the Sack, are in
custody.

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