The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-04 00:00:00

whose personal co-operation was indispensable were
acquainted with the day and hour. On the evening
of Monday, the Ist December, took place the usual
reception at the Elysee, and the number of visitors
was considerable. The open and ardent struggle
excited by the old parties rendered a crisis more
probable than ever, and public opinion was aware
of its near approach. It was spoken of aloud on
that evening at the President's palace as an immi-
nent necessity, and it was spoken of in a pleasant
manner, as of an event of whose necessity all minds
were made up. A southern deputy, known for his
lively disposition, M. Denjoy, inquired of a jour-
nalist, his fellow-townsman, When are you going
to show us the door 1' riton which the other
replied, Before long, I hope.' The prince ap-
peared to his guests with his unvarying calm
of mind and his usual amenity of manners.
The most attentive eye child not have detected a
cloud on his features, or a preoccupation in hie lan-
guage. At ball-past ten the drawing-room of
the Elysee began to thin, and at eleven the doors
were closed. It was then that four person. the
actors in the drama of the morrow, met in the ca-
binet of the prince, namely, General St. Arnaud,
Minister of War ; Count de Morny, who undertook
the Ministry of the Interior ; M. de Maupas, Pre-
fect of Police ; and Colonel de 136 ville of the staff,
and one of the aides-de-camp of the President.
The parts to be played by these four persons were
distinct and precise. Count de Morny, after hav-
ing countersigned the decree for the dissolution of
the Assembly, was to take the initiative and re
spousibility of all measures of security at Paris and
in the provinces. General de St. Arnaud was to
cdmbine and direct the action of the troops, in
order to prevent resistance from being made, or to
put a stop to it if attempted. M. de Maupas, "re-
cently appointed to the Prefecture of Police, bad
to perform a difficult task, which required as much
discernment as resolution—that of effecting rapidly
the arrests considered necessary, and of providing
general measures for the preservation of public
order ; whilst to Colonel de Beville was confided
the mission of conveying to the national printing-
office, and of having printed under his own eye, in
concert with M. de St. Georges, director of the es
tablishmen, the official documents coastituting the
ensemble of the great measure of the 2d December
—the decree•of dissolutit n, the proclamation to the
army, and the appeal to the people. When printed,
Colonel de Beville and M. de St. George's were to
carry the documents themselves to the Prefecture
of Police and place them in the hands of M. de
Maupas. Such were, with M. Mocquard, the prince's
secretary, the persons who received the last instruc-
tions of the President of the Republic. At the
same hour Parisian society, dispersed in theatres.
was carelessly awaiting its salvation from time and
chance. It was only at three o'clock in the morn-
ing that General Magnan, commander-in-chief of
the army of Paris, was summoned to the Cabinet
of the Minister of War, and had the plans and
or lers of the great event of the day communicated
to him. Convinced of the necessity of the measure,
and ready to accept the responsibility of its execu-
tion, General Magnan had expressly requested not
to be apprised of the time until the moment when
it would be necessary to take the [proper measures
and to mount on horseback. As an old soldier of
the Empire, and an officer of experience and autho-
rity, the firmness and devotedness of the comman-
dant of the army of Paris were a sure pledge of
success. When, therefore, he was informed that the
hour had come, he was already fully prepared."

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day).—

CORN EXCHANGE.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended Jnne 4, 1857, made up from the Re-
turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in
England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
w 1111 AT BARLEY I OATS I RYE 1 BRANS I FBAS
57s 8d 41s 10d 25s 3d 40s 9d 44s Sd 42s Od
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.
WHEAT I BARLEY 1 OATS RYE BEANS Pius
56s Od 43s ld 24s Od I 3SB lld I 42s Od 40s 7d
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 119,039; barley, 4,565; oats, 14,110; rye, 1.);
beans 5,576 ; peas, 397 quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.
NEWGATE ANDLEADENHALL.—The trade generally ruled
stead
to 4, as follows : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 45 6d ; Mutton, 3s
3dB Sd; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d;
Pork, 38 8d to 5s Od per Sibs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, June 3.—To-day's was fairly supplied with
each kind of btock ; generally speaking, the demand ruled
steady, at our quotations :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ;
Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal,
4s Od to 5s 0; Pork, 4s Oct to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the
offal.
ROgFORD, June 3.—There was a fair inquiry for all
kinds of stock, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od •
Mutton, 33 8d to 5s 2d; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; Veal,
3s 8d to 58 Od ; Pcrk, 4s to 4s 8d per Slbs.