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London, England, 1830-12-25 00:00:00

Eerace irons Me Journal dcs Debuts.

We have still to relate passing events. The city is still
agitated, but this agitation is drawing to a close ; to-morrow
all will be over. Let us hope so : Paris does not deseive
lees than the most perfect calm after such cruel agitation
and such n)ble efforts to dis,ipate it. This morning
the National Guard was resting after the fatigues of the
week, it was scarcely 10 o'clock, all was tranquil, when
the crowds which had been repulsed yesterday, appeared
again in different quarters of the town. In the Rue de
Tournon some stones were thrown at the posts of the
National Guards; at the same time, the Luxembourg,
where there were scarcely thirty National Guards, was
almost besieged ; seditious placards were exhibited in some
of the faubourgs ; several crowds had assembled on the place
of the Palais Royal, at the Louvre, at the Tuileries, in
the rue St. Honore, on the Carousel : we must acknow-
ledge that at one moment there was a general anxiety.
A thousand strange rumours spread through Paris ; but
the National Guard was there. It is to be feared that our
bravo National Guard will be tired of hearing every day
fresh praises ; but France is not tired of hearing them, and
the National Guard must excuse us. Meanwhile the drum
was beating in every street, and in a few moments these
tried citizens rose in perfect readiness. The companies
were formed, the battalions collected, the legions were
ready. The Luxembourg was soon set free ; the sixth legion
swept the rue de Tournon and the adjacent streets. Order
was re-established in a moment ' • the guard on horseback
rode through the Faubourg Saint Germain. The agi-
tators every where surprised, withdrew in silence. On the
place of the Pantheon, a crowd in disorder, led by a
black flag, carried a seditious proclamation. This crowd
went to the Ecole de Droit to excite the pupils to re-
volt. The gates of the school opened instantly, as if by
themselves. The students came out en mane, and dis-
sipated at once this crowd of seditious vagabonds. In less
than two hours the offenders were vanquished, their hopes
annihilated, and, as on the preceding evening, the most vio-
lent were apprehended, and Paris was tranquilized. The
town had scarcely had time to know the reason of its fears.
One thing contributed not a little to tranquilize the inha-
bitants, and this was the conduct of the students—of the pu-
pils of the Ecole Polytechnique, of the Ecole de Droit, and of
Medicine. A report bad been propagated by the malevolent
to create a belief that they were to be joined by these young
men in their endeavours to disturb the public peace. The
youth, indignant at this calumny, on the first appearance of
sedition, asked permission to form themselves into a body to
tranquilize the town. M. Odilon Barrot approved of the
address of the schools. We saw these young men marching
through the streets of Paris under the banners of the 12th
Legion ; they bore on their hats their cards of students, to
convince the inhabitants of their identity; National Guards,
students, all went pell-mell to the Palais Royal ; the
students went to express to the King their loyal intentions
and their sincere wish for the happiness and repose of the
country. When the column arrived at the Louvre, a deputa-
tion, composed of Colonel Legriel and of Major A. Tardien,
of the 11th Legion, of two students of the three schools,
and of two grenadiers, went to the King, who instantly re-
ceived than. The pupils assured the King of their devotion
to his person and to public order. Major Tardien, and the
grenadiers expressed the same sentiments. The King re-
plied, that he thanked the schools sad the National Guard
for dmir patriotic dancostrations ; that his sentiments were
in aocordance with theirs • that to male bka continue to
give Fame these Waited:as aseekazy for the ososolidaties

of her liberty, order, union, and public tranquillity was neces-
sary. That measures were taken by his Government to en-
sure the observance of the laws, and that he relied upon the
co-operation of all the friends of their country.
The deputation retired amidst cries of " Vive le Roi !"
and swearing that they would die, if necessary, for his per-
son. It again proceeded through the town, and met every
' where an unanimous protestation of love for Louis Philippe
and for public order. This day is quite different from yes-
terday. Yesterday there were mortal fears—a judgment
expected with anger—an assembled Chamber—a Nen.
' tence to be protected—order to be maintained--the si-
lence of a town in a state of war, and all the gloomy
discouragement of a people in expectation of some great
event ; and when all was said yesterday the National
Guard returned home in sad and mournful silence.
—One would have said that all was not over, and
what occasioned us some anxiety was, the reflection that
amongst those men who had deserved so well of the county
there were some discontented. To-day the disturbances
assumed a different aspect. It was an agitation without
end or object ; crowds uttered a thousand silly exclamations,
like idlers who seek a little disturbance for the sake of em-
ployment. Above all, the good Citizens had had time,
during the night to reflect upon the result of the trial, and
they had understood what happiness it was for France to
avoid the spectacle of bloodshed upon the Greve. What
glory for themselves to have resisted such cruel recollections
—to have protected those very men whose odious acts they
had resisted with such valour. Yes, this might have con-
cluded the benefits of the preceding one—it consecrated the
sentence of the Chamber of Peers—it tranquillised all
minds and all hearts.

Thus these two days were terminated in a very different
manner. Yesterday, at midnight, all was sad and severe
in Paris. This evening, at nine o'clock, the town Lad
assumed the aspect of joy. From the Fauxbourg St. Ger-
main to the Place Royale the cry of " Vive Is Roi !" is t,
be heard. Those guards who yesterday withdrew in pensive
silence, as if they foresan• that they would have more to do
the next day, now returned home in joyful activity, crying
" Vive le Roi !" One must understand by this cry alone,
that the nation is calmed—that the agitators have disap•
peared, never to return—that a great tempest has passed
over our heads. When a free people exclaims " Vive lo
Roi !" be assured that this cry is a prayer—an exclamation
of gratitude towards Heaven, because Heaven has saved it.
This morning the aspect of Paris was altogether threaten-
ing and alarming. The sentence proaounced by the Court
of Peers had made almost the same impression as the ordi-
nances of July on a part of the population. This Evening,
on the contrary, not one single vociferation is uttered
throughout the whole city. Our joy is now equal to our ap-
prehensions ; and fear having induced the inhabitants to il-
luminate their houses, the streets bear at present the appear-
ance of a public festival. Paris is not now preparing for
dreadful scenes of strife and bloodshed but rather for re-
joicings. The service of the National Guard is no more
wanted to prevent the disorders of the night.
Let us rejoice that we have thus emerged from a crisis
which all apprehend. The disorders which we expected have
not taken place, and such a happy issue is due to the inde-
fatigable zeal of the National Guard, or rather to the
excellent dispositions of the immense majority of the
Parisians.

It was expected that any other sentence but that of death
against the ex-ministers would give rise to dissensions
amongst the inhabitants, and perhaps cause the moat deplo-
rable contest between those who might be determined to do
themselves justice with their own hands, and those who, on
the contrary•, should be resolved to maintain the cause of
order and peace. flowerer, such has not been the case.
The defenders of order have enforced respect to the laws by
their firmness of attitude and numbers, and by their 1 inguage
of conciliation, not by any display of force. On the other
hand the portion of the people, which was without ams, did
not experience that thirst of blood, that furious delight, in
seeing its victims fall, which in other times drove it to the
greatest excesses. The National Guard easily soothed the
anger of a people already more than half vanquished by the
progress of public reason and civilization.

However, we must confess that a few partial engage-
ments must have taken place this morning in the fauxbourg
St. Germain, had not the young men belonging to the
public schools interposed their authority, we may say, by
crying " Order !" " Liberty !" and thus obliged both fio
detachments of the National Guards and the workmen them-
selves to follow them. The Ecole Polytechnique, the medical
students, as also those studying the law, traversed the
populous gunnels of Paris which were most agitated, calming
and fortifying the National Guard on one hand, and on the
other endeavouring to excite feelings of generosity and re-
spect for the laws. The effect of this youthful interruption
was really miraculous. The people followed the young men.
repeating with thew the cries of" Liberty !"" Public order!"
And after thus promenading during two or three hours, the
crowd retired, astonished at finding that its sanguinary dis-
positions had entirely subsided.

In the course of the evening the King left the Palaisßoyal,
and accompanied a detachment of the National Guard on
horseback. He was everywhere greeted by the c leo of
" Vive le Roi !"

We may now affirm that the glorious and powerful popu-
lation of Paris are closely united by the bands of mutual
affection. The sentence of the Peers has been ratified by the
people. The revolution of July has shown itself to be indul-
gent after •ictory, and nobody can say that it has been
forced to indulgences, for not a single drop of blooding beau
spilled to ensure respect to the laws ; and the National Guard,
which guaranteed the liberty of the tribunal,—our young
men, who have intervened in a way so highly honourable to
themselves,—and, in fine, the people, who have listened so
easily to persuasion, are all entitled to a share in this great
act of national moderation.

We do not think that it is the sentence itself which Wag
defended by the National Guards ; and, indeed, when two
hours before it was pronounced, a rumour prevailed that tad
of the ex ministers were condemned to death, it was ot•ident
that a severer sentence would have been more agreeable to
the public in general. But, in our opinion, the Cowl of
Peers would have been dishonoured by condemning the el-
ministers to death; and we express our sentiment with the
same candour which has always guided us during the coats
of the trial. The ex-ministers certainly deserved that pe-
nalty quite as much as those who suffered under the reet°-
ration—victims of pretended conspiracies ; but as the mew-
berm of the noble tribunal were almost all political friends et
the ex-ministers, they could not condemn them to (loth
without going against every principle of their cow:Waco'.
—National.

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE TIMES.
PARIS, TIIIIIIIDAY, !ti/D•DAY•
Having In my two previous haws described to you the state of Para
this week; sad conveyed to you the sahebs apprehensions of the pest
balk of the inhabitants hr the preservation of public tranquillity I
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pater' t sad that the vhw whidt I bad taken myself that diem soneho
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