The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

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All Paris is in the hands of the National Guard. The
Tuileries have been sacked, and the furniture destroyed.
The king, the queen, and the princes have been allowed

to depart. They left home in
were all withdrawn at noon to.
lost, but no great number.

igham. The troops
Some lives have been

Mole was first named as minister, but rejected by the
people. Thiers and Barrot was next named, but were re-
jected.
The Chamber met on Thursday, but the populace over-
powered the majority. A republic on the model of that
of the United States is proposed. The throne in use by
Louis Philippe was taken from the Tuileries, and carried
in procession through the streets of Paris. The palace was
pillaged.
At noon same day a formal proclamation was posted, to
the following effect
__ _ _ .

Citizens of Paris !—You are ordered to discontinue
firing. Thiers and Barrot are charged with the formation
of a cabinet. A dissolution of the Chambers will take
place, and an appeal be made to the country.
General Lamoriciere is appointed commander of the
national guard. _

During the morning, until eleven o'clock in the fore-
noon, the same bodies of troops,—infantry. cavalry. and
artillery,—which during the night had occupied the chief
posts throughout the city, still held them. An order then
came from the authorities, in consequence of which they
reversed their arms, the trumpets sounded a retreat, and
they marched to their respective quarters, amidst the en-
thusiastic acclamations of the populace.
The universities were left in charge of a few of the na-
tional guards. The city otherwise,surrendered to the will
of the populace. The people were actively employed in
constructing barricades.
The third edition of the Standard of Friday evening
says,—" Passing through the Place de la Concorde to-
wards Neuilly, the Duchess of Orleans went with her son
to the Chambers, dressed in deep mourning, to place her-
self and her son under the protection of the deputies.
The chamber has declared itself en permanence, and has
refused to allow the family of Louis Philippe to resign.
The appearance of Paris is frightful. The people have
vented their fury on the balustrades of the Rue Basse du
Rempart, opposite Guizot's, and threatened to destroy the
,treet on account of the blood spilled there last night.
The hotel is turned into an ambulance for the wounded ;
the people, dipping their fingers in their blood, have writ-
ten alone the walls, " Moos. Guizot's." There are bar-
-icadea all along the Baulevards, mostly unfinished, as the
,attle was over in an hour and a-half.

A further despatch states, that the populace held pos-
ession of the Tuileries, and thus continues :—" They are
throwing the furniture out of the windows, and burning
The number of killed is upwards of five hundred ;
principally in the neighbourhood of the Palais Royal, and
qetween that and the Tuileries. It is said that General

Lamociciere is killed, or at least wounded, The people
lave penetrated into the cellars of the Tuileries, and are
iistributing the wine." The Bourse was closed. It was
tated, that if the provisional government be accepted, ef-
;orts would be made to support the Duchess of Orleans.
On Thursday, Louis Philippe and his family fled from
Paris, and before leaving, Louis Philippe signed his abdi-

.ation. This document is said, by a gentleman who has
:een it, to be brief, and to be couched in some such words
is these :—" The Crown which I received from the
erench nation I abdicate to the French nation in the
4 my grandson."
All he people ere crying " Vive la Republique!"
PROCLAMATION OF A REPUBLIC.
Paris, Friday, 9 a.m.
A Republic has been proclaimed. The King and his
..Ady are gone to Eu.
The Provisional Government already appointed has
heen confirmed. The following Ministers :—Dupont de
:Tun., President ; Lamartine, Foreign Affairs ; Arrago,
Ntarine ; Ledru Rollin, Interior; Marie, Public Works,
-,artiot, Public Instruction ; Bethmont, Commerce ; La-
morciere, War ; Gamier Pages, confirmed Mayor of Paris ;
.Javignac, Governor of Algiers : Decourtrias, Command-
ant of the National Guard.

All communication by railway and diligence suspended.
rhe station of the Northern Railway has been burnt. It
impossible to get out of Paris by that line. All is tran-
lull in the quarter of the Tuilleries.

[Through the kind attention of our contemporary the
4/Lion, we have been furnished with the following late
tatpiligence, which was published in the Times Extra-
irdinary of Sunday.] :

Our Paris letter; of Friday evening continue briefly the
narrative of events passing in the metropolis of France.
" I announced to you this morning," says our corres-
pondent, " the surrender of the Fortress of V,ncennes to
the people. I ought to have said that the garrison has
declared for the Republic. Since then the Military
School and, I believe, all the other depilts of artillery,
Army, and ammunition have equally been occupied by the
people. The detached forts will all have been taken
possession of in the course of the day.
" You will readily believe that all is agitation and ex-
citement here. There is not the slightest tendency to ill-
humour visible. The streets are filled literally with the
inhabitants of Paris and its vicinity, who proceed to visit
the various points at which occurred one or other of the
memorable events of the last three days. .

" The Chateau of the Tuileries is naturally the principal
object. of atraction. Much of the furniture has been re-
moved or destroyed, but little or no plunder was perpe-
trated. In this respect the people of 1848 have worthily
imitated the conduct of the men of July, 1830. All who
presented themselves yesterday were allowed to view and
visit the palace; and on leaving all were searched, and de-
prived of every thing that they might have been tempted
to purloin for souvenirs. One man, caught in the fact of
plundering, was shot instantly ; two others were found
dead drunk in the cellars.

" Than this nothing more honourable for the national
character could be adduced. Throughout the whole of
the troubles
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pthilelagse of:ri of sufferings in-
flicted residences
has never been committed. War to the Chateau' was
proclaimed and acted upon, but sheer positive robbery
never took place. lam induced to dwell on these facts,
because of the feeling of alarm abroad lest the city be pil-
laged by the malefactors known to be at present in the
capital. There is a romantic, and what is better a genuine,
sense of honour in the hearts of the people, that will this
time, as hitherto, distinguish them.
" The provisional government has ordered the forma-
tion of 24 battalions of National Guards, to be composed
of the citizens whose circumstances would not enable them
to clothe themselves and give their service gratis. They
are to receive the moderate pay of 30 sous per day. This
will be a beneficial measure at a time when so many are
out of employment. Fortunately the treasury is rich, and
well able to bear that expense, and others contemplated
for the amelioration of the condition of the people in this
season of distress.

" The formation of two corps d'armee—one on the
Rhine, the other in the departments of the Alpes—is
seriously entertained. In short, the provisional govern-
ment is energetic, and determined to exert themselves
for the benefit of the country.
" It is said that- the printing presses of the Moniteur
have been destroyed.
" The Bourse remained closed.
" The Syndicate was to meet to-day to agree that all
the time bargains of the month be settled at the medium
price. Most of (I believe all) the banks are closed, and
money, of course, not to be had. This is very deplorable,
but let us hope it will not long endure."
A telegraphic despatch from Dover informs us that the
Duke of Nemours and part of the ex-King's family have
arrived. They may, we believe, be momentarily expected
in London.

In the course of Friday several proclamations were pub-
lished by the Provisional Government. One of them
offered to dress and arm the citizens who wished to enlist
in the National Guards, and to pay them at the rate of
30 sous per day. Another decreed the formation of 24
battalions of moveable National Guards to march to the
frontier. A third, addressed to the army, invited the sol-
diers not to desert their banner, France standing in need
of all her children. A fourth proclamation announced
the surrender of the Castle. of Vincennes and the detached
forts round Paris, the garrisons of which had recognized
the authority of the new Government, and the receipt of
numerous adhesions.frorn the departments.
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There had .seen only a very trifling disturbance at Bou-
logne, and a few windows were broken.
There was no embargo at the port of Boulogne upon
ingress or egress to or from France.

(From Yesterday's Times.)
PARIS, SATURDAY.

The great event of this day is the restoration of order.
The acts of the Provisional Government and the new
officials show consummate skill and prudence. The
Minister of Finance, M. Goudchaux, has judiciously con-
firmed all the clerks in their employments, and this chief
branch of internal administration is working. I must
tell you that it was only on Monday the notice to pay the
city taxes was issued. The whole of the coming year's
taxes derived from per centage on rents of apartments and
shopkeepers' licenses will fall into the hands of the new
Government—an enormous fund with which to begin.
The million a month to the civil list is already confiscated,
or, as the ordinance has it, restored to the people--a hand-
some addition to the fund applicable to the relief of

distress.
The streets are being partially cleared of the obstruc-
tions caused by the barricades, under the scientific direc-
tion of the students of the Ecole Polytechnique, in such a
way as not to compromise the security against a surprise
afforded by these popular fortifications. This will enable
the country people to bring in provisions, of which there
is an abundant supply, and allow the vast number of coach
and cab men to resume their occupation. The law courts
have resumed their sittings—the post-office is at work—
the shops are opened—everything is doing to calm appre_
hension. The workmen are assured that a great plan is
about being adopted for their benefit, according to which
every man shall have employment and fair recompense.
The best spirits are being draughted into the movable
National Guard, with the magic word " Frontiers" in
their ears, and 30 sous a-day in their pockets. Every
good citizen, whether in costume or not, is told that he is
a national guard. This measure, at all events, supplies a
good police, for there is an honourable esprit du corps
animating this body. A man found stealing a silver spoon
waz placed on his knees and shot on the spot.
It is generally believed that England will recognise the
Republic. It is against Austria and not England that the
popular feeling runs. The hank of France has announced
its intention not to limit its discounts, and has prolonged
in for payment of 132 s falling due ten days longer.
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mination nor TO ieave runs. The ex-ministers are not
spoken of. They were assembled, it is said, at the hotel
of the Minister of the Interior, when the news of the
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on that score. Debtors and political priscners, as well
as women, have been released. The churches have been
respected, but it is certain that attempts had been made
to burn the Tuileries and the Louvre, which were found
to be on fire in three places the night before last. Had
this been effected the consequences would have been ter-

rifle, for the populace would have carried the work of
devastation further, and varied the scene of horrors.

Some pictures of the Palais Royal gallery were delibe-
rately burnt, but I suppose these must have been the pic-
tures illustrative of the king's adventurous career. Food
is being distributed at all the hospitals, and notices are
issued for relatives and friends to come and claim the vic-
tims, whose bodies are otherwise to be interred in the old
cemetery of St. Catherine.
It is announced this morning that the King's beloved
retirement at Neuilly has been burnt. The bridge at
Asnieres, over which pass the Versailles, St. Germain, and
Rouen trains, has, I am assured,
,been cut up. The for-
tress of Mont Valerien, that great stronghold. which stood
at an equal distance between St. Cloud and Neuilly, and
commanded the Bois de Boulogne, surrend,red after a
resistance of five hours. All the forts detache's and for-
tresses round Paris are in the hands of the republic. And
where was Bugeaud, the merciless oven-heater of the
Dahra--,-the man whose twine alone was to have made the
hearts of the people quake ? It is a curious tact that the
last Royal ordinance in the Moniteur was that which
named him Governor of Paris; and the next ilav the ordi-
nance ran in the name (tithe French people."

To-day the National Guards are all p
different quarters

g til review in

The weather is tiernencious, blowing

a hurricane, with heavy showers.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—I have just heard a report from the
Hotel de Ville that the Provisional Government are en-
chanted at the success of their measures for restoring con-
fidence and order. They say, one more such day, and the
Republic is confirmed. There is a perfect unanimity
amongst them. A great many that I meet wear tri-
coloured ribands on their buttons, to mark their adoption
of these colours instead of the red, to which, however,
some yet adhere.

Among the most curious decrees is that which relates
to the Tuikries, which is turned into an asylum for in-
valid workmen.

All pawned articles under ten francs are to be redeemed
for the owners by the minister of finance.

The Bourse will not be opened till Tuesday

'At Boulogne a slight disturbance was created on Fri-
day by a crowd of young men and boys parading the
streets and singing ; they made an attempt to raise a bar-
ricade in the Rue d'Ecu, but soon ceased. On Sunday
all was again as quiet as a French Sunday can be.

Various reports were:in circulation on Sunday through-
out the metropolis with respect to the arrival of the
whole or part of the French Royal Family in this coun-

tty, but the only members of the family of Louis Philippe
now in Enghnd are the Duke de Nemours and his sister

the Duchess of Coburg Kohary, who landed early on
Sunday morning at Dover. His Royal Highness arrived
in London that night. He was accompanied by one of
his- children, but not by the Duchess de Nemours, and

direction which the other -Members of his family had
taken. He escaped in disguise. . .

M. Delessert, the ex-Prefect of Police, travelled with

companied by his wife.
The Duke of Montebello, ex-Minister of Marine, also
arrived on Saturday. having, we are told, received a very
significant hint to leave Paris.

The reports as to the arrival of M. Guizot in this coun-
try, are, we believe, unfounded. On the contrary, we
have too much reason to fear that he has fallen into the
hands of the people, from whom the worst was to be

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expected.
It is said that M. de Lamartine had endeavoured to
procure a resolution abolishing capital punishment with
the view of insuring his safety, hut. without success.
Prince Louis Napoleon has actually embarked for
France and landed at Boulogne, the scene of his former
foolish attempt. He declares, however, that he goes to
France merely as a citizen, to tender his services to his
country.