The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-02
Gate furei9n News.
News by the Caledonia.
Opening of the French National Assembly!
speech ef the Presidrnt.
PARIS, Thursday Evening, May A.

PARIS, Thursday Evening. May A.
The interior of the building presents
a simple aspect, the semicrcular form of
the end giving sort of architectural pre-
tension A fricse beneath the canvass roof
contains "Liberte, Egalite, Fraterni'e,"
repeated and infinitum. There are two
galleries %" tribunes, one at each side;
that on the left of the president is reserv
ed for the press. the right for the ladies'
The two public galleries are at the end t,
the pillars bearing tri-coored flags en-
aisceaux.
There are eleven ranges of benches
raised one behind the other, for the mem
bers of the Assembly. The members of
the Provisional Government occupy the
first bench on the left of the bureau. The
right is occupied by Odilon Barrot, Du-
vergier de Hauranne de Vouge, and the
Pasteua Coquered.
The members began to assemble early.
With regard To cuslume it was curious
that not one member obeyed Ledru Rol-
Inns sumpluary decree. There was not
one tr.colored ceinture. very few white
cravats, aud waisicoats of every color and
fashion rather than the prescribed white.
On the other hand, the condemned cross
of the Legion of honor was freely exhi-
bited. Intact, ,theAssembly was likeevery
other meeting whichs composed ofslaid,
respectable men, showing the sprnkhng
of bald heads and spectacles. An elder
ly country priest in his soutane excited
much attention on his entry.
There was about forty benches in the
gallery destined TO the fair, so that many
places remained for curious gentlemen
The galleries assigned to the p Iblic were
crowded especially the upper-which
was filed with hlouses, who will yet per-
haps, introduce strong infusion of the
popular element nto the revived conven-
ti0n.
Beranger arrived early, and, as he was
seeking for his place with his weak old
eyes through green speciacles, DnpiI
came to his aid. and both shook hands as
heartily as If there was the most perfect
sympathy of politics and nature betweer
the sarcastic lawyer and the poet, who il
remarkable for his bonshommie ashis Re
pubIicansm. The Dominican friar La
cordaire, who always aims at effect, Ell
tered in his usual white cnslume, and
without looking to the right or the left
mounted at once TO his place. as ifhe was
ascending the pulpit of Nolre Dame. La
roche Jacqueln, as an old Legilimist
seemed TO have felt bound 10 pay atten
ton TO etiquette, and came carefully dress
ed, wearing or Of the few white waist
coats to be seen in the assembly.
AT ten minutesto one O'Clock the mem
bers Of the Provisional Bureau ranged
themselves at each side of the presiden
tial chair; Immediately after firing o
cannon heard inside, although indiSlinct
ly, announced that The Provisional Gu
vernment had set nut from the Holel q
the Minister of Justice. The weathe
has proved highly favorable far process
sion ont If doors, the sun shining bright
ly, and with a cool breeze. The whol,
way was lined with National Guards an,
tronps of the line in considerable force
and there are in the Champs Elysees Sc
veral pieces Of cannon pour rire as tn,
French say. The names of the secrela
ries forming the provisional bureau ar,
Fresnau. Astoins, Lagreneuil, Ferrouel
al, Gambon and Auguste Avon, name