The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-03

Point Royals they came along The southern side Of the
INsI. DOLE eetacnmeuts approached the mu,tNuoei
and crowoing upon them succeeded at last IN clearing
the space before the Chambers
The part the throng the bridge and
spread themselves thu Place de la Copcerde This
square perhaps the most beautiful in the world rs about
s'sh acres In extent In the centre is the famed ooe
sk OF Luxor either side Of this is splendid foun-
tain, which In full action during tho scenes we de-
scribe To tho east is the garden OF the Tuercs-to
With art saa usury and bssuy was now
crowded with irritaed populsoe mainly OF tho work
ing classes: Their number constantly increased, and
bodies Of troops foot and horse arrived from various
quarters, till the square literally covered. The
number Of here collected in ono mass was over
Attic commencement, the mob amused themselves
with songs shouts and but In clearing the
the ana
They pressed upon tia masses, and one woman was
crushed to death beneath the hoefs horses Pebbles
now began to be hurled at the troops from the square
DAshing In among the people, sword In hand the csval
~ drove them but they cleared space ano
chafs and irritsts the mob, who began to seize
sticks and stones and hur them In good earnest at their
Willis this petty war was going on. some thousands
Of the rioters dispersed themselves through tho Champs
Eysses and began to build barriosdes the maiu
avenue The chairs. amounting to many hundreds,
were immediately disposed in three lines the
street. Benches, trelses boxes fenosssvery movabs
thing within reach soon added to the barrcsdes
An omnibus passing by captured, detached from hs
horses and tumbed into one Of the lines The flag was
taken from the Panorama near BY and vast procession
the Parrismene, and other patriotic Mrs.
Meanwhile, small detachment of foot guards sd-
with stones and took shelter in their guard. house
This was assailed with shower OF missiles, which rat
in and heap Of brush near BY was laid to the wall and
set ON fire. body OF horse guards arrived, and
dispersed the roters but tho latter crossed to the
northern side Of the Champs Eyeees, attacked another
guard house. and set it on fire. company of the line
came to the spot but the mob oheered them, and thoy
remained inactive The riot proceeded, and in face
of the soldiers the people fed the with fuel from the
surrounding trees and fences sung their cracked
Reforme ~ go 60 In these scenes, the boys took the
Lead performing the most desperate sss and inspiring
the rest by their nrepidity remarkable air Of fun
winged with joke. 1890.
Such was the course Of events the first day 90 far as
they fell under my own observation 1t appears from
the papers that similar prooesdings-though In some
cases Of more serious characterize place elsewhere
They made hostile demonstrations before the Office OF
Foreign Affairs crying out Down with Guizot !" Some
person called for the Minister "He is not here's said
one "he Is with the Countess Leven-a remark which
the hab,iues OF Paris will understand conveying
KEEN satire At other points spirit Of characterization
was manifested. Bakers shops were broken open ar
moricS forced and barbados begun Every where the
hymn of the Msrseillase and Dumas touching death
song OF the Girondins sung often by Of
voices, aud with thrilling effect The rsppel for calling
out the National Guard beaten In several arrondie
horse and foot with traius Of artillery were
rious points The Place du Carrousel full of troops
and ut evening they reviewed by the King and the
Dukes Of Ncmours and Montpensier. six thousand SOL
diers were disposed along the BoulevaSs from the Ma
deeine to the Porto st. Martin. Patrols in
different quarters during the whole night About IL,
tranquility reignsd the city, disturbed only in few
remote aud obscure places by the building OF barr
cadss the of rioters and one or two combats
which several persons we're killed Such was the 6r.t
days work-the prelude to the mighty drama about to
Wednesday, the asd was fair with dashes Of rain at
intervals rs in our April was esrlv abroad, and soon
noticed that companies Of National Gusras duty
fAss which showed tbs distrs-t entertained b. the
king Of the National Gusrcs This noticed by the
and was doubtless of the causes which hasten
ed the destruction of the government
AT uine O'Clock, psssod up the Bculevards Most Of
the shops were shut and an air Of uneasneis prevailed
among the peoplo. At the Porte st Denis, there
great throng AID considerable Of troops Barri
esdes soon after erected in the streets OF st Denis
Clery, Rue Saint Eustache, Cadran, e.. Severs, fos
ladies' took place between tho people and tho soldiers
and number of persons werc killed Some contests
.ook place IN other quarters during the morni.g ~
Martin Montmartre, st Honore in short all the greet
thoroughtsres -were literally crammed with psopie-
Bodies OF horse and foot either stationary Or patrong
were every where to DO ssen.
IL about this tins that some officers Of the Ma
fused In one instance 400 National Guards were seen
marching, In uniform, but without arms. II became
evident that the soldiers generally taking part
with the people. This news carried to the palace,
and Count Mole was called ia to form ministry
He undertook the task. and orders were INN edately
given to spread tho intelligence OF this through the
Meanwhile the riot aud revel went on in various
quarters The police were active and hundreds Of per
sons arrested and lodged ia prison skirmishes
took place between the soldiers and the peopleong
professions we're seen, attended by who sang
reform!"
About four O'Clock, the news of the downfall of the
Guzot ministry spread along tbs Bouevards The
joyful intelligence ran the city with the speed
light 1t was every where received with exclamation
The people and the troops short time before looking
as each other in deadly hostility, seen shaking
hands and expressing congratulations. An immense
populaton-men, women and children-poured into II,
Bouevards to share the jubatior Large parties OF
the National Guard paraded the streets the officers and
men shouting pipe Ia Reformed and the wd cheer
ing loudly. Bands of TO 1900 men ana boys went
about making noisy demonstrations Of joy On being
met by the troops they divided to let them pass and
Immediately resumed their cries and their songs
Tcward DIS halt pas. six o'clock, in the evening" an iu
mination spoken OF, and many persons lighted ~
rpontauet usly. The illumination coon became more
anu ns rse went
or following detachmens OF the National Guards vert
about shouting" T.pe le Ror "piue Ia Reformer and
singing the Marseiiisise" At many points where bar
rcades had been erected and the people resisting
the troops they ceased when they heard tho news Of
WAS the ersl cry, and feeling of relief seemed
pervAde every bosom.
There be NO doubt that but for fatal occurrence
revolt would have been stayed. Many wise people
say that the revolution was all planned beforehand;
they had foreseen and predicted IT. and from the be-
ginning Of the outbreak everything tended to this point
The fact is unquestonably otherwise. The oppoei-
tiVu tuer various sOclotles
through oil in Paris holding cons CON-
municat0n with the ouuriers bIousemen, no doubt
stood ready to take advantage Of vioence the
part Of tho government which might Justify ressauce
but they had not anticipated such contingency the
present occasion 1t Is not probable that the Mole mi
niatry would have satisfied the peoples but the king hac
yiclded Guizot the special object oil hatred had fallen
aud 1t supposed that farther concessions would b.
made, as concession had been begun. But accident,
which often rules the fate OF dynases and empires
now stepped In to govern the of events give
them q character which should astonish tho world.
In the course OF tbs evsning large mass Of peoplc
had collected In the Bousvsrd in the region Of Gui
zot's onace-tho Hotel des Ansires Euspgers. The
troops here had unfortunately threatened the people
By rushing at them with fixed bsyonets, after the
nounccment Of the resignation OF the ministry, and
when good feeling prevailed among all Glasses. This
sion Of the larss gathering In this quarter For
reason not well explained great many troops had also
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