The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-20

immediately occupied by the insurgents who de.
stroyed everything in itwindows, furniture, pictures,
So The throne alone left entire carried In process
sion through the streets and the Boulevards and ult
mately smashed TO- pieces similar scene Of destruc-
ton took place at the Palas Royal All the furniture
was taken out and burnt in the court
PARIS, February al O'Clock, p. M.
! was unable to send my despatch eff this morning,
although the courier at tho railroad before IL
O'Clock the rails having been removed in some places
Communication by that means s therefore, out Of the
question. The Post Office is closed.
There is no fighting Il is all over for tho present
The proclamRtions you will receive here with have
ducei temporary calm The summons Of the king to
NJ Theirs, and that gentemans stipulations that M.
which he himself should be the chisf, made known
generally this forenoon aad with all possible despatch.
the abdication the king VIII now satify ths people
Hundreds of orators traverse the city decamng against
his majesty. aud calling out Down with Louis Phi
lppe!"
Moreover the unfortunate Occurrences at the Foreign
Affairs last night threatens to change as feared it
would, the character Of the struggle Large pools OF
blood still the Aspbslto pavement of tho Boue-
wards dss Capucnes, and the Rue Bssss du Rampant.
The people forget that tins troops only fired when their
Colonel was brntaily rhot They demand 'vengeancsn
Another ementebls incident has occurred TO produce
thirst for blood was coming down the Fsubourg st
Houore shout halfpast 10 this forenoon when heard
Ar Of puSSerg; ut the onfner OF t4o e=- avs
Eysess stopped by gentleman who running,
and advised Co do the same, which confess did 1t
turned cut that hand Of the people proceeding
towards the Champs Elysees An ofaser of the staff
passed them and reached the guard house of th NUM-
opal Guard, msntioned in my letter Of Tuesday He
addressed the iitts garrison told them all over and
ny no means to resist tho people. Unfortunately they
dsobeyed his injunction. Their arms demanded
Tney replied by vol.y Their guard house wa.
more than one young fellow bearing sticks schakos
Of the slaughtered soldiers covered with blood and dirt
An iinary occurrence took place the Boule
ward des Itaens about the same moment Several reg
neuts of nfsntry of thu line, preceded by National
three caissons 81 ammunition appeared They
stopped by the people, who with the most perfect GOODNESS
sezsd the horss by the heads broke open the caisons
and distributed the ammunition without any resstaucee
bsiny offered to them On the contrary indications of
There at least 5000 soldiers armed the teeth,
aud about 500 National Guards and of the people
The horses were Embarrassed, and tho cannon were
drawn away by tho peop scores Of whom were mounted
Oh them
shall if l can, reserve other details for a cooler
moment. At present, the great game is in progress.
Che kings crown Is menaced the future" Of
France is at stake The deposition Of the king Is
called for BY tn usands The eligibility Of every
TO the nstiouaI guards and other aud com
psrshvely less important conditions are asked for.
auads.aa Of m,o are now to be seen armed with
union of the national guards with the army to defend
snd preserve tn. city and the monarchy sains. those
infatuated masses, Is spoken OF This day may tell
Sauoh A sovornn,nt ia formed. Ths national guards
may support it. Mar'hsl Bugesud is named com nand
ut of the naooa guards and thu troops of the
line These forces united may check the utrarevou-
tionary party.
em Informed that the Palace of the Tuile-
riss, which has hesn attacked by the people, is
ney 70 fd into TIER pSw;r fva am sqa S aO
de Paris but that this will not satisfy the people, who
call for ths reversal of the dynasty and the forma
zion OF provisional government. If this be true the
republic" Is not far OF.
The King formally abdicat'd In the Chamber of Depu
ties, at O'Clock, and then proceeded to Neuy, under
IN escort of Cuirassiers
The people took possession of the Tuileriss without
resstancs and 9uttei it. The throne has just been
rei up the Boulevard The tri coored flag has been
I'd nv n rad Ia
An address to the people, from NJ. Marrast and 9TH
Of the utrsbsrs party, will bs published in half
an hour calling on the people not tolsy down their arms
until their liberties shall have been assured
Character and Influence.
From the London Herald Feb. I4.l
Our readers may remember that during ths summer
aud ausumn of the past year tbs public dinner custom
or you will constitutional mania Of Engaud extended
itself to France. There scarcely considerable
city of the kingdom which not what is called
10y Que n.ighbors its rcunion pohtiqae. East, west
north, and south the custom extended itself and Lille,
Dion, Coslons, aud Amiens may, among other towns
ant cities be cited rs having adopted tho English Gus
tom OF assembling fssding drinking, tossting, and
aPeeohifying out fifty sixty b.nquets We believe
ook place bstweon the pforogston Of the French Cham
"a In June July and their reasoemoling again at
me ending Of December. At the,s bsnquets aoout
huntred members ntiaerentiy composed OF the centre
ga"ch sauche ertrGm, gauehe snd some few OF the er
ems droits, attended; and the sentiments, opinions
and ortory were of coarse very diverse and very uae
quail.
The great and entrspronear, If msy speak,
OF these constitutional exhibition WAS NJ DuverBier
dauranue the deputy for seneefrs who began mis- pub
lie lie three four aud twenty years ago as one
OF tho in the Globe newspaper aud Who though
he cast on his allegiance TO NJ Guzot ia 1889 and has
since been assduous follower of NJ Theirs has never
w2vered in his prediction fer constitutional go
eat or In his d. sire to secure tue Liberties OF ais
country q solid basis
o. respectable character competent fortune, and con-
siderable acquired knowledge NJ dHsursune is neither
by nature by habit of turbulent trbuntian chs
Tacter He has inhni ely TO lose than TO gain by
nuy movement pertepg Of force and violence, ana any
who has read his phiets his speeches would
readily admit that though not ussnsbs to tho edvan-
Gsges of anGiys agitation hs dssces to accomplish no
chsngfs otherwise than openly legally and consttu-
tiouslly.
Associated with thu deputy for SSuosrre we're some Of
the mos6 eloquent aud able OF FrSuce whether rs
wgers Inen OF scisncs, awy pualciss or orators
We need but name Lamartine Oddon Barros, Arago,
Marie. Pallet, Cremieux, aud others
or Lamartine, gentleman by birth aud OF no neon
siderable foruns, chs writer and speaker IL
European. ion Barrot, too, for twenty years, he's
occupied high position, not merely in the ohsmoers,
but at ths bar. Arago 10 man Of word-eide Ienown
and Narie Pallet, AID Cremirx, are among the thi.
fougds Cookburns Jarvises, remoerlon Leishs, and
George Turner's OF Francs With such men' others on
holder ch1raoter and oxtromer opinions, such for n-
rs VI bsdru Roltn the deputy for Mons. occa-
sionay sought TO associate bcmselve but We must do
al Odloo Barros ths Justice TO that though ne did
rudy rpel yet bs did not invite this co-operation
sad the moaersts members or tno gaache generally
showed rather distaste than desire for the cumber
aid Of tho vehement or the violent. Under such