The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-31

The Picayune OF yesterday contains more copi-
Gus details of the foreign news by the Caledonia
than we have received by mail. We extract what
we deem of greatest interest:
FRANCE.
PARIS, Thursday Evening, May This being
the day fixed for the opening of the National As
semby the rappeL beat at an early hour in the diff
fcren quarters, and the National Guards after
wards assembled at their respective places OF rem
devious At II o'clock all the battalions had as
sumed the stations gned to them, from the Place
Vendome, along the Boulevards, the Place de la
Concorde, and round the palace of the Assembly.
The first battalion of the Garde Mobile was drawn
up in front 81 the palace and on the sides We're sta
toned detachments Of troops of the line, mixed
with the National Guards. The cavalry, consisting
of dragons and lancers, and the artillery occupied
the Esplanade OF the Invalides and the Champs
Elysees. The entire force under arms was esima-
ted at about IS 600 men. The crowd assembled on
the Place de la Concorde and in the neighborhood
of the palace was considerable. The blorses were
in great majority but their attitude was perfectly
mofensve.
The edlfice specially constructed for the Assem-
bly, occupies the centre of the court of the Palace
of the Chamber of Deputies, by which it commune
Gates by two glass galleries. The hall is of rec
langular FORM but the portion facing the board of
the President is circular. 1t is about forty yards In
length and twenty-seven In width, ten rows OF
seats with backs extending on both Sides and In the
spacious for the circulation of the representatives
The seats are Sc parated by number of staircases
communicating with gallery which ranges round
the hail. and about three yards above the last row
Of seats are the public trbunes. The hall is lighted
by windows over those tribunes, and on the same
level and in the circular part IS a second tier OF
tribune destined to the public, and large enough to
accommodate two hundred persons. Those under
meath may contain about 1900 more. The inter-
nal decoration of the hall is extremely simple 1t
consists of basement adorned with large panels,
supporting series of pllasers, on which the cell
ing rests The freZe is decorated with lions
heads and shields, on which inscribed the words
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. little above the
public tribunes are appended to each plaster tro-
piles of tri-colored flags The wall behind the
Presidents chair and the trbunes is decorated with
a large painted drapery, several groups OF flags,
and the following inscription: Repubt,que Fran
catse-Lbertt, EgdlitG, FraterntG.''
The Deputies began to enter the hall about noon.
Very few wore the official costume and the white
waistcoat q la Robespierre, and not one appeared
with the tri-colored scarf The aspect of the As
sembly differed very little from that of the former
Chamber. The curriers' had for the most part
adopted the coutun,e bourgeois, with the exception
of member from the Department OF the Landes,
who presented himself in the Bearnese costume.
Three clergVmen, amongst whom was Abbe Four
nier, the Cure of Nantes, whose house was sacked
by the mob after his election, were dressed In their
i
cited some sensation this was the celebrated
Father Lacordaire whose shaved head and white
robe formed so striking contrast with the costume
of the rest of the Assembly. Among tina deputies
of the former Chamber present We're Messrs. Odil-
lon Barrot, Bin de Bourbon, lsambert, Larablt,
Subervic, Dupin, st. AL bin, Luneau Berryer, Bou-
Law de la Meurthe, Havin, Grandin, Billaudel, L.
Herbette, Larochejacquelin, Roger, Leon de Nalle-
leyille Falleux etc. The most conspicuous amongst
the new members were Beranger, Barbes, Emman-
uel, Arago, Jules Fabre, Murat, son of the former
King of Naples, etc.
The tribune diplomatique was occupied by Lord
and Lady Normandy Mr. Rush, the American
Minister Baron de Thorn, the Austrian Charge
d'Affares the Ministers of the Republics OF. the
Ecuador, Chill and NewGranada; the Tuscan
Minister; the Haitian Envoy M. de Arnau, the
Spanish Minister, etc.
At o'clock, NJ Audry de Puraveau, the senior
member, took the chair, accompanied by the six
younger members, Messrs. Fresnau, Astouin, (the
coal-p porter of Marseies) Lagreannol, Gambon, st.
Beuve Avond and Ferronillet, who We're to act as
Secretaries.
Shortly afterwards, the cannon of the lnvalides
Provisional Government, and the Deputies proceed
ed to their seats. In the mean time a rush was
made at one of the doors by number of National
Guards, who attempted to force their way into the
hall. NJ. Chateaurenard, Governor of the Palace,
ran to the door and declared that no armed person
should enter without passing over his body. All
appauded his firnness, and quietly retired
At that moment the drums of the National Guard
were heard to beat to arms and the officers OF the
house announced the arrival of the members OF the
Provisional Government M. Dupont de fEure,
leaning on NM Lamartine and Louis Blanc, then
entered the hall, and were followed by NM Arago,
Marrast Marie Belmont, Ledru-Rollln, Albert
Flocon and Cremieux, NJ Paguerre, Secretary of
the Government, and M. Caussidiere, Project of
Police who alone was dressed in the republican
costume The members of the Government having
placed themselves in front OF the tribune the entire
assembly rose and saluted them with unanimous
cries of ''TiUe la RepubHguei" and ssViUe Ia Gou-
rernemem Proyisiore (which were repeated by the
spectators in the galleries and the numerous per-
sons who had obtained admission into the adjoining
halls. The members of the Government, having
bowed to the Assembly, were ushered to the last
bench the left. No sooner were they seated than
the President sent messenger to M.'Dupont .(de
I'Eurel to invite him to ascend the tribune. He
rose, and accompanied by his colleagues, advanced
towards the tribune. which he mounted alone. His
presence there elected new cries OF " V,ue Ia
GOuUe7nement PrOu,sOire and when. silence
was restored, he read the following address to the
Assembly:
Government the Republic to bow before the nation
and render signal homage to the supreme power with
Elect of the people welcome You this great capital
where your exces sentiment OF happiness and
Trustees of the national sovereignty, You about to
found new institutions the broad basis of democracy
and to give France the only constitution that suit her.
republican constitution Here the whole Assembly
and with their right hands raised cried Pine Ia Repud
HqHePl
But after having proclaimed the great political law which
is about organize definitely the country, like us, Citizen
Representatives, you will proceed to regulate the possible
and eicacou action of the Government the relations
which the necessities of labor establish among all citizens,
and which ought TO have for basis the sacred laws OF Justice
and fraternity: Renewed cheering and cries of Fire Ia
RepubtrqHef'1
In fine the time has arrived for the Provisional Government
TO resign into your hands the unlimited with when
the Revolution had invested it. You know that with regard
ourselves this dictatorship only moral power exer
cied the midst of those difficult circumstances through
which we have passed.
Faithful to origin and personal conyctIons we
have not hesitated to proclaim the Republic q FeD1ay
To-day shall inaugurate the iabors OF the Ha.lohai
Assembly the cry that should always unite It Ftre "a
Repu5tiqnep
The cry was again repeated with the greatest
enthusiasm by the Assembly.
NJ Dupont (de FEure) having left the tribune, NJ
Cremieux assembled it in his turn, and informed the
Assembly that its session was opened, and that its
labors commenced that day. He afterwards
called on the President to invite the representatives
of the people to retire into their standing commit
tees, to verify powers M. Andrea de PuIrave eau
hot inv itatin tn the Assembly