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,.iisoa & l9;Ssagnflon III he Assembly Paris IN
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IIAurax. Bec 20.
I'll. rvst mail s,eane! EuIopa, Captain Lott.
xhieh sailed from Liverpool on the 9th instant,
a. Ns,x Yb5k. with seven days later Intelligence
IRON, Euroa,. pnt in here this morning, short qf
coal The Enropa sailed from Halifax Tor New
York ii rs e'clock this morning
y She brings most important news nom France,
Il well a. e,her parts Of Europe.
Cotton hiss declined !, and bEeadstuIs gene
rally have Improved
FRANCE.
Tke news from Paris is Of the most important
and exciting character, and IS regarded as the
commencement of new state Of governmental
affairs for france.
a seup d'eta, was made BY President Napo.
teon Ga the "a inst, of The most bold and impor-
tant character. lie seized the reins Of govern.
ment ana dissolved the Assembly, declaring Pa
MS in state of siege appealing d:sectly 10 the
reeplc to sat,aia him ia as moyementto arrest
/ tie noaatclgial tendencies OF the Assembly.
The Presidents arrangements had been made
/ with consrusmate skin and secrecy dnring he
/ nioht or the II instant The whole thing was
| done before the public had the least intimation
OF the event,
Anew Ministry was formed, and Procisma-
lion issued. restoring universal suffrage and pro.
| posing new system of government, with the
instant election by the people and army OF a Pre-
sideai to hold office Tor ten years, supported by
a council Of State and TWO Houses OF Legisla.
/ ture4
Al daylight on Tuesday morning, the Presi1
| dents proclamation was found posted throngh-
/ out the cify, in which he ordered The immediate
4 n FeN,, Mo
I new form Of government. The election for
I President IS to take place during the present
month, and the President promises 10 bow 10 the
1 viii ii tie people.
I Every ;hins was consummated before the As
sembly had the least idea Of the intention Of the
! President. an entire new Ministry having heen
! formed during the might,
4 Pending the eleclibn the President proposes
/ that he executive powers remain IN his hands.
1 iIesays that he had been forced into his present
! position By the course of his opponents in The
I. Assembly, and il il certain that Theirs, Chan
GARNER, ard others otsis opponents had decided
/ to demand bis arrest s'nd Impeachment on The
\ I'd instant and were almost in The act Of moving
/ ia the matter when they and their principal
i friends were arrested and conveyed to Vim
cennPs
Whenever The members Of the Assembly have
attempted 10 meet officially, they have been or
dP.el 10 di-refse, and were arrested, il hey refus
ed, Two hundred members of the Assembly had
been arrested, aGd many subsequently released :;
but AL the principal leaders ofthe opposition were
in ptsen Three hundred members Of the As
+ seEikIy ii WAS said Had given in their adhesion
10 The Prpsileal; and telegraph des patches from
tile departments stataithat the Pres dents demon-
stration had been hated wiihthe utmost enihusi-
/ asm. Subsequently ,ithese reports were contra.
dicted and several barricades erected 10 different
/ quarters Gf the Paris. but were speedily broken
l down hysihe troops.
All enc ofthese barricsdes two members ofthe
Assembly occupbi prominent places, we're KIN
ed 10 The cortliet.
Ii On Tuesday, a section oflhe Assembly contin
/; ned to meet and decrped Tie deposition the Pre-
/ sient, and his impeachment FOR liah3reason -
I The meeting was dispersed by the troops and
their decree rjdiculed on all sides, Troops had
\ been3statioaed in tie houses Of NJ DHpin and
other ex-cffcers ofthe Assembly, Hho had been
/ exempted from arrest. s
The full rigour oe.martal law had been pro
| claimed against all concerned in the barrcades,
I and large number had been shot
Up 10 Thursday night The success ofthe Presi
dent seemed certain and sdvices received in Ion.
don on Friday do; NOT vary the aspect of fairs
though new elements of discofd were constantly
arising.
THE MARKETS.
i LIVERPOOL Dec. G!-The news from Paris, re-
ceiFed on the afternoon Of the I'd, checked the as
cending market, and an anxiety to realize which
/ had been increased yesterday, has given purcha:
/! sers an advantage Of one eighth penny per h. on
! die quotations Of last week, and one farihrson
stEe prices obtained last Tuesday.
+ FLorg.-There las been good demand for
american aour, and an advance Of 6fI'Per~barrel
Western canal l4al9s.; Philadelphia, Baltimore
/. aud Ohio 9a20s Sour flour, l5ad6s.
GloNAb BY TIE EUROPA
New IoEK, Dec 81.
/ TITS VERy LATEST IEy TELEGRAPH TO LoNpes
PARss, Dec 5th "A decree was issued 10 tsy
+ ordering the voting. on the 2othnst, TO be done
secretly, inetead Of public. Rum6rs we're ritesdt
/! continued fghtngs, but were not believed The
I la4,'st published accounts states that the nsnr-
re,.'s nd Deen put down, but not without Sc.
vere str,t.-rIe. Accounts from the Provinces
we've aeaefsIly Iart-atle q The President.
The fang Was con, inuc5 by the troops and The
/ combsi continued with spn. tol nall an hour =
Further down the Boulevards car.nan end mus.
/ kels Nese freely used til 4 O'Clock, '"hen the
hsl gIn that quarter ceased, but contnuyd IN
.,sother sections
No definite particulars have been published,
!, and ttl,t Is known beyond The fact that a sangu
nary eanii Ct lad taken place. Many persons not
engagedon either sile had been killed or wounded
The, last accounts from Paris represent the
troops a. successiulAt all points. N
Seven hunared French refugees left London
/ for Paris ON Thursday.
f,5The movements Of the troops are rapid, silent.
! but firm: On Thursdast many barbados were
thrown up. At o'clock, while a body OF 5 600
troops were passing along The BouEesares, seve
raj shots were fired from the neighbpring houses