The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-24
Another Revolution in France = Usurpa-
ton Of Louis Napoleon!

By the Europa, which arrived at Hal.
ifax on Saturday, we have highly impor-
tant intelligence from Europe.
On Monday night, the l>t inst, President
Louis Napoleon Sc zrd The reins If Governs
nient. dissolved the Assembly. declaring Par
is to be in Il state of siege. arrested HE lead.
ing opponents Vi his policy, and appealed to
the people.
Preparations for this movement were per-
frcted with skill and secrecy,
and everything was arranged before the AS
scmbly or The public had the least idea Of the
Presidents Intentions.
An entire new Ministry was formed during
the night of Monday.
At daylight, Tuesday morning, the Presi.
dents Proclamation was found posted
throughout .hr city, in which he ordered
the dispersion of the Assembly aud the res
rorniion of universal suffrage. Also, propo-
sing a rev system Of Government. and the
instant election by The people aud by tie ar
my Of a President 10 hold office Tor tea years,
supported b, a Connril Of Safe aud by two
~llDuscs Of LegislaiurI. and that, pending
the election. the Executive power shall re-
main in The hands of the President.
The election is TO take place during the
present month. aud the President promises
10 bow 10 The will Of the people.
The President declares himself to
have heen forced ntn this measure, and
that Cnangarnltr, Llmuriciete, THEIRS,
aud others If his opponents, had decided
to demand his arre.; aud impeachment,
on The 2d inst. and that they were TO-
gelher and III the very act of confirming
tins decision, when they were lhemselves
arrested aud conveyed to Vincennes.
The temporary Hall. used for The AS
semhly, has been taken down hy The gov
ernmeut. aud whenever members have
attempted to meet officially, they have
been ordered To dI>perse, aud arrested #
they reiused.-more than two hundred
having been arrested III all many, how
ever, beng released in a few hours but
all the leaders oi the opposition are inn
prisoned. Many members of Assembly
have given in their adhesion To the Press
ident.-it is said as many as lhree huu-
dred during She first day
No organized resistance To tie gov
u III w WIS hllN iHliAFis INV Wv = hl'liNb
reports from the departments declared
the news Ia have been hailed with euthu>
slasm by the provincial population. Sub
sequenily, however. partial attempts ut
opposition were made in Paris. and rus
mors reached that citv hostile Ia the al>
legged unamlnniy Of feeling IN the Prov
iuces.
B rrlcades were erected in the more
turbulent quarters of Paris, hut were all
broken 10y The troups,- al one OF them.
Two members of the Assembly. taking
prominent places, were X He'd in the q
0ici. A section of the Assembly con
irlved 10 meet ~ one of the Partisan mai.
ries. on Tuesday and had decreed the
deposition ofihe President and his inn
peachmcnl Tor high treason, bu, the
meeting was dispersed by the troops,and
the decree rldlculed and dIsregarded on
all hands.
In addition To the arrest, troops were
placed IN the houses of some of the ex-
officers Of Assembly. who were exempted
FROM arrest. Among others, that OF Nj.
Dupiu. President of the Assembly, was
occupied 10y troops, and himself placed
under sort of dnrauce, although he was
not actually arrested. The full fignr OF
martial law has been proclaimed against
all persuns concerned in barrlcades. aud
they are accordingly shot without delay.
Up Ia Saturday night, the success of
the government seemed certain. aud
London advices Ia Friday night, did not
vary materially from the same prospect.
but new elements were constantly mixed
IN the struggle
LATEST FROM FRANcE. Paris. FRI
day morning, Dec. > A decree appears,
ordering The voting on the ooh inst, &c
be secret, instead of public. There
were rnnors of The fighting being con-
tinued to-day. but nothing conhrma,ory
p has appeared in any London paper. The
, latest published %ccnunts state that the
t insurgents were put down, after ! severe
struggle.
:, |, is said that 700 French refugees lef
London for Paris. on Thursday evening
' |, is also stated that the French government
i, have stopped the Transmission OF dcspatche
/ by telegraph. The movements of he troop
+ are silent and firm. During the day barn
cadcs have been thrown mp in edrnesl-a
half past one o'clock, 40 III mense crowd o
about 5000 troops, moving alouE the Boule
J., ward, was fired on from the nrighborin,
nn.saoes and houses. The firing was re
, turned. The combat lasted briskly for up
!. wards of half an hour, with cannon shot
=, and muske,ry. Further down the Boulc
wards the firing was brisk up 10 A. +. NJ. ]
-. had then nearly ceased in the neiphhoI hoo
of he Bouleyards, but continued in othe
4 quarters
70 Complete particulars cannot he oLtainet
Nnthiur is certain, but that this sanguinar
q struggle has taken place. Many passers-b
- wcr. injured, aud n gentleman and h
IS daughter are reported killed At six o'clocl
q on The Boulevard dies ltdliens, the firing ha
It almost eutirrly ceased. AT seven o'clocl
= there WAS a fight in the streets and anoth'
n from mid day until five o'clock. in the qua
IS Tiers St. Marin and 81. Dennis. The il
W suirectinI has been quel,ed IN all parts
is cannon were required Io1esiroy several ba
,icades. The troops have returned TO the
e barracks. The barricades Of the FauXboui
y ST. Dernis and ST Martin, md the 3oul'
at yards near The bastilc had been destroyed
rs when the troops reiied.
OF The London Herald and Chronicle co
ne respondent states that General Castelar,
,e Lyons. 4 General Neunayer, have declar'
in aGninsi The government, but this is denle
S,ra.burg aud Rheims are also said to ha
Ia risen. The Daily News states that Ge
Y. Neumayer is marching from the North wi
n ioul regiments.
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