Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-22
Highly Important from France.
EUROPEAN REVOLUTION BEGUN!
Paris in a State of Siege!!
The National Assembly Dissolved by the
Fredericksburg of the Govern
ment by Louis Napoleon.
HALIFAX. De, 20,

The steamship Europa, from Liverpool Dec 6,
bound for New York, arrived here this morning,
after constant succession of heavy gales.
| The Canada arrived at Liverpool the I'd inst.
/ She experienced very rough passage.
| The Baltic arrived out on the 4h inst
The affairs of France have at length reached a
crisis, and the long dreaded Coup de Etat has been
| made.
On Monday night, the first inst, The Presidtnt
seized the reins of Government, dissolved the As
sernby, declared Paris to be in state of siege, ar
rested the leading opponents to his policy, and APP
pealed to the people.
| Preparations for this movement were perfected
with consumate skill and secrecy, and everything
was arranged befole the Assembly, or the public had
| the least idea Of the Presidents intention.
| An entire new ministry was formed during the
night Of Monday.
At daylight, on Tuesday morning, the Presidents
proclamation found posted throughout the city,
in which he ordered the dissolution Of the Assembly
| and the restoration Of universal suffrage.
The proclamation also proposed new system Of
Government, and the instant election, by the people
and the army, Of President, to hold Office Tor ten
years, supported by Council of State, and two
Houses of Legislature; and, pending the election.
| the executive power to remain in the hands of the
| President.
The election is to take place during the present
month, and the President promises to bow TO the
will of the people, He says he has been forced into
his present position, and it is certain that Theirs,
Chargarner, and others of his opponents, had de-
cded to demand his arrest and impeachment, on The
second instant, and were almost in the very act of
moving in the matter, when they, themselves, and
their principal friends, were arrested and conveyed
to Vincennes.
Whenever members of Assembly have attempted
to meet, officially, they have been ordered to dis
perse, and been arrested il they refused. Two hum
dred of the IN nbers had been arrested. Many were
subsequently released, but all the leaders of the OPP
position were in prison. Three hundred Of The mems
hers of the Assembly are said 10 have given in their
es from the departments, that the President
demonstration has been hailed with the utmost en-
thusasm. Subsequently, these reports were contra
dicted, and several barrcades were erected in differ
ent quarters Of Paris, but were speedily broken up
| by Inc troops.
! Monetary Affairs
| The MARKETs.-The British funds were very
sensbly affected by the sudden and astounding crisis
in French affairs, an account of which reached Lon.
don, by telegraph, on the I'd inst. Consos receded
IL per cent. Sardinia stock Tell no less than S
| per cent. On the following day, the London mar
ket recovered in degree, and Consols returned
to within one per cent. of previous quotations.
| CoTToN. The startling news from Paris checked
an ascendency in the cotton market. Subsequently,
an increasing anxiety to realize gave purchasers an
advantage of one eighth of penny per pound. The
sales OF the week rs 900 bales, of which spec
| ulators took 800 bales.
BREAD STuFFs. Flour has been rather active
at an advance Of pence per Dbl.
There was good export demand Tor Indian corn,
and prices have advanced six pence per quarter.