The Sun. — 1834-04-16 (London, England)

APRIL 14  M. Dupin, President, in the chair. A great number of Deputies were present. Immediately ofter the adoption of the proces-verbal of the preceding sitting, M. Andre Koeklen ascended the tribune, and said— Gentlemen, some of the journals have contained some pretended expressions of mine relative to a pretended insurrection at Beffort. I wish to declare to the Chamber, that all the incidents relative to the subject contained in the Paris papers are altogether false. The Minister of Public Instruction—Gentlemen, the government has already informed the Chamber and the public, that the report spread abroad of an iusurrecLoa at Beffort was completely false. I shall, added the Minister, with the permission of the Chamber, say a few words upon what has taken place in the capital. ( Profound silence.) The day before yesterday we made the Chamber acquainted with the state of Lyons. The morning after we acquired the fullest certainty that those unfortunate events had terminatedin a manner the most favourable for public order. We may now affirm that all danger is over at Lyons. Deplorable as these events have been, they will at least serve to convince the country that no person or persons shall attempt with impunity to disturb public order, or oppose public force. At the moment that we acquired this certainty, scenes of an analogous nature were begun to be acted in Paris. I say analogous, though they bore something of a different character. We expected to find at Paris, as at Lyons, an attempt at insurrection—a commencement of civil war ; but we have witnessed only the murderous efforts of a band of assassins. ( From the centres " Yes, yes.") Mr. Salvandy—lnfamous assassins. The Minister of Public Instruction—lt is impossible to characterise otherwise what has taken place yesterday evening. (From the centre, " Yes, yes, 'tis true.") A band of assassins concealed themselves in houses and behind barricades, and when the troops came forward they saw no enemy to encounter, whilst these concealed murderers fired upon and assassinated them. (General and loud cries of assent from the centre.) This was the character of the events of yesterday. It is the last degree of degradation of a political party (from the centre, " Yes, yes") ; but it should not the less call for the solicitude of the Government and the Chamber. I assure you that the most serious object of the attention of the Government is the framing of measures that shall for ever prevent the recurrence of such odious excesses. (" Bravo" from the centre.) Upon-this point you may expel every doubt from your minds. Nevertheless, lively as our sentiments may be on this occasion, nothing should be done lightly or abruptly. It is necessary ' that the Government and the Chamber should maturely consider what is best to be done. Let the Chamber be assured, that as far as the Government is concerned, the materials of judgment will diminish in no measure its energy. The Government will not be wanting in any way to its duty, but in the exercise of which it will, whilst respecting constitutional liberty, the palladium of our future prosperity, it will adopt measures, in concurrence with the Chambers, that shall for ever put an end to the machinations of those agitations with which we are perpetually threatened. ( The entire centre, " Bravo I" Some voices, '6 Five le Roi The President—A great number of Deputies have expressed a wish to repair to the palace to testify to the King their sentiments upon what has taken place in Paris. If the Chamber wishes, the sitting shall be suspended until their return. ( Several voices, " Yes, yes !") The President left the chair, and the deputies, with the exception of Messrs. Berryer, Laffitte, Audre de Puyraveau, Briqueville, Chasseries de Moulsville, &c. (in all 7 or 8), quitted the Chamber.