Thousands of placards were stuck on the walls--"_Whoever applauds the king shall be beaten; whoever insults him shall be hung_." The king had slept at Meaux, and the commissioners advised the Assembly to sit permanently, in order to be in readiness for any unforeseen event that might take place on the king's arrival at Paris; and the Assembly, consequently, did not dissolve.

The hero of the day, the author of the king's arrest, Drouet, son of the post-master of Sainte Menehould, appeared before it, and gave the following evidence:--"I have served in Conde's regiment of dragoons, and my comrade, Guillaume, in the Queen's dragoons.

The 21st of June, at seven in the evening, two carriages and eleven horses arrived at Sainte Menehould, and I recognised the king and queen; but, fearful of being deceived, I resolved to ascertain the truth of this by arriving at Varennes, by a bye-road, before the carriages.

It was eleven o'clock, and quite dark, when I reached Varennes; the carriages arrived also, and were delayed by a dispute between the couriers and the postilions, who refused to go any farther.

I said to my comrade, 'Guillaume, are you a good patriot ?' 'Do not doubt it,' replied he.