The prince and his family were incessantly called to the windows of their palace to receive the applause of the crowds.

They sought to make them feel how sweet is the love of a people.
The proclamation of the constitution on the 18th had the character of a religious fete.

The Champ-de-Mars was covered with battalions of the national guard.

Bailly, mayor of Paris, the municipal authorities, the department, public functionaries, and all the people betook themselves thither.

One hundred and one cannon shots hailed the reading of the constitutional act, made to the nation from the top of the altar of the country.