I was in hopes that this nonsense was over.

On the Place de la Concorde there was a crowd all the afternoon, applauding orators, and companies of National Guards were bringing bouquets to the statue of Strasburg.

At the Hotel de Ville a deputation of officers of the National Guards came to urge the Government to put off the elections.

After a short parley this was promised.

Another demonstration took place to urge the Government not to make peace, to accept as their colleagues some "friends of the people," and to promise not to re-establish in any form a police force.