"Myself," he replied; "just by the same authority as you nominated yourselves, and no less." There was heavy firing all through the night in the direction of Vannes.
M.Mottu, the mayor of the 11th arrondissement, who had entered into a campaign against crucifixes, has been removed.

The Government were "interviewed" last night by the chiefs of thirty battalions of Gardes Nationales of the 11th arrondissement on the subject.

The deputation was assured that M.Mottu would be reinstated in his mairie if he would promise to moderate his zeal.
_October 20th._ "The clients of M.Poiret are informed that they can only have one plate of meat," was the terrible writing which stared me on the wall, when I went to dine at my favourite bouillon--and, good heavens, what a portion it was! Not enough for the dinner of a fine lady who has previously gorged herself at a private luncheon.

If meat is, as we are told, so plentiful that it will last for five weeks more, the mode in which it is distributed is radically bad.

While at a large popular restaurant, where hundreds of the middle classes dine, each person only gets enough cat or horse to whet his appetite for more; in the expensive cafes on the Boulevards, feasts worthy of Lucullus are still served to those who are ready to part with their money with the proverbial readiness of fools.
Far more practical, my worthy Republicans, would it be to establish "liberte, egalite, fraternite" in the cook shops, than to write the words in letters of gold over your churches.