The metropolis of France has been again time scene of

insurrec- tion and bloodshed. An " imeute" of' a very serious description was commenced in Paris on Sunday afternoon. It was nearly three o'clock when a body of some two hundred workmen, clad in their usual dress, blouses and casynettes, appeared in the Rue St. Denis. They were soon joined by others ; and when their number amounted to about four hundred, they proceeded to the shop Of LEPAGE, gunmaker in the Rue Bourg l'Abbis and having broke open the premises with hatchets, carried off a great number of fire-arms, chiefly fowling-pieces. Thence they went to the Quais, where they divided. One party marched to the military post on the Quai mix Fleurs, adjoining the Mills de Justice, and called upon the troops to surrender. Without waiting for a reply, they fired, and killed a sentinel ; when the soldiers, who were conscripts, yielded and were disarmed. Time Palais de Justice was next at. tacked ; but the Municipal Guards, stationed at that building, drove back the assailants, with considerable loss. The insurgents then returned towards the Pont Neuf, marching at their leisure and in good order. In the meanwhile, the IlOtel de Ville, defended feebly by some National Guards, was captured by another party, who sub. scquently erected a barricade of' coaches on the Quai Pelletier. The military post on the Place du Chfitelet was taken by a third division of the insurgents. A general movement was then made towards the Rue St. Martin famous for revolutionary conflicts; and barricades were erected, extending from the Church of' St. Marie towards the Hulk.

All this was accomplished in about an hour ; during which time, it will be seen that little effectual resistance bad been offered to the workmen ; but, on the other hand, they received no material ac- cession of numbers ; the citizens closed their shops and houses; and though crowds in the street followed the rioters, it seemed to be merely for the gratification of curiosity,—a curiosity which cost some persons their lives. The bodies of' several amen, and of two women—one elegantly dressed, the other in the garb of the work- ing classes—were taken to the Morgue. About four o'clock, a strong body of Municipal Guards attacked the insurgents in the Place de Greve, in front of the IICael de Ville. After a heavy fire, which, however, did little damage, the insurgents retired in the direction of the Rue St. Avoye, mud the Municipal Guards occupied the Place de Greve. The insurgents then concentrated themselves in the quarters of St. Martin, St. Denis, and Montmartre. About half-past six, detachments of the National Guards and of regular troops destroyed most of the barri- cades at the entrances of streets opening on the Rue St. Denis, and the insurgents, as night approached, gradually dispersed,—not, however, without the loss of many lives. The following particulars of the skirmishes are taken from differ- ent Paris papers.

"A struggle took place on the Rue Montorgueil, in which it is said. that three of the rioters were mortally wounded. At nightfall several litters were met, carrying persons apparently wounded, in the neighbourhood of the

Porte St. Denis.

" Some guns were discharged in the Rue de Clery, Pointe St. Eustinhe,,ou,du Rue Montmartre. An armed troop advanced as far in the Rue Melnik. as the Rue d'Ainboise, where Slay made a discharge. Another tro91, 50a_ sisting of about ten individuals, carrying guns under their arms, coming rem

u atter of St. Denis, advanced by the Boulevard as far as the Rue St. dte 9 * * * ?win.

me post of the Marche St. Jean MIS attacked, ancl one soldier of the n:e1;lied. We have been also assured by credible persons who were eye- 1,,--pgg of it, that at the post of the Palids de Justice there were, besides ce:r, four soldiers left dead on the spot. Later in the evening, a superior we °Meer of the Line received a ball in his heel. * * *

About ten- o'clock, some guns were fired against the post of the Pointe , E dache • but the insurgents fled on the approach of a detachment of st * * *

sYlie rapidity with which the barricades were raised is truly astonishing. The most formidable one was that at the corner of the Rue it Fers, in the Rue St PCi9 tt Will3 formed of tables, stalls, baskets, and planks, taken from &Marche des Innoecns." Towards nightfall the firing ceased; and before nine o'clock on Monday morning, upwards of 50,000 regular troops, in addition to the National Guards, were within the walls of Paris. Marshal Gamin took the chief command. The streets were patrolled by large bodies of the military, who dispersed the crowds which were connitually collecting in various quarters. Some alann was created by a fresh attack on the hotel de Ville, whence the troops had been withdrawn by command of the Duke of OttLEANs ; and a barricade was erected in the Rue St. Mery, which was soon de- stroyed. The dead body of one of the insurgents was carried by a party of his comrades on a litter, in order to rouse the populace; but a charge of cavalry stopped the procession. The last effort was an attack upon the Polytechnic School. it was positively stated in the Journal des DAate that the pupils repulsed the as- sailants with a prompt and heavy fire ; and it was added that the King expressed great satisfaction when inflamed of' the students' behaviour. His Majesty immediately left the 'Tuileries, and passed through the ranks of the soldiers encamped in the Carousel. It turns out, however, that the Municipal Guards defended the Poly- technic School; and the pupils, in a letter to the Debate, indig- nantly disclaim the imputed patriotism. lany persons were ar- rested with arms in their hands, and a considerable number in their own houses, in consequence of information given to the authorities by prisoners. On Tuesday night, 205 were in custody. It was rumoured, though the report has since been contradicted, that Colonel VAUDREY was among the persons seized by the Police.

The loss of life is estimated variously : it is probable that about WO of the insurgents and 40 or 50 of the soldiers were killed.

Of the origin and aim of this emente different accounts are given. The Quotidienne says-

" About a week ago, in consequence of a coalition zunong sonic journeymen hatters in the Rue Bourn. PAIffic, a dozen of the leaders of the men were Or- ated, and it was to deliver them froi» prison that their companions determined yesterday to attack the Conciergerie. Some of' the populace joined them in their movement without knowing the cause of it, and commenced the first at- tack on the guardhouses at the Place du Chatelet, the Flcitel de Ville, and the Palais de Justice."

The Journal des Debate treats the affitir more seriously- " A certain journal calls this an lichintlroupee. It is something more; it is an attempt that had all the hardihood of a revolutionary rising; it is evidently aeonspiracy which has burst forth with a suddenness and a fury which might have put in the most serious peril the order and peaceable interests of our great city, had it not hen for the courage fltil admirable self-devotion of the National Guards and troops of the Line. The conspirators were provided with arms and ammunition, and. seemed to have secured heffirehand places of refuge in all the streets through which they passed; they seem to have acted upon a pretiously-prepared and well-concerted plan ; they reckoned upon the repose of Sunday, upon the absence front their houses of' the National Guards, and upon the unsuspecting security of the Government. Unfortunately, they judfled right. But they did not take into account the energy of the Civic Militms ; and there is every reason to believe that they have paid very dearly for their mistake."

The Connie). FranQais characterizes the events of Sunday as a wretched and unworthy parody of the glorious days of July, and adds— "The National Guards and the troops of the Line have done their duty, and several have perished honourably in defending the peace of the city. The Moniteur Parmien attributes this tonna to the machinations of' the Republi- can party. A journal which spooks under the influence of Government should not he in such a haste to accuse. Sufficient for to-day is the task of suppres- sion—that of justice will come to-morrow. Let us leave to the decision of it NY the care of ascertaining the nature of' the plot, and doims, justice on those who shall be proved guilty of it. It may now he seen of l'ellat little efficacy are laws of intimidation ; they restrict the liberty of opinion, hut are power- less to prevent excess or folly. The ordinary population of l'ari:; 1,sik no share in the disorder. It is therefore to lie. hoped that this will I ot is made ose of as an argument against Parliamentary opinions. 1k there or not a plot, the proceedings of the Chamber should pursue their usual course. On one ask there should be no weakness, nor Oil the other any it tonipt at resection. Let the majority shoiv itself ; let a Ministry be fiwinell; and let mu the tumults flue, the streets have for pretext a state of anarchy in the higher regions of the state."

The Paris correspondent of the Times says that the in:mrrection was planned by the Soci6t6 des Families, and that the leaders were M. 13LAN(tUt MAI. M. BERNARD—tile latter a prisoner dan- gerously wounded. The same writer says-

" The insurgents, with how much reason I know not, relied on the support Of the troops; but there is no proof of the fact that it was a mixed or Repub- lican or Bonapartean conspiracy. It is reported, moreover, that Colonel

liatukey was one of the leaders of the insurrection : but the cries vice ha Republique! Mort an Louis Philippe!' the °illy cries uttered, ;To fir towards contradicting the first part of this statement ; and Colonel Vandrey's bring in Lona°. (at all events Ins absence firom Paris) falsifies the second. Add to these presumptive proofs, a handbill found in the streets full of declamations against kings, and against the infamous Lathv,:tte, who imposed upon the country, for its misfortune, Louis Philippe., the iirstiburbe, iniiwreant, elisat,1 the first robber, and the first intrioliant in Europe."fliT. knoll furthe'r advocated the Republic. How,' ;U:1::: thi,, handbill, do shepherds act in the presence of the enemy of their flock ? They unite—they take arms. TlieY rush on the wild beast fUld destroy it. Well, brethren, the aristoerats, the rich and the idle, gnaw us and devour us. Let us, then, like the shepherds, arm ourselves, rush upon, and kill them.'" Our last quotation is from the Paris correspondence of the Standard—

I cannot refrain from answering a question which I am sure has often been

put during the last twenty-0)Hr hours in England, by, those who do toot know, anal even by those who do, the French character, and the present state of French opinions and parties. That question has been, what could have been the chances of thie men, and What could have been their hopes of success?' Now, those who know well the French character, Inc aware of this, that they never enter into a calculation as to their chances of success. So it was on Sunday. The planners, the artificers, the executors of this revolt, relied on the ti selves, Their vanity, their conceit, their selfishness, their labtality, sup- plied all that they reluired as stimulants to loge them on. They relied partly indeed on the tin pOrdatity Of the Government, on the want of employment of many thousands of workmen, and on the dissatisffiction of a portion of the National Guard.:: hat these were only :•econdary inotiV,:e Of hope. They hoped nearly all from themselves ; and as their projects AVVra sanguinary, they trusted that the realization of those ULM:: cu 011111 ICA to a gualL.ral mown (pd pent and to pillage'. They did not calculate on resistance till the sanguinary portion of their plans should he realized. This is the explanation of their con- duct. None other can he given."

The Chamber of Peers is organized into a tribunal for trying the prisoners.

By this mad outbreak, Louis Pumeee has been relieved from a difficulty out of which all his skill and experience in political in- trigue load proved unable to extricate him. Soma', mu Sunday

night, went, to the Tuileries, uncalled saying. that as " shots had been fired in Paris, his place vem by his Sovereign's side." Ile immediately undertook to form a Ministry ; and the .7lioniteur of Monday contained a Royal ordinance with the following appoint- ments--

Marshal Presideet of thw Council, mid Minister of IForen Affairs.

M. TESTI:. Minister of Ju st ice.

General :4ciiNI:11■1:1t, Miliist,T of War„ Admiral Oi multi:, Minister of Marine.

M. Decnocroi., 1111,1 Cr of the Interior.

M. CUN IN (.; II MAINE, Minister of Commerce.

M. DuraurE, Minister of Public Works.

31. \'mi,r.m:am.ciso, Minister of Public Instruction.

M. PASSY, Minister of Finance.

That Do MUM.: should accept office after his repeated pledges of fidelity to Tunnts and the Left Centre, occasioned much surprise : it is alleged that he offered eight hours' resistance to the entreaties (of the King and Soui,T. The composition of the Ministry proves that Louis Plum Pon has prevailed for the present ; and that the Doctrinaires share in his triumph, DucnArEr, being named to the imporbint place of I lonie Secretary. When the new Ministers ap- peared in the Chamber of Deputies, they were very coldly received. DerAutte was extremely anxious to place his conduct in a favour-

able view to Onti.i,ox Rumor, who Ett length condescended to shake hands with him. PASSY having taken office, a new election of Prusident of the Chamber became necessary. It took place on Tuesday, with the following result-

201 votes The number of voters was 492. Of these,

M. Thiess le 1 11. Sauzet 199

10 M. Agin 5 111. Lam:faille 3 M. Ballad AL Lidlitte 2 And two other votes lost. .

The numbers on the second ballot were—

N. Thiess 200 Sa;tzet 213 SAW/. ITC was of coure declared President.

The election of Vice-Presidents was on Tuesday; when the vot- ing was as follows-

201 31. Canneron 31, Jacqueminot 931 M. the Sade 174 173 M. B. Delessert Lost votes 17 GANNERON and JAcorEmisor were declared Vice-Presidents. The lirst is a member of the Left Centre, the latter is the King's friend.