remained silent and sullen. When the Duke
d'Orleans followed, however, their applauses were excessive. This must
have been sensible to the King. He had ordered, in the close of
his speech, that the members should follow him, and resume their
deliberations the next day. The _Noblesse_ followed him, and so did the
Clergy, except about thirty, who, with the _Tiers_, remained in the room
and entered into deliberation. They protested against what the King
had done, adhered to all their former proceedings, and resolved the
inviolability of their own persons. An officer came twice to order them
out of the room, in the King's name, but they refused to obey. In the
afternoon, the people, uneasy, began to assemble in great numbers in the
courts and vicinities of the palace. The Queen was alarmed, and sent for
Mr. Necker. He was conducted amidst the shouts and acclamations of the
multitude, who filled all the apartments of the palace. He was a few
minutes only with the Queen, and about three quarters of an hour with
the King. Not a word has transpired of what passed at these interviews.
The King was just going to ride out. He passed through the crowd to his
carriage, and into it, without being in the least noticed. As Mr. Necker
followed him, universal acclamations were raised of '_Vive Monsieur
Necker, vive le sauveur de la France opprimee_.' He was conducted back
to his house with the same demonstrations of affection and anxiety.
About two hundred deputies of the _Tiers_, catching the enthusiasm of
the moment, went to his house, and extorted from him a promise that he
would not resign. These circumstances must wound the heart of the King,
desirous as he is, to possess the affections of his subjects. As soon
as the proceedings at Versailles were known at Paris, a run began on
the _caisse d'escompte_, which is the first symptom always of the public
diffidence and alarm. It is the less in condition to meet the run, as
Mr. Necker has been forced to make free with its funds, for the daily
support of the government. This is the state of things as late as I am
able to give them with certainty, at this moment. My letter not being to
go off till to-morrow evening, I shall go to Versailles to-morrow, and
be able to add the transactions of this day and to-morrow.

June 25. Just returned from Versailles, I am enabled to continue my
narration. On the 24th, nothing remarkable passed, except an attack by
the mob of Versailles on the Archbishop