Monarchy, French, causes Paris to become head of towns, realises national unity, 33; character of just before Revolution, 11; clogged by local survivals, 12; election of Hugh Capet, 14; examples of pre-revolutionary centralisation in, 16; gradually ceases to be national, 15; origins of its action, 12; reaches power through local institutions, 15; why it could not reform, 12; Danton’s attitude towards in crisis of the king’s flight, 140-145; the fall of, 169, 170; importance of, evident after fall, 171. Montmorin, evidence of Danton’s venality quoted by Lafayette in Memoirs, really a receipt for Danton’s reimbursement, 145. —— Lucien de, acquittal of, hurries on massacres of September, 179, 180. Mountain, party of Paris in the Convention, Danton’s false position in, 189; appearance of members of, 190; attacked by Robespierre, 300. Municipal, system of France, 32, 33; Revolution, 79. Municipality, of Paris, first insurrectionary, 76; its weakness, 77; reconstitution of, 87, 88; quarrel with Cordeliers, 93-97, 110-113; Danton elected to, 105-106; Bailly elected mayor of, 124; petitions against ministers, 129-131; insurrectionary Commune plot against, 161; dissolved by insurrectionary Commune, 166; (after Aug. 10, 1792, _see_ “Commune”). Nancy, affair of, Danton’s moderate action, 126. Nationality, differentiation of, in ninth century, 13. National Guard, formed, 77; Lafayette’s plan of, 83; Danton elected head of his battalion, 131; clash with people, 126; divided on April 18, 137; fire on people in Champ de Mars, 147; divided on Aug. 10, 160; Santerre put at head of by Danton, 167; refuse to interfere with massacres, 187; Henriot succeeds Boulanger at head of, 219; attack Convention, 221, 222; do not rise for Robespierre, 213. Necker, position of, in 1789, his dismissal, 73. Nobles, origin of, as a definite class in France in ninth century, 13; great numbers of, definition, relation to court, place in Revolution, 24; poverty of, did not at first oppose reform, 25; why they could not rule France, 32. Notables, Danton rejected as candidate for, 127. Octroi, effect on artisans, 20. Oratorians, educated principal revolutionaries, 45. Osselin, his courage after Montmorin’s acquittal, 180. Paine, named in Committee with Danton, 197; meets Danton in prison, 249. Panis, warns Danton before his arrest, 248.