At half-past one the President turned round in his chair, and kept his eye fixed upon a side door, as if expecting some one to enter. Suddenly a bustle was heard in that direction, and the Duchess of Orleans, in deep mourning, attended by her two sons and followed by the Dukes of Montpensier and Nemours, entered. The latter was received with marked expressions of dislike. The Count of Paris, garbed in complete black, was conducted through the crowd to the space in front of the President's chair; the Duchess followed and seated herself in a fauteuil upon the same spot. On each side of her was one of her sons, and behind her stood her brothers, the Dukes of Nemours and Montpensier. This position was subsequently changed for one more distant, but otherwise remained throughout relatively the same. Being seated, the Duchess rose and bowed repeatedly to the assembly. At the same moment an immense multitude of National Guards and the people rushed in through the passages, and despite the shouts of the officers, "You cannot enter!" the space beneath the tribune was instantly and densely thronged. At the same time the public tribunes were invaded by a second body of the people. For some minutes the greatest uproar prevailed. At length it comparatively ceased, and, in a moment of quiet, M. Dupin, who had accompanied the Duchess of Orleans to the Chamber, ascended the tribune. The stillness was instantly as great as had been the previous agitation. "The King has abdicated," said M. Dupin. "The Count of Paris is nominated as his successor and the Duchess of Orleans as Regent." "It is too late!" shouted a man from the gallery of the people. "The Count of Paris is proclaimed King by the Chamber and the Duchess of Orleans Regent!' exclaimed the President. "No--no--no!" was the almost unanimous shout that now rose in the Chamber. "I demand," cried M. Lamartine, "that the Royal family withdraw!" The question was put, and the Duchess and her sons, after great hesitation, were drawn away to a side door, at the further end of the hall. At the same moment a new crowd of the people rushed in and took seats beside the opposition members, by whom they were welcomed. "I demand to speak!" cried M. Marie. "By the law of 1842, the Duke of Nemours is Regent. How can the King abrogate that law? I demand a provisional government!" "A provisional government!" cried M. Cremieux. "We made a mistake in '30. Let there be no mistake in '48!" "A provisional government," said the Abbe Genoude, a Legitimist; "but it must be the will of the people!" M. Odillon Barrot, who had been long expected, now entered and immediately mounted the tribune. "The crown of July rests on the head of a woman and a child!" cried the great lawyer. The Duchess of Orleans instantly rose, as if about to speak, but, at the urgent solicitation of those around her, resumed her seat.