Paris Municipal Commission Ministry of 1830

Paris Municipal Commission Ministry of 1830
France Cabinet of France
Date formed	31 July 1830
Date dissolved	1 August 1830
History
Predecessor	Ministry of Casimir de Rochechouart de Mortemart
Successor	French Provisional Ministry of 1830

The Paris Municipal Commission Ministry of 1830 was proclaimed by the Paris Municipal Commission on 31 July 1830, after the revolution in which the Bourbon Restoration monarchy was deposed. One day later, it was replaced by a provisional government named by Louis Philippe I of Orléans.

Formation

The Ordinances of 25 July 1830 suspended the constitution.^[1] Paris was calm the next day, although there were stirrings of protest against the blows the ordinances had dealt against the powers of the legislators and the press.^[2] Most of the deputies in Paris met at Casimir Pierre Périer's house on 27 July, but although they made speeches and were urged to act by Audry de Puyraveau, François Mauguin and Labbey de Pompières, they were unwilling to launch a protest.^[3] The deputies from the Left met at Audry's house on 28 July.^[4] On 29 July 1830, the deputies met at Jacques Laffitte's house and named an interim Municipal Commission composed of Jacques Laffitte, Casimir Pierre Périer, Georges Mouton, Auguste de Schonen, Pierre-François Audry de Puyraveau and François Mauguin. General Lafayette was appointed commander of the National Guard.^[5]

Ministers

The Municipal Commission announced the ministers on 31 July 1830. They were:^[6]

Portfolio	Holder		Party
Paris Municipal Commission		Casimir Perier	Constitutional (Legitimist)
		Marshal Georges Mouton	Constitutional (Orléanist)
		François Mauguin	Constitutional (Republican)
		Pierre-François Audry	Constitutional (Republican)
		Auguste de Schonen	Constitutional (Orléanist)
Ministers
Minister of the Interior		The Duke of Broglie	Constitutional (Orléanist)
Minister of Public Works
Minister of Justice		Jacques-Charles Dupont	Constitutional (Republican)
Minister of Foreign Affairs		The Baron Bignon	Constitutional (Orléanist)
Minister of War		Marshal Count Gérard	Constitutional (Orléanist)
Minister of the Navy		Admiral Count of Rigny	None
Minister of Finance		The Baron Louis	Constitutional (Orléanist)
Minister of Public Education		François Guizot	Constitutional (Orléanist)

Replacement

Louis Philippe entered Paris on 31 July 1830 and, according to Louis Blanc, "the revolution was betrayed".^[7] The municipal commission and Lafayette created a movable National Guard, in which soldiers would be paid 30 sous per day. This was not put into effect, but served to help the people disperse and disarm.^[8] Louis Philippe was declared Lieutenant-General of France on 31 July 1830. On 2 August 1830, Charles X of France formally abdicated, and on 9 August 1830, Louis Philippe took the oath of office as King.^[9]

References

Citations

1. Blanc 1848, p. 94.
2. Blanc 1848, p. 95.
3. Blanc 1848, p. 103.
4. Blanc 1848, pp. 118ff.
5. Muel 1891, p. 159.
6. France 1831, p. 9.
7. Blanc 1848, p. 159.
8. Blanc 1848, p. 160.
9. Wood 1991, p. 110.

Sources

• Blanc, Louis (1848). "History of the Revolution in 1830". The Living Age. Littell, Son and Company. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
• France (1831). Bulletin des lois de la République franc̜aise. Imprimerie nationale. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
• Muel, Léon (1891). Gouvernements, ministères et constitutions de la France depuis cent ans: Précis historique des révolutions, des crises ministérielles et gouvernementales, et des changements de constitutions de la France depuis 1789 jusqu'en 1890 ... Marchal et Billard. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
• Wood, John Cunningham (1991). John Stuart Mill: Critical Assessments. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-06945-8. Retrieved 21 March 2014.