The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

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PROCESSION OF TEE 80EUM4711,1 7.2 t,
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_ This ancient. exhibition was YesterdaY ' 4
by most ddelightful weather, tLe sun seining. I` '4'
and the temperature" being s-oft. s:-6-7--A Aces
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brightly,)
genial, as in the middle sof spring. .The cromidifin
tle streets were so great as to be of theniselves
quite a spectacle, 'and the stream of carriag• s of
every Ictud which appeared Se the Champs-Faye& •
and the Boulevards-seemed almost en-sheets. So fine 'l—
a day for this procession has not been witnessed for "
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many years, and frs ortuatel yhe handsome man-
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ner in which the • cortege was ornatneuted and •--
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dre sod out responded to the general expectator.
The costumes, imitating those of the 13th eerif ur-Ye
were entirely new, and the mixture of brilliant •
colours present a very pleasing coup d'esss • pu.a... Lati
merly it was the custom to conduct the silent heroofsJl%l
the day on foot to the different points at- Which.tbeaF
cortege would halt, hut the fatigue was so excessive to kr-Edil
the animal, joined to the consideratien that the
meat suffered from the fever ishcondition of theblood LGIIP
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caused by the unusual exertion, that the more hu-
man., system of using a car for envoys: ee was sub-
-stituted. Yesterday two huge oxen, bearing teepee- ,
tively tiie.euphonious appellations of Sarlabot and
Turlututa, were promenaded in separate cars. The
cortege was opened by a detachin-,. nt of gardes-tle.-
Paris, to clear the way • then cause mounted hsral s •
at arms with rich tabards ; next, forty musioiaas in. •
uniforms of various colours ; two other heralds; the •
.prevot des marchands ; two barons in rich -
crimson dresses embroidered with gold ; King
Charles VII., crown on bead, with, a blue velvet
mantle, lined with ermine ; two pages in white
and gold ; the Duke of Burgundy, partly in at
tnour ; several court dignitaries, pages, trumpet- •
ers ; various standard bearers ; and _a crowd of
horsero n, typifying the principal 'nations of the
wind ; and then two large trucks on• which stood- -
the oxen decked out with wreaths of . foliage and
ribbons, with crimson-body clothe!, feathers on
heir heads, and their horns gildel—thatiis to stir •
one of the animals, as Scarlabot is' of the bread
whose forehead sends forth no defence. After the
two trucks, each of which was drawn by four
horses, came a body of knights and barons escorting
the grand allegorical car and six, with Mercury es
postilion, and Old Father Time as driver. Afemale
figure on the front in a green mantle sprinkled with
bees ritpreseuted France, and. another by- her Aid.,
in a blue covering, England ; Wilda were other ,
goddesses, intendd to . 'figure forth Pruesia,
Russia, Austria, and ,Turkey,- !whilst 41.-31iii;"'
centre of the vehicle, and above • the rest,- •s_i
Venus and Cupid with Afars in front,. and
Peace and Abundance at th© sides. These allegori-
cal persouages were richly attired, and producsd a
striking circa. Other horsemen in rich dresses
followed, and the whole was closed by a body of
the gardes de Paris to keep off the crowd. The
whole procession went at a foot pace through the
line of streets mentioned in the published pro•
gramme, stopping- a short time at the residences
of the Princess Mathilde, Prince Murat, Duke
,le Malakoff, 'President of the Legislative Body, the- _
various Ministers on the left bank of the Seine, the
palace of toe Preeident of the Senate, and then
urued towards home. On its recrossing the river, a
stopped for some time in the Rue . i‘lontesquieu at
the shop of M. Duval, the butcher who had pur-
chased the animals. Everywhere the procession
was followed by crowds, particularly on the boule-
vards. This day the following will be the line of
march ;—Leaving the Abattoir du Roule, the pro-
-ession will follow the Fauborg St. Honore, the
Rue Royale, the Boulevards, the Rue de la Pain,
Place Vendome, the Rue Castiglione, the Pa'ai4
Royal, the Rue de Rivoli, Place du Louvre, Ave-
nue Victoria, Hotel de Ville, Boulevard St. De
nis, Rue Bergere, Place de la Bourse, Rue Neuve
St. Augustin, and Rue Miromesnil, to return
whence it started.—To-morrow the itinerary will -
bo as follows : Rue du Havre, Rue Trouchet, Rue
de l'Arcade, Rue Castiglione, Place du Carrousel,
Rue Richelieu, Rue Croix des Petits Champs,
Rue Rambuteau, the New Central Hallos,, Bou-
levard St. Martin, Boulevard Poissonniere, Bou-
levard Montmartre, Boulevarde des Itsliens, Rue
dela Chaussee d'Antin, Boulevard des Citpucines,
Rue Tronchet, and Rue do la Pepiniero to
.the
AI attoir.

1

IMPORTANT PROC gICD ZINGS UNDER THE
COMMON LODGING-HOUSE ACT.

(From Punch.)
Mr. John Bull, keeper of a common lodging-house,
much frequented by foreigners, was charged with various*
offences under the Common Lodging-house Act, and gone-
rally with keeping a disorderly house, and harbouring no-
toriously bad characters.
The principal witness against him was a Frenchman,
formerly a lodger in the house, who gave his name Charles
Louis Napoleon. The witness stated that Mr. Bull, the
landlord of the house, systematically violated the previ-
sions of the act, which required him to open the windows
of his rooms for a certain number of hours daily, to tarn
down the bed-clothes, and generally to keep up a close
surveillance over the inmates of his house, and ventilate
everything in the apartments occupied by his lodgers. He
further stated that whereas the act bound the landlord to
give notice to the police of all dangerous cases of con-
t,r,ieus or epidemic disorders, and of all attacks arising
from such disorders that might occur on the premises,
with a view at once to the removal to safe custody of those
in whom they might break out, and the preservation, of
those they might attack, Mr. Ball had been in the habit
of allowing such cases to get to a freight -without inform-
ing the police, and of permitting his lodgers to assooiste
indiscriminately with persons suffering from the most
dangerous and contagious disorders, particularly what was
called in France " La Fievre Rouge."
The Magistrates wished to know if this was the same as
scarlet fever, and begged the witness to be a little more pre-
cise in his statements, and to express himself in English,
as he seemed to know the language well.
The witness said he did, having long resided in England,
in Mr. Bull's house. He had been a special constable here
in 1843, shortly after which he left England, seeing an
opening for an active young man in France, where he had
since held vai ions responsible situations, and was now
earning very high wages. La fierre rouge was an epidemic
which had made groat ravages in France, and was much
worse than the worst kind of scarlet fever known in Eng-
land. It was a highly inflammatory disease of the most con-
tagious character, and attended with delirium.
The Magistrate inquired what part of the body it at-
tacked ?
The witness said it generally attacked the upper extre-
mities, beginning with the crown.
The Magist.ate inquired if the witness was a medical
practitioner ?
The witness said he had practised in Franc© for the last
nine 3 ears, five of them on his own amount, and had parti-
cularly devoted himself to the treatment of this very dis-
order. He believed his treatment was considered highly
successful. It consisted in letting blood freely, followed by
lowering and suppressive treatment, and the strictest sepa-
ration and close confinement of the sufferers. Change of air
he had found useful, particularly removal to hot climates
like Algeria. He considered Cayenne almost a specific, and
had administered it in large doses, especially during the
severe outbreak of the disorder in 1852. All movement was
dangerous, and all mental exertion. He considered the worst
cases were those whi,:h had originated among Mr. Bull's
lodgers, who often brought the disease into France. Con-
sidered Mr. Bull guilty under the act, for not bringing
these cases to the knowledge of the police.
The witness was closely cross-examined by the defen-
dant. _ _

—admitted he had several times been a lodger in the de-
fendant's house ;
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told him the police had no business on his premises.- The
windows of his room were generally kept 'hilt. - Never
complained then. Was not in good circumstances at that
time. Might have borrowed money.of Mr. Bull. Would
not swear he had not left in his debt. ' Might have had
La gihre Rouge himself; had associated freely with per-
sons suffering from it. Might have told Mr. Bull it was
not dangerous; knew better now:- Did not see what that
had to do with the present charge.- Declined to state
whether he hail made any communication to the police.
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Had friends in the police now, and considered it an honour.
licenseT h onght
as Ma r. Ball's
common
the Safety of society sLtlarg
1 for society at large. Considered saved society at
if that
large. Was not aware opinion was geueral, but a
houselodgin lodging-house et keener
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without his c, told day seldom passed
~....being so by persons in
in
the highest positions France.
Mr. Bull called several witnesses to speak to the charac-
ter of the house, including an old Austrian of the name of
Metteinich (whose cautious and. roundabout .
way of giving
his evidence mach amused the court), several members
, of
a family of the came of Bourbon, whose father had lodged
with Mr. Bull under the name of Smith,
and
a host of Hun-
garians, Italians, Poles, and Frenchmen,
who proved that
Mr. Bull complied strictly with the terms of the act, and
that they had no
complaint to make of the house. Several
members of the police force also gave evidence. It appeitred
on cross-examination that the informer had for several
years past been in the habit of making complaint against
Mr. Bull's house, and had endeavoured to induce the police
to enter the premises in disguise. , He bad had the act ex-
plained to him, and had always been told that aoy charge
of violation of any of its provisions would be strictly looked
into. There might be a grudge on the informer's part
against Mr. Bull.
The Magistrate, after careful consideration of the act, said
it did not appear to him that the charges were made out.
There was no proof thatthe defendant 1 new of I h ) existence
of the alleged cases of the very serious disorder deposed to by
the principal witness. Mr. Bull was not bound to inform
the police pf suspected cases. He had no power to detain
his lodgerst, or to prevent their leaving his house. All powers
of an inquisitorial character required to be exercised cau-
tiously in this country. He thought it ill became witness,
who, by his own account, seemed to be under considerable
obligations to Mr. Bull, to bring such a charge as the present
on su, h loose and unreliable foundation. Mr. Bull would
leave this court without any stain on his character. The
magistrate Filw no grounds whatever for taking away the
liCense of !the house. On the contrary, it seemed to him
to be very, well conducted, and it was a great blessing to
many distiessed foreigners that they had such a placatik"
resort to. ; loudly
The dscision of the worthy magistrate w:w.ruay
cheered, and Mr. Bull on leaving the court ,
~,,,,....,
greeted b3i his numerous lodgers. The witness.
~to entrance in
was allow pd to leave'the court: by the Pjisposition among
a cab, as were seemed a cons 1:2,
iciabourhood to handle hint
the crow assembled in the neigli
rc ughly. ! . . -

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