The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-30

J.. POLICE OF FRANCE. rich merchant of 70
n ons was very lately robbed in that city, to
: very large amount; and, after using every ex
: eItion IN his power, was led to believe that tn
thief had lied to, and was resident in Paris with
ernie directed his course, without the least deIav
his arrIvalin the metropolis, he commitment
ed to one OF his friends "a literary character an,
whose political writings had insured him som,
months detention IN prison. and an acouaint
anoe with the poice) the history of his loss, ant
his suspicious regarding its author
" Ii ne be IN Paris" replied his friend, 81 en-
gage ne shall he forthcoming. Follow me ,
ihey were soon in the presence of an officer o
, tne gendarmerie, who, having listened compos
eoly tothe merchants narration, ordered hun Il
return on the morrow. The next day, the mer
chant having presented himself. the officer in
formed him that he had discovered the thief
that ne was in Paris, and his residence known,
Let US lose no time, Sir" exclaimed the eager
and expectant merchant, in the fear he should
escape " Do not alarm yourself" said the
other; he is strictly watched, and is even
associated with the police" {" shall tantly
hasten for an order of arrest from the Peel
Teur du Roi,i continued the merchant, in pre-
pairing to depart 4" Not quite SO hasty, if you
please" replied the apothetic officer; thai
you will obtain the order, you propose, | pre.
/ tend not to deny or that it will be imperative
on me TO show It obedience but you viii de-
cidedly defeat your object, and the man YOU
/ seek will be unattainable" 9. do not under
stand you, Sin" g Listen for a moment, and |
shall explain the matter. My responsibility as
police officer is great, and extends to the COM
munlty in general. require many hands, and
the means accorded me OF satisfying them are
trihlng yet If do not pay well | shall want
assistance; and if they whom | employ can
| gain more on their account than in executing
my orders, it would be impossible for me to
act. l, therefore, OF necessity, conform to the
long established usages of my department A
! criminal, you may be aware, is ever upon the
alarm; but so long as he is not directly and
publicly charged with particular offence, 1 ac-
cept compromise with him; and he pays me
IN return monthly sum, which goes to the re-
muneratIon OF my subalterns. The very man
IN question relies at this moment upon the
safety OF our treaty, assured of not beinp
molested until have special orders regarding
/ him, In that event, | am bound in honor 10
ADVISE hun that our agreement is at an end, and
That he must look to his own safety. He will
then use his best endeavors to escape, and to
entrap him. The person you inquire for is in
the situation have mentioned and if YOU will
follow my counsel, before you proceed judicial.
| ~, you had better try conciiatory measures
l shall direct him to be tomorrow at a certain
hour, in the Rue Monconseil and you will meet
him there. Two of my men shall be near YOU
for your protection You will enter into an
explanation with the robber, and | shall be
greatly surprised if, after the hints shall con-
vey to him, you do not come to satisfactory
arrangement in repect TO the stolen property
The interview took place as proposed and an
amcable agreement was entered into The
merchant, when well assured of restitution pre-.
sented the officer with sum far superior to what
the expense OF the prosecution on his part would
have amounted to; while, even in the latter
case, justice might have been probably better
sefI%" hrs JleesaFSsltthsn the aarehant him,
occurred, and on the truth of which implicit re-
lance may be placed, tends to prove that the
police (of Paris at least) is less devoid of lnfor-
nation respecting the authors Of crime, than it
is deficient in zeal, activity, and disinterested-
ness-.4thenaum.
MExIcAa DAYcRRs An American naval off
Ger relates singular and curious practice that
prevails at Alvarado in Mexico. While he was
there in one of the public ships, just after the
deposition of ItuTbide the American consul
gave dinner and fete in honor Of his visit and
Of the country. In the evening, lamps were
/ lighted up in front of the house. and the guests
were arranged about the Square, when a num-
| Der of young ladies gally dressed, having their
heads ornamented with ire-fies, which made
very brilliant appearance in the night, stepped
} q
( fandango Soon after the dance began, the
consul approached the group, and taking off his
hat placed it upon the head of one Of the dan
| GERS, making a signal for his guests to fol-
| low his example. Each gentleman gave to
the lady he chose to distinguish as the object
| of his admiration, his hat, cane, sword, or some
! other part of his dress or accoutrements some
| of the young ladies, when they retired to make
room for others, brought off five or six of these
IL al.
had transferred his chapeag, being remarkably
beautiful, soon received tokens of galantry from
several other gentlemen and had not been
! long in the fandango before she was dancing
I with no less than three hats upon her head, and
cane in each hand
! When the young lady on whom the consul
had conferred his hat had ceased dancing, he
applied for the return of his pledge-which he
retrieved by substituting The gift of a dollar
The narrator also regained his hat by like
; acknowledgment AS the dancers succeeded
each other in the fandango, the tokens of ap.
pIause were again and again bestowed and re-
deemed; so that the entertainment was a
charge of eight or ten dollars to each guest who
u'Ty V'Sire AMY - '..-~--' ---'--t 49,
pledges.
the Mexicans. and gave rise to an occurrence
that excited some amusement Among the
rest. Mexican laborer, clad in very coarse
and rather scanty habiliments, advanced intC
the square to evinee his admiration OF the la
dies, and distinguish his particular favorite
taking a shattered straw hat from his head, hC
placed it sans ceremOnte upon that OF very
pretty girl This decoration did not, 1t IS true
correspond very we'll with her rich dress, ga,
ornaments, and beautiful person; but the incl
t dent did not at all dscompose the dancer, no
disturb the decorum of the party She accept
ed the compliment in good temper, dancing
. with as much sprightliness as before, and, o
! her retirement 70 her seat, he presented himse
and handsomely redeemed the hat, by givip
her half BIT, which was more than its value.
. Roston R,,IIofi,,