Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-10-03
MIR. Bcnnett's Letters from France.
NO. XII.

usual hour in Paris, and after breakfast l generally
% 70 Galgnan's Reading Rooms, in Rue Ptrienne,
10 read the French and English papers Dejsuner
ss. seroit is the call made by the garcon There was
no news at Gagnanis. 1t was Tuesday, and on
Tuesday no mail is received in Paris from Lohdoh'
because no mail leaves London on Sunday. IN
France they order these things differently MANS
dgences travelling, cookery love, all the analis Oh
life move along on Sunday precisely as tney 40 Oh
Monday or any other day. went 10 the Dilgehce
Office in the Rae des Victotres TO get place ier
Dieppe from which seaport shall take steamer 10
Brighton in England. In procuring place IN the
DILIGENCE, YOU invariably make deposit OF sum OF
money 10 secure the seat.
This being DONE then took cabrolet and order
ed cocher TO drive 10 Rue LATTE. Tins is the wan
street of Paris, if there be such place IN IT, In Rue
LATTE are the Rothschds Banking House, Lahttes
new banking establishment, and near the corner on
the Boulepards is the celebrated cafe called Iorto-
nis the resort of all the financers and gay agents &c
change of the Bourse.
every COCKER in Paris knows Rothschld's. had
some business there, so was set down at Inc DARK,
gloomy gate Of large hotel, built in the form OF
square, or rather paraelegram, with csurt yard II
the centre and communicating with the street by the
gateway entered. The street LATTE is narrow, but
composed of very spleneid houses, some Of them on
magnificent scale. Al the upper end IS most
beautiful little church dedicated 10 the Blessed Virgin.
Into this place entered and said my prayers very
reyerently before beautiful painting in one OF the
chapel!es Do not imagine there is superstition IN
me. One of the reasons that felt plous at that mo-
ment, was the preseRce Of very pretty young girl,
kneelng with her mother before of the choicest
little affairs in the holy place. Her face pale,
beautifully oval with pair of dark eyes that flashed
soul and sentiment al every glance. She was dres-
sed in deep mourning-so was her mother kneft
down in little wicker chair-prlce, two sous-and
poured out my prayers half for the Virgin and half
for the pretty little mourner. / have not been so
piousy inclined in year.
But forget that had set out 10 visit Ro,hschllds
| entered, meuned the staircase, and despatched my
business After this being DONE fingered around the
court of The INTERIOR just to take glance at the habi-
,ation of the great Baron Banquier of France In
passing the gateway, there is the word Concierge IN
LARGE letters printed over the door OF small apart
ment. This is seen in all the large hotels Of Paris.
tits the porters lodge On looking towards the deor,
found the porter was fine locking young girl, re-
semblng the description gwen fRebecca in lyanhoe
She possessed fine Hebrew features and pair of He
brew
~ would not have passed them by without notice.
She probably the daughter of the porter for the
females here do all the ordinary business of life. The
box keepers at the theatres pretty young gay,
lively chattering French women Bat this pas
sant took good look round the court. The in
terror appearance of the house was very splenoid-
two stories high. and looking quite new. On each
side of the grand eniraHce, there was bulldog
- h. aoSl
Baron Ro,hschd-hs country house, or chateau, is
near that Of Mr. Welles, the banks Of the Seine,
ms have already described. The banking establish
ment is placed in that portion Of the buildings which
frent the Rue Lofas. This is more antique than the
interior Of the square.
Well, from this place ordered my eecher 10 drive
me TO Rue Clichy, towards Montmark, or the sta
ton of the 81. Germans Rail Road. ! went 10
make cali on one of the principal financial wri-
tiers of Fraace He was travelling among the ma
nufacturing districts and was deprived OF an eppor
tunity of an interview. have however in other res
poets acquired good deal Information the cadses
of the singular movement now going on in France in
relation 10 banking, trade and commerce. II is re
markabe fact that the commercial spirit now deve-
lopng itself in France, has been caught almost en-
trely from the United States. Previous 10 the reve-
luton of July $780, the progress Of the kfersts Ma
teriels were very slow and very vague. The whole
IMPULSE has received a new life since that PERIOD
During the quarrel between General Jackson and the
limited States Bank several intelligent French WI
,er. for the first time visited the United States al
lsde 10 De Tccqaevile and M. Chevaler, especially.
The latter gentleman remember very well. He hap.
pened 10 sit at the same table with nae for several
weeks in the boarding house Of Mrs. Swords in Phi
ladelphie. II was, / think, in 1893. The caya-
Ter eoasuct OF General Jackson towards France,
which took place soon after that PERIOD together with
the letters and other publications made by these gen.
ternen IA PARIS have contributed 10 fix &c portion
Of the active and enterprisng mind Of France on the
physical progress Of the United States. Cheyalers
letters were published in The Journal DIES Debats. In
those letters a very accurate picture was gwen OF the
contest between General Jackson and Mr.. Biddle-
the mysterious power Of finance in politlcs-and the
developcment Of new phasIs in human action. In
the great revolution Of 1892 the free principles Of po
liucal economy were known, but they were abused
by the military and dsorganizlng enthusiasm of the
age. To return 10 the presen, era These descrip-
tons Of society," trade, manners, and the power Of
finance in politics, seen in the United States, have
been one OF the great causes of the rapid change de-
yeloped here Mr.. BiddIe is well known in France
and he Is considered very Napoleon in the art OF po-
lico. hnance-or the power OF influencing public