The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-17

master uescends from IT, and his trst visit Is u the
sdeboard, where he himself chooses his breakfast;
but in giving himself upto this important occupation,
he looks, listens, bows; he has wary as well as
hungry expression. He calls aloud for the waiter,
Quick, quick! have no time TO wait. Poor man!
ne has so mach u do TODAY Nevertheless he seats
himself at table, and is soon surrounded by others
They say good morning to each other, without mean
ing any harm. Then by a certain tortuosity, which
belongs only to the rhetoric OF these gentleman.
they question each other "What is there new9
What IS going on" "Really nothing" MADAME
SIoliz Was IN very good voice, the day before yes
terday.-M. Berger was excellent in the chamber
The KING has gone TO inspect the fOrtihcations.-M
lie Due d AuInale was met in the Rue Blanche M
de Chateanbrand Is lll.-M de Rothschild has just
obtained the grand cross OF the Legion az HonHeur
Have you seen the new pamphlet called les Boittons
de GueEesf It's very severe. The little baron c.
has run away; he has lost hundred thousand
crowns al the Bourse What do you sayl hundred
thousand crowns! Three millions, my dear Sir My
tather-ln-laws cousin is in for eight hundred thou
sand irancs:-fou know the news aboat the great
tragedan!-The English are most certainly bea en- in
India. There is nothing new, besides this, except
that the Minister of War blew his brains out yester-
day evening What! the Minister of War? Per
fectly true He was accused of wearing the cross of
knieht of the Legion d'Honneur without author-
ty. What had not the Minister of War a croix
d'honneur! IL seems not.-Nonsense; have seen
him with the grand Gordon"
Thus talk our two newsmongers, only they forget
to name, that II is the Belgian minister of war; or
whom they are speaking You however, an inno-
cent foreigner, who happen TO hear the conversation
OF these honest men, think them very artless and
simple, and you do not understand that trliing and
important thiags are thus mingled you are a new
conner, my friend. All these men, who seem so
young, go simple, and so good-who so unaffectedly
eat their chickens wing, and drink Redeemed water,
ARE not 50 simple as they seem: they are all
knowing ones, amongst the most knowing. At The
present moment they look innocent you really
are. Well There is not one of these artess per-
sons who has not read every newspaper, of every
side who has not listened eagerly to the most OPP
posite reports not one who, during The night, has
not given his attention to the ambition the
glory, the one thought OF his ife-money. To gain
money, TO gain much of IL, to gain il always,
derto spend 1t, with carelessness which savors OF
delrum, this is the trade of these people. And what
care does It require, to watch, at once, over them
selves and others! What Judgment Is necessary TO
understand, at the same time, the most difficult truths
and the most opposite talsehoods What I'm weared
patience, in seeking and waiting for The turn OF for
tunes and what great courage in striking the deci-
| slve blow, when the moment TO strike has come
What an absorbing ambition is this ambition for
| money; and what must be the torture OF these Tan
tauses OF the Bourse, who flowing before them
| the stream OF French riches, and who necessarily
stoop to draw pentifully from this flood OF gold,
which recedes before their dazzled eyes, and with
what suppcatory prayers, do they ask OF chance,
the drop OF water which shall refresh their greedy
throats 1t is curious to study these men. Their
part is played with much ease they are such ex-
cel!ent actors-they have studied so closely the
| grace aud movements OF the cat watching the
mouse However, as | told you, every morning
they affect to come and breakfast gaily, and with
perfect freedom of heart and mind
AT this hour OF the day these money-hunters are
still civilized rnen they have the manners of the
word they salute each other with grace and polite
ness-with the grace and poieness of two proessed
duelhss, who VIII very soon try to kill each other
10 strangers, the sight of this assemblage OF
spectators, s full of interest and curiosity; the
more so, because by the side of the wealthy fnau-
ciers you will find the youngest outside jobbsrs; those
who make their first attempts those who go every
day, cleaning obscurely in the five per cents pick.
ing up something in the three per cents negotiating
treasury bills, or the shares Of the Banque de France
buying or re-selng the city bonds, of which they
| secure the first premium; dabbling in Neapotan
L Spanish and Portuguese funds, by small and imper
L ceptible fracnons--Ouvrards and Rothschilds II
embryo.
| Suddenly particular hour strikes mournfuJv
That very instant, all breakfast is stopped ali con
versstion Is fnterrupted he who had lust nut the On,
10 his lips, returns II TO the table half full: anothe
rises, without finishing the speech he had com
menced: each mounts his carriage, and the horses
gallop off.
These intelligent steeds-bapkers in harness
know well the hour for the Bourse: more than ona
English horse, has become broken winded. merely
In gong over the hundred PAGES which separate the
boulevard from the Bourse. Money goes soosick Iy
Bat there is something which travels even FASH,
than money, and that is run
County Court.
DEC. l6.-Ths body met at O'Clock p NJ nprsuan, ),
adjournment Mr. Patterson resumed and concr,Ssd hi.
speech After discussion whether the Court ,po;d
SIT out the other two speeches to come or hear
another time the Court finally adjourned to next
afternoon at o'clock