Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-14
From the Special Correspondent o; N. Y. Union.
PARIS, OcroByR rs. 1912

| taris was great IL has increased. Sales of Bank
rupis are OF constant oceurrenee-ihe average du
ring the last month being eight day. Large a
we'll as small establishments have zone and ar
gong TO the wall. La the fashionable ouattcr
shops are every day Closing on account of bank
! ruptey. Trade is going TO tho dos.. The Car
.fHsi1iS, well known as lons Established concern
has got dished. In tie Provinces, things are ju,
as bad.
The English have lauery fought shy Of Paris
The constant attack upon Them ia TIC lie wspa pers
aud The dread that, on sudden, war may break
out ana de'a'n them as prisoners, hav, mach con
triOuted Ia THIS. The permission W hch for the ts
tune during l2 years. the Emperor Nicholas hos
gwen his subjects II winter at Paris If they pleased
viii make up for part ol the loss which must accrue
from the aoscnee oil tho EnslsIl. Already crowd
OF Russians have arrived. The Pari-ian Ho;el-
keepers are Teasing an anticipation on their ruhes
Lodgings IN the neiehborhood of the CHAINS Eiv.
sess and The Place Vendome, are cooking up'' az
10 price.
The coldish-sor the colj--weather has com.
meaeed. and h,talways sends ths fashions bcs from
the country TO Paris They COME from all po,n;s Of
the compass The hotels are pretty ful.; many of
them are guile so, and uaablc To accomn,odate the
guests Ion want VI room. need 40, tell YOU IN 1t
n hotel Keeper mus, be very full indeed when he
sends monied guests FROM his door. II Is by no
means unu'ual JUS. now, TO sec carriages hurTyins
from hsiel TO hotel, before their occupants can pct
apartments. O.her capiIols fll gr,du,ly; here The
season bursts upon one like Il L1pland summer A
fortnight ego, when las, wrole, Paris va, dull.
miserable, wtetched, "weary stale fiat and unn,o
hsable;"-behold il now, with il, streets throngeJ
With gay equr,ges and dashins equcs;rans. Yet
u 70 on IN stats OF transition st present-on this
day month the season" will really have besua.
Fashion Is queer thing. IL has lust brouch,
mo vogue ne" race of artists called Tie Oagisurs
dare swear that you will not guess who or what
they are. Their o'her, but less lashona bls title is
The -hanisHss. Know then, that al the tip-,op
Partisan Baths, constant attendant is the Psiiaas
who cuts eorns, pares of hardened flesh, reducas
the nails, and on. From this branch Of the fn.
arts has sprung the Ongleur, who TOE % francs per
month, undertakes 10 render your hand nails per
feet, TO reduce them TO the true lbert shape and to
posa them bright as amber by means Of on instru.
meat duly aOld, at high price, uadsr ''breyet d.
invenIon."
| wen, last week to the autumn races a, Chan.
lilly. Tourists cannot do better than stay few
days at Chanii!iy. The forest is intersecled with
pleasant rides and drives, and Mr. Palmer, "mine
most Will ether mounts voiture a thorough bred
BACK, or provide a Carriage and exselien, horses
icohI'sed 10 see the more remarkable spots-sueh
as the chateau Of Queen Blanche the poo where the
hunted stag has oisen taken refuge and the stable
oil Mr. Hubert! The last day | was out and rode
Tor three hours, aud met with only three LIVING
things-a sarde chase, lin cooked hat, blue uni.
lorna, end sword by his side) faxn, LOOKING
quietly at me ~iih It's melancholy eyes, and a
person.
But the Chaetilly Races. They came off under
alIered circumstances this year. While the Due d.
Orleans lived, they AJursheJ, because he support- =
ed lhem' and made them tho f.shion. His death
mas caused the absence OF all the ROYAL family as
we'll OF m,ny OF his personal friends. and IL also
wIhdreS several horses from some of the hes,
stakes. For some days previous too, the weather
had been bad, and the long Continued summer had
induced many Iashionabies TO continue longer than
usual at their Chateaux.
Vet, with all these drawbacks, the races were
well worth seeing. Nothing can be iner than the
course roped IN IRON the mhsnIhcent park of Chan
ily. The Authenticated woods on one side and
on the other the palace like stables an the kennel,
vhero the late P,ince Bourbon de Condo ken, about
200 horses and packs Of hounds Peepine from
grove ott!ees a. little distances Iom the bottom
OF the course, lies the Chateau, humble in nrchi.ec
iural contrast with the stabiDg yet in the rich style
OF Louis XIV. and enclosed within a moa,, and
SnHounaed oy those formal gardens, with their
ountains statutes, &c. clipped line tree walks and
hedges, which were in rich perfect unison with the
stately days OF the Grand Monaldue
The races occupied Two days, Saturday and Sun
day. |; was excellent AID would have done c,edi,
TO some Of the frst rate English meet,aes. The
Two year olds are very promising. Ia a few years.
they mind the training. the French will have many
and admirable race horses.
The FIRST day. there we're four races, all well
contested. the irSt race was between two ve,r
old colts and started. IL was cleVerly won by NJ
Fould's Gerfant, rode by Edwards The lac, race
was hand cap for splendid plate, presented by
Blrons x N Roihschi:d, and Tor tins slnrc /
u was a beautiful race sheet m Chit hive cover.
ed all the horses until they came 10 tie distance.
when AnneIia, who ran in the name OF u ron
ho'nsShHd's 'rainef Carter, though belonging TO
the Baron, came IN winner.
There was good sport on tho second day. Five
races were announced, bu: we hal six; M Palmer
the trainer OF ChantIliy. getting up handicap, the
Chantilly forest stakes.
The crack race Of The day. the st Ledger o. 900
lFUn hNWNt IL
beating four o.hers-a very thing. SIX face for tho
stoke for beaten horses, and was won af or a yery
fact race by Robinson, on Slane. lie Is second
only TO his brother james, bnd his beautiful style
OF riding ought TO teach as we'll nB surprise the
French.
On the FIRST day the Attendance was thin. TIN
sky frightened upon the second day, and 5rough,
out mos. OF the Pati,iin Jockey Club, add a sphinx
ling Of the aristocracy. NJ SullicOt banker, dash
ed up ~ very handsome, Understandable chatabance,
Tour 10 hand, Coun, PonIalll brought two ladies
IN mail ~ 10 on, with n position i'm a long ia
meaux livery. Baron a Rolh.ciilI was was ore.
sent, and so was Count Bilhyany. One OF NV
friends who knew the Count, went up TO him anJ
SAID 'yod must DO ubuqnous have met you
al Baden, heard Of you at Doocastsr. and met you
~ Chatlly, oil within * weeks" The COu0t Who
speaks English well, tmiled aud said ego nheadli
Last Sunday (Oc, 0.n) the Paris races came of
on ths Champ de Mars. Sunday " the day which
he french dedicate 10 all xffordinafy letes ne "
plays, operas, &c. The co Ed o. cirfiigcs and
ho'scmon was immense, and the pedestrians i'm q.
fnerablc. The day was beautiful, and the cOurs.
presented very exciting scene, partly from tic
brilliant dresses Of the most distinguished visi
tors, partly from the masses Of people, and psTi
from The number Of soldiers infantry, iancers, an
, dfagoons--in charming varieties Of costume.
! should not willingly have allowed a h5fsi oil
mine 10 run on that course. Where " was not Al
hard as y NJ, twas SIX inches deep in sand-ius
the place for loundefing q n0g. Tho first race, fo
CLEO. fJr three year old colts and u lies yas VOL
/ by hail a length Ivy Baron Roihschild's Muse, bl
Royal Oak, oat of Terpsiehofs. beating thre
others. The second race, GiJO, for horses an,
mares not exceeding four years old, won by NJ
Lupus Anjou, after three heats, beating fou
others CaembouIz running second.
The course looked like a something between
military rovioW and country fair IN England. s.
yersl hundred soldiers kept the course o'oar N
gamblers, and not single drunken MIN. P,snli
Of stalls for gingerbread and lemonade. Crowd
Of cheerful people, in their holiday attire, knozn
little and caring little FOR the races, but nmusin
themselves in all kinds Of ways.
On tho Gih, the King entered his 70,h year. II
appears IN better health than FOR some time pas
On HE birth day no received, rs usual, present
! ON every member Il his family. lie own or,
sents on each birth day arc alike tasteful and 81
. psnsive,
Marshal Grouchy has given wolf hun, on h
, estate of la Mafebe. Seven wolves we're Z
stroyed, one Nv Lis own hatd