The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-03

stand the French as well as do the English lam
guaee, I am not so perfect Judge as / ought
10 be, TO pronounce positively; But the
and exctable assembaee Of men | ever
saw. They occupy near halt of the time of every
spe aker, and mar his points, by their camors, voc-
feratlons, agtations, and exclamatlons Their
bursts are like the explosions of fire arms, and
they appear more like madmen than like reason
able and consderate ones. There are president
and six vice presidents near the tribune, calling
to order, silence, flutes silence, contlnualy-and
twice as many more officers, stationed IN different
parts of the chamber, engaged IN like vocitera-
| tIons For halt minute, al! will be sence-and
then comes an explosion that occupies two or
three to five minutes in suppressing. frequently;
during this time, there are all the officers calling
for silence. and the president ringing his bell. In
the mean time, the orator stands quiet IN his box
and, perhaps, the first sentence he pronounces
brings about another such scene; 1t is indicative
Of 1.-The French impetuoslty and Impotence, and I'M
worthy the character of deliberate body. France
has severe trial to go through, to advance her
republic in Europe, among monarches, with a
single body of such impatient beings as are French
! men; and am not sure that, II they had Senate,
they would not pitch 1t out of the window, and
! send the members to Vlncennes. the first session
! The question has been settled by vote OF COZ
to PIP IN favor of electlng President by universal
suffrage. and MY impression IS, that as soon as the
paragraph of the cons ttutlon touching the presi-
dency, has been voted, the Assembly will order
the election to be made; and if so, appearances
are strongly IN favor of Napoeon-that is, that he
will have a plurality; and l should not be sur
prised if he should be elected. Yet, there are
very few members of the Assembly who will pro-
baby support him. tits an unlucky movement for
General Cavaignac to have an election by the
people; his discipline has been too severe tor the
socialists, and he has been too republican for the
legltmists and their friends; both extremes will,
therefore, oppose him, as well as al the dlsat-
fected, which is pretty numerous body tor,
with almost any other man, there would be better
prospect ioveIturnns the republic; and It Is very
IL, 10 J,Aa olo IF
tor and the friends of other candidates, will far
outnumber any force that will rally round him.
Besides, there is jealousy OF those now IN power,
by whom he is surrounded; others want their
places; and others want them Overthrown, at all
events. There Is great jealousy against M Mar
rast, Notwithstanding his magnificent sources
PARIS, Oct 8. 1873
CfantWy--The Royal Family Camp of Julius
Casor-- Carriercs--Fo,rests.
To-day have been to Chantilly, by railroad,
about forty miles from Paris, and by direct route,
some thirty miles only 1t Is the day of the semi
annual races at that place, where are the most
elegant stables, and the finest stud of horses, in
Europe The exterior of the stables equals IN
beauty and grandeur, any of the palaces in France
The Chateau at this place, not spacious, but the
grounds are elegant, and the arrange of them
ale IN very fine taste. This whole property, as
well as large tract vi lduGS,
" belonged TO the Duke de Condo, who gave
to the Duke d'Aumale, the fourth son of
Louis Philippe, and who was found dead IN
about week after the will was executed; the
French people accusing, as | believe unjustly,
LOUIS Philippe Of participating IN the tragedy
! About mile from the Chateau, by the running
WATERSHED with fish, and in beautiful grove,
are several small cottages, and among others, the
dining room the billiard room, and the ''salon
manger'' of the Duke; and here, two months last
summer--one Year ago--the king and all his fami-
" were accustomed to take their breakfasts and
dinners 1t Is a cool and beautiful retreat. A
little further on are several little thatche d cOttag
es, for the keepers and attendants: Each cottage
contains only one room, embracing the entire
space Of the interior, and both exterior and lnte-
rior are finished IN style to compare with the
place and the occasion. The kings keeper is still
there, and with a pollteness truly French, intro
duces the vIsier TO every curiosity, and gives HIM
the history oft. said to her, "Perhaps you will
yet have the family here again. "God please.
perhaps So" said she, drawing deep sigh, and
giving meaning shrug with her shoulders She
is very intelligent woman, OF about thirty years
old. Standing al the corner OF the dining room, Is
an immense tree. measuring near five feet IN dia-
meter, and as tall as the Pantheon, IN Paris. This
tree is part of the curosltes, as well as the an
tiouities of this beautiful retreat. went over the
field on which Julius Caesar camped some two
thousand years ago, with an army OF some 0000
men, and examined the remains of his fortifica-
tions, recently removed oy the construction OF a
bridge across the rlver AIse, at st. Leu, three
miles from Chantilly. There, too, is the monu-
ment erected TO the genius of Napoleon, during
the days of the empire, and les Ca'rieres,. stone
quarIies, from VIII oh are taken the best building
materials used in Paris. This stone is so
soft that it cuts almost as readily as very
hard wood. and Is carved, therefore, with the
greatest facility This body of stone is some two
leagues wide, and six or eight long, and how deep
| I do Eroxu of tle Vet n n five n
six miles long, into these quarries, entirely under
ground lighted only by flambeaux: This species
of stone is found in many parts Of France, and in
Paris ITSELF in huge quantities: 1t is such trea-
sue to France, and especially to Paris, as is
bey ond competltion-without this, materials for
building would be extremely scarce In Paris and
France; and Paris could not have been What 1t is
now in beauty and style, excellng any other city
in the world in the elegance of its architecture
At Chantily there are some six to eight thousand
acres of forests; and like all the forests in France
belonging to the royal family, are elegant IN them
selves, and beautifully arranged and preserved
delightful roads lead through different parts Of
them. and any unnecessary branch, or fallen one
Is taken away cut INTO wood, and carried tt
market--all, OF course, are OF second growth
and there is species OF property more valuable
than growing forests, for every limb and twig, /:
preserved. When wood Is worth fifty cents hun
dred pounds, as is in Paris One cord OF our large
wood will weigh about sixty hundred, making
wood about $50 per cord here This wood is Gu
in long poles, made INTO large rats, and floatet
down the principal rivers to market, where It II
cut and piled up IN immense quantities to dry; ate
which 1t is sent round TO the inhabitants for use
France is full of palaces, royal grounds, forests
parks, &c, &c., where millions have been cx
pended III ornamenting them, They are oil pre-
served under The republic, but they are of ant-re
publican tendencies, and powerfully among
people OF so much taste for such elegant sites al
The French.
In reviewing these different situations. the mint
of man is ready to exclaim In thinking OF Louis
Philippe and his family, what a fall what az
awful change of fortune The change cannot h
realized without seeing what he has left. With tn,
sword and purse of France at his command ont
would have supposed that it would have gwen hin
delight to have employed his powers and means il
melioratlng the condition of the poor people ii
France, for every thing that mortal could have IL
this world, belonged TO Louis Philippe and hi: