The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-29

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house is worthy of preservation and in order to pro
vide nee essary amount of funds for tho unJsrtoLfn
two amateur performa are uuced TO take nlac
MT the Newmarket theatre The nieces ar. tho .Aarrv
Wives of Windsor (Shakspeare and Every Man in his
~ t% A,inausbd T.; ~, Ia ao'es alo W DC .nken
in dramatic literature Amongst the performers are
Mrs Cowden Clarke, Charles Dickens, Mark Lemon,
neaca ram h rorster cue Inc prices ior the
surplus Is exeected to hs rea,i.aS "n'' SUI
Your paper which contained the of the fste to
ce.eora.e .ne P,ocamaton OF republic was road with
the state of England in which Won nredict for ms
similar position of affairs to those of Paris.
,, Msroh; may oe trumpe.ed ortn ,has tne
day with M Lamartine. the English do not show the
French such sympathy as they should and to give you
e len, VI u ; " wnicn 'ne ieeihg 10 carrleu,
has intimated She will hold a succession of ieyees |
drawng-room State balls &c; but she has also
pressed WISH .naI an VINO attend them should DC
wonder If Chinese were 10 block their norts AGAINST
and other nations follow in the same track what
we snoulo 40 Atnonsh OF course; 1t Is prudent TO
~ can he shown for showing disaect;on NJ this Kind
The sporting world is at this time at its highest pitch
every one VINO takes an interest in TINS
celebrated annual race caIIod Tho Dnrhv ord Caoroe
Bentnck has almost wholly retired from his parliament
Iary uutes' IN oruer .haS ne may uevote hmssu more
ton 40 proverbia in hosts Of membcrs OF
parliament have followed his example
ne iuh4s c.osea tCuay at the ioiow.mg prces Con-
and annarter ner Cents a. Long Apnutes Az O. IA.
Bank Stock, l90 India Stock 230 South Sea Stock 90
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Hi0"0'' correspondence
PARIS, May o, 1915
Progress OF the Revolution IN the Srees-In Social
Lye-m me NepsPdpers-In Cd'7cdfures, Sc-Gredf
C"d"seS'
Events succeed each ether mere WIN Ill the rapu'y
anu WIN some small portion Oh the grotesq"e erect Vi
the figures in magic lantern We are now on the eve
OF the meeting OF the General Assembly, BODY into
whose hands the present provisional government is to
surren der its exceptional powers The elections have
taken nace beny tho first grand exneriment in Eurone
'""oA paw 'o'i's VIM ",'' s,"A" '~p'''" Ai'f'
OF the erect OF universal suffrage
When the provisional government decided to con-
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fected by universal suffrage the Minister OF the lnte
rior, NJ Ledru Ron, who is decidedly the most ultra
,.,...u.., ,,..ou &c A., o,ou,ont . into tho
ueinocra''c ineioef vi 'ne government SUN 'n" .no
provinces numerous agents invested with unlimited
powers and commissioned to agitatc the country by
r o,+;,,h,o ro,ro with , v;o,v ~ rrocurirc tho
e'eiy P'"0'''"oio i"'""s "''. VIZ" "a
return of members to the Assembly who should be
staunch democrats These commissaries, as they
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called OF pro-consus were IN many cases very III IT,
ceived in cases they were unceremoni0usy turn
cd ont of the and sent back to tho places
f.ou, ,rhonoo thov came In Gonna cases the struccle
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between themselves and the provincial population is
sued in conflicts and in blood. These the first
s,,nn,ou which onsrod tbe eves If tho French nation
Sy"P'oi"S "lio" oieu'" 'o '9' " WIZ ~ ~
and of Europe to the fact that democracy had neither
such ardent nor partzans among the French
roop,e No wos geperol,v sunposed But it was still
PcoP'e "' ""' so'''""1 '"Pp visa
hoped by the partizans oil democracy tht the cap'a
at least, where the revolution originated would mani
g.. 49, ,.,o....; .,;;. ron, tb ,r..t mass of ito
ie'' ',ue u'N'0''''' 'p'' "AO'e 'A'
population
While these preparations for the elections we're going
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10 DAY innumeraoie uecrees' winch swing o'o
tatora power have had all the force of laws Mt least
until they shall be abrogated or modified by u regu-
larv constituted Government Among these the most
w.re etbo nhojiton Of The nri ncnaI octroi
duties or citv tolls payable on articles of pure neces
sucb "a food nd drink on entering the capital
and urovincial towns.
The enormous revenue derived from these in Paris
oone ahundantlv shows the boldness of this decree
or course this revenue must necessarily be supplied
nd occordingiv The nroyisionn Government decreed
that this should be accomplshed by tax on property
and luxuries Thus it is decrecd that tax shall be
levied on lodgings on carriages and horses upon
wants sc But independeptly of this the provision nal
government passed a decree exactng from the tax
PAYERS forced contribution payable instantly, equal
TO half the amount of the taxes to which they
liable beside leaving them still liable
to the same taxes
Another decree has pronounced the total abolition
of colonial slavery The difficult and delicate question
of indemnity to be maid to the slave owners is being
prudenty left to the National Assembly
variety of other DEGREES of more or less Importance
ba va flIed the columns of tho Non;fer from day to
dav too numerous to specify One appeared. how |
var Joy or two 400 which cannot forbear to in.
sort II was n order that ali the nj ne hu dred MEM
hers of the National Assembly must wear coats waist
coats and unmentionabes of a partic ular cut and
color Thus the coat must be what is called n black
dress coat the trowsers black and loose the waistcoat
white NorciIles don ble with lapees to be
worn Io Robesnicrre They are moreover to be in
vested with siIkcn sash of the color combination
trimmed with gold fringe d GRAMS depinards and to
be finished Off with red ribband in the second but
ton hole on the left side of the black dress coat The
curons begin to snecuate as to how the bishops and
riasts viii Observation-Disclosures Themselves To this costume
Ia Robesnierre and now the Able Lacordere n Do |
mn;can friar will cast his akin of white cloth and in
vest himself after the fashion by the
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Moreover rs the decree has only appeared As hours
before the assembling of the it Is ap-
nrahordsd that there NAV no strike for wages among
the black coat and white oat makers of Paris
n ia thonht that tho origin of this decree must be
the annrebens;on of tho sinister effect which would
ha been nronccd nv the in the Assembly