New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-12
Pawn oBe.., Hospitals. and Prisons.

Everything which could affect The people. and
thereby procure the advantage Of the ex hng
might be said. without any hzure OF speech 70 be
mOnopolized By the Government Not even the
trade q pawn Office Keeping was too low Tor them
any more than toe licensing Of brothels was too
dssrsceiul In both the same object sss attained
namely. oticis patronage 20 be dispensed for the
purpose Of public corruption. The late French
Government was the general ps~nbroser. The
trade vas Of course monopoly Under the designa
ton OF Administration On Mont De Pisf< IL employed
in Paris and In the principal towns OF the depart
men,s 200 officials. at cos; OF about l,>0O 600
francs. Nor WAS human Suffering exempt from
traffic. The hospitals OF all kinds were also under
the control Of the Minister Of the Interior. VINO sp
pointed all the officials and administrators. physr
clans and surgeons The total number OF the en-
piOtts was above , 600. and their emolumenis
amounted to about 900 600 OF francs. IL was the
same with punishments and crimes The prisons
were y necessary complement OF such political
Organization, and OF such a governmental system
Three new ones have been built IN Paris since the
Revolution OF July. the ex-king finding that the
eight old ones were not large enough - contsn the
victims Of his policy. The annual expenditure for
the prisons in France was about 10000 900 francs
The number employed in these establishments IN
cludingth inspector general and ordinary inspector
was sbost $500. These were pretty pickings Tor
ministry in one branch Of the public service alone
Courfs of Justice.
The impurity of French judcisl proceedings un
der such system as that exposed IN these state
ments was inevitable. The power Of administer
ing the law which in all cases was the reward OF
venality, was in return m ade 70 subserve the par
poses OF the purchaser. No matter what the jurls
diction of the court Justice was rather matter Of
accident than a result of its organization. From
the highest 70 the lowest il was the same-because
the same conditions existed 70 produce the same
result Thus the vicious circle was complete
The appointments 20 the bench, from that of JHge
De par, or stpendisry magistrate In the country,
with salary Of tj0a yesr. 20 the President OF the
C0ur de Cessation. or Queen Bench In France,
were all in the gift of Government, and moreover
were given only to partlzans OF the system now
happily overthrown There were 20 royal courts
in France. The tota' number Of the presidents,
encouragement, solicitors general. substitutes
councillors, remembrancers, and their assistants.
was about LOO and their emoluments amounted
altogether to 800 600 Traces year At the head
OF all these courts was the Court OF Cessation ms
supreme court is composed OF one hrst president
three presidents and iortyhve councillors, an at
torney general. six solicitors general, chief re.
membrancer and four subremembrsncers. Total
sixty one members who received altogether 7s33Os
francs a wear. This court. under Napoleon, " rs
the assemblage of the most celebrated Jurls-con-
suits Of France and IL must be admitted that po-
htical opinions never Influenced his appointments,
his enemies even being chosen by him TOR those
eminent functions But since the restoration, this
court had been the refuge OF all the political adhe.
rents of all the successive Ministers who appointed
them as If 10 remunerate their apostacy and their
violence. IL vasup to last February worse than
il ever was There were no other qualifications re
CURED for its judges than to hate liberal principles
70 have prosecuted the public press as attorney
general. and to have supported ministerial meas
ures as deputy. Isambert was the only member
Of that court honest and consistent in his principles
and worthy Of his situation, by his truly astonish.
ing knowledge Of the laws. Bat had that reward
of his long services been granted short time after
the Revolution of July he would never have OBJ
tanned the dignity from the late Dynasty since the
Ministry Of Dupont de Eure.