The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-01

OUR LETTERS FROM ABROAD.

PARIS, July 9, I8is
| Octroi, aud other Duties and Rules in Franc,
AGecttng' Travellers and French Citizens.
Among the systems somewhat peculiar to France
is what is called the octroi duty-that Is tn tariff
upon every article OF consumption introduced into
Paris, or every other town city In Franc e.
For this purpose there is a tariff of prices framed
and walls, or barriers, built round tina. part
of the town which embraces the principal popula-
tion. and at the gates in placed the govern
ment agents, to examine every person, and every
package even to girls satche bag. who enters
through the gate and upon every article dutisbe;
the tariff is to be paid before it enter. All per-
sons arriving in the satges railroads. other
of conveyance, subject to the examination;
and in taking carriage to ride out of the city, upon
your return 1t 10 subject to this kind Of inspection
Life In France is subject to kind of military disci-
submit one moment and this system gives rise to all
kindsf dew ces to evade the payment of the duties,
whichin the care OF wines, alcohol and variety of
other matters are very extravagant The major part
of the expenses Of the government of Paris de-
frsyed by the receipts OF this impostion and those
who can raie these commodities and escape their du
Ties, make me pronts AS an example of the devices,
man was arrested and fined 1000 francs, beside the
forfeiture OF his alcohol cart and three horses last
week He was noticed to pass through the gates fire.
quently during several days with three fine horses
and his cart frequently empty; and at certain place
in the street each time his horses and take them
into certain stable; and in short time return them
again his cart The officers asked to examine him the
next time; and finding nothing in his cart, examined
his harness. in the collars of which they found YES
sells containing pure alcohol upon which the duties
wond have been eighty francs This affords not only
an in Of the ingenuity Of the man, but the tariff of
price ga nd the severity of the penalty The poorer
cassesof the people live without the barrier for the
sakeof avoiding the increased prices of provisions
cajonpd by the octroi; and the government admits
small Quantities of meats, believe, and some other
tice@f necessity for poor families daily free of duty;
and thus many such families go out of the city proper
every to purchase their provisions and bring them
IN small quantities within the limits of the line
believe the duties good sized amounts to 100
to 1875 francs; and thus all who in Paris aid
in peypg its police expenses Persons arriving from
Epgiand here must first pay their duties of the Gus
tom House, and then their 0cfo duties, If they have
wines, any other articlas Of consumption with
them. The French officers very civil and polite in
the peorma of their duties otherwise 1t would be
an extreme annoyance to strangers They examine
your carriage quick that stranger would not know
what the driver stopping for and before he could
inquire it would all be over But the examination OF
large Trunks is a great Inconvenience to travellers
arriving in the cars and sometimes produces consde-
rabe delay There is another popularity to VIII oh
the traveller is and that is the weight and
management of his baggage. All baggage = weighed
before it is put into the cars and if not at the depot
about thirty minutes before the hour of leaving, it
will be detained till the next train and deduction
made, as exists when II goes with the owner. All
these aud thousand other such rules are enforced
with the most rigid discipline, and greatly annoy
ing to IN American who has never been accustomed
70 Them AL the depots people are divided on into
take and none others allowed to enter-not even an
accompanying frie nd to q lady; and the number of
eats in cars Is estabshed-they are filled, and the
door locked by the manager, and opened only at
tain depots. Perhaps, these rules necessary,
but they not very democratic or agreeable.
OBSERVER.
PARIS, July 9, IS4S.
French Press upon American Meetings. IN Reference
to M,fchet-Some Observations upon this Sub
Jcct.
The French press has published full extracts
{ro, tho of IoFtb a 10
ings held in New York to consider the case of
Mitchell and those meetings will produce consi-
derabe attention in Europe. With some, the
idea has been adopted that an expedition will be
fitted out to capture Bermuda and it has been sug
gested, in such event. to make Mitchell governor Of
it. The of Mitchell excites the sympathy of the
whole lberazed world. His trial was a prostitu-
ton Of the forms and Of judicial proceedings
and none but tyrants and corrupt men would have
lent themselves to or supported such proceedings.
England little, however, for these things Her
whole government is system of oppression and those
who govern her policy have only hearts Of stone Eng
land is caous to the sentiment of other nations
cept she thinks ii may endangr her interests Look at
her bold manner of bringing forward her propositions
to reopen the slave trade about which she has filled
the world with her professions of horror and by which
che will seize, and carry into captivity thousands of
the negroes Of Africa annually to supply her sugar
plantations in her islands and to enable her to
pete with the United States in this respect. This
Africa to enable her capitalists to work their sugar
plantations at lower rate for their products, is
brought forward with little Disguise that it is de-
claimed against by even members Of the Parliament,
measure to open the slave trade. referred to
this subject at the time it brought forward, and
refer to it in this instance to support my position
that England cannot be affected by any sentiments of
ehame In addresses to her honor her humanity
She has neither the nor the other and American
movements which do not threaten the Canadas, or
some other Of her possessions her interests will be
but as idle wind to her, and labor spent in vain.
Words with her nothing she feels only blows and
they who cannot deal them have no power to affect
England, and become objects of ridcule through her
press The Irish are an oppressed people, and their
condition demands the sympathy OF the civilized
world England holds them in state not only of de-
graduation, but Of actual starvation. Such an in
stance of inhumanity and barbarity has parallel
the history Of the world and when man speaks out
in favor Of remedy against such state of things he
is banished for fourteen years and the courts Of law
prostituted to effect his conviction. But people
may do well not to excite hopes which cannot be real
lied for that would be doing Ireland evil instead of
thing and very Inherent st thing from talk Talk does
the irish injury, when 1t urges them to
which single.handed, they cannot sustain. Besides,
1t will lead to expectations in Ireland among the igno
rant which will create disappointment that they
not fulfilled II Americans intend in good faith to
the subject the better it, viii be ' for
Ireland needs help and the civilized world ought not
to permit one nation to hold another in bondage and
starve them to death, England has Ireland for the
last thirty years Until the last year the number Of
human beings amounted to about one million who ac
starved TO death. America ana france,
tcular where the people govern, share some RESPONSE
bility in standing by governments and seeing the
people of Ireland thus perish, in their condition OF
bondage to England. And these governments must be
brought to bear upon England in this respect before
Ireland will be relieved from her condition of suffer
ing Representations from these two governments
upon this subject would receive respectful attic nton
OBSERVER.
PARIS, July 9, 1913
Letter of NJ. Emile G,ardin-7N Question of
Posen-Assembly at Naples and otRome-Death
Of Gen. Dnvicitr.
M. Emile de Girardn has published a letter.
which translate as follows =" Arrested without
motive, and held eleven days in secret, without
there existing against me an indication the most
vague, or suspicion the least probable hardly in
terronafed for form, relanand In full ~ irrnn,