The Arkansas banner., 1848-04-25

stately Queea--a proud obelisk of silk, and lace. aad d,anonds--f9resee tho change that was al hand
 reeolieet well the effect of this scene upon my own mind, and felt the full force el the contrast which tne present moment presented In the very room where had seen the psnsve and pensie Princess de JoinSille and the Duchess of Montpenssr-- then fresh from the hymenial altar-her raven hair stud ded with few dismoDds like stars of the first mag nituds-w whiring in the mary danee---I now beheId iouf cFeatures, like Calban, gaboling to the soag of the MarseilIaise.
 On every side my eye fell upon scenes of destruc- ton Passing to the other end of the palace, be- held mob tn the chambers of the princessss. Some rolled themselves in the luscious beds; others en- nolnted their heads with choice pomade excfaiming, ''Dieu, how sweet 1t sinelIs." 0ue of the Gamins, grimmed with g1npowdef, bloOt. and dir, seized a tooth brush; and, placing himself heiore minot, seemed delighted at the manifest inprOv emeut which he produced upon his ivory.
 In leaytng the palace, saw numbers of the me n drinking wine trom bottles found iR the cellAfs.-- None of ihem were positively drunk; to use the words ef lam O'ShantsT. ",ley were no fou. but Just had Plenty,' perhaps litsIs more They had swords, and performed various antics, but they had offered no insnit to any one. They sseemed In ex- celent humor, and made more than ordinary dis | play oi French poiteness. They complimented the women, of which there was no lsck; and one oi them. seeming like figure of Pan, seized maide Il by the waist, and both rigadoOned merriy over the | floor.
 Leaving the scene of waste, confusion, and up. roar. proceeded towards the gate of the garden. leading into the Rae Riyoli. was surprised 10 find here couple of ruthless looking bIousemen, armed with pistols, keeping guard. On inquiry, found that The mob themselves had instituted sort of go vernment. Que fellow, in the midst of the devas tation ot the palace, seeing a man put something into his pocket, wrote on the wall. .Death 10 the thief!' The DracOnian code was immediately adopted hy the mob. and became the law of Paris = Five persons, taking in acts of robbery, were shot down by the people, and their bodies exposed in the street, with the label of "Thirves' on their breasts | Thus order and law seem to spring up from inc
 instincts of society, in the midst of confusion, like crystals saring from the chaos of the elements. 1 Three days had now passed, aud the revelation was accomplished. The people soon returned to their wonted habits-the provisional government proceeded in It's duiiesthe barrie ades disappeared -snd, in a single week. the more ob,rusve traces of the storm that had passed, had vanished from the streets and squares of Paris. A mighty shock has however. been given to society, which still swells and undu'ates like the sfter . storm. The ada. cent countries seem to feel the movement, and all Europe F in state of agitation What must be the
 final result cannot be foreseen; but fear thai the sky be cleared, still further tenpess must sweep over France as well as other nations. | beg You to excuse the haste with which wriie and believe me yours, traiy,
 SC GOODRICH