The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-15
Our French Correspondence.

Pans, June %, 18i9.
affairs Franee-afst Of the Socaists-O r,rthrop
of the Mountain and Escape Of Ledru RoHin-Ta Pa
rs Eiectons--Lamariins-Th CAoiera- Dainess of
Pnfs-Indushial Erhibion--1Re Newspapers Their
Circulation DC, &c.
Our domestic affairs here have fallen into a dead
calm since the Of the 18th 1t is really astonish-
Ing when the extent Of the ramfcatons Of that con-
spscy is considered, how suddenly 1t has been para
lyzed II is though It stricken with thunder
bolt No is able tell how 1t came to pass that
NM. Ledru Rollin, Considerable, and all the other
members Of the secret societies and of the clubs old
and practsed conprators against every regime could
have been so grossly deceived to the feeling of the
faubourgs and Of the army Ii is certain that they
reckoned upon the army refusing to act and the
bourgs rising man Nevertheless, these two bodies
literally intechapged parts for the faubourgs refused
to act and the army as it were Never
decided contradiction given to the declara
tions Ct those who often aud vehementiy declared
the army to be socialist than given by the issue
the affair Of the 18th.
II is not only in Paris that these contradictions have
been striking and unequivocal 1t has been equally so
In all the depart ments The strength derived by the
government Is Of course prodgious and unex pected
by the government itself who fell into the same
the insurgents, agreeing with them in ascrb
Ing to their party power and influence with the
populaee and also with the army than it proved to
have possessed
The club Of the mountain il dissolved in fact IL has lost
its heads by the fight Of the conspirators the Con-
servatoire des Arts ct Meters" 1t stituted
rather another club is formed preparatory to the
coming elections, under the Presidency of NJ Grevy
who succeeds NJ Ledru Rollin the latter having shown
that his legs more active than his arms He es-
capped adruiuy the Swiss frontier with false
passport and is according to the last accounts at
Geneva. lie has left successor In the Assembly
The party has no parliamentary mouthpiece. The at.
ttmpts mt debate made by NJ NJ. Grevy & Co, are
Simply ridiculous and received daily with laughter
by the Assembly.
The Pari-elections will take place next Sunday with
as informed you would be the case. All the doubls
elections which took place among the Paris members
have created vacancies the rcsentatyes all prefer
ring the departments to the capital The Conserva-
tion Club, formerly held In the Rue do Potlers aud
called the Club of the Council Of State put forth
their ticket you would call II In New York contain.
ing the candidates whom they propose to the electors
Among these, the only names which are much known
thoe Of GARNER Pages Leon de Msevile, aud VI.
de Chsmbollo late editor Of the Steele. IL may be
truly said that the representation of Paris is going
begging
the candidates proposed for Paris. matter of general
comment and the iDgratitude Of France tosards the
great orator and poet who trampei the red flag
rebuked the terror, Is In every mouth file WILL however
be proposed for one or perhaps more OF the depart
ments In bis department. Ledru Rollin beat min,
ut the last election That has nov been vacated
and IL will be whether the electors will return 10
their senses, and send up Lsmsrtine
IL Ia impossible to describe you the disappoint-
ment o the great poet aud his friends at the conduct
Of the electors in reference to hm and we'll IL may,
for recollect the events Of 1Sis without
Rardrg the situation of Jamstine Of the great
est political ansmocs Of the day.
The cholera, which created 50 much alarm within the
last fortnight, Is rapidly diminishing and indeed has
already ceased TO attract much attention. As yet,
II has augmented II in tenfOld proportion think
little of this
Nothing can be more dull than Paris is at this mo-
ment Some have quilted " In consequences Of the
epidemic, others In sequence OF tho hot weather
and others have quilted IL IN consequence Of the hot
politics and nurFeetion The zane causes have kept
strangers away The theatres all filled With pa per,
and the Managers are In despair.
The two exhibitops-that in the Champs Elysecs,
of the products 81 the useful arts and that Ia the Tut
leres, OF the products OF the hne artsare both de-
serted ss compared with what they could have been
under any other circumstances.
IL had been better II the former hal been postponed
TO sent year IL viii this year certainly be aaire
nonguce.
Thesonly measure brought forward in the Assembly,
Of the slightest importance IL the new Law to restrain
the press and the body Of regulations to restrain the
dsordcrly members OF the Assembly itself You will
these In the journs aud ~i observe that they are
both tolersby stringent Indeed will have perceiv
ed rcm my letters that stery the violence OF the party
of the mountain. In the Assembly xcessive
etop entirely all discussion IL u impossible TO
an adeq idea Of the tremendous uprosr which they
., times create. The worst scenes in Congress ars
child's play to It. Members committing these
breaches Of order will be taxed In their pockets in the
FIRST instance and " they persevere put under arrest
A portion Of their daily pay will be withheld for
certain offences Of thu. description aud
measures will be adopted for others No doubt this
will calm down the fury Of the m suntsin.
The violence ofthe Journals the other OBJ
ct against which the party Of order they call them
selyes these laws and you will gent
measures threatened against offences of the press
the new Law These pr-eets VI la~ have not hossver
been yet discussed but they pretty certain Of
ing In the present temper OF the Assembly. The Only
opposition papers which now left are 10 Prssss lie
Steele and IL Nsf,ena aud severe threats have been
made these that fhey 40 not behave nseves
the power Of suppression with which the RESIDENT
is invested. by the state OF siege VIII pc exercised
ass,n,t tbcs and their offices closed up This IL tbs
reason why you may observe such tone OF moieau'n
about these j0ui halls.
Since last reported 10 you the relative etrcuations
and influence Of the Paris Journals they have under
gone considerable change. The Censiiat'oHntt nov
orcuis.s about 80 La Press, which has the lar
ges circulation Of any vt present sells about 40
The circnstion Of the Secie, which Large has