Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-18
OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.

rome of the Letters Of our Paris Correspondent,
which has not reached US until week after Its due
time, that its neUs had been anticipated by a
Letter from him of later date, yet contains the
following paragraphs, which, far as we have
seen, have not been anticipated.
PARIS, APRIL ls.
The Paris papers rejoicing over modern Improvements
in travel by which the quickest transit ever yet made from
China to Paris has just been effected Day before yesterday
letters and papers bearing the posmark Of Hong Kong 9th
February, read here, having thus arrived and without
any extraordinary effort dspasch in fotyseven days
By the way yellow sheet of paper printed in Chinese cha
racers, circulating actively from hand to hand was the OBJ
ect of universal attention and curiosity the grave ones
Of the Assembly. purported to be recent number OF the
Moeur Of Pei, brought by the last mail Among other
articles mentioned contained in it is imperial edict for
bidding Chinese emigration California and Costa Rica.
The project said be seriously entertained by Govern
here to authorize the Of public gaming
houses. No week pssses but the yigsnt police pouncss
upon three establishments Of the kind is
beginning be admitedto be impossible prevent gambling
The grave question then arises, is it not better in the public
interest," for public morality, that Government should legaze,
regulate, and supervise evil which is unable expate
adopts this plan, and universally admitted, with the best
practical results respects another essential all large
result change Of policy while they should not be allow
ed 10 control the question: and override other considerations
may well b. allowed weight inducements The tax which
these establishments would gladly spulae pay very
siderable Immediately upon the frontiers several very
celebrated and much-equened gaming establishments. 1t
argued that much French money is annually lost there
which would be lost in Paris, but saved to France if facilities
for doing afforded here. And Paris in that
would possess for wealthy foreigners irresistible attractions
rival aars built for the worship of the blind goddess.
Government is sitting pitessly, and, must say, illegally
and nudcousy, all popular meetings for the discussion of
politics. preparatory the elections Eight places of
meeting in this department finally closed. What
anomaly! republic in which the press sfed almost to
sufocaon Universal suffrage existing in theory and prac-
ce, and the sovereign people shacked thwarted, bued
heavily and impudeny they could have been in the
good old times of Louis XIV, under imperial desposm
The sincere honest republic is believe, untitled for and i'm
practicable in France but the hypocrc lying republic Of
1850 equally incapable of Duration 1t canno- should
not last.
Several days ago the Minister of the Interior introduced
bill appropatng 900 deay tie expenses Of the pub
lie illumination which is to mark the second anniversary Of
the proclamation of the republic, the 4th of May The bill
has not yet passed Some of the papers assert intention
the part of the Right in the Assembly to vote against it.
No official manifestation is proposed. The Place de la
Cocorde is to he ornamened, and fireworks and umna
tons night to take place there and at two other points
Of the capital SEQ on exclams the National upon this
occasion, decree your official joy Burn your ,aow and
your powder! Raise your dust and your smoke Curse
the revolution Of February up the Sd Of May inclusive
rejoice derousy the 4h, and your abuse the
5th But don't hope to deceive this patriotic population
1t has need consult the calendar to love the republic
1t laughs your hypocrc demonstrations. Its good sense
sees in them nothing but falsehood and mockery."
Several Of the Paris papers, especially the Constitutional
and the Mneur du Soir have during the last week been
publishing articles which evidently tend to violent and e
gal revolution of the question, Monarchy Republic by
executive nteposon These articles in journals known
for their semioca relations with the Eysee have given
newed currency to reports Of coup ats close hand
The National in article yesterday made offensive au
sion to these reports that the journal seized by order
the Minister Of The Interior The Minister nerpeated yes
terday afternoon from the tribune treated the reports rdcu-
ous and announced the intention of considering hencsorh
all journals who shall attribute such projects the President
committing offences punishable by the laws of which he
will order the application, he has just done with regard
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