New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-20

secufrsC 2. BoCnf. where me MAYOR o. ID" 10y ''
a repubhcan adde's - TIE pgpils o. me 'O.ies'
there, spr0pos Of me distnonnon Of ne ye-'N
,rzes. n tas ,nids. o. th.s dress the -a5-Pre-
feet Of the Department arose ant eHciaened t1A' Az
would no, rrrrnit college ball TO be Transformer
INTO club BE- could rot allow the Mayor '' any
one else 70 encourage sae yong men 10 Ie'oi.' 4"
inuiu INTO Their minds reyoi luonafy 'Hs'-' He
therefore invited al honestly disposed persons 10
,r,, the room. SAVING ths ne stsised down stars
followed by three men and a small boy. ! Ae Nay
or nou1ee disturbed vent On with his remarks.
pre,,v soon the P-e<ect came back, and expressed
himself sorrv that he rad yielded 70 MS first feelings
Of Indignation, inasmuch a such scene ooud not
fail TO re disagreeaoe 10 the parents Of the students
who were present. The distribution Of the prizes
then took place The Mayor Of Baune was removed
from Office few hours afierward.
An attentive examiner Of the windows o. the PRINT
shops, cannot fail to remark the eXteme iancy Oh
French and illustrative artists ofa sorts'or
rcnreseu,ing monks priests, deacons, ab5es and such
like fathers of the churoh IN positions considerably
a, variance VITA the supposed austery OF tner usu-
Al ayocatons Some of the most successful eoiiil-
lions OF their humor IN this line have crossed the At
lantic Do any Of the most open scoers PLAY plquet
with more intense interest than those two co"ied
and clustered confess that every body has seen
Was ever anv one more raptuOusly tcked ny point
ouint. ouatorge or more dolefuy charyned by " mel
thor ace face nor trump But, II seems, that Inc
fysijties of these gentlemen not confined to card
nlaving We have them IN various other hlghly I'M
proper situations such as making merry IN some
convent cellar, where there Is barrel for every
guest-dnng off ham and eggs on Frday-lndu-g-
ing IN the good things Of this life during Lent-trying
10 encucle ladies' who have come to confess IN
prestly and consequently platonlc embrace and, IN
short committing all those numerous peceadliloeS
which one would suppose to be the especial patron
of the ungodly 1t certainly Is one OF the Chief points
OF French artists to cancature the priests II comes
next after their well known mania for e1hlolthg the
female form either with no drapery at ALL or win
something no thicker than tissue paper. have Oh
ten wondered whether there were any facts Iha' had
gained publicity in relation to the morals on these
priests and parsons, and TO the scdntlty oil he PHI
yate hfe--or whether the carcaiurlsts were simply
embodying upon paper very common Suspicion.
have now discovered that Il IS a fact, and not ian
cy. Priests are what We should cal set oi hafd
BOYS and as for abbtS hardly know what term to
employ to express my sense Of then Inconsistency.
Here is instance among others IN proof OF TINS po-
slton. The able Coleuil died lately az toulouse
An auction sale Of ms furniture, and other effects mas
for many days been drawing crowds to his late resi-
donce The visitors were not ndnced there alto
geher by curiosity for nearly every one, no matter
wha, his taste found something exactly IN ms way
OF certain sorts of articles there was such an extra
ordinary quantity, that people began to think 1t
queer Ninoty-three snuf.bOxes, ll3 pocket hand
kerchiefs % canes, 81 umbrellas, many fragments
of valuable lace and other female APPENDICES OF
the kind formed part of this extraordinary collection
II seems that the worthy Able used 10 scolr the
Church after service, and make foray upon all the
waits and s,rays that might have lost their owners
But this is not all What do you think of seventeen
locks of hair. done up in separate papers You say
perhaps, that they must have been mementos oil
white headed deacens and snowy-rated confessors
On the contrary, Sir they black as the ravens
wing, or brown as Guatimala cigar they were
cesses Sir, rlngles, brands, III short, locks OF hau
as said before. But this is not ALL either In ms
wardrobe between a couple OF surpces. were two
fancy costumes, One, PINK domino, and the other,
a haIequin,, Whenever. thus far IN my hfe, have
visited masked balls has always been with an In
ward sting Of conscience, and certainty OF good
deal OF remorsc and sleepinoss the next day but,
hereafter, shall remember the Able ColleuIl, and
90 and do likewise 1t won't be long before we shall
have a picture OF a ClolsteTed monk practising the
fandaneo all alone by himself IN his cell, prepare
tory 10 coming ont al the Chateau Rouge Perhaps
Gayarni inspired for one of his masterpieces will
represen, the Able Colleu and Tit PausSan. IN al
the ecstacy Of regular built prouette, on the floor
of the Grand Opera. Ii Is too good subject for
caricature to be lost.
Everybody has heard or read the story of the Maid
and the Maggie, wherein that thieVlsh bird purloned
80 many spoons, tn "a, the maid had to be sent to
prison. ] am happy TO say that the honor OF The
ieathered race has beer redeemed by the heroic CON
duct of parrot This bird, by word IN ume'
saved seven pieces of money The circumstances
were these MI Iaporte, employed IN the Hotel OF
the Minister Of Public Works, as waxer OF the
floors stole seven NapoleonS from the writing -desA
of the chief cook the establishment wishing
to appear unconcerned and perfectly at ms eAse ne
sndeayored TO be polite and ahaoe 10 a large parrot
that was taking the ar upon his perch. The parrot
did not relish his advances IN the least. and upon
his approaching within ak-shot he bit HIM Sc
yerely IN the lip. Laporte who always carrleS his
handkerchief IN his hat, removed his covering IN
order to get 1t. Al this moment Napoleon fell
upon the ground. The parrot sa" It, ana heard H.
and immediately shouted stop thIet sop ihel w
Laporte was seized, and the cook, who had Just dis
covered his loss, identified the stolen CONS The
| thief was arrested, tined, and sentenced 10 two
Years impI sonment. on the evidence OF the parrot
Ii seems that the OF the bird, instead Of BRING
ing HIM up to speak the limited vocabulary Of Poll
and cracker, taught hun, whenever he heard piece
of money fall, to cry stop thief ' little thinking,
probably, that It would ever become OF such vital
importance TO NJ Magno's cook. When the case
was tired, large number Of persons were present
on purpose to Sc the leathered denunciaOr bu, he
had not been summoned 10 appear.
Iwish also distinctly 10 call your attention 10 the
subject Of postage. between the United States and
the Continent of Europe. 1t really seems TO pre-
sent state Of things inconsistent with our Amer-
can ideas IN tins matter 20 appear like relic Of
the dark ages BY the present system everybody IN
| France holding CORRESPONDENCE with America, Is
| Obliged 70 pay the postage both WAYS. The reason