New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-07
CHANCES AT EUROPE. No. NIX
FRANCE. CENTRAL AND EASTERN.

TRANCE. CENTRAL AND EASTERN.
Editortaf Ccr.~-r-~d-~~-~ 90 rha Triaune.
Lyons. Tuesday, June Il, 1851.
CAME out of Paris through the spacious Boule
rardS, which, under various second appellatlons
stretch eastward from the Madeleine Churchnear
" 10 the barrier and then be Il southwark near
the beautiful column which marks the site and
commentaries the fall OF the BaSte. so long the
chief dungeon wherein Despoiism stfed Remon.
STRANGE and tanned the spirit Of Freedom. Liberty
III France is doomed yet 10 undergo many trials
nav is now enduring some of them-but II Is not
within the compass of probability that another
BaStile should ever rear its head there, or that
the absolute power and abiect Seryitude which
1t fifty symbolized should ever be known there
hereafter Very near II on the south lies the
famous Faubourg St Antoine, inhabited mainly
bv bold, frce-souled worklngmen, who have re-
peatedly eyinced their choice to die free rather
than live slaves, and in whom the same spirit
lives and rules today | trust that dire alterna-
tive will never again be forced upon them. but II
II should be there are no BaStiles so lmpregna-
bic, no despotism SO fortified 10y prescription, and
glorious recolectionS and the blind devotion OF
loyalty, as those they have already leveled to the
earth
The Paris Station of the Lyons Railway Is
at the eastern barrier of the City. received
here another lesson in French Railroad manage
meut. | first bought at the office my ticket for
ChaonS on the Saone, which Is the point to
which the road Is completed. The dis
lance Is 2i3 miles the fare (hrst-clasS) = %.
But The display of my ticket did not entltle me
10 enter the passengers sitting-room, much less
to approach the cars. Though had Cut down
my baggage, by two radical retrenchments, to
two hight carpet-bags, could not take these with
me- nor woNld they pass without weighing.
" hen weighed, was required to pay three or
-four sous Gents for extra baggage, though
there Is no stago-route IN America on which
they would not have passed unchallenged
and been accounted a very moderate allow
ance. Now | was permitted to enter the
sacred precincts, but my friend, who had
spent the morning With NE and come 10 see
me off was inexorably shut out, and had
no choice but to bid him a hasty adieo. Passing
the entrance, was shown into the apartment
tor St-claSs passengers. While the second-class
were driven INTO a separate fold and the third
class into another Thus We waited fifteen
minutes, during which satisfied myself that no
other American was gong by this train, and bu,
three or four English, and OF these the two with
whom soraped an acquaintance were going only
to Fontanbleau, few miles from Paris They
were required to take their places IN portion
OF the train which was to stop al FOntalnbleau,
and SO we moved of
The European Railway carriages so far as
have Yet seen them. are more expensive and less
convenient than ours. Zach is absolutely d.
vided into apartments about the size OF mail
coach. and calculated to hold eight persons The
result Is thIrty-two seats where on American car
OF equal length and weight would hold at least
fifty, and Of the shlrtytwo passengers oRe-half
must inevitably ride backward | believe the
secondclass cars are more soclahle, and mean TO
make their acquaintance | should have done II
tins time. but for my desire 10 meet some one
with whom could converse. and Americans and
Engli>hmen are APT TO cling TO the frst-cass
places Ny ann was disappointed. Ny compan-
ions were all Frenchnen, and what was
worse, all Invetcrate smokers Thev kept
pua,pufing. through the day frs, all of
BOvctard presume rampa. o. fo-tifssi works
removed Is the city outsrev but the name Is resae-, br
the street. Which took place Our B--'-y ;, New
los. Illustrates tss osis'n II 4 aame