New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07
FRANCE.
The Presidenf-Politics-S state OF the People.
Correspondence Of The Tribune


PARIS, Thursday, Feb 90 1851
Mr.. EDITOR While summing myself in the
Boulevard Montmsrtre, the other day, had put
into my hands a little yellow covered pamphlet
embellished with all the graces Of Typography,
and which Judged, pri"aa Jac'e to be Califor-
MAN prospectus On opening it, however, dis
covered TO my great amusement, that it was no
less than Prospectus of the Presidents Stable
that, in fact / was invited to purchase
swenty.one of his elegant horses, (chevau1 de
lures all warranted to be as full blooded as him
self So it seems that the President 10 obliged TO
retrench. His S250,000 year. and perquistes
go but q short way toward the expensive estab.
hshment Of q Prince. Horses, servants, courte
sans, champsgne-reviews even sausage dotations
10 the army, must be cruelty sacrificed on the
altar OF democratic economy. SO ungratetul are
all Republics 1t is rumored that since the Pres
ident has chosen Ia la Hobson) not to have Ma
tional subscription, his enthusiastic admirers are
resolved to rush to the afore mentioned sale Of
Elysean horses, and pay such fabulous prices for
the full blooded creatures as shall almost compen
safe their princey owner for his loss OF the d0t0
ton. We shall see.
Meanwhile the organs of the President have not
vet recovered their temper, but, on the contrary,
are more and more spiteful every day They at
tack not only the Legitimists aud Socialists bat
the Constitution itself, and the assembly even -
extract from one of their effusions of yesterday:
1.-THE Constitution which rules US is the work
of men of disorder, who mounted to power from
the corpses of February. These men are to day
imprisoned, exiled, or forgotten"
A proposition was made TO the Assembly last
Saturday in the following words: Amnesty, full
and entire, is accorded 20 all citizens condemned
for political offenses since Feb. "a, 1s4s." 1t was
signed by Victor Hugo, Eugene Sac, Pascal Du-
pratt, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emile de Girardin,
Emanuel Arago, and l9l others Oneis surprised
not to see, also, the names of Cavaignac and La
MARITIME. The subject will soon come up for dis
cussion-probably in the first week of March.
The Legislative Commission decided last Friday
not TO take into consideration proposition of NJ.
Michel de Bourges asking for the free exercise
of the professions OF bookseller and printer.
The question as to the revision of the Constitu-
ton cannot come legally before the Assembly
Ill the third year of its existence; so no PROPOSE
ton on that subject need be looked for until May
There will probably be no revision, If only to spite
the President, by thus excluding him from the list
Of candidates for 1852.
You will get some idea of the probable result
Of both of these last mentioned propositlons-and
all others of a purely political character-by the
following analysis Of the present Assembly
Orleanisls commune. $40 Moderate Republicans ~
Legltimiss. 1871 Bon Ipariss. SS
$50
A new evening paper has Just been started,
called the Messdeer de PAsstm5itc, the name of
which sufficiently indicates the color. NJ. For
cade and A. Solar, who left the Paerle, because
it was too Napol eonist. the chief editors.
No less than 81 Projects aud Sub Protects are
about 10 be dismissed, as hundreds OF others
have been, in consequence OF their well known
republcanism. This movement was limited at 10
the Presidents famous message.
At a review last Saturday, on the Champ de
Mars, Of the First Military Division the Infantry
do Pr ar whatever.
the Cavalry issued occasional cries OF Vt0e en-
peIeuT
Gen. Julien, commanderof the First Brigade
of the Third Military Division, has resigned, not
being enough of Napoleonist to enjoy his POSI-
tion in peace. .,
Suicides are not sufficiently rare in Paris TO call
for anv especial notice, but the following letter,
found by the lifeless body of perfectly sane man,
who destroyed himself last week, is worth read
ing;
tradespeople, left me a comfortable fortune. Up
20 the present time have been perfectly happy.
have seen many things. have been wherever
there was any pleasure to experience and 1t
only remained to me to die peaceably-a sudden
death, for example. But some time since med.
ical dictionary fell into my hands which revealed
to me that there was supreme happiness which
one could only acquire by hanging, and | have
chosen to acquire It.
"When am found suspended from my win
dow, pray those who know me to indulge in no
regret tor they can say, Behold happy maa
He has known every human felicity
81 give my fortune to the poor
At this time, when the condition OF the people
in all countries ia thought TO be subject worthy
Of investigation, you will doubtless be Interested
in the following official statistics to the wages
of the working population Of BELGIUM-Belgum
that magnificent country whose beauty delights
every eye. and warns every heart save the eye
and the heart Of those who have creates its
beauty
aSi2 men earn fcom So to 70 cents per day.
lSa.440 men fom so 10 40 cents per day.
us $50 men earn from 20 TO so cents per day.
WOMEN.
lS2 women earn % cents and upward per day.
S7,72l women earn so TO 30 cents per day.
$3.50 women earn 10 10 % cents per DAY
1862 women earn less than 10 cents per day
5000 boys esru from 20 10 so cents per day
l2&59 boys earn from 10 to - cenis per day.
l7sSl boys esrn Tess Than 10 cents pr day.
GIRLS
1885 girls earn from ~ TO 50 cents per day
6Ss6 girls earn from 10 10 % cents per d,y.
1855 girls earn less lhsn 10 cents per day
The above figures do not represent the whole
working population in Belgiums of course in fact,
they exclude the whole agricultural class which
would have made the statistics still more melRn-
choly bat they represent, without doubt fair
average estimate Of town wages throughout the
Kingdom. Such statement requires no com
mcnt. IL Is only necessary to publish IT, What
an epitome is presents OF an inverted civilization
While Rm in the statistical way, let me pre-
sent you with another table, compiled t.om re-
port Just issued in London. IL gives invaluable
information as 20 the limited extent OF what are
called the middle and upper classes" or the
"respectabiliiy and standing Of Great Britain
TABLE OF INCOMES.
No OF persons with income OF from $50 $1,000 $500
resons win Income otfom.. 81 600 70 $50 . glt
PERSONS With income OF from. 1900 $500. 68s5
fersOns with income u hOm.. q 800 10 s 900 500
Persons with income OF fcom... 5000 10 3 500 2g7s
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