New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-09
FRANCE.

The correspondence from Paris 20 tue Lon
don ur,ss IS fun Of conjec,ures. Everything is
surposed and attributed TO every imaginable and
unimaoinable motive In fact, It IS the naEyes: u
supnosilion and mo,vism IN France.
The cores pondence Of The Lond5n Times tas the
following. which unfortunately has more Of ixed
reality
"The commercial condition OF Pans Is nearly the
same Us the week before last All transactions on
large scale nave nearly, # not entirely, ceased, anc
the utmost caution IS observed by all parties Joh
biIyipp and selling. fortunately the nome con-
SUMPTION II sufficient to Keep the manufacturers en-
ulOye0 and the ready money business done by the
shopioepcTs enables them TO renew their stocks
without beng under the necessity on ashlhS 'or
credlt. some Of the Paris manufacturers have re-
ceivod few orders from abroad and Il IS believed
that they mpht SIN further extend their operations
but tina, they insst on having ~ outstanding debts
prcviouflv paid of Under these circumstances It =
expected that the year 1852 VIII pass over without
any serious commercial cnsjs. whatever may De me
political complications resulting nom the cessation
of the powers Of the President"
Meantime the President is perpeiually On foot
seeing sights, visiting shows. and bestowing lar
gessos TIE Drot has the following rather incredible
story:
"a comm ercial traveller, whose business frequently
called nm, from Orleans 10 PARIS " Edmuud D,
was accustomed to go 20 an hotel with the landlord
Of wlich he was ACQUAINTED He arrived a few DAYS
ago at the hotel where he was IN the ha0 OF STAYING
On Thursday evening, aier supper, ne invited the
people Of The hotel TO 10 his chamber 10 take col
fee ano le promised 70 tel them tale full Of drs-
matte ncoent. Ca entering the room ms guests
saw on the bed. near which ne seated himself par
of pistols. MY story said ne, has sad dcfope-
raenf ana require he pistols 10 make It clearly I'M
dCrstooc. rs he had always been accustomed,
ia telling MS tales, 10 indulge u expressive pan
tOHlme, ana TO take up any thing winch lay han&y
CALCULATED 10 add TO the effect, no surprise was
felt at hiS having prepared pistols. lie be
gan by naTatng the ,ye' Of young girl anc
young man. They had both. ne ,aid promised. under
The mosl solemn Oaths, mylOmbie hcehty The
young man, whose profession Obliged hun to travel
once made long absence. While nc was away. ne
received legacy and on his return fastened 70
place II AZ hey feet. But on presenting himself be-
tore her, he learned that IN compliance with the
WISHES OF her family she had Just married ailhy
merchant. The young man thereupon took terri
bic resolution lie purchased a par Of pistols IKE
these he continued taking one an each hand, then
ne assembled ms friends IN his chamber, and after
conversation placed one under his chm, IL this
way as 90, saying IN Joke that It would be plea
sue TO BIO" DOT ms OranS. Ana al me same mo-
mCut hc pulled the trigger Here the man dis
chareed The pistol, and ms head was shattered 10
pieces Pieces OF the bone and portions Ofthc BRAN
fell ON the hon6ed spectators. The unfortunate
man iOC his own story
Bv a decree an The Noaitcnr Col. CouStOn, who
so lately presided over the Court Martial at Lyons
for the trial OF Gent and others IS promoted to the
grade OF Commander IN the order % the Legion OF
Honor. The gallant Colonel, who has seen 81 Yeas
service, and made five campaigns, IS no doubt well
worthy OF the honor conferred. Still a promotion
which follows Immediately the exercise OF judicial
functions on SPECIAL occasion viii be set down 10
talents other than d military KIND DeLcacy with
regard 10 the administration OF justice is certainly
not one Of the virtues of revolutionary tunes, for,
like everything isc, justice itself rs used as party
weapon. We are IN state of warfare, that Is the
truth of Several more persons OF those lately ar
rested for what is called the Paris Conspiracy, have
been set al liberty. The number yet remaining pa
prison amounts 10 about sixty The editor Of jour
nal called FO1t On PeUy6 published al DeuX Serves,
hoo
and to pay a fine Of 2C00 for publishing false re-
port OF trial on the prosecution Of work called
The Democratic Alphabet" Another country paper
The Suffrage jHlUerSoi, of Montpelier has two pages
IN blank.
TWAS the Editor Of this paper, NJ a Olivier, who
was killed the other day, duel with Capt Genes
tous, " hich grew out of controversy WIN the Le-
giimist journal Of the town
The hcSStngp &c PASSeHtbl,e has pronounced IN
favor of The fusion This would look as lftherC was
some screw loose about General Changarnier, whose
candidateshlp for the Presidency OF the Kepu0hc
| has probably met with an unpleasant check. For
some time the African General was considered to be
the iavoTie candidate OF the friends of order but
the appearance OF the Prince de JOnvilie ~ the field
| has sadly disarranged all previous combinations
That the Prince viii stand candidate for the PreSi
dcncy OF the Republic, there can be doubt for his
! friend. declare openly that they have his authority
! foi The use made of ms name. On the other hand.
! the LeglmstS too divided 10 make their support
! of much CONSEQUENCE 70 any aSplTant.