Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-22
PARTISAN GOSSIP.

The Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia
Bulletin in his last letter, jots down the following
matters concerning the President of France and
another dstingue of the Bonaparte family:
Louis NAPoLEoN's VIEWS.
Rumor speaks OF very great change, of late,
IN the Presidents feelings on this subject Twice
IN the course OF last week, he passed in his ex-
cursions on horseback, through the quarters Of
st. Marcel and st. Antoine, peoped with work
men. Each time, he was saIuted with cries OF
vare Ia RepubliqAe! repeated along all the streets
Not one shout for Napoleon or the Empire The
President returned to the Eysee sad and discour-
aged. Some say that he is we'll nigh persuaded
to take more popular course. When he does
SO, shall not fail to give him due credit for it.
PRESIDENTIAL SCANDAL.
A fact, which illustrates the manners of the
higher classes at Paris better than any other of
present notoriety, has attracted general attention
this week | allude 10 the career run here by Mis-
tress Howard, one of the celebrities of the day.
Though formerly occupying the humble position
Of bar maid at hotel in Bath or Portsmouth, she
is now installed in fine mansion, Just opposite the
Elysee and furnished in the most splendid man.
ner. She gives parties brilliantly attended, has
her morning receptions, and her visiting list con-
tains the names of many high functionaries of the
State and asprants to Presidential favor Her pre-
sence at Paris is supposed to have caused the rup-
ture OF the marriage negotiations pursued by the
President in different courts of Europe. For
some time, Mrs. Howard was accompanied, in her
afternoon drives, by NJ. Fleury, one of the Presi-
dents aid-de-camps; but as he was young and
handsome, some scandal ensued, and he was oblig-
ed to yield his place to grey-haired ad-de-camp
M. Mocguard. report was circulated in the
| saloons on Monday evening that Mrs. Howard had
deceased, after giving birth to still born infant il
appears now that only one half of this was true,
| the lady being still alive. The President was
deeply affected and countermanded all the invita-
tons issued for a great dinner on Tuesday. This
whole business is scandalous enough, but we have
not yet returned to the days of Louis XIV, when
the king had his mistresses in his own court, and
took them with him in his carriage when he
passed his army in review. 1t were to be wished
| however, that one of the bishops recently nomi-
mated by the prince President, would preach him a
sermon on the necessity of setting good exam =
pie to his people. If this be too ultra for the
amount of religion admitted into good society, the
bishop night remind him that it is more becoming
the role he aspred to, of defender of the family in
stitution and buwark of Catholicity, not to pa-
card his mmoralities.
PIERRE BoNAPARTE
III were sure ofnot gettnga challenge some day
from that Lucius O'Tngger, M. Pierre Bonaparte,
| would mention here lawsuit decided against
him this week, by one of the courts. Pierre is
the same gentleman who sent five challenges and
fought three duels on the same day, and who kill
led eight Arabs with his own hand at the storm
ing of Zaatcha. You see he is man 10 be spo-
ken of with Difference, which | propose to do
Whenever Pierre takes drive on the Boulevard
or in the Champs Elysee, he takes his pet with
him. What this animal is, the reader would not
guess in fifty times. 1t is none of your delicate
limbed, glossy coated grey-hounds, none of your
shabby lap dogs, or even big Newfoundland. 1t
is nothing less than young oness, caught by
himself in Africa, and tanned, until she follows her
master like dog. The pet, it would seem, is
like Kathleen OMore's COW, gentle only to the
hand that has tanned her. She has done so much
damage to the ph8tons, tilbures and carriages
hired by her master, that the proprietor brought
suit for the amount. The court awarded him
several hundred francs damages.