New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-14

,,nes n t,se II Ito consideration and adjourned
,he aiscvesion tors.x months. Tas pcroI expires
on the lst OF September. when the members VIII be
scattered 20 the four winds o. Heaven. u Cre;on
therefore. desired 20 o1tan dy Tor the debate. al
tenor toite a. ourlment. This was refused. bu =
TIE delay Of SIX months expire during ihe interval
" CrcicgF PROPOSITION vii re tie first 20 engage
the attention Of tie Chamber. % Is return. Upon
securing sort Of promise 10 tins eject, Creion
wiadsew ms notion.
Tie Secle Was e Ized Yesterday for an article ea'-
tied H. Ssou . n which i Was asserted mat IN
President Was much embarrassed pecunIarly. ~ he
he's "a nav lrce debts contra tel a. the Bourse. but
which are nos rs own. 4 note N tn Pa'rls. irom
IN Official source declares that the President has
ud nothing for any one, and tina; De has nothing 10
Nv for himself" TIE Sis-ie y 20 be prosecuted for
exciting the people to hatred aud contempt OF the
Government, and for The h5elout publication Of
false eiLgonce.'
The following IS one example among thol sands OF
the uonstrous absur1ity OF the electoral Law O.
Naval Il IS contained IN letter addressed 10
SIR TIE Emperor Napoleon. IN person. con
ffrred upon ne the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
ACCOMMODATING Il with a few complimentary words.
lie was far from foreseeing that uncer ne govern
ment OF h. nephew | should be ciaSsed among
'ralabonCs and tie vile multitude
"fc eooa enough 20 insert this letter IN your next
NUN Der az YOUR readers can Judge OF men and the
tunes AOufs &c
The ECLIPSE OF the sun passed oil here harmonious
y and without accident. We have - YET no news
from the northern autudes. where all The principal
eazer, hal collected, IA the path OF the total
shadow. Tie PdTsians, VINO never 40 anything
Ike ANYBODY else. presented some peculiar Re lures
on the occasion. The CHAMBER gave ltseh nan
holiday IL honor Of the event. People dressed
themselves no IN their festival attire and took favor
able positions on the Sidewalk From my wndo"
saws seyera. bar gcs and PINK skirts, taai knew
would not have been donned had Il not been for the
suns taking tie veil Coored glasses were Tor SAFE
Al three sous apiece at the street-corners One OF
these purchased and caudor cOmpels me TO state
hat however deep might have been rs nue. II
v as nj done half brown a. was. But the pieces
Of smoked glass that met IN a perigrlndtioh ABOUT
town on that famous 2sih of July ii really seemed
a. though the Crystal Palace had been unroOiel 10
furnish material for these off-hand telescopes ne
fayon,e method Of contemplating an eclipse OF me
sun m France. is 10 catch ms image u quo oi
water and TO look 1t this instead % the glazing oro
himself through an Cbscured medium ms j.
more convcu ent attitude, and IS less trying 10 Inc
ewes. Another common mode - 10 lhTo" tne sllA
disc uVon sheet OF white paper by means OF an
objective glass, and then with watch IN hand' u
wax for the exact second announced by iae astron
omers II certainly IS an interesting moment. "nei
tie time holder eXcltlms. " Now ~ and when a. II
oheyIng the word. slight speck uyades the tar
face OF TIE sun. IN CsSaylst might uAi good slO-
i,Ct for an imaginative sketch ID the Eclipse tAat
dld lot happen" The occurrence of tnls phenom-
enon used 10 be looked upon as iorerunner OF ca
IaIniry. and pOrtent dire OF coming desc atom
In our day. however. the reverse would be- the
case IN eclipse which should not tul.hl al It's
engacCmcnfs would give serious and very ret-
souablc grounds for CONSERVATION one might wen
suspect thai all not right m the ichnery OF the
Solar system. and that perhaps tho sun Wa on me
point Of retiring from the seTYre oi an uu1rdlcIul
world, To undertake the illumination OF some olstdhl
planetary confederation. TIE 'fT' Tt seems 10
have considered the possibility of failure. for thaw,
III one of ms caucatures represents me sun WIN
CoWnCaSt Wlen. appearing aefore iie Assembled A.
ironomorS. and declaring them TO De unreasonable,
as perhaps he shant be ready Tor the 2>th Inc en-
RACED illuminate tell HIM TO 90 about Ms business,
and If he doesn't eclipse himself according TO "ha'
- down IN the bill. they viii discover three or loig
planets. night of, big enough 10 sinh nm Ms
hrea probably brought the sun 70 his senses Tor ne
went through with ms performances win apparent
good humor
Never was the social. familiar, democratic nature
Of the Parsians more evident than turing the eclipse
Tie whole population. the inhabitants OF the houses
the sellers and puT ha>tTs n the shops, gathered on
the sidewalks. and talked u the expected event
The CITY seemed Ike one vast family, ana 10
have one common subject OF interest. rs walked
along among the groups. everybody oHtfcd tleI
glasses, Their tub OF water or any ~
might have for viewing the unWontti spectacle B.
coachmon who happened To stop near a party
were immediately presented win tnc necessary
utensils ! SdW gentleman Win uooi> OF tie NOS
brilliant polish and gloves ana sltrt Of unSulAed
purliv accent smoked glass from a chltOnler,
whose trade as every one knows, Is with the refuse
Of The city, as u l. thrown INTO Tie cutters. The
gentleman looked ms Gl. con>uic ms watch, sad 10
was an interesting ght, andas he returned The glass
with thanks, slightly touched l. hat 20 The 0uicast
Of society. \ gentleman Who should 50 far forget
himself ID NcW-l ORR. and should be seen oy Mrs..
---. would &c forever ex,luled from Mrs --'>
a acquaintance
But tins genuiue democratic trait In the .rench
character j. not peculiarly eXni1itei on days OF
solar eclipse. ! saw an incident peril city analogous
not week ago gentleman was descending The
\. .. an
he mel who happened 10 be smoking he stopped IN
order 10 obtain Light. TINS person was a ioo,Inan
with the livery and badge of his condition. lie was
well dressed, however, and was evidently gentle
mans gentleman. After having set fire 10 ms cigar
The dandy, for such IL WaS, slightly bowed a.
acknowledging favor rom an INFERIOR and the Co
nestle raised ms hat from his head. Unless have
strangely forgotten, such tuS0nS between the upper
and the lower crust would be quite out If The QueS
ton IN New-l OK. The French. even under mon
aTchy, and now with their mouarchcal education and
history are he most democratic people ia Europe
If not IN tie world.
On the 9Cth Of July last a sort Of provisional law
was passed rec ,abh>hng the coaSire upon dramatic
Productions 10 continue IN force for one year, and
leaving almost despouc power IN the HANDS OF me
Minister OF the lntonor In the meantime u dehnl-
tive bill was TO be drawn up by the latter oihcer ana
presented 10 the Chamber for hnal acton Inc
twelve months expired YESTERDAY. and VI. Leon
faucher not having prepared the law, or TOO Wei
pleased With tie unlimited control that ne no~ en-
Joys TO yield II w. asked a further delay OF sN
uonlA>. Inc I ndinDtr allowed MN VII JahudI}
1852. The theatrical censor was abolished oY the
lroNlslCHa4 Government, but was restored TWO years
afterwards AS i existed under LOUIS Philippe j
was much more Just liberal and sensible N IN a u
Xsis under Leon Faucher | never heard that VI
Duchae caused play to De condemned by the censor
because be happened 10 dislike the author but nave
heard such q scandal limited more than once OF VI.
FaUcher. The committee of the Theater Francois l.
organized IN such manner by the care OF that
gentleman. that Nine. George sand has Withdrawn u
piece II i've acts intended Ter that stage HerreaSoa
j that the work Wllno be judged oy is literary meT-
lis bA according the Minister OF the Intencrmay
Wink wuh his right eve or his eft-signaLs agreed on
beforehand. The Government pays enormous sums
for the support of the principal theaters. consider
ing and with great justice. That the French stage Is
national glory Rec.Qrocally, therefore, Il has
right 10 exercise some control over the manner N
which is money IS dlstursoc. Taking this circum-
stance INTO view, and remembering that IN France
there Is little or no public opinion 20 winch dra-
Inailc MNrAs u-aN he Sae-N rlNer TINT mn