New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-08
FRANCE.
England.

The principal topic of discussion in the
Assembly has been the Communal Electoral law
After long discussion, a clause has been adopted
making the time Of residence necessary TO qualify
citizen to vote in the communal or township elec-
tons only two years instead of three in the gen.
eral electoral law. This is regarded a departure
from the rigor of that law and step toward uniyer
sal suffrage. 1t is thus triumph for the President
A bill defining the responsibility of the
Executive has been introduced in the Assembly
lis discussion will be attended with great deal OF
excitement.
Marshal Soult is getting better.
M. Casabianca, Minister of Commerce,
has been named Minister Of Finance, instead OF VI.
Bloudel. NJ. Lefeyre DuTufe Is named Minister OF
Commerce.
We take the following from Paris letter
10 The DAILY Ne,rs, dated Nov. %:
To-day the President was to have distributed IN
the square hall of the Louvre, decorations 10 The
French contributors to the London Exhibition, VINO
have Won prizes. The ceremony however, was put
off in consequence Of tremendous row which oc-
cured lust al the moment of its commencement
Having been an eyewitness OF tins tumui.uouS
scene, / shall attempt TO convey TO your realers
faithful image of It's features drawn from iresh I'M
pressions Upon crossing the square leading 10 me
entrance OF the gallery, full hour before noon, the
tine appointed for the commencement OF the cere,
mony, found the space IN mont ihicAiy GRO Soe9
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dense thlOlg of holiday people, all brSk ana smart
in the sunshine. Already the spacious 81 me STAR
case wasthckly beset with what seemed the cue
of Paris, admitted by special tickets. Some eX-
claimed that 1t would be impossible 10 get places
"Entrons tout &c meme said brisk, adyen-
tuIous little woman, and adding, DonneL-mol
vo,re bras, Monsieur seized, with tranxness
peculiarly French the arm OF her nelghoor, a
comnlete stranger, as a blanche de Salut' Il the
up.sirus Cling column. In the Salon Care an es-
trade as erected before the great marriage feast OF
h~nA AneraN shl
occupied with long benches The choice positions
were taken up by the diplomatic body, high func-
tlonailes ana their female frlends. Inc aspect OF
the room, an immense hall Oh cuoic lofn Giosneu
with the SteTpeCes of TIA ian art was oTlidnI IN
the extreme. Meanwhile, the crowd continued 10
press upstairs ard through the cabinet OF precious
objects nr the Salon are, alreecy fu 20 oFefnON
ing. Principally at IL the President appeared, nav
ms on his night the Minister OF Commerce and on MS
left Nj Dupin, President of the Assembly. SORT OF
buzz alone Indicated his arrival there was ne Demon
sirSton Of any sort, either IN MS favor on o'nei
wise II seemed as If the zeal OF his parusdns was
ouenol al by the silent opposition OF the parnaneI
tarisns sense Of political antaSonism equi,
polsed and COZ fictipg aTdoT neutral3eo, persaoeu
even this crowd assembled 10 witness ceremony
by 10 mt ans remarkable. But !. IS fell thaf every
public appearance and act OF the President mas a.
this moment significance which is intense, ana
makes such occasions es that OF this morning re-
sorted to with strange easerness as II the spectator
Mere assisting at the throes of political crisis,
and would witness the birth OF new era WRlle
seine such feeling held the Assembly GREATNESS
on tie upioe of expectation, fierce sltercaiion
arose al the doors. In an instant the whole OF
the SPECTATORS stood up on benches, or attempted
10 DO so and those who 6id not succeed, but re-
manned as II were III the trough Of the farro~,
weIe subjected 10 the rudest maltieatment
most of cse who suffered in the struggle being OF
the weaker SEX shrili screams and EXPLANATIONS be-
gan 10 be heard from various parts. Meanwhile,
me great doors leading to the long gallery were
opened ard IL beng announced thai, In conse-
onence of the greater accommodation, the ceremo-
Nv would take place in the latter place, tremend-
Gus rush vas made In that direction. Inc nue.
tpaiion, rocking, showing, scramohng along t1ose
benches " lth screaming women caught between, and