New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-02

| of fact and even rumor. have seriously de-
| bated the question whether would not spend
| the day in skating in the artificial pond at the
| Jardin oliver, rather than in composing te-
| dious chronicle of our seven days labors. Ten
years ago the pond and the skaters would have
most certainly carried the day and playing tru.
ant would. can conceive, even at this late
period, retain something OF the zest it used to
| have when the rule Of three and the objective
case seemed an especial invention OF the arch
enemy Of school boys. After hard battle with
pretty serious inclination to omit you for week,
| send you this letter as witness Of the triumph
of a sturdy consclentiousness over desperate
itching to steal holiday and cut my initials on
the ice. u sign them on this sheet of paper,
instead. y is hard letter to make with skates,
but i, can easily be done with pen.
think ,ha. have never yet alluded to Paris
fashions, and this has been because hardly be-
heyed that any such illusions would reach the
eyes OF that portion OF the creation for whom
fashions were invented. But the Presiden. has
prescribed court costume for the Councillors
and the Senators, and the Msnits,g has &C
quainted the public with the fact. So tina.
depart, for once, from q long-es.ablished prac-
tee. The Senators are to wear a dark. blue vel
vet coat, ornamented with gold embroidery,
representing branches of oak and palm inter-
laced-the RIBS or arms OF the leaves to be made
of gold spangles. The Councillors are TO sport
coat Of igh!-blue broadclots, single breasted,
and 10 be worn ba.toned, with nine gil, buttons;
a white single breasted waistcoat with five gilt
buttons; white cashmere Pantaloons, with gold
braid upoo the seam. The embroidery upon
the coat viii represent oak leaves mingled with
an olive branch Certain slight variations of
the embroidery distinguish the Vice-President
and the Presidents Of the Sections. The hat is
70 be Of black felt, ornameuted with gold cord
and black velves. The plumes are to be white
for the Wee President and the Presidents Of the
Sections, and black for The members. The
sword is to be straight, and the hit, gilt. This
is to be the state costume, worn on all occasions
Of ceremony the undress consists Of the coat
Just described, and black waistcoat and panta-
oons, without ornament Of any kind. The in
auguraiion Of the Senate and Council Of State
will be attended with vast and imposing ceremo-
mails. Dr. Veron, the editor Of the Constifu-
nonntl, had intended to play prominent part In
the display, and fully counted on revealing him.
self to an astonished city in the rig of full
blown Senator. His name was not found among
those of the oishty.fouI gentlemen raised to
that dignity, nor has II been consecrated in the
columns OF the Mon,tsw since. The obese Doc
tor vented his rage one day in paragraph upon
two outgoing Ministers, and was told in the
| Panie OF the same evening that the " Govern
ment had seen the article with surprise and re-
greet" am afraid that the inJudcious wrath of
| the confidential editor has ruined him. But he
deserves some extraordinary mark Of esteem.
He has told great many falsehoods and done
great deal of dirty work. He ought to be made
| Senator Immediately He has been bottle
washer lickspit, tool, toady, long enough tie
merit promotion, and trust he may get it, as
| en- encouragement to others who are struggling
for advancement over the same rugged and tor
tuous path.
The preparatory measures necessary for the
suppression of the hulks in France, and the
transportation OF the convicts to Cayenne, are
nearly terminated. There are at present but
| three establishments of this sort in France-that
at Brest, containing 1881 criminals that of
Touon, containing 1878, and that of Rochefor,,
containing csc. That of Touloa is the Oldest.
having been built in l7fs. Before this perod,
convio,s were sent 10 Marseilles, where they
were placed On board OF sixteen galleys; eight
OF these made voyages at sea, and eight re-
NAMED continually in the harbor. They were
abolished in lTSl. The hulks of Brest were
built in 1850, by couvicts brought from Toulon.
Those OF Rochefort were also constructed by
conyicts, in lsss than year, in 1907. Eight
branch establishments were successfully created
and suppressed from 1879 to 1910; those of Nice.
LOrient, Hayrs Cherbourg, &s. The criminals
al present inhsbiting the huks are. for the most
part, condemned TO labor for life, or to very long
terms. They Will probably experience many
poignant regrets al sheir expatria.ion
Have you heard of NJ. Dupin's lest up.n the
eonhsea'ion Of the Orleans property 1t is IN
uahsia'sbe, and French scholars only will ap.
pferla'e the play upon words. Speaking OF
ms achievement OF the Dictator, he SAID, "Cr,si
e premier rel De Psig!e." This is not only pun,
oN' criticism, and singing one too. Tins
heugh tie ChaTssar, is cAoked. and Punch
stopped at the iiontieY., we have them b,,b !,
the salons and the streets. sharo ;oks =
telling satire, Is passed from mouth 10 mouth
and circulated with pertinacity from on. end ,f
the city TO the other. Charivaris in private 10
and amateur Punches, supply the place Of thai
immortal prototypes. Liihsgrsphy is often 20.
sorted TO as mesns OF printing something to,
good to lose, but which would yet be penal il p,t
mtype. The Loadoa Psach is kent out Of ,ha