The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-05

Of declaration Of war between Europe and America.
More anon
French church, and entitled himself Primal DIES
G0ues has resumed bis former profession of grocer,
at Bologne, near st Cloud What fall! To be
would be Pope, and to return to be coffee and su-
gar dealer!
Before closing my letter, received the intelli.
gence that Louis Napoleon has been received with
much curiosity at Bourges, by the nobility Of that
place, who looked at him through the shutters Of
men and peasant women, who had been attracted
into the city by the novelty Of the spectacle they
shouted with much fury-..ViUs Napoleon Pave
81 sSe esy won. Il n in & and 's H.
was greeted by all the gems en- Place of the depart
ment who were present.
Louis Napoleon has proceeded to Nevers, and we
know, by telegraphic despatch, that he has been
very well received there b. II. h.
GOSSIP OF PARIS
PARIS. SEPT. l6. 1852.
Visit to Champagnc-Paris Deserted-S ,cinSssng By
an american Gentleman-A Murderer of TtCeNty
People Captured-Eyyption of Mount Etna-
Iheatricals, &c, &c.
have just returned from Champagne, rs told you
in my last letter had been invited to be present TO
the Vendanges, Mt Mareuil Sur-Seine, by Aessieurs
Boucbe, Son and Drouet the largest proprietors Of
vineyards, in Champagne, and l was not man 70
resist such good occasion to the vintage these
renowned wine dealers. left Paris Thursday even
ing by the railway of Strasburg, and arrived the
same evening. Early the next morning, was
up, and requested my amiahle guests to show the
vineyards, the process Of wine making, bottng, and
20 forth, and also their mammoth cellars, which
kept in the most beautiful order, and offer to the
amateur the curious picture of more than G0o, 900
bottles of champagne, either ready to be drank,
submitted to the process Of Qualification, corkiDg,
and 4" basketipg," to be sent all over Europe. The
vineyards of Champagne, and particularly those
Of Messieurs, Bouchc, Son and Drouet, are kept in
the same style ms pleasure gardens, and about
five thousand acres Of land, at the value Of
s. eco the acre. An immense number of men and
women constantly employed, either for the cul.
ture OF the vineyards or the pruning Of the trees,
and the vintage which lis made this year, despite
the oidium Iukerii, (not existing in these vine
yaIds is in the best condition of ripeness and quail
ity. 1t is asserted by the agricultursts that
Of the comet OF 1911. 1t is indeed a very remark
able thing to behold these numerous human bees in
the course Of their toll and perfectly confident in the
results ofthe work which they are doing As matter
OF course, have fully tasted the produce Of the vim
tage, and had the pleasure Of hearing the amiable
hosts OF Mareuil giving a toast to the New YORK
HERALD, to which they are subscribers for the last
ten years Their wine, declare, is the best have
% be patronized in the United States as it is now
in Europe, where it is considered the best accom-
paniment of good dinner and a refined desert
From Mareuil had been requested, by very
polite invitation, to be present at the stag chasing
Fontainebleau, and / arrived there on Saturday
morning in time to meetthe rendezvous de cassc Of
the President, who was replaced that occasion, by
M EdgaId Ney, the captain of the chasse Of the
Eysee. There were nineteen iurites, and ninety
seven dogs ready to hunt magnificent stag din cors
which had been rfn6ttch6 in the part of the forest
called La 1enfe de Eranchard The animals track
was discovered by the dogs and 10! we a rushed
in his pursuit. at the sound OF the horns, and the
barking of the hounds. Thus We ran, horse.
back, for three hours, and finally the unfortunate
stag was captured by his ninety-seven enemies, and
stabbed through the heart BY M Edgard Key, who
morning the huge animal was given to the dogs to
be eaten and this it must be known, is the ordi
nary custom of the chase in France, and is done
Tbs Hg reay SusSss2y
eight, ard had much pleasure in beholding the
dogs fighting for bone or piece Of meat. | was
presented with paw of the stag, which will DO hung
among the cuiiosities Of my ffolite de chasse.
Whilst ] was out of Paris, Princess Mathildc, the
amiable hostess Of the Pavilion de Breteu near st.
Cloud gave grand festival, which attracted large
number of fashion able npaes. There was q grand
jnrer OF two hundred and fifty seats, and utter
surg their most melocious tunes Tire Prince Pre-
si6,Lt was present, ard danced three times.
Paris, 8s At cay be though, with good reason. is
now as deserted the Grand Desert OF Sohara. The
public promenades are destitute Of carriages and
passer gers most OF the theatres empty, and II
some OF them filed, il is only by men OF the
people, ard not by fashionable persons or foreigners
and this state Of things will continue for month
moro, until the end of October, when the win
ter will make its appearance, and chase away from
their chateeux ana resideR those who rre enjoy.
ing their otiism in the best style.
Well, so much the better for those who ale enti-
tied to be absent from Paris, for the great city, at
this present hour is full Of rubbish and bitches Of
all sorts. The workmen, masons, ditchers, carpon-
ters, blacksmitbe etc have invaded all the wards
of Paris The whole rue dc Rtuoti is bockaded
either by the construction ola by the build
ing of the Louvre. The q,tais also submitted to
tie dirty experiment fthe macadam, and the mon,
omaha Of renewing the outside and inside OF old
houses has rendered Paris city taken by storm oy
the garg of masons and architects.
The work Of the Crystal Palace have aireaoy pc
gun and tho largo square Of the Eiysian fieius Is
occupied by the ditch makers. WITHIN eghteen
months the whole building is TO be completed.
Tho news received from several parts Of France,
relative to the potatoe CROP is far from beg salts
factory Il appears that in the Mozelle, these veg
e;ables are found rotten in the earth The same d.
eease Is also observed in other departments Never
theless it hoped that this evil Will not be general
A magnificent whale, thirteen metres long, WAS
eor,tured n few days ago in the Bay Of Capcale
rear St Malo, at a place called "St. Bcnoit Of the
Waves" The huge animal had been wounded and
came to die on tho beach. The fishermen Of the place
have made large quantity OF sperm oil with the
spoils of that whale Its will be sent to the
Museum Of Paris
On Tuesday afternoon, an American gentleman,
we'll known in sporting circles, and just returned
from Baden, Hamburg, and other gambling places,
had nade . bet that he would swim from tho
bridge Of Austerlitz down to st, Cloud. Ae.