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al did not vote. because did not wish to vote;
"LAUGIER."
When this man dies, the Pope will probably ex.
communicate him, and he will be buried in I'M
halowed ground.
vote was found in the box at Meen thus con-
ceived: .,.....
''Etiamsi onsnss, ego Non" ..#
The mayor, who did not understand the dead
languages. counted this a Oui.
Rouen gave %, 900 votes for Louis Napoleon
in ls4s II COO yeas in 1851, and Is 900 in 1882
The usual number Of centenarians wheeled
in sick chairs to the polls. and the custom
airy stories Of bed ridden gentlemen suddenly
smitten with desire to serve their country, arc
told by the Pays and Patrie. At St Etienne.
cerding to the latter authority, the workmen
voted with tears in their eyes--''tcars of happi-
and hope"
II rained continually, as have said, at Paris
during the vote. But the government, which 10
never discouraged, sent the following Geographic
message to the departments:
"The operations of the polls favored by q
smiling sky, and the electors have never displayed
such eagerness to profit by their privileges"
At Pergneux, after the announcement Of the
result, the people had torchIight procession with
the mayor, the priest and the bust of Louis Napo.
leon at their head. The two former sang the Tie
Deum, while the latter maintained dignified
silence.
The Pays chronicles the important fact that the
Duke of - voted Oui; the significance of this
event can hardly be overrated. also take it
upon myself to state that NJ de - voted No.
country mayor, in speech after the election,
mentioned the sudden rise of the Seine as a proof
that nature was with the emperor and testified its
joy by causing the waters Of the river to swell and
to threaten overflow. The project of Toulouse
had aIrea uc Jouis Ma noIeop
as the fine weather clearly testified that Heaven
was convinced. .,T
In La Vend6e, the pea sants, rendered delirious
with Joy, took handful Of affirmative votes, set
them on fire with burning glass, concentrating
the rays OF the sun, collected the ashes put them
into a jug OF wine, mixed them up, poured
the mixture into glasses, and drank it with great
emotion. The Constitutionne says that such dis
position the part of the peasants proves that
God has at last taken pity upon our misfortunes
and ia going to redeem us from sixty years of re-
volutions.
Ineed not say, of course, that neither at Paris
nor anywhere else were there any printed Noes to
be had. printing office in the suburbs applied
for permission to strike of few hundred for the
accommodation of such as could not write, but il
was refused. II is said that in this city few made
their appearance just one hour before the polls
closed upon the second day, and that they ema-
mated from the government, in order to give
appearance of even handed justice to the affair.
know this was done Last December, but saw
nothing Of the kind on this occasion.
The engravers at the mint are hard at work upon
the dies for the Imperial Regime. II is a curious
fact that the new postage stamps with the head of
the President and the words "Republiquc Fran.
saise," appeared on the very day when the people
voted on the Empire. They will enjoy very
brief existence, and il seems hardly worth while
to have taken the intermediate step at all.
never heard any opinion expressed in regard to
the political preferences of chiffoners. II would
appear that they not Impcriasts, however,
for nearly half Of the ragpickng force Of the city
have been arrested for tearing down the govern.
ments bills in relation to the vote, and the Presi.
dents messages, all ofwhioh are placarded in pro-
fusion incline to the idea, however, that politics
have nothing to do with their offence they are in
the habit of tearing down during the night all
such bills as have answered their purpose, such as
the paybills for the day, sc. The official notif-
cation being upon white paper, are naturally a
more valuable prize; the police may, with perfect
propriety, acquit the gentlemen Of the hottie ofany
intention towards the Chief of the State. 49,
Tho city of Paris celebrated the announcement
Of the vote in very commendabe way It voted
$4,000 francs for paying half the due by poor
persons to the establishment of houses for tho Of
snCiE SGiioEcu1 Vf1oVo HdHC5 TcuoeulnH udt-
| trasses and blankets pledged at the Mont de Pitte;
and OO) francs for the purchase Of clothes for the
| children that attend the primary schools. It
| spent but a small sum in illuminatons; the Hotel
de Vile was edged with fire; one or two other
buildings were trimmed with as-pipcs, but the
outlay was not large. 1t intends, however, to H.
illuminate more generally on the coming anniver-
sary of the I'd of December. -s
Frankfort newspaper gives the following ex-
traordinary anecdote NJ Lessing, the best actor
Of Germany, has just died. He left all his fortune,
which was considerable, TO the charitable insttu.
tons of Frankfort In his will he states that he
has been tormented all his life with the idea of be.
ing buried alive and, in order to avoid any risk
of such contingency, he ordered that as soon as
his death should be declared by the competent
medical authority, bis skin should be fayed from
his body from head to foot, and tbat the skin 30
taken of should be given to the Museum OF Natu-
raj History of Frankfort In his will, M. Leissing
named the surgeon who should perform the opera
| ton, and left large cum as his compensation.
The Museum was applied to to know whether it
| would accept 30 strange bequcst; it replied af-
frmatvely, on condition that the skin should 6rst
undergo the treatment necessary for its preserva-
ton. The Tribunal Of Premiere Instance then
sanctioned the will.
The portraits OF the Emperor, which the police
interdicted, have been allowed to reappear. You
can buy them at prices varying from two to
ten francs. They are all very disagreeabie to look
at, and generally contain equal parts of Louis Ma
poleon, Cummodeas, and Nero. The largest seems
to Se the impression of come plate of the elder Ma
poeon, with the face retouohed A sculptor ia re-
questing for subscriptions TO bucklcr carved in
silver representing universal suffrage, to be pre-
| sented, when paid for, to Louis Napoleon. am
afraid the budget will have 10 come to the rescue
of the buckler, that il will be melted back again
into the vulgar Ave franc pieces, OF which says the
prospectus, it Is formed
The new Turkish Ambasssdur has just come in
time to I'LL the void left by the departure Of ADD
el-Kader. This gentleman, who is natncd Veil.
Pacha, is the eldest of the Minister Of State at
Constantinople, 10 himself muchir or counsellor
when he is at home. and lie only thirty years of
age. He is so immensely rich to be callcJ the
Mussulman Rothschiid. He spent fifteen million
francs on his journey from the Sublime Porte to