New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-16

.ho,r the seal with which the people support the En-
Nv. svefous number Of Of lame, blind, para
,v,,e end supersnusted indviduals who came or were
h,u,s 10 the voting places In the most touching ana
drss,c fashion; among the rest t reports that Gene
-, csv.,or ae an uncle or cousin othe Dictator, de-
posted an sfirmatiye vote
n II late 70 report a. news the announcement MADE
last qhursdsy Of reduction Of the army The reduc'
,ion il trinr compared with the exoggeraton OF pre-
veu, reporu II amounts TO 900 men, privefes, who
are 10 be cent to their homes next month. can only
ssv Gift, a. formerly said Of the Presidents Bordeaux
fpeeeh IL is worthy Of oil praise If il were worthy oil
apv confidence If IL 10 the commencement Of real
reduction Of the Army. the great burden OF France
shen l. the Empire peece. In tsef except az trick
Of policy Dodge tickle the people and amuse the
European Puwers amounts 10 little as the cantate
which ting peace at the opera houses. The military
force Of France will net be pcrceptby weakened by
his measure II reduces the number OF the army ON
be let of next Dec $4,000 Nov on the Is; OF JAM
lele II numbered only 10000 more than thst at snms
when 30 0C0 French soldiers were in Africa the wsl I'D
Agiers being hardly ended Now Alsiers qu,e''
ave here and there a skirmish The 3looo men, us
missed but disciplined. other hundreds oil tnousans
of the French population can be recalled tothe RAMS
within any az brief notice a. the exisences oil s'ae
of war may make necessary Their officers are re-
tsiped alwsys at hand You will not have forgotten
the rapidly with which, in few months AFTER the
revolution Of 1913 the Provisional Government Oh tna'
timeaborng under Disadvantages inherent In its ma
turc which cen never etter the action Of Louis Napo
,eous single imperial wiIl-added 10000 men TO the
efficient force of the Army
Although the people have just taken part In what mas
some of the appearances Of great national act and
which will ad among the snowy events OF history so
slight are the external appearances OF an important
movement, that stranger in Paris might have ira
yersed it, streets and spoken with it Inhabitants during
the two days without learning by eye or ear that the
Republic was transfer ming into Empire. At best
the hsndbils announcing the voting places and gaining
on electors to vote for the Empire could alone have
enlightened him. People did indeed from one motive
or smother take enough interest in the matter to VOTE
but that performed, they turned to their ordinary
nyocstions Of business or pleasure with as exclusive
devotion as though they had not been interrupted
They voted, men sign petitions that are presented
to them, because they were asked to- Every elector
had his electoral card TO him by the Mayor of his
Ward Affirmative bulletins were furnished him. some
one Of the numerous places Of voting in the city was
near 10 him he lost hut four minutes time The En-
pire was to be made any way he might well crafty
himself, or the Mayor, or the Government contractor
who employs him, OF some third cousin in Office by
having his little part in it, But the act seems to have
been too insignificant TO have furnished a topic OF
thought or conversation atterward. Some indeed, do
ask themselves and their neghbors whether they are
citizens or subjects. The latter appellaon may return
TO them with an Emperor, though under Louis Philippe
the Citizen. King it was not used. The rumor that
Prince Jerome and his con will be named contingent
succesaors In the collateral line, in default of adopted
or leeitimatey born children, is still in vogue. Other
ON dis are that there will soon be creation of Mar
shss to reward the prominent military assistants OF the
coup detst that the betroths with the Princess Vasa
Ii fixed fact speedily to be followed by marriage
that he new Imperial Court will revive all the splendors
Of the old Imperial Court and thai the new Imperial
Court will not revive those costly and formal spendors
ANEW planet has just been discovered by Mr. Gold
schmidt German painter resident at Paris he names
itLutetia in honor OF his adopted city.
The following statement of the municipal expenses
Of the city Of Paris from ls47 1851, inclusive,
compressed from several articles that have recently ap
peared In the Monieur. The sum total of strictly mu
ncpsl expenditure in this period OF FIVE years amounts
20 22e 35Qil6 runcs-say in round numbers 46OJO0)O
Joars In the year 1871 the expenses So 452429
francs In ls4s they we're reduced TO IS millions and
fraction In ls49 they rose to nearly AZ Millions sink
ing in 1850 fraction under - millions, and rising
again in 1851 to nearly ~ million francs. The princi
pal objects of expenditures OF the period of hyeyears
are clsfsed as follows
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