New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-18
FRANCE.


on their common master at the Luxembourg, TO merit
special description. IL is noticeable however tw,
accounts and first for the display among its four thou
sand assistants of an extrayagant luxury in dress an(
personal ornament, which under the fostering precsp
and example Of the court, surpasses anything that
was known under the first empire and astonishes the
Parsans themselves. Your high society woman OF
fashion robe that costs 500 francs with four
FIVE hundred additional francs worth ofhownces aces and
other expensive bedanglementsand all this of so deli
cate nature that must be thrown aside after one or
balls, like soled white glove. Another pity u.s. that
it only the lower portion of the wearer, for the
robes are "decOLeteeS a 0mrance in circles anywiso
pretending to elegance. There is exaggeratiou in
saving that the greater number OF 0ettes in such
circles cost the lady who goes into society from five to
six hundred francs per evening This is the testimony
of Madame or Mademoisele Constance ALBERT, high
and venerable authority in matters OF fashionable pOmp,
for she remembers when great fortunes were spending
under the first empire The ball evenly the sOcalled
legislature is also noticeable inasmuch is the only
act otba poor body for the last two months that has
drawn itself any share OF public attention. The pub
lie is perfectly justified in its indifference To its ordinary
dOings Its functions solely those of an ecca0bon-
poor goose in Louis Napoeons bdsse eour, sitting lis
tessy laws laid by the Council Of State before It, and
quackng out at the close OF the ordered term Ofin
cubatiOn
To-day what is ironically termed the discussion Of
the budget commences So it is announced in the Mon
ueu but human being suppOses there is to be any dis
some few other deputies ashamed of the contemplate
part they are forced to play, may make attempt at
debate AT present the attempt will only serve the pur-
pose OF recorded protest Such 0ne you remember
was made last year. and the deputies quickly made
TO know their MASTER and the budget of 1853 was ap-
proved And the budget Of 1854, with its still larger
estimates of expenditure will DO approved in the form in
which il is presented and the country will find out at s
leisure whether the muchyaunted equilibrium be an
equilibrium All that is certain Is that the equilib
on hyno hes fax not
ceptiby relieved from their burdens and that the budget
is larger than any one since lSiS To back again
for moment to the ball, which properly occupies the
larger portion of this paragraph on the socalled Legs
lature: MOntaembert, one of the few who have kept
their souls clean entering into that body ofcorrupon
has written letter the Mayor OF BesancOn the terms
ofWhch might make his feOw-deputies blush, had they
not lost all faculty ofhat kind The letter encoses ono
Thousand francs gilt to charitable INSTITUTION AZ
BesancOn The writer says that il is the amount OF
contribution which he called to to pay for the
expenses of the ball. and which he refuses pay in that
direction because he doubts whether the giving balls is
aLeQisatiye function and because the Legislature, as
body not consulted to the proprety OF giving the
present one.
The Minister Of the Imperial household has issued q
decree, defining the imperial livery; and making known
what persons may put il on their unkies; It Is followed
BY an order OF the Project VI police orbiddng II ~ all
other persons The origin OF the decree and order Ia
funny enough At the promenade Of Longchamps there
appeared equpage which, in its general appearance.
and in the yees of the pOstilOns, bore close resen
bance to that of his Majesty and as passed up and
down the Elysean avenue drew towards 1t that move
ment of the crowd on the sidewalks which the sycopha
tic journals name empresamem, respectful deyo-
ton That is they name it thus, when the Emperors
carriage is the object OF it, may say here by way OF
explanation to untraveled readers that is generally the
same movement observable in the streets OF republican
cities on the passing occasion OF Circus Company, Oh
one of Barnums itinerant advertisements, or Of other
Waite wonders In the present halt the crowd
thought at first sight of the four horses and yered pos
tions that the carriage held the Emperor, at least
personages of elevated public station. But gradually
the truth came out IL held females whose public char
acer was not of political nature. As you may sup
pose the Partisan public with It's quick satrical sense
was tickled at its mistake The decree and police
order referred to- calculated to prevent repetition
OF the entertainment.
The further representation OF two lively comedies
lately brought out at the Theater Francois, has Just
been prohibited: probably from some conceived political
alusiOn, but of which especial nature do not know
And yet the Marriage of Figaro has been played at the
same theater within the week Beaumarchas, to be
sure wrote in the last century, but bis subtle satire and
sarcasm is of contemporary applicability Take, for ex-
ample Figaro solOquy In the last act There is not
journal in Paris that could publish paraphrase OF as
editorial without being warned within twenty -four hours
When Victor Hugos Napoleon lie Petit was making 80
much Of noise here few months ago, an opposition
newspaper dared to say with Figaro, IL Is only little
men who afraid Of little writings"
Among the shadows of coming events, notice in the
Gazette de H0spianz, that Doctor Paul Dubois is ap-
pointed accOucheuT of her Imperial Majesty. His father
filled the same office 10 the time Of Maria Louisa.
You will not have forgotten the famous arrests Of some
thirty persons Sunday last February under various
charges of plotting against the State circulating false
in foreign countries, &c Most of them, as have
already advised you, have been discharged; but five o.
them with as many more individuals not comprised II
the arrests of February last to be tried before
the Court of Correctional Police They are all, or will
one two exceptions, Legitimsts. The Government
prosecutor has abandoned the grOundess charge OF con
spiracy
Periehard, who was tried for killing Archbishop Afre
declared guilty that charge, but cOndemnet
to transportation for life for having participated in tn
insurrection Of June. Nothing appeared on the tria
going to prove that he had been active nsurgen
than thousands Of others living undsturbed in Paris
| The Military Court seemed predetermined to condemn
| him. Before another Military Court, constituted
the same manner, sitting at Paris, another trial too
place at the same time that Perichard's was goin
on. The two are worth comparing. The or
minal in this second case is soldier. On th
evening Of the Both of January, the day of th
Emperor's marriage he knocked down woman with
blow Of his saber and severely wounded man wi
came to her assistance Note here that the sycopha
tic newspapers assure that nothing occurred In Il
crowd to mar the pleasures ofthat blessed day] The
facts are proved The accused offers no defense but
drunkenness in extenuatiOn. The President replies q
verely that an nexcusabe vice is no apology for erin
committed under its influence The soldier Is condem
ed to one years imprisonment; but Perichard, who
may observe by the way is acknowledgements circus
stantial proof of participation in political insurrectie
more than four years ago. is condemned to transports
ton for life.
Nothing better worth noting by the student Of pas
ing French history than the advances, noe 10y Gu
crOachmens Of the Church the State ana sns sv.
ing interest of religious and regiopolifca ..s
"a Az n tbo Church itself between tQo VIZ