New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-27

ity socialism, Except of course the Extinction Of Pau
Persm, pGn to dme'orate the condition
ofaborers by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Representative
Of the People, one of the best of that genemans so
calist writings, and which extensively circulated in
cheap form in lS4S, )-socalism say and all written
protests against the powers that be- The reporter adds
that many religious works master pieces of the French
language and of human genius, have been distributed by
the hands that sowed written corruption broadcast
the land. But good the exception, bad was the
rule
law of 1S49 made it necessary for the cOlporteur to
obtain license from the Project OF the department III
which he wished TO carry on his trade This the first
restriction laid upon colpotage but wasno publication
The morality of the centiates and of their wares was
not affected by it, The first effective measure to that
end the ordinance OF the present Minister OF oice
which prescribes that each cOpOrted book be clothed
with an official stamp of authorization 1t is the Office OF
the Commission to select the works deserving to be
stamped The gravity Ofther office is hardly exceeded
by that of any other administered by men, The educa
ton of the majority of the French people, far as 1t
comes from the reading of some millions of volumes
yearly, is in the hands OF Government Commission act
ing under the direction of the Minister of Polce-and
that too when there is no free press Observe that the
Legislature has nothing to do with IT. To be sure, the
Legislature has nothing TO do with anything The corps
is the merest 1oOtS OF Legislature conceiyabe-"U
really of no consequence"
The reporter of the Commission as you would sup
pose makes small reference to the political Importance
of wel-regulated cOlpOrtage. Its members, he says
exercise censorship of thoughts and opinions They
only propose to themselves TO prevent mtelects and
souls from being exposed to what might lead them astray
or corrupt them In this view they have rejected from
the catalogue of authorized books such offensive
to good morals to religion to its Minister'S and to the
truth of history; books of religious controversy when
its tone and spirit of nature to weaken the religious
sentiment they also reject VOtaires writings the
exception of certain pages they admit out OF respect
due to genius They have not aimed to decide what is
lisa i'm N nhilOsOuhV
economy; they have only had to condemn what Is IRE
ligious, immoral and anti social.
The above paragraph have translated almost literal
" from one in the report 1t contains what are named
in succeeding paragraph the principles observed by
the Commission in their examination OF 36l9 DOCKS and
engrayngs of which they have authorized the sale of
253l If / had the list of approved and rejected books
at hand might perhaps define the generaes and ap-
parent inconsistencies Of those principles The Com
mission do not accept all the ideas and views of the ap
proved works they simply warrant them free OF any
immortality" The $50 rejected books are among those
that have hitherto had the largest sale.
Among the mixed measures of morality and policy for
which the Government deserves credit may also
be mentioned its efforts in the cause OF Temperance.
Projects have by decree of Dec ISL the rghtrather
despotc one it is true-o closing dram shops at will,
as well as of giving and refusing licenses for the sale of
liquors In many of the departments they have within
the past year exercised this right vigorously Two hun
dred and three C0JareS have been closed this way IN
the Department du NOrd. More than seventeen thou.
sand still remain open however, III that Dstrlct-pr0o1
enough that reform is needed Another Project gives
notice that in future license will be granted
only so often these old are Withdrawn. might
multiply similar instances. 1t will be understood by
YOUR readers that cabaret kept by Republican, Legtl-
mist or OrleanSt, or requented by opposition dram
drinkers is more offensive TO q Projects sense OF mo-
raty than neighbOrNg establishment conducted by
supporter of law, order religion, and Napoleon In sew
era departments preecOral order fOrbds the sale OF
wines and LIQUORS to persons under sixteen years OF age
see by circular of the Minister OF Police, published
this morning, that the musical programme OF perfor-
mances at cG6-cOncehS AMI CGt6chdnantS throughout
the country is to be submitted twenty hours in adj
vance to the censorship OF COmmlsSary OF Police
This with the intent of preventing any songs or tunes
of unsound moral political tendencies from being per-
formed in those tavOrte places OF popular amusement
That is, grossly obscene song would be eXpurgated
from the programme an announcement OF variations
ON the air of the Marseiaise hymn would be
followed by closing OF the concert Mean
time one who attends the theaters the cate-con-
certs the balls of Paris looks in at the windows OF
its printsh will think that the cause of morality gets
on rather slowly 1t cannot be denied that within the
past two years. there has been an Improvement In that
respect but the moral reform in the dramatic, lyric,
and pictorial departments wants much OF the complete
ness of the political reform man who should expose
for sale painted crown the head OF painted Henry
With would be Immediately imprisoned On the other
hand without enumeratng other instances, coarse PANT
nos aunt their gross Obscenty before the eyes OF the
guardian Police and the crowd That gatner ABOUT theh
on the Place du Trone.
The great annual Gingerbread Fair FoireS des Pans
dEpce has been holding there for the last fortnight 1t
follows the Ham Fair (FOires deS JambOns OF which
took note in former letter There was about nan
mile oposthumOus pig Here is nearly the same length
of DISPLAYED gngerbread-a the French varieties OF that
Misunderstanding enough TO the eye, but not keeping us
promise of relish the palate whose youthful taste mas
been developed by the savOry Gates that pass under
the name of gingerbread in New-Engand, or by the
more unctuous krulerS of New-IOrk 1t is tough,
leatbery yictual sweetened and backened with poor
honey and into which, if cooks permit the word there
has been put great deal of tenghentng Happily Tor
Them and for the keepers of two or three hundred
booths where the article is sold, the French especially
the juvenile dc not partake of my opinion saw them
eating with gstO that aroused sympathetic appe-
tite and bovsh recOectOns for to feed On-and so IN
the crowd then | enjoyed pleasant sort OF Barmeclde
feast of memory One side the large Place du Trone
is occupied by the tents of tinerant players mounte-
banks dwarfs giants fat boys and other nomadS-arts-
tic and prodigOus offspring OF Jaba-Wh0 wander from
fair to fair like the Arabs from oasis to oasis looking on
the public curiosity pasurage The performances
in one of these these tents curious enough to be
sp0ken of here They the representation In series
oftaeau1 rirans of Savior passion andlt attendant
half dozen actors dressed in dirty eshcoored
tights and other inappropriate costume III Is rag
ment of the mysteries of the Middle Age exhibited here
in the most advanced OF modern cities Inc taoieaux
were living copies of celebrated paintings, and IN their
wov not badly presened-as apt to produce desirable
RELIGIOUS effects perhaps, the original canvas The
snecators were generally quite devotional In their
manner as q group OF tourists, with red Murrays
under their arms, gazing at "cruch1lOh III
church But there exception TO this quleness
behavior the report of which may give you the same
bocl that fbe reality gave to me- When the Christ
taken down from the cross, he came out to the
front f be stage and bowed his thanks for the loud a