New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-19
4 gEEK ~ PARIS.


PARIS, THURSDAY, Dee. l. 1853.
f. each of ncwgpap eTs that ran ny eye over this
no!rirc sc quoted PaIkers letter rom China pub
hlCd N Tie Intaac, announcing tie nigir Of the Ce
!cstai In ptIor IrCm IeAin. IAoy draw tAcir latest
accounts - Eastern movements contradictory ald
satisfactory a. ~ er) from T. London ol raais. Two
q lem state O. NJ tie Emperor is to ia from
Ion-liitl. au to-day Two 81 them state that he
iUIIed Yesterday. so tiey Irnsh nothing new, esr-
tan TOR 10 rtant 80 transatlantic rea ers IN ihe way
81 loLeen domestic potos. Affairs moth ng ia tiat
Linz dat Led "tr0as'Giof iai0 iNsr.cqg' quote
III ulderrcosed specimen OF that tongue from cir
GUAR pddlestd 10 United STATES Consuls, dated va ~
HltsL, Ocf,ier r lr.3 and signed b. that learned
luidn, ". /. Marc, do NOT know wAe.hcr this
r. aUrlilie o pfFHe 81 oHr secretary ~ age,
WiO,lcrtiat learned Jeooaianfta a,dsa -liirca or
mculloIt s.ow 81 fho proficiency oi our Cons0is in
HIcLisiics Wat MT. Marc! requires 90 be "trens-
q" attd mo American" aye Tie answers to certain
oacstcns N commercial regulations % o-cim nation.
With he afAs cf tie Con-uls, and which tAey must
IctOsafily ns of foreigners. Now, AM tool may
osh q question tA6t ile.Wists. man cannot answer
--0 j0fJ ., Secretary Marcy VINO is at q look may
Gsh UcsiioLs 81 car C'usuis, ViD are s'tl less the
wi.,st Of RIOT, that ;h,! VIII be- much bothered To-
aIsvtr. J.. e.. 20 translate MO American Their
llov ledge c. iat dialect 90 English j. doubtless slf-
lcicl ilt their requirements IN iorclu languages, in
liCIcn. for instance. ale about tie same "a Handy
Ar,y =, American Enbassadors. our late Em-
Issta.ot ier,. and tie acting Chargc Aiaires. MIR
uLdtTstTno sYoata French they SIZE exception, AMI
ticy al tuned cut Of Office But if tanslai Of
lTCIch into American - difficult, It 10 iqcie joke
cmTaIcG Win lie translation d American ntO French
How lat g. red and Row va.Lly> 20 explain TO NJ
fcusfafd lie hole scope and sicSieancc OF " Ban
"coilb VI, CAt-esls was L failure; ii. POEssard
does not uioti' land that peculiar institution, d con-
,eGrthiiy Is utefl. puzzled with our" Foreign ap-
"loIincHts
1loy do things 80 ,iGorently Ia France For exam
pie: "ssi!road accident happened on tue road be-
tween Paris and Bordeaux. This was in September.
IL VIA iust enc 81 these oaaee where no blanc IA at
ttch,d to The driver; there delay Of train,
ile Cbstinacy Tn the part of q conductor, irlIDg
dcgrcc Of crrecsress the part Of station master
ejc (es ia the whole chapter q railroad accidents
JGssi,) q sTasI-up six lives lest and twenty persons
noie q less injured Now il Is Astounding to see the
grave way IN which this volatile, ibeUghiicss french
folk too. up the matter. IL was brought before
Court. examined into with b)undless patience,-the
Trial lasting many day., ana ending with the cOudom
natit Of conductor station master and two others, 70
fire end inprisonBent. Ire law, IN accordance with
tie telDs a. which hey condemned, reads 80 fol-
lows: Whoever slall have incOlsHioriy caused per
sopa injury by unshlliulDcss, impruaence, inaten-
ten or disregard Of regulations shall be punished b.
imprisonment Of not oss than one week nor OF more
than six moBtbs aud by fine OF nos less than hfiy
nor L.Ore than thoufand francs; ifke has caused
death lie limits Of the term OF imprisor aent are six
"monils aud FIVE wears and Of the fine 800 and 300j
francs" The first tbng that strikes my friend Green,
IN reading this trial. is admiration At there being any
LEGAL trial Of such next be- adnres the prompt
itudc Of French Justice which renders its verdict
within ftiy DAYS Of the time that The. accident
cured ard finally he adnIires Reimbursement of the
law And On the whole, the pr0Tptltude with which
Justice is done On criminal offenders in France. (suc
cessful political criminals of course excepted from
the application of the law is rather admirable. 1
NAV remark here noticeable increase Of railroad ac
cid,pts within the past xix moIihs-manly to be ac-
counted for think, by simple increase Of railroad ira@
vel A Government Commission is now occupied with
al inquiry into the ard the best means for the
prevention OF this kind OF accidents. 80 conlneniabe
AN anxiety Tor the protection OF indl ldual lite and lm6
Oh Ike part Of authority. contrasts markedly enough
with The reckless waste OF both in mass on the Bone-
,stJs and in Aeiers In regard to safety Of the tray
,ler however, the French rail is far better than the
In lSh and worse than that OF Prussia in which last
named country the number OF serious accidents ~
rail arc 10 those occurring 10 England, only one 10
nine. Until within year an EnglshGans chance of
arriving In another world by express or accommodation
tran Was the same as an American AZ present our
Iueanr Of steam cOnmunct tIon with the realms oil
the future" bI lana well as wafer, are unsurpassed
More novel in France than serious railroad disasters
t. ire that broke out in Paris ten nights ago AMI
attained something Ike American proportions. With
one exec p;ion. il was greater in material extent tnn
sry hat as occurred here during my residence. The
sacdot Circumstance connected with u Is The loss o'
xix lives. liz DESTROYED the dwellings OF many poor
reprle snd consumed much, in rome cases all their
itue wealth, Of household goods. mention al tins
commonplace rs il must seem 10 your readers for the
sate Of bringing into relief national trait OF these
tbcyohtless heartless, frivolous, Piessure-seeking
aIrench tAeiT practical sympathy With suffering Inc
tara.crs Of four theaters immediately announced
that lie, would give the proceeds OF one nglt Tor tue
Ieneft oi the sufferers handsome contributions Were
,aIen I'D in several Of the churches box placed IN
le street near the OF the contagratlOn was pre-
ertl, oyersden and broke down ~ generous bur
zen ofcisries; the Emperor sent tothe committee o'
.riyibutons 600 irsncsa giit really al pcYHiHia-
,,JaAle Ia bis saaacify and honorable to The popu
lar ceiling bookseller sells book ior the benefit o.
a., eueeIers IN fne might f the page with other
instances of this ready French charity, in the practice
80 which II may be observed there isttle opportunity
or display Of sentiment for Other scenic elect
ni,n.snt End frequent way OF doing good here-sc
r,u,pf that It NAY ill under the rubnc OF national
.,.t,wis 10 take up contribution 40 dinner part!
foe the moor of the district where the banquet Is eaten
To- nv seeming there could not be more irlicitOui
r,nJiton Of thanks after meat than THE grace anl
aims in ons-more acceptable than any Up service
must be this imitation, at human distance 81 tn'
frecirl ouality Of tie gver, which on such oceaHon
with L. exctes but spoken gratitude. A "mte
ctmes IN, the Cp Of the poor grows i0uae
and more frequent, partly because 81 'Ae YER
extensive md well appointed 0eneSoienI hs'i
tutons, public and private ard partly nom stcthea
of role. regulation Nc city o its Size u 20 httle en-
. cuinbeTed with berrars as Paris AT present no"
ever tley are much oficrer net IN saL tley "eie'
year ego TIE fife 10 tie price Of provisions e'pec
iali, cd bread C main article oi rcd WIN tle Poor
viii 40 pg ii,e u he rate- oi Na-es maze