New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-27
FRANCE.

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F,or, Our o. n Corrsspondent
PARIS, Thursday, Jan ;, 1854.
TIE most important event By az ODDS that has oc
cured hereabout since my last date is the coming n Oh
Il new year The day OF ts advent has more obser-
vance in Paris than its whole contingent OF sundays
The exchange Of per.OBal AMI pasteboard greetings
or oDg friends and acquaintance is universal Every
body gives and ee,ytody else expects gr on the occa
sion ard almost everything may take the shape OF
etrornts for IL, noree Beside horizons flowers jewel
~ looks and toys you nay see ia the shop windows,
teds nfartt-rurs shaws groceries crO,keTy, laoeed
eireNHes were Paris sea port harPoons ana oo's
would be labeled ;be sane. Custom has gained the
force Of law in the matter, 70 that the Outlay ior pres
1tsis calculated part Of the years expenditure and
rcoTle economic TO meet IL as Is cITiousy SHOWN ~
The receipts Of the eaters which are less 10 the month
Of December tlan il the preceding or following MONTH
Obta,ion Las now a days much 20 do with TIE mat
ter asseneeDt and expectation in some sort i'resaus
,r-rrigc rot T, say gratitude. TIE Old Romans hal
two formulas Of new.year wishes one Of them runs
thus: Arnum norgn jaasism }ticem t5i-a good and
and fappy ncW-yeGr 20 YOU; ana the OEcr; AH!A"
norurq lGustHm tctictm min II thO-a Cood and happy
rfv-,esr to NE and 10y son like that Datchman
prayer "Gott Pess ne art mine s0n Etuns, ana ter
tIn vel 1ake all ter rest The little children here 20
10 meet tlcir elders in the morning OF tie Gay WIN
some roidy-udde compliment o. the season lali upon
their rg by TIE nursery maid OF an e.fer sister D.
vcen whom and tie 81 folks there Is supposed col
hsion. give one Of these "c,npliments' rs heard
it stsnmeIcd cut BY little fellow Of four years Old;
XIII easi tsyooss =, dosac ~. quee.e hose.
"G,sudpapa wish you q happy year, cOEieT dcrose-
.steel in your rocket and give ne something Tue
frt lire went Of rather heavily memory evidently IA
boring at te pauses but tie rafting and empnane e
ocltion Of tie second slowed tiat tie young gentle
nan had fully adopted il tie expression oi Lis Ed
yiGual sentiment. The grandfather smiled a. Nvacipusiy
as tloulh the cCupIct, which lie had long aao heard
from biz children and which lis nurse had tau{at HIM
10 rcIcat 10 Lis parents the latest bifih OF the
Musef and nioy Cd the expression Of NAVE stIsne'5
in his defCeldant as much the dubious proof OF AZ
foction; we are 20 ford Of looking IN a mirror though
it rejects our ulIess and Of laughing at our fellows
even though tlcy are little fellows. The moral relec
ton is on par Of morality with the cOup,et think
] caught TIE Trick Of it from the recent reading #
Vcln's MCmOrCs which abOul.i in platitudes OF the
kind CT perhaps ron ooHycrsat OHGt ofioridi that
heard uttered yesterday By well informed circle on
II Eastern Question, which began thus, ore r0iaafO:
Ii is not the design Of Providence that human pro-
eress should extend beyond a certain limit and
threw quite as much light On the Black sea AMI md
en- diplomacy of the mpotent -Four Powers ~ any
ding hat has appeared in tls week papers. by the
way. NAV mention here that one of the successful
books Of the day is the McH0iJCS Ge Bb09Vd, satire
On Nerous hook on the doctor himself ald on all We
Ioneeque men and things in general. Often enough
unjust Us satire often enough is. it is full OF French
Wit and greatly enjoyed IN the reading by the Parisans,
WHO are very fond Of seeing themselves made fun Of
over fCme other ones shouders-as we grave Amerl-
cans listen Wih much satisfaction to pungent sermons
on human hailtes making the applications to the
ncirlboIiDc IewF. Bur % 90 back 10 Newly day.
Wien tie air and Sidewalks are in tOlerable condition
Ct ce Of the year gives To the streets al tns city
such thoroughly cheerful appearance. The great
tIoTt uahGref Illuminated with gay Iii, play of hoi
day waIef in tie ehOrwndows and in the open booths
aIe filed Will peaceful throng Of weld essed bodies
on Wlo~e couHtouauces shine forth reli,hy antcipa-
tons Of social diners and tie foregone smiles Of
friendly meetings. These demOnstratiye expansive
Ircl people Jet out something OitheT gaety OF heart
and Individual emotion for the use, and
70 sled pant OF their sympathy over the stranger
WHO walks in tier midst. have accepted ii with a.
feeling akin 10 eT6titude-my share in this gregaIOus
sympathy Last Sunday, however, neither TIE heavens
nor tie earth were in tOlerabe condition. But there
Was in respect to the latter. compensation for New
NOECTs taIpng here Walking and wadIDg that day
tie uh and mud and nasness OF the streets and the
utter bcspatteredncss Of ny neither ntegumcns pleas
antly vhitcd "reminiscences Of the Empire City and its
peculiar destilCtiCns Of Waite comfort The serious
sufferers by tie bad weather the small dealers in
holiday gifts, many OF whom lOok forward 70 the holt
days as their laTyesttme Larger traders in articles
of luxury Of al kinds also complain OF the unusual dull
IccesfaIos OF life If large for this but the yexed
question of peace is a stu more efficient
The Emperor of Russia with his blasphemous pre-
lenses Of fighting for the cause of God has the salts
faction of knowing that he is carrying against
tracing Christians as well as ig htiug Mussunans.
Tie finest dTCHn6S that have heard of are those Of
tie bankers, Emile and Isaac PeTeira These worthy
Christians of the Jewish persuasion have given $1,000
fGLcs, tay $lOOUC, TO be distributed TO the poor.
For q part they make tie Catholic Archbishop of
Paris C almCLer; the heads oil tie Jewish Prot
estaIt COnistOres, the MAYOR OF each Of the twelve
nondissenent oi Paris and other proper persons take
the rest The bakers Of Paris give two hundred thou
sand pounds # bread to tie poor but Il is not they who
merit any great reputation for benevolence on that
score. Ii is cid custom for them 10 give, on New
Years day, cTHneS to their customers, ia money and
in bead. Now the reel recipients Of these eireanes
uIe, for tie most part, the servants of their custom
ers, and tie drenRes which domestic may receive
tiCm tie tradCsmen who furnish his or her employer
calculated in the arrangement Of wages which
domestic makes on entering into service. circular
from tie Project Of the Seine has addressed 20
eroCoTs and other retail dealers recommends
tCn-WhCh, coming from that quarter, amounts 10
much the same thing as an 0rdinance-to follow
TIE example Of the bakers But-acts of rich and pure
charity abound this year in France There is humor
as well as beneyolence in the note which the Burgo
master Of Brussels Las published in the newspapers Of
that city. lie there gives notice that people should
not send him their New-YeGrs cards, an for every
card lie lacks short Of thousand lie viii give half
nauc for the benefit of the poor Besides extensive
eif,s Of norey, which cost him nothing, l.. v B de-
clccs away hundred and sixty four of the
Legion of Honor and four hundred and eilhty.three
Diila! medals. This last play thing is OF bis own in
VoliiCn and Lot as much priced as the other Both,
lowey6r, are much sought for. All the new knights
Of honor are in the army
Speaking of honor, reminds Inc of the Marquis OF
Tureot his leg which was shot into on that account
bv ambassador Soule. | was informed Yesterday By
4 ko1I Late lr1 IN av11