New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-09


Gus 7 Deus in the churches for the slaughter at SnoPe
and at Aihsltzicb.
There was rumof e plan of instruction at Lyons,
so serious that last Monday military precautions
were taken thruuehoutthe city. The prncipal military
posts were doubled, the weaker ones were vacated
armed patrols trayersed the streets throughout the
uebt and the troo Of the garrison were held resy
FOR prom pit action. Excepting, however the alarm
created by the unusual display of military force tAe
peace of tie city has not been disturbed
Ellie de Beaumont was the successful candidate AZ
tie session of the Academy of Sciences held this week
for the election of permanent Secretary to MI tue
post left vacant By the death OF Arsgo. The election
xss one OF great interest in the scientific world and
the attendance Of members on the occasion unusually
large Ellie de Beaumont received twentynine OF the
| fuy three votes given; Chas. Dupin the eminent
sstistican received seventeen votes the next highest
number,
! w,me;ns fra Bourgeois de Paris par k Dr. Percs
ooWpT,1aHt Ia in De FEMpre, la ReStaHrdtioH "a mon
aJelis de JHiL ct Ia RPHbiqEs JnsqH aa retaAisse"eE
DE- FEmpire The second of the fve volumes that are
10 con plete this work, was published last MONDAY
Iouis Veron has been a student in medicine. prae-
ticng physician literary editor poitlcal edtor opera
manager dramatic critic, active polltlcan-oetore all
and always a Bourgeois dc Paris. Different positions
haze brouebt 10 his view the most varied phases OF
Paris life, and brought him in personal relations with
poli zeal men, literary men, scientific men, with COM
pofers painters actors singers ballet girls with wise
men and with quarter fools, hall tools and whole
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tors own He is little vain of his acquaintance with
the great little fond Of the qu0THmPdTs ngnre, when
he thinks LIE has cut largely in his time little pom
pous in the utterance of common place renectohs-
Will of great practical sbrewdDess and catholic GOOD
Lumor All this personality OF the man appears "a
tie took and adds to its readaeleness For hat part
of IL which treats of political topics he says modesty'
i DO not pretend TO write history-a task ABOVE ID!
srereth-but simply to tell plain truthful story oi
what know about important facts' For the resi-,
I 81 he touc
wide range of his half centurys experience. ln HIS
first chapter there letters to him from dumas
Geo. Sand Eugene Sue, Balzac, LOUIS Napoleon, Id
maItipe and Theirs Dumas writes; My Dear 'ern
" see how people work who have talent send you l2o
sheets of blank paper Let your clerk stamp eacn
! lore in the corner opposite the numbers. lou WIN
] send them back to me Thursday morning come anu
dine with me Thursday the 18th, and you VIII ma
your volume commenced, and when go to dine with
lyon Thursday the 2lst, will bring 1t 10 you COM
/ "pletcd"
| Dumas is vain of his facility in writing and explains
il by saving that he completes entire romance IN MS
thoughts before he puts pen to paper Geo sand who
has three thoughts TO Dumass one, composes slowly,
laying down her pen from time to time to make and
smoke a cigarette and arrange her ideas she writes
You enbarrass NE extremely by asking for novel
month earlier than We have agreed upon. 1t de-
ranges my health and greatly endangers the merit OF
/ the book TO work so hurriedly, without hay
/ ing lad time to mature my theme and make
( the necessary preparatOns-f0r even tritng
Sue whore laundering Jep also appeared hrst ID the
fmi.fon of the Constitutional writes from the midst
OF his labOrs ind enoyments at his country retreat 10
tell Veron be shall presently send bali oil the nrst Nor
ume Of Martin The Founding, and TO beg frank ex-
preston of his opinion upon it, for he goes on to say
the announcement is very important as Is necessary
ito take the reader am happy as ten kings; nave
capital dogs; work hard, aud my lighthouses are IN
full flower assure you ten o'clock at night comes
Incredibly soon and foot at six in the morn
"ipg whether it is light or not But my great bust
mess is always my work, and when am satshed with
what have written in the morning ride or hunt
with double pleasure To this etterthc Doctor adas
in his oficous way, am glad to show here the self
painted likeness OF one of great and fertile writer's
Industrious enthusiastic profound philosopher Tx
ling women dogs, horses and flowers, and before al
gentleman Eugene Sueis no dangerous politician May
this true information regarding this great writer cause
anerd TO be put to the sorrow of his exile" This pass
age having alen under Sues eye, he Immediately senta
letter from bis place of exile, which was published
here protesting against the right OF Dr. Ner0n To ask
the ercy which he would not ask for himself.
What strikes one in the letter of Balzac Is his refer
ence to his recent marriage Ii so odd that she
author of tie Physiology Of Marriage should run the
risk And yet we all know the admirable inconsistency
between his writings and the persistent hdelty oil hs
heart during the long probation that preceded his mar
rage .
Iamartine writes in May, 1851, to the editor in chief
Of the Constitutional beg you TO say toni de Gas
saenac that have read him without anger. He is
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been a great admiTer of his talents de Is grave
Beaumsrchais. All three wish TO save the Republic,
because il contains society and the nation You shake
/ the sack, preserve and respect it,
Louis Napoleon b., as the newly elected representa-
tive TO the National Assembly in lSfs, signed himself,
whites from the Hotel du Rim in the place NendOme:
Desiring TO at hand all the distinguished per-
sons Of my country, used naturally to wishfor your
/ acquaintance Now, when common friend assures
me that you will be willing to accept plain tavern
dinner with me- / eagerly seize this opportunity
az which will enable ne to with man OF
whom have often heard spoken" And here the
modest aud discreet doctor wells the sentence with
trio Of etcs He tickled and went to dine, and
went several times" afterward polite man was
| that Louis Napoleon b. Never were 81 several din
ners more prohtably invested. Every one knows what
yeomans service the Constitutional rendered TO the
cause of the usurper up the coup dat three years
after Indeed, Lous Napoleon b. evidently felt that
the Doctor had than paid for the dinners, and on
the 18th December, 1851, sends him the following let
ter by way of balance:
NV dear Mr. Veron: | wish to announce to you my
SELF that desiring testify you the full sense OF my
copnon Of the services yOu have rendered to the
of order and civilization have named you officer OF the
/ Legion Of Honor. Accept this promotion "a proof OF
( my aGectionate sentiments.
With this the debt of gratitude discharged And
the Doctor who had been useful and iattered aux
iary to the political asprGnt, became oticious dis
agreeable adviser to the successful ukurper received
frat hints and then kicks from the late Louis Napoleon
b. that finally Ousted him from his editorial chair
The Doctors reeollections of the Empire, in chap
H., are only scattered traits of manners which were
sadly corrupt in that time of glory. Religion how
ever occupied large place in official manners. Pre-
fects and all functionaries, had orders to attend
divine services: they obeyed the Emperor rather than
God An intelligent project OF one Of the
southern departments under the Empire told me that
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