New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-01


"eompletely lost In Fran,e. Under Charles Ath 'ouf
a.a. s,s mentioned who knew how 20 bear them
. IL. 4, ,lis toilette Madcroisclles Mars and 10
.,ert on N \, stage and the Duchess dAnsoncme ana
. the Countess Simeon nj Court On the other mana,
n ran -Nspooonist says that inc art was te",eo an.
n.,;ee5 With the most elegant success at the hrst
Innr,,il,d reception which occurred last Monday
week quote a passage from the description OF that
soleuni,v written by n live count " Inc question W
. oon y, benceforth reveal itselfin the choice OF
:. inf and the taste Of the embroideres and orna
merts of their Court vestment as VIII their grace oy
/. the dgpifed simplicity of their obeissance and oil
their bearing before the imperial throne CONSIDER
n Mrs Potphar con slider. Before the throne, at
" 10 extremity of a great hall the Emperor and En-
" standing around them the members OF the impe
rsl family then the ambassadors, the foreign minis
ter,(pot in pantaloons and their wives mot IN Diue
" Velvet low pecked robes with founces OF gold lace
" then. still further, the grand officers Of the crown
" "a n Minister All this great assembly silent and
has its eyes fixed on the woman VINO ap-
rroaches 70 make these references and whose name,
transmitted by the ordinary chamberlalns to the
" Grand chamberlain is pronounced by this dgnitary
before their Maestes. The lady introduced into the
throne hall advances alone and raverses, watched by
all regards, the space which separates the door OF
" entrance from the thrcne"-and so on, and so on,
through the Interest literary fiunkeysm, that decent
ink ever had need to blush at.
Tie agent of the Nashville and Louisville Railroad
has negotiated with banking house here the safe
Of the Six Per Cent Bonds OF that Company, TO the
amount Of S2,75OOOO.
rather an interesting one in our growing foreign ma
tona debt by way of transition from tue vanity of the
Tuileres 10 the religion Of the late Pantheon now
Church of ST. Genevieve The ete OF that worthy shep
berdess ard widely honored patron SAINT OF Paris,
| closed YESTERDAY The crowd of curious lockers on
ard religious minded pilgrims from all quarters OF the
CITY and from all the neghbOrDg country, was very
large throughout the nine days celebration OF her vlr-
tues Thousands, who trouble themselves very little
about matters spiritual the rest of the year come at this
time to honor their avOre Saint and do up their re
eion for twelvemonth, while the constant pIey OF
other Thousands bindles to warmer fever before her IL
luuined affairs. She has two OF them. One always IN
the curious old Church of st. Etennc du Mont, and
the other in the often back slidden and recently con
yerted Pantheon, dedicate to her and Louis Ma
! poleon. During the neuraine, shrine containing
portion Of her relics substituted bones, placed IN
he center Of the Pantheon under the great dome 10
ward it throng the faithful held in proper order oil pro
cesson by yiplant police, bringing books rosarles
haudkerciefs, sbawls sheets, what you will, to be
touched to the relics and extract thus healing virtues
for sou and body Priests with unweared arms stand
ready to take all these articles, which, with quickest
eontseion catch the exhaing merits OF the shrine aud
band them back to their gladdened owners. looked
On respectfully at the earnestness OF their iaith
| which as numerous attested cases proyt-
docs in cases Of bodily illness make them
whole but could not help thinking Of Voltalre who
passed through lane of booths where rosarles,
images of the Saint crosses and other religious wares
were the staple wares; here and there only proane
and CANAL dealer offered suspenders mockjewery, or
indicesble pastry One wthered. ancient female was
| curiously worsLping two masters in one booth 1t
was divided BY cloth partition one side OF which
she sold the little material aids to devotion such as
have lust mentioned while she turned an honest penny
on the other in exchange for small cups OF hot conee
| and smaller glasses OF eau de ere. Coming TO the
/ Ia. fnh Ialf IN
Paris who is curious in Gothic architecture should not
| fail TO visit often-I found it full to Overdowng 1t
contains the tomb Of ST. Genevieve, the chief point OF
attraction to all visitors. II once sort OF Pan
tleon itself of the Illustrations of the seventeenth CEN
tuIy when Pascal and Racine, and other great men Of
| that time laid to rest there. But their tombs
| have disappeared in the fervd times of the first
Republic the pupils of the schools were used to meet
in the unchurched temple the quintids aud decadts
to read the Bulletin decadair aud chant patriotic
| hymns. Now it tbronged with another sort OF
wOrshpers and sight seers, tie former being in the
! very great majority; and there was fine music and
store Of burning apers, and effectively dressed priests
and great deal Of flags aud drapery, making the giant
old church very theatrical PICTURES Iue and tickling
the senses generally Between the pillars flags were
suspended, each bearing the name of some miracle OF
the Saints working, and the date OF its occurrence
We read the first flag thst in i5l Paris was saved
from the rage of Attlas hodes by the ntercesson OF
the Saint and the last bearing date as late as 1919,
tells US that the same powerful inercession produced
n dninution OF the ragages Of the cholera The re-
quay borne that year in solemn procession, fol-
lowed by an immense throng OF people. IL the effect
was what is reported loses all patience with the
clergy for not having used so sovereign curative
means at earlier stage in the progress OF the cpl
demic One of her miraculous works was TO restore
the health of Louis XV-that incarnated vice, OF
whom Niebuhr writes the fcarfully bitter epitaph,
God at last took pity on France and let Louis XIV
"de."
The dirty condition Of Paris streets the other day led
TO comparison with that of your New-York ways.
But such comparison only holds good for a day or
two-as after recent snowfall The street sweepers
are always at work in such numbers and with such
well applied yigOr as would astonish the unhappy sub
ects OF your Street Commissioner. They are organ-
lied and disciplined in a halfmihtary fashion The
entire division Of street sweepers IN Paris IS about
$500 strong, men and women The division Is made
Up OF four egoDs each OF which is subdyded into three
battalons. The twelve battaliOns are composed OF
six companies each the company is divided into
four sections, and the section with commander at
its head wearing sign Of his quality on bis cap con-
ssts of eight or ten individuals The Sidewalks are
kept clearly by the bordering proprietor or their ten
antsa law to that effect existing here when II Is not
safe to violate.
From France we have but few scraps OF news
The M0Riteur mentions the presentation oy the frhce
de Chimay of autos aph letter from the hin OF Del
GUM to the Emperor, but gives no indication oil Us COL
tents. 1T,
Armaments by land and ses going more actively
than ever throughout France. , ca,
1t reported that the Bank has agreed 10 iVan my
millions OF francs to the Government
An III effect was produced in Paris by the niormeion
that Austria has been supplying Russia with arms ana