New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-21

10 the Fou-th-ny Similar improvements arc be.
made in the heading .,r cts out of Paris westward in II
neighborbood Of the Chani,s Eiysees and in 9TH
quarters of the CITY. asny OF these we're urgent
I.se6ed-for cd Paris has isTro"or and erooSei'
streets. with higher houses and W. se ar Una" eve
Boston; and Il il said that these improv, ''''' P'
The Government has the adjacent property opp NSe'
takes at the valuation makes the required improve
/ rerts Ind then sells out am assured THAI merel,
as srecula,iOns these enterprises have generally
proved rro6tsbe. rhie they have given constant EN-
! ployment to many thousands and greatly bciutiied
tie city Despotsm Is bitter, but the despotism OF
one sLrewd man has its aIlevistions such as
know to the rule Of 4" shouI5srhtess or OF The En-
sire Club.
But win the Empire stand
meet no sre who believes il VIZ survive the pres
ent Emperor, but very many who h.sS Il VIII las,
long "a LIE does. While no ore speak 81 his psirOt
.sm or dsin,eIesiedness by way of oke there is
very general trust la his ability aud cczfdcncc in
his indefaSgable energy. He IS probably the most
active unisng ruler now living, and in this respect
nj least remi.as tie rrench Of Napoleon e Grand"
Heb besides The undoubed ccnrzge, nscrutabc pur-
nose and urwa7erirc faith in hz 1" star which heft
The herof the rt Bonapare. Tic il moreover the osy
focus around which all the entRepubican forces ard
interests in France can for The present be rallied Th,
Priesis 10 not imagine him deyoui, sincerely at
iached to their fortunes, but they say; What mat
"ter. so org as he docs york ?" The Legim-
ISIS and Orleanists the former comprising nearly oil
that remains OF the WOO or landorhing arstOcracy the
after including many ~ the manufacturers
s-nc;ors thrifty traders stock olbers and lucky par
venue. generally say; This cannot last but while
~ dee. last it proecis from JacobiDsm, from
" sceielsIn from turbulence, ansrchy and the gull
ltfire; so let i last sc-ong az II will. The moro
intelligent vorkmcn, the skul artifcefs, the think
ers re teachers, the observing, aspiring youth who
me al-aos, TO a man Republicans, say; This evil
"Sensy cannot last then why plunge tn, Nation into
"intessae convul-ion and bloodshed when il Is al
ssrsafy sroaning under the lad of distant eSpen-
-iye a,d -anguinsry foreign war;" And thus the
general conviction that the Empire Is but sta.e of
transition serves TO protect it from present assault AID
immediate danger.
Icau,o ito Paris last Saturday q. the hour and
almost the minute Of the attempt of an unknown
Italian to s..assinate the Emperor. The Journals have
had much to say of the excitement the Indignation,
the enthusiastic loyalty evoked by that crime. To ne
seemed incredible that desperate attack on the life
of tAs 4Iead of the state might almost say Of the
Stsesitselfl should cause no moro general agitation
than this appeared to DO especially among people so
e,citebe aud demonstratye a. the Parisiens. | saw
No crowds in tie streets and heard of none; and any
cried yiye Enpereurl it where they felt pretty
,ure the Emperor would hear at least hear ~ their
enthusiasm Tie attempt to kill the Emperor has not
created onehaf the feeling here that the shooting of
Bil Pool did in New.York, nor as an Ineffective
ATTEMPT TO take the life of any OF the two hundred
Of The best known citizens of our emporium would
induce Except in official or military quarters, the
whole affair has been taken very cooy. heard one
auecdote Of the outrage which my informant related
as literal fact, and which is at least characteristic
enough to be 20: A Freedman walking In The Place
de Ia Conoorde was met by another who exclaimed IN
deep agitation" Have you heard the news The
. u.-,s-~- = o.. ;-.s. I.aor -hot-be is killed 81
him rightl' responded the Other 80 w ~ ~
:. ,,,,,,@ aNo p cried another runner from the Ave
mo cl.,,rs Elysees. she has been fired at but NOT
0L;,iod Le i nphurtr " | am delighted to hear II,
irs,antlv responded the Republican OF ten secorus
ro,,;ors. eyre FEmpeyenr" so wags the world
Tint the Emporor's cousin and designated successor
c,ouc Napoeon son Of the last surviving brother oil
Napoleon H. Is generally end intensely unpopular here
- nrdouited. Old jerome is cipher aud would
hardly attempt to ascend the Imperial throne has son
no. bcep a violent Republican in profession without
being trusted by the Republicans, and has been with
tbe Amy in the Crimea without winning any iaureS
there ar cyincing capacity to do SO anywhere lie
,roved more Troublesome to his comnander-in-chi@
than 10 the enemy and came homo by unanimous con
sent do not believe the Army VIII ever transfer 10
him it's apparent devotion to Louis Napoleon anu
,,,,bou his he has no chance Add to this that the
F,nperors health is precarous and the prospect VI
re s h.rs to h- throne very faint and IN" ~'''"" OF
adiourring 10 his death the next struggle between the
Moparchical and Republican elements IN France be-
comes evident.
Ard vet there are specks Of trouble even in the pres
ont skv One Is caused by the struggle upon which
the Fmperor has entered with the Academy. This IL
lu.trous body strictly limited in number but for gen.
orations enrolling on it, list Of members nearly all the
nsm, IN France Of men eminent for their services to
science or Literature has always been independent oil
the Government, the place Of any member who de'
bepo supplied By the sursges Of the survivor LOUIS
XIV. Napoleon l. Charles X, Louis Philippe, ana all
the Intermediate rulers of France, respected TINS Tree
dom becapse they saw that the glory, the usefulness,
tho substantive existence Of the Academy depended
on IT, Louis Napoleon has attempted to Undermine H.
and reduce the Institute to the position OF mere crea-
,uro and tool of the throne such as the Press now Is
Tbi. the Academy firmly rossts, three OF the four sec
,iors into which il divided having voted to DO 20
with much unanimty while the fourth is expected 10
do likewise. What will be the Emperors response 70
this attitude remains to DO scen He Is tenacious o.
liz purposes, but the affair with eoue end hs aOan'
do,ment Of his intended expedition to the Cnmea
prove him not absolutely inheIbie.
I have been criticised for writing IN l5ol theI
France Il et heart Republican; l here repeat 'he'
assertion. Temporarily, majority Of Der People may
prefer the quiet order, activity and prosperity
M 4 last. bv the present despetisrn, but they are