New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-29


ton in LOndon do undoubiingy know; presume
lodgings will be as cheap here and food nearly 80
in July next as in July last-meantine l see no
recourse for those unfavOrably affected but 10 grln
and bear. Possibly decree from has Majesty the
Emperor, ordering everybody TO sell aud rent at
last years prices, might have some influence; but
if the august champion of the sacred rights of
Property against the nefarious designs OF Social
ism and Communism were disposed TO take that
questionable step, what would become of those
who have bought or hired at current prices expect
ing TO make profit by selling or letting again
What for example would become OF him who says
the CONSTITUTIONAL has hired house worth $1,000
a year near the Palace Of Industry for $4,000 a
year, agreeing 10 furnish il gorgeously a hotel
and restaurant and give the owner all the furniture
at the years end into the bargain No; the sword
of Brennus is impotent against the Pr0tean devices
of human rapacity and folly, but ! judge that
though many thousands will be drawn hither by the
Great Exhibition, Paris will have more vacant
apartments this Summer than she has had for
many years past.
i had resolved not TO speak again Of the Exhi-
bition till it is opened but will boldly say that if
il does open next week, as is promised, il must
open in quite chaotic and unprepared a state as
did either its London or its New-YOrk predeces-
sors, either of which displayed many more rough,
naked boards On the occasion than was cOmely or
desirable. Here the unreadiness will doubtless be
more gracefully draped and hidden, but its exist
ence will be none the less certain. / shall not be
surprised if second p0stponemcnt is announced
through the MonteH, possibly in season 70 20 out
with tits letter, though such pOstponement is now
regarded on all hands as exceedingly improbable.
At al events those who leave the shores OF Amer
lea in June TO attend the Exhibition will be wiser
than we're we who left in April.
The impression now prevails here that the
struggle between the Emperor and the Institute
will result in the degradation Of the latter. Napo-
leon has proceeded cunningly, and his success is
ali but certain though three of the five sections
into which the Institute is divided have protested
sgsinst the new Imperial usurpation, yet the other
two hesitate, and give time for the creatures of
the Palace to push their intrigues for submission.
presume it is already known in America that
Napoleon II has by naked decree, coOlly as
sumed to himself the power never claimed by
| Louis NV or Napoleon u of appointing all the
officers and thus controlling the funds Of the In
sttute, while, by a second decree he has crditiy
appointed the incumbents to fill those Offices He
thus avoids contest in which the sympathy of
the public would inevitably have been with the
elected while, unless the Institute resist and that
effectively, be acquires the power of removing
these incUmbents at pleasure and of filling every
place as it may by any means become vacant And
/ thus no step is omitted that may serve to trans
form the late Republique Franchise" with its
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" into d thoroughly
Asiatie despOtsm.
" But Will France endure this ~ is very natu-
raj question, of which the true answer implies
that for time she will submit and after Il time
she viii resist and overthrow but how long she
viii submit, no uninspired prophet can safely pre-
diet While the Emperor can borrow $lJJ,0OO,O)O
per annum on the credit of France and spend it
sagaciously ON the army and the workmen Of
Taris, his house of cards may refrain from topping
over ; yet over it must 90, sooner or later-therc
is no other result possible. Indeed the universal
consciousness that this is its natural end, is OF
the most cogent dissuasiyes from any rash attempt
/ to overthrow it by force. But when so able and
thorough champion Of Louis Napoleon as The
Times (LoIdon) is obliged To justify his appoint
ment ar Foreign Minister of Walewsi in place of
/ dc III uys by significantly though cautiously OBJ
serving that "he choice Of The Emperor IS restricted
srihin The Maroon Circle u the Immediate ddacreais Of
/ The Imperial tamuE" Dim indeed must BE- the eyes
that cannot discern the handwriting on the wall
The trial of the italian PianOri, the wouli-bc
assassin the Emperor, more like an auction
in New York than criminal trial-the prosecutor
putting up and the Judge knocking down the
goods, while the defendants counsel oficiated as
! eter Funk. The Judge took occasion 10 charge
the accused with all manner of crimes committed
or meditated years ago in Italy; and, though the
prisoner denied these charges and no proof was
offered in support of Them they undoubtedly mad
weight with the Jury. So not only the Judge aud
tie prosecutor but the counsel for the defense also
assumed without shadow of proof and in con-
tempt of the prisoners denals, that he must have
/ been iDstigated and supplied with money by the
| Italian refugees living IN London. The way the
Judge set forth the atrocity of the Roman Repub-
lic and of all kindred attempts 70 affirm and up
hold the inaenable Rights OF Man. beftted rather
ToIquemoda or Jeiiries, who had imbbed with
mothers milk the doctrine OF the Divine Right Of
Kings 10 govern according to their own good pleas
ure, than renegade Republican, who had sworn
ALLEGIANCE 10 the Democratic Constitution OF '4o
only few short years ago.
i think may say with confidence that the Har
vest prospects OF France are thus far unavorable.
The Wheat looks pale and feeble at least through
out the North and this is of itself no light matter
where bread forms, here, the staple TODD of the
lsboring class aud the all but exclusive food Of
millions Then everything is backward and the
Fruit, most of which has been in blossom during
the last ten days, has experienced sour, cold, I'M
genial weather almost throughout, and now
(Ihursday noon, May l0) the skies are overcast
tie air chilly, and il is raining tfuly, grudgngly
With superabundance of cloud. there has been q
deficiency Of rain this Spring. Yet the gathering
OF conscripts, tie drilling OF recruits, the muster
ing of sQusdrons the manufacture and dispatch of
weapons and munitions, is vigorously pressed for
ward and the continuance OF the War VIII ensure
serious deficiency of both Grain and Meat in this
country next Winter. America can hardly pro-
! duce surplus large enough to reduce prices on
the seaboald 20 an average OF the last ten years.