New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13

.. he leped that we are shout done with this tire
some question Of Soult aud Cuban annexation.
A criminal from the United States named AIMS
lev Alias Dupont, has been reclaimed and sent
home his week by the French authorities; when
Il the Grst case Of reclamation that has occurred.
spder the extradition law CT lo92, between
France and the United States. The Incompre-
hensible. power of the Paris Police was never
more thoroughly displayed than IN the arrest Of
fhis man. Ainsey committed forgery on the
Bapk Of Louisiana for large sum- believe
fourteen thousand dollars. lie escaped ~ Europe,
ard rapidly squandered bis money, IN gambling,
d.bauchery and high living, mostly at the baths Of
Germany and Paris. He entered France under
the assumed name Of Dupont, with passport
bearing that name. and with q personal appear
ance which answered e. the passport.
After he had remained 10 Paris some time, Lead
ing a most dissOlutD life a reclamation arrived
fro m the United States at the Prefecture OF Ponce
In this city asking for the arrest OF TINS man II ne
was in PariF. Out ofthe more than hundred thousand
foreigners in this great city, the police mad nCthns
10 Guide them. but the name Alnsley, and the
descript,on Of bic person. Yet this name II must
he recoilect.d wss known to no one IN Ihrs, since
Was not on HE passport. There was theh hotH
inc but the description Of his person 80 lar az inc
public knows OF the operation OF this lnscrutabie
ooyer 10 serve az a guide m his detection. Yet
order from New-Oreans Ansey found himself
under bars and bolts in the old COnciergerie pris
on When one reflects that this vas accomplished
in the midst Of crowded population OF tweiye
buy bred thousand persons, where there are always
ten times more visitors from foreign nations, than
in any other city in the world that Ansley talks
French and looks ike q Frenchman, he gains some
idea Of the power Of this police and realizes why
il il that crime is 80 unireguent al Paris compared
II fc f.alu frfpl q
think of the extent of this power and OF the GER
tsisty with which every mans identity must DC
known and his most intimate movements watched
and recorded.
Ainsley had elegantly furnished apartments in
the fashionable Rue de CbOiscuil, where he wac
on men0ge with a French girl named Louise Ia,
mont When the COInmissary OF Police entered
the apartment Ainsley was reading IN slippers
and robe de chambre, while his mistress was en-
ssqed in needle work. The Commissary de-
minded Of Ainslcy his name. They call me
"Dupont," was tie reply. And your name,
"Mademoisele - Louise Dupont" Looking
Ainsey sharply in the face, the C0mmlssary said:
1t may be the custom in your country when a
"man marrcs TO take the name Of his wife, but
Gin France il is the reverse. i have evidence
"that you are living under false name. Your
"real name is Ainsey; you are an American
and arrest you for forgery on bank in New
"Oreans." hinsley made no sign of surprise,
but the girl, more impossible, almost sprang
from her chair, and uttered a cry Of surprise
The prisoner at first denied his identity, but
when brought before the Judge of instruction at
the Palais de Justice he ayOwed all. He leaves
in a packet. ship from IIavre this week, in the
care Of the captain.
Ireeret to state that Judge Mason, our NJ mis-
ter to Paris, was seized with apoPle1y on Mon
day last, at II o'clock at night and that
be 10 at this moment, although sghtly improved.
proDour ced to be iD critical position by bis
physicians Mr. Mason attended 9Th the ID D!O-
matte corps on Monday at the opening of the
Senate and Corps Legslatif, at the Tuieries, and
was at the moment of retiring to rest in his
usual state of health. He has recently had a
good deal Of labor to perform, and 1t is to the
fatigue consequent upon these iabcrs that the
attack 10 attributed by bis family. He has re
NAMED completely nsensible since the moment
Of the attack, with tho exception OF & few lucid
intervals during the afternoon of to-day.