The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-29

which we once possessed a. Frenchmer will have
unevocabay passed away among the lumber Of the
past: Now. surely, ever is the time to insist on
modhcstion OF the present despotio rule to turn
our faces towards constitutional monarch, who is
even now knocking at the door, Some persons
take holder fight. and say =" The Emperor has
deserved well Of his country BE has purged it
thoroughly of maladies which were preying upon
ts vitals. He has infused new life into the weakly
and enfeebled frame He has placed her in her APP
pointed place among the nations Of the earth; but be
pirate to himself the privileges which she may have
misused. Let the country be grateful to the Dicta-
tor she chose but let him retire and give way to the
young heir of her ancient kings, who unites in him
self the dogma Of divine right and that Of election
by the popular will. II the Count de Paris were
now to be returned, giving to the country Parlia
mentary government, France would, with the i'm
pulse she has already received at the hands of her
present ruler take stand among the nations Of the
world such as she has never done before, in her
most palmy days. for her position would contain the
element OF perpetuity, which the imperial dynasty
signay fails in. Look around ,(it is saidD financial
crisis Is imminent and the highest ntellects of the
country are imprisoned. God, indeed. may protect
France as we say; but we hear another saying also,
The London papers will have already informed
mittee appointed to examine the bill for giving
power to the Emperor to bestow pensions of 10000
francs to the amount of 500 900 francs, persons
Of distinguished worth, the Legislature passed the
mitee, in the objections which it made, is looked
upon as :" sign OF the times" as sort OF hand.
writing upon the wall, bidding the Emperor g. be-
ware" It is in truth, the opinion Of many men
whose reflections are always received with attention,
that Napoleon cannot hope to retain the place be
has acquired unless he can find some means of dis
tracing public attention from himseH as the cen.
trazation of all power. 1t is the last feather which
breaks the back of the camel, and by thus daily
accruing to himself privilege upon privilege feel.
ing viii be set up which may in the end, prove fatal
to him, II men are at leisure to look on. With war
on the frontier no one has time to think Of things at
home, but with financial difficulties, with heavy
TAXATION and with provisions high the faculties are
sngularly on the alert to detect flaws, and short
Is the authority which holds the reins Of power.
hfais nous reTT0ns.
In the meantime the capital is in all the repose of
dullness. Everybody is focking away from 1t, and
those whose occupations prevent them from doing
SO, seek resource in the landscape garden of the
Bois de Boulogne, which is daily thronged with
vlsiters refreshing themselves by the CLASSY lakes
or lneandering among the beautiful drives, rides
and walks by which these lakes are surrounded and
the park intersected. The Emperor himself is busy
engaged in taking the baths Of Plombieras, and
doing all he can to dissipate some symptoms Of fly
ing govt which ever and anon disturb his rest in his
palace balls. The fair Empress in the interim
keeps kind Of Penelope state at st. Cloud. No
male visiters are received The daily banquet is
one almost entirely confined to the softer sex, and
an old gentleman or two, who may be considered to
have become, by their years, part Of the sex them
selves. However, the joys of the nursery are an am
pie indemnifcaton to the Empress for tne ennui of
the salon and banquet hall and the Prince Imperial
Is said to do full justice to the and socitude of
his anxious nurses. Many Of the illumination de-
corations Of the b0pfeme remain still undisturbed,
think an ovation is to be gwen to Peisser on his
return from the Crimea.