New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-12
FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent.


PARIS, Thursday, June %, 1886.
Net az in ordinary conversation, merely b intro
duee some other topic, like the spoonful Of potags
eIyed before tho solid dishes, do speak Of the
weather. The weather is in France, lat at this
iue the gravest Of all lhemes-Of great political,
economical and potico social mprrtance. i an
glad to record that at last the rains have ceased,
though it is Only at the very last, for within tho
week we have received sad news from Southern
France of new freshets and new harm done to
standing crops and other property. Here the tenn
persture bas riten to Summer heat for the past day
or two; at this prese mt writing it is uncomfortably
warm. Should the season from this time forth be
favorable it is hoped that the total grain crop Of
France, despite great losses sustained in the inun-
dated districts, will be good average.
The bill for q constitu'ion law (senatus con-
snhe) organizing Regency is published. The
main provisions ore as follows: The Regency shall
belong to the Empress mother unless the Emperor
have appointed another Regent by formal act,
puojlshed before his decease. In default OF the
Empress, and If no other Regent has been desiq.
mated, the Regency belongs of right to the first
prince OF the blOOd but if there be no French
10 be ceferred to such persons as the Senate shall
appoint There is TO be Council of Regency.
composed OF French princes and of persons named
Dy the Emperor or by the Senate. The majority
OF the sovereign is fixed at the age of eighteen.
NO one will have forgotten the famous DEGREES
OF the 22d Of January, 1882, by which large part
OF what had passed for the private estates Of Louis
Philippe's family were coDiscated to the State.
lou remember what shock that measure gave Ia
some iDnOcents who, from the I'd of December nm
to the date of the decrees had strained their
throafs In praise of the champion Of properts and
family. After all, this confscation was by no
means the worst Of the Prince Pfesidsnt,s sots
The fact Of it was that Louis Philippe knowina =.
was TO be made king on the 9th Of August. IS3a
made gilt to his children, on the 9TH Of thst
month, OF large estates which properly sbonN
have iallen into the domains of the State when he
became Its king. Among these children were the
lDree processes Louise Marie, who aftcrward
.nei''ed tne hiDg OF the Be'gans; Marie Clemen-
tine, who married the Duke of SAKE ohnra.
Gotha, and Marie Christine, who married DIXIE
81 nuremberg. Their respective shares OF their
iatners git became their dOwry at the Tina NJ
thelr marriages. Without ouch dnwrv AZ The
preamble 10 the bill sent into the Legislature ast
monday says with more truth than delicacy. the
Pi,ncesses could Lot have made the matches thew
oS MS Siii proposes to restore to the Duchess
vi saxe'Coburg.G Otha, and to the heirs of the
olner Two Processes, this dOwry, in the shane Of
snnuites Of 200, 600 francs each in the three Der
ceL'f. The motives for this me asure Of restit,l.
,i1p as uey are presented in the preamble of the
ch,' are worth noting. translate directly: The
ao"fy OF princess who leaves her country 10
:, enter INTO foreign family may be considered az
. one OF the conditions that decided the MARRIAGE
furthermore, the treaty of Paris Of March so
Las happily restored peace among the great
powers OF Europe. This treaty will doubtless
nave as consequence the renewal ard even the
creation OF friendly relations between the soyer-
eign houses of Europe" =
ancer these circumstances, the Emperor has de.
siIed to takea measure respecting the thras nr;s
eesses, daughters Of the King fonis ph;Inn M-
which is permitted the sense Of equity ana gnS
WIZ o. bi' Government BY the internationI e s