New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-27
land CALCULATIONS IN FRANCE
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The PA, 4 correspondent Of 1Ae ISmA writing on
~ s.a.ot omit So,icing sn incident which has At
sss,S GOOD deal Of ats ntion II appears that 90 rat
year and half ago the Empei expressed tie desire
psrshsse lot Of ground depending 90 the Forest OF
Hsrly, and which wss ncaosed within, though indie
pendent the surrounding domaina sort OF eaclave
b fasf A company Of speculatore decided on the &C.
Ssiiton OF tbee d0maibs with vie~ to the cessiou
= his Nsssty Of TIE To- Of groupd in question: the
condition thai they sbou'd receive exchange the Wood
Of Vesinet lying rear St German-en Laye. The
speculation promised to be god one it's object was
- tukiipe in the Wood Of Vesnet cottages siniiar to
Asse ct the Msson-I. 4fitte whicn closs to the
wood and which were ~ be sold at ahgn price The ex
charge the terms vas on the poat Of being effected
h. o. the Wood of VesDet is in the do
Dains Of the civil hst, was only waited for.
Al his critical moment a certain homme
Ssfsirss, who has acquired good deal of n,tonety
ky bic connection with the Credit Mooilier, and by his
subsequent failure, but who had friends OF mucs To-
1pebce stepped in The person was fortunate enough
@ find in the Office Of the ministry OF state and the
hou'shod Of the Emperor, person who, iIomtle CON
seerstNn 10 which he was held 10 higher gas rter,
vss most likely to assist the interoper. Having &C.
qsired the certainty that their joint e1eions could sop
fAs negotiations with the original company INC ioter'
bper IN question Offer Cd them Of 200 0OO francs,
70 Suspend the proceedings, and which was &C epted
Thin ed TO be all fair enough az between rival spec
plafors. The homme afaires, after having passed
Mrs ueh series of speculaions in which he was most
suddepy stopped short in his career Of proe
psrty His creditors forced him to wind up his ell tirs
and until thar unpleasant operation was performed ne
was detar cd in ca,tody. Every speculation he had
operation concerning the Wood OF Vesinet was
aio ,crutinized, and the sum which was paid
70 the original company as an indemnity for
stopping the purchase appeared in his schedule. The
bankrupt, however, refused any explanation as to the
vsy in which additional sum of 50 ,0O0f, which
abo appeared in the sheet paid to q third party,
had been applied. HIS OILY reply was, that it had
been Necessary TO grease the wheels OF cart to make
90 on easily The explanation more p0etical
ShsB clear and il far from satisfactory. 1t was in
isred boveve err that the money mus hsve been paid,
according 10 another homtly phrase as pc. de ota to
seme employees Of the ministry, TO whose dep Ttment
the affair belonged and circulated not adj
vaDtageous to the nconuptbiIity of the establish
neDt. The employees whose characters were thus
stained with the suspicious, conscious of their limo
eeBoe, addressed themselves to member OF the
the accounts of the distinguished bankrupt The
magistrate sent for the bankrupt, and summoned
I'm tn disclose the name Of the person 70
whom he had paid the douceur Of 100000 After
some hesitation, he named a persen occupying
high place in The ministry of state. This person, when
sale upon, did not fer moment deny the soft in
parchment but maintained that the gift besto we'd
him, net in his official capacity as employee, bat
the private friend Of the bankrupt. Every
knows the maxim Les petts cadsaar entretiennent
amitit, but If the bankrupt in question had maoy
dear friendships Of the kind need not be astonsbed
Al the void created 10 his Golfers 1t is very probable
nat such Interpretation of Ciceros essay, De Ami
sG did not appear conclusive nor satisfactory to the
magistrate who must have called to mind 81 nilsr
Gaze that occurred some years ago, when employee
Of the Prefecture of the Seine punished for having
accepted of 000Of 30 0e0f for his co0psra-
ton in transaction of similar kind. am unable to
say whether poetcal justice has been accorded in the
present instance; believe the employ s still where
be was; but the example must be encouraging TO the
others. Things like these not unworthy Of Inpe-
sAl consideration, now that the festivities of Compegne