New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-13
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80 soon. by twelve hours. "a | anticipated at the
time Of writing. We were detained that night
.cme ninety miles below Southampton nv blanket
fos-which g. patriotic EnglIshman on board en-
loved almost as much "a he did reaching his native
soil next morning. The pext night We were again
detained in sight of the Havre light by strong
essterly wind and ebb tide. so that We finally
landed only on Saturday morning. Without these
extra unfavorable circumstances We should have
made the trip from the American to the French
wharf in twelve DAYS and half. The Fulton is
considerably improved in speed by the alterations
made in her last Winter
Mr. Sumner continued To improve IN health
10 the end of the voyage, aud to grow IN
favor with all on board. | say all, for he made
friends Of all, officers, passengers and sailors
A half-hour's visit that he made to the fore
castle (much to the surprise Of young Green
who came over with us and seemed hardly
10 recognize me when he observed, from my con-
stantly limiting my promenade on deck to the
space between the forward capstan and the wheel
house. that was only secondclass psssen-
gerl Mr. Summers visit to the forecastle, say
elected BY an overwhelming majority To any office IN
the Gift of our community. The " foreign vote
would have been enormous, three-fourths OF the
whole company, whether passengers or others,
being of European birth. l saw Mr.. ;. for q mo-
ment yesterday. He complained of being more
easily fatgued by ordinary exercise than when in
his normal state of health, but expresses no tear OF
a relapse, and seemed in good spirits.
And now for Paris. Excepting more new hotels
building and more old houses being torn down, the
city looks wonderfully ~ 1t did SIX months ago, on
the material side, gay, brilliant comfortable, con-
slant feast to the eye-although il is Lent-tiul OF
amusement as eyer-as ever the place where az
witt, f. A. said Good Bostonians 90 when they
/" de-" The number If Americans here, however.
this Winter who have preferred steam translation to
the awaiting of natural death and It's atterchances.
has been less than for the few preceding years.
There was not even Washington birthday ball last
February: the memory Of the Father Of his Couu-
try was left uudanced and number OF the children
of their country spared making fools oi them
selves Whether the members of our Legation and
our Consul felt growing stiffness in the joints and
dissemination Ia move their time tor leaving Paris
approaches, do not know. But on previous 0c-
| casons they have been leading managers of the
| Washington ball. do not hear any expression OF
regret at the report which comes from Nashllgton,
Of the purpose of the President to furnish the for
| cgii consulatcs aud legations with new occupants.
| II is odd il il not AT lIdyre where | was
obliged 10 stay some hours last Saturday did hear
from ship captains, aud other Americans Interested
in cur commerce with that port, the praises OF Mr.
Vesey, and the earnest hope expressed that he
would be retained in office.
One of the chief themes Of talk for the last week,
and which continues to be tayorite topic in Paris
ian saloons Il attended a cutting aud shampoolng
matinee at nv old BARRIERS, in the Rue NWleme.
shortl, after arriyng) in the thaumaurgc process ot
Hume the celebrated spritualis animal magnetzer,
table dancer, spirt-knocker, &c. His name and
reputation must be already well enough known by
reports Of performances for the past two or three
wears in England Florence, Rome and, | believe,
America II half of what il told of the phenomena
he produces be true he is certainly superior IN jug
gug faculty to the most shful Indian experts. lie
has lad the honor or not rs you choose TO look NJ
IT, of displaying his talents before the Emperor and
before that uncommonly august prince, Prince Napo'
| leon and is much sought after a. an evenings en-
tertainment by the high fashionable, aud as curl
Gus problem BY curious investigators. The most III
gcnious among the latter, some of them cunning
uggers themselves, cannot detect the trick of his
| legerdemain, if legcrdeman il be- He il ia said,
declares with the utmost quetness that ne Ia pos
sessed Of or BY don't clearly make out the differ
ence Of the distinction between property and pro-
| prietor in case like this-a devil an old family
devil who has had relations with his ancestors for
Some generations; a tough, persistent Scotch devil,
who came 10 him in turn after the old folks had no
further use Of his services, when he was but three
Years Of age After attending to his early education
for while Sathanas was coaXed or driven aNas by
religious applications, but he returned again more
vigorous than ever some years back, and is nOW IN
full partnership with Hume The Emperor is re-
ported 10 have been much Interested in the opera
tiUs Of the firm al the luleries, and treated the
Scotch Cor as in spite of his BIRTH he is here called
the Americana partner with great atfability. - A
fellow feeling makes us w0ndrous kind
You see this reportbe true, that your Boston cor
respondent Mr. Giles, in his DiagnoStrum Of the
Nerness, which you published Ill The TRIBUNE last
January. is not accepted by Hume. Hume is rep
resented as having the air of an enthusiast who be-
l4yes in himself without shadow Of doubt. They say
be- leaves Paris az poor he came; seeks no pccu-
mary profit from his performances, which seem to
exhaust him when long continued, and sometimes
are brought to close BY catalcptic iii.
To 90 on with American subjects. Mr. Buchan-
ans inaugural il reviewed, on the whole, rather ~
y.rsLly BY the DeJas, with laudation BY La Press
the lsudatory article being signed by Galardct,
formerly editor of the Nav York Courier dsS EtdtS
Inis-and is made the text ot severe article on
American morals and politics in the Pays, which you
may find translated at length IN Gdhgndnt. Domes-
tie politics offer nothing strange and startling
All quiet still on the surface. What Balzac wrote
s,me years ago remains sufficiently true IN the ease;
Quaad on cOnndt Paris, on ne croft q r,cR de &c
|. "9yi S'y dit Il on ne DIT ran DE &c q" 50 (en'
q" " hen YOU know Paris WELL YOU believe nothing
that is said there, aud you hear nothing that
- is done there" There is sufficient court scan
dal about the Emperor, but the talk Of his IN.
| sanity that was rife tew months back, has died
out again mainly. For wonder, the Empress -
not reported tnctRie.
Tie bin for the budget fr l-5' has been pub
li.hed in the Moniur. Ii represents the proposed
eAIen.es at I,7I6,9-6, 1870 francs, and calculates
xt.flI