New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11
FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent.

Granted that Napoleon Ill. IS man OF great
ability as politician, still the warmest admirers OF
his talent in statecraft, if they have followed the
history of bis advancement and success for the past
nine years. must notice that his progress has been
favored by remarkable combination OF auxiliary
circumstances. lie has had an extraordinary run
of luck, ard has shown UNUSUAL wisdom in proh.ing
to the utmost by it. Within the past few months
however, there has been succession of incidents
AID accidents in which ingenious people are be-
ginning to discover signs of turn 10 outward for
ture and weakening of Imperial judgment
The Loi des Suspects and accompanying measures
Of renewed severity in time of peace, and after
seven years Of established government may be of
good policy, but it is difficult to find their profitable
results. They have certainly rritated and alarmed
quiet citizens, and have proved inefficient to reduce
that estate of expectation against which they
were aimed. The affair of Chslons. sur Saone
broke out while they in their first lusty prime
of energetic application; and that, too, as appears
in the late trial. when the Project Of Police had
been notified six days beforehand Of the plan of the
rioters, the rrgleaders of whom made their escape
after all. The quarrel with England about the
political refugees-although Count Walewski got
rather the better as diplomatic note writer, of
the English FOREIGN Onice-beginning with the
laughable buster of the French Colonies, and end
ing with the Bernard trial and the insulting hurra
of the English people; the election OF two Opp0s-
ton candidates i'll Paris, under the very nose OF
majesty; the reelection of Count Mgeon, candl.
date much offensive to Imperial nostrs = all
these are so many defeats, not the less significant
in France that they carry with them each little
touch of ridiculc. The English shout at the Old
Bailey was a cross between defiant huzzah and
outlaw. The lastchosen Opposition member to the
Legislative Corps from Paris was carried IN by the
votes of those ourricrS who are so constantly
praised for their fond attachment to the Emperor
Little Count Migc0n was held up by the Govern
ment prosecutor himself only few months ago as
laughing stock TO all Francois man ab-
surdy and even criminaly vain and IL
is tiis man. virtually forced by that trial
which. however, failed to prove the charges OF
political corruption brought against hlm-to resign
his membership who, coming out OF the prison 10
which the Court condemned him for wearing le-
cionary cross that had never been conferred upon
him. gains new victory over the Government can
didate, supported by all the means IN the hands OF
Government There now joins on 10 tins unuchy
series OF events, the famous Figaro duel. Mems
minds are not vet recovered from their emotion on
this account 1t is true that the civil trbuns
within whose jurisdiction the fight took place, has
begun an examination of the affair, but people
hardly expect that the Court willard indeed il is
doubtful whether with strict legality it can--indict
due punishment upon Capt Hyenne. The Minis.
ter of War, that il, the Emperor, has alone fu
right and power TO dismiss him from the army.
viii the Emperor do this The actual signs of
likelihood are negative. Lieutenant de Mercy,
twice condemned TO death, after lair tIlal by his
peers on the charge OF having murdered, under pre-
text of fencing match an inferior officer, has just
had his penalty committed by imperial grace-com-
muted to life impIi.Onment II is supposed, as was
the case with Captain Doineau, who was condemned
last wear for murder in Algeria; to be further
committed il is supposed, when talk OF the affair
dies away, 10 a lesser penalty or to full pardon.
While such indulgence is shown TO crime in epau
lettes: while NJ De Pene still lies family vibrating
between lie and death; while his fellow Journal
lists "oficioush" suppress their indignation, their
expressions Of sympathy, and, indeed, al! comments
on the case, the officers of the garrison of st. Ger
main. forty in number present letter TO the editor
of q newspaper published in that town, desiring,
md if need be, demanding the insertion in his
paper Of letter addressed 10 them by one Roge,
sub.leutenant IN another regiment, and fellow
second of Capt. Iyenne. As You VIII probably
publish this singular epstle il is enough to say OF it
here that the writer maintains, III curously mixed
spirit of boyishners and brutality, that the whole
amy was insulted mOrtally by NJ De Pcne's light
ID.
bound as honorable gentlemen to fight him. in
course. had not fencing master Hycnnes success in
running his wearied antagonist twice through the
body. and so "aveneing the entire army, 10 whom
ihs insult Was addressed relieved the other twenty
thousaud from this solemn duty. You NAY imagine
the feelings which such letter eXctes in the minds
of civilians. | Say you may imagine them. You
must, for YOU will see no expression of them IN your
"Parisian files, and can dwell no longer Oh this
extraordinary proof OF the ascendancy OF the army
in this Empire which the chief OF il declared at
the time Of its installation. rs Peace, aud leave
to your readers to decide whether those Ingenious
spectators Judge sOundly VINO see III the signs of
the times. of which few samples are noted above
the beginning of & turn in Napoeons luck.
II is now almost settled matter, they say that
Prince Napoleon shall go astthe Emperor's leuten.
ant TO Algeria The colony Is TO be erected into a
sort of vceroyaty; the Prince is to have Ministers
of his OVID. and to hold directly from the Emperor.
The trial of the Chalons rioters ended few days
ago, mainly in smoke. Most OF the rioters were
let of with slight punishment The severest pen
ally four years Imprisonment and ,Ooo francs
pronounced but not inflicted upon one Serey, the
rineeader: for that person had gone OFF on his ira.
wells notcarnp 10 attend his tria-auother proofofthe
alibilty of repressive measures and the wonderful
French police" We have lately had still another
instance of their vigilance and sagacity. An En-
olistman coming TO Paris the other day was seized
At his hotel; his trunks were broken open, his coat
Innings ripped up he and all his belongings subjected
TO a most sagacious and dlsagreeable examination
by two policcmeD which resulted IN their profound
conviction that the honest man iros not Ma;:ini.
If that con.pirator is coming 10 town. as these gen.
try are expecting, he will probably ask some of
them the way 10 his hotel cork their very noses,
as he passes unsupported under them. The gravity
Of that mischief making Italian must be sorely tried