The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-07
FO r E IG N
THE MAILS OF THE AMERICA.
THE LATE FRANCE MURDEROUS DUEI

thelr acquaintance. A crowd more or less select
sembled together, and several young officers of the
army sOus-lieutenants) were present, and as usual
behaved with manifest want of decorum.
Upon this occasion the chronicler of the Frqaro
Nj. de Pene, who writes under the signature of Ne
mo- gave description of the Russian ball, and made
number of extremely well deserved but extremely
severe remarks upon the behaviour of the sousIieu-
tenants. The consequence was the receipt by M. de
rene OF several letters, in a violently angry tone
from under -lieutenants in the army. NJ de Pene,
IN his next cdroniq"e of the "Fgaro," on last Thurs
day, spoke of these letters in somewhat disdainul
manner, and last Friday he had hostile encounter
with NJ Courtiel, lieutenant in garrison at Amens
They fought, and NJ. de Pene wounded his ADVERSE
ry In the arm. The duel ceased both young men
shook hands, NJ Courtiel declared himself perfectly
satisfied, and then NJ. de Pene and his seconds the
Due de Rovigo and NJ Pairat, frankly avowed that
the case standing as it did, NJ. de Pene regretted
that his articles in the "Figoro' should have given
any offence to officers in the army
All terminated for the best and in the most
honorable way, when suddenly one of NJ CourtieIs
seconds, another sous-lieutenant, by name NJ Hy-
enne, said he understood nothing of what was going
on, and that he was by means satisfied. NJ de
Pene then said he was quite ready to meet NJ. I1y-
enne, but that it must be the next day but one after
he having another duel fixed for the next day with
lieutenant in the Guides. M. Hyenne grumbled
at this, and NJ. Pairat told him he did not know
what he was saying that his conduct was quite out
OF place. and that second had not word to adj
dress to the principal the opposite side, adding:
| 81 am soldier, captain of the Garde Royae, and
| If you needs must fight, l ready; so now begin
| at once, and between seconds try our luck"
This M. Hyenne would not agree to, but edging his
! way up to where stood NJ. de Pene, he threw his
glove in his face! A cry of shame from all pres
ent, hailed the act but resource only was left,
OF course. M. de Pene turned round and fought
with his new adversary, but he naturally taken
! at great disadvantage In a few seconds NJ. de
Pene run through the side, and as he was fall
! ing, his unworthy enemy drew his sword from the
| wound and gave him another thrust through the
body on the opposite side | need not tell you
with what oucries of horror this cowardly act was
received by all present. NJ. de Pene was supposed
at first to be dead; but he has fingered on between
life and death until this day. and it is not vet GER
tain that he may not be eventually saved, although
! with wound through the liver, and one within
| hairs breadth of the heart.
But the thing to be observed in all this, is not so
much the duel in itself as its cause, and what it is
! sign Of 1t is caused, there be doubt, by the
| yeXatlon gradually heaped up in the public mind
against the excesses of military despotism and which
finds vent as it The corps of officers feel that
they are daily less popular, and they lose no oppOr-
tunity to be revenged. But the effect of this duel
| Is something not to be overlooked. The dav after
! its occurrence, forty fifty young men, students
OF the schools went to the beaureaus of the Fgaro
to ask after the health of NJ. de Pene, and desired
that ''heir names might be inscribed upon list
ready to accept an encounter NTH dRy Sousemenants
| '1ho might chose to present Themselves" This got
wind amongst the Paris youth, and yesterday fire
thousand names inscribed upon this listl See
| ing what turn affairs were taking, the editor of
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Tuileries at once and asked for audience of the
Emperor, in order to tell him how very menacing
the business was likely to become. He was not re-
ceived, but was requested to confer with NJ Moe
! guard, and was also authorized by the Emperor to
go at once to the Minister of Justice, and see what
could be done to stop the evil effects of the duel.
All this is sign of the public temper that Louis
Napoleon will do well not to leave unattended to.
1t not the result of todays event. is the result
of the atrocious excesses of the army which exces-
ses result in turn from the system of bribery and
corruption practced by the Emperor upon the ar
my, with false view to his safety. The men
of ten or twelve years back the men of the army
! of Algeria, at the time when the well educated
Orleans Princes lived amongst the corps of French
officers, recol, in disgust, from the manners of the
| present trdlneurs de sabre, and the popuace has
nicknamed the army, created by Louis Napoleon,
! "cdmee q"'on fat auec des Tow-Jores." Three
! horrible scandles have shocked the public sense of
decency within the last year and half; the hide
| Gus business of the brothers Leandri, accused of
rape; the duel at Lyons for which M. de Marcy
was, the other day, condemned to death for having
assassnated brother officer. and this last most
villanous circumstance of NJ. de Penes being killed
| (or all but SOY by NJ Hyenne. 1t is found necessa-
ry to prescribe the stay in doors in their barracks
to the officers in Paris who not on Immediately
active duty, for the excitement is intense, and once
or twice already officers have been hooted in the
streets and hissed in places ofpublic resort.
ENGLAND.
SPORTING GINTELLIGENCE-EPSoM SUMMER MEETING
Weofnesday-The Derby Day.
Until late on Tuesday night fears were entertain
ed that our '1sthmian games" would this year be
marred by unfavorable weather. Towards mid
night, however, the wind slightly changed, and in
! the morning we had almost cOudless sky. As
early as five O'Clock the streets of the metropolis
leading westward in the direction Of Surrey showed
the usual features of the ''Derby Day''-chandries
vans, costermongers' pony trucks, and vehicles of
an humble and unpretending nature kept the road
! down to nine O'Clock, when they commenced giving
place to fast HansOms, two-horse chariots, and re-
suscited omnbuses and stage coaches; andlater STILL
to dashing drags four-in-hands, and carriages with
! out-riders and positions. Up to the stream
over Westminster, Vauxhall, and Putney bridges
was continuous, and, Judging frow the multitudes
repairing to the Downs, it would seem that this
! great event had even gained in attractions
The two railways dispatched trains unremittinp-
! ly from seven to hafpast twelve o'clock, and the
| Brighton Company put on the usual two o'clock
express for the convenience of those sportsmen or
| pleasure seekers who were compelled to remain at
| business in town to the last moment. HYDE
! Park Corner, the Elephant and Castle Remington
| Park, and Clapham Common, crowded, as is
always the case, with holiday-makers, who find
more pleasure in watching the road than in the ex-
citement of the race. 1t is difficult to arrive at
any accurate notion as to the numbers who left
town for Epsom every year is told that the at
tendance never was greater, and the present an
niversary the same remark made. We hear
| persons who are supposed to be qualified to pro-
nounce an opinion in the matter everywhere de-
claring the company on the Downs must be un-
precedented variety of causes contributing to that
result
Mr. Friths picture has served to whet the appe-
tte of the fashionable world for the occasion. while
| the fact of the Prime Minister being the owner of
| "the favorite" has doubtless induced more members
of the legislature to witness this test of an English
horses capacity for speed, than would otherwise
have been the case. 1t is gratifying to be enabled
to announce at the last moment that the weather
was in all respects propitious. A brilliant sum-
tempered by cool delicious breeze, greatly lessen
ed the Inconvenience of the journey down. The
| recent rains have brought out the foliage of the
country in all its brightness; indeed no pleasure
| seeker sportsman could have desired more ia
vorahle day. The nature and extent of the specu-
d at1on on S the event is noticed in its proper place
| odds" or 'the last scratchings and arrivals" We
may mention that with many of the public, there
appeared to be wish arising out of generous
| feeling, that Lord Derbys Toxopholite would win.
1t is known that his ordshp has long coveted 'the
blue ribbon of the turf and of course the triumph
would be all the acceptable to his friends if it
occurred during his political premiership, and at
such a crisis in thatapremiership as the present.
The EPSON Town Plate (handicap] of SO sovs.,
for all ages. Tame Deer, l; Badsworth, 2; Hun
tington, 8. Tame Deer made all the running and
| won in canter by length.
--The Derby Stakes of 80 sovs each, h. it., for
threey yearod colts Sst. 7lb., ies Sst. 2b.; the
| ond to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes. 200
subs. One mile and half
Sir Joseph Hawley's br. Beadsman, by Weatherbit,
out OF Mendicant Wells
Lord Derby's b. C. Toxopholite by Longbow, out of
Mr. J. Davidsons b. C The Handji, by Faugho Baiagh,
n, out OF Athol Brose Alderot
Mr Howards Eclipse. .G Fordham a
The following also ran The Happy Land, Sed-
bury, Carmel, FitzR Roland, East Langton Pelissier,
Dumfres, Jordan, Physician, Longrange, Ditto,
Harry Stanley, King of Sardinia, Cymba, Deceiver,
Ethiopian, Kelpie, The Ancient Briton, and Brother
to Bird-on-theWing.
Betting:-3 to against Toxopholite, to l
Eclipse, to Beadsman, 100 to Ancient Briton,
Is to each Fitz-Roland and Ethiopian, I6 to l
Ditto, 20 to each The Hadji, Happy Land, and
Sedbury, 25 to each Longrange, Physician, and
East Langton, 40 to l Kepie, and so to l Jordan
Physician went off with the lead for about half a
mile, when he was passed by Fitz Roland, who led
to Tattenham Corner, and was there passed by
Eclipse who led to the distance and then chai.