Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-12
THE NEWS.

We have the following additional
from Europe by the mails Of the
Europa.
The Paris correspondent Of the Her
aid says:
The general topic Of conversation,
60 where you will, is the acquittal OF
Bernard
The attentat Of the l4th Of January
gave birth to q prolific progeny of con
Trajectory sentiments, but all tending
70 common ccntrc-hatred Of Eng
land. As twenty men endcavoring to
pull another from off his horse will
sometimes produce the anomalous CT
feet Of seating him more firmly in his
saddle, by one rcutralizing the effect
of the other, so, too, Napoleon is GER
tainly deriving his advantage from the
blind hostility of parties who, from
their common hatred to what they be-
lievc a common enemy, make random
blows at himself, while at the same
time they are glad to make his attemp-
ted assassination raIlypg cry against
la perGde Albion.
II is in all mems mouths that France
is suffering a state of bondage which
degrades her in the eyes of the civil
zed world. 1t is everywhere said that
the Bonapartc system is, and has ever
been, system of selishness, and that
under the cautious supremacy of the
present representative of the family it
sapping the very life and soul Of all
that is worthy of existence. 1t is not
denied that any attempt to assassinatc
under such circumstances is but the
natural consequence of such absorption
Of power-that it is the normal rule
applicable to such profound despotism.
Yet no sooner is a violent, and GER
tainly most diabolical instance of it
afforded, because the plot has been
Matched by allies in England, than, like
a wrangling man and wife, whose do
mcstic hearth is a temple of discord
from morning till night, and who only
exhibit something like concord when
any. interference comes from without,
the French, OF all parties are, up in
arms.
The famous Cent Gardes are to be
recognized by the Emperor. The reg
iment is TO consist of two companies,
and commanded by one colonel, lieu
tenant colonel, or chef d'cscadron, and
TO be 22l strong, including officers,
nOn-commissioncd officers and prlvatcs
A body of twenty five men is to be at
tached to the corps AS ordcrlies. The
corps is to be recruited from among
the mounted bodies of the Imperial
Guard and of the line, who have been
two years at least in the service, pri-
Yates being now eligible. If sub-olli-
GERS choose to present themselves for
selection, they must, if chosen, give up
their rank. The pay is to be regulated
rs follows That of the officer in
command is fixed at 100000. year,
if colonel 9,OOOf. if lieutenant colo
mel; and S,OOOt if chef d'escadron, Tin
each case 2,OO0f. additional being al
lowed for office cxpcnscs,) 5,O0Of for
captains; 4,OOOf for lieutcnants; 3,5OOf
for sub-licutenants, and 1000 for pri-
Yates. The men at present composing
the corps are to be preserved, unless
they prefer returning to their former
regiments. The privates are to sub
jected to all the duties obligatory on
the men, Of other corps. such as clean
ing their horses, taking care of their
harness and uniform, &C., &c. No
person can be admitted in the corps of
the Cent Gardes, who is not of ire
proachable character, and at least 5
feet lOA inches IN height.
The Emperor has just decided that
the works going on at this moment in
the arsenals shall be pushed forward
with such prodigious activity that the
French fleet must number, in the course
Of the year 1859, an effective force of
$50 screws ships Of war. These $50
steamships Of war, Of great speed, are
composed Of 35 line-of-battle ships (29
will be constructed this year, and nine
of them will be especially Of superior
speed to any in the English Navy As
frigates, 40 corvettes, and 80 small
steamers. Never will France have
possessed SO magnificent fleet. The
French navy enters phase which will
remind our readers of the grand mar
intlnc epochs OF Lonis XIV. and Louis
XVI. NJ. Dupay dc Lorne. director
Of naval stores, has returned from
Cherbonrg, whittier he went to inform
himself as to the period at which the
new docks there would be ready. In
accordance with the orders of Admiral
Hamelin, the works are pushed on SO
theoretically that they Will be compile
ted in July. At the same epoch will
be launched a large steam line of battle
ship, La Vile de Nantes.
The Paris correspondent of the
London Post says that the "French
Government has decided that every
exertion shall be used to prevent
Frenchmen from participating, direct
" or indirectly, with the slave trade
oil over the world. The Legislative
Chambers are about being called upon
TO vote q new bill on the Slave traf-
6c."
1t appear that further outlay Of
fl72,O00 is required to complete the
Leviathan, making the total cost of the
ship ESQ.,, 532, or at the rate of ga
per ton builders measurement. In
order to raise the additional amount
required, and to pay of the present
liabilities Of the Company-f2ll,2s9
1ls. l0d. in all-it il proposed to issue
debenturss and preference shares
n yps1el will not b completed be-
~ Aatolna. when Il b intended &