The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-03

the south Of France. the Emperor and Empress
riding together In open carriage up tho de Rvol
the day after their arrival at st. Cloud Tney wore un
attended by any guard and the outrders In the imperial
livery, were the only signs by which stranger would
have known who were the occupants Of the carriage II
scarcely seemed possible, and could hardly realize
that the fine looking gentleman dressed with such exqu
site neatness but without display laughing and chatting
careessly with the handsome and amabe looking lady
at his sde was the who but few weeks ago, led
the army Of France amid the smoke and shot and bursting
shells Of Solfernothe upon whose shoulders to-day
rests the weight Of Europethe Who than any
other living holds in his hands the destiny Of nations
But that ID sphnx-ike face OF the Empcrors 1t an
swers Of the riddles which he propounds; and,
laughing and pleasant looked them there must BIO
world of written it, when he thinks of the strug
Cling people who look 70 him for protection, for life
liberty and national existence and who eagerly catch and
feed upon the slightest word Of hope which falls from his
lips He has just cheered them considerably with his
somewhat enigmacal but sufficiently expressive reply
to the Cardinal Archbishop Of Bordeaux If he receives
there be no doubt he will-the population from
Romagna, which win DO in Paris next week. and gives
them word Of encouragement the hopes Of Italy will be
still exalted; and if he guarantees her freedom,
tally and Itays children, for generations, will "rise up
to call him blessed" And that is the man, ~ said
friend the carriage passed and had given utter
to the above thoughts Yes that amiabe looking,
laughing gentleman was he; but it scarcely seemed
possible.
paragraph occurred IN Galignanis Messenger, in the
report Of the meeting Of Americans held for the purpose
Of taking action in relation 70 the death Of Judge Mason
which, it is likely to be copied and commented upon
liable TO convey entirely false impression 1t is stated
that after the adoption Of the resolutions and when the
complimentary speeches had been made, proposition
in the American chapel where the meetieg held and
that it did appear meet with much favor' Now,
the facts simply teseWhen all the business of the
meeting had been concluded the Of the church,
Mr. Curtis, and moved that subscription be then
taken up for the purpose Of purchasing tablet to be set
in of the walls Of the church, and that any surplus
which might arise from the contribution should be paid
the treasury Of the church The bad taste OF this pro-
position at such time seemed at TO be manifest TO
every body but its originator After the glowing eulogies
which had just been pronounced upon the deceased, it
seemed like extraordinarily sudden descent from the
sublime to the ridiculous have hat carried round for
his benefit and to mix up the proposed honor to him with
the affairs Of exhausted church treasury The result
that after two amendments had been offered,
the whole matter was brought 10 Sudden close oy mo
has been considerable talk and no little excitement among
the Americans here in relation to this matter and have
thought best TO give you the simple facts AS FOR the
tablet, believe that small number of gentlemen have
taken that matter in hand, and will procure suitable
and place it, with the permission OF the directors Of
the church. by the side of the pulpit
What great pity Is that sufficient amount Of the
chia Governments cannot be mixed up with the freedom
and individual liberty Of our repubcanism am led to
this sage reflection not from any disposition TO dparage
the institutions Of my country, 10 exol those OF
this any other "despotism," which latter I OF
constituonally bound to detes No; dote upoa
mile Madame Busque's "Specialie lie Pumpkin Pic
Enlistment where, beneath the shadow Of the American
arms with which she has recently ad0i mel her
eat my buckwhcat cakes and drink my coffee peace
and security. And talking of coffee brings the
why was led 10 the wise at the beginning Of
this paragraph Milk is prominent ingredient in good
cup coffee, and the French tribunals the coffee
drinkers of Paris he right to enjoy their milk pure with
out even that harmless aduteraion known "essence
pump AS was passing along street my way TO the
"Specialite few mornings since, my attention at
trated by decree Of the Tribunal Of Police
Of the Department Of the Seine which. must confess
raised Louis Napoleon and the French government
at least eighty per cent in my estimation. The
victed OF having sold milk which she had adulerated
with twenty per cen, of waterand this her punish
n,ent months Imprisonment fne Of fifty francs and
costs Of trial, and provision that fifty copies Of this
should be posted about the city OF Paris,
published three newspapers What sad havoc the En-
percr OF the French, armed with the Code Napoleon
he should be let loose upon the 'Orange county"
milk dealers Of New York city, saw, also, many
days ago, decree of somewhat similar nature posted
up before the door of butcher the Rue HOnore
He had been convicted Of giving short weight his
toners; and in addition to the other penalties, the Tr
bunal decreed that the copy Of the decree should
main for six months in front Of his establishment His
customers probably get the benefit Of this, he will
doubtless be particularly careful hereafter give the
very best sort Of weight.
fine specimen of stupidity recently exhibited in
the correspondence of the London Morn;.g Chyoace
which from the pen of some learned pundt who
is TO be hoped, will publish complete history his
travels among the barbarans of America for the benefit
Of the present and future generations Of his
If all the information which he furnishes to the
Chronicle is rs accurate as that contained in
BILE. Among other things he says:-"Hoel life is very
much the throughout the Union. In our present
phia, we attended upon by retinue Of
"heredary b0ndmen" from the western shores Afri
These latter most Of them slaves the property OF
Southern planters, who find they make more Of them
by letting them out to hotel keepers than by working
them on their own exhausted plantations" Itstries
forcbly that some uncomfortable wag had been
running huge circular saw upon our English correspond
is said that the Empress OF Austria, the Empress Of
the French and the Princess Cotilde all in fair way
to make additions to the present large and crowded popu
laton Of Europe "in shor Micawber would say they
cnoente. That happy condition Of her Majesty the
Queen of Spain has been officially announced the
Princess Clotilde and her husband ssour we-beloyed
cousin y starting from their residence in the Palais Royal
few afternoons snce for ride in the Champs Eysaes
She is pretty little lady-nuch preter than her pictures
make her appear-but she has saddened look about her.
and did not seem to be happy, it is said abe
glorious provision OF nature or the photographers
or Of whoever had the management Of the matter that
the ideas conveyed in the words Of language may be
translated into those Of another Hungry Engshmen and
Americans coming TO Paris, who have neglected to COM
ply with Hood most excellent advice to learn the lingo
appreciate this and the same sort of delightful feeling
comes over them when they restaurant, with the
cheering words English Spoken" it's window, that
thirsty traveller in the Arabian deserts may be supposed
to have when his eye first lights upon well Of sparkling
water II true that he usually discovers upon entering
the very remarkable fact that tho waiter who speaks
English has just stepped out, and that after ALL he must
manage to get dinner by means Of the little French Of
which he may be in possession But then at Of these
places they have assistant hungry the form
Of bin OF fair, bound in book, and printed in French
on one side, with the Of the dishes translated
into English the other. / went into one Of
| these establishments the Rue Rivol yester
| day, and in my capacity Of note taker could not
refrain from dong down few Of the names of the dishes
which are supposed to convey to the unlucky English
man, uninatad in the French language or cookery an
idea Of what he can get to satisfy the cravings Of his ppc
tite Here few of the dishes, taken at random
From them you make selection, when you come
to Paris enjoy them. How would you like an "Epigrar