New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-23
The American Iso.,a partes.


The Paris correspondent of the London Morning.
Star writes as follows; 8s
A family council, presided over by the Emperor,
and comprising Prince Jerome. Prince Napoleon.
the Princess Mathilde, and two of the Cabinet Min
listers, is said to have been held at the Paas re-
Gently, to hold conference concerning the proper
steps to be adopted in the affair of jerome Patter
son. which is beginning to give great annoyance to
the Imperial family. The publication of the par
ticulars of the first marriage Of Prince Jerome
Bonaparte-at that time merely Lieutenant Bona
parte, in the service of the French Republic with
Miss Patterson, an American citizen, rs detailed In
the last volume Of Theirs History Of the Consul
ate and Empire, has aroused the ingenuity as well
as the sense of justice in the bosom of jerome
Patterson; and, upon reading the account, as given
by Thiers, he Immediately sent in his protestat0n,
with a copy of the letter written by Plus VII on
the occasion Of the second marriage, wherein his
Holiness refuses to annul the first, there existng
according to the RoMish law, no reason whatever
for SO doing. The Emperor Napoleon then, taking
advantage Of the old Imperial privilege claimed hy
every royal and imperial house in Europe. ce sarc
toning or annnlling d marriage contracted by any
| of its members by the will of the chief of tho
family alone Immediately declared in spite Of thG
/ Pope that the marriage was void, and that hif
brother jerome must forthwith marry the Princess
Charlotte Of Wurtemburg.
| Now, Jerome, who had been quietly enjoying R
country life with the wisdom and dignity Of man
little caring for the greatness which he behoids a
the aiiction of his family, is suddenly awakened te
/ the idea that it is the sec0nd-not the first -nial-
riage which is illegal. TWAS Madame Bonaparfe's
/ consent which had been considered necessary i1a
order to legalze the first marriage. She had been
consulted that occasion, as abe was, according
| to French law, by the death of her husband, tho
head of the family. This was, therefore, the act
| by which the Patterson marriage was dissolved,
without the consent OF the widowed head OF THU
Imperial family. As a civil Formally, and III
actual defiance of the Pope's decree as religious
necessity, it must naturally be regarded 40 com
trary to the jurisprudence OF the country, and con
seqnently of no effect-null and void-he who con-
| tracted it unconscousiy guilty of bigamy, and the
issue of such marriage to stand second
children not OF right the heirs of the contractor
| The summons sent by the A,tissier TO the pub
Usher of the second edition OF the volume was az
course complied with, the law for publishers has-
ing lately been made more stringent than ever 0n
the whole edition before it had left the printers
Office and the expnnging of the offensive letter az
| the Pope with Jerome PaftersOn's protestati0n-
| Notice Of protest was Immediately served upon
resulted In an address to the 3throne itself TON
advice in this dilemma. as
jerome Patterson's defense Of his conduct Is
| most independent and noble. 8 For myself seek
nothing I am as proud of my glorious tIe3of On
American citizen as should be OF that of Prince
Imperial of France. During Prince Jeromes LIFE
| time no measure shall be adopted to restore those
who are dependent on my love to their rightfAl
| position; but this pr0testation il necessary for
| their security in future years.
1t has been decided that the volume must appear
with tho letter and the protestanother protest 70
come before the public, by way Of answer, imnle-
/ diately afterwards The affair is looked upon as =
great annoyance, nothing more but il is that; ana
were it not for the calmness with which the Empc-
ror himself guides his family AFFAIRS much harm
might be oceasioned by it. The strictest seerdsy
| is meanwhile commanded TO the journals to all Of
which it has been intimated en- dsse that it would
be considered an offense la suppression to speak
of it for the present. Meanwhile Thiers rubs bis
little hands, and rejoices that the world will say
Who would have thought the old man had SO mufh
mischief in him yet s7
DRuNKENNEss IN EuRoPE.-Th Theodore Parker, in
one of his letters from Europe, says s5
| Tn Europe you see many things which seem
strange to an American. Take the use of wine. IA
4 | am right the Europeans consume about ,5l0,-
900 900 gallons Of wine. In France, leave ont Of
account the pasture land which is not plowed, and
the forests of the actual arabic land, one-hrd ID
devoted to the culture Of the grape. Yet there
are immense districts where no wine can be raised
at ALL see it stated that the Government returns
make 1t appear that the people of France dIiuh
about $50 600 900 gallons Of wine, and the Galchla
ton is that the amount is not much less thar
i ! 900, 100000 Yet don't believe, in the yeai
1853. there was 10 much drunkenness among The
$4,000, 900 of France as among the 1000. .000 Fan
KEGS in New England. have been four months a.
Rome; there are wine shops everywhere; an oul
of doors from three to six hours day, and hAye
never yet seen man drunk; now and then ene Is
merry, never intoxicated. The Romans. ltallans, M
! French, are qnite temperate; they drink t1eir
u l weak wine with wafer, anu MtGA LIZ! 49, y
1t is only little glassal at time, when does heS
Q make spoonful. / don't believe there is nal N
s All italy where men step up and drink rum 900
water iii and water, etc. Excessive drinking 10
nat tbe taste of the people. In the north OF hiu-
L rome and even in switzerlani, il is not so. The
l. EnSlsb without help from the Irish and Saofeh,
drink about COZ 900 900 600 gallons beer
every year not speak of the wine, spirhs. etc,
they take to wash it down wlthal. S
Il Talking about big women, the following good
! thing is told of Sidney Smith: Going TO marry
her! impossible! you mean part of heR, he could
not marry her all himself. II would be case oi
bigamy; the neighhorhood or the magistrates
should interfere There is enough Of her tofux
nish wives for whole parish. Que man marry
hert il is menstrous- You might people eoi0ay
with her; or give riot act and dIsperse her il
short. you might do anything with her but MARI,
her.
At printers festival at Cleveland, on Franklin'
birthday. the following was the ifth egnlar tpast
The Editor and the Lawyer-The deea is satisfies
with the copy Of the former, but requires the aEig
/ | nal of the latter 4H
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Tears of beauty are like clouds floating over
u heaven Of stars hedimming them for q nanneI