New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-17
cficc Of the Menitenr. Hence it's raggcdness and

want OF rhetorical persplc8c'Iy
Not that this want of clearness is entirely acct
dental. The indefnencss of several of the articles
of the famous reforInatOly decree is, doubtless of
p,rposc The decree, published as il is in the in.
term of the sessions of the " Chambers" is like
with dftrence) to the Semi sub-semi aud unrecog-
nzed sub-semi- n0n-Ofcial tcntatOry pamphlets and
newspaper articles. il is feeler stretched out
over public opinion The reormatory measures
will b. apt to take their final definite shape with
reference TO the indications of the public want pro-
yoked by IFS publication IN It's present ambiguous
phrase. Napoleon, now. is doubtless watching with
most sohcitous vigilance all these indications. The
most significant OF these Indications are to be found
m the manifestations of the French press, already
referred TO- The general tone of them Is this:
these concessions are good quite unexpectedly
good; they imply good deal more than they
promise; they cannot stop here, that is cannot
logically stop here; they n " commence
went" first step (PremieT paS) toward the
g crownng of the edihce" with liberty
wreath IL is quite worthy Of notice that the
OpnOns NGionGic insists upon this that the decree
of the Path November, is but the premier pos
The Opinion NdtORdte, which mas been very in
sanely styled Government journal by the CORE
pendent of The London Times, aud other news
paper writers, is within and ctthont certain large
limitations, a sort of organ OF Prince Napoleon
Prince Napoleons private life, phases of which he
has shameessy let be public, Is, in many respects
shnm%fuliy low, base. debauched; but as poll
ticinn, Prince Napoleon wishes to set himself up as
liberal and maIy think Il do not) that his lnt1u-
enters largely among tne causes oi the reform
atOry decree.
Beside what may be regarded as the constitu-
tional reforms made promised by the multifanous
decree of Nov. "a, its articles contain other pro-
visions too notable to be- passed over in silence. Bat
they are so closely connected With other DEGREES OF
Nov. 26. that they may well be treated together
under the one head OF Ministerial Changes Let
those only who follow the current history OF France
with some particularly OF interest pay any heed TO
The following paragraph
Minister Blault vi the Interior, within whose
Jurisdiction come all matters relating to the
papeTs and the uiquitOus law ON the press, is re-
paced by NJ. Persigfy, now ambassador ut London,
one Of the few sincere NapoeOnist5-an equally
sincere friend OF the AnglO-I French alliance, an
honest man and gentlen.an-ior the rest Liberal,
within NapOleouic hints. Blllault, who used To be
81 LIBERALISM Deputy i'll Louis fnillppe's time is to be
one Of the Ministers without Observation-Disclosures IN
parlbas-oratorica Ministers 10 defend Government
measures before the Houses. Minister Magne, one OF
the Oldest OF NapOeOns Ministerial clerks retres or is
withdrawn from the Ministry Of the Treasury, ana Is
made an Advocate Minister, without portfolio, To de-
fend and debate the budget and financial bills IN the
Legislative body. FIahaut dc la Blliarderie, gen.
tleman now 75 years old takes the place of Perslgny
as French Minister IL the Court Of st. James. NJ.
EhhaUt has had large diplomatic experience. I'm
der the Parliamentary regime he was liberal. SO
was Billault Some tUlhS stiu think, not utterly
without reasOD despite what has been done under
Billaus Ministry against the freedom OF the press,
that Bilaut still has liberaist tendencies But rep
utabe old NJ IlaEaut is tminently LIT for the British
Embassy, because he married an English noble lady;
aud for the representative vi the sOl III HOrtense,
because he passes tor ather OF Count dc MOrny who
is halt brother to the Emperor The new Minister
of Finance is legitimate hali brother OF the late ID
nous Marshal 81. Arnaud. Note that he has been
rde IT, al ~
concluded between Eng aud aud France.
Ii is worth considering fol those VINO lnsanely
persist i'll WINNING that Louis NapOleOn's tavOnte
idea is to war with England that PeIsigny, Fla
haut aud the new Minister OF Finance, are pledged
champions of the AngO-Gdllic alliance. NaleWshl,
a personal friend and fayOIite vi Emperor aud
Empress takes the Ministry, with some considerable
change of functions, that has been managed by
Banker FOuld since the time OF the Presidency
The Ministry of Algiers and the colonies originally
formed Tor Prince Napoleon Is abolished, or rather
re-absOrbed in the Ministry OF Marine and the
COLONIES Tough old lrOusl0es Marshall PeLsser, Is
transferred nom his suug, idle, inappropriate DeIth
of Chancellor OF The Legion Oi Honor, 10 be In
perial vicegeIent Governor vi Alglers where ne
will find himself at home. Algiers Is to be ruled
again 10y military law and military arbitTarlness, ana
fke French WHO although the most splrluel people
of the world in matters Oh esprit are tie most stupid
i'm certain matters OF tactl, VIII keep on wondering
that their Algerne colony does mol hOurlsh. some
of the Ministerial appointments O Tie past week are
thought to be only provisional; 30 may soon nave
70 send you report OF new changes.
Having signed these quas.-rty dictionary DEGREES,
fbe Emperor hurried OF last Saturday iOr few
davs shooting IN the country at COmpeIgne. Before
leaving Paris lie assisted at the first night Oi the
PQpiitoa (the Butterfly a ballet got up at the
GRAND opeia; got up iUr the illustration OF the sll-
0ularly graceful legs and floating jumps oil Emma
Iimy the ARREST OF modern dGHStuSeS. The Em-
peror was nearly US Web fplauded by the house AS
the Iiony-he for his late popular DEGREES, she iOr
her usiOundiuely coli lIcatod AID graceful semi
divine gymhsics Toward the close OF the ballet
tbe IioDy was taken with cramp, but persistlng IN
carving out her share of the performance all the
sane. was 0pplauded to the echo The fayorlte I'm
perial more or less quCk step Is OIL the dOuDe-shuI-
fe order People here applauding 10 encourage
him 10 dance II straight out and many OF the most
sensible OF them rather tmnk thaI DC VIII
THE EMPEROR LIDERALizING HIS GOVERN
MENT.
The following Imperial Decree ID published In The
MoAteur:
Desiring TO afford 10 tie great bodies of the State
more oir I'll parGpatiOn Ia the general policy of our
Government and marked proof oI our confidence, we
decree: ,,,e,u
Ally address IN reply 10 our speech al Lo opening
mi. address vi be- discussed IN the pes-nce Of the
cesary explanations Interior end exterior Poey OF the
Al In order to facilitate TO the Legislature Body the er'
pre.,ou OF m OiuiOu preparation o Lac a" ana 'hc
elesce Of tie isDt o. aIvHdnehs' or - VI our u
biise iuodiHed IA tue following aihri. ieulitey
-, trt Of me proJ d the day Aed
tle na4nR 10 cOAili,
zion a.el-Ues seeTcI Committee suiA.-ay SussOH Is
dispJsiOu u ApphcaJe beltbtf