New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-02

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ION Hence the persistent efforts OF the ]ournsis We
ad,,s from the cautious Mon'feT DOWN tbrongh all
,be GRADES of seui-oflcisl journalism, to convert
nnh,;c eeutiment 10 the doctrine CT "MediatiOn."
And thence the justification of my foregoing report
on the lately growing success Of these efforts, and
on the causes of such success.
Minister Thouvene eurued last Monday from a
few DAYS visit to London. NJ. Thouvenel IL Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs. lie went TO London to ace
the Exhibition only Die not Earl Russell Did
not talk with ambassador Flshaut about anything
more grave than the weather and common Paris
friends Nothing said about American afsirs Ger
tainly not |! Credat JudGus. guess that that con-
verted and converting Hebrew Finance Minister
Fould, dout believe, but is cilheriog out possible
expenses Of Mexico, T.. S. A. g. Co. comrcations
On Tuesday there was Council Of Mi' iscrs at
~. Cloud, the Empress presiding; snd on Wednes-
day they sailed down to Nlchy 10 take counsel with
the Emperor about Mexican and cognate affairs. Gen.
Forey and SAT- have also been there in consultation.
Popular rUmOr sums, from seemingly permitted
official leakage, bis autumnal Mexican army to more
than 80 1000 strong: their transport and support VIII
require formidable feet in the Gnf which might
accdently he useful for possible future mediatory
purposes Other sinister rumOrs have been Tying
low beOkenug s,orms at y Bourse in the cates and
otherwheres, regarding General Lorencez's position
The French Government, ike another Government
we know of, controls tie news brought TO ~.
Nazaire by the Vera Cruz steamers Ii was ONLY
these The other day, that Government, with an OIL
cslly filtered report Of its bringing, shoOd" away
for a moment these low-flyingrumor'.
/ There ia for the past week increased whlrr and
buzz Of swarUine onjeciures over the new Rns-o-
Prusso-I talico Franco Alliance quite tautaiizing
and irritating John Bull What is known is that
Russia and Prussia have at lat agreed TO recognize
The Italian Kingdom "a an imlerlous royal Ia III
place of the old " Geogmp icsl Expression What
there is reason for believing Is, that Napoleon has
ff,u al fnfa
sonal interview before Sumner IL over, with Gar
| Alexander and King Frederick William, somewhere
| in Germany, say az Cologne or Baden. What 10
certain, is that the King of Portugal Is TO marry the
King of Italy daughter SIS, .r Of Prince Napoleon
imnineny and Interestingly situated wife. What Ia
credibly reported is that the Spanish Ministry have
urged Bourbon Queen lsabeils TO hurry with her
unwilling recognition Of Victor Emanueis lawful
rule over late Papsl and Cousin-BOurbon territory.
| The natural anxiety for deserted, not TO say
threatened traditional ally Austria. and traditional
protege Turkey, and traditionally laonsed
Mediterranean and Orenis Interests, and tradition
ally guarded dance-adid1leum belsr &C OF power IN
Europe-the natural anxiety of tng ard for all
these things il quite aroused snd ~ agog by we
Russell facts above stated, and
the deducibe differences theTefrom. Minister Thou
veuels late visit 70 London may well have had rs
bearing on all that. Minister Rouher has also been
visiting that metropolis, and was bedinnered there
last Wednesday evening, and complimentary
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speech of soft words, buttering of international
parsuips-out of which, faithfully reported
in their original French in The Times ONLY,
| quote these pareDtbeiicaily interjected: lLe
painful disturbances Of the worlds commerce caused
by the fractricidal struggle now madly carried on
the other eide Of the Atlantic. Alas Will Provi'
dence long leave unanswered (Ster'ies) the prayers
we utter that it shoald put an end To these bloody
hecatombs." Ire propriety OF Providence opening
fresh series with brilliant French illustrations, Of
" bloody hecatonbs in Mexico, 10 not questioned
bv Minister ROuher There will 10 q 1e Dcuw
over them. lie Deum means III Francois IN other
ever protesting coubtries-Me Deum. Sicat Eritis
Deus always whispers the "oher larty always
TO willing when lie is TO pay.
Among the Lesser interests Of Paris for the past
fortnight, has been tie long drawn moekery Of II
judicial trial Of 81 individuals on charge OF con-
spring for tie overthrow Of the Napoeonc Empire.
These 81 are the remains Of some hundreds who wee
arrested BY this strong Government, your reader.
may remember in the first days OF last March. They
are all that left agfnst " bonn posrlby toleTa-
bic show Of prosecution could be obtained after four
months Of Official examination and fabrication Of
Testimony. Government having IFS OVID care quite
in IFS own hands for fouI months has only been able
to present at last of the most dalous cdus"
celeJres that even tire history of political prosecu
tons records. Tie testimony fO- Government Is
made ny from learsay evidence OF police agents;
the course Of the trial mas shown past question that
the telling pars of the evidence have cen furnished
by portion OF the prisoners themselves, no scied
az provocative agents " Of this very police. No
Frenobman to-day coubis that one OF the most prom
lnent "pIisoners III the bar" IL the efficient paid
spy Of Government, who las provoked constructed.
created all that exists existed Of This pOi
cal coDsJ tracy against this strong" government
Let the flabby-minded nincompoops tie nervelsss
feebletons the enasculaie sham res ectablce, the
covering CONSERVATIVES" afflicted viii moral fabcs
d0rsaisS, who bewtine the incticleucy Of our Demo
critic political forms-let them follow tLis shameful
Il oil lxf ffel
against q few men OF bad antecedeIte with the help
OF purchased spies and " provocative ag,nts."
| While this pitifdl political trial was n courfe OF in
/ cubation there was published sIna! 'mO. vol me-
which, next TO Victor Hugo's ahsOrbiIg romance Of
Les Mis7abes, has been the literary tuccess Of the
/ season. say literary eucCess becanse ! an sveak-
ing OF book. But few books were ever freer Of
any strictly artistic literary quality tlaa this emf.
nenly successful volume # H. hemon rs &c Couier.
NJ Cauler entered the police tervice IN - subordinate
capacity in 1920; be rose III the course Of year. TO
be chief of the Department Of Criminal Police.
lie the successor Of Vldocq. lie retired
pension III 1851. Evidently = sincere, hones,
naiyey honest nan, this volume Of LIS NJ
m0ires, presenting the most striking remiuis-
cences Of lis professional experience, is fear
flu ly interesting as "a catalogue TdtsODhfe Of tie
museum OF morbid social anatomy. j he develop
meuts of the political Trial lust referred to hes given
a special interest 70 honest Dir. Csulers chapter on
" les agents PrOrOcoteurs 1Li- trial proves that
there still exists what Cauers Memoirs relate OF
the police under the Restoration and Louis Philippe
sytcmatie agency for provoking political erin e.,
machinery for getting up and preparing for discoy
cry political conspracies, organized ana worked,
and richly paid Tor working, by the Project OF Po
lice himself.
i wss saving that Coul,rs Meu5rs was the great
literary success sincc Hugos MScrajics 1t IL the
irrefutable documentary prose proof OF that won
deriul and wonderfully rue poem: furnishing the
pieces Just 6c0tlrcs Of tina. occasionally eXtrave
CANT but maguifcently eloquent plea for the op-
pressed against cons, Ous and UNCONSCIOUS social 0p
PRESTON Cou}er linsei might have sat for Hugo's
rnhcernan Jargerf IL SdOcC really did at for the