New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-12
FROM PARgs.

Eeens"i''-The Spanish Erp.a,s.-
Against Chilli, and the Parisi,, ="
nation eft.
J From Our Own Correspondent
} PARIS. Friday. Nov. a IA.
The vacillation Of Government in tbo
OF the reduction Of tn, army is quite un,cou,...'
One could understand the professional ,slu,..'
Marshal Random, Minister at War, TO breat !. ..'
considerable extent the cadres Of the arny ana
, Emperor should hesitate to offend the az.
services by discharging great many. and ar,., -
The chances Of promotion for all. But vho,
Fould and economy had gained tho vlctorv OIL.
resolved for ccgent financial reason, 10 tn
much.VeDerated cadyes. It is difficult IN d,,,.
, motive for representing the reduction =, -
important tlsn IL was Understood ).
Tie private solers who, we were told =.
Moni,sp of Sunday last not to be disebsr,sS -
to bO distributed among other regiments LOOK ma, ~
service from quite different standpojut r,o, a..
officers, and would be only too glad 10 be sen, "a ,,.
homes. The decree of November Is va, unye,,,,,
interpreted both in France and every
as involving reduction OF between 90 900 ana Ias..
men. BIT the MoHit.ny, in the very number xs''.
quoted tie eLeOnums Of tho London press based s,,
upon that suppostion, explained that tie reduse,.
amounted in reality 10 only 1000 men-th.t Ian,
about the number Of the officers nop.coumi,.,o..s
officers. dgummers. truwpeters, and couul,,,,.,
OF the cadyes suppressed but that ihs ".
Of their corps would he retained Ia the A.,
/ ice. This Is q very extraordinary cor.
20 De- taken as tho Moni.ev represents It, No doua.
was reasonable enough that the particular men beoa,
lag 20 the oadrcs should not be discharged en- un,.
and al once because proportion Of then were ycu,s
recruits IL is right enough to DRAFT them 70 o,h.,
regiments bat the natural and regular cousequ..s
ougl, 70 be- as tho pable had supposed that the Old 81,
dicrs should be discharged all the sooner Tot tts u.
effective Of the other regiments would be swoleab
yonI Ia average rate. repeat ii Is Ine1pcaSs 70 n,
that the Government should not have taken credit
itself a, II so es,ily might have done for the IN
amount Of re,rcuchment which every one had seen
the decree instead Of explaining away It's importance
IL is naturally suspected that there must be bioldns
somewhere and that tie whole history Of tie traasss
{ ton. Of last week Is moi yet known.
A most important political trial has cone "a q. o.
leans. NJ. Richard. tue acting Mayor OF Tosrs ada
+ man who Ikely 20 he Mayor has been cosTlt.2
of substituting vhilo officially presiding at mnaIs
pal election bulletns in favor OF GoscTnmea. cad,
dates previously prepared by himself Tor tie b1e,ns
hande. IN by the electors. he was taken IS the ~
aw phrase goes, with tie manner or a. she lfsaGl
- mar ffrs q fnf y OIbtLNf
watched him for long tine slipping the electors
tickets into one pocket while he took others frss
another pocket and threw them into the ballot boz q
length seized his hand while Il vas over the ofhce az
the bulletin In IL was found - be one OF his oFeers
.unctionarv can only be prosecuted By lesre 0. ts
Council Of State which is IN practice very difhclf y
obtain But in this case the offense was so rs
grant aud the people Of Tours made such row aeSs
he matter that the Government for very sn1s
cond NOT screen is TOO jealous servant fTom eIposars
Bat The wonderful part Of the story Is that tne cosa
= found bin ggiiiy with "ertenuating eJclAslenees
and gave him only months imprisonment wners
tie. might have given hin iiteyears. Ills AdrSeses
can only be excused by the knowledge that 81 koSaS
hfd dono nothing more than Mayors hare been son
aofor a long time with impdniiy The act IN vh.ci .
"a uulucky as to be found out cuts 81 we roo o. -
authority in France. III the salt has lost iis aI@
gheTewithai shah IL be sailed T. II the w.
lol.bo1 Dc tempered with, oil lew Is rkss
sud al power uslrpauon. An honest 1cFehues
could not bar regard such delinquency as thE =
Richards as q high crime and misieneanor. Bss n
thiags 60 not Journal In France tss dared t. seSs
fyiahlc against the judges who treated bis act -
vena peccado. The truth Is that IN the cary csr
OF lie Empire, end till within the last TREE or ~
/ wears such things were constantly done. The hrr
knew that he would lose his place II he did not inxn
the election Of the Government candidate az
he knew also that he would not he paElsssl
for aBy means he might resort 10 to edes
tho object. The elections were entirely IN N
hands Of Government creatures, ard iLdercndes
.i,rtnrs we're afraid 20 cone the ballot boxes ID
tain that the recent electoral opposition victories
{ some departments, and tic constantly Increasing op
position DinOrltles in others are 10 b. attributed s
tho reaction In public opinion thap 70 US lac van
frauds are nov more difficult ihon Trey used 10 BE-
NJ de- Iamartire the old leader oi the PIcysons
Government of lsi- has for many years 80 ccnpofts
himself grieve his best friends, and 10 make lin
self the laughing stock OF his enemies Tine after I'm
he has paraded before the world those pirate dix
ties which are hu, tue necessary result Of the paf
ninstraLion Of large means and inouraely eKlraEsg
habits. While pluniug himself on pride aud dehe.s,
for refusing tho subscriptions which ofcrtd Wa
lie rSl made his disircsscs known, he unOnslng! ~
seyeres in system Of disguised mendiclty, Wig
brought him in fsr.rore illearned money than be sesl
ever have got rs an open recipient Of charity. BI an
OF heart rendug appeals in private letters pa.d e.
culaIs. and newspaper articles he has gene ea y
seven eight years inducing the public 10 su0sfs
and paw in advance for very woftileg, wr.ttlss
| which an old man who had geaicA
though always Of hsshy kind. but is row neg
word spinner destitute OF tastc, Invention or lgagIe-
hashcs UP the drcgo of bis talent Whenever tie ~
scrip ion flags in Il given out thst NJ te Laaasns
bowed down by the weight OF Yeas, long prliIloss
and hard work for the benefit of bis creditors ssei
~ make browning sacrifice, and sell hs paielln
hoarih and homo of ST. Point, near Macon, wh.ca
Invariably said, lie woCld have got rid Of long sso
for thu humane fear that his tenants whom he ose' =
his olldg H. might fall into the hands @! bad Ar.ps
The repetition " this interesting story never ii, '.
bring :rst 10 rho MILL All this while Tie cTrs'e y.
domain Ol It. Point leads as BE has alwa!s co.'s -
lsrge Ito Of nocman of the old sclOO. hAIas -
and carriages. and pet gIcyhoands giy.gg DIS
friends luueheons 10 mere casual visitors ana 90,
10 tie moor Dcsharocs the famous professor ~.
science III cAroAaBoy, being oace asked % oe. T..
mar,ne's hand said be did not dare tel hlr VIZ 49,
saw ,hcfc: bat on being pressed he averie i, .,
lines Indicated not the spirit Of poetry bs ile ~
turning penny Some years since al lnalss .ior
commiseIltiug Iamar.ine on the prosper O. -
up 1T. Point was told not 10 distress hlh f .,l
he had NOT tho least idea OF leaving H. Wei -"
tho intcrocrto-, "but have you not rut ~ ~. y :
o,terS = What matters that" REPLIED Lam 80 s,;u
there not the ~, Anthony loticryi h.i WIZ ,boar,
ltsrtairly Lsmsrtine showed hlAsen ,SS
smart q man in this mau,l .sd r Loan
anecdote would infer How it was emit "a
remember; bat thus much Know ll-n sih,ed tor -
IN tho window OF every ohacconisi ~ rsS .sota ~
long 49, very large sam of money wa -, " suss
thr,,o oftle tickets. and lanertnS " 100, ssd
possess op Of he estate. us 10 ss, 70