The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-22
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

FRANCE.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.
DIssnt isfactiou Among the IndussrIel Clssses--
High Price OF Bread-fIsw Parisian Work.
men Live-Former and Present Prices
Other Causes Of Complaius-I1ev oluti0nary
FeelIng-The OctrOi Duty-A WOrkman's De.
MISUNDERSTANDING Observation-Disclosures
PAsis, Nov. 9. 1857.
Now that the Emperor has saved the Pope and made
the re gaianuomo bend bumbiy at the feet Of France
he will doubtless find time TO attend 10 the affairs OF
France and do something towards staying the tide
which threatens 10 swamp over IL and which 10 just
now rising high IN Paris
That great and growing dissatisfaction Is existing
present among industrial classes ID evident TO the
most superficial observer Bread dear. having
nearly doubled in price within the past year. Bread
being "dear" in Paris, too something than
Is expressed in The statement. Bread Ia Paris
is meat and vegetables and fruit literally she san OF
fen to BY far the larger portion Of tho community.
thousands VI Partisan work and work do
touch solid meat oener than once week. but content
themselves with bread soaked IN bouon-a very weak
thin soup-and . few carrots . little cabbage,
and some sour for sher most Substantial
days rspssI When these facts taken into cons-
dsration IL be readily that tho rise OF
pound In the price Of bread il an important affair to
workman who receives but sixty cents . day for his
labor and has family to support. With the full
aporecaton Of this fsct-the necessity OF furnishing
Paris with cheap bread-she government, until wlha
few years, only permitted certain number Of bakers
to establish themselves and shese tho price Of
bread regulated twice month by decree Of the
Pre- Get OF the Seine. In this manner the price kept
NJ nearly uniform rate, the government when -four
xasdear reimbursng the bakers for their losses But
the march progress considered beat 70 decree
tho liberty OF the baker and place Inn upon the same
footing with every other tradcsmsn. The result has
boon that he like other Adcsn,en has acted upon the
great principle OF supply and demand" and Dread.
IKE everything else excepting workmen's wages, has
gone up.
year ago land then it was considered dear) tho
Ordinary bread consumed BY the working peopis
Iutle over three sous pound Now the same quality
costs little more taan i've. Then meat they
used when they used IL at ALL was sold by the butchers
from TO fourteen sous. Now this Same kind Of
bones with the little shred OF meat cling
lug them, which the work people used
bring I've or ak. Inc same ratio OF augmentation
exists nearly all the ordinary articles OF consumpton
the mildes. .erm among all classes Of work ~ people
that this cannot continue much longer. horrible
story tod Of box being found last weet nailed up
on the Pace de Ia BastIc upon opening which " was
found 10 Contain small piece Of bread and was then
filled up with blood.
The matter OF cheap bread is considered OF much
importance and tae great discomfort Of its
present price evident tnat the already
considering the propiety Of return 10 tho former
system OF alton II is understood that At Cabinet
council A which the Emperor presided, few days
since II ST. Cloud his Majesty himself presented the
subject his dnisters, and strongly recommended
such should IL be adopted, a. IL PROBABLY
w then Of the causes OF dissats action among The
masses OF Paris will have been removed.
But dear bread and dear and the general aug
mentaon in price Of all eatables and drnkables not
wages and the nixn rsnts which they Obliged TO pay
They complain ths account Of the demoitons which
nave pen n @ me n 90 c,y g s pas. .eS
thar IA addition 10 the hign taxes which everybody
required TO pay for those improvements Il they con-
tnue, there will be no lodgings for aoorng peopc and
their famss within tho walls Of pas Tncy complain
bitterly Of the growing tendency the part OF capi
tai SITS 10 combns large capitals in enterprises wh.cn
shut small propre,ors from successful competition
In short there seems 10 DO among the lower classes Of
"a; the Community very general sod very decided feel,
the ''paterua gosernmenr system the Emperor arro-
gates 10 himself and receives all Dry Tor snaevsr
good aud wise and popuar In the dinDstraiion also
does no mot tail TO 10 blamed for ali goes wrong
Persons who have lived many years Paris remark
that there Is not only much more grumbng than IN .
long BEFORE that Servants work people COACH
and oil thai bottom class Of Partisan society which
come much moro independent, and insosnt, than
In years before and those who have been here 81 pre-
vious similar times compare tho present general feeling
OF uneasiness plainly exhibited TO that which has
always shown itself Just before previous revelations.
The closing Of the Exhibition will turn q great many
stop 10 many Of the .improvemenfsi in progress 10
Paris and unsss-wnch scarcely 70 be
come down grumblins viii be louder and unsasiness
But II 10 not merely the iabcnng classes complaining
Of dear bread and meat who grumbls. The large body
Of uneasy, restless, thinking enthusiastic who be-
love France capable OF bearing and ENJOYING all
the liberties which claimed by subject ana The
citizen Ia Enalano and America are all up In arms
against the policy OF the Emperor, who having on the
10Th Of January last promised them certain reforms IN
asscmbAge, has ~ yet failed 70 grant them. II 10 even
said thai account OF this feeling their con-
sidersen VII BE- ssan postponed a. the coming sesson
reform question ui DO ventilated tho Mexican question
will be raksd mp from It's ashes, the csmors OF the
Mexican bondhoIdcrs, ssduccd into their disastrous
vestments through the mcral Euarantesn OF tho gov
srnmenI viii be loud and vigorous the Roman question
will be talked about the German question viii bs re-
opened and altogether one Of the sormest sessions
which been passed through DO expected.
II the government comes out Of without receiving
very severe wounds II will indeed be fortunate
Another new trouble, complaining more than ever
srnrneas has arisen SIX years ago oil that portion or
Paris known ~ the baniies snc lying between the old
barriers And the fortncasions annexed 10 Pars In
Batsnoles Monsmartrs Bellssille ana others tnou.
sands Of workmen lived for the sake OF economy, 40
then they not required 70 pay Ire ocrc o. mu.
drukabss ana wood and coal In this district for the
same reason, established largo number OF manu-
factories and up 70 We present time ey and shSr
iorsner hsd che right 70 collect ths cros froa shs
rhs civ however has done II and within fee DAYS
past the proprsscrs nnding the burden - onsrcus
than Pc: e 81 ,ns and
Payment
numbers The Porte O. Martin ana made demon
were mneled With shis 9th cries OF "A bos Empsr
and ~ psnSsrpsnfion ~ Some thirty o. fsrty arrests
have bssn nsda me feeling q dssssfassisa !. The