New-York tribune., 1867-05-03

now lOwer-stocks at the BOune keeping unsteady
STEP Out-sounding the pacific notes of the Official
Or,ans The excited anxiety about war is quite toned
down from the panic strain of fortnight ago; but
from what one pair OF eyes and ears can garner Gi
public feeling, persuasion and fixed belief, should
say that to these three the probability oil waI pe-
fore it is all over was strengthening rather thah
weakening. The rumOrs themselves are quite 700
numerous to mention. few are nearly verldical
statements of facts; more are highly embroldered,
richly Illustrated editions OF meager text OF truth
OtheTs are pure invention as TO asserted dates ana
acts and yet are Enthusiastically trne-as poetry IS
sometimes truer than mere historical narrative,
Then there are the copiectural interpretations
of such documents as the Prnssan King
speech this week, which, what with what, is
in il, and what with what is not IN IT, luis
nishes hooks and leaves room for the suspension on
vomminous commentaries. Minister Moustler was
seen TO 90 to the uileTies the other day at suc a
hour and away three hours after; foreign pleh
IpOS IN their carriages are seen coming "u soS t
with unusual frequence To and IRON ire Minister
of Foreign Affairs The King of Belgium VINO mas
been here for week under pretensc oi Nlstms tIl9
Exhibition incogntO left yesterday IoI vella; anu ~
so on and so on Don't ask your correspondent 10
follow the multitude in drawing lnlercnces IrOlh suCh
loose premises. 1t is an open tap; let your Teau-
eTs each draw for himself. One sensational re-
port which was telegaphed from here to the
the most largely circulated of London Journals ana
has had its the last two days in al the Ehgsh
papers may be worth saying word about. Inc tei-
epTam was as nearly as can recOllect TO tins erect;
Il have il on good authority that several delegations
from the provinces nave wated on 'hS Eipel"Mu a. ", W
express to him their desire for war" DeheVe ihat
n delegation did wait on him to say, among 1lher
things that folks in their department mere ready, u,
that we have not had from some weu-lniorlneu cor
respondent the exact words of Napoleon reply, WIN
additional remarks in confirmation by the Empress
and the little Prince. . go
That yOung gentleman is getting well-ifh he really
he getting well-veTy slowly. According To Dr Ne,
atOns private reports of the ease to proiesslohal
brethren il is much aver than the constant reports
of his cOnvalescence published for the last month IN
the Monite and semi official prints have represented
it, though not grave az the suspicious eNclted ny
such assertions had made it. What seemed at first
n slight sore on the little mans leg ana came
presently to be nearly closed, and apparently cured
developed into q very deep and ngy abScess under
the hest of medical treatment il Is ObStlnatey SLOW
to heal The intimate relation of the boys Consttu,
tiOn to the political constitution oi MS lmpetlM
fathers making Justlfes some anxiety rs 10 INC
Coming by the boulevard DIES Italiens this morning
| noticed that the shutters were up at three great
fashionable tailors' shops on that thoronghfaie;
with bill OH them stating that they were Closed
ON account of the working tailors strike" Except
about so master taiOrs who have accepted the con
dions offered by the coazed wOrkmen, this closing
movement is to-day universal Ill Pails Meantime,
the wOrkmen show no signs OF yielding. Ihey nave
had four meetings since the spoke OF as attend
ing two weeks ago. for the better organizing OF tlelr
means of persistence IN their stnke. lhey are en-
cOuraged by the presence OF delegates from England,
by some funds from there and by sympatmZlng mes
sages and delegates and helpful contributions from
the other trades i'll Paris, and from their
professional brethren Of Switzerland and Ger
many The ropcmakers hardressers washer
womcn and various other trades, are nearly
OF quite ready for strike. The movement
is quite alarming 10 the timid and helpless classes
and TO the high conservative class 10 the last lt
seems worse than an insane impertlnence for work
ing folks not to be happy with Their lot that they
should be suffered TO meet together and talk over
their affairs and use their own judgment about
the conduct of them, when parental government
and the superior classes are al ready ana expressly
tOn, socialism, anarchy. and the rest come again.
Although the taors and other strikers in their meet
h,x~a Iarf fl.a lFtasa a
the law of coalition" scTupulously avoiding even
talk of politics. ultra conservatives lnsncyely feel
that this is beginning of their end And
SO members of their party were intending
10 propose an Interpolation 10 Government
in the Corps Legisatif when that body adjourned for
the Easter Holidays. They are scared more, per,
hapS-suTely with more reasnn-at the prudent good
behavior of these base mechanicals, than they
would be at their ranting violence As for the large
foolish selfish, helpless classes who are afraid that
they shall have nothing 10 wear; and can't get
washed and incapable of doing up their own or Dor
rowed back hair, their situation IS langhabie For
the workmen themselves the situation IL grave
enough but il is difficult 10 see what other way 10
better their condition. than this hard one of making
1t temporarily woise, was open 10 tea -,
but do know that. pending their final decision 10
strike work they were ready for oOncllatoIy dis
thing that appears thus far the Emperor holds to his
last years determination to let this extending guar
rel between employers and employed settle itself by
self working economical laws.
The bill 10 give Lamartine 10000 francs passed
this week without discussion. BY way of report
upon it. Emile Olivier read rather cXtravagant
eulogy on the poet and his faithful lady friends 1t
makes feel pity for the beneficiary. The fallen
great man said to a gentleman of my acquaintance
fortnight ago that he would not accept the gift, and
Others since the passage of the bill have said the
same thing for him. But then why let II be pro-
posed Why forever he whining about his poverty,
when he spends yearly tar larger income than one
in thousand of the taxpayers who contribute
this gift TO him are in possession Of Think of Sir
Walter, whose fallen fortunes were somewhat SIM
liar, accepting such dole.
Not having room to say wOid OF new literature,
append rough copy Of portrait OF the great critic
st. Beuve "Heis of medium hight, with very broad
forehead running to badness that lends him some
thing of mOnastic appearance. Not that You would
suspect in him the ascetc OF Trapplst he should
rather be some abbe of the Fifteenth Century, with
q fat benefce, whose paleness comes more from the
cOwl and the cOsteT than from fastngs. At rest his
cOuntenance has little expression, but when animated
his eyes sparkle flash. and light il up in charming
manner. There is subtle irony IN his smile. enough
TO alarm those on whom il lights. Yet NJ de st.
Beuye has the reputation of loving his friends. Did
he not lately prove it in the OF Rcnan ~ This
refers 10 some eloquent remarks of St. Beuye III the
Senate three weeks ago, III defense not of Renan's
theology, but OF his and all mems right TO free
preston of their Thought doctrine much shIieked
at by the majority of that nOtOriosy godly body of
old politicians, AS destructive of religion.
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