The New York herald., 1869-03-06
E y r o p e.
FRANCE.

High Lile-Ieocheforps Last Epistle.
PARIS. Feb. Is, 1859.
We have had varied batch OF petitions last week
10 the senate and great debate relating ostensbly
to the press but in reality to the responsibility Of
Ministers, with view Of s'covering'' the person of
the Emperor who according to the present constitu-
tion is the Only person responsible to the Chambers
N. de Maupas. the ex-Minister OF Police maintained
that the blame OF all the repressve measures enforced
censorship and the Minister Of the Interior falls
on the chief OF the State from whom they were sup
posed 70 emanate that he IL thus unjusty subject to
attacks, and exposed the principle OF his govern
ment to vehement critlcism to perndi0us insinu-
ations, more dang erous even than open violence.
which naturally resulted In weakening all re-
sepect for the principle Of authority He demanded,
necessary consequence OF the relative liberty
which the press enjoys, "ministerla responsibility"
He had opposed the press law last year ana the law
oil pubic meetings being 100 great o concession
to be consistent with public safety yet things
stood he would extend reform simply to preserve re-
specs for the Emperor. The liberals, OF course,
agree with NJ. de Maupas and the mperialist jour-
mails cannot offer opposition to so stan.h sup
porter OF the empire; but still, In another sense
IL Rouher's answer has given satisfaction. He
rejected the request for ministerial responsibility
accompanying, however, the rejection by the state
meat thai he woaIl retire the moment he received
personal blame from the Legislative Assembly, and
tnat each OF the ministers would do the like. On COM
municaling uno your readers that this assurance
proved satisfactory, aad that the Steele especially
considers 1t great admission it Is well to add that
on looking closely INTO 1t the words used by the
Minister Of State imply nothing more than we'll
sounding words usually do; for where Is the Senate
where o! .he legislative body who, under
the present system, would blame any minister! 1t Is
taougnG thai IA. RoGher iet quite safe affirming
shat he would retire II and when censured. The
whole discussion was, nevertheless, very interest
ing. ana the following, from NJ. kouher, Is an in
dicalian taat lie considers the time has come Tor
the spicad OF liberal ldeas-'FOr the last twenty
years France has iised under constitution which
gave TO each snare OF responsibility, which made
MINISTERS rcspols. bic 10 tie Emperor-resp0nsibe
even 10 tie poiut beng llable TO impeachment by
the Senatcn Tais avowal o brushing up OF dor
mant rights whic4 had long been forgotten. The
obvious truth Is mat ihe old question, too Is now
being revived concerning the form aud influence OF
the government, tue ilgnL5 OF the Legislature and
unto all II Is dawnng tnat the present condition
oil affairs does not contain the elements OF perma-
nence.
The petitions l mentioned at the commencement
OF this correspondence being varied will, oplne,
be classed among orginalitles OF the species FIVE
barristers, three whom, n. Odill0n Barrot, NJ.
Marie and ID. GARNER Pages, rendered 1t necessary
for LOUIS philippe to leave the shores Of his
country FOR England, asked that his remains
should be br0ugnI back 70 France. A second petit
TONER demands that u professorship VI magnet
shou be established third wishes every trades
man dc Jared = Dankrups to be exied in the nrst
instance, and In the second that every fraudu ent
bankrupt should be condemned to death. want to
know II they ought not 10 be drawn and quartered
besides. While petitioners are receding TO the
depths OF tae Middle ages they might AS well revive
torture sciews. fourth Is not facetious at all lie
wants all criminals coauemned to be gulli0tined TO
be dosed with chlOi0orm before execution: he does
not seem TO think II woud DO greater relief 70 give
them strychnine, ira .sic acid or morphia and thea
have done with IT, No they have got to be hanged,
or shot or beheaded according to the peculiartes or
the law OF eacn nalion. and cnl0ro0rm would make
the OperatiCn Comfortable. IL would lead me too
were TO relate nj Lac considerations this petition
has given rise TO- a1d, as space Ia precious 1 will
Simply sum up liza. since the "new DROP whIcn
was invented with u view to get through deadly
WORK swifGy, is not considered swift enough; since
the ignomny OF hanging up before thousands aas
lost some OF Its nCr rom the tact that the thing
carried on III private, behind prison walls; since
tebra disocal ION Is accomplished before only
Q few wardels aud jaieIs, 1t Is expected
that the "exanplen viii do much good TO
that o man has been deprived OF life Tor sucn ana
such crime. from LAe moment capital punish
ment ts an insltutyn does 1t not appear that 1t Is
derision To seek sootIins doses Ia order to make
that punishment pleasant aud easyg win II not
rather DC perspective or oblivion TO criminals who
premedllate murder nrst then robbery afterwards.
although f they would consult the parties interested
they would nnd them oiLener Inclined to be robbed
nrst, with no killing afterwards. and thus escape
having chl0Tofor.n administered al all The folly OF
people certainly may be NAT they VIII not De robbed
INST last. And Llis leads the NTH petitioner,
who Is anxious, very anxious, tnat the Emperor
Napoleon should be crowned and anointed, eltDer
by the Pope or the Nnncio OF tue Pope. II 1t were
over would certainly he grand sight. but after
many years universal suffrage, and when It has be-
come . question whether the ner TO the throne has
not got to he cFowed very soon 1t does not appear
. pressing necessity Tor the Emperor ~ ask for an
ointment
have alluded TO the carnival and must call that
OF loJy y mock pageant In the nrst place no one
wanted to purchase Inc lat oxen, as, independently
OF their hgn price the cyst5 oil the display amount
70 many thou ,all francs over the SIX Thousand
given BY the ciy; when . purchaser was found
the excitement small that the goddessos
In bare arms aud shoulders before the un-
laurel gilt pedcstas, very list.essiy indeed;
the band OF Inu nc, IN the costume OF LOUIS Kill
mousquetaIe5 was awfully windy; the vehicle con-
tanning hunters with horns had sp0rted over tue
bottle considerably; II was all scanty. and predict
that we have come In FOR the death Of what was
originally popular JoI.y. procession or agrtcul
tural implimenas, machinery and the attributes of
Ceres IL projected for future Cccaslons and This Will
become the best advertisement IN Paris for new In
ventons concerning ieu, forest and n0od
Pafisisu circles have been for more than a week
Interested in one subgect-the poisoned bonbons
which Pole Count hlidnia kowsk, ordered OF a
y0uLg student, NJ Mason, ior the purpose OF doing
away with the Duke &c bauiremt nj, the husband OF
the lady he oyed. The role Is about TWENTY-FIVE
years oi age and his face expresses all the sinister
workings OF a deprased heart After having con-
promise that the boLbons should be made, he looked
around for fascinating Intermediary who would
orer the quieius TO his victim. HIS choice fell on
woman or the deHls-ino t1e who Is famed for her
beauty, Anna Beyal and residing at No. 80 Rue de
PenthIevre. she Is the daughter OF dame De Ia
when quite minor Tor some adnirer who took her
70 foreign parts and mace great lady OF her, sne
returned al the age oi twenty-one 10 PARIS, where
she made her appearances On the stage for Jew
weeks. Her total want OF education prevented her
from dlng any very npoi ant part In higher lyrical
sphere; but beauty hes fortune and duel was
fought Tor her last summer at baden She u grace
ful and elegant b.onde with dark eyes and fautess
ngure Tnls was TO be the fascinating medium. Tue
count first simply asked her TO 20 to the Odt TndSqe
with him on . certain Saturday. She consented.
During his second interview with her on the subject
OF his thoughts ne asked her 70 give some bonbons
20 the Duke OF BaulremOnt for the sake or little
'lntrgue but ON his tnlrd visit, fearing she would
not attAcn enough Importance TO the b0nb0ns. he
offered TO give ncr wv francs " she dd not fail to
give them 70 the Duke. lns reused her suspicious
and, after due questioning on hei part, the Count
owned that oil MS future depended these Donbons
being eaten by the Duke-tho G he had had made for
him, no others; and which, the night OF the Odt
nasQue, wouiu be brought to her house by NJ. Mas
son. Anna Belya - certainly aHIe de Joie, perhaps
q Gis de DldrJ0e, but not q woman capable or crime.
when the night OF the bal came she resolved TO pre-
vent t. and, taking Carriage ordered 10 be driven
20 the CommissaIre de Ponce. When the Count was
thst atrufo