The New York herald., 1869-10-20
FRANCE.

Cnsiurs rae Paa,ia alarlar nnd General
Condition. Of ssocicIy.
rARlS oct .. 1860.
The pootponement ofth convocation OF The French
Parliament uDtl the 2sth oil Noyember continues TO
be the great political question OF the day. 1t Is cor.
rect to state that the measure has caused dssatis-
faction, bus at the same time il expedcnt ol
the government to make the resolution known
almost as soon as it decided in private council;
for rumors Of a dissolution had taken frm ground
What viii the opposition doY is now the query. Tho
opposition VIII not force the gates OF the Palais
Bourbon on the 26ta October, supposed on
reading NJ. lie Kerltrys address TO tho Deputies IN
when he proposed that they soud assemble, even II
not conyohed. The gates or the Palais Bourbon are
open now: Depnu@s are quite free TO come ana 90
from tis, dcberat!on hall 10 the debating oLlces,
from gallery TO another, ana tacy may meet
IN large numbers. and they raay talk OF the
constitution and against it as tong ~ they please
This iaciity tnls freedom, has taken al the zest
from or democratic Manifestation. No one
now cares TO create o sensation wacl must
have ended ID revolutionary street row
betweea he police and the representatives.
II the lat.er had chosen to carrs their first idea
through rey would have found that lie gates OF Tie
Assembly renamed closed While those OF Mazas
wouid baYe opened wide: but il all out OF The
question; they may do what they IKE on the 25th
uno!ciay. II i almost concluded that Tins i what
they viii 40. They vii gather ~ more OF less num-
bers and VIII eudearor to prove that the imperial
government mas violated the law oi conyocation Of
Parliament taey are no longer any more bound 10
keep their VOW Of fidelity to the constitution than is
the ruler o. Lhe state. VITO openly denes by The
decree ~ lie - OF October. Ihis prolestaton
weud be signed collectively.
Meanwhile u. de keralry has written TO say he
has given up the project OF pubhc aniiestation
The leaders OF Tue ieft are aD>ent from Paris j.
Favre IS ~ me Denartment OF Cironde aud is not
expected 70 return Tor fortnight. II. j. SIMON IS
at MontpeiAer, 81. +. Picard IN s~nzeriard, NJ.
Esquiros III Natseilles, NJ. Banre H.. lyons, II. G..
Pages al Cannes. NJ. Edspall Is IN i'aris aud has
wntten Very democratic ierter. MS IS indeed,
the age Of letter writing; noIhing 0e doue with
ont one.
some discomfort has been canscd among me
Deputies bg Ae prey ailng syrm r th2t the Chamner
has been simply postponed in ore. tha' IL may not
be conveaeo CURING the Empress shsence iycm
France. rms is c0ntra,l,cted but the pains taken
TO contradict such au inslgnirlcant Incident as a
rumor oi this purnort show how vers urgent The
upper powers consider II Is 70 destroy the prev
alent opinion that her Majesty exercises much IN
nuence i'll private council.
The mission OF General fleury Ambassador to
to The COuct oi Russia has been commented on by
the Lt0ets WIN reference 90 = European war. 1t
may be idr-ietched argument. bat not out OF sea
son. and. as such must be noticed. The paper men,
toned saws iiiai the new Ambassador real mission
Is TO ascertain tie dispositions o! the Car towards
France IN the eveat q War-would Russia be ally
or remain nedter If the latter, France aad Austria
would fear no interference IN their ARRANGEMENTS
with Prussia u the former, the French ieei would
with Russia II tie Ballc. With this knoGIedge the
tone taken b. France and Austria which 20 exact
from Prussia her compliance With TIE treaty that
for three years has spread mucn alarm wonid
acquire lts Jdss and exact diapason. III Prussia
does not care to stand alone in The event OF war;
peace. Prince Napoleon VIII also lie sent very
shortly MISSION TO Florence for the purpose OF
proposing - Victor Emanuel the union ol his gov
eminent WITH that Of france FOR PROJECT 81 d,sarna
inent when Napoleon III. VIII sgbmt 70 the Euro
pean Powers. Consequently the aaucipations OF the
Li0el1e REGARDS General Fenry i.ussia may be
more worthy OF eonsiaetation rhan taes appear al
first seht.
Several reforms have ALREADY beer effected IN the
army by the Ncw dinister OF War General lie BGuf.
HIS last proposition ~as the Suppression OF the bouY
guard, the Ccnt-oardes. The financial budget OF The
French array w.i DC considerably reduced
between this and the close oi the next
session under n. lie Bnufs administration. lie
has already many antagonist, and the noise
has been tlat be would not remain in the high ross
he occupies. fle only likelihood that lie might
retire would be founded on MS objection 10 be inter
fered with IN III acconplishm ent 81 the reforms he
considers woud cXDnerate MS country from heavy
charges. ThcT are IL his opinion not only heavy,
but vain and useless lie Is man OF few words
not much OF q c0urtlcI curt anu decided: neither
Is he faYorite wita the fair wives ol TIE high mlll-
tary Officers. lle aAs had mite dealing with palace
etiquette, ald women are greater puzzle to hm
than the most complicated piece 81 aruery. the
Emperor has ALWAYS he'd high opinion Of General
lie Bmufs capacities, and has been heard 10 express
his CONVICTION tAat Tue only master s new Minister
would o9ey WIS Dis cuantry. ihls ID the mOath Of
Napoleon iiI.-wfo IS represented - bong iyrant
~ A0intGOes hlln a5 nNc hoHof ~ y aUes The zen.
eral It Is udtartt however iaat - the army tue
latter snOnd moi stand 80 nigh as atl Marshal Mel,
whose principle was military prestige, show and
outlay.
There IS a cEange to take place il the Ministry be-
fore the business next Session beIas. 81. de For
cade's departure IRON the hi ef0r spoken OF as .
fact; the Voley oi designations, PROMOTIONS,
&C. so MANY different names are tossed from one
bureau 10 another tnat II " as well 10 mention what
really Is 10 lappeD when snings are stLted.
SOCIAL lie Is al Pautin. The excitement has. how
ever, sOIneW nat subsded, ana must say that, not
withslandlng the reputation OF sharpness winch the
pohce mere mas acquired ts pOdg mas not shown
Itself III ior the e&igences oi tAl5 case. From be-
ginning 60 end there mas been. u not utter negh
gence. al least strange amount OF slowAess 10 The
discovery o the corpse OF tie utst victn. VINO was
Kinek the eidertne iater Ia tact 0f ble laIlly 1t
has become almost certaint, "a u ne Vlsdr0Tned,
preciplsated bV lraupniann ~ a pond BET "een
WattwiAer ana Cerla&, ia hoistsia- inc poiice are
taking TWO days ~ dram tAis pond, whet cas- II the
owner thereof had Gah nt- own wa5 he coud nave
done long ago Ia az many hours. The prisoner IS
still nDpasslye. lie mas clear luca Tint If the BODY
OF Jean kinck Ia not iosnd he stni maintain Jean
knck was his accnmpiiceM not caief actor. Lately
only he excalnied, al am lost IL ~ all against
rneu But ne does not believe Il. HIS half dozen
victims are not the only ones iiis mothers sister
iu-aw has gone mad and ID In iunatc asylum; Als
mother Is not expected 10 recover ifpn the fearful
blow caused by news OF Tie fatal eyens. II was
the autnoriiies deemed i might assist them
II she uDpored her son TO make uil
nom, ia mat he idoIizcs his mother. For her It
seems W have been MS Hrst destre 20 become ricn,
and to her aid he offer one OF the napoeons wnicn
he robbed from his nrst victim. Wnen she askei
how he mad got the money, seeing be had done no
work, nc feriiea:-"oh, have had splendid busl-
ness affair stu she refused 10 take the piece OF
god, aaaIBg II viii never use your money unless
know where you nave earned ~ II was mater
nal dawn.ng Ia her soul that perhaps hef son nad
stolen 1t.
On Visiting the Asylum for the insane In hopes OF
some ln ofmaon respecting the afflicted reiative oil
one Of the mufdefets victims, asccrtaned that IN
sanity Is on the increase IN France statistics prove
that there are 30 Jos more manacs ana IDIOTS In the
different madhouses Than In 1856. TINS Comedies
with the increased demand FOR absinthe numeros.s
arrests IN hidden gambling deus, the heightened
list of bankruptcies and fabulous expenditure on
horse flesh.
The Radical "Reds' Agitation-paris EN-.
cited, bui the Lenders Not TO ssTine'-Thc
Profits OF Trade Against the Pcrils Of
,Change.
Tue Paris correspondent OF the London Ne,cs,
writing on the sth inst, speaks Of the leg.sla-
tive and outdoor agitation Of the 'reds'' thus
The Mot Is thickenlng. The public OF Paris which
TOYS 40 cif<n Nltn frvolilies the most frivolous
w1icn cossIps with delight over the details OF the
loss OF avorits actress iapdog or me latest scan