New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-10

win be surprised TO learn that their e''o ~, accom-
larly opened The late Imperial ca''n. 'a that honor
pliccs do not ever seem to have Pi a, their rela-
,,hioh o. ,ro,.orhiaIlv ascribcd to thieves ~ -, -,
whch Is rroVeroi'iy a' what would he thought OF
''"' ~ ,,or who invited his friends 10 MS oo''i'iy
horso .toIe their letters from thc po'1 o,1 ,his
rod Them before he sent 'hc'h o a, 800, 81 the
nell trait TO those who are acoue W. h, 4, "a
Y"or " After all, he is a gentleman ho ' AZ,
Emperor, rs but Byron said that the most gentle
"u', e' u.on ne ever met picked his pocket ih"'o
r been deceived in Badnguet. l nave Always io
Sod him, not only sooundrel, but one OF inc n'o
@, a, sroundrels who lived in palace as KING vi
courtier.
| s,TuppaY MORNING, Oct. s-Yesterday happenedt 10
he calling at the Embassy, when young English gentle
man made his appearance and gravey asked whether ne
coud take any letters TO England He Is to start to-day
In "A balloon 4 gave him a letter, and copy OF one
which had given on Wednesday TO an irshnah WHO IN
trying to get through the lines hear that tomorrow
the Columbian Minister Is going To the frussah heau-
quarters and friend OF mine assures me that II give
him letter by O'Clock to-day. the dpomatist VIII takel'
The Corps DplomatiQue excessively indignant WIN
te repy they have ed from Bismarck decin-
ing TO allow any but open dispatches through the Prs
sian lines. They have held an indignation meeting Inc
Swiss Minister has up protest, which has been
signed by himself and all his colleagues The COLUMBIAN
Minister be the bearer of it, 1t bombards Bismarck
with copious extracts from Puendon and Grotius, and
cites case in point from the siege Of Vienna in the If
teenth cen tury Lord Granville by asking Count Bern
stol whether dispatches might be allowed to pass In
and out Paris and by humbly accepting without pro-
test his reply that no official communications between
the English Embassy and the Foreign Office would be
permitted has singularly prejudiced the question
Yesterday afternoon made excursion into the Bois
de Bouogne under the convoy of friend in power We
went out by the Port de Neuy Anything like the scene
Of artificial desoaton and ruin outside this gate 1t is
impossible to imagine. The houses are blown up-in
some places the hare walls stl standing In others
even these have been thrown down. The Bots itself,
from being the most beautiful park in the world, has
become jungle underwood. In the roads there are
barbados formed Of the trees which used to line
them which been down. Between the ramparts
and the lake the wood Is swept clean away, ana the
| stumps Of the trees have been sharpened to
| O point About 5000 soldiers are encamped III
| the open air the racecOurse and In the Bois.
When was in the Bots the redoub not firing, and
tho sailors who it lounging about, exactly AS
though they had been board ship. Occasionally Mont
Yaleren fired shot, but it only sort OF visiting
card Prssans for with the best glasses we could
see nothing of them Indeed the way they keep under
is something wonderful al have been for three
weeks in fort" said the AidedeC Camp OF one OF the
| Commanders of a southern fort "every day we nave
recOnnoissa lces and have not seen one single
| Prussian"
| From what learn good authority the political
situation is this The Government consists mainly OF
Oreanists When they assumed the direction Of public
affairs they hoped to interest either Austria or Russia in
the Of Franco They WERE therefore, very careful
| TO avoid as much as possible any Republican propa-
gandsm either at home abroad Little by little, they
have discovered that France is to be saved must be
by herself Of them, however, still banker after
| Russian Intervention, and do not wish 10
| weaken NJ. Therss prospects Of success at
| St. Petersburg. They have. however been obliged
| TO yield TO the Repubhcanism of the Partisan
| ~ NJ nd hay drftp1
Government charged not only with the defense OF the
country but also with the establishment Of a Republic
AS is usual in their councils the extreme party has
gained the ascendency. But the ultras OF the ins
fall far short Of the programme OF the utras OF the
"outs" The latter are continually referring 93,
| and the Committee Of Public Safety then saved
France they are unable to understand why the same
organization should not it Their leaders de-
! mand Commune, because they hope to be among its
members. Tie masses support them, because they
sincerely believe that in the election Of a Commune
Paris will find her safety. The Government Is accused
of want of energy Are to be cooped up here until
starved out g. ask the Ultras. "As military
decline to make sortie,' replies Gen. Troehu awe
are not in 49, War is waged in a more scientific man
ner" whispers Ernest Picard. The plan Of the Govern
ment If plan it has appears to be TO out the en-
durance of the besicgers by defensive attitude, until
either army from the Provinces cuts of their commu
nicatons the public opinion Of Europe forces them t.
raise the siege The plan OF the Uras ia to save Par
by Paris make continual sorties and every and
then one in such force that il will be a battle.
singular reno Insurance. has been received at the
British Embassy. In the Rue dc Chaillo resides the
celebrated English cOurtezan, called Cora PEARL and
above her house floats the English flag The inhabitants
Of the street request the ambassador of England
country purity and the decency of whose manners
well known" TO this bit of bunting, which is
scandal in their eyes, to be hauled down. left Mr.
wodehouse consulting the text writers upon international
law. IN order to discover precedent for the case.
From Monday next system of the distribution OF
meat is come into force Between $50 and 800 oxen
$500 sheep be daily slaughtered. This meat Is
TO be divided into 20 lots for each reimbursement
the size OF lot be determined 10y the number OF
the inhabitants Of the particular reimbursement The
lot will then be divided between the butchers In the
ACCOMPLISHMENT at 20 centmes kogramme below the
retail price. Each reimbursement may however adopt
system Of ratiOns suspect most OF the beef have
eaten Of late horse anyhow, it does not taste like
ordinary beef. To obtain joint at home Is almost
impossible In the first place, it is difficult to pur>
chase IL; in the second place. IT, when bought 1t is
spotted by patriots going through the street. is seized
upon the ground that any who obtain joint
for money must be aristocrat who ia getting
more than his share. met lady early this morning,
who used TO he most fashionable She walking along
with parcel under her shawl, and six dogs following
her. She asked to drive them away, but they de-
cined to 60 could not understand their sudden afec
ton my fair friend until she conded TO that she
Lad two pounds OF mutton in her parcel tariff for
hOr-ecsh is published to-day it costshe choice parts
Whichever they may be1 4Oc. the ko. the rest, Soc
| the ko.
SUNDAY, Oct 9-The representative OF the! Republic
Of Columbia, to whom had given my letter OF yester
day, has returned to me- he afraid to the
lines with it. The BrOn who has paid for a place in
balloon is still here, and he imagnes that he will start
tomorrow, shall give him my Columbian letter and
! this l understand that any who is ready to