The New York herald., 1870-03-29

WIN ave dinner e twenty Of his friends AZ told
lions @ 70 me ar army, navy ana some Of me aayors @
sss decoration Of the % Legion q Honor that the
distribution until the Emperor's Jete. It is
the custom for each Minister TO present 70
being ns nss1 Fl nerol on %
these occasions recommends all the functionaries OF
MS rissre @ and Journalist S 6slongng 70 eses ea
Minister OF Justice ana Religion recommends per.
sons connected with Jurisprudence and the Church;
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs diplOmatists and
sus; the Minister Of Commerce those connected with
trade; the Minister of Public Works architects en-
ever he chooses. Thus, as may be supposed, there
arc manv long faces borne ON the shoulders Of
tn,a M OF asprants who nave looked i0rrard 70
tne Legion 0HOnaeur.
Tne fat0l duel between the Duke or M0ntpeDsler
and Henri de Bourbon brother OF Francois
and no! the nephew, ~ was at rrst stated, mas
caused but little sensation In Paris. Parlslans do
not pay much attention to anything except dress
ana Irlv0ty Here we are all Ia whir; we nave not
lasted. but as soon as we got him or our hands we
turned To something else. R0chefort was X0nder
S,ns. fSr time; ne Is put out Of the way; aPbody
and q lew other innammatory Sheets The
Prince Pierre Will fade like diss0lving view, 80
exception OF business ..goes ahead" Murders loves,
suicides, deDauchery revolution, religion and new
startling as those In the kaleidoscope. We like them
all IN turn, as tncy offer us new sensation. We
e my 70 s
wnat Paris does really care for. have now come
TO the conclusion that Dress false hair poast,'e de
S1z, rouge and Louis XIV. heels are the absorbing
subjects Of the Partisan mind.
The duel AZ Madrid has In private circles caused
some emotion. prince OF the Bonaparte family
has shoe man IN consequence OF repeated insult;
prince OF the House OF Orleans has killed the
DroIner-inaw or Isabella H. for similar cause. 1t
that the Duke OF Montpensler desired TO- call
henri .,n de Bourbon 10 account ior tne violent violent
had been subjected. lie was prevented carrying this
intention into execution by the advice Of his rea-
gOaded beyond endurance, sent his seconds to Henri
de Bourbon. The last pamphlet published by the
manifesto addressed TO the Montpenserlsts. The
author declared himself the enemy OF the French
Prince, for whose political harliquinades" he ex
pressed profound contempt
LOVE AND DANGER. eE
A lover has discovered to his cost that pair OF
sheets are not long enough TO effect sale descent
from wlniOw on the fourth fiOor. AuRuste q. sus-
pected hs wife OF 100 great par!iality for proes-
Hector. Auguste watched the house and saw Hector
enter He shortly afterwards Knocked aC his own
"Open In the name Of the law i, shouted the jeaous
husband III q funcl0nary tone OF voice. the door
was opened, he rushed in searched valnly for any
living soul but that OF his better half. He was
ABOUT 10 retire crestfallen when he heard terrific
cries outside the window. Hector was dangling at
ond noor; he was screaming for assistance ana
twisting round and round like a chicken on bottle
jack. The injured husband TOOK him down, pitcGed
into him and dragged him OF to tne police station.
He, however, made his escape en- route. Strange as
it may appear IN this reck ,ss city, the approprla.
tiOn OF otler persons wives Ii allowed by law.
The Prince Imperinl-ITis Birthday and the
Dynasty.
The Paris Constitutional OF March II makes the
subJoined brief but highly eulogistc remarks the
anniversary OF the 10th Of March, the Prince Impe-
rails fifteenth birthday
The day has double signihcatton for France. I
recalls TO mind the glorious end OF war engaged ill.,
not with view OF conquest but In the interest Of
the general balance OF pOwer-tnat IS to say OF the
peace and civilization OF Europe That date also
incides with the birth OF prince who WILL continue
the reign OF the NapOle0nlc dynasty. TO cee.
brate the 10th OF Marcn Ii not the act OF cOurtier,
but the duty OF citizen. Years succeed eacn other
quickly, and men forget even more rapidly. II the
second empire. during the period through which II
has just passed. subject 10 the lot OF all human
Institutions, has not been exempt from
error, let us also remember that 1t mas
done some good gaOd and great things; let rs
hope that the Parliamentary empire may spare US all
the Inconvenience inherent IN q personal regime,
without deprvlng Of the prosperity al home ana
prestige abroad for which we are indebted TO the
latter In word let us ask OF Providence that the
generation Of Napoleon Nv. may enjoy in peace and
liberty the institutions founded and developed under
the reign OF Napoleon Ill.