, 1870-12-27
WITHIN THE WALLS OF PAR IS

The Dtatrc>a Orcnsiottcd b1 n Stntr Of
SfcEc-IsrgEMs~ I'll tbr >1rcrs+ -ronn
How 1t Is -tsln1rthntc8 3and by
Nhons-aketasH krs--,Rnc Aslttz0Ns
of fnTie.
i"'a', sNoE. ss.,: co1y,.sr..a<"ee "f The y I.
The distress orcatiotltd by the state Of siege
In which pAli. has Iow GlGN fer more taAu
two r,olshe. il Very great. Many OF she fhops
are entirely closet, anu it, all tho number Of
hands haye been Ieonccd. There are iauu-
mtrahla heegels iu ihs streets. most Of tdoun
krc VOL en- aid cllereu. Tho men who seg are
Ioer cIipplea, aud eXrueo tone c3rporsAl de-
foInity that prevents them b=i1g drawn fot
tho army. ..
There is one point in tho French character
which strangers cauuos fail to remArk. 4
teEgAr sellou asks iu vain. ] have eoe1 1
group OF Galaee Mobiles around An nnfortu-
nste, csch OF ehom has given something fsom
lis scautly lined pure. In vaIlous rarts OF
raIis cantines and comp Kitchens have been
established TO euppt5 the poor With food at
reasonable ratio. At tee present tune @ thon-
selves OF the advantages they o1sr, Who. be-
fore tho wA1, we're aol0 to earn \ Eespec:a-
bls livelihood.
Paris Is topsy-turvy now. Many OF tho
large apartments in the most fashionable
quarters Of tho town are iahhtMted by persons
who hare taken refuge in Paris from tho
country and Working people from the fau-
borrEs. They inla1st the enormous elegant.
/ ly painted and g.Iatd toonz sent frea. ! few
: sticks Of furniture, sabosr and bl3usea con-
tt.e, st1acgc1s WITH tho ce:oraticns. SaLoHs
are turned into laundrc., aud ragged linen
; hung out 10 dry on file balconies. From the
windows ard balconies Of tue upper stories OF
one of t,le+r ntw houses in lhs raa de Lila +
, etc, looking over Karoa Rotfirch.t1's gAt3 Gu.
stockings. shtr:s. and feulsls under itusn OF
every IL s.siptinn y ere dangling when pa.sAd
yesterday. Il is runstsbing 10 bnve root
! over thcir head-, but tue poor rtguire food,
F.. aud the ranfthts- Ars J great b1ou. In no
! quAltcr II F4:is DO ta.oy render ,n.,ro service
| than in the Thiri atrondis.emrnt-,lse
Temple-one Of tho pnIe'p., centrrs
! srict tho c0n'iAf* wcrk admirably. AMI
! deserve sp ci4l na:sce. Tnere arc q. present
! sixteen, hit tie MI -.her vii bn increased 10
=! twenty CpEarda Of Il. .0oo persons are
Low daily supplied with food. but tho supply
| twct $50 AID 200 employed in tlo tantinrs,
| 4 room having been ot'afned fzvm hostss
| proprietor. Ut I've, o1ntar fcr ths distkt-
t,ntiop. and two or three benches were in-
ttAlItd thetein. for the persons waiting their
turn to Le supplied. TABLES there are none,
AZ tie food 10 not to be eaten III the cantinf.
The distribution j. made by woman cook
Ard two II sis:ant. Ia each room the accounte
and checks are kept At the MAirie. Sothias,
is sold at the c7ntia and Persons desirous os
! OpLA1hlnS sOcG 4AnrI uEet oUta1n,4S the NA1Ae,
tickets, nhich arc Available At any tsali"ee III
! tl'e tltsttict. They arc ef different coiots,
! and tntit!s t1c bearer 10 ye:cive either OF the
! following portions: Half N,ee Of comp
Ct fifty Gammos Of meat, 291 gramme. Of
nee. It's gramues dried Vegetables, 50l
1 6rammes OF brad.
Two distributions ARE u1sdo psr lsy-f1on
| 10 to II and frcm to O'Clock. Thu canii.e.
. | arc 4lso opentd ffcm till half-paat 9 l. N
ior tbs issue Of hunters indicating tho ord !.
III Nlich esch viii bu Eett.d. When the dis
) t1ibuticn Of food Is made . National Guar.
i | takcs Lis pcsition uear the counter, calls ou
!. the lumber, tells the eock tho Gu2ntity and
=. | quality OF the portions raquited, and p1s:c
! tie vouchers in tho Till, which is taken ever,
q | cys1iiuG IL the NAuis for exaudoation. Sim
t, pie a. this sersise apHsa1s, 1t requires gfea
: awate. l. may DO disioed icto b1apchee--th
y matenzl AID the distribution Of free ticket.
' The dht Ia composed Of director, who occu
I pies himself With the general super vision
. ihe chosce Of loea!;sia fnr the edai:nes, shei
= istrst.on for the provisions AID cred
& its; = member Of the commit
{ tee. Who exAm,res tho demands fc
n | relief, purchases provisions and acts ID ire:
r eurct Eencrl: n.moer who. sssistnd u
L several sntpr1inAtes. keeps the accounts c
j. e4cl canteeu. examines the vouchers w1lt
If have been t'ressnted to geo il they tally Wit
tho food euppEsd, aud pays for all goot
10 l.onyhi md the tal4ries Of the persons On
J. ploytd; an Inspector general, who reGulat
I tho supplies for eseh can cen and surervis
II tie uniform working Of the whole
D. Tue second 1rsurh Of the service is cor
id posed Of = central coanifee ct twenty met
be1z, 1t the Marie, and twelve suh-corun
8. tees Of the sections iMo which the atrondi
n tement is Givi0ed. Ths rub-coEmittees 4
be each composed OF Two or three Encmbel
lr rereons anxious 10 Obtain fEes tickets mt
~ firet attend tbs Central Commlttee. T
III name. profession, rssi1enoe xnd number
he Mnons composing she f.ntly OF the apr
- can't having teen inscribed Oh printed for
~ 4 number OF tickets sufficierk for two d.
=. ia given in rpturu sithout further qu
to ! tjon. aud ha il told 10 retu.n again.
~ house yisitor thcn uasGes inquiries, and
b. rrrihes his ol,eervA.ion on the mHgin Of I
to | foru,. On hie reror. this Central Eomaait
bu uerii,es whether or not tho apple 1at Is
Us serving Of assistance. X deserving. he
ers, eeiver card bsAIif & tbs address OF tue 4
ue committee 10 which he must apply eE
second day fox tickets for food The "a
ex- containing his uauae aud other particular
ent t'rn coiaed-cne G. rpy being sept ty the
on. tIaI Cen msttee, the retoud forwarded to
'er- aub-con mi,tee Should the lsttor lot
de- eatlsfie'i with tho report OF the visitor, fur1
znd lrqTtry ia tna4!a- persors arc also permit
tbs 10 purchase ttrkete. Indeed, the necesslt
the 20 appafcnt Ct anord,rg IN opportunity
the families thso1n out Of work 10 obtain Il
de1 cot a. charity, bet in manner which
vent net wound the feelings Of the working cla.
ible that 1t is prooaeed To establish edntin4
And which no g12tuitoua ticksfs will bs reeo,
-ern Isau an old gentlemAn yesterday. WIN