New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
TOPICS IN PARIS.
ROYALTY IN VARIOUS PHASES.

ROYALTY IN VARIOUS IiASfr'
THE CoMTE De CHAMBORD'S LATEST LITERARY
VTNIURT-,WFALyH AND POVERTY II HE
| FfpTEENH CrNTUKY-How THE INFAHTA OF
SPAIN WAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ISABELLA
REPENTs OF HER HARsUNEss TOWARD MER-
CEDEs.
| lreov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT o. THE TRIBUNE
| PARIS, SepC Ian event OF French journalism
! is the engagement entered into by the Comic dc
| Cbanborl 10 write the Monday reviews on the lit
erature Of the day for EJnoR. This IS an old slow
| coach journal of the whitest Legitimacy. Car
| icaturists represent it as a Knight OF Eueiui
| Countcnance, wearing on his rusty helmet the
hearse-l like pumes on the Duchess dAngouleine III
| circulates chiefly in the noble faubourg and IN the
chateaus of La Vendee, Brittany and the south.
The Comte de Chambord is Of Jealous disposition.
! II ANNOYED him to think that the Comtc dc Paris
! had the honors of authorship to boast OF, and n
nursery full of children to be proud Of The latter
! blessing is beyond the power OF Henri to obtain
lie therefore fell back upon his pen. which he was
! encouraged to do by the success which nj q very
critical time some OF his letters met with III PARIS
| The epistle whch confounGcd all the Plans
of the fusionists was praised up to the
! skies by the Republicans. His letter also
to the late Bishop of Orleans. in which
he rcbuked that prelate for Offering him. tie hins
polltical advice that was not asked for. was
eighteenth century. Undoubtedly, the Comic de
! Chambord does when writing on the spur OF the
| moment express himself III elegant French. But
/ when he reflects on what nc has TO say he becomes
turgid and involved lie has literary skill, IS not
Il, to any trick OF periodical journalism, and has
no idea of the form in which n critical article
! should be cast to make it readable. His criuque
| of last Monday was prosy and authoritative Inc
subject was Baron de CalOnnr's work on MUNICIPAL
! Lite in the Fifteenth Century. The royal critic
v hose style has been formed for epist0ary work,
gives his article the shape of letter of congratu-
! lation to the author Speaking &c caiaedra, the
! Connie de Chambord says: Every right thinking
man must see that you demolIsh in your brilliant
| and conscientious book on Municipal Life IN the
! FIT zenith Century the historical falSehoods 50
| pcrseverlngly told by the Revolutionary school,
| and by means of which so many have been deceived
! about an epoch tine unfortunate abuses of which
should not prevent rs from admiring the manly
| and solid virtues by which it was adOrned.'
| After so long and in olved a sentence, must halt
10 draw breath. Monscigneur proceeds Nothing
is more instructive and interesting than the peTusal
of those documents relative to the condition of
| the working classes OF whom the interests were
| not abandoned to ambitious whose sole aim is
To work for their own profit the ignorance, crcdu-
| lty and passions of the multitude. but to magis-
! trates truly worthy of their dignity, who IN eN-
ercise OF their trust acted on the maxim, Honor
| and honesty as a means. with moral grandeur for
the obective.V How the royal critic must have
beaten his brains in trying to find his way through
these labyrnthine periods! The rest of the epis-
tolary vaticination is of piece with what have
given. -
All that Baron de Calonne AYERS may be conceded
The fifteenth century was period certainly OF
great municipal prosperity All the wealth OF
Europe rushed into the towns, because the agri
cultural class was at the mercy of the great loids
who were worse than wolves. Then came a greater
beast of prey--the highly centralized monarchy
which La Fontaine personlied in the proud
touchy violent and greedy lion. This animal iii
devourng the smaller quadrupedS only did them
| too much honor" A forced impost was called tie
Kings benevolonce.r Vauban. in his memorial on
the ROYAL 1.-THE which, 20 build Versailles, super
added 70 the heavy fiscal burden already borne
by his subjects, showed that tenth portion OF his
Maiesty's subjects had been reduced to Inendcity,
and that fifth too poor TO give them aims
and themselves on the very verge of beggary.
Three parts of the more prosperous classes were
embarrassed with debts and lawsuits. There was
only tenth part of the whole nation in opuent
circumstances and Vauban included in this divi-
sion the MOBILES churchmen, functonares, and
well TODD merchants.
The wife of Madeleine diplomat this evening
told he how the new born Infanta came to receive
the name of Mercedes. King Alfonso wished her
To he so called. He was Overrucd, because Queen
Isabella is pad terms with the Montpenser
family, and was on worse terms with them during
the triumph of Dona Mercedes. 7 he list of names
was to have opened with Maria Isabella
.Jacintav Queen Isabella has repented bitterly of
the uncharitable spirit which she harbored against
her first dau0htcrn-law, and has done penance to
expate it, She felt that she ought to make still
greater sacrifice. AS gOdmother she was asked to
name the Infanta, which she carried IN her arms
with maternal pride TO the font. Instead of say
ing Maria Isabel etc. she said: " Maria de las
Mercedes Isabel Theresa" In letter to the Temps
from its Madrid correspondent, il is stated Oh the
authority of an official present, that tho King was
moved to tears when he carried his little daughter
into the room where the great dignitarcs of the
State and the Ambassadors we're waiting TO see her.
The newborn babe was in a gold basket an heir
loom OF the Spanish monarchy-and lying on a
slken cushion, quite naked. gauze veil was
thrown over the babe, who was perfectly tranquil
and coiled up Each witness lifted the game COW
erioa. The King WAS not able to speak, and hur-
ried back TO the Queens room with his precious
charge directly the ancient-and, to an ailectonate
father tryiDg-ceremonial was at an end. Queen
Isabella ordered the baptismal suit IN London, at
the baby linen warehouse patronzed by the ROYAL
ladies OF the English Court. II of white satin
and Honiton lace and a IIOniton lace VEIL and was
very costly The ladies at the christening were IN
trains and low bodied dressca and crowded on their
! finest Jewels.