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iivsirrss DIRECTORY.
' r~*o*;sra;‘i;.;.;;:*
General Pension&Patent Agent,
Ami-.Prosecutor cf Claims before
the smieral Departments and
-(Size "Count of C7Za2Tms.
VVashington, D. 0.
win. 1). I-IAIGHT,
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West_ Sirie the Bridge, ./\"or'wal.t-, Cami.
A M.-‘.;\’liF.5.CTT.7RER 85- nouns}: 1N
Stoves, Tin, Sheet Iron, and
COPPER WARES,
Ra-rpzges, Fez-rnaces, B7'itam'a. if C;-‘oo/.‘-
€rj_I/ W'a..res, C/Lain Pumps, Lead
and Lead Pipe, Groceries,
_Cit2'-no and Glass W?t7‘es,
r§—c.,
0. 3i. E. K. LOCKWOOD,
ZNTORWALK, CONN.,
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.if&iiti:Iy Q£ltlUSiIZIil'£i.~~-,£ilt0UiBll
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Stores, Rrmge.s‘, Fmvzaces, C’uz‘Ze7'g/,
B/7-‘ta-mar.'cz, Porce/am (ma? T/Voozie:-2.
Hfare, and Kzitclwiz Fm'm7turc
in ge.n.em«.’, Pu.m_2;.c, S/mm‘,
Lead" 4} Lead Pipe,
C-'7'ar.=kery, G’-lass
rmri Cltémt
lifare.
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4-0 DEAL-ER, .,_.
WALK.
J. I‘. POOTIE,
Attorney--»-and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE‘ OVER .M.r1LLORY’S STORE
N01-walk, Conn.
S H E RW O O D ,
scccnssoa TO
BELLEOK,
JAMES
:17‘ Main Street, Nofwalk.
H... M. PROWITT,
Teacher of Music.
LessonX€5on the Piano Forte, Melodeon, and in
Vocal Music.
as to tone and quality, for those desiring to
purchase. - - .tf16
' J01-IN AUST.EEN’S
DAGUERldil dfikld
‘Over D. 8: N. Depot. I
- NORWALK. x
L i k e n e s s of:
Pl/"arramezi to please all G 0003 Jizrige.
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F. H.-NASH,
VTRF.-1...;~:s;Lz-1 AND RETAIL DEAI-EFL its
on hand for all good. -‘~'(:2r~crs.
PUBLISHED EVERSE 'i‘UESDAY Mo;:afN1NG, BY
Sczasoraaiolo V
DRY G-GOES. ,
HI-3 Subscriber would returii his thanks fol‘
the very liberal pcti-oii-.i.;:c with which his
Store has been i'a.vored the year past,and hopes
by a constant attcnf-iou to the \,van‘i—s’ of the
ti'n:.lin;-; public and by a system of fair and hon-
orable dealing‘. to retain his share of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises -at -all
time’-' 2. choice and var-ic:‘i Z~‘.L‘lF:(.'ilOl’l offasl1iona-
bio and seasouablc Dry Goods, ofcvcry quality
lie is confident that purchasers
will find every ai-ticle purchased at his store,
equal in quality. and as elieap in price, as can
be obtained Cl?"-i‘:\‘v'iia3I‘(‘. Particular attention
rlcvoticcl to the .’-‘election of Cloths, Ve:-tings,
&c., 310.. for Gentleiuciis wear‘, which will be
sold :1[ the lowest iuarket prices.‘
Jun. 10'. L. H. HANDLE.
.\"Ol‘tW‘ALK,,,H-A'l‘.
' Cap and Fur Emporium.
THE subscriber liaving removed to No,
Skiddyls Block, would say, that having
just made very large additions to his former
stock, of new and fashionable "goods in his
line, would now call the attention ofthe public
generally, to the great advantages which he
is enabled to offer over -his competitors in
Norwalk. Confining our whole attention to
this one branch of business, -ve,-feel that we
can make purchases and secure '2. much better
quality of goods, than those comparatively
unacquaiuted with, the business. We have
now on hand a fine assortment of =11-yrs, just
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suited to the season and the wants of the com-.
munity.—-Fcr l‘1ll'lll0l‘,pl1I‘i-l011l{u‘S,jllat drop in
and c;-rzuninc for yoiirsclves. at No. 2' Ski_ddy's
Block. Main street. H.'C. RANDLE. _
NOBWALK -izmifionrumi
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PROVISIONS, FRUlTS,.
Vegetables. of "Fish alfkineis.
Clams, oysters, _&c.
As good as the market .afi'orcls. constantly to 1-»
found at tliewell known _establishment of
ALLEN, MEEKER ii: CO. V
Goods of the above description received
dailw, and for sale at whtizesale and retail on
the most favorable t-erms.:.
Lime. C A
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PEGK.
Pffimbor and Lathe
AT SOUTH -NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths.
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Picketsjust rec-'d and for sale
THOS. L. PECK.
1853.
by
South N0rwalk.Aug. '2.
VA’?
:.aew‘<£f"-.-oods at t‘-Southport.
UG-iJ;§T US .TE-.\*NI1\'GSlias opened during
v the past week a large and well sclcctcd
assortment of Dill’ GOODS, Dar }uocar.n;s,
(.‘iior~i{vuv, l,‘i:u.\'iTL'nis, CHlLDJ!];‘..\‘S AND L_iD]{ts
Sirens, Il.»'l.'l'S, .\‘:- Ii.-‘\Dli-JSBf‘o.\‘.\'li'l‘S, Li')o!ri73,g’
l G‘/a.c.s~.=;.¢, ]’:zprr I-i77z:,;ri;igs_. P"-"2‘.vz(1/I771,‘ S/1an'cs,
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TIN, & Uzrrlnwzllus, P-'z)'a5n[s. .'l'ru-‘n/.:s, li'¢:';~ji),B(Irt_iI2g, ‘
W. A R E S 3 Sn‘ .1. \v.eckl_‘,' supply or fnsliioiiubie goods.-
: 3 Allm_‘1.'lel‘F¢ prmupily tilled at the lowest cash
45;}; m:;,;L1g}:5g 13- ' prices: Sr-.tisf:.:ction ,frlT-‘B11 01' goo-ls may be
i"c.t-iiriictl.
sauawzwo,
Coats, Pants, Vests, Drawers, -.§.'c.,coustautly
Tho:-.c in Nor-
‘ House and .‘;?:'-g;3i,Pa,i1,i.ti:ig
:ESTnBLiSHMENT.
friends and the public. that he is in the
field ready for the caiiipziigii of 1855, and will
be glad to attend to any orders for House,
Sign, and Ornamcsztai Pi-n'7zfi7zg, Gilcling,
G1-a1'7z1'ng,amZ Paper fiazzggmg. Particular
attention will to paid to Lettering and em-
he-llishiug Sign Beam.»-_. &c., for the getting
up of which he p0ss0S.'~‘.-‘.-". unequalled facilities-
Give us a call. Gl-‘.(.‘-RGE MARVIN.
ly10 Norwalk Conn.
HE zzubscribci-‘would ':‘F‘liiI‘ll his thanks for
the very liberal }'.=iZi!'O!lIlg‘0 which the
Public have i'avoi'cd him with» for the past
superior iuannnr. Silks, _‘»lci'inoes. Paramet-
tas, Delaines, Shawls. Itibboiis, Gloves, and
Stockings dyeil all colors every week.
1’-roche Shawls cleaned equal to no-.v, Grape
Shawls cleaned and dyed all colors. and the
new China finish put on equal to new.
All orders left at the 5-.ub.-‘cribcr’s residence-
at Winnipauk, or at Slicphcrd’s Bakery, at
Norwalk, or of Joy cl: Sons Daiibury, Ct.. and
301 Bowery, N. Y., will receive attention.
10 J OHN PICKENS.
P" 'i§“oRtvALK_‘
Agricultural Store !
HE Subscriber has just opened at the store"
adjoining Joseph P. Hanfnrd’ s Shoe Store, ‘
it very extensive and couiplete _:is.=o1"t-znent of
Agricultural Implements,
Such as Plows Harrows, Ox ‘fakes, Garden-
er’s-tools, Pruning Knives, Shears, &c., &c.,
which he will sell-upon as 1'(‘8.SOl’la.blt} terms as
can be purchased anywhere in the County.‘——'
Farmers,-~G:>irdeners and others will find ;it' 'to
their interestto give me a call before purchas-~
ing elsewhc1'e. ' ‘v.".'.\l. J. F.INI_.EY. ,
Norwalk, Feb. 10, 1855. ‘ tf8
Watches,‘ Jewelry and Fancy
G o to til 3 ..
New Spring Stock i
'~ THE Subscriber has just returned
, from‘New York with a new stock -of
- . ,._‘ Fashionable Jewelry, Watches. Plated
Ware and Fancy Goods, which he oflbrsto his
customers very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and rcpiiii-m‘..
Collin Plates. Spoons. liings. i-_.~ai‘-ly en-
graved. O. S. Cliilllli,
i\'o. 2,Ski.'ld_j.~'-1 Block;
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improved Ehaguerrcotypes
I21. IV-cw (md S‘_17le;/zrlvirzf C'(i.«;e;.s-.’
of every
.including
=. which
UST received a l{ll'_£{(! 3.5-‘S(il‘[ll‘i~1’."ii.
0 va1'iet_\' of plain and illliC}‘C:i§:
the new style of Patent Union C
are considr.-ru.r_l by all, as .1 mo:-‘t ll .
durable article. Also on hand .vfr..
su.v. with «r-.ii'efully .<electr-cl lc-n.-fl. ‘
the c‘Ll'er‘t to (’0ll(l€.‘flS(' two Dzigiiezu
ken at (lifibrciit 1-null.--.s into one. 1:‘ -% thereby
.<;how.s the fc.itui\»s in n inc-5:‘. per: ml life-
like iiiziuiier. l)(:l‘[~fO‘-.l.‘CLl.Il ll£l\‘i3lll3(‘i -ptiou
and transient visitors.
S '1‘ 0 V E S
riiintmcrunra or
TIN, SHEET IRON & COPPER
W a r e s ,
Ha.r co7zsza.2a..tlg/ on farms! alargc (I..vso:‘:‘
merit of go:-z.e7'a.Z .PIa'e!-.96-/ceep7'»?I;:‘
Fzerzzitzirc, out So. 1Vnr«z/.'roZ.?c,
Conn. ‘
Noi-walk Post Oflice.
lfaii C'lu.v.c.s-'—-WE.:5T. 7.30 A..‘~I., 1.30, 4.30 P..\I..
' E.is'r, 8.30 A. M., 4.30 1'. M.
K‘ - D. it R. 3., 6.00 .a.. .‘ii.
Du.-2--—D. & R. R-._. 8.00 A. .‘-i.
' Wis.-"r, 0.30 .~.. 51., 6.00 P. 3:.
liter, 8.30 A. 2ii., 3 r. M.
R. A. WILLIAMS, P. M.
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Tglegraph Ofice 9 pen.
HE Telegraph Office in Norwnlk is_unw
T Open an week day.-tfrcm 5% A.i‘yi. to 9 l’.M.,
;.;g,.j_ gm the Sabbath from 7 to o’clock,P. M.
Gfijge 33 heretofore at Aiistciiis Du-g‘ucl‘1‘8z!.n
I-Icon-.s.Dtiubury and l\"orwalk 1?.-ailrozirl Depot.
iietdbzrr 1223:, 185-4. 1}’
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--Building moving,
1' CiiARI.l".S Tunas.
' LL orders forbuilillng raising; and mov-
.' =_,-..-, left with the Subscriber, will receive
1-romp-tfiattcntioii and be executed in the safe"-t
one man‘. expeditions maniicr. _ __
1 ‘ jOSl'4.‘P:.-1 siierniun,
Carriage Maker, .*?g(71.f.
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Flour and Feed.
F‘“iHE subscriber keeps constantly on hand
I and is daily receiving fresh supplies of
Family Flour, Meal, Feed, &c., which will be
‘old at the lowest market rices.
‘ ~ GEO. W. SMITH,
SénthNorwalk-
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walk can be supplied every Monday from the
dwelling of Mr. I.-cv.'is Sinith,iu South Norwalk,
between 9 and 12 o’clock, A. M. ‘Those on
Reddiug Ridge and vicinity can be supplied
from Saiiiuel Osbornfls every otlierwediiesdny,
P. 31., commencing 10th of May.
S-outhport, May 2d, 1854.
"W9OS‘I‘fi%"’a H83 -‘:1’-I§
CORNER OF MAIN AND Wlll'1‘E .‘5TREE'.l‘S
‘Near the Rail Road Li?-epot.
HE subsc.i:ibcr liavinglmiseil the -.1bovenain-
ed llotcl, is prepared to receive boarders
The I-louse is abundant-
ly supplied with spring water, and has all the
conveiiiences necessary to make gucstsc0mfoi't-
:i.ble, and the undersigned feel3_ confident from
the experience that he has had in the bu:-.iness
ofhotifl keeping, that he can give s-.itisfaction
to tlinse who favor him with their paironsigre.
JOHN ll. FORRESTEP-..
N. B.—-Warm and Cold -Water Baths ready
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cheaper than Eve ‘*
./It the South. .'\’“o1'-«milk
GROCERY: STORE.
THE subscriber has on hand by _f:1I‘ the
lcrges and best selection, of Family Gro-
ceries aud Provisions, to be found in South
Xoirwalk, which he offers to his customers and
the public, at greatly reduced prices. His fa-
cilities arc such that he will be constantly re-
ceiving new and fresh supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Customers may reqllirea W11i°h“"u
always be of the best quality and sold at the
vcry lcwe:-"t possible price, and he would rc-
spc-‘:Y.fi1ll.°olicil- an examination and trial oflhe
smnc. GEO. W. F.‘-MITH.
South Norwalk. May 15th,. 1354.
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@ Land For Sale.
,i;3{i1”:1‘ ui_«_;'ni. ac-.i'e.s of good la.nd‘,‘ near
),{,,°,p_—st.,cr.c mile north of tm-.h:ridge,,is offered
(0,; --.,~.,‘i-'.- upon. very reasonable terms. It is ad-
u1ii'c.l>l;,':t:!.apte-:1i'crbuilding'lcts, or for gard-
enin_~_: piirpo:'.es_,‘na'.‘iii;§ -2. quick and rich soil,
and Fi.l:?.l.‘f.:ff: bed of res. table mouldorcompost
manure i-l‘.‘.‘l“.‘(H.‘;. or ii is well calculated for a
firstraie int-:i.«.lo'.=;. it is*-veilfeiiced and in a
cry eligible lomstioii. l'+‘-:n.- 1‘-.irt’ner particulars
enquire at this nf:lco,_ mg
% 6.‘-abinet ‘Ware ‘Resins at
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iii“. Slll).~‘-.(‘.I‘ll.‘rf‘.l“:' v.'on.ld i'c~;-jar-zttfiilly inform
ii-llPlI‘ l'i'ieml'4. riml the l,>\.ll)ll!T {_1’i'nsji':.l.ll_‘,', that
they are still 1or.'ai.cd e fa.-w r.loor:—'. north of the
turnbikc, opposite the :.~i_m~r~ oi‘ _-‘-..lvn Gray.
wh~:*ie may be found :1. 1ar_<,re and :q:.1en.1i._1 35;.
so-zrtment of C.s.i-zixar W.-znu in gene:-al.
'/2.rla-7-fa}.-i7I.g in all llS(l2’1l;1l‘i.liE<}u_lf~\Hi it-:;:l:-Q
to at the ."-hoi'fe=t notice zmd. upon i'f"l1~‘f.TllI‘.l.Il!E
r.-rm."-..
An rxrariiiiiatioii of our owl: and 72',-n:r.- is
e:-'per-tfnily SGll(‘.li-I".(l. as ivc are dctcrmiucil not
obc uullci‘?-old, by any siinilur csiniilishincnt
n the County. RENOUD r\'- BRUEIN. 3ml.'5
l.’.. lll','_\’Tll?iG would i'r-'-pee-f.i'ullyinform
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b, his old Cnstcmr-rs flllfl ‘ilic yul_~lic g‘r:ncr-
nllfa that he has l'0l-lll‘l'1f‘(l 10 iii? f’01‘m€91‘ l3|1Si=
New Balrezry.
nests and is now prepared to furnish his frieiids
with over‘; ‘.'ari«.-ty of fi'c..=h Cal;-:5=_. l“i-"S, and
llrea-.l,iiiclii(liiig C.‘r:ili:i.in, Rye and Domestic
131-.23.?-_, His .s’i'ore, adjoining‘ Messrs. Allen,
}'ieel~:ni' cc-.. Cn., lias been fitted. up vx'prr:s.<l7 for
1. f2 0
his l)lZ:"-l!:QF.~S_. and he lie-pcs to receive (1 liberal
.'<llf‘-.l'C of the public pat: ounce.
Salt‘; ! Salt 3
SACKS of prime Liverpool Salt,
just rear.-ivcfi aiid f'()1"=:1lI;; siiqo,
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Cheaper than ever. by G. i*lOL.T‘.lES 5:. C0.
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Fire E Fire 5 2
'{_I.’\.‘5 rvfitfccl his Store. and «luring the last
wcci; lies 1‘£lplE‘i'll'Si\£!(l his stock of Pure
Drugs, Medicines Chemicals, Dye Stiiffs. Pat.-
Gocds. P-i"7°l7f‘r“, &c.. and shall be happy to
uicr-t his old <.‘-nstonicrr. at the People's Drug
',ltoi'-". under the Connccfiut Hotel, Main-St.,
:ippc-rtuining to an Apotliecary’s Stock ; which
will be sold at the lowest Cash price:-:.
l’c.riicul:ir attention will be ;_,rivr-n ln-sclect-
Pl2ysician’s Prescriptions. The Store will be
1-zcpt open on Sundays before and after Church,
and in the Evenin .
Norwalk, May 15th.
$.§u;ra..s
BISSELL.
out .‘.l.r=.:liciI1e:<,Perf'iimc1'y.'Fancy and Toilet
where may he iound cv. y variety of Goods
in;: Pure Drugs and Cliemicals. and dispensing
NorWalk.J'an. 2 <1, 1355-
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of the lw.-nut-iful effect thus profit ‘- " unless
theyliavc .:ceu them. The s1il)sc‘.'io«-‘i-Z.‘- also
taking with vvondci’f'ulsi1cccss Crayon 2.‘;iy_4i1er-
reotypes, and at a very low rate. ' I‘ :=. very
A:
common occurrence for persons who llz=.\‘(: had
their likenesses taken in New York iii:-1 else-
where, to have them retaken at the :-:nbscri-
ber’s gallery. JOHN AlJ'S'.l‘lu‘.‘:I.
P. S. A large assortment of fancy c:i=es,
Souvenors, Anuuals,'l‘okens, Lockets, &c., de-
signed expressly for Holiday Gifts. Don’t fall
to call and get a picture, over Danbury and
Norwalk Railroad Depot. 51
For Sale.
HOUSE, ll:irii?.E‘rc., with aboutlivc acres of
land, located about 1 1-4 miles from the
Bridge, on the Ne w Caiituin ro:id.
first rate orchar«:'., a good well of '\V£li.0'i', and a
never failing sfrcmii running tlzrough the prop-
erty. Said place will be sold at ti great bai-
gaiLi,ii"applied for soon. For par'ciculai‘:- cu-
quire of_.\{itchel &- Canip or on the prcini.-‘es,
of LEEMAN CURTIS.
Norwaik, July 15. 185-1-. tf25
. WATERBURY & DUNCAN,
B1ac1aL.<3nait11s.
‘HE Subscribers thankful for the liberal pat-
ronage which they have received from the
Public during the past year, would respectful-
ly inform their customers that they are still
prepared to cntecute all oi'd<‘-rs in their line of
business in the best possible manner, expedi-
tiously aud at l‘C'?lSOllLllJl"‘ rate:-'.
Especial attention p_1.i(l to Repairing of
Wagons, Sli-iglie. islill-Work and liacliinrn
ry-made and r'cpai'rerl. Turning. &c..&c. Cer-
riages .Sleighs,Wheel-beams, &c. built to order.
WATERBURY A‘: DUNCAN.
Norwall: Iron LlE‘oundry.
EV'ER-3' il(Z‘FCl‘l})¥lOl‘. of CA.'~"'i‘iNU done at the
shortest notice‘ and in the best iimnneiuas
cheap as can be obtained at any other estab-
lishment in, the Slate. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pumps. iron Fence. Posts, Railingr-,&c.,
&c., furnislied to order. Patterns cxcciited at
short notice and upon reasouztblc terins.
lyl a A l.EXAi\‘ DER AUSTIN.
Pals. re. oinruswnan,
Whoiesolc mm‘ Rciriil Dcalcr 2'71 I;-'rn.".z*7'ie.s,
P;-am’::io71.s. S: .__ ]\”n. 14 and l6 .7i[ai7z—.%'t.
AS just received an entirely new and ex-
. tensivc (l3F0l‘llni!lli. of goods which he
will roll on as favnr:ibl:- terms as any in the
trade. The public are rr_-:=pectfully invited to
call.
horwalk, llurch nth, i855.
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BUILDENG MATERIALS.
Pressed 8:. Coznmon Bricl-:, Lime,
Cement, Calcined Plaster, Hair
andelldarble Dust.
HE Subscriber‘ lmvingdissolvctl his connec-
tion with Wu. C. Srmtnr. Esq. in" the
above biisiiir-ss, will continue it on his own no _
count. and will keep a good assortment: of the
«'l.l)O‘»‘(‘An‘.\m(‘\’l articles constantly on hand which
will be sold cheap for Cash.
ms " ‘CHAS. T. LEONARD.
Office at the Store of W. C. Swarm. Esq.
lifceos. Eborlzs and Bakes.
lI'I"1‘LE’S (just Steel Boos, Manure and Hay
- llorks, -i<parliii;.,v Fork-‘., and ‘ malable and
C:ist. 5:.-cu} Gm-,_1(.n Rakes, for sale by the doz.
at in:1.uuf-_icliii‘cr's price::, by
WM. C. STREl'IT.
guy the ifzheapcst and Best
H A FIE Si
.-'L'\'li‘~TG rrnscivcd the Agency for the sale
of care db HALSEY-‘IS Cclcbmfcil Su-
llm‘ C0-"-W1 Hull‘-S. we are prepared to fill or-
ders, both wholesale and retail. at N. Y. City
l0WOSi- Nlsli prices, and will guarantee that we
can sell Smrr-lml llmiis. Shoulders, Smoked
390T. T003111-9. and Lord, ofa supci'iorqiia1iiy_.
at less riit-es than can be pui'ch;1sc(l elsewhere.
Merchants and Wlic-lc ale Dealers will find
it to their iiitci-cat to give ng n (_.,-,_11_
till I“. H. NASH, South Norwalk.
Tlir‘r-;-’s great (i(‘.lna,uu_
'l‘hroughout the land
.5170!‘ If‘;-(_l:‘i’S PO“7DEli.—wn1-1-mjtefi
To kill biigs, fleas,
liis-t-cts on trees,
And roaches. too—-’tis guaraiiteod.‘
ICPOT for L3/on-‘s Poisonu-,¢.¢ Jlfamioiic
‘Powder aml .lIn_g-;7zct:'c Pill.-2. 1'01-~Lhe(1Q,;_
il'lIf'llOll of irsr,-r~fs and vermin, at
l~Il\I.-‘.1’ -
ti.
, 7 .7.‘lnr\vnll;, _.
F'iIo{{r.
LL Jobbing in Tinners Line executed with
neatness and dispatch, at
F- 5- NASIPSQ So. .iV'orwalk.
bvvtlic load or lt‘S':q’Ili1llt-il.y. at
E. ()LMS'1‘l*!AD’S.
HE subscriber would .’i)"{:-Ill] announce to his '
year, would rcspcctfiilly inf"-um his customers:
that he is prepared to crzcciitc all orders in a... -
'l‘lie1'c is 3 -
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I For-the Gazette.
The 0111,50-11001 Iiouse.
An old brown building is lingering still ;
Unsheltcred by shade of a friendly ircc,
Little can it boast thatis pleasant to see.
place,
With all its tedious hours and sour disgrace,
As when in early days vie gathered there,
A crowd of different ages; freckled or fair ;
And all in that one door entered in,
With looks so sad it Qemed a place of sin.-
,-Though still some pleasant moments we have
had-
As round the old doorstep some bright-faced
lad, _
Among the rest would come with joyous heart,
,As if he thought himself‘ not quite a slave-—
Who loved his books and e’-en the teacher grave.
But let us now at the.old portalknock,
Which, graced with iron latch and strong pad-
lock,
Protects with inner door the busy fold,
From chillingblasts and wintcr’s piercing cold.
-We enter in and view the objects there ;
The teacher’s «fish, the rusty stove and chair;
The stiff old wooden forms with backless seats.
Hacked and scarred in n11mberlessboyi.sh feats ;
The inner row of smaller benches too,
Where sit the “wee” little ones in review ;
Perched up the live-long day looking sadly-—
_EyeliC drooping, figures stooping badly ;
With spelling book in haiid learning ever,
How to spell b’-a-k-e—r baker.
N ext attracting our view-—tlie old blackboard
‘With edges curled up and face all scored,
Hanging suspended by wires still‘ and stout ;
Curtainleas windows‘ with a few panes out ;
The ceiling well frescoed with smoky breath,
And stuccoed with paper-balls shot in stealth,
By skillful urchins ; the eflbcts. we moot.-—
Of“ teaching. the young ideas how to shoot."
Every thing reminding us of the days
’e-'ve spent here in stolen, iniscliievoiis plays,
When School was ruled by pedagogucs severe,
In long Winter terms ofjust half a year.
And yet dotl5')lernoi'y recall to mind
One teacher among the crowd, true and kind.
Who pitied our faults and Cll(‘fv?I'(‘.(l us on.
With encouraging words our books to con.
But other things .‘=t'lem_ory doth review,
We must here bring out, so painful and true ;
The toil.-‘ome long, long days. so very slow,
Those aching backs of ours secm’d forced to
gl‘0W-—
In dangerous postures pnim"1iii_v bent ;
And then the thought that here we were sent.
Forced through the dull, tedious hours to stay
Like caged birds, but unlike real ones, to play.
Oh how we did hate that dull, old sci.-col-rooin.
The scene of deep (lisgiucc and dreaded doom.
But a brighter day will come at last, and
Connecticut, our native State shall stand,
Thoroughly aroused from her downward fate,
Foremost in the ranks ofher sister States;
The picture reversed, then may we expect-
Better schools and better friends to direct,
Oi‘ rich experience and capacious mind
To no routine or beaten track confined.
ROLY.~t'i‘.
Wcstport, I\Iay, 1855.
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From tlu: ./Vow Yer}; Tribune.
Europe Revisited.----No. 11.
LONDON, AND HER CRYSTAL PALACE.
LoNDoN, Th‘ursday,»April 26, 1855.
Having been but three days in Lon-
don, I-have not yet acquired the right to
speak of what is being thought and said
vii’! this mighty emporium. London, as
de Quincey has well said, is more than a
city——-it is, like Rome in her '-glory, an
Empire—-the Commercial, as Rome was
long the political, metropolis of theworld
Other cities are commercially important
and trivial only as they are related or
auxiliary to this. Under the canopy of
yellow fog which covers likga. blanket
stretching some six miles in every di-
rection from Temple Bar or Charing
Cross is gathered more wealth, more in-
tellectual force, more commercial activi-
ty, than any thousand square miles be-
side, A meeting of hail’ a dozen plain
citizens in a dingy back-room in the city
decides on a step which shall give new
life to the industry of a province in Cen-
Mexican mines are worked or deserted.
oceans are traversed in quest of islands
of guano or beds of pearls, as a few long
heads. quietly laid zogeiher in London,
see fit to direct, Here dwe is the great
heart xvliosepulsations are felt and obey-
ed in China or Anstr:i|ic., Egyptand Bra-
zil, and whose life giving currents are
constantly reii.iriiiiig' to enrich their
source and augrnem. ii.-7 power. And
thus, vast as it elrcacly‘ is, London still
grows, by virtue of the nionieiitum she
long ago acquired, and of the fact that
no railroad can be constructed, no ob-
siacic to comiuiions llfl‘/'l9_£iil0ll removed
no mine opened, no (-Renting made, in
any part of the world, whit‘-.’li will not in-
crease her trade and jnrosperity.
—The first iiiipi'essioii made on :1
stranger wandering tliroiigli the streets
of London is one oilsoluliiy and perma-
nence. ’.l‘iioii;g;li the town still ;;'rows in
its Cll‘CllmfEl'f!llC€, especially westward,
yet little biiilrliiig or renovation seems to
be in progress in its moic central por-
tion:-, and you may traverse whole streets
and squares wiiliout seeing any evidence
that :1 ligick has been moved therein
"since the l'>e_c,iniiiiig; of this century.--
Tbc dark iiicrnsinuon of smoke which
soon covers and iraiisfornis the oi‘i_i___{inal
white paint of most. sziriicmres contribute
to highten the :‘.§"pt‘C:r.'-11100 of age almost
everywhere {.TIi:=‘3li[e(l. Traversiiigtliese
_milcs a'fier i..:Y--<_- of well built dwelling.-
or pl'lIlC6'-iy_\‘.nl‘(?iiOll$t:$. it seems hard to
lrealize that 'I,‘h.-.t»->.=: or Paiiriyr.-i. Nine-
lve,-h'or Tyr-3, v-ms over like to this.
i I think one who saw London first in
1851, and llO'.V see; it for the second Linu-
must observe E1 g;eiiei'nl _:;ravity of aspect
um! prevailin;_; hero. in the former year
John Bull \V7l$ on cxcellem. terms with
himself and all mnnkincl-—grai.ified with
the success and eclzut of me Great. Exhi-
bition, with the presence of ei'owds of
foreigners as admiring gilt-.'Si:3 if not
as commercial customers, with the ef-
i forts of the Queen, Prince Consort and
‘ Arisiocracy to czury the enterprise tri-
umphantly forward, "with the state of
Trade and Industry, the prices of Bread.
and Beer, and with the..posit_'i_on'o_f his
A. HOMER BYINGTON,
That is the School-house_—t-he same loved old i
l to write of
trail Asia or an is.and in the Pacific.—-
NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, MAY 2.9, I855.
AT TWO
in ‘Ejfncal iiglsins Z001 311121-2515, (fieinral filntzlligiiioz, flitcrzitiiiiz, ‘afinlifics, itgrituliure, ‘liicclgmiits, figs 305, (fthucatinn, dc. ctr.---tltstzihlisiieh in 1300'.
~ how far the case is altered now, but that 5 state, IllOllgil.lh8 general view from The I cidedly odious in these. his bayonets no ‘V
; it is altered almost every intelligent windows and corridors of the Palace is 5 longer would be reliable and might soon
‘coiiiiiry among Nations. I do not say Out. of doors all is yet in the nebular France, and that were he to become de-
I
i
l
countenance attests. The events of the
i last winter in the Crimea, the present at.-
Bemnd the mom-ichurch 0,, ,.,,,,,1e,. steep hm, made of the contending forces ihcre op— , borers to render it still more so hereafter
3 posed to each other, the blank rejection
, of the proposed terms of Peace by the
I Russian Pienipoteniiaries at Vienna, the
universal conviction that Austria is about
to prove faithless to the Western Powers
§ the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s little
1 bill, and the strong probability that the
' bloody and most expensive War in the
i East is but just fairly begun—ihese coin-
; biiied inigi . well lend a shadow to the
i brow of even the most inveieiately light
hearted; can it be wondered that grum-
bling John wears a decidedly sober as-
pecm? Yet lhear no confessions of want
of heart for the fray ; all seem resolved
that the war shall be vigorously prose-
cuted at whatever cost; but if England
were this day fairly out of it I believe
Russia might march straight imo Con-
stantinople ere a British cannon shot
should-be fined to prevent her.
-—But a mice to politics. I sat down
THE -CHRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDEN-
HAM. ,
I am aware that thismagnificem struc-
ture has been frequently described to
American readers; but I had read many
accounts before visiting. it without fully
realizing its vastness and excellence, and
may fairly hope that one more glance at
it will not be wholly devoid of interest,
even to those already familiar with the
leading facts. Briefly then-— .
The Crystal Palace at S3/a?e7ziz.am,
(a south-western suburb of London,) is
a revival and amplification of that in
Hyde-park in which the Great. Exhibi.
tion of the VVorld’s Industry was held
in 1851. That Exhibition having been
triuinphantly closed, the contents remo-
ved, and the order for the speedy demo-
litioii of-the building imperaiively given,
the materials were purchased by an en-
terprising Director (Francis Fuller) and
his associates for $370,000, with whom i
the the original constructors (Messrs. -'
Fox. and Heiiderson) contracted 40 re.
move and reereet them for S600,000.——-
The estate of 171 acres, known as Penge
Park, crowning a lovely eminence per-
haps ten miles from the center of Lon-
don and four or five from the nearest
compactly built portion of the Great. Me.
:ropolis, was chosen for the site of a new
Crystal Palace. This property was val-
ued by LllSlll[t:l‘€Sl(’Ll appraisers at $430,-
000 or about $2,500 per acre, and the
Company added to it by subsequent pur-
chase 178 acres more at a cost of S400,
000. They then sold off 149 acres for
$500,000 retaining: the 200 acres best
adapted to their purpose at :1 cost of
$330,000. Hereupoii the revived Crys-
tal Palace was commenced on the 5th
of August 18-52. It was to have been
opened to the public on the 1st of May,
1854, but was not actually opened till
the 10th ofJune l;>li0Wlllg, when the
Queen, Prince Albert and the Archbish-
op of Canterbury participated in the cer-
emonies. The grounds, _Lie(:0I‘€lllLmS,
illustrative courts, 850., were then very
imperfect, and are not even yet comple-
red. The enterprise, formidable at the
outset, has cominued to grow on the
hands of its projectors; the original cap-
ital of $2,500,000 was long since increa-
sed to $5,000,000 on the back of which
a debt of over -$l.000,000 has already
been contracted; Dulwicn Wood, adjoin-
ing the site, has been leased at the ‘rate
of $15,000 a year; the cost of grading,
planting and ornamenting the grounds,
is given at $500,000; an Ariesian well
to furnish an abundance of water is to
cost $100,090; fountains, lakes and hy-
draulic works, about $500,000; sculp-
ture about $150,000; Fine Arts, about
$500,000; the Edifice-(including pur-
chase and ‘removal of the originai in
Hyde park, as aforesaid) $1,500,000; il-
lustrations of Natural History and Ge-
ology, $90,000. The Palace has been
greatly enriched by gifts of rare Plants,
Trees, and other objects of national in-
terest; and there will probably never be
a time when the Palace will not be re-
ceiving additions to its contents; but I
reckon Ten Millions of Dallars just about
the fair cost of the whole concern ten
years hence, should the measure of pub.
lic patronage be such as to insure its
continuance and prosperity
The Eilifice itself is 1,608 feet (not
quite one lll.l‘(l of :1 mile) in laugh by
312 feet wide; atihe central iransept it
is 384, and at the two smaller iransepts E
336 feet wide. The wings at either end
have a length of 576 feet. The highi of
the buildiug.i;-' 63 feet from the groulid
floor to the base of the noble arch or
vault 72 feet across forming the roof;-—
ihe central trail-1€-pf. has a vaulted roof of
120 feet span; and the third gallery here
crosses the main avenue :1 a high: of
I00 feet from the floor, he ground
floor rests 968 columns, and has a base-
ment. beneath is known as Sir Joseph
1’a.\:ton’s Tunnel’, containing a gigantic
wnrniing apparatus of liiriiaces, boilers,
&c., including an iron network of fifty
miles of steam pipes. I believe no gen-.
eral warming is now deemed necessary ; ,»
but the apartment for tropical plal]lS was
admirably heated on \Ve.-dues last.
Of the multifarious contents of the
Palace, Irciaiii the liveliest imprcssion§
of the iiiiiunierable Piaiiis and Shrubs,
which illustrate successively the botany
of each quarter of the globe, with varie-
ties of the Palm, the Cactus the Came-
lin, and the more delicate Evergieeiis;
the gorgeous reproductions of a house of
Pompeii, the halls of Alhambra, the Pal-
ace of Nirciroud in Nineveh, (from Led-
yai'd’e expIoi'zitions,) and an Egyptian,
Court, including reduced fac-similes of
the tomb of Al)Oll Simfel in Nubia, the
Colonnade of Karuak, &c. There are also
apal'lll'le_lJl.S or Courts devoted to repro-
ductions of Ancient VVorks of Grecian,
Roman, Byzantine. German, Gothic,
English, French,Elizabei.lian, and Italian
Ari; also four Galleries of Sculpture
(English, French, German and Italian
respectively similar galleries of Busts
ditto of the sovereigns of England,
(among whom Cromwell has at last ob-
tained a place, even in loyal Londoii.)~—-
There is a court devoted‘ to Ethnogra-
phy aud Natural'History, embracing life-
like’:-cpreseniaiions of all the known va-
rieties of the Human Race. Its gener-
al effect is not calculated to exalt one’s
opinion of Adain’a motley progeny.
v;
.
I delightful, while Nature is cooperating i
i with some scores if not hundreds of la.
and glades is tastefully broken at inner-
vals to give place to clumps of flowering .
shrubs and ornamental plants; the rough-
er hill sides are wholly planted, while
fountains and iakelets are judiciously in-
terspersed. On a mile isle or promon-
tory among these sheets of waierare dis-
posed reproduciions (in plaster) of the
principal known animals of the pre-Ada-
mite Ages; the lguanadon, lchihyosau-
l‘l1S, Megatlierium, Peirodaciyl, &c.—-—
Near these. in the side of a hill, are}:
fabricated Lead mine, rich in spar and ,
mineral, and a coal mine Sll0‘\Vll'l_E tiic?
outcrop of several promising veins of the
raw material, with" the limestone inter-
posed between them. But I must not
make this a catalogue. '
—The morning was foggy, damp and
chilly, threatening rain, which doubtless
had its effect in diminishing the atten-
dance even of those born to the enjoy-
ment of such weather; yet there can
hardly have been less than ten thousand
visitors last Wednesday, when no special
attraction was proffered; and when tbs:
sun finally shiminered through the fog
early in the afternoon he looked down
on few finer spectacles than that presen-
ted within the Crystal Palace, and no
sweeter, lovlier landscape than at by
which it is surrounded. A goo band
of music was playing in the main tran-
sept; family or friendly parties were
gathered about cosy tables in the refresh-
ment rooms ; and altogetherl think there
were a few assemblages on earth better
satisfied -with their position and their en-
tertainment than that composed of ill?!‘
visitors to the Crystal Palace. And ll
add that few children in school that day
learned so much that will be useful to
them or will remember it so long as those
whose parents had taken them for :1 day’s
enjoyment at Syilenhain.
, The greensward of the beauteous slopes
l
And now let me earnestly inquii'e—— is
it not possible to preserve the nucleus
for a similar Exhibition which we alrea-
dy posse_s;= in New York C’ Pwcollect
that we are to have (niiless we allow
ourselves to be fooled out of ii.) a larger
and finer Park in the center of oiirisinn-Ll
than London has, with two or tin’:-e
Railroads runniiig iliroiiuii it from nil
the <:oinpaci.ly built. quarter: of our City.
By the time the Park compleied,iher:-
will be hardly a New Yorker living [mil
:1 mile from some point at which he can
take cars and be transported to the great.
Park for five or six cents, while it costs .
the Londoners three to twenty times that
sum to reach Sydenfiam. I know that
London is larger and ric'ner than NL’\V_
York, and Great Britain far more dense-
l_v peopled than New York and the ad.
joiuing States; yetihere are very nearly
as many people who can afford the cost
of a visit living within ten miles, or three
hundred miles of our Park, as within an
equal distance of Sydeniiam; within
twenty years there will be quite as
many; and those are old that should
be counted in this connection. I esti-
mate the net receipts of the Crystal Pa.’-
aoe Company on \Vediu=sday at five
thousand shillings, $1.200; and that this
amount may be averaged for three hun-
dred days in each year, giving a net in-
come (over current expenses) of $360,
000 per annum——six per cent on all that
the Palace has yet cost, or five pvt’ cent
on all it absolutely need cost. Our pres-
ent building in New York might doubt-
less be purchased for less than was paid
for the materials of that in Hyde Park,
and might be removed (entirely by Rail-
road) to a location fronting the New
Park (it should be placed on an eminence
within that Park) for far less than the
cost of the kindred removal to Sydenbain
There let*.t be transformed into a mag-
nificent Conservatory or BotannicalGar-
den, with Statues, Paintings, Busts, &c.,
and other valued \vorks of Art ; let noth-
ing be spent on Grounds, for those of the
Park would answer every purpose _. let.
the idea of a Bazaar or display of iner-
chandise be wholly discarded, though oc-
casional Exhibiiioiis of ludustrial Pm-
gress might be held here if that
were deem advisable: but lei, every oil ;
fort be made to gather here by patient]
diligence and untiring effort the best pos-
sible collection of everything calculated
to instruct, refine, and elevate the tastes
of our people. if we are mu. indeed bur-
bnrians, with no :isp.iraI.ious for au'2lH
but the Almighty Dollar. it must be that
such an eiiterprise, wisely planned and
eiiergetally prosecuted, present Crystal
‘ iii the Tuiieries.
prove dangerous. And besides, since
France has become his possession, l.-is
properiy, his ox, his ass, he must. be a
fool or a demon if he did not aspire and
labor to render her as prosperous and
happy as may be without subverting or
c-mlangering his throne. .1 cannot doubt
therefore, that he anxiously endeavors
not only to l‘t‘COl1CliP his subjects to the
imperial regime, but. to improve their
material and social condition. I .-gcould
not name another living iiioiiarcli who
would be likely to xx-ie-Ill such absolute
power over Thirty five ."7';I.‘.ions of Peo-
ple more benificemly than he does.
But“Slavei'_v, disguise it as thou wilt,
thou art a bitter draugiit.” it is a fear-
ful thing to be Auiucrat of a Nation like
this, tolbe a subject of such unlimited
power is not '_(:ss fearful. _\’—VllI.’ll we ,
consider that in all this mighty Nation
there is but one puissant voice, of winch
all other voices are echoes or are dumb
——‘ihat one man virtually makes the laws
expounds and executes them—-that this
man substamially edits all the newspa-
pers, exercises a censorship over the is-
sues of books, tells the People what
they _are to think and how they are to
regard iranspiring eveiits-:——-iiz1y,' permits
them to know only so much of those
events as suits his purposc——we may
well sigh for that Nation, and tremble
for him who has waded through perjury
and blood to so tremendous a responsi-
bility. if the Allied Amiies were to be
defeated and driven our. of the Crimea
to saioi-i‘o\v, the facts would be snppre:-tsed
cooked up or piibiished exacilyas should
be deemed most conducive to the inter-
est of the Emperor. A ieaclinij Parisian
journalis‘-t receui.'y reinarl-zed in confiden-
tial eon-:ei'.=.aiiou that a CL‘ll30i‘s‘lil_i) whic‘u
expunged and Sllp[‘i['€S<-;-‘Ll such portion of
each newspaper issue as was deemed ob-
jectioiiabie would be uiercy coniparcd
with the prevailiiig sy"-Leia), which S?.}.'~‘.
iioiiiirig till the offense ..- (pcriiap: with-
out rneaniiig what is iiifei’-:r.-0) irrevo-:2»
biy committed, and (hen <_jiVP.= its i.€l'i’l~
bie V~'Zll‘iilllg, the second rszpetitiori of
which silences the oilending journal and
ruins aii c-unnecied ih€i‘e\‘citii. There
is no adjiidicaiioii. no imj:-nriinl aribunai
—ev':-r_v cduoi‘ wriri.-.= \Vllli ad .OpPa!'O1l!}Li
his iieck,*\vhic-.b he l«:n0‘."-‘. may liedrtwsn
10 suffocation wiienever the toxic of his
{Jill-3i&SiS1iOE a_-_;i'ee-n".-le to me. ‘iiicky
li‘Oll£§il f~.>rs\\-‘om L‘-’lilS[7l'i‘(1lL)‘: r‘lllill'D2l.-."il
I His offcn.-e iizny I :- of
e most impalpabie, iii:-n.iiv_'1bic, "
fill?!‘ cmracier, it snflices that it is an of-
fen:-:e in the eyes of Louis Napoleon or
iii gossa-
VOLUME XXXVIII.---NU
‘ day laborers of Paris.
-mas living are not likely to make resolve
some one of his .~'nieHi.'e: ;'i‘."(:ll.<(OlTlt3tl to
nose out the slightest taint of disafli;-c-
eciion. And thus it lizappeiis that there
really no such thing a-‘ puiiiic di.scu.'-.-
siun in France, The Legislative CliDll"-
bers meet \Vll(‘l'l they are called, and ad-
journ when their master lias no furiher
use for them; they have no i'i{_riit to orig-
inriie or mareriaily change any measure,
they can simply say Yes or No (0 when
the .Elllpti‘l'Ol', iiirccI,ly or iiirougli one of
his Ministers, shall seefit Io propo-i~,
and they in-v--r ‘\1M‘.0 say Ye;-~«iu efléci
cansay nuzhiu-_; «.1.-er For iiiisisml \verL-
ihuy exprc.-<iy'c:<-aged. 3l1'.l,§ii0llitl llw_\
av-.-r fail to silly.-‘»:i"»'«: l’. (_‘(;!l7piL‘l&':y, their
cr-aior \Vlli unuznke liiI‘l’ll by a Slfiilit‘ in
his pen or a fiouri.-ii of in.-' Silllft‘. OI
iéii.-r, ho\ve‘.'c-r, Hie-re is no.-iiarlow of daii
ger. The Ienoivieilge that ilie_v are pup-
pets. to dance with oh;-equious alacriiy
at thepuil of the string uimaies all ne-
cessity for (lL‘Stl0ylllf'_5 or re-sonsiruciiiig
them.
This abject dependence and powerless-
ness oftlie Legislative Bodies is ;1.'.‘L0ri-
ovsly at war with the "Idces "Napoleon-
iennes” by which the Nephew of his
Uncle professes to be governed. Napo-
leon at St. Helena admiiietl that his
Legislature was a iiiisiake——-that ih di-
vesting it of all real power, he-Qiad Ill‘
wiiiiiigiy deprived himself of all protec-
tion from the most unlimited respoii.=ibi'-
iiy. Nobody blamed his “Corps Legis-
latif”for the foiziy on Spain, the imm-
sioii 0fRllSslzl, or any o;hcr of the inad-
acts by which the first Empemr wu-
uudormined and ultiinuieiy ruined. No-
body even spoke of what the Senate hail
decreed or advised since ever}.-'l>oi.l3,r
knew that the Senate was as impotent
aiid p-=.ra.-iiic as the trunipcr. on wiiich
ihe Imperial blasts of war were blown.
Andtiiusit proved inihe hour of iii-.xl
that power '\VllilOlli. limit i= r-o\v:.-i‘ with-
out support.
'ilo'.\' iiieu it-'.l.~»= pr;~:;e-izt Einpirc rc-
‘,ZE1l'(l8(i by those on ‘who-so shoulders it is
Ll_Dl)Ol‘il:! rl '
I should say, By the .-lrrny with
prove}, by mé Rninan Pgze.-tiliooii ‘.\'ilil
rip-
Paiace perish without seciiriiig its re-
pfacement by :1 nobler, more l)9i'ieficei:f. ,
more fortunate, and more eiiiluriiig.
H. G.
Europe Revisited.—---Nah] E.
FRANCE UNDER THE EMPlRE.5
PARIS, May 1, 1855. i
T was last before» in France in Julv, :
1851, when she was (at ieri:-‘t. in iiarric)
zi Repiililici 1 reiiirii ' '
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the z;linii2r-._-
xvrought by three years and over of Im-.
periai sway. I shall endeavor not In)‘;
forget the modesty Whe‘i‘e\vith a siren i
ger not acquainted even with the laii-l_
giiage sliould speak "of the feelings and
aspirations of a great People, and coli'a-T,
ting all the testimony I have been able;
uiollect, to set forth the Lroud as well Q
as the evil effec-is of the Napoleonic An-
io-racy with fraiikness ‘and candor.-
Tlie Gove-rmnent of Russia has been i
defined as “(lt*Sp0llSlll ti-‘lll[.)€l'(~,’(l by assas-
sination.” That of France I would ,
rather characterize as a despnii:-in tem-
pered by a sailuiary consciousness of the;
instability of power in this country and‘
an earnest -desire to promote the nIa[eri-
al welfare of its subjects. Louis Napo-
leon whatever his demerits, is no block-
head. He knows that the mode in which
he acquired power was most exception-
able, and imposes on him :1 double neces-
sity for circnmspeciion in its use and
beiiifiueiice in iisinfluences. He knows
that he rules bv the might of fiayoiiets,
and that these are for the moment all
powerful in France; but he lruoxvs also
thatihis is an age in which bavoneis
think. The Army is his scepter, he
feeds it, flaiters it, defers. to 1:, km he is
aware that its ranks are constantly re-
cruited from the cottages and fireside: of
‘>3 'T.‘£I‘..'.K>"'C)-C-gr ,..~.a;.z...\-. . ..._...
; mass at in»: illerciium.-,
‘ sive I\'.i:TillllfdL'illI'Cl’S and uiiicr Emp%o_\‘-
.-kii.cd lalioro.-rs of Fraiice. *E(|l‘|)]A[|:
' from 18 to some 38 (grains each per (lav
(_'OlllPl2lCL‘ll(3y> 1‘)-' fl-<' ;\'Hl)i.“-Ft‘ with
drum, hv 111-.-_ I-‘.ciirg_—.-iii.-in (25.-at is,
Bankers. (‘.\'li3lI-
ere) with liesiintiii-_; and qualified ::u;--
port, by the liitr.-II-rctiia! i:E:-is.- (171-o{gs5J.—,.
.»'\uihoi‘s, Editor:-, (Vi?-ji \‘.":th lute St"
though .\ll|Ulll<’i"*.‘(i :J.'er.-ioii and iiustiii«t_v.
Of the .~‘Hill.iillL‘lli\‘ of the great iim:-:2 it:
:he Pt-I2lS'.‘lll’ii'_\' 1 can iliiitiiy :-peak ev.-is
at S(:‘(.'1l'.‘ikl llilllll, but the more ;_>‘eiicr:i‘
jg’-;illllOlly inililie that with muiiy‘ of ch-.-in
me \‘.'Ol"Ll of the Priests is p()l‘.‘lii. and
Napoleon thus in favor, \ViIlIe with an-
nilicr iiirlge cias.- the manic of Napoleon
has the same power wliicl: ilint of .l:'l-
ferseii or Illlil. of Jack.-on in its day had
Willi the least eiiligiliienmi portion of our
own people; "To speak (-ays Heine)
of what. the pf'O\'illUt‘$ of France iiuiievc
or (lc.~'ii‘e \\'lli| rm-qnril to any public quek
[ion is like ralkiiig of what. :i :naii’s leg.-
lj)ll]i;.Vy lfl,‘il|‘f'iIt‘ll'.l this is‘ [0 day :9;-,
cuse \\'llil l‘l‘_l_’«'ll'tl lo a lll.lj0rli_V ufiiie uu
l)r.'}'Ull(l the cost of tile roof that bareiv
covers them, iney think of their liuii-:5-.-i"
and their rags——ih:.-y think of the wine
they would drink if they cont-.l pay tor
Ii. and the sport. they would have if inc,-
could spare a day"s scanty wages—L,m
they lillliii very little at present of poli-
iics or legislation.
"Let Adams or Jeflerson ride in their car.
"fis no matter for me—-so I smoke my cigar."
--or would if he could afford to iviiy
one. How men whose aggregate earn-
lllgfi range far below 95100 a j-Till‘ 9?''—'l'.
and who have otkeii families to support
outof mat, xvii-‘re food aud,fuel.T€_ gen-
orally far dearer than in the Uniied
States, can afford to drink and smoke, I
cannot imagine, but the)’ d0 l‘- I ‘hmk
EJOLLARS PER AN NUM---IN ADVANCE."
MBEB 22.
dry bread——-that is bread with only W119‘
to moisten and render it palltableg.-J8
me habitual food of a. majority 05 ‘I19.-
Men .inure,d to
none unless the bread fails-—,then look
out. . , . .
Louis Napoleon is evidently-master of
'ihe philosophy of iusurrectlons, having
had large experience in that line. Whil§,.-..
he no longer recognizes in tqrmsthe
Right to Labor be practically concede;
ii. To keep the Laboring class of mer-
curial Paris busy and fed is one cardinal
feature of his policy. Hencee Improve-
ments, gigantic in__extent. and cost, are
constantly in progress here. Since 1851
the Rue de Rivoli, passing by the north
side of the Tiiileries eastward into the
heart of the city, has been transformed
im.;- nne of. the finest streets of the civi-_
Iizrd world, much as if William st. in
our own City had been widened to_ one
hundred feet and cut straight _thl'Ol_lgh.
from the harbor to the Fourth aven_ue._.,.
:~3imi1-.ir improvements are being made i_I_I.
the leading streets out of Paris...w,e,st- -
ward in the neighborhood of the Champs
Elysees and in other quarters of the .
city. Many of these were urgenily._
needed-—f0r old Paris has narrower and.
crookeder streets, with higher houses -
and worse air, than even Boston, and_,it -
is said that these impi'oveiiients
The Government has the adjacent prop-_.
crty appraised, takes it at the valuation,
makes therequired improvements and .
then sells out. I am assured that mere,-
ly as speculations these enterprises have ,
generally proved profitable, whi,lo_ihey
have given constant employment to
many thousands and greatly beautified.
the city. Despotism is bitter, but - ihe_.
Lie:-potism of one shrewd man has its ale '
leviaiions, such as are iinknown to-the
rule of “shoulder hitters” or of the Em-
pire Club.
Bu; will the Empire stand‘? .
I meet no one w‘ho believes it will
:~"o.lr\’lVB the present Emperor. but very-
maiiy who think it will last as. long is
he does. While no one speaks of his.
patriotisin or disinterestedness, even-by
way of joke, there is a very general.
iru.-ix in his ability and confidence in his
indefatigable energy. He is probably
the most active, uniiring ruler now liv-
ir;-g, and in this respect at least remind;
me Frencki of “Napoleon le Grand. »
lie has besides the undoubted courage,
iiiscruicble purpose and unwaverinv
fklllil in his “siar,” which befit the heir
of the first Boi.-apane. He is moreover -
she only focus around which all the anti’
Reurxbiiuaii forces and interests in Erance
can for the present be tallied. -The
Prie.-is do not imagine him devout, not
sincerely attached [0 their fortunes, but
ihey say: “VVliat matter so long as he
‘does our work. ?” The Legitimists and
Orleanists, (llli: former comprising near-
lyali that remains of the wool or land
owning aristocracy, the latter including.
many of the master manufacturers, con-
iracrors, thrifty traders, stock jobbers
and lucky parveniies generally) say:
'-This cannot last, but while it does last.
ii prcicc-is us from Jacobinism, from So-
ciaiism, from iurhulaiice, anarchy and‘
the _;;uii:oiiiie-, so let it last so long as it.
will.” Tin: more illleiiigent workmen,
me -rliillfui amficers, the‘ thinkers, the
lt’il(5ii€l'8, me observing. as; iriiig yc mil
who are almost to a man Repulilicans,
-ay: ‘~'l‘ms evldemiy cannot last, than
why plunge the Nation into intestine
convul.-.ion and bloodshed when it is al-
ready gr-:-suing under the _load of in dis-
iam, expensive and sanguinary foreign
war ?" And thus the general convic-
tion that the Empire is but: state of
trau.-itir:ii serves to protect it from pres-
eiil assault and immediate danger. ,
I came inio Paris last Saturday at the
hour, and almost the minute, of the gq-5.
temp: of an unknownlialian to assaq§§§§\
unto the Emperor. The journals
had much to say of the excitement";-Q\;e‘-_ -t
indignation, the enthusiastic~loya,liy§Q ,‘
ked by that crime. To me it see",:" ,
incredibie that a desperate, attack on‘t‘_h_‘o_—‘
life of the Head of the State (I , niiglit
Ialmostsay of the State itself) should
cause no more general agitation than this
appeared to do, especially among apeoe
pie so excitable and (lenionstrative Isthe
P-.iri.-.iniis. I saw nociowds in the streets
and heard of none, and if any cried
Vnve l’Empereur! it was where they
felt pretty Ellie the Emperor would hear
or at least, hear oftheir enthusiasm.---
The an-einpt to kill the Emperor has not
created one baif the feeling here that
the shooting of Bill Poole did -in New
‘fork, nor as an iirffective attempt -to
take ihe life of anions of the two hun-
dred of the best known ciiizensof our
-inporium would induce. Except in of-
iicinl or military quarters, the whole af-
fair has been taken very coolly. I heard
one anecdote of the outrage, which my
llifCl‘ma!lI. related as a literal fact, and
wirmti is a: least characteristic enough
:0 he so, A Frenchman walking in’ the
Place de la Concorde, was met by an.
-..ihr-r who E‘XCiillnl8(l in deep agitation
— 4-‘l-lave you heard the news? The
l".mperor has just been shot-—he is kil-
‘*-N13" "Served him right!” responded
rim other, “ Viva la Rcpublique .”’ "No
crie-I another runner from the Avenue
Cnamps Elysees, “he has been fired at
but not killed, he is unh1ii‘l." ‘~‘I- am
ileiigmed to hear it,” instantly respond-
ed the R-epublii-an of ten seconds previ-
0lI5§ “ Vive Z’Emperem' .”’ So wage
the world.
That the Emperor’s cousin and desig-
nated ;-uecessor. Jerome Napoleon (301!
--f the Iastsurviving brother of Napole-
UI! I.) I-‘sgeiierally and iniensely 0DP°P“'
or no re 15 undoubted. Old Jerome is in ~
i:1ivi.cr and would hardly attempt to II-
ceiul the liiiperizil ihrom’, ills 3?“ 1}”
been a violent Republican "1 P3999103
v.-'iil'iou1 he-in_; irusied by the Republi-
"nus, and has il(-‘PH with me Army in “)9
Crlinea wunoni wmiiing any laurel:
1;,-.-rem eVlliClli,l_{ a capacity to do so
,;m,I\vh-.-r.-.-. re ‘proved more trouble-
,-o.}..- to his cmnniander in chief than to
the enemy and came home by unanimous
i:L)lI:‘~:.'lll. loo not believe the‘ A"??? -
will ever iraiisier to him its appaffflli
devotion to Louis Napoleon, and Wltlio
oui [His he has no chance. Add 10 lb!-3
tiiai the Emperor’s health is P‘9°‘"‘°'}3
and the prospect of a line Of helfl “"115
ihrone very faint, and the wisdom of ad-
journing to his death the next struggle
between theilonarchial and Republi-
j can elements in France bacomu-evident.
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