A TRIP TO PARIS IN SEARCH OF LIBERTY. (From Punch.)

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 244, 30 September 1848, Page 3

A TRIP TO PARIS IN SEARCH OF LIBERTY. (From Punch.)

A sanguine gentleman, whom we call not a Demo* crat, or a Rejmbl c.n, or * Chartst -for we dislike calling names — went to Paris m search of libeity. Tlic hrst day lie met a troop of his owncouu lymcn. Their wives and cluldien wire with them; they weie in tears. '• W e have been expelled," said one of the men, " because we are l£ngh:>h mm ; our vva«es have not been paid to us, and wu have lost all our instrum<nts. r l he monpy we liad put into the Saving's Bankt lias even been denied us: we have nothing but chaiiiy to depend upon." Tlie gentleman would scarcely believe his benses. " I Imvi* made a mistake," he snd, after giving Uiem a trifle ; " butely tliis is not whattl.ey cull hbeityf'' The second day he rdd a circular of a Minister of Insti uct op. in which electors weie directed to choose those iiitn whose greatest recommendation was their ignorance — not talent, nor wealth, nor character, nor position were to he a Membei's qualifications ; but ignorance, and the greater the belter. He laid uothniij, but thought to himself, " Hum ! th'u is suunge ]ib»ity." The third day he met bands of vagabonds paradiug the streets of Pans. Their occupation was to brenk the windows of ihose who would not illuminate. Thin they went from house to house, insisting upon a bi. ze of tallow candles and lampion?. He who refused had not the npxt moment an uiisimsUed pane left in his hou-e. He was astonished, and wondered if liberty hud ever been viewed in thu light^'fore ? The fonitli day he attended a large met ting of workmen. He sympathised with them when they talkid of their wrong*. His heait beat for them when tliey vowed that all they wanted was justice- They went in a body to their master's factory. He folbwed ihem. Tliey unrolled their grietances. They must have double wj;?e-; they must work less; they mu t have a share in ths profits of the concen,. The master could not yit Id these demand*. " Very well," Buid the lot eniun, " you must close your doors ;" and a guard was appointed, to prevent any workman entering tae facloiy. 'Ihe Englishman's face lengthened and his head dropped, as he heard those proceedings coupled with the name of L be: ty. l'h s fifti day he paid a visit to a Democratic Club. Heixpected to lieai the loftiest patno'.isin, the noblest sentiments of humanity. A long bearded gentleman was speaking. Hi claimed equality 01 richer ; everything »hould be in common ; same wages, same p.olit', same everything. The wealthy should give to the poor, it not, the poor hud ri^ht to tA« fioin the wealthy. Tho Pr 3vismn.il (Jommittee were all tuitort. Fiance would nt be fiee bet- re eve y an-tocraucV he.id was rolling in th • dust. The tii;lishinan shuddered at tncae new notions of eqmlity. He n.quir.d who the >peaker was. He was inform* d in a whinjier, "Aconvcieii s,»y ol the late goieinmeiit." Hb could not help looking with suspicion on this fiery apos le tf Liberty However, it vyasmeie talk, he thought ; but he was astoimhed, ihe next day, t) hear thut 000 men had as embled in the Chunp is Mus to listen to this ) tophet ; and that tuey ha.l proceeded to the Hotel dc Ville, to demand fiesh concessions. Tlicms wcregrttaUd; aqdtho E)nglUhiaau began tj dvubt

whether thit was tlie best, uay of proving the holy rights of Liberty. | The six h day he wai amused with the universal plantation of trees. This was liarnolrsa enonc;!), and the Englishman on'y smiled at tin 1 sport. '' May' they nil bear good fruit 1" he said , but in the middle of tbo nf»lit the tappcl wis louudrd, tin- slipets were in alarm, the go vermin nt was overturned; Paris was ia flames; s-id many other u-poits equally agreeable, but equally untrue. The Englishman went to '' P j ugiin, only glad to hear it was a false alarm j but the same thing was lepeated tlie following; nipht, and iho night after that ; and he cinne to the conrlmiun there must be something tlie mutter with Liberty since bub passed such restless nights. The following morning the Englishman parked up» lie had seen enough ol Liberty to la»i turn a 1 his ltf<». He is now in England, and has made up his mini never to leave it again ; not, at all events, before the Libnty it enjeys ceases to he a piarti c, and b'Cjmea a mad impracticable thporv. Since his arnval in Lindon lie has diuwu up the tallowing progiamme of Liberty :— There m - e different kinds of Liberty. There is the Liberty ot smashing windows. Tbeie is tlic Lihcr'y of not piling- )om rents. Thiiteis the Liberty of not doing anything, and receivinnr a franc a-d,iy f >r it. There is the Liberty of seizing upon railways wbi oh do not belong to yon. There is the Liberty of the Bank to suspend cash paymeutd. There is likewise the Liberty of kicking any foreigner out of the country, who W clevei«r than youx■elf, to f»y notliinjr of the smaller Liberty of t laying at tiardfiung, and at holdi'rs, and rniluni; speahea about Libeity, and a host of other Liberties whidi uro fiecly taken without tlie sl'ghtest device ot Libnty. Our Eiighsliinan says, however, and w. 1 n»^^t ailiniio hii q iod sensr, that he would not esrhm^tj sil tbosa Liberii s, popular ab they may be in Pans, f>r the simple one ot Order aud I'uace, which he e.sj jy& in Eu^land.

Th» Orleans Family — Louis I'liiUipc, horn October G, 1773, elected Ling on tlic d"pusition ol ChailesX., August .9, 1830; married November 2,'>, 180.9, M.m.i Amelia, sifter ol the Kini? of Sicily, Imin Apiil 20", 1782. Issue— Fenliituml Duo d' Oi'umiis, September 3, 1810, uiarried May .30, 18.37, lYmcess Helen oF Mecklenlnugii and died July l.i, IH'l2. Is^ue— • Louis, bom August 24, 18,' iS ; It' bei t Louis, November .9, 1840. Louisa Queen ot the Belgians, t\\) il 3, 1842. Louis Charles, Due <le Nemours, Octobei "25, 1814. Clementina, June :J, 1817. Francis, I'rincc tic Joinvillc, August 14, 1818 ilemy, Due d'Aiunale, January, 18, J822. Anthony, Due de Montpensun, Ju'y 31, iB9-l, iiuirucd to the IriUutaot Spain.