The Press.
London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

thus I►e acquired. The people axe delighted, and
assist at the work singing and shouting. The
Emperor could not leave behind him► at more popular
or appropriate sonrenir of Ins visit to the Norman
coast. Boulogne is preparing bar the Imperial
guests. The munieipal authorities have voted on
this tWeltSiell unlimited credit for the mayor.
The theatre is mpainting, regilding, ; and it is
hoped and believed that a great ►number of English
fa►uilies mill humour the town they have drawn out
of its original obscurity with their presence. It is
now quite certain that the harvest has been a fair
average one, still upprel►ensi s were entertained
that the official tariff would this day raise the price
of bre►ud from sixteen to eighteen sous the 41b. loaf.
Such has not been the MAO : the Sallie ru►.e was
announced for this as for the last month.
M. l►elauntrre, who, in his indignation at receiving
an arertissonent, had put up his paper, La Putrid.,
ti►r public sale, has taken care to ask such an enor-
m►ous price for his property as to render it certain
that no one will attempt to acquire it from him.
However, he showed his temper and his indepen-
dence. A certain sensat' is excited by the notice
on the Marquis de Valtlegamias bl►onus►► Cortez) by
M. de Montalembert. An attack is made on a. the
clergy who fatten on the spoils of the exile," ,te.,
and the eulogy of constitutional government is also
remarked.
The Bourse is getting a little calmer, but in the
present unsettled state of the Oriental question re-
mains very impressionable 1,0 every rumour, true or
false, and otters no security for serious investment,
though Bulls and Bears have a tine field fin• their

operations.
Mr. Soule, the new Envoy Extraordinary of the United
States, has arrived in Paris on his road to Madrid,
where it is thought a very bad reception awaits him.
The French tioveniment, it is said, are, however, en-
deavouring to smootho the way for him. The Ameri-
cans are ready and willing to pay down to the
Spaniards five hundred millions of dollars for the
cession of Cuba.
M. Persigny, Minister of the Interior, and Mine.
Persigny arrived at Dieppe yesterday. Al. de
Manpas, Ambassador of France to the Court of
Naples, will set off for his post on Saturday next.
The electric telegraph has been established in Algiers
front Oran to Mostaganem. The appearance of the
comet has caused much commotion among weak
intellects. An old retired captain of the navy at
Bordeaux has caused his house to be pulled down
and his cellars to be enlarged, fearful of an earth-
quake, of which he believes the cornet to he the sure
forerunner. Another man, a rich fanner, well
dressed and appointed, was seen wending his way
barefooted, his boots being carried on a stick over
his shoulder. When questioned upon this curious
mode of proceeding, he informed the querist that he
was going on a pilgrimage to Notre Dame d'Areachon,
to pray her to take away the comet till next year, or
all the wine would he spoiled. Popular belief runs
quite to the contrary, a comet year being noted for a
superior quality in ie grape.

FRANCE.
Boulogne is shortly to be honoured with an
Imperial visit, their Majesties purposing to embark
at Dieppe and coast round to the former port. A
state steamer is being prepared for the occasion.
Preparations are making for the reception of the
Emperor and Empress, who were to be expected any
day after to-morrow (the 4th), according to instruc-
tions sent to the commandant of the Boulogne
artillery.
The Emperor has promised 5410" Of. for the im-
provement of the port of Dieppe.
The public works in Paris are proceeding upon a
very extensive scale, notwithstanding which several
new undertakings are to be commenced forthwith.
Labour is, therefore, in gi eat demand.
It is asserted that now, since the Oriental ques-
tion is settled. the fleets of Great Britain and France
will return to Malta and Toulon.
The workmen employed in building the Crystal
Palace, in the Champs Elysees, were not paid their
wages oil Saturday last. The contractors allege, in
excuse, that the city of Paris owes them considerable
arrears of the sums agreed to be paid dining the
progress of the works.
M. Collet Meygret, the director "de la surete 1
generale," has addressed a circular to the prefects,
informing them that it is the intention of the
Government to enforce the strict letter of the new
law against the publication of what takes place in
courts of justice on the occasion of press prosecu-
tions. The law, he says, was lately infringed by some
legal journals, the Gazette ilea Tribuums.r and le
broil, in referenee to the trial of the "foreign cor-
respondents" at Rotten. According to the inter-
pretation now insisted upon by the minister, the
newspapers must not only abstain Plan saying what
`is commonly understood to be a report of the case,
but they must not give the names of the judge or
counsel ; they must not say whether the court was

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crowded or not ; whether the public took an interest
in the ease: whether many or few applications were
made for admission, nor whether any precautions
were taken by the authorities to prevent inconve-
nient crowding. The journals may announce that.
a prosecution for a breach of the law against the
press has been institinetl, and they may print the
test of the judgment ; but for one word snore they
will be prosecuted.
The first detachment of pilgrims for the Holy
Land lett Mameilles on the I:irti ult. The UNION pub-
lishes a long list of their moues, and the Monittur
declaims that
.they belong to the highest class of
nociety.
The Municipal ('outwit of Pails has just decided
that the custom► of baring carriages of ceremony, for
the use of its members on grand occasions, shall be

re-established, and has voted a sum of 11141,111N1f. for
the imachame of such carriages and of tilting liveries.
The An carriages, which dated from the first year of
the reign of Napoleon 1., were sold by auction in
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