The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-13 00:00:00

be incorrect

The Emperor and Empress will, I am told, leave
between the 17th and the 20th for Biarritz.
A singular circumstance occurred at the Stras•
burg railway station when the Emperor arrived
from the swelling of the
wood'or a derangement in the lock—it was found

on Saturday

impossible to open the door of his Majesty's
carriage, and he had, after waiting some time, to
clamber through the window as best he could.
AR his suite followed in the same way, except ene
fat unfortunate, who had to be dragged out by
force.

A grand ceremony for the Parisians has taken
place to day—the solemn distribution of pri'zes to
the pupils of the public schools who have con-
ducted themselves properly during the y ear. Marshal
Valliant, Minister of War, who is acting pro tern
as Minister of Public Instruction, presided, and
Marshal Duke Pelissier was present. Marshal
Valliant, in. a speech to the pupils spoke eulo-
gistically of his brother Marshal, and said that
his example was a proof of how high a man might
rise by good conduct. On this old Peliesier,
in French fashion, threw himself into his arms and
kissed him. _ _

It is said that M. Mires, the well known capital-
ist, intends to bring an action against the agens de
change of the Bourse, to compel them to negociate
the shares of hi a Caisse des Chemins defet—a thing
they have refused to do, on the ground that, in
March last, the Government ordered them to
negociate no new affair "in the course of the
present year, and that the Caisse is a new
affair; having been formed since then. The
matter excites considerable interest in the money
market, not only on account of the point in dis-
pute being a curious one, but on account of M.
Mires being the principal proprietor of the Con-
stitutionel and the Pays, two papers which support
the. government.
Some Belgian papers say that M. de Persigny,
the French ambassador at London, is to be sent on
a special mission to Italy, partly to report on the
state of the country, and partly to endeavour to induce
the Pope to come to Paris to crown the Emperor
and Empress. But lam able, from inquiries
made, to assure you that there is no truth in the
statement, and that M de Persigny, as soon as his
visit to Germany shall be over, will return direct
to London.
The Nord, of Brussels, says that an immense
extent of railway in Russia has been conceded to a
French company, headed by Baron Rothschild.
The Madrid papers say that General Narvaez
will probably be sent to Moscow as ambassador of
Spain at the coronation of the Czar. This will
naturally lead to the re-establishment of diplomatic
relations between the two countries.

We read in the Paris correspondence of the

Brussels Independance :
There was a grand dinner at the Minister of
War's yesterday, on the occasion of Marshal Duke
Pelissier's return. All the general officers of the
army of Paris and the high functionaries of the
war administration were present at this banquet,
which, it is said, passed off with entire cordiality.
The conqueror of Sebastopol related, it is said,
some anecdotes connected with his glorious cam-
paign, and told them well. He alluded also to the
fact of his having been provisionally a governor-
general'of Algeria so often, and thereby gave rise
to the conjecture that our African colony will soon
see him Again. _ _ _

The Marshal had some right to make himself
the theme of conversation in this way, for the
following is what I have myself heard on this
head. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Marshal Pelissier had been preceded on his road
to Marshal Vaillant's by a note from the Emperor,
which contained the following phrase :—" I have
been much pleased at my conversations with
Marshal P. He is a man who has kept pace
with his position. Present him on my part to the
Empress."

I►i consequence Marshal Valliant went yester-
day, after the dinner, to the theatre of the " Gym-
nase," where the Empress then was, and obtained
an audience at St. Cloud for his guest at two
o'clock this day. The following is an epitome of
what transpired during the interview :
"What can Marshal Pelissier desire now ?"
asked the Empress. " I think," replied the
minister, " his ambition aims to be the Governor-
General of Algeria" "Well and good ; but what
are we to do with Marshal Bandon ?" rejoined her
Majesty. " There is the situation of Grand-
Ecnyer that has not yet been filled up," finally
observed the Minister of \Var.
If I am well informed, this last observation
removed all difficulties.