The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAt EVENING.
A pii'vate letter from Bucharest, of the 3&h of

Apt contains the following passages
•

The Russian Commissioner has not gone to Moldavia.
Tie profits by MS residence among the Wallachians to
discourage them as`much as he can about the results of

the labours of his co-Commissioaers. " How is it possible,"
he says, " for six Chriitians and a Turk to come to an
understanding and do anything good ? The best way
would be to decide conference; and without taking any
account of i'orte or of the Principalities, on what is
most `duitable for the latter, and then to impose the
arrangement on them."
The English Commissiol continues to act with the
Austrian, and both keep much on the 'reserve, and are
very moderate. We here fully` believe in an Anglo-
-Austrian'alliance. The Ottoman Porte is raising obstacles
to the return of tbe refugees, and has very recently sent
formal instructions on that sead to Prince Alexander

Gaika. The belief gains ground that France has given up
the notion of a foreign Prince, and nov supports the union
with a native Boyard. If this is correct, you may be
certain that the Divan will vote against the union. Orders
have been received from Constantinople that the few troops
who are still at Giurgevo and Kalalat shall evacuate those
places.
A letter ftom Venice, of the 4'h instant, states'
,that the police authorities of that city had not
yet recovered from the dismay caused by some
patriots having I. hoisted the national colours in
place of the Austrian on the 22nd March last;
the day:the Archduke Maximilian, newly-appointed

Governor-General of the Lombardo-Venetian 'pro-
vinces. •visited Venice The delinquents are still
sought for, but in vain. Precautions are being
taken" against a repetition of the offence. The
pole, from the top of which th© tricoloured flag
'was flying; is now-secured by chains and a padlock
instead of . cords. The key of the padlock is
'entrusted to the commander of the troops,'Who is
ko.be responsible for it. No choice had yet been

:"wade of a clergyman to replace Monsignor Muti
as Patriarch of Venice. It is expected that the
partisans of the Concordat will obtain the choice.
-The Nord, of Brussels, contains the. following
curious letter from Paris

At the visit of the Emperor, the Empress, and the
Grand Duke Constantine to Villeneuve l'Etang the
amusements were various. First, there were promenades
on land and water, a military concert, and the perform-
ance of the learned dogs and monkeys from the Cirque
Napoleon. After this, their .Majesties and their guests, •
laying aside etiquette, began playing like children on a
holyday. A steep mound was taken possession of by the
ladles, and they undertook to' defend it as a fortress
hgainst the gentlemen, the Empress acting as Commander-
iti-Chief of the fair warriors. The gentlemen, on their
side, in order to make the conflict somewhat equal, made
their attack in hopping on one leg. The defence was very
determined, and, in the course of it, the strategical dis-
position and bravery of the Countess Prez lzewska, a
charming Pole, who acted as aide decamp to the
Empress, were greatly admired. The Grand Duke
Constantine attacked the enemy boldly in front, but was
repulsed ; he repeated his attempt with impetuosity,
but still without success. The Emperor manmuvred
Skilfully, and actually succeeded in penetrating
into the very midst of the enemy, but unfortunately he'
was then made prisoner. At length the mimic contest
terminated, all parties being wearied as much by laughter
as by their exploits. Foot races followed, and then came
a game at prison, bars. In the course of this last named
game-the Empress was taken prisoner, and ?It ti .e Rus-
sians of her camp were, with one exception, successively
captured and, shared her captivity. The exception was
Prince Oukhtomski. and he, after a while, succeeded in
delivering her Majesty. Gratitude,. it must be stated,
increased his energy, he having previously been taken pri-
soner, and the Empress having rescued him from bondage.
This charming fete was marked throughout with the
greatest gaiety and cordiality. The Grand Duke Con-
stantine appeared delighted with its verve and laisser-aller,
which were so peculiarly French."
The Nord has probably been mystified by some
wag, who wished to amuse the public at the ex
pense of the Irnperial'Conrt; or the Nord is angry
that the Russian alliance -is a failure. &mite

sie§nett the letter to be a satire ; and the passage
IN here the_Emperor is said to have " manoeuvred •
kkilfully, arid actually succeeded in penetrating
into the very midst' of the enemy, but unfortunately
he was there made prisoner," is thought to. refer
to the alleged tackings between England and Russia,
and as shadowing forth the -usual consequences
of a wavering policy. Who the " learned dogs
of the Cirque Napoleon" are it is' difficult to
guess, unless from their known docility we may
suppose it to ben hit at the Legislative Chambers
No doubt it is a relief to throw off etiquette and
courtly state, but between the easy relaxation of
Unceremonious intercourse and the curious sports
mentioned by the Nord there is much difference.,
None of the party whom the Nord maliciously
holds up to- derision is of an age_ which such
-exercises would become. Fancy the Emperer, ac-
companied by such high and dignified fune-'
tionaries, as the President of the. Senate and.
Court of Cessation, and the President of the
Council of State, or grave marshals, each with his
tSO odd years and his 20 stone, on a hot day,
hopping 'on one leg" up the mamelon of Ville
• neuve l'Etang to attack the nositiOn occupiedby the
ladies, who, it is to be presumed, were alloWed the
use of two. There is a character of rusticity in
these sticcessive attacks and defence, this dislodg-
t)ig and retaking, and this capture and" release of
tlle Empress and her Russians, which is any thing
but 'courtly. We have all heard of the rural
anniseMents of Marie Antionette, of the chalets and
the bergeries, and the devices of the Trianon. They'
were PerhaPs•childiSh enough, but there was .
nothing coarse or tending to excite ridicule in
them. We have also read of a Spanish Ambas-
. sador discovering Henry IV. walking on all
fours in his apartment, with one of his chil-
dren on. his back, but ridicule was clis-
` armed by the simple question as to whether his
• Excellency was .a father? The object of the Nord
is evident. It hoped to raise a langh at the
French CoUrt by representing its private
amusements as of a very undignified charae.-
. ter ; and probably to excite an ill feeling among
the destitute classes of Paris at the too great dis
-',regard to appearances implied in all this "hopping
ola one leg," &o. When the Nord gives such a

description, of the amusements of, the cream of
_ the FrenchCiiiirt, in presence of. the Grand Milo'
Constantine and his suite, it may be -eerain, either
that it bas been imposed upon, or that. it has
knowinglY libelled"the liiaperial party at Villeneuve
i'Etang, The Nord deserves.-to be put on half
rations (at least) byrits, friends of the Tuileries,
for it's inventions about Emperors, Imperial
Princes, great Ministers, and military chiefs .hop-n
ping on one let; like mountebanks at a fair. The
Grand 'Duke may hop, but he minds the mEin point.
He will not neglect to take home- with him eon,-
plete-information of the, state of France; military
and political. The Nord wa.s: seizO, at the post
office yesterday for the libel about the Emperor,
.Empress, and. Court just alluded to.
A letter from Palermo announces that the Duke
and Duchess of •A.utnale gave, on the 7th, a faro.
well ball to the elite of the eitiz6ias. Nothing could •
be more exemplary, more unassumin4-1, mere.
friendly, and yet mem dignified than the demean-
our of the Duke and Duchess -during their stay
there. Private letters are eloquent in their
praises of thein. Father Ventura, brother of the
priest of the same name, who scourged magnificent
-sinners here. during the Lent, preached the hert
sermons at Palermo also. The coincidence is
curious;,..: The .Father Ventura of Palermo had
apparently no high scandals to thunder against.
as his exhortations were of quite an opposhe de-
scription. . .

The Ymneror and Empress, accompanied by the
Grand Duke Constantine and a numerous suite,
left
,Paris for Fontainebleau at one o'clock this
afternoon. They travelled by a special train, pre-
pared for them by the Paris and Lyons:Railway
Company. The Grand" Duke will return to Paris
on the 14,th, and the next day he will assist at .a
dinner to be given by the-Russian ambassador, to
which the ministers and the corps diplomatipc
are invited.

The departure o(the Grand Duke from Paris is
fixed for. Saturday, the• Mb. He will arrive at
Creuxot,oir tha and return to Paris the 18th,
when he willdeave again directly for airdeaux He
will arrive at Rochefort on the 20,h, and on the 2 lst
he will visit Indret, L'Orient on the 23rd,, Brest on
the 24th, Cherhourg,the 28th, and Osborne, in the
Isle of Wight; on the 30th.

Two delegates froin Newfoundland, who were
sent to London on the Eut,j,!et of the. convention
concluded with the French Government regulating
the right to fish on. the banks of Newfoundland,
have arrived in Paris, and are to bepresented by
Lord Cowley to Count Walewski.
It is said that- a number of promotions in the
Legion of Honour are to be made in favour of the
Russian Generals and officerS 'in Paris, and the
suite of the Grand Duke. General Todtleben will,
it is said, he named a Grand Officer.
It is proposed by the FrenelyGovernment to
send a cerain number of Military attaches to their
various embassies,- as is the practice of several
other EuropeamPowers.
General de G-oyon, who commands thc..grentili
troops at :Row., had. been requested, by
.tbe VOpe
to inspect, the Pontifical troops. The General has
executed his mission, and -has presented a long
report to His Holiness on the subject. General
de •Goyon ht's - Sent copy of his (report to the
French Government, from which
.it would appear
that the organisatiOn 'of the Papal troops is in every
re ~.pt'ct xcellont.
The Spanish Government., has announced its
intention to despatch two snips of war to the
Chinese seas, with an agent specially charged to
conclude a treaty of commerce with the Celestial
Empire, as soon as the situation of country shall
permit it.
Last week was more favourable for trade in
Paris than' any of the preceding weeks of this
year. Some foreian commission agents appeared
in the market, and made purchases of Paris
manufactures, at prices higher than had
previously been realised. The last accounts from
New York and Rio Janeiro announce that
those - markets which had for a long time
been overstocked with French and European

produce are now free to receive a fresh sfoek;for
which a good demand has sprung up. The writers

of those commaixations, rectommend strongly
that uo goods shall be shipped, from France for
those countries ex;ept they ale of the best qual:(y.
The exportatcn feotn France of low priced and
indifferent articles had thrown discredit on French
produce in genera'. The return of file weather
has dispelled the feeling of uneasiness c tused by
the late cold winds. Numerous tradesmen have

experienced the good effect produced by the
change of temperature. The sale of light
stuffs and summer . clothing has within a
few days become extremely attire, anti the pre-
parations being already made by many families
to leave Paris for the country increase the eemand
for these articles. The manufactories most favoured

in the departments are those of .Roubaix, Tureoing,
Elbceuf, and in general those in which light woollen
stuffs are manufuctured, the high price of silk
dresses.placing them beyond,the reach of the middle
classes. The Lyons manufacturers, nevertheless,
are not complaining. They still rely on their Ame-
rican.customers to relieve them of their stock on
hand All the accounts received from the agrienl--
tural districts are calculated to remove all appre-
hensions to the safety of the growing crops,
'somewhat endangered by the excessive cold of the
last days of April. App aarances lead 118 to antici-
pate an abundant harvest both of corn and wine;
Even the mulberry leaves, of such importance in
the southern departments, which were becoming
yellow under the influence •of the cold wind, have
now recovered their natural freshness. These ac-
"counts are'the more cheering, as it is universally
believed that a productive harvest of .corn, wine,'
and silk will have more effect in relieving the ex-
isting monetary crisis than all the economical mea-
sures which could be suggested. The rise which
was noticed in the flour market 15 days since has
not been maintained. Flour of the best quality,.
which had risen to 75f. the sack of 157 kilo-
gramines, was sold 'last week at, 73f. 50c., and
subsequently at 72 francs The bakers limit
their purchases, and the millers are forced to
:thee their pretensions in order to make sales.
Wheat has maintained its price better than flour.
Good quality of the weight _of 120 'kilogrammes.
was firm at the last Paris market at 42f. and 43f.
Some very fine samples 'of wheat from the garthe
were offered
,at, 45f., but could not, find buyers:
Accounts from the corn markets in the. epartments
announce great firmness in the price of wheat at
the beginning of last week, but a decline at the
end. Litters from Marseilles state that the Corn.
market is particularly active in consequence of the
demand for Spain, to which 60,000 hectolitres were
exported last week. 10' 000 hectolitres Azoff were
sold at Marseillesfor delivery at 27f. 50c. the Iwo-
tolitre, and 16,000•heetolitres from the-Danube at,
26f. Fine wheat it is said is rapidly. diSapnearing
in that market to supply the homeeorisumption,the
bakers having but a small stock of flour on hand
The'priee of wheat had likewise risen at Algiers, in
consequence of the accounts from France. At
Bayonne the stock of wheat is so considerable that
the public and private stores are not sufficient to
contain it. The Prefect, having been apprised of
this fact, had, by a telegraphic despatch, authorised
the merchants to store the remainder in the build-
ings Of the 'ancient 'Lazaretto. A letter from Alais.
in the Gard, mentions that silkworms of the
Chinese breed are being at present propagated in
that town. One peculiarity of that race is that
they cast their skin in half the time of the French
or Italian silkworm. As it is during this periOd
the silkworm is generally 'attacked with disease,.
there is a manifest edvantage in props eaving the
Chinese silkworm. The Minister of War has, on
account of the government, purchased a consider-
able quantity of Chinese eggs on paper to send to'
to be placed at the disposal of the
'or-General, for distribution. The Society.
Governor-General,
of Acelimatation in Paris has made a consi-
derable purchase of the Chinese eggs. Great
anxiety prevails •in the vine-growing districts to
ascertain the amount of injury caused by the late
frosts.. The damage yet done is insignificant, but
another month must elapse before a correct judg-
ment can be formed on the forthcoming vintage.
The unfavourable reports current, though un-
'founded, were sufficient to raise the price of wine
:Bercy, although vast quantities have • arrived
there by the Orleans and Lyons railways. There