The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-30 00:00:00

The Emperor Maximilian in Mexico,

(From the Times Correspondent.)
MExico, June 28.
Their Majesties have certainly met with a glorious
reception from the inhabitants of the capital, and
this strikes one the more forcibly, as never upon

any previous occasion have Mexicans shown them-

selves either demonstrative or enthusiastic. On the

morning of Saturday, the 11th, 150 carriages filled

with well dressed ladies, the first families in Mexico,

accompanied by 300 gentlemen on horseback, left
the city in full procession, to greet the Royal couple

a league on the other side of Guadalupe, the village
where they were to pass the night previous to their

entry into the capital. Speeches were made, ad-
dresses presented, and the procession then fell in
with the Royal cortege. The road was lined with

carriages three and four deep, and the Emperor and
Empress made their entry into the village of
Guadalupe amid the most enthusiastic " Vivas" of
their new subjects, and, I am happy to add, a hearty
cheer from some of her Majesty's subjects. On the
following morning the 12th of June, a day for ever
memorable in the annals of Mexican history, their
Majesties made their entry (and it may truly be said
to have been a triumphal one) into the city of
Montezuma. The streets through which they passed
had been tastefully decorated, the windows and bal-
conies were crowded with epectators, and the plaza,
said to be the largest in the world, was so crammed
that you might literally have walked from one side
to the other upon the heads of the people. Never
was such a scene witnessed in Mexico; the enthu-

siasm was intense, and the inhabitants, for once at
least, have forfeited all claim to be considered any
longer an undemonstrative race.
Their Majesties, after hearing Te Deuni at the
cathedral, at once proceeded to the Palace. In
the afternoon they drove out in an open carriage
unaccompanied by a single soldier—a thing unheard
of among Presidents—and were received everywhere
with the utmost demonstrations of joy. The re,..

joicings were kept up for three days, and during
the nights of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday the
whole tow❑ was brilliantly illuminated. Oa Sun-
day, the 19th, a grand ball was given by the corpo-
ration, at which upwards of 3,000 persons were pre-
sent, their Majesties, if possible, adding to the popu-
larity they had already acquired by walking about

the room between the dances, and entering into
conversation with the different guests without the
formality of any previous introduction. The fol-
lowing anecdote, for the truth of which I can vouch,
will go further to prove their popularity among the
lower class than whole pages of assertions :—On the
day after their arrival their Majesties, having gone
on foot and alone to vi., it the cathedral, were rather
surprised. when about to return, to find their pro-
gress very considerably impeded by a large crowd
which had collected round the doors of the church
and in the pieta to greet them upon their coming
out. An officer present suggested that a guard
should be sent for to clear the way, but this his
Majesty peremptorily declined, and the royal couple
were amply repaid for any little inconvenience they
might have been put to by hearing from all sides—
' " These are true Princes ! How unlike those wretched
Presidents, who could never move out unless ac-
companied by an escort of soldiers to write down
those who came in their way !" I have seen larger

gatherings of people and heard louder cheering, but
I have never witnessed a more cordial reception
than their Majesties met with from the inhabitants

of Mexico.

The Emperor is employed from morning to night
in making himself acquainted with persons and
things, and has already infused a degree of energy
into the different public offices which, to those ac-
customed to old Mexican routine, appears perfectly
marvellous. Several objectionable appointments
made by the Regency have been cancelled. His
great desire is evidently to rally round the Throne
the moderate and respectable men of all parties, to
discountenance all extremes, and to avail himself
of talent and honesty wherever they can be found.
Already have two commissions been named—the
one to report upon the finances of the country, its
resources, probable revenues, and the mode of taxa-
tion that ought to be adopted; the other, to re.
organise the army and decide upon the means
best calculated to effect the speedy pacification
of the country; in fact, the quiet, methodical
and business-like manner in which he has set
to work has inspired every one with confidence,
and many who at one time were inclined to believe
that it was almost beyond the power of man to pro-
duce order out of such a state of chaos are now
sanguine of success.
From the interior we have no news of importance
A small French expedition has been sent to the city
of Duranza, but whether permanently to occupy it
is not known. At Matamoras, Cortina has been
committing the most unheard-of atrocities. Three
or four Frenchmen had been shot by his orders, and
so little security was there for persons or property
that foreigners generally were making their escape
as fast as they could. Why this port has not been
occupied by a French force is inexplicable, more
especially as Juarez and his party cannot derive less
than from 300,000 to 400,000 dole. a month from
the revenues there collected.
Rumours are afloat, but which require confirma-
tion that Urn& has sent in his adhesion. He is the
only man of the least respectability who still adheres
to the Juarez party. It is well known that his sym-
pathies have always been in favour of intervention !
what he feared was conquest, and it is pretty certain
thao he only waits a favourable opportunity to
abandon a cause which no good or honest man can
any longer conscientiously support.
The cultivation of cotton is attracting much at-
tention in the State of Yucatan. In 1862 the
amount exported was only 240 000 lb. The prices
obtained in the Havannah and elsewhere, however,
were so remunerative that several landed proprietors
determined to turn their attention to the subject,
and the consequence was, in the following year
1,200,0001 b. was exported, and this year it is ex-
pected that the produce would be nearly 3,00,00001 b
On the 26th a conducta started for the coast with
over 4,000,1)00 dais, and the branch bank of the
London and South American Banking Company
will open for business. All this shows a revival of
confidence. Trade has never been so brisk, and
altogether I think it may be safely affirmed that
Mexico has at length go!, to the turning of the
' long lane,' and that a brighter future may be very
safely predicted.

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