The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-25 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.
The official part of the Moniteur records the recep-
tion yesterday at the Tuileries of M. Djemil Pacha,
the new Turkish ambassador, to present his letters
of recall to M. Safret Pacha, and also the creden-
tials which appoint him as the successor of the
latter functionary. M. Djemil Pacha made a speech
expressive of the desire of the Ottoman Porte to in-
crease the relations and cordiality and friendship
between France and Turkey. The Emperor replied
in the same spirit. Mr. John Bigelow, the American
Minister, had a private :audience of the Emperor,
to take leave, and Major-General Dix, his successor,
was also received by the Emperor. The General,
in his address to his Majesty, expressed the desire
of the United States to cultivate cordial and friendly
relations with France. The Emperor thus replied :
—" I thank you, General, for the sentiments which

you express to me in the name of the Governmen

of the United States. The historical recollections
to which you allude form a sure guarantee that no
misunderstanding will trouble the amicable rela-
tions which have so long existed between France
and the American Union. A faithful and sincere
understanding will, I have no doubt, turn to
the advantage of industry and commerce which
every day astonish the world by their prodigies,
and will insure the progress of civilisation. Your
presence among us cannot fail to contribute to this
happy result by maintaining the relations to which
I attach the greatest value."

In its bulletin the Moniteur says:—
" The American papers bring us very incom-
plete extracts from the diplomatic correspendence
which has just been submitted to Congress. Among
these extracts is a despatch, dated November 23,
addressed by M. Seward to M. Bigelow. The
French Government has never had any knowledge
of this document. The journals of the United
States, however, confirm the good understanding
which exists between the Federal Government and
that of the Emperor.

A letter received in Paris, from Cherbourg,
dated Dec. 21, gives some rather startling news,
It says :

" A Ministerial despatch, which has surprised
every one, has been received this evening by the
Maritime Prefect. It gives orders that the iron
armed division of the Channel, under the com-
mand in chief of Vice-Admiral Baron La Ron-
ciere de Noury, is to take in provisions and corn -
bustibles, and be ready to sail at the first signal for
Mexico. The Magenta and the Flandr e are to sail
for Madeira, where the Commanders are to open
the secret despatches which will be remitted to them
at their departure." The letter then mentions
various changes which are to take place in the sta-
tions of other vessels, and proceeds--

" People here are lost in conjectures as to the
mission of the Division, and even in official quar-
ters nothing is known about it. It is, however,
generally supposed that the vessels employed in it
have the orders to protect the transports which are
engaged to bring back our troops from Mexico.
The vessels which are to bring back the French
troops are expected reach Vera Cruz towards the
end of January. The embarkation will commence
in February, and will be finished by the 15th of
March."

Count de la Ferrango has died suddenly from the
rupture of a blood vessel at Frobsdorff. The Count
was a man of some note in the political and diplo-
matic world.

A fog has prevailed all day in Paris, and it has
been very cold. At five this afternoon there was a
slight fall of snow, and there seemed every proba-
bility of more snow during the night.
The streets of Paris have presented a scene of
great animation and excitement to-day. Crowds
surround the shops to see the marvels of French
arts and industry, and thousands have flocked to the
churches. To-night all Paris will " keep it up."
The first order of the night is the midnight mass,
and, that over, according to old traditiOn," there