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FRANCE.
Correspondence Qfhc "European Times"
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PAsis, June 49, ls45.
Although the fortnigh, that has elapsed since last
addressed you has been very lusy one indeed for
both CHAMBERS, few questions have been dwelt upon
OF interest TO readers the other side ofhe Atlantic
Among these few questions, the most prominent is
that OF Texas. Yon aware that the constant ef
fort OF the Opposition in this country is 10 cry down
the foreign policy of The Conservative Cabinet of
NJ. Soult and Guzo and to represent il as trucking
IN all things great or email, 10 the npeous dicta
tlon of the English Government, with having ipned
England in opposing the annexation Of Texas 10 the
United States, in return for the concession England
has made to France Of the right Of search treaty. NJ
Gnlzot (who is quite restored to health, and who re-
appeared in the Chamber on Tuesday, denied that
any stipulation relative to Texas had been made with
regard 10 the Abandonment of that treaty. He then
observed, that Texas DESTROYS Of annexnr il.
self 10 the United States The French Gorernmcnt
had nothing 10 say against il; hut he admitted that
It would be more agreeable TO that Government, and
more consistent with lis interests, Vhe anneration
did MOI take place.
The report that tho American Government, intends
20 reduce the tariffs, has afforded the greatest salts.
faction to the commerce o: Paris.
project, set a-foot some years ago, but unac-
couniaby abandoned for the establishment of a num-
Der Of steamers TO y between the principal ports of
France, her transatlantic colonies, aud New York.
has been revived. and will shortly, it is expec-
ted, become law. The propo,ei scheme is a so
what gigantic scale, for IN addition 10 the great lines
Of communication between France, her colonial pos
sessions, and the United States, branch lines will be
established for serving different parts of the northern
and southern continents of America.
The law reierre to in my last, providing for the
gradual abolition of slavery in the French colonies,
has passed both Chambers, AID another law for in
Producing European labnrcrs into the colonies is I'M
der consideration. The new Customs law, modify
ing IN some important particulars the duties on i'm.
ported articles, has been sanctioned by royal ordi-
nance, and is now the law Of the land
The new treaty between England and France has
yclted much interest. 1t ia upon the whole regard
81 with great favor but the Opposition though they
clnm the merit OF il, Insist that II is not so vorahe
10 France as might have been. The instructions to
be gwen to the commanders of the fleets which are
10 be kept upon the African coast are pretty nearly
the same in letter as the Instruction given to the Uni.
ted States fleet on the sa,ion; but the newspa
pers md That they are very different in shirt Bnt il
IS useless to 90 INTO the matter At present as The law
Tor carrying INTO effect the treaty viii be discuss
sed IN the Chamber of Deputies in The course of few
days Yesterday was examined in the Bure1ur
and appeared 10 ali1rd universal satisfaction
Few things attract more attention than tbs electric
telegraph. 1t has been introduced with great success
on the Rouen Railroad, and is beng laid down or
rather hung up, for the wires elevated posts
other Rnlways. Experiments are heing made for The
purpose Of ascertanlnp if be not possible 10 es,ab
l'sh It IN the very midst the town, that commu
nlc,iIon may take place lns,ananeousy between the
different public establishments.
MaDpip juno love arc as usual IN n very ex.
cited state in the capital; bu, hive little neus IL
communicate The brutal arrest Of the editors of q
"O c'u"O I-uOtlcO, mas excited unlveT
indignation
RUSSIA.
In letters from St Petersburgh it is stated that the
Emperor intended 10 advance near TO- if not 10 the &C
tual'scene of the war in Caucasus The disasters
that have beallen the Russian armies in that country
have been so terrible, that even il victory should
crown their present Efforts (which is doub,flN they
will not have much to boast Of
Inc population OF Russia consists of unwnr,s oil
$1,000 600 persons of whom more than AZ 900 600 arc
serts On the estates of the Crown there are about
$1,000 600 seris,-ihe rest are the properfy Of Tho
mobiles. "
The railway between ST. Petersburnh and Warsaw
Is atvancing rapl lily and portion of IT can b,
brought into use IN about three months II, is Of.
ganc SCHEME and has been pushed on with exrraor
binary rapidly
Preparations for the sumner campaign in the Can
casus, this year, said be immense: $50 600 mer
are to lie employed. Two ukases for recruiting tn
army have been pu lished
POLAND.
The object of the visit of the Emperor Nicholas Il
thus city, says private letter from Warsaw is believ
ed TO have been to arrange the necessary measure
FOR the introduction Of the Russian code of laws an,
OF Russian Judges, in place oil Polish laws and Pollsl
Judges.
The poor people, already cruelty oppressed, view
the abolition OF the laws under which they have here
tofore lived, with dismay but they can do nolhin
but submit thereto. The Emperor is also bent upol
doing away with the Catholic religion subsiituiin
that oil the Greek church another measure mo st re
pugnant to the people.
In some provinces a dreadful famine is raging, an
the misery OF the people is appalling
GERMANY.
FRANKroRT, June l3.-That this "old worldn n
ours, as your transatlantic readers call Europe
overstocked by human kind, is fact too notorious
be denied for from Germany alone during the ven
1874, not less than forty.fre thousand persons ern