The New York herald., 1846-06-28

Foreign Correspondence OF tho Herald.
Visit Of Ibrahins Paeha-Poiities- Theirs and Gui-
zot-Louis PhiAippe-Prosecution Of the Press
Oregon Questiort-RailiDay Mania- Theatricals
and Music-EIprcss Business befween Paris aud
New York-Istendsd Visit Of Queen Victoria
Postponed Indsfniteiy.
PARIS, May l6, 1916.
The event Of the month has been the visit Of
Ibrahim Pacha. At Court, in the Chambers, on
the race course, at the Theatres, and in the Sa-
Ions, the Egyptian Prince has engrossed all atten-
ton, and become the focus Of all looks. The pa
lace of Eys6e Bourbon, in the fashionable quarter
Of the faubourg St. Honore, has been assigned as
his residence, and cortegs of royal equipages
have been sent from the Kings stables, for the
use of himself and his suite. He has been the
frequent guest at the Tuilcries, and the Duke de
MontPensier has been his chaperon to all the public
places, appropriate return for the hospitalties
lately shewn to this prince by Mehemet Ali, dur
ing his visit Egypt. OF all the various specta-
ces visited by lbrahim Pacha, that which seemed
most to excite his admiration, and to impress him
with most astonshmcnt, was the Hippodrome.-
The splendid horsemanship of Laurent Franconi
excited his just admiration; and well it might for
q more Beautiful piece OF equitation has never
In the political arena, here, interest flags, from
the ,ananimity which prevails all really essen
tial questions. Guizot and Theirs, the two great
parliamentary rivals, and the leaders of the two
parties which divide the Chamber, have been long
proceeding in convergcnt lines Of direction, the
one combining more and more Liberalism with his
conservatism, and the other combining more and
more conservatism with his liberalism so that, ut
last, it requires political microscope to discover
the differences between these two political genera
1t is by means unlikely, that at no very remote
period, fusion and coalition may ensue. AT pre-
sent the difference il reduced to that of tweedle
dunn and tweedlc dee. Small and Intellectual at
tacks have, however, still been made on the min
istry, in the Chambers, which are repelled by
overwhelming majorites No one attends the
to see the political menagerie.
The popularity of Louis Philippe has been
vastly increased by the late detestabe attempt at
assassination. Addresses have poured in from
almost every city and town, not only in France,
but in Great Britain and letters of congratulation
at his safety have been sent by the sovereigns of
Europe. Meanwhile Lecomte, the assassin, is
being fattened for the guillotne in small build
ing attached to the Chamber of Peers, the tribu-
nal before which he will be tried.
The Gazette de France, legitmst paper, has
just been prosecuted for an attack on the King
and the government, before the Court of Assze
and a common jury, and a verdict of guilty hav-
ing been obtained, the editor has been sentenced
to three thousand francs fine and four months
imprisonment.
The interest, small as it was at any time, in the
Oregon dispute has altogether vanished, and the
question is voted bore. No one in fact believes,
or ever did believe, in the possibility OF two nations
a war ON a cause utterly absurd. Such a catas-
trophe would be travestie ofmodern statesman
ship.
The railway mania has in great measure SUBJ
sided, as well In England as here. Meanwhile
the execution Of the works upon the bona fde and
sound lines is fast progressing. BY the time that
this letter will have reached you, the great artery
Of communication from Paris through Amiens,
Lille and valenclcnnes to Brussels viii have been
opened as far as Lille, and very short time more
will see II in operation for the whole distance.
branch line from Amiens to Boulogne is in pro-
gress, which when complete viii render it possi-
bic to run from Paris to Boulogne in four hours
We can then breakfast in Paris and dine in Lon
don
In the theatrical and musical world tn ere is no.
thing new. At the Theatre Francas, Rachel con-
tinues to attract crowded houses, and during her
congo OF two months each year, she commands
foreign and provincial engagements to the tune Of
an hundred and fifty pounds sterling per night.
The means Of safe and expvdtious communi-
cation between this city and yours about 10 be
greatly augmented. An establishment has lately
been BOT up here for the transmission Of parcels IN
correspondence with Adams b Co. Of New York
so that parcel may be booked here for any OF
the American cities, rice Versa, TO be transmit
Ied py the English steamers with perfect safety
"a aadt.on to thus, you Will have heard inat the
BRUSH mail steamers will soon sail weekly, both
from England and America departing from each
place every Saturday.
The late nbortive attempt at assassination has
plooucea aeclsion on the part oi Queen vicio.
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has been gwen out that this circumstance had no
reference TO the change Of determination. The
actual circumstances We're these when the
Duke and Duchess OF Nemours were on visit
with the Queen of England, the latter expressed
her intention TO make her promised visit to Ireland
and Scotland previously to coming to Paris, lest
her subjects in those countries should feel the
precedence given to France a slight offered to
them. II was, however, fully understood that
after these domestic visits the royal party was to
fulfil the promise given by tho Queen TO visit her
friend, Louis Philips, in his good city OF Paris.
On the reception. OF the news Of the attempt on
the life Of tho King at Fontainbleau, and OF the
narrow escape of the royal family, in the very car
riago and on Just such a pleasure excursion as
those in which he would have been accompanied
by the Queen, a resolution was at once formed
that the HE of Victoria was too important to be
risked by the proposed visit and festivities; An
autograph letter from the Queen was accordingly
cent by confidential officer on the 5ih or 9th Of
this month, announcing to the King of the French
the final determination Of the British sovereign
This has caused great disappointment in Paris.
especially among the radespeople and shopkeep-
crs, who counted on rich harvest during the
royal visit. The number of foreign visitors TO this