Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-04
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, FrBRuARy %. 1916.


ming of the month-the weather has been vernal ;
this day we enjoy the sun and temperature of MAY.
| have just returned from ride along the south
western Boulevards the fruit trees are in rich
blossom tie others are budding in April. Ope-
ratives of every description have found the whole
winter less expensive, and otherwise less disadyan-
tageous, than since the beginning of the century.
There has been no suspension of work in the open
air. severe frost would do extensive injury.
Our carnival season is just concluded. One ex-
periences moral relief when the torrent OF dlssl-
patton is Perhaps, however, folly and wee
are only less intense fervid and obstreperous than
at other periods of the year. Petitions have been
sent to the Chambers by the Protestant conslsto-
ries against the licenses granted TO prostitution.
Whether il would be salutary or not to renounce
the system has been long problem; while the
masked balls and other public orgies are not merely
authorized but encouraged it would be of little
avail or consistency to satisfy the petitioners. The
skies and all circumstances suspicious for the
narade of the Fat Oar on Sunday and Tuesday.
On those DAYS the five hundred butchers, with their
multitude of subordinates may be said to have
reioned in this capital. All the world went FORTH
or watched long hours at the windows, to witness
their grotesque procession. On Tuesday the roy
al family received in the splendid saloons, and on
the eastern balcony of the Tuileres, the bedzened
and proud monarchs from the stalls. The nymphs
of the triumphal car were embraced, and the Count
de PARIS exhibited his pretty person and Juvenile
graces to the courtlers, In neurological costume.
Monsieur ROLAND bought the monsters of both
IS45 and 1896 it was he who carried the baron
or sirloin of his show-beef to Queen VICTORIA he
told me in his shop, with the air of digntary
customed and entitled to high life, that he "per
iectly received at the Court of Windsor
The body of the Americans were most interested
In the celebration OF WASHINGTON birthday, at
the residence of our worthy Plenipotentiary. Col.
KINGS last years ball was so splendid and sat
isacory throughout that greater eagerness for nvi-
taons excited in the Parisians and foreigners
than prevailed even at the era of General CAss. So
many applications were addressed to me for my
possible influence, that was compelled to restrict
myself to six or seven. enclose for you modest
account of the festival of the 23d, consigned by a
lady TO Mr.. GALIeNANI, for his Messenger. He
compounded paragraph from it, sufficient for the
purpose. The arrangements could not have been
happier. do not recollect a company better made
up, that seemed more socable and Joyous, in all
my experience OF anniversary assemblies. Mr.
WHEATON and Mr.. WASHINGTON IRVING were pre-
sent. To both the ENTHUSIASTICALLY with their
countrymen-testified respect grateful TO every
American observer l fell into conversation with
Mr.. THEIRS, MIR. BERRYER, and several other Depu-
lies, earnest about American affairs. No guest wore
tish ambassador. His demeanor is uniformly sim
pie and affable, without loss of dignity. On the
22d, the anniversary Sunday the Legation and
number OF American friends met In the evening at
my apartment to honor the occasion. They were
joined, tribute TO II, by such men as M. de
TocoUEvILLE, JoLLIvET, Count PELLET DE LA Lo-
zERE, PAGANEl Secretary General of the Depart
ment Of Commerce, MAYOR PoUssIN, DE PuIsBusoUE
and other names in the political and literary spheres,
H.
they wished TO compliment. Bishop HUGHES, of
New York, appeared in good patriotic mood. He
preached, for the second time that day, with ac-
ceptance,'' in the basck Of the Roue. II rejoices
me that the Rev. E. Mason, of the same city, has
arrived with the intention of pursuing ministry in
Paris. He may materially serve the Christian cause
Catholic may repeat the observation OF an old
Roman prelate, concerning some estmable and truly
Christian dissenters They endowed with
grace and, therefore, if not of the body, they are
of the soul of the Church"
The day after we received information of the bill
before your Senate for the ten war-steamers, four
distinguished French poiticians-one peer, spe-
cialy conversant with the subect-called on me to
express their satisfaction. They thought us IN the
right way and congratulated themselves on an aux
iliary force in case of need the highest opinion is
entertained of American naval prowess and capaci,
ty. The French Chambers will vote, by large ma
torltles, additional nlnety-tBree mlllOnS Oh
francs asked by the Minister of Marine for the exc
cution of former resolutions in regard TO naval eff
cheney. The fresh addition is of thirty war-steam-
ers. Yet, the continuance of peace with Great
Britain is assumed on all hands. You better
circumstanced than any other people to become the
predominant naval and commercial Power of the
world. Transatlantic steam-lines at length TO
be undertaken from the principal French ports. The
banking house of DELAHANTE, BoYKETT IL Co. (of
which Warehouses LAvALETTE, formerly Mrs.
WELLEs, is the chief partner have rendered to the
Government comprehensive plan, on the basis OF
a capital Of sixty millions of francs, and exclusive
privilege for forty-six years and three hundred and
twenty -four days. The lines will include forty-six
different points the number Of steamers twenty
six-four from Havre to New York-each of six
hundred horsepower line from Bordeaux to New
Orleans, Galveston, and Mexico. The scheme has
been carefully dgested in all details The Govern
ment can or will do nothing of itself. An appro-
praton of sixteen millions of francs is asked by the
Minister Of Public Works for the port of Havre.
The Chamber of Deputies began, yesterday, TO de-
bate grand bill for internal navigation, involving
appropriations to the amount of eighty millions.
Rivers cdndiized and rivers not canaiized, all sorts
OF water-courses and works, tolls, and SO forth, fig
ure in the question. The Deputies have yielded the
secretservice money Ia million of francs) without
struggle. ODnoN BARRoT and other Opposition
chieis promise that when they reach that item IN