The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-19

about two hundred among them have not been In
vited by the President TO the ball he gives Tues
day ne xt ut the Tuileries.
The presentation Of the oaths to tho Magistrates
OF France to the new government has taken place,
In Paris, during the past week, and all the bodies
OF the different cities OF the country will do the
same before the end Of the month. decree of the
President has decided that the magistrates should
wear a new costume, which would consist of black
velvet dress coat, Ia Washington, embroidered
with black silk and jet This official costume would
be principally worn on public occasions, whilst on
duty, called by ceremony TO appear as represen-
tatives Of the government. The Office holders have
accepted the new decree with much reluctance,
and am afraid that the new rule will soon fall
into disrcputc.
The President lei Paris yesterday, on his way 10
the departments, where is situated the desolated
lard called Sologne, which has been so well describ-
81 by Eugene sue, in his novel called "Martin, or
Ne Memoirs of Valet The inhabitants of this
yAEs .. France annually decimated by famine
and fever and the air they breathe is so impure, on
account oi the numerous swamps, that it renders it
impossible Tor any one to live long in Solognc.
louis Napoleon goes to visit the country to how
he could afford some remedy to the poor suffering
people. The President will be back before Saturday
evening next Ii is said that at the end of the SEES
sion Of both houses his intention is to visit the
southern states of France.
The deaths of Marshas Gerard and Marmont
have created new vacancy among the Marshals,
and ii is said that Louis Napoleon Will soon issue
decree nominating Monsieurs de Castellane, Mag
nan, and De Mortemar to the high rank of Marshals
of France.
A fact which has produced great sensation here,
is the designation in the Almanac, published at
Warsaw, under the care Of the Russian government,
of the Count of Chambord rs Henry ", King Of
France, while Louis Napoleon is not even mentioned
as being at the head Of the government When the
President was shown this odd and curious docu-
ment, he first began to laugh, but afterwards he
thought prudent to send for NJ de kittsed, the
present minister Of Russia to Paris in order to have
~ m IF laa
assured him that this book had not been published
under the supervision of his government, but that
it was copy OF the Almanac of Goatha,
printed at Warsaw. do not know if this answer
has been satisfactory to the Prince
Another diplomatic difficulty is that made by
Prince Murat who has added to his coat of arms
the heraldry OF the kingdom Of Naples AS soon as
minister Of the Bourbon called at the Eiysee, and
positively requested Louis Napoleon to force his
cousin to erase these new ensigns from his dQson:
and il was granted as he had demanded. The son
OF MIR. MuIat enlisted the other day in one of the
regiments of Africa. | told that this now
measure was deemed necessary by the parents. who
thus found way to send their son out of the whir-
wind Of Paris. No doubt this new piou-piou will
soon make his way out of the low ranks of the
army.
Two of the leading newspapers Of Paris and the
departments-Le Chariu2Yi and L. inn de Z Oydrc
having published an article which was considered
hostile to the President and his government have
received an admonition to be careful-that is TO
say. threat TO be annihilated. in case another
article of the same kind should appear in their
columns
The son of Victor Hugo, who. it will be remem-
bered, had been sentenced to prison the author
of an article published in the journal FEriaeaicat,
received, the other week, his pardon without having
demanded it. He first positively refused to accept
his liberty but he thrown out of DOORS and
thus forced to enjoy his freedom, despite his pro-
testations
am afraid that, within few days, the NEW
York HLRAID, well rs all the foreign newspapers
will be required, before being distributed in public
to pass under the eyes of the employees of the
Minister of Police. | have received an invitation
from the chief of that department to call upon him.
in order to talk over the matter; and to morrow
will pay visit to Nj. de Maupas, and see what
are his intentions respecting my own department
The negotiations relative to the ratification of the
convention held in Paris by the international SAM
tary commission, are not yet finished. Austria,
Naples, Spain, and Greece are the powers of Europe
who have the most repugnance to accept this treaty.
But among all these powers. Austria. who has the
greatest interest to keep Trieste free port re-
fuses to accept the conditions of the treaty.
From Madrdwe received the intelligence that the
Minister of the Interior has RENTED all the fines and
penalties to which the newspapers had been sentenced
before the new decree
A letter received from Berlin, dated April 10Th
1852 announces that the opening Of the Congress Of
Lolverein, took place that day, presided by
NJ dc Manteufel, who expressed his regret for not
having been able to call this meeting sooner
In Egypt the question is still unsettled, and it is
feared that Abbas Bashaw will not be supported by
France against Turkey, and all the other powers Of
Europe. 1t has been whispered in certain quarters
that the French government intended to send an
army from Algiers to take possession Of Egypt, and
thus occupy the road to Suez. think that this
gossip is quite premature.
M, Caylus, formerly proprietor Of part Of the
Nationof the leading republican newspaper of Paris.
which was suppressed after the eoup deat of the ri
OF December, 1851, has left Belgium for England,
on his way back to the United States. 1t will be
remembered that NJ. Casus, who was at the
head Of prosperous firm, left his Office and
business, in 1913, and came to Paris to invest his
fortune in the defence Of liberty, through the
medium of the National NJ Cayus had become
of the pillars Of that journal when it was sup
pressed, and he was obliged to look back to his
adopted land to restore his fortune, which had been
much shaken by that unfortunate event Is. II. r.