The Nevada journal., 1852-12-03
Letter from Paris.
PARIS, Oct. 4, 1852

fernal machine is a happy step in the
march of the President towards the I'M
perial Throne. 1t has given renewed
stimulus to the petitions for him to sdue
France by becoming Emperor.
A late number of the Courier de Mar
seilles relates an amusing anecdOte of
the Prince President with the greatest
JUNCTION, to illustrate his deep respect for
religion The President, it seems, was
received in the cathedral, where it be-
came incumbent for him 70 make a suit
able reply to the laudations with which
he had been favored He hesita.ed, and
finally said to the cure that his deep re-
spect for religion would not permit him
to address the people where alone the
ministers of the gospel possessed the
right. 1t was only after considerable
solicitation. says the Journal, that this
excessive delicacy' was removed by
the prelate.
The President goes to Fontainbleau
in few days, or rather stops there in
his triumphal progress towards Paris, to
recruit himself by the pleasures of the
chase, previous to the final coup de"
throne. The naval display of Toulon has
beer on scale unequalled by France in
this branch Of power since the dcstruc
ton Of the fleet at Trafalgar. The re-
ceiving salute was discharge Of 1000
cannons. The efficiency Of the new ap-
plication Of steam power to line f-battle
ships by the French, as in the case of
the " Napoleon" is deserving of the at
tention Of our nautical men. This ship
carries Il battery of 80 guns, a war COM
Plement of 1900 men, some 800 tons coal
besides her stores, steams Is miles the
hour or l3 knots, sails remarkably fast,
making seven knots in light winds when
vessels usually 90 about four, and has
her machinery all out of reach of can
non shot We have no side wheel
steamers even that could compete with
her, and with her double power of steam
and sails, she would be match for u
small squadron of ordinary vessels.
Another of still greater power has
Just been launched at Cherbourg. The
French have also just set afioat an anom-
ally OF mercantile architecture, in the
shape of a merchantman of 1900 tons
measurements the interior frame of which
is mostly of iron, light and strong while
the exterior is wood secured to the iron
| by some novel mode. The supposed ad
vantages are the greater lightness and
capacity. The mechanical arts are max
ing rapid strides in France, and large
sums are expended on experiments
One gentleman has already sunk for
tune in seeking to render electrical light
cheap and facile. Another is spending
one in studying the navigation of the
air. His last essay, few days since.
with his steam balloon was so far sue
cessful that he was able to "put her
about" Lut had not power enough to
make progress against the wind.
The Rue de Rivoli is fast becoming
one of the most magnificent avenues in
the world. Wellit may, when we count
its cost. is present length is nearly
three miles, with uniform width of 66
feet. The contractors for the demolition
of the houses required to open it 10 the
Hotel de Vile, commenced on the 22d
of January last and finished on the 18th
of September. having cleared their way
through the densest part of Paris pull
down, among other historical buildings,
the hotel in which was murdered Ad-
miral de Coligncy, on the eve of st. Bar
tholomew. They demolished 240 houses
ami compelled 10000 persons to seek
new quarters. These figures show how
thickly the inhabitants were slowed in
this quarter. 1t was like beehive,
averaging so to a house. l7,S95,000
francs were awarded to their ownel S, and
3,2l8, l37 to their occupiers; whole cost
2l,3l9, 200 francs, to which 1000, 900 are
TO be added to complete the colonnades
and make it of uniform beauty. The
materials, &C., sold for about 4,000, 600,
making the actual cost of this portion OF
the street only about So 100000. New
York will yet be obliged to do the same
to make another avenue parallel to
Broadway, if she would not have that
street die of apoplexy.
Algiers is being civilized on an i'm
perial scale 1t would be blessing to
all the world except jealous England,
and particularly to Africa herself, were
France to extend her sway from the Red
Sea to the Atlantic ocean. Her policy
of government is we'll adapted to control
the fierce, irregular passions Of the
Arabs, and to awaken their slumbering
intellects. That France intends to re-
tain a permanent foot. hold on Africa, is
evident from her heavy expenditures on
her present colony To make the port
of A gier' one of the largest and best
defended in the world, she has already
spent l4,O0O, 900 out of total estimate