Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-21
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, AUGUST 3, 1852.

litically. They ensure to the Prince LOUIS NAPo-
| LEON more experienced and efficient secretaries,
ADLER servants for the execution of his will Poila
tout. NJ DRoUYN DE L'IIUYs is nominated Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs, in place of M. TURGoT;
NJ MAYNE Minister of Public Works, in place Of
LEFEByRE DURUFLE; and nj. AcHILLE FoULD
Minister of State, in place of NJ DE CAsABIANcA
The retiring Ministers have all been provided for
Place has been given them in that magnificent re-
treat, or Hotel DIES h0a1ideS poltques, the Senate
They will henceforth enjoy otium cum dtgnitate, in
1 splendidly embroidered coats, with the comfortable
dotation OF 10000 francs per year. For Senators,
whose chief functions are the declaring to be con-
stitutional whatever the Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON
has done, may do or do, and the taking of mi
tatory steps before the people for the accomplish
ment, when the proper moment shall arrive, OF the
Princes dynastic projects, have no need even Of
those ready, business, clerical qualities that the
Prince requires in his Ministers. For instance,
(and this illustration will convey to such of your
readers as know the princey member better idea
of the value, dignity and duty of the station than could
any descripton) LucIEN MuRAr is the very model of
French Senators in 1852 person. which is perhaps of
adermanc rather than senatorial proportions, would
make locomotion, without the aid Of carriage decidedly
inconvenent for him. the dignity of his station
permitted such thing He rejoioes above all things in
his embroidered coat He spends his dotaton literally.
perfect nuty to politics, destitute in fact of the
ability and information that would enable him nteli-
gently to form independent opinion the only question
he is known to ask in his Senatorial capacity u.s. How
does my cousin the Prince Louis Napoleon wish this
ter be decided p? and his accordingly Far
be it from to nsnuate that the greater number,
many of the members of the Senate of little
substantive value the imperial Prince LuciEN MURAT
On the contrary there many Senator's of lustrous
talents and requirements. All | would assert is that
such talents not necessary that they hardly
full in the performance of Senatorial functions and the
Senator them at ALL he must make them subservent
to the purposes of the Prince LoQIs NAPOLEON whose
agent he is.
On Monday last the decree making the last Ministerial
appointment THAT of NJ. FouLD) is Immediately followed
in the Nonier by the following remarks
" The decree which calls NJ Achille Foud to the i'm
portant functions of Minister of State completes the Ca
| binet.
SPY the special character of the selections which he
has just made the Prince President has desired to give to
his Government the conditions of stability and perma
which belong the spirit Of the Constitution We
may hope not to witness again for long time those
changes of persons which introduce trouble and ndec
sion into the management of affairs"
The public in France and in other countries is familiar
with the of the three newly-appointed Ministers
They have all Of them occupied with marked ability the
posts in the Cabinet which they hold present NM.
FoULD and MAYNE of the Cabinet whose principal
members retired the 22d January last in consequence
of the UBIQUITOUS DEGREES of that date against the property
of the Orleans princes
Elections have just been held all France for the
nomination of members to the departmental assemblies
called the Councils of ACCOMPLISHMENT and the General
Councils These assemblies which have political
attributes ALL They consult only upon the local
rial interests Of the departments but the Prince has
Gently, in obedience to that alpervadng policy of
trazaon which characterzes his Government taken into
his hands the appointment of their officers contrary
the practice which prevailed under the republic and
during the last reign But it is universal suffrage
subject however, Executive pressure that
chooses the members Of these Councils Government in
uence is freely exered and will doubtless avail
the election Of the Ministerial candidates An apathy
which unctionary zeal actively work all over France
cannot quicken into life, pervades the electoral
The Constitutional itself admits and processes be at
loss to explain this Indifference At Rouen of 20 800
voters only 1922 could be induced go to the polls In
many places the elections have failed because sufficient
number of electors did appear the polls make
election valid. In most where elections are good
the Government candidates elected almost unanimous
~ In very rare opposition candidate has
succeeded Elections in Paris have yet been ordered
Government dskes to give the opportunity to evnce it
self again the spirit that sent CAvAIGSAc and CARNoT
to the Legislative Corps. This does argue much
dence in the Of the appropriations of the Co
vernment journals of Paris the favorable pub
lie opinion here founded upon the demonstrations made
upon occasion Of the Princes return from Stras
bourg.
The public is becoming here and more convinced
daily that the Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON is upon the of
taking important step preparatory and necessary
to the establishment of imperial dynasty viz the
tracing matrimonial alliance. - He has fixed his
choice (court stye) the Princess WAsA, niece of
the Princes relative the Grand Duchess SrEPHAsIE Of
Baden. The father Of the young Princess is said to be
descendant of the old royal house of WAA Of Sweden 1t
would be little remarkable if the nephew of the Empe-
NAPOLEON whose influence placed the reigning family
upon the throne, should marry Swedish Princess and
contribute Emperor of the French to the dethrone
ment Of Bernadotes descendants and the restoration Of
the old royal family This would be imperial revenge
most gratifying to the Of the Emperor Napoleon
for Bernadottes adhesion the allies against France in
1872 There to be doubt really Of the Prince
LouIs NAPoLSoNs matrimonial projects and Of his nten
ton realize them before his assumption for himself Of
the imperial purple And the Princess WAsA is generally
designated the favored fair She has already been
placed il is averred under Catholic teachers for instruc
ton in that religion the pous Prince having made 1t a
sine qua non that she should the Protestant faith
This she has promised forthwith to do and religious
vcons are to be changed with much facility as would
be bonnet q shawl.
BY the way, the papers are publishing pretended
treaty. under date of May 90 1882 constituting re-
newed Holy Alliance in opposition to the reestablishment
NJ Ill. - n