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Paris Correspondence of the N. Y. Express:
PARIS, Jan. p, 1853

The Emperor takes wife next Sunday. 1t is
remarked, ofthe lady in question, that perhaps
I the only difference between her and Lola Mon
ftez, is that the mother of the former is Scotch
woman, and her father a Spaniard, while the
! mother of the latter was Spaniard, and her
i father was an Irshman. Montez ard Montiio
4 the names are not unlike, and if half the sto-
res that are told of the latter are true, the former
is infinitely the finer lady. prefer not to be.
lieve any of them, though out of such quantity
some must have foundation in truth. The pre-
feet of police is going to arrest any body caught
in the act oftelling obscenities about her. For
FIVE days, nothing else was talked of in Paris,
but la Montijo her gGtanteries, her lovers, her
escapades, her midnight and moonlight adven-
lures. All | can undertake to say about her
character is thiS-my servant, who has no posi-
bic motive to misrepresent, and who lived five
years in Madrid with French. family, saw her
constantly while there-and says that the Dow
ager Montijo and her two daughters were very
intimate at the Escurial, and that they were all
three as derergOndees as the Queen Ct Spain
herself Derergon1e means shameless, unblush-
ing. Without multiplying evidence, this is the
undoubted character of the woman
But all this will be at once forgotten, in the
splendor of her position. The city of Paris is
to give her diamond necklace of the value of
600, 600 francs: she is to wear Josophine's crowri
she Is to have ladies of honor, and veneurS and
equerries and almOners, &c. like any real En-
press: she inhabits palace already, and as the
Emperor said in his speech, will pray with him
for the prosperity of France.-Paris is getting
somewhat over its indignation, though the banl.
ers have lost confidence in the sound Judgment
of Louis Napoleon. Perhaps, said man deep
il railroads, he will some day take it in his head
to commit suicide, and ifhe makes up his mind
I 70 10 18th
There is no doubt that our fair sovereign is a
woman of wit The Royal party were one
day playing at blind mans bluff at Compeigne.
The Emperor who was the blind man, caught
the Spaniard, and in guessing at her name.
placed crown offowerS upon her head. "Sire'
caid she, ''this crown is too light" She was
thinking of a heavier one, and in fact, jose
phenes is heavier.
Poor Napoleon Jerome! I told Won in my
last, that his marriage would take place at the
same time with his Cousins. So he thought a
week ago-but he knows EoY that it will not
take place at all; at least with the Princess
Wagram. Mr.. and Mrs. Wagram do not want
him. To console him for this disappointment the
Emperor has made Linn General of Divisional
His military experience has been confined to
what he might obtain a captain in the Nation
al Guardl a fortnight ago, Grand Gordon, and
now General Of Division Tie office and honors
heaped upon Jerome, father and jerome Napo-
leon, son, are really becoming onerous. If Plus
TX, should die, should expect to see Jerome
made Pope.
Mrs. Howard goes definitely to England, on
a pension for life. Her presence here was one
of the circumstances which led to the refusal of
the Princess Wasa to marry Louis Napoleon.
The Countess was not so nice.
. LEmpereHr s'amuse.
l believe have alluded to some of the awful
doings at Compiegne, during the soiourn of the
Court there. One day bright idea struck the
, Emperor. He collected number Of ladies in
the grand parlor, signifed to them to divest
themselves of their clothing, aud then made
them scramble for diamonds He spent two or
three hundred francs in this way Several Ia
dies of high rank took part in these Olympian
sports. This is perfectly well known in Paris,
and His Majesty's supporters are the first to ac-
knowledge his unbounded !.centiousness. Said
one of his eager admirers to me the other day:
Sa vie pohtique est tres belle, mais 50 vic prvee
est infame.
Here is another incident of the Compeigne
campaign. One day the Emperor wanted to
be amused, and sent to Paris for Mile Pare,
whose conduct, regret to say. is not always
such as stern moralist could approve. She
went out by the evening train. 1t was at this
lhftt h'tJeSt( was taken SICK,
was unable to see her. The next morning the
chamberlain Of the palace was announced in
her parlOr. He expressed to the fair lady the
regret OF the Emperor at not being able to pay
his compliments in person, but begged her to
accept, from His Majesty, the pocket book which
he held IN his hand. She took it, andwas much
surprised to find in it bills to the amount of
twenty five thousand francs. Such munifcence
was entirely without an example. She murrnur-
ed her thanks, and was in few hours back in
ParlS again. Hardly had she left, when a GEN.
tIeman, appointed to a diplomatic mission,
Knocked at the chamberlain'S door, He had
come to receive his outfit and his last instruc-
TONS The chamberlain handed him his papers
with black pocket book The minister omen
ed it, and found there the enormous sum of five
hundred francs! The wretched chamberlain
had COMPOUNDED the two pocket books, and had
gwen the diplomat the wages of the light o love.
lie sent OFF an ald-de-camp at once to Paris, who
brought back the following epistle from NH
Page:
Ny Dear Chamberlain,-When YOU give me
an assurance over the Emperor's signature, that
the $4,000 francs were not for me, will refund
the Z4,5Oo to which you lay claim. Yours, ever,
PAGE.
The poor man did not dare to acquaint His
Majesty with his carelessness, and was Obliged
| W IhC ouul HIIuSClI. his qulUf pro quo.
one OF the ueatest extant, is to be introduced
into comedy, upon which the author is now
engaged. The scene and circumstance will of
course be SO disguised as to render discovery
impossible.
A lady of considerable pretensions to morali-
ty was among the guests invited to Compeigne;
she onlystayed there two days, having seen quite
enough in that time of the pasttime of crowned
heads. She quit the chateau in disgust In
short the court of Louis Napoleon is the most
indecent court under the canopy of heaven.
Knee Brooches and Buckles.
OH if you could but see your humble servant
IN the new costume, am sure that spite of the
respect you naturally feel for your Paris cores
pendent, you would be moved to laughter
Shoes, silk stockings, tight small cloths waist
coat with appets velvet coat with a standing
COLLAR and worse than all, cooked hat and
sword. Such is this marvellous tout ensemble
The sight of yourself in it, suggests a fancy ball
at once-but when you are delivered at the Tu-
Heres you rather incline to the idea of amateur
theatricals. There is man dressed as an En-
peror, but neither looking the part nor acting it;
| there is n man in the habit of n MorgboI IS