New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-12

WIS that be and the Empress hsd bee induging IN
ire smooth water yach,ing,in the Seire This, and
DIVE row snd then TO the camp Of the faithful AZ 81
rory form bis chief smusenents. de 10 ADVISED t.
stay away fiOm operas and ayhouse for his health
Their atmosphere is too bad 70 him-us too hot.
Moreover il is rumored that the Empress is again IN
ab interesting state this ard other N State are
said Just now absorb lis after ton No c1n com
PLAIN then that be not pres st the Distribution OF
rzes Let il not be supposed however that the lrpe-
risl blood vas unreprestntes No; the occasion vas
q seed with the presence Of Prince Napoleon Jerome,
=. of our ether uncle ard heir And the Pri0ce
made a speech; speech hieh raptarously sP-
"plsuded" pTibcely speeches generally are. have
copy of il before In looking through to find pas
sage worth quoting DO snch appears is mere DIT OF
imperial ecDuonplsce.
The speech Il N Foud. Minister Of State, on dis
frhutipg the prizes. elegant. but contained
nothing striking-the mere compliments TO the En-
reror sitter whom according To the Ministerial oPln
ou the present Is 20 De chrstened the usual sl
son 10 the perils from which the country escaped in
ls5I y half of perfectly orthodox maxIms adj
dressed 10 artists touch Of prophecy as to the
Worlds Exhibitions for l-55 and-r0lG tout.
The cross of the Legion of Honor was conferred on
NJ Froncss landscape painter; Edward Dnbule lau
thor Of the portrait of the Empress Chenayird, dec
orator Of the Pantheon before its reransrmatlon into
= church Jsles Andre landscape painter Ernest lie
teTt. author Of painting named MIdrn; tloreat
Wiems, Paul Gayrrard, Diem, engraver; Dieoolt au-
historical statue erected
at Roud Point Chan ps-E stes aud VI Cavalier scup-
tor
Although decorations have been given 10 haltascore
# at different times the papers state that - IL
not Judged (dPr0POs) TO decorate Mad miles Rosa
B0Lbeur and Hell Rim, they we're "hOnOraoly men
ti,ned and are exempted hereafter from having their
works examined before exhibition Well, that's some
thing seeing that they are only women like Madame de
Stae Madame de seyisny, joan OF Arc Harriet Martl-
nesu. Mrs stowe, Eugene, Nc Ne
/ 1he rtIpo f 4 va
Dupont Who however declined to receive the money,
quesDe that might be divided between the treasury
Of the Exhibition and the Association OF Artists
! H. Duret. sculpteur, though he did not exhibit,
and NJ. Henri Lehman we're promoted to cpctrshiP oil
the Legion If Honor.
Tie rst-cla.s medals awarded for painting TO NJ
Dnubpny landscape painter; BepOmvllle, historical
painter Jalabert historical and portrait painter for
sculpture and engraving Messrs Mallet and Lolson
for engraving and TYPOGRAPHY 20 " Jules Francois.
There was frstclass medal given for architecture
Few # the above mentioned names viii b. recognized
by The general American reader buSUe well to record
them because many of them may u known hereafter to
al intelligent persons and also because there are ma
~ Frenchmen in America who will be gratiied TO see
the entire let While speaking of prizes and decora-
lions nay mention that our countryman, Dr. l. W.
Evans formerly Of Philadelphia, has been made cheya-
er OF he Legion Of Honor for his services to the cause
OF Dental Science.
The general news in Paris this week is limited The
hnBr has been unusually barren Ia respect both OF de-
1
last respect boasts its friends boast for H. that IL
gives more light IN public affairs domestic and foreign,
than has ever been afforded by Parliamentary Govern
ments in this country or any other
The most important official document which has APP
peared during the week statement of the import du-
e. received during the first six months for l-l l752,
les3 viz: .,..,
~ ~ 49,. ~ t tne
~" trtlos
The amount of salt duties for the fret six months of
this year Is also stated it being II I'll 900 francs
Tie panic which prevailed some weeks ago IN the
country regard to the harvest appears 10 have sub
sided The Government, for time, felt very uneasy
about it-srng not much famine as the panic tseli
and accordingly took great pains to send al official con-
radicon of the current reports TO every one OF the de-
lariments.
The new measure purporting TO abolish the restrc-
lions upon the Importation grains in English ships,
wac not perfectly Understood first aud is not perfectly
Ineligible now The Echo hgrioote-the best authority
after the Monitor the suhject-eNpslbs the matter
brief thus Grains coming directly from the Black
sea from Eeypt, from America, and from any except
'Eneb possessions in Europe, are prohibited in Eng.
'lish vessels Grains, wherever produced, If shipped
in England. any English possession IN Europe are
admitted ( in English vessels on the payment of the
sane duties incurred under the French dag
On Tuesday last, at the Church Of st Leu an ami
yersary Mass was celebrated With great pomp Tor the
repose the soul of Louis Napoleon BOnapare, King OF
! Holland who died at Florence July 70, l-46 The
| Emperor and Empress present, accompanied by
the Ministers of state Justice, Interior War and n
nance. Ii singular that the Minister OF UOTshP
was not in the company but NJ FotOul, il is said not
on the BE- with the Emperor with his brother
Ministers But 10 the absence OF the Minister Of WOr-
hip the solemn occasion, observed the Prefet OF
Police at the church and also NJ vlelard senator,
snd old friend of the family (but who voted against
| the Empre,) and NJ. Noel, His Maestys Noay"
After the absoution (needed perhaps, quite as much
| by some of the present company as by the worthy
defInc) the Emperor and Empress descended into the
vault where the ROYAL ashes reposed side by side with
those of Charles Bonaparte King Louis iaher and those
| OF his two sons.
say nothing about the Russian question be-
cause all has been said The BOurse Of Paris
has beeuyery unsteady during the week showing that the
business world far from considering the matter settled
The report to-day is that the English Government has
ordered its ft ct u the Dardantles and the En-
perOr Of Russia has suggested 70 the great nterPosng
! powers the propriety Of mndng their own affairs
News from ST Petersburg and Copenhagen represent
the cholera spreading rapidly on the ith there we're
coo persons under treatment ia the former place.
The following article in The Slee has made great sen
ss,on both at the Bourse ana 10 political circles
Yesterday n.y. Al hall past nine courier arrived
| from London at the Englsh embassy The dispatches,
which, said OF the utmost Importance, were I'm.
uedIsiey forward. TO Lord Covley at Chsnuly and we
are ino,m that 81 clock in the afternoon his Ordshp
srs I'd in Paris to have conference with the Minister vi
FOREIGN lars However we'll sealed official ls1atches
nav be- something always escapes through the envelOps
the triple tails We relate therefore, with certain
oegrse confidence what stated 81 Us ia oar letters
r London and by persons who ls London at the same
tin vrh The letters
The Engish Government it Is said hss informed that
Of Frame that the mom-nt is for discussing all tue
psIs II proceed ngs 10 the event Of war which happ
" still certain AS ards the cOndtion OF the eyacua
IL of,h Provinces o.he Danube the British oneis Of