The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-26
Paris Correspondence Of the Republic.


PARIS, July IL, 1853
Things begin to look serious at Constantinople,
and people begin to think that Nicholas has been
from the beginning bent upon war. short time
ago the question was doubtingly asked, Will his
troops cross the Pruth And now it is even feared
that they will cross the Danube next in order.
The accounts from st. Petersburgh represent the
Joy of the inhabitants, learning of the order OF
the Gar to his army, as very great. They broke
out into transports of enthusiasm; the population
went en- nnasse into the streets, which had been
illuminated for the occasion, and, when the Gar
appeared they raised loud acclamatons and fell
on their knees, in order to render fanatical ho-
mage to the defender of the orthodox faith and OF
Russian honor. The lower classes carried their
enthusiasm to such an extent that they danced
their Joy. So says letter from Stettin. The
mediation of Austria, it is rumored, is likely to
turn out rather case of intermeddling than of
mediation--its Intervention being, of course, in
favor of Russia. To accept the services of Aus
tria as mediator always seemed to me supreme
ly ridiculous should as soon have thought OF
getting the guillotine to mediate between me and
executions; to employ the kind offices of a
hangman, grizzly bear, or wildcat, to ward
off impending danger. But all this is hardly the
business of a Partisan correspondent The inn
broglio only touches my speciality at the corners
and the very outwardmost edge of its circumfer-
ence The manufacturers and the wholesale
trades-people here do not relish the Eastern ques
ton at all. 1t is interfering considerably with
their business; for insurance is higher freghts are
difficult, and all sorts of obstacles are looming up
IN their way. Their opinion of diplomatists and
cabinets is good deal damaged, and we hear any
quantity of disloyalty expressed. The Bourse
goes up and down, without any good reason for
rise or fall. Day before yesterday the spectators
learned by telegraph from London, at half past
one, that consos were looking down. Four-and-
a-halfs looked down at once. At half-past two
they learned from Vienna that the metallics
were looking up Four and-a-halfs looked up
Immediately. And this is, in very few words,
what dabbling in stocks amounts to Just now in
Paris
Happening to be the other night at a reunion
where the company was exclusively English, l
was astonished and amused to find that the opinion
was quite universally entertained that Louis Ma
poleon had gone to the length of his tether, and
that things were approaching crisis. 1t seemed
to be acknowledged by all that he was unani-
mousy detested, and that the people were getting
tired of him. This is representing the case in ra-
Their strong light. 1t would be better to say
that, though everybody dislikes him, nobody is
tired of him. Nobody wants another revolution,
as far as can see. A street revolution just now
would be a bloody and a desperate one, for one
he La rbc ,ray
have been macadamized, to deprive instruction
of all barridade materials, and yet there is not
street in town which cannot now furnish ton Of
the most beautiful blocks for barring out purposes
possible to conceive of. There are houses partly
torn down at every corner, and loads of stone en-
cumber the roads at every step. Barricades are
ready-made everywhere. The Rue de Rivoli is a
consecutive mile of entertainments; the Boulevard
de Strasburg is strong line of breastworks; the
central markets solid concentration of forts;
the walls of the new Louvre, ten feet above
ground, and covering twenty acres of land, would
shelter army of rioters; and there would be no
possibility of dslodging them except by razng the
edifce. The Crystal Palace would hold not
merely an army, but many armies-the allied
army even All this is any thing but desirable,
tired of Louis Napoleon. There would Of course
be fight for the succession 1t is better to bear
evils that we have than to fly to others that we
know not of; or rather-as Hamlets language
does not exactly suit the ease-to fly to others
that we already know too much about. No one
likes Louis Napoleon, and yet few desire his un-
timely removal. have known people willing to
have the measles during cholera time, as the least
of two evils. Louis Napoleon is tumor which
cannot be eradicated without danger to the
body corporate. People may thus come to look
upon tumor at least with respect and Difference,
if not with affection and esteem. My English
friends were wrong in supposing thatwe had used
up all our rope, and were dangling over crisis.
The scarcity of lodgings and the high price of
such to let have been severely felt by the
inhabitants of Paris for some months. We
have now some interesting official figures on the
subject The scarcity and dearness are owing to
two causes: the increase of the foreign resident
with the Inauguration of the Empires
and the demolition of houses for the passage of
the Rue dc Rivoli, the, Boulevard de Strasburg
the isolation of the markets, &c., which turned
% 900 families out of house and home. At this
moment there are only 5000 apartments (suitcs
of rooms) vacant in Paris; the average number is
80 900, and in summer it is even higher. But a
large number of houses are in course of construc-
ton, so large that building stone has on several
occasions given out. 1t is concluded from au-
thentic data that between now and next April
$4,000 suites of rooms will be ready for occupa-
ton. | trust this will bring prices down, for
landlords have hung their ideas lately on rather
lofty peg. Every tenant in the city, i think it