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THE EMPRESS EUGENIA AND Mrs.
HOWARD

The Partisan correspondent OF the Fmladei-
phia Register under date of the 5th inst, gives
the following French moroccan:
''The Paris papers by this weeks steamer
will announce to you the af1iction WHICH has
befallen the Imperial family; lie grand malheur
oui Went de fraper la famille imperiale) but,for
the very good reason that they dare not, they
will not tell you of the circumstances which
led to this misfortune. You and your readers
perhaps will scarcely credit what / relate, but
assure you that here it is not only believed, but
vouched for by persons whose veracity it is i'm
possible to doubt. In the saloons, in the clubs,
in the ateliers nothing else is talked of and the
police is daily arresting persons imprudent e.
nough to discuss the matter in the streets
You are probably aware that few days before
his marriage, Louis Napoleon dismissed Mrs.
Howard the mother of his three little girls, and
she took refuge in England. He offered her
residence and a pension in France, t-she re-
fused Two weeks ago she returned to Paris
on business, probably though many say she come
by the Emperor's request. Be that as it may,the
Empress heard of her arrival, and was highly
indignant that she should be allowed to enter
France.
Thereupon conjugal Caudle scene, at the
= end of which her majesty declared that if she
met Mrs. Howard, she would punish her for her
presumption, and give her lesson she would
remember. His Majesty merely shrugged his
shoulders at this threat, doubtless thinking 1t
nothing more than an ebullition of words,
which would be forgotten with the excitement
which caused it. He was too confident, and
the Empress was as good as her promise. The
very next day, while riding in the Bots de Bou-
logne on her spirited Audausiah, and accompa-
MED only by her lady grooms, she was stopped
in by road by carriage At first the En-
press was about to turn aside and let the car
rage pass; but, glancing at its occupant, she
recognized Mrs. Howard, and, determined not to
give her the road, she refined up her horse, and
waited for the carriage TO turn out of the way.
But Mrs. Howard had recognized her rival also,
and calling up her pride and spirit, she ordered
her coachman not to give the road.
A few words were exchanged between the
fused to 90 contrary to his orders. After mo-
ment's suspense, during which the two ladies
'fasaient des grands yeux," made big eyes at
each othe-, the Empress galloped to the side of
the carriage, and in a most impolite manner,
struck Mrs. Howard with her riding whip
The other raised her parasol, and before the at
PENDANTS could interfere, regular battle began
between The whip and the parasol and the
tongues Of their owners, until whip, being the
stronger of two, broke the parasol, and Mrs.
cushions, her toilette and curls in deplorable
state, while the Empress, who had received no
visible damage gave a triumphant little laugh,
struck her spur into her horses side and gal
Hoped away, followed by her suit, every member
of which was Supplied by the scene which they
had been forced to witness.
But crowd had already collected and a
few gems darmes coming up, Mrs. Howard
carried into a house near by, where her wounds
for the lash had left more than one mark on
her face and hands-were dressed and the dis
order of her toilette repaired--and when the
idlers had all departed, she repaired to Paris,
where she is stills quite i'll. As to the Empress,
she finished her ride and returned to the Tuil-
leries as if nothing had happened; bnt that
very night Mr.. Dupois, who had received the
appointment of uccOuchc1T to Her Majesty
only few days before, was sert for, and 48
hours afterwards the Empress be came so I'M
well that there was no longer any doubt that
Louis Napoleons hopes of an heir were going
to be destroyed. The matter was, as much as
possible, kept secret, and Her Majesty was
reported as NEARLY suffering under slight in
disposition. But the whole city was already
talking of the scene in the Boise de Boulogne,
and the result of the indispoition was anticipa-
ted several days before it actually took place
On Friday last the Empress life was il danger
for several hours; but, thanks to the skillful
treatment and the mass the Emperor ordered
to be said in the Imperial Chapel, she became
better before night and is now rapidly conva-
lescing.
The Emperor has been to see Mrs. Howard,
it is said, to express his sympathy and sends an
aide de camp twice day to inquire after her
health. Whether this is any proof that he
takes sides with his former favorite, it is hard
10 say, for he is reported being very attentive
at the bedside of the Empress also. His an
ger at the scandal caused by his wifes conduct
must be considerably modified by the reflection
that love for him was the motive, and gratifed
vanity will probably prevent his Gliding either
lady for her imprudence.
The different little trips to the north OF
France which were projected for the summer
will now be abandoned, and St. Cloud will be
the Imperial residence for the season; the ply
sicians having prescribed quiet and repose for
Her Majesty"
RAP! RAP! RAP! knocked an honest Hiber-
MAN the other night at the door of a house in