The daily union., 1854-07-23
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

PAAIs July g. 1854
ssThe weather. has familiar topic this
ON the other side Of the channel Have England and France
exchanged climates since the alliance However that may
be- this country nearly three months past shown but
lueas eendo claim to being called Sunny France But
last Friday, June which, well as May, and April before
it, had disguised London November, fled alright
cd like guilty thing, while real summer thunder storm
scattered and death amongst the of the Bo
Bouogne and the Champs Eysees the chmneys and roof
the Fauboug ST. Antoine, the bridges OF the Seine
near the wndms of Montmartre and the cellars of
Bercy The lightning struck at ten or twelve points within
the forcations killing several persons and stunning
paray zng others. On Sunday clear sky invited the gro
GERS druggists and apohecares to shut up shop and cele
brate their annual festival of the Visitation of Lady by
excursions Not few of them tempted to
keep Monday aire- Lead also, for it brighter day
than Sunday Tuesday and yesterday and to-day has
raned again usual p but Monday real sun
melted the asphalt of the Bouevards and of the Place de
Concorde FURNISHED the dome of the Invade and glded
| the of Liberty the Column of July.
That column remember erected in memory of the
evolution 1880, the site of the old Bae But why
should the that represent Liberty the
attitude of fight Was Liberty alarmed the aspect the
fifty Basle with which the patriots of envroned tho
city of 1883? Was it reasaured in ls4s Is
for good that startled 1t must have been by the I'd De-
cember, Liberty still stays its fight The Parisians
boast that they still possess least the of Liberty
Would it have been strange Gin these days of wnkg Ma
donnas and rappng pits if another another
should have started with surprise, when he nephew
against the Russian allied himself with the Engshman
whose boast is Waerloo Might expect that
the statue of Napoleon would leap from the column of Place
vendome should that sword drawn be hastily sheahed
by order Of Hebrew changers il the Emperor the
French should accommodate the gamblers the Bouse
realizing too easy terms that fine phrase of the Prince
President of the republic, Fepe, cea la Paihe empire
the fond husband of Spanish devotee should
second too warmly zeal credabe to the heart than
the head of the Empress and suitable in her ma
tive than in her adopted country zeal which by enforcing
military attendance at and in hundred other ways
Strengthening and uphodng the of the priest
fail imper the liberties of the acan church found
jealous defender in Napoleon First facilitate
reaction towards atheism be depored by all good Christ
ans it, prompted by that lust of State that ambition which
grows by what feeds upon bearkening the traitor
instgaOns Of couneors whom he has chosen among
advocates of the principle of authortyn other words
the 'divne right of Kngsthe ciaeron President Of the
French republic should aim revive monsrchcal traditions
by restoring the nobility Tin five orers removing
imperial court and the seat of empire from the Tueries
Paris to Yersaiesn fne by apng Louis XIV instead Of
Napoleon?
Napoleon III has eynced much sagacity, such insight
French character and such marvellous tact adapting
himself and the exigences of his difficult position
that you and doubtless find hard to believe that he
far forfeit the reputation which he has since his
of the imperial throne risk its speedy
throw by fully carrying out the indicated by the
foregoing questions But you it has been
oudy whispered that the perseverng and length annoy
ing resistance of the late Minister of the Interior the
pea tendencies towards each and all OF the points thus
dicaed determined fatally than his alleged ncapacity
business retirement the fall Of NJ de Persgny
Conveniently enough perhaps for the powers that be-
public attention too much absorbed by Of the
with Russia very closely the domestic policy Of the
Emperor of the French Otherwise the deep sensation
which the resignation of The Minister of the Interior has
made official circles could fail to extend widely beyond
them. Ii was he event. Of the last month, and much
serious and significant than generally known
Its official history briefly and summary enough dis
posed of by the nonieH First appeared this letter. dated
St Cloud and addressed to H. de Persigny by E.pe
| ror.
Monsieur lie Mnistre sincerely regret tina. your health
regret that you have thought proper accept the posi-
would have deprived of the intelligence and loyal
of who the last twenty years has given
particular satisfaction, name you Grand Officer OF the e
gion Of Honor and hope that your health win future
day allow you to render fresh services pray God to
have you in His holy keeping.
NAPOLEON"
The letter followed by two decrees one Of which
named 81 de Perssny Grand Officer Legion Of Honor
and the other appointed Minister of Interior in his place
NJ Bault the president Of the legislative body The an
nouncement that the minister taken oath was made
Monday, and his inaugural circular was published on
Tuesday may add that the Monur, like the other Paris
journals, chronicled among its fats oreyss miscclla-
itemsthe departure of NJ Me de Persipny for
their estate in the department of the Loire, Swer
land; while NJ. de ia Cuerroni re damned with faint
praise and i'll leaded article the Pays) the fallen
ministers and the Union mindful (son,ewa lnaliciously) of
NJ do fergnys almost forgotten prcdections for egiti
macy paid full tribute to his constsncy aid
to prince who to him than to any other man.
except my uncle, his position an imperial throne
Here endeth the lesson according the official and semi
official records.
But you must look behind the records for the secret history
of this affair The records themselves indicate by certain
expressions and still notably by certain omissions
Touch springs that knowing readily detect and doors
will fly open to OF the most mysterious of that
labyrinth of which the imperial throne s the centre Be
sides than clue is hand TO enable you to trace
Monsieur Fan the persons who have crowded that
labyrinth You ask, Who is Monsieur Fian? have onlr
time to answer very briefly Monsieur Fan "rnight have
been seen Gas James, the novelist would say coseed with
Napoleon III, at ST. Cloud, after meeting of the
cabinet III the conversation between these old
had been faithfully Photographed it would have added
roas note to the secret history of tho new empire Both the
personages who figure in the historical One
grave puts on the own of offended majesty while the other
whose habua mugng Difference aud familiarity in his in.
tercourse with the Emperor has often given rather the
of privileged valet than that of minister breaks into
passion which svedby his sincerity from being undgnfed
Napoleon win forget whether he hced or not the
farewell words of Monsieur Fan This parting ruet at the
Chateau Of ST. Cloud about foryosr years Of ape but
ture and slightly built His compexion hair and eyes are
rather impernent moustache The sangunc Is largely in
terfsed with the bilious his temperament and pbrcno
ogs Especially if he knew the subect) yould find the
organ OF secretvencss particularly well developed Son Of
notary whose failure that of notary in France h
waysD equivalent to disgrace NJ Tian early suffered from
social disadvantage which his fault His college stu
dies interrupted by this family