The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02
Our Paris Correspondence.

Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS Thursday May IS, 1854.
The Camp at ST. Omer-What the OBJECTS Of its Forma
tion.-Unsspicious and Incautious Conduct of England
The De Beaufremont Agan-7he Princess Found
Grand Sporting Match-Theatres, dc.
The weather-on which, whatever may be the state Of
the political barometer the happiness Of the French
much dependshAs at length after ten days Of driving
rain and tempest cleared off, and the Champs Elysees
the majestic Bouevards and the gardens Of the Tuieres
present the casual poya9eur colossal bed Of tulips
SO charming ana varied the toilets, prismatc
the hues of those beautiful paraso and exquisite is
the of lofty outrageous trees rejoicing in
all the pride of their spring leaf after the baptisma re-
generation Of the late sluicegates Of heaven-to see
the Emperor in summer costume, and smiling with the
placidy Of heart at with itself and all the world,
drive quietly along the avenue St. Coudas he did at IN
O'Clock this morning. without any other guard than the
two grooms seated at his back-t would never be sup
posed that suspicion could light upon him the dis
turter of peace such May morning the present Is
emBematic Of and yet there incredulous men to be
found who persist in believing that under that still and
com placent mask leading all Europe by the nose
There are always would be wise people to be found,
who affect of private information in the matter
palace secrets and under ordinary circumstances
doubt often patent to the perseyerng 1t
quite certain they under the first Napoleon,
the abandon Of whose character proverbia Strong
in the gigantic power Of his genius less strong in the
consciousness of it. he often gave way to impulse, and
stood at bay against the world Not with Napoleon
the Third who does not talk well at any time who
never his life made mot and who believes from his
Utmost SOUL that the great butress of the empire he has
reared consists in the absolute Of its chief
Those to his person. and whose interests and af
fections eternay bound up with him. in their
guarded moments do not scrupe to complain that they
are ciphers children in the mist, knowing and
seeing nothing but their mysterious leader vouch
safes them They heard to say that this
daily intcnser shade in his character and that
orally he never discloses to them what, hour alter
wards, they do not zee in the Moniteu.
So when ask, both French aud English found
to do what this gathering Of armies at St. 0mer
close to the English COASTS it for Prussia, Is it
to garrison Great Britain while her troops in the
East S-the is, the Emperor only knows In vain
with sparkling eyes and animated gesture discuss
he guar position of England at this moment dyest
of her coast guard, her fleets and her armies, in
ted in her history and that she
lies with all her treasures lamb slice ping in security
willie head omnous eagle hovers with its broad
p.nons mighty TO stoop II he viii and carry oil his prey
TIE is the Emperor is in solemn alliance with
FL gland AMI has pledged his word And furthermore the
be broken and absou,on to be asked from the nation
ard such things have happened befcreor suppose the
ath OF Napoleon the TGird and change of policy IL
certainly. in the opinion Of many Frenchmep,
rous position cautious Albion to place herself in
In the mtanwhile the chur ;h has boen called upon to
add the influence Of its exhortaons and prayers In
If the tiona armament against the Emperor of Rus
STA And at Bourges at Tours, at bordeaux at Cam
bra at Nancy at Cap at vivers and at Pay the cathe
drals and churches have rung with appeals from the
cardinals and rchbshops to their respective and
there is little doubt stimulus Of the kind not
unneedu for the exactng nature of the CONSUMPTION 10
beginning TO be sorely felt In the provinces
In my last weeks letter mentioned the fact Of the
OF the young oeautai and very wealthy
family mansion situated in the avenue Marigny; and
that In Of the unsatisfactory nature Of his
replies he placed under the surveillance of the po
lice with intimation at the time that unless all
suspicious circumstances connected with the lady smys
terious departure cleared up by a given day. he
would be committed 10 apartment OF somewhat
limited proportions than that which he inhabited at pre-
sent, in order TO take his trial
The Prince alarmed at the serious aspect which affairs
beginning TO assume sent for some Of his most in
innate friends, TO them in the most solemn
his wife. That they bad for some time past, lived
happily together he did not attempt to conceal but
that with regard to her present disappearance he in
the most perfect ignorance.
The friends hearing this put in requisition every
available consistent with secrecy Of finding out
the adys hiding place. All the and religious
seminaries in France communicated with and
treated 10 save by reserved an admission the
Prince from the fearful consequences whch might 9TH
erwse result. Time however, wearing on, and the
day approaching when stern justice about to lay
hands on the i'll starred husband when post letter
from versailles was placed in the hands OF OF the
Princes friends. 1t from the missing wife. In it
she annoupced the fact OF her retirement convent
at Versailles in the privacy and retirement Of which she
should have for remained but for tn perous stu
alton Of her husband. She stated, however, that
harsh and cruel had been his conduct towards her that
lower persuasion could induce her again to
live with him; that not content with tyrannizng
her in all matters becoming her station he had notwith
standing the enormous wealth she had brought him,
miseraby limited her expenditure and had not scrupled
to strike her. and often with such violence that
she lived with him in fear Of being murdered and here
the matter for the present rests. The Prince Is ne
longer under surveillance, and eats his dinner in his
Iaiace halls, with what appetite he may
II appears that the lady let herself down at midnight
from her chamber into the garden by Of knot
ted rope that she opened the small garden gate leading
into the Champs sees with private key, and walked
up to the Arc de Tomphe whore she found roitue de
place which took her as far as st. Cloud bu. where also
the horse knocked up; and that then she afterwards
walked on though in great fear AMI trembling, the 70.
naming eight miles to Versailles.
The sporting world OF Paris has been unusually ex-
cited in consequences of bet Of $4,000 francs BY the
breed, by both sire and dam, would 60 AMI rc,urn
within three hours and a halt, twcntyone French
Leagues, 6ftyon English miles the ground being
from d Arc dc Triomphe TO the stables OF ~ Aumoni
at Cbanty. The affair OF Monday in spite of
the boserous weather and the hesvness Of the reads
She started at Ave O'Clock reached Chantilly without
fatigue rested few minutes and regaaed the Are de
Triomphc at sixteen minutes past eight O'Clock. To
complete the exact distsnce she was Obliged to make
turn round the Arcover two and half measured miles
Every thing went well TILL making this detour the
mare wanted to enter on road which conducted to
tIsrty, The sagacious animal resisted inc notion OF
which she supposed q second expedition TO that
place and not ill after long struggle with her rider
would she be induced to do the consequence was the
Marquis de Crox lost his wager the arriving at her
destination just thirty seconds too laiehe time in fact
lost BY her resistance, She arrived without any
signs Of distress and is the exploit is one oil the
most reInar able record But for her hesitation at
The road ia question there cannot be doubt that she
would have accomplished her task with facility Among
the English who were present Lord Charles Weles
hey the second Of the late Duke OF wellington Tie
present Duke is married but has children, and Lord
Charles has one son and daughter. He himself IS
staying at the English Embassy, In order to consul.
Blanche he great French occalist who gives him very
little hoIe Of recovering his sight which, about nine
months ago without any ausignabls cause other than
cold caught from standing in the when dshing,
failed him So the chance Of neal representative of
The ate famous Duke OF wellington Il slight
private letter from the Baltic informs me that the
belief i general in the fleet that attack win be made
amost Immediately 1ronstadt No'hng can exceed
tie heartncss and good will for a hsht which every
whore EXISTS.
In the theatrical world all the qsi ri = f,r
drama entitled ''Nienne ct Paris 1851 Cal
eyfau aui For che said to be hi OF with sdnira ble
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