Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-11
FROM MEXICO.

The Mexican Economist of the 7h instant has the fol-
lowing notices Of the lately postponed ball at the Lona
and the causes of the postponement
The ticklisA controversy of etiquette, viz. if embroi-
dered coats plain coats ought to have been the
ball which suspended the evening OF the 9th Of
September, appears to be still enyeoped in mysterious
silence. Last week suspended article written for
the purpose of explaining all that had taken place, in
order to complete and to confirm the particulars of by
translation Of the official correspondence with the corps
dplomatque, publication Of which had been promised
by the Diario 0fcial However, having been informed
good authority that correspondence has been
opened by the corps domaque account of the above
mentioned article in the Diaro 0ca orders have been
given yet by the Government for the publication We
therefore suspend article until something
certain is known about what the Government in
tends to do with regard to the expectations Of the public
excited by the Diario Ofcal In the time give
translation of the eighth article of the circular decree Of
the 9th September 1858, which proves that the Govern
ment had right to expect the corps domaque to attend
in uniform as they did several times before at the balls
in the LoDja:
"Art Whenever his Serene Highness the President at
tends balls accompanied by the Secretaries Of State and is
induced by particular circumstances TO attend in full uniform
this circumstance will be communicated by the Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs to the senior Of the corps dpo
maque, in order that by giving to his colleagues they
likewise win present themselves in uniform If they wish to
attend the ball. On such occasions and the moment that
each of the foreign Ministers arrives the door Of the build
ing where the bali takes place. he viii have himself announced
by placed for purpose to give word one
another that his arrival may be known within by
appointed to receive in order that they may
to TIE place agreed upon for the purpose Of introducing
him.
I" We authorized to say that the AMERIcAN MINIS
TER had no agency in proceedings considered dis
courteous by the public, well known that the Unit
ed States had uniform for its foreign Minister'S and
that the resident in Mexico had always appeared and
had been courteeusy recognised at all the festivals and
public exhibitions in the costume by the Pre-
sident and the Ministers of his country Washing
ton Therefore the invitation from the Minister of Foreign
Affairs to the Corps Diplomatque to attend in uniform
could not have been intended for the American Minister
The other Minister'S however, who all have uniforms pre-
scrbed to them by their respective Governments in
which they have appeared all similar occasions,
to be under certain moral obligations to explain Why
this particular OCCASION they departed from the
practice which in its seeming dsrespect has led to
quences so disturbing to the society of the capital
We further authorized to say that the American
Minister had little information where the refusal
of his colleagues tending that he and his family
prepared to attend the ball in question when they
informed of its having been suspended