The daily union., 1854-02-28
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our Paris Correspondent.
PARls. February 8. 1854

Several imperial DEGREES appeared In the hone@ on the
day after the date Of my last letter by the FIRST The conyo
the I'd of March The second opened additional credit
OF Nv francs, TO be appropriated TO works OF utility
in the you remember that credit OF our mil
lions had already been opened for the encouragement OF
such works and the relief Of the INDECENT Four other de-
provided for the notifications OF the scientific and
administrative organization of the Paris Observatory,
which recommended in the ministerial port that
preceded them According The fourth decree, M Lever
rur, "senator, member OF the Imperial Council oi Public
Instruction. OF the Academy OF Sciences and OF the Bureau
des Longitdes," has since been installed Director OF the
Imperial Observatory. My lucky neighbor may bless his
for the which his mathematical al calculations
first won his But he must thank his piancy (o
harsher tern,) politician, Tor the accumulated
dignes which he owes TO the Emperor IL has proved to
have been miscacuation that fixed the eye OF the
ON the rising star ofempire" Dispute, il you
will his discovery OF panetj you cannot deny that he
has found patron.
The asse Service de la Bouangere, which lately
relieve the city of Paris from the burden -
posed by its engagements pay the bakers the difference
between the price and the actual of bread is in
full operation. having been authorized last month
goate under the of the city of Paris loan Of
tweny-lour millions, the Pfeiect of the Seine has
nounced that emission OF twelve millions Of valeurs
de credit will be made by this lasse The office open
on Monday at the Hotel de Vile.
The Compte Rendu of the operations of the Bank of
France. during 1853 published in the Moniteu on
Tuesday, the 7th From this il appears that the
operations Of the bank amounted in 8l7 274 900 900
Had fallen, in l849, 10 l,32S. 100000
Rose, in 1852, to 2,o40,0 600
And, in 1858, to 1866, 100000
Thus the year which has just closed surpass-
ed l8i7 by l,250,O00,090
lS49 by 2.636. .0OO, 900
and 1852 by l,42i,O 100000
In this Compte Renda, 1874 900 francs
appropriated the employees OF the bank Of all grades
The sum distributed to them a, the OF tenth of
the pay OF each, the minimum allowed those whose
pay amoun,ed less than 1000 francs year being 200
irancsas reward and encouragement of their
activity and regularity.
The liberal allowance bestowed the employees OF the
Bank OF France be added to the long list OF benecen
acts to which alluded last week indicating the
charitable disposition OF the French. The severity Of
the present winter has multiplied their charities Among
these be noted the distribution OF 500O0 francs for the
by the brothers Pereere and OF ,OcO by the Duke
dAbuiera the provision made by the Empress Eugene
for the suitable education of boy and girl of
of Vaence who had assumed the dress of her sick hns
band and taken his place workman the railroad
in order supply her family with iood he boy to be
brought ouvrier and monsieur y the visits
and gifts OF the Princess Mahde to the Oeuvre des Petes
ncurabes, etc., etc., duly chonicled in the journals
Balls, concerts lotteries, and other similar "soemnies"
Gas they caed) OF the season. continue to be invested
with halo of charity which might almost tempt ladies Of
fashion deem themselves saints But few recognise
the old truth that charity begins at home, and according
y said that Partisan dra wing being longer
political influence differ less than usual this winter
from those London draw wing where matrimonial pro-
ects fill the heads of mothers aud daughters. But in the
saonsas well outside, there is one-if only onepolt
cal quesonths eternal eastern question: To be sure
it touched upon but inteHogavey-and where's the
OF asking questions, particularly when none can an
them AT last, however, one Of the innnmerabie
stons which, like wheels within wheels, have kept the
great eastern question rolling, has been answered by the
Mone under date the 7h inst. in these aconc terms
"M. ls Ministre de Russie quite Paris hier."
de Kisele left Paris Monday evening, but is said
that neither he nor M de Brunow the Russian ambassador
London will return at once to st Peersbugh The for
he instructions from their The departure these
ministers is considered equivalent a deca-
ration of 1t indicates merely suspension Of dipo-
matte relations, and this SUSPENSION, says the Journal
dss Dtbafs, g is war" M de Kisseef am assured,
left Paris circular addressed to his countrymen,
nouncng his departure in conformity with the orders
Emperor, and informing them, that, in view OF certain
evenualies is the intention Of the Emperor that they
also shall quit France. young Russian Princess whom
yesterday expressed great reluctance leave
Paris in the height OF the and hope, well
desire that the dpomatsts Vienna may yet prevent
the dsagreeable necessity, and that M. de KsseeH will
be welcomed back by the Parsians Like many of
her countywomen tnot say OF ownl this lady de-
lights in Paris She is content with Abon Itaeus
and CruveDi at the Grand Opeia, and even Rachel
will tempt her back 10 ST. Petersburgh If she help
self And then the domino ball at the Princess Mahdes
and the Masquerade ball on the 18th the Tuerie and the
thousand ana other attractions OF the French capital nj
carnival ume-no onder the Russian ladies are as re-
scan the would be quit this of their con-
quests IN the moment OF victory. Their not on the
Danube
The order for the recall OF the French minister 81 p
tersburgh was forwarded on the 7th instant.
The failure Of the mission OF Count Oro cannot be allied
failure, in ea for It cannot fail to ptsnp
tate decisive that shall relieve Europe from,
the long occasoned by the eastern question II
will not be long before shall arrive from s., Pc
tcrsburghto direct communication which there !, ,ps
to believe has been made the Emperor and then dc.
cares one journal, 'all doubts win be at end" But
notwthss nding the universal expectation OF war we NAV
be yet as far off as from ultimate solution OF IN,
question So far historical documents can aid IN set
uing IT, the French gQycInmen does intend thar we
shall lack for them, and the Monur commenced ye,er
day the publication of series OF "documents
la'ifa Paalre d'OHenL" Those which have appeared
eighteen In number-are models OF modern dplomatc
style
had Intended to invite my readers to visit with me tho
s-cr OF lngres which s daily thronged with admirers or
That marvel Of art, the Apotheosis Of Napoleon Tb.
painting Is to adofn the ceiling one OF the spaeions a.
Ions Of the Hotel do Vile. The artist has ideaized Tho
Emperor-nay, psgsnizsd hlmso that you would scarce
ly imagine that be had been crowned as a Christian
sovereign by Pope But the picture is marvel and
will perpetuate the tradition Of old Greek art should
like also to have accompanied the Comic de
Nienkefke's soiress the Louvre, where the frst artists
weekly assemble with their lrends and enjoy such enter
tainmouts for instance, visit to the galleries scul
tufe by 7tcbliRht just imagine the BY the by no
l,dies sdniifei thrse soircs which nevertheless.
(gith ~ due dclerence) among tho most agreeable In
Paris II we the by tOrohugh or the
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