The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-17

persons present fell revcrsndly ON their knees
has Just bssa @ m Pss. b. another Of those
feats Of hospitality which be mst with In no other
city in the world II flung open it, most gorgeous and
guests; and what ID marvellous stl such the
excellence Of the arrangement that nothing like gene or
over pressure WAS experienced for moment In order
TO comply with the earnest entrsses OF many, after
issupg cards Of invitation for 5000 the authorities
fitted up additional and issued tickets Tor
two Thousand more persons The moment the fact got
wind solicitations poured in upon them in torrents and
instead Of rejected before tho number now aug
mented to nearly 1000.
tally municipal one and persons in the humber walks
OF commt invited to it, there are none SO high
who DO not think themselves nonored BY an invitation
Almost the whole Of the brilliant receptions Of the Eng
ish sistng Of the ee Of the nobility
OF France and England repaired from her MAGNIFICENT
70 those Of the Hotel do Vile. Maria Christina
and her daughters the Queen Dowager SPAIN was
there and placed herself on raised faseul in the ys
drawing room, and Of attracted general at
tention One Sees in meetings Of this character the
true distinction between the governments Of England
and France Here, the humbest clerk, daughter OF
The most modest tradesman 10 thought worthy TO DO
received palace magnificent than that Of the
Emperor, to be RECALLED with the most charming music
rest velvet and gold and to have handed in the
shape Of rereshment dantes At for the Olympic gods;
and the highest classes and royal are
ierms; while in England II tradesman move between
the wind ard the nobility Of the upper ranks come
within the very breath Of royalty the town would be
running water to purify them from such demagogcal
deflement. BERTIE.
PARIS, Feb. %, 1855.
The Emperor Not Going to the Crimed No,o-Burdl of
the Cdrniral-Lent and Dismal Weather-1Ae Irish
Narries at BalaklapG-Curious Communications Of M.
lie Verrier to the academy Of STANDARDIZATION Of
NJ. Berger at the French Aeademy-M Quito, and the
intellectual Resources Of the United Standardization
at Parts Of the Birthday Of Washington.
The at the Bcurse yesterday, that the Empero
had abandoned for the present at least his project
visiting the Crmea checked the fall OF stocks and mae
tivity Of operations which had indicated that both
people and ministers regarded his departure inoppor
tune and its results dubious believe that had he
really decided upon he would not have been deferred
by the popular fear, which he may well deem ground
less that his absence would be followed either by
spracy like that of Manet against the First Napoleon
or by republican outbreak Most OF the French repub
hcans quite sure, would be restrained by patriotic
considerations superior to their partisan sympsthes
from fezng such opportunity for interruptng the
course Of war that begins to assume more national
character than before.
The increasing prospect Of the union of Prussia by
means of separate treaty, with England and France
in the alliance Of the Western Powers against Russia is
assigned main reason for the change, or at least
the delay, Of the Emperors project of visit to the
CEmea. But he may have some yet better reason for
awaiting more favorable moment
The Psrsans, that their speculations about the
Fmperors departure are suspended, may have leisure
for the soemnies Of Lent for the musical entertain
rnents BY which these literally relieved Lent opens
which also the last echo OF the last faint laugh Of merry
Carnival expired. The big prize oxen-rrebizonde,
Bfmarsund, and, especially sebastopol-were With
paraded in turn throughout the city Sebastopol made
his appearance yesterday before the Emperor and EN-
who ssasa him from the balcony Of the Tuere;
clans, mousquetaires and Oympan deites The annual
descete de la courtile must have been more slippery
than gay.
The snow encrusted by sharp frost covers the streets
and causeways of Paris and sedges with horses fan.
tastcaly arrayed with plumes and BELLS fit the
path y ne tss
Emperor and Empress, who may be seen daily comforta
bly, ensconced in elegant vehicle guitless OF wheels
drawn by pair of bright bays, whose crimson trap
pings and golden ornaments striking the eye
the rustling plumes and ngpg belts are to the ear
The imperial pair have most domestic aspect, as, with
out servant escort Of kind snugy seated side by
SIDE the Emperor waves his light lash, and shakes his
gilded reinn The weather gives Indications OF
night and the whole Of the morning, in large heavy
fakes. There is every symptom of more determined
fall than has been known for many years.
distant siege. Every wind that blows every fake
that falls, every chill that bids US approach
nearly S. s.n Of ss
that grim fortress in the Crma, whose towers still
frown defiance the might Of England and France.
with more intense sympathy from their ellowsnsver
the eye of the civilized world so Accordingly con
centrated one object The government papers CONT
to speak encOuragiDgy, and now and then letters
from individuals published, written in spirit too
gay and nGnchalant many think, TO be genuine ind
cations Of the writer's sentiments. The accounts which
make their way from the English ranks are strongly
pected TO have reflection in the French though
doubts that the English have by far the worst Of it.
The proposed line Of rails from the port OF BaaklSva
which was to be the great panacea to halt
raby by the way. There appears TO be spell, an evil
every effort the English make Their
transports wrecked their choicest soldsry swept
away by Wholesale slaughter disease their old gene
rails put ko,s de combat; their ones Deaf asth
dna soqh. Gs me on1
give way TO verse; Aberdeen goes down and Palmer
ton up, and yet things do not improve And now, when
private enterprise steps out Of its commercial circle and
offers TO show the State how things ought TO be set
about and brought to . successful termination
when hessrs Peto and Brassey call from out their
numerous corps the flower Of their navvies, men
Who while aborng the true commercial principle OF
protection, favor but the thews ana sipews Of
their burnt, weather beaten, muscular frames
those honest sturdy, steady going fellows found
in their relations to be worth Their salt On
their passage 10 with the greatest difficulty they
be kept in any state Of subordimton. At every port
they touch the rascas play such pranks that the in
habtants believe the fsnds Of darkness let loose
upon them; and when they arrive At Balakava It re.
quires all the coaxing soothing, "sof sawdering In
the world to induce them to commence and continue
their labors The work. IL seems does indeed somehow
ether drag its slow length along; but what with
gates de trdrd but little hope 10 entertained that any
available assistance will be derived from them.
Apropos OF the weather, curious communication has
just been made to the Academy OF Sciences by NJ LIE
Verrier series OF meteorological charts, giving the
a,mospherical situation Of France Friday Saturday,
and Monday at 10 O'Clock in the morning; that Is
few hours before the session OF the Academy. The
electrical telegraph had OF course been placed at the
sposition Of the Observatory TO obtain this result,
which fresh proof Of the service which the telegraph
may render to science.
To-day had at length fixed upon for the long do
ferred admission OF NJ do Berger the prince Of legit
mist orators, TO the French Academy but inform
cd yesterday that the illness OF de Savandy who
TO respond 10 his DISCOURSE postpone the ceremony
yet another day de Salvandy has had three months
at least and de Berger nearly three years. In which
TO prepare their respective dscourses. The interest
which always attaches TO occasion OF this kind Ia
HANGED by the Of de Berger, and the institute
win be fhed to overlooking whenever his admission does
take place
Not few Americans in Paris will doubtless Join the
crowd in the institute next Saturday, when NJ Guisot
Minister Of Louis Philippe, will deliver before the
Academy OF Moral and Political Science discourse on