The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-01
Closing Of the French Exhibition.
SPEECH OF EMPEROR NAPOLKON-AwAKDs TO AME


The Paris Exhibition wss closed this day, amid the
pomp and solemnity BETTING the occasion, and worthy
Of the exalted personaees who presided at the
The contrast between the opening Of this campaign
where art and industry to contend for superiority
noble field and its termination, was striking In
deed. Nothing could well be more unlike than its
commencement and its close The arst was meagre and
cold the arrangements defective; the prepAra-
tons not merely incomplete, but hardly begun ;
and though $50 fnr ceremonial was coucerned
all that could be done DONE yet the general feeling
was one Of dsa ppointnent and discomfort an ap
prehersion existed thst II would end unsasfact
as 1t had begun. The commencement Of the campaign
Of peace weakly opened in the Palais do 1niustre
resebed in respects that of which the CHmea has
been the theatredeectve organization, insufficient
ii gained advnced the errors voluntary or
involuntary made manifest by experience were rcmedei
as It went on the chiefs became familiar with tho
duties which were imposed them; in the Of
time all cooperated with good win and with zeal
for the realization Of the hopes originally
engaged against the common enemy be as there Is rea
son TO hope VIII a. complete and satisfactory at It's
close that which this day has witnessed tho advan-
tages to mankind will be incaiculebie.
The Emperor Napoleon made speech on the OCCASION
He ssid -
Conference.-The Exhibition which is about to close
offers y grand spectacle To the world During serious
war from all points OF the universe the most disn
gnsbed in sciences arts and industry have Rockea TO
Paris to exhibit their productions. That consourse
der such circumstances owing trust 70 that general
conviction that the war thus undertaken only meuaccd
those who had proyoked that 1t prosecuted in the
interest OF ALL and that Europe far from seeing in it
danger the future considers 1t rather Pile ge Of
many wonders exposed before eyes, the i'm.
preston felt is desire for peace Peace alone In fact
human intelligence. You must accordingly all desire.
do, the speedy conclusion of durable peace. But in
order TO be durable it must distinctly solve the question
which caused the to be undertaken. That II may
be speedily concluded Europe must declare ITSELF for
without the pressure Of general opinion struggles
whilst, on the contrary, If Europe once deter.
mines declaring who Is right and who is wrong, II will
be great step made towards the solution. At the pre-
inf NJ rutat h.1w
ever brilliant they may be- only temporary, and IL Is
dehnyey public opinion that always gains the last vic
tory. You, then who all believe tina. the progress of
the agriculture industry and commerce of one nation
contributes to the welfare of all the others and that the
more mutual relations are multiplied the more national
preudices tend 10 disappear tell your e low citizens
your return TO your country that France has hatred
Tor any nation aud that she sympathes with all those
who wish she does for the triumph Of right and jus
tce. Tell them that If they desire peace they must
openly express wishes either for against for, amid
grave European conflict Indifference Is bad cslcula-
ton and silence Az for us, who allied for
the triumph Of great cause lot manufacture arms
without any abatement Of industry laborles
let be strong by union and place confidence In
God that may the difficulties Of the present
and the chances ct ruturity.
The following IL the correct official list of the medals
and awards made to American exhibitors at the Paris
Exhibition
AGRICULTURE.
Mr. Mccormick, of Chicago, Illinois, the Grand Medal
Of Honor with the following words:t'Inventor OF the
reaper which has been worked under all trials, and
"
made with various notifications which Lave not changed
the principles OF the discovery"
Mr.. Pitts of Buffalo, New York. 'or machine for win
moving grain remarkable for several inventions and the
amount Of work it performs" Medal OF Honor.
Bache Kline, OF New York, United States-HBa-
ances Of precision" and Citations dc mesures-Mecal
OF honor.
Maury, Lieutenant Washington, United States
abarta OF winds and currents Of the Atlantic ocean,"
Discovcry OF new routes shortening passages''-Grand
medal Of honor.
Goodyear, of New York, United states--"Discovery of
IN rt1o and vOaf
considerable impulse given the manufacture Of the
products Of II dia rubber.n
ARTIsTs-PAINTERs OF THE UNITED STATES.
Healey--Second class medal.
May--Ilird class medal
Rossiter-1bird class medal.
The above are all that appear in the list published by
the Prose- the evening Of the closngof the exhibition
NJ. vattemare, American Commissioner Marshall
Woods, Esq, and other American Commissioner,
have received the of the Legion OF Honor from the
Emperor.
Australia.
by the arrival Of the Arabian at Colombo, from Mel
bourne advces have been received from that colony to
the lst of sepcmner inclusive and from Sydney tho
goth OF August inclusive There had been great excite
mept at dney in the sugar Market In consequence of
u message rom the Governor that ne would in a fsw
days send down the Tarin bill At Melbourne the
the markets all had downward tendency, except for
four the stock of which small and the price there
the Kent and White Star would take about CT 800 oO0
which would give the exports for the first eight months
OF the about 500 0c0 The latter vessel had saei
Ior, Melbourne on the 3lst Of August, with $3.50
of gold on board, and 900 bales Of wool.
India and China.
The DISPATCHES from India in anticipation OF the Over
land mail have arrived and bear dates from Bombay OF
Oct. II, and from Calcutta Of Oct 8. Nothing from
China The Santhai ibsurrectinn though dying out,
rot arite extinct. Religious disturbances continued to
increase In Dude and were not likely to become ex'n-
outbreaks by the Rohilas in the Nizans dominions,
which we've suppressed without much loss The Puniab
frontier continued ewhat disturbed the ounaineers
from time to time descending the villages pundering
and destroying wherever they With exception
of these local outbreaks which had hold public
opinion India was tranquil throughout Approximations
Of famine and scarcity Of water continued to be
tSrained in Western India and every precaution
being taken to mitigate the calamity. The Bombay
market still in depressed state and freghts
low. Trade at Calcutta depressed and all hopes Of
improvement abandoned until after the holidays,
which we're to commence on the 10th Oct
General T0tlebea.
The following biographical notice OF General Tostebcn
We take from the Ns,r irnssiaa t's<ae:-,
Francis Edward Totieben born at Mitau in Cour-
lana tAs 10th Of May, 1918. Mis- father was ]. IL.
rotleben, and his mothers maiden A. sophia
Riga l.ook there his young son. and after died.
After receiving the first portion Of his education in tho
schools Of Ria the young oSsn wa" Tsssv e. at the
shines, engraved in letters Of soid with the inscrp
ton, 'sebastopoln When the war broke out he was
tnguished himself under General Schilder in the nu
ban campaign and repaired to the Crinea WHAT
he did at Sebastopo belongs to history Out
Of an open city he succeeded in raising, under
the enemy's fire formidable fortress that resisted for
nearly year the gigantic efforts of the allied armies In
less than year he passed through the grades Of captain
colonel full colonel general adjutant
general and received, amongst other Distinctions the
decoration Of the 4h and then Of the 81 class Of the
der Of saint George which only conferred for distn
uished deeds. Seldom has general of brigade
ceived this high distinction. Besides himself II only
conferred bis noble companion in at Sebastopo
Prince Wassiltchikof who fortunate than he,
remain At his post TO the last hour, whereas rotle
ben having been wounded In the foot hsd to be carried
Of the besieged city Strange 10 say rapid pro-
motion has not excited the least envy but has been
Iuted with Accamations, being due to real mertto
courage combined with genius.
THE VERY LA TIE ST.
By TELEGRAPH FROM LONDON TO LIVERPOOL.
LoSpoy, Nov. lT--P. ".
is reported In Pari that object Of General Can
roberts miseion to Paris is to demand the hand in
rage Of daughter Of the King Of Sweden for Prince