The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-15


tates visit to the Crimsa. Rumor has fixed upon
the 22d 26th the date of his Departure and adds
as far as Constantinople by the Empress herself I
shall believe Dame Rumor when the departure Of the
Emperor shah have been announced In the Aonssnr;
such project had ever been decided upon the public
would be persuaded that has not At least been
entertained. Gen. Niels expected arrival from tho
Cnnea win, doubtless according to the news which he
viii bring, aid in determining the plans of the Emperor,
Meanwhile the closing week Of Carnival is pting the
Parisans to forget, much as possible war and ru-
mors Of war; the tedious negotiations for peace,
fuel and in fsod Strauss unrvaed band not content
last night select and elegantly dressed audience
than usual Who we're willing to pay twice - much mo-
s G S ne a.
surpassed at the imperial BAN At the ralsrss If that
than equal to that Of any oricial bali this winter
But all balls whatever, must hide their diminished
Saturday night, at the Hotel de VILE The decorations
Including the marvellous imitation Of the Cascade at st.
Cloud were nearly the same As at the first ball But
accommodations had been made for two thousand more
guests than had previously been admitted to admire the
agnfcent scale which the city OF Paris can do the
invitation were issued thirty tickets only falling to the
snare of the American legation, and even these, BY
strange accident not having been distributed there me
Of which the thirty names were to be feected to the
residence of Mr. Mason instead of the office OF the
nvss but slight sick turn prevented him from
seeing the messenger Who it is said without taxing the
trouble to 60 to the legation made the selection him
self, or less at random, aud thus relieved both Mr.
Mason and MI Pat OF the responsibility of dsappoint-
IA b o @ Ssr. rth hs
invitations to American guests when he gives his great
balls in May and October to each Of which twenty or
thirty THOUSAND are to be invited in honor OF the E1hi
The Hotel de Vile win be the centre OF splendid
festivities than Notre Dame perhaps, will witness
the coronation of the Emperor and all Paris will be illu
minated II Napoleon I'LL returns from his fret campaign
What great and brilliant possibilities hang that
little word, III FIGARO.
PARIS Feb. %, 1856.
LOUIS Napoleons Projected Visu to the Crimea-D ap
propal by the English and Austrian Governments Of
the Emperor's Project FTourisking Financial State
ment Of the French Gorernment-Prussia Incining to
the Coaitior-Bau in COMMUNICATION Of Washington's
Birthday, dc.
Napoleon the Third will 60 to sebastopol!
The statement that Louis Napoleon has decided
upon proceeding to the Crimea, has for several
days past been the gossip of the saloons, but no
one was inclined to attach any serious importance
to it. II was known that about . fortnight ago,
Napoleon, at one of his Cabinet councils, had in
cursory preached the subject but that, on be-
Ing assaulted by torrent OF the most incontrovertble
arguments from every present. he had appeared to
have totally dismissed the thought from his mind But
q week afterwards the council astounded to
fnd from casual observation that the project, far
from being laid asde mad since been greatly strength
eneo and that which seemed at frst only passing idea
really the result Of long train Of mental refsc
tons. Again the whole pack of wise men opened out
upon him. and again, with his usual smile Of gentle OBJ
stinacy, he seemed to cede to their arguments, The
next morning, however there appeared, in unusually
large type, long article in the Moniteur,
in which species of identity betwxt the characters Of
William Pitt the Of the great Chatham and Nspo.
leon the Third established. Now, the former
only enabled to conduct gigantic by the dictatoria
influence he had acquired in the tribune, and such
he proved to be in great State emergency SO would
the descendant Of the Emperor be to France The
initiated, on reading about two columns Of this IN
journal ordinarily curt in its reflections, became
ly puzzled when the following day it asccrtained
that officer from the palace had set out for Asrseile
OF the Imperial Guard desired to prepare every
thing immediately for foreign service The funds took
alarm; the people, like children in leading strings, began
to pout at the threatened absence Of their mauni;
many Of the organs of public opinion, who were known
to be unfayorabe to his regime, became the oudsst
amongst the remonsrants, and at this very moment
there the strongest possible agitation existing at the
thought OF losing one whom at least half Of France,
few years ago. laughing at grand and whom
Lord Brougham once ipmortalzed in pamphlet az en-
phatically "a nullityo
referred to appeared the financial statement for the
year, presenting certainly picture Of internal prosper
~ which, considering all France has gone through since
lS4Sthe immense works she has taken in hand and the
gigantic scale OF warfare she is prepared to enter upon
is of the most remarkable State papers record
touching mode of showing the excellence of her
present system Of government could have been de-
ysed though in practice 1t possibly bad NOT the effect
desired people became uncomfortable at the idea Of
temporary loss Of the services OF man who is now
the head and front and heart and life Of all their ust
tutons that this additional proof OF bis wise ad
Woud be IL err situation should this tsmporary separ
ton prove unhappy eternal and one of those iron
sengeIs Of death that forever seem to ia At Ssoaso
pol like the Fypsn hail which dealt such destruction
to every living thing in the country OF Pharaoh should
suddenly translate the ''nephew Of my uncle" 10 an
other world.
As yet the Moner has preserved the srictest silence
on this subject, and if there be fact |
more indisputable than another. it is that,
living man-tbat is, the Emperor himself Lori
John Russell route to the Conference at Vienna, was
expressed his entire dsapprova OF the project He
presented to his Majesty that great as would be the in
huence OF his presence at critical moment nks me pre-
suit the stake he gave in the hazard OF hts life in
eomparably too largethat should he fall, there vas
absolutely security for the rmness Of the coatoa
that the whole policy bound up 10 his person aud
that should such triumph be reserved for the Emperor
OF Russia the prophecy Of bis great ancestor would in
all probability be speedily verified and Europe becoms
Cossack. The Emperor listened as his won't and the
have prevailed but those who know Napoleon better
say that when once he begins to think aloud, the
stronger the arguments against his views aud the more
unanswerable they the more ten scious Ia he
found 10 hold TO them. The Austrian v-rnmeut said
TO have made representations to the same elect The En
perors silence is absolute the subject that when
tae thoughts within HIM grow too big for conceal.
ment and escape his lips all the process OF rato natou
10 done In his own way the matter hai een dssscte
weighed and dyete3 he has exhausted his powers up)n
IL, and TO argue with him afterwards is to dispute
with the midday sun CT the heaving sea. ESen
II disposed II may be doubted whether he has the
power TO defend the position he has mentally taken
BY innate logical process he has we'd at IT, anf
n at Ia sufficient II Is difficult TO perceive shro gh
what gradatons he may have arrived a: sucn deter
minaton As to personal casualty, his kuosn prtn'i
pies Of fataism induce him 10 put fuch contingency
one side, unworthy OF consideration He trust, in
his star Nothing hut III tate hitherto has atsnei the
exerons of his allies and owing TO their parlismen
tary squabbles he believes that timely aid DO