New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-28
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent.
PARIS, Thursday, May 10, 1855.

From Our Own Correspondent
PARIS, Thursday, May 10, 1885,
Ministerial changes are the order of the day
with the Allied Powers. Turkey and France
have already made theirs, and those of England
are likely soon to follow; but | have only to do
with those of France. Our Plenipotentary,
Mr.. Mason, well informed as bigh-placed diplo-
matte pcrsonages always are-supposed to be,
went the other day to call on Drouyn De PIiuys
and learned to his surprise that that gentleman
was no longer sat home" in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs The resignation Of this really
able statesman is said to be the consequence of
a disagreement between him and the Emperor
respecting negotiations for peace the Minister
Offering TO Russia more moderate terms than his
master would sanction. Now that he is out of
Office people are saying that the best proofs he
has given of his fitness to hold this famous
notes and other papers on the Eastern Question
and the conduct of the alliance-were not the
productions of his pen. The London Times goes
so far as to state that it is swell known" they
were written by NJ. Thouyenel. Now VI. Thou
venel. who was until within few days Chief
Clerk in the Department of Foreign Ahalrs,and
has long experience in diplomacy, is also really
able man; but if he is properly the author of
the somewhat voluminous writings to which
Drouyn de rHuys has put his name In the past
two years, it is difficult to understand why Ma
poleon should not have made him tltular as well
as virtual Minister. For the ex-Minlster could
present none of those claims OF ancient ndellty TO
The Insurqeut of Strasbourg and Boulogne, or Of
DANGEROUS completely with the Great Consplrator
of Ileeember or bood-relationshIp with the head
of the Napoleon family, which are thought 0y some
10 have been aud to be among the elective titles TO
office of some Of his Maestys cabinet In spite vi the
..well.known" statement of The Times and others
which would have been piece of novel Information
10 the knowing ones ten days ag0-one cannot help
thinking that the story is only new version
of that very old story which we have heard in
appendix to so many other State pspers-some-
body always doing somebody elses writing. We
hear similar one of the speeches OF Napoleon Ill.
Now it would be odd if Napoleon hsd found some
one who for wears has been able TO express on
naner with curious aptitude TO all sorts OF clrcum
stances and TO the and faculties and purposes
of the sneaker the ideas that the latter would
desire 10 express: but il would have been 0dder
by several degrees that this literary doppegGHger-
a true psychological mOuster-shoQld rest quiet so
long in his anony nous modesty. NJ Thouvenel,who
WAS Temporary Minister oil Foreign Antirs during
his supeTiOrs absence that bootless mission TO
Vienna. and who resigned both his temporary and
perruapeut office because his absent superior
Sighted lis dignity by communicating from Vienna
directly 10 the Emperor instead of through the al
interim Minister has been appointed 10 the Embassy
az Constantinople. The duties of that post have
been discharged since the departure year ago OF
paraguay dhilliers, by ad interim Charge
d AfdiTes NJ. Thouyenel was formerly Minister
to Greece His experience and native ability are
expected TO balance the old influence of Stratiord
De Radcliffe at the Sublime Porte The late
charge dAfaircs there relieves the Minister 10
Persia who returns 70 I'll ThOuyenels place here
as Director OF Political Affairs in the Foreign
Office Count ColOnna Wslewsk, late Embassa-
dor at London, is actual Minister of Foreign
Afaires; and Persigny, some time Minister OF the
lnterior-the oldest, iaihfnlest and honestest OF
Napoleon's partisans-goes to the Court of st.
with all this hustle OF Ministers there is no radical
change in the masters policy. The war is to be
carried on as il has been-with vigor
Tie same authority reports an important change
| ofthe plan of the Crimesn Campaign in which the
| Fmperors hand is visible. The re-erve near Con-
stsntnople and at Narns, with the Sardinisn con-
tingent and all possible reenforcemeuts are TO
| be brought into action. Leaving only enough men
| 70 Guard the siege works before Sevastopol. the
allied generals are TO lead the remainder Of their
| t-oops against the Russian forces outside-beat
| ihem-dTiye them back 10 sympheropol-to Pere-