New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-16
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.

nary to the Degotistlon of treaty of peace, hiv-
ing been 70 quickly settled BY the Vienna Con-
ference peopie are more aud more inclined to
hope for settlement Of the essential ,h'rd Poinf,
tie knot Of the whole difficulty; but then when
they fsll to thinking row very kootY II is, their
hope Of p.ace is veal eDed aud they fear again
that it is more likely to be cut by tho sword thsa
uDrs<eled by dpomscy. Aud 30 we Osc,ate-
hoping to-day, fearing to morrow. Meantime
piepsr, ,ioe for continued war never ceases-ln-
deed, 10 puzzled with if possible more sigor than
ever here 10 France. AID more imoeclity
across the Chshoel. The Judicial blindaess win
which English administrators seem hope essly
stricken is finely eDblamstized by the journey Of
the late besd of the English Government, L'rd
Aberdeen, to Egypt the land of progerbltI dark
ness. Tpe Ruesisns and Allies 10 the Cfimei
are, as ever, in their constant staiu quo siuce
the war begaa-'nip and suck" You will
remark 10 some Paris journals tone strangely
altered from that ssDguine b0astfGDets which
formerly ruled 10 all articles upon the war Some
Of them begin to admit-no. exactly that French
soldiers cannot take Sevastopol, that would be a
case Of Use vanity that subsctibers would not par
don-but that il is uHcoumoniy hard to take, and
that its taking lie not q necessary preliminary to
peace. Articles TO this effect have appeared
10 ore of the tOcailed semi. Official papers.
The other one, however, still holds to the
execution of The original purpose of the Cri
mean Expedition. This accordance, by the
way, may serve to show tue degree of au'horiFa-
tive value that should attach 10 the leading arti-
cles of either OF these misDamed semi official or
gsns. One of the Partisan CORES pondents of the
Indfpsndance Beige wrote Liter tte other day, in
which be Gins to show shat the abandonment ct II
fieae is not TO be cOas dsreo nc cleck 0r defeat,
when it is not undertaken withs yieF to con-
quest but simply IS way OF bearing upon the
opinions Of the resisting bellgerent party, snd
when the besiegers having mailtained their 90
stion against repeated attempts 70 drive them of,
q peace On toe dtsbe1 terms is cbtaioed by peg0'
tiations which co6perated with the siege. La
fire the diff Of the sr. umeft is, that the French
sImy msy sail back to Msrseilles leaving SeSas-
topol much stronger than they foun4 1t, without
dsmsee To the national honor. This Letter u
rather more significant than if It had taken the
shape of leader 10 the Pays or the Constitution
mel! for the writer is known 20 receive Information
frcm the Ministerr-not always correct inorm,-
ton, shou,d a1d-but sUch Information and In
tuch shape, as Ministers may wish, for one puf-
pore or another, to lay before TIE public. As you
may suppose there is no lack, in print, and talk,
of views ccDjectures, opinions and runors, 70
gsxoine the deliberations at Nenns, aud thei:
probable results. For the most part, they com
bire little instruction with less amusement. You
might nearly as well be fifth hand at game of
whist. as to read or listen. Here is one often put
forward Russia may, will, mast be negotiated
Into o,sman'lipg SevastOpOl.' This should
settle, in the minds Of the most skepticsl, every
doubt as to the pIoserbial dogma that all tae fools
are not otad yer.
1t is with sense Of relief that cite the fol-
lowing from the Monesr OF to-day
"Her Majesty, the Queen Victoria has invited the
Emperor end Empress 10 Gene TO England. Their
Meestes propose repairing 10 LONDON toward the
middle O. neXt month.
The route Of one OF the many talbed-of 1mpsri-
al journeys is at last chAiked out, though they
are preparing ard waiting for his Msjes;ys arrival
q, VieuBa and st Constantinop'e. The Immediate
polticsl significance of this visit ia food for con-
iecluie tbs | leave others TO feed on. "Eusiadd
"reyited" must offer may cud Of sweet aad
bitter IN, Citation TO the Imperial Traveller. Queen
Vic,oris, or ut least Queen Nic,orA's tuh,e
NUS. feel, if they do rot ray, thst II lie dev'lish
ocd how they come te be paying royal honors ts
n ate sdveuiurer, republican, dIsinhetited prince
Of only Gle generations paryenu revolutionary
nobility. Aud if they ssy tina! 10 iae grandson
of Creole lady, what viii they say 70 the grand
DAUGHTER of a Scctchmsn, coming ~ rank wita
tie ever noble and sOmewts, scrc'olcGs blood OF
the Guelphsl In a sense, it "a a sort Of ''reSo-
"luticn of the palace or would De. f toe Eng-
l.b were as analytic and rehec;iSe pec-
pie u the French. With their SOLID awe OF roy
atty and high places, however, the! are likely 70
tsbe Kindly to The Imperial guests, and probably
The Tunes and Pusch will respectively "agsra-
"va'e their voices 10 softy breathing thunder,
and courty. loyal simpe'ipg. The IwPerisl robe
Will doubtless serve rs a decoroas vail - all The
nah edDtss Of the psst
The Heniien sso tells us 70 day that the sin
letter Of Foreign AdAts, Drouyn de rHuys, left
Paris for London last evening and III It on bis re-
turn 10 will repsir TO vienna to cooperate with
the French ambassador there in the Diplomatic
conf, repces. This is in fat costradi ,tion With
the off cisl decarati>D made not long since TO the
elec, that the Emperor having entire confidence