The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-25

affairs had been therefore changed The SUPPER il
now standing obe and the good things not Of that
superative description to upset the civic or military
Teticence and when the hour for departure is
sounded il lis made known to the guests by summary
eXtinguisbment Of the usres. The serving men. too,
have ceased their former obseqniousnsss and II
guest is found passing door prohibited 10 the vul-
gar or lettering unwittipgly among the viands, he
il told to take himself of in tOue which informs
him that John, who serves an Emperor for bis mas
ter, holds himself to be quite as good man as the
guest who is and then permitted to be told that
which is so familiar to himself. Perhaps, among
the contemplated splen Tors promised by the En-
peror, the great balls may come in for share OF
Improvement. A palace should have aoout its por-
tails that wtchihg charm that renders those it de-
lights to honor capable for the mouent Of rising
beyond themselves II its host sinks 10 the level OF
his guests the whole ceremony ceasesto be the de.
fusion it desires. kings house cannot afford
vulgaIity.
PARIS, Nov. &c, 1856.
TIE War Bet,ceen the English and French Press
Reply The Constitutional to the London Morn
ing Post-The assemble Nationale calls upon
the Emperor to Fortify the Coast of Alge'ra-A
Canine Parallel Movements Of tie United StItes
Mediterranean Squadron.
1t was not the Emperors intention to take posses
sion of the Tuileres till the latter end Of the ensuing
month, The repairs and alterations in process re-
CURED as much time as could be given for their
pletion and this was the original period fixed upon
but the uneasy position Of foreign affairs, and above
all, the dissatisfaction pe,vading the minds Of the
working classes, has caused the Emperor to cut
short his stay at ST. Cloud and to intimate his inten
ton of taking up his abode in Paris, whether the
Palace be finished or not at the end of tue present
week. hear but one expression of satisfaction at
this resolution Of the Court, SO uneasy we're many
ksrk,c
flying about that there were ymptoms of their for
feiting the leases they had made for the usual six
months-the period which the fashionable season is
supposed to endure-and tradesmen were beginning
to join their clamors these Of the more laborous
classes at the threatened dearth. II is to be hoped
that the imperial presence will dssipate some Of the
clouds which hang 90 heavily on the horizon. These
are times when the trumpet OF politics should give
forth no uncertain sound and yet is precisely that
which every one is complaining Of This perpetual
fusade of journals from either side of ST. Georges
channel-this carpipg and acrimonious gliding, in all
French military circles at the entente cordiae-this
hustle and increase of the French navy-these effa-
sions from the assemble Nafionaie, which openly
boasts that if the Cover ment did not approve it has
the power to silence them against English ambition,
English peridy and English inferiority-aod trades
of very similar character from the Constitutional,
the organ of the Foreign Office caunot continue
without occasioning some fearful explosion.
at is difficult to comprehend in this country"
writes the Constitutional, "that the press of a
friendly Power forget all pect, all regard for
appearances towards an ally whose courage, iy atty
and magnanimous corporations 1t once praise 80
highly, and who up to this day, has replied by
silence and display OF good will TO what nigh. be
termed systematic outrages To q cha lenge offered 10
the face of the whole world. And vito what OBJ
ect are irritating recOlecons necessarily brought
10 light? Why are Insulting comparisons offered
betaeen the customs AID institutions OF the two
countries? Why criticize forever the acts oil the
Imperial government, and preNn0 To the power OF
oveith ing ministers who possess It's confidence
But les the British press be convinced Of
this there is evil genius that does It's utmost 70
cool the sentiments of France for her ally-to
awaken sad recoilections; this evil genius all the
world Adults to he that Of the English press. Our
provrcial press daily proves how deeply the public
spirit OF France is wounded by its bravadoes, its
repeated insults. Who can read without anger the
singular theories advanced by the Morning Post
some days agothat every time Frauce has separated
herself from England, and bas sought other alli-
ances, she has bt en- puuistedf That J urn Al like
wise informs us that in the past all governments
that have disp)eased England have been overtn.own,
and that in this motive King Louis Philippe died
fugitive and an exile. That the Morning Post
dares 10 accuse its native land OF having sown in
country the seeds OF disorder and revolution
with view OF furtbering English interests"
The Assembite Rationale goes SO far "a 70 call
upon the government tn put the forts and co its Of
Algeria in state OF defence, and erect forts who're
soldiers might shut themselves up II necessary. IL
wants a railroad between 0ran and ,lgiers every
means in fact, 20 be taken Of preventing this fine
colony from becoming mere appendsge Of Malta
and Gibraltar. I'VE do not'-says this journal,
which boasts that the government forbearance Is
sign that it sanctions its language-"we do not wish
TO encourage suspicion, but we should strongly ad-
xrfca yba aka yny Orpaf n cnnGAcuca
the dsintsrestedness Of our magnaDiuous ally, who
one fine morning may lay claim to Algeria In her
quantity OF first Mussulman Power"
Who that has witnessed the fierce antics Of two
bull dogs with well-covcred bone lying between
them neither Of which dare touch II for tear OF the
other, but will regard the position Of France and
England ut the present moment az 40 Dewhat SINH.
lar. The CANNES crouch, briste their hfir, show
their teeth growl scrape the dust with their feet,
and turn their backs mptu0nsly on each other,
all the while preserving keen, viailant, though
steathy and aside glance on the coveted bon NOR
cfou At last the temptation grows t,o strong;
some accidental pun OF wind carries aroma into
the nostrils II OF them from the succulen feast,
which Is positively irresistible IN moment
Of mental alteration, forgetful OF all Goose
quences, he dashes forward, clutches the
dainty prize in his jaws, aud holds 1t with
the tenaci'y OF a vice, till compelled to let
II fall by his wachtul adversary. who, flying at him
with the speed OF wh.rlwind, sezes him by the
nspe OF his neck, and with piercing teeth reminds
combat no less than for the gratiicat OF his
tastes. Then what hullabaloo there is and bow
the wtlkin rings from far and near how other dogs,
too. hear the din OF and hastily rush forward
10 join the tray, In the midst Of which some sneak
ing cur quietly abstracts the bone OF contention
makes an excellent supper, and leaves he rest Of
bis canine friends To seettle their disputes best
they may. The bone IL contention in the present.
instance is this Bolgrsd affair, and one cannot help
believing that this lashing OF tails, shosing OF
teeth crouching, feinting. roaring and shifting Is
very likely To end az the bull dog quarrel unless the
Emperor speedily prove the dsur machinq TO give
pew direction 20 the public interests.
The squabbles Of the English ard French jour.
mails have not been lost upon the Chs1rrari The
Times il represented in the sha e If huge parti-
ton wall between Highland soldier aud q French
one. The Scotchman--the invariable type OF the
British soldier according TO French notion--drives
his foot through the broad sheet and leaong across
says, while suing the action to the word, A sheet
OF PAPER shall never prevent us from shaking
hands"
letter from Genoa states that the American
Commodore, Brtese, has not accepted the invitation