The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-23

the every day parlance of fe he Is greatly deficient
In small talk but ne Possesses, on the other hand,
strong clear head which is proof against all diplo.
matte mystfcation; he has that happy talent which
was so conspicuous in the Duke Of Wellington, his
uncle, Of immediately dissiDating the cobwebs, the
nusk or Shell that surrounds the question and barring
1t at once 70 his minds eye While Others talk his
mind Is undergoing process Of rigid analysis, and
hence an apparent abstraction which, perhaps rem
ders % him less valuable member Of the cosrtly ga
lon than his predecessor, the Marquis Of Neanaby;
but that the light he burns is q steady one d en-
during fame, is proved by the manner in which the
English mission has kept its footing up
been, by a system 6f bribes and strategy enough,
to extinguish any lamp that was not carefully watch
ed and tended. The critical point is now. The
enfouroge OF the Emperor is rampant for q Russian
rather than an English alliance. II is this ent0rage
which has Of late encroached 80 much upon the
charmed circle of the Emperor that the reins had
almost been forced from his hands, For some cause
or other, it is bootless now to explain-but which
probably might be explained il DR.. C0nneau told
al-the entente cordiaIe has been drifting towards
lee shore, and it remains to be seen, now that
Orchard is himself again." what will follow the
hunting meetings of Compiegne. beliefs gradually
prevng that either the pear Is perceived to be not
ripe to change Of policy, or that Lord Palmerston's
determined attitude has startled the anglOphObists
OF st. Cloud that they have thrown mp the same.
know the source whence the Steele of to-day POUNDS
Ib654Kc,
1t to be an excellent one.
1t has nevertheless been recognised on both sides
that no better alliance can exist for England than
that OF France, and for France no more fruitful al
lance than that OF England; the discussion or the
execution Of the treaty of the 30th of March has
therefore ceased. If we are well informed, des-
patches we're sent off on the 3lst of October which
will remove all the partial difficulties that exist,
which have moreover proceeded rather from subor.
dinates than from the government. themselves.
The treaty of the 30th of March will
be executed in all its rigor and after wards if Russia
or any ether government wishes to submit questions
to the Congress Of Paris, the Congress will examine
them with that spirit of progress beyond the range
OF which it is now impossible to effect anything in
Europe that is destined to last" ..s~
There is an - dit that the Russian Ambassador is
come prepared to make q proposition which will
serve the Neapolitan difficulty, which, in the exist
ing financial embarrassment Of France, is found to
be one OF no ordinary character. The formal recep-
0n Of this functiSnaTy d postponed till the EN-
brated with unusual pomp and ceremony. At the
same time certain gloom is observable in the
countenances of several distinguished Russian fami-
lies who have lately arrived, and who were evidently
highly elated with the enbayTas which, from day to
day, has seemed augmenting .betwixt England and
France. At the Princess Levins, last night, in the
rue st. Florentin, 1t was impossible not to mark
this, and phrases occasionally met the ear such as
I" 1t cannot last'-"W We must bide our tne."-
Baffled, but not beaten"-"A crash must come, -
DC, &c. 1t is fact that Paris is at this moment
s0wn broad cast with Russian whisperers. They are
of every class and degree, from Madame de Levin
down to the mechanic from the faubourgs of Mos
COW and st. Petersburg; and go into what society
you will, OF late, you hear nothing but the mistake
which France made in quarrelling with Russia,
who is her best and warmest friend, whose in
terests are identical with those Of France,
which those Of England decidedly are not. The
natural proneness of the French mind to lean to
sophistIy such this is perhaps the most danger.
GUS element of the present time. No man of any
will hat uNlicv which Of lato
has prevailed, has in the slightest degree softened
the national prejudice against the English; 1t is
ever ready to burst forth the most slender pre-
text and the fine spun meshes Of diplomatists are
al any moment in danger Of being swept away by
the popular gale, whenever it may set in hostile
direction. Every French government knows this
and tha. Il " trump card In tksir hands TO play
when all other resources of the political game are
exhausted; and this it Is which gives confidence to
each party struggling tor power. They know that
to unite France one mass, whether the govern
Meht be republican, egitimist, Orleanist socialist,
family quarrel with Ia peride Albion Is all that is
necessary.
Bsron Bornier Minister OF France to the Court of
Naples, has arrived in Paris.
The re-opening of the courts of law took place
yesterday, with the usual ceremonial. The Judges in
q body proceeded TO the chapee aud attended
mass, which was performed by the Able Surat,
Arshdeacon Of St. Genevieye. After the services,
the Judges repaired to their respective courts. Nj.
Roner, the Procurenr General, delivered the opening
speech, the subject OF which was the judicial aud
legislative reforms Of Louis the Fourteenth la the
Imperial Court another eloquent address was deli
vered by M. vaisse, which was frequently interrupt
ed tg the plaudits of the assembly.
A special train conveyed Yesterday to Compiegne
the third and last party Of guests amongst whom are
the representatives of Russia, Sweden and Holland
Marshal Pelissier, and Marshal Paraguay d Hillisrs-
lately returned from his excursion in Germany. The
Court comes TO ST. Cloud on the 9Th, for day or
two, when IL afterwards proceeds TO Fontainebeau
for the remainder Of the month. In December it
turns to the Tueries for the season. The greatest
preparations are making among all classes Of COM
merce for the requirements which the expected ex-
treme briliancy Of the season will call for. The up
holsterers trade was never so thriving Milliners
and modistes have given up oil thoughts OF heaven,
70 contented are they with earth az II now n. The
Russian ladies' give such extensive orders, and are
regardless Of expense, that the very ground they
stand upon is haowed. AZ for the poor unfortunate
English who have had 50 much to do with their
being prevented from visiting Paris sooner, and
whose once profuae expenditure II Is found, has be-
come miserably cribbed, cabined and confined, II Is
something if they receive much as q civil word.
Russia a.. In fact, everything. Russian addresses
plsced in the shop windows; Russian books are o.
tsntane0usly exposed to e; aud Russian furs are
in ssger demand. No servant will condescend to
American or English employ while chance re-
mains OF a Russian engagement. II a salesman
wishes TO ps~ bis wares. he tells you be has sold
condescends to dance With you she is to inform
you che II engaged for the next polka 70 Rcssian.
PARIS, Nov, 6's56.
Distress and Dscopfenf in IN. D-orinces kiepo-
hfionary MsUmngings in the Faubourg s., An
toine- The Quarrel ofhe Emperor scifh the Eng
ish Prss-Jenkins, Of the Morning Post, Sum
moned 10 Compisgme-P Popular FEELING in Eng.
i0nd against Rssna- Projected Vsif Of Prince
Napoleon to Egypt, r.. Ssat
II is disappointing to perceive that the uneasness
which of late have so oftca had occasion TO speak
Of is still rather on the increase than diminishing
II is very well to say that the emissares Of Russia
are here and there and everywhere, fomenting spi
rit Of hostility to the foreign alliances Of France,
and that in consequence the natural discomfort Of
human nature is excited 10 murmur at everything
more Immediately within Its circle. Russia can
have nothing to do with the complaints which
every mail brings mp from the Department. u dis
tress among the peasantry, distress among the
mechanics and distress specially among the small