The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-15

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casion The Conference sat ON Monday for about ave
hours Before commencing business, each Pienipoten
the armistce ct discussed and agreed upon In
the ming, Count Walevski gave grand dinner. filling
his first glass to toast which expressed the unanimous
desire that the issue OF hsr deliberations might term
nate favoiaby. Afterwards. the Countess Waewsh re-
oeived 700 guests to brilliant musical sos There we're
present Prince Napoleon the Princess Mataids Prince
and Princess MuYat the Princess Baccioch tbs Princess
of esse the Dcaess of Vaennoss the Prince OF Furs
tenbeg, the Prince de Rheass the Countess OF CAren
don LADY Cowley, the whole of the corps diplomatic all
the Ministers, and number Of high digntaries and civil
and military authorities. The concert directed b!
and Borsn Msmo, and NM Mario, Grs1isni and zas.
chsini. Tuesday, the Conference dId not resume in
sitting; indeed, it is understood that days interval
always allowed for making the minutes. recas, 49,
of the previous discussions. The Austrian Ambassador
availed himself of the days leisure TO feed al toe Pen
potentiaries with dinner OF more than usual msgnih
At the table of the Conference the Penpotenharles
took rank right and left Of the PRESIDENT in the
order established BY regulations Of the Congress- OF
Vienna These regulations allowed two forms Of prsce
dence according to the alphabetical orcer names
OF Powers represented and the other according TO the
order in which the PIE npoentaes were to the
,overegn In this last form that observed ON the pre-
tent occason) Count Walewski had on his right Lord
Clarendon Count Buol, Count de Cavour, Couot Orof
and Ali PachA The places the left were occupied by
Lord Cowisy Baron Hubner, the Marquis Pes de villa
On the announcement of the armisice, 10 endure till
the 3lst OF March next It expected that rise in the
Bourse would Immediately take place. The contrary,
however occurred and the Three per Cents which
day previous done at Is francs As cents fell 10 csn
while at Berlin and Vienna all securities Immediately
The explanation this is favorable to the con-
templated peace. 1t Is conecurec something must have
oc,ursd at the Conference to fling shade over the pa
cifc prospect notwithstanding the establish nen Of an
armistce for not ii is said that ministerial Joboes,
by their sgents would have made elt ~ the
rial proceeding to do this that its failure in the
instance must mean something Some reflection must
have been cropped which let the see the nature
OF the i'm pediments, and thus speculation became dumb
There doubt that the money market Ia In difficulty
On OF the Chambers by the Emperor
the 4th month otber loan ia expeSted and this
again serves to keep the price of securities low.
Altogether, at the moment am writing the ardent
hopes which have prevailed of pea solution for the
last few weeks rather below The Conference,
which resumes its sitting today may serve to dispste
them to. morrow.
PARIS, Feb %, 1856.
Fersrish An1iety Of the Public Mind Regarding the Debe
ratons of the Plenipontidries- Precautions 7aken TO
Envelope them in Secresy Injtcions Of the Emperor 70
Count Wdlcrcski-7he Paris Salons in a Stale of Ire
easdous Ercitement-The Salon des Embdssd ders-7he
Austrian Order Of the Star Presented to the Empress
Eugenie-A Banquet Horse Fesh-1he Ame<cdn
Boil in Honor Of Washington's Birthday, &C., de-
have known Paris many years, and for the last six
been constant resident within its walls. It Is saying
much to say that, with two grand exceptions,
These Conferences keep the whole world tptoe For
once there probability of the leakage beng some
what less than usual The Emperor would Ain keep his
encourage his Court his worshppers henes II he can
He knows they all naturally poor; and without CON
nvng the improvement Of their material interests he
cannot expect to keep them devoted adherents But
the evil Of peculaon has become notorious and the
great events before the world of such SURPRISING
interest, that something necessary to be done.
Count Vale wsk the President and Minister Of Foreign
Affairs has not had the reputation Of being Immaculate
any than other Minister'S but of late it under
stood that he has flung proe into tho
and consolidation OF the Bonaparte dynasty, which Is
superior to the love of gain know from the best
that owing TO very serious conversation
with the Emperor that the original purpose of ca ,h
Plenipotentiary having his secretary present laid
aside. ssFor the love Of al hold dear in common,
Wa.ewsh," said the Emperor, let Keep secresy
this time. Shame and dishonor will stick to II, for
the sake of Bcurse speculaons, shall to have
disclosed the proceedings Of the in this capt.
tai Cannot secrecy be preserved for onceS should wh
that word whispered till the principle of peace
is enuncated; and the moment this Is done,
that it shah be carried to the Bo1rse by special
seDger and affixed to the walls. the decision be delay
ed till after Bourse hours, then let the Mo~r and the
Aonihr only be the organ of communication, that
walewski it is said, profoundly moved with the
EmperOrs unwonted energy, and assured his majesty
that far regarded himself bis wishes should be
red into effect, and that not word should out
This very promise Of secresy gives however, unwontea
piquancy to the interest AL day long, on Monday,
Count Walewski's hotel was literally bombarded with
crowds OF gazers whose penetrating chances would have
n pierced the nnermost of the concave
Every boudoir and salon-every library and salon dc
lecture--every palace-every cafe and bureau dss
omnibus-plscss the most consecrated in their cha
racer-have but absorbing subject. How did Count
Orlof demean himself How did Count Buol keep both
eyes straight and yet look askance as How did Lord
Clarendon speak of snope, and waiewski of the new
treaty with SwedenS Nobody must let out any state
crets, but such things ought at any rate spoken
1t Is Of no however, everything at ths moment Is
Theoretically sealed. The Pienipoteniares avoid being
earwgged They dine grand ceremonie and q. places
where no private conversations take place, The
most trivial expressions fastened upon and
twisted into meaning. An expression Of Lord Cowiey
and Baron Brunow has been made much Of indica
still existing difficulties The question is" said his
lordfhip whether the thing is possible, it not"
This uttered Saturday evening" und Monday
the conferences began the result the
of armsice the only effect Of which ia immediate
fall of the funds fall which has continued increasing II
seem 70 snow tnat WAterB are very
smooth. The conieIe to have resumed their
sitting yesterday but the drawing up of minutes and
rangement of general papers occupied much time that
it found Tuesday evening impossible be ready
for the next day The desire to employ few hands
possible for the better preservation Of secrecy CAUSES
delay. Toe day the state carriages, with guard Of
honor have traversed the Place de Ia Concorde and Is
just possible that to morrow morning may, through
the columns of the Aoniur, advise the world that The
fifth point has been satisfactorily settled In principle
Is difficult to believe that many days will be suffered
to transpire without word in season. The com
merciA interests at stake vast the cessation
labor and speculation detrimental to the of
the world at large that inkliDg must be given
shrk Of fight is Observable. "A for the Bourse
it is litera ally maddened BY the presen. lu The arms
liee IT seems had been long discounted and
nothing before IT, Every day it's proverbia animation
sinks and into still life, and colossal and Lin
putsn spectators alike condemned 10 chew the cud
Of bitterness, of baked expectancy.
The Union has the following
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