The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-16


Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS, Nov 26, 1857.
Return Of the Court from Comrdegne-7he Marquis Of Nor
rnanbys BOOB Froncc-Secret Of Lord Cooey's Iopu-
Ioriy tclh the Emperor Extraordinary Madness Of the
Weather in Parls-M Duftns Sentiments the Present
Order If 7hin1s-7he Theatres, DC. dc.
The Emperors entrance into the capital after the fes
vties OF Compegne not marked by any incident A
casual by stander would have only remarked that the
rival of the sovereign Of great country seemed pro-
duce wonderfully little excitement among the populace
There the usual number of children and nursery
maids rushing to the edge of the paU when the baby
Prince Imperial passed by in close carriage, escorted By
party Of aacers with uttering pennons and the usual
vacant ofsundry dlers, the Emperor himself with
The Empress, drove in, open Landau but not cheer
was 20 be heard, sound which the most courtly
ginaton could interpret the voice Of welcome let
alone that OF enthusiasm Here and there bat
cd In token Of respect TO the lovely Empress which, with
gracious emile and bow, that distinguished lady never
failed 10 acknowledge; but when have said this
have sad all To those who know the Parisians well,
obvious there lsok of gloom, more or less,
the brow OF all So long the sun of prosperity shines
and the birds Of the vocal with young life aud
gor the Frenchman IL the most compliment, the mos,
good and careless o: mortals. Let but cloud
obscure this brightness aud hush the song OF :r-
umph his heart falls into his shoes he only
dcspondshe initiates the acton Of the tiger though
quite IN the sense which Harry the Fifth suggested-ana
Erows al all mankind but most especially that part OF
which sits in high places. Hence there were murmurs,
not loud, but Deep tho cortege passed along The
pressols and poDtess enough, and perhaps
the speakers would have been puzzled sometimes to have
assigned reason for What they uttered but the nutter-
ing spirit spoke volumes nevertheless and showed how
when day Of reckoning came. many would gladly call
the Emperor account Tor the anc power he had alb
sorbed IA his hands The fact all commerce Is in
q state OF stagostion. The accounts from the
manufacturing districts cause inc creates, anke,ywork
it, wits end suppl, labor for idle hands No orders
sent from Paris and we're rot that the price Of
bread wonderfully low explosion might be expected
any In the midst OF this the death Of Cavaig
and the determination Of bis coleagues-Carnot aud
Goudcnoux-uo, the oath OF obedience IN every
one thoughts, and together With the financial crisis
which, Ike volcano, still rumbies beneath bis feet the
Emperor cannot but have enough TO think or His Aaies
~ wise IA his generation, and puts bold lace upon
matters lie lacked better aud so cheerful as on
his into Parts tbs occasion lie takes every
opIostuniy OF presenting himself at the theatre and
drives about hs phston uuatten ted, and with almost
than his usual confidence HIS most determined de
do go far 10 that personal fear makes
any part 81 has composition or tina, lac Is the man Ike
louis lhnppe, 0sufor tag rag aud bobtat revolution
without nrihg shot to put II down.
Talking OF Louis Philippe reminds Que OF the interest
which Ia now being attached 10 the book which the Mar
qus q Normandy late Ambassador from the Court Of st.
james has Just Published, and which. from ~ subject
being the revolution o. Is4S every ones hands.
There topics which the world seems to think
II can never have too much information discussion and
perhaps that singular revolution which, after seventeen
yesrs ousied apparently settled monarchy from rs
pedestal sod suddenly sci up sn ephemeral republic 10 ~
Ittspis the world has seen " one Of them What
ever fault. may be exhibited in Lord Normanb!s book.
a. style plan. may be well 10 mention that not
wthsianong he exacily the 20 turn 70 account
the circumsnnoes b. which, in his especial position,
be Wa surrounded From an intimate per
sonal knowledge can speak OF his iordship
with prefer suns 10 accuracy AZ driomatist be
s o. the school Sir Henry Bulwer o.. pro
perry speaking Sir Henry Bulwer T. Of hi Echpol-heing
his junior and having worked under him There Il the
same suaviy q manner and the same tdiss alter mode
q conducting busincss-neglect of small things while
grsspibg at essentials Al the same time there Is far
more heart Ia NorIDs0by than 10 Buver. and know no
man WHO could 80 completely ns aside the accomplished
courter and dip ouaust and become hearted Eng
fish gentleman. His maxim ~ss that the business Of
ambassador required bum constantly 10 be reading the
living letter Of mAns md that such All official could do
ore ~ hs country BY perpetualy throwing him
self into the melee q society than By spending whole
weeks In hR closet The clerks work thousands can
DO be won't 10 say; 'the race, the ball the dinner,
the otrfe The when not within the palace Of the
sovereign arc properly fields Of harvest for smbassa
dor have nothing do with the merit Of such an oh
servson beyond alludrg TO as likely 70 gain an amoas
ssdot With such yews great opportunitss Of ding
much by play in the events Of sas, which have not yet
come Chi The real book have doubt Ia 10 come,
and unfortunately lord Normanby's diplomatic charac
ter will prevent him from Publishing Gil the interest
which would have attached 20 has passed away. NY
sell, was personal witness " the dexerous msnner IA
Urdshp sitarhsd himself " all the leading characters
Which one after another sprung ~, ul Napoleon, IN De
cembcr 1901. made tabtla rdsd q all things With
Napoleon AZ President, he on such intimate terms
ui =, toe house IL the Rue do Cirque, which Mrs How
ARD he Presidents cheTe duats) lived. he was repeatedly
w hapN 81 dining, and As Rm water
wa ther the iavorte beverage ~ the future
Emperor a france, their sungs were Often prolonged
Gil alter midnight But suddenly cUoDcss sprung ~,
and lord Nornmnh no longer went 10 the Rue du Cirque
The pretenCe was that Mrs Howard had complained 81
bis lordfhp having made sundry dshonorabe proposals
10 a young lady, Der niece, who then residing With
her and that the President nceu-ed 10 such degree
that he longer conferred with lord Normandy except
on matters of business The real fact suspect that
AZ the President busly taking bis measures
for the cVp q TIT, and that he longer desired the
presence observer such n The English Aubas
sador Certain " that the emp eat took the MARQUIS
" Normandy much by surprise AZ many of these who
nj dead a night we're reused from their beds BE- COO.
viewed 10 The frontiers and Immediately after that took
place Bis ordsbip ceased 10 be ambassador hero The
great Of Lord Cowieys popularity with the I'm
peror his freedom from al impairment lnquisitivens
fact be 10 the very auupodes 81 his predecessor To
st IN bs bureau bully hs secretaries keep the tce raph
in operation what he may 90 or what ne
may look The tall imposing peer Of hns land
while his wife performs all the fnese OF the special roe
~ pretty much the Of toe present ambassador :
enactment u his ofp and With the remarkable Kind OF
be has e deal With N the Emperor who almost ~
fuses 70 let bis rght hand know what hs left l. touching
England might have far worse man but 4 y not likely
thai much Interest will belong 10 any memoirs be
may ever think ~ r. give " the world.
We are favored with weather ~ SURPRISING brillancy,
Considering the time % year indeed, the summer and
spring and autumn Of the year 1857 will long live in the
annals Of Paris for has there been reaped such
cord and other o. out door amusements since
nes@ 0 the weather ths, some of the entr7s Of these