The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-08
INTERESTING FROM FRANCE.
Opening Of the French acknowledgement
Speech-What is Thought of the
Attempted Assassination,
Sc, &c., sc.
SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR.

SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR
Napoleon opened the Chambers Monday January Is.
The Emperor spoke "a foliows:-
Genuemen s, nators, and Deputies
At the annual meeting OF the Chambers render YOU
account Of what has taken pnce during your absence and
1 ask your support cr The measures 10 be taken.
snce last year the goverurnen has followed s regular
ard progressive march, exempt fr all vain ostenlo
II bss often been pretended thet 10 govern France Il
neccfsary continually 20 sce the public mind alive win
come great theatrical display think, the contrary.
at sntes 20 onGeavor exclusively TO 20 good 10 de
ihc confidence OF the country The action OF the
government has been confined 10 doicg what
Hss most necessary ia The different branches Of the adj
10 tbc interests of agriculture the exporaiou Of and
the dlsiia,on {, ON graiu have again been authorized
and the support Of the bank has given support III
lanted interest The cultivation OF the ldHdcs has COM
nerced
In purlc works the most important results are SO
kilometres Of raiway thrown IN 1851 20 traffic and
2too Kilometres Of rev lines granted for construction;
Ne catng dock Of $. Nazaire and the cnal rom Cacn
70 ioe sea thrown open TO havigaton; eare sarveys
mace 20 prevent the scourge Of nundaticns improve
mems Of ports ard among others Of HRvre Narsels
Tonlon END Blyonne IA The borth ana in The east of
Frsrce the wo-kng coal mines Paris The inau
grfa;ion OF the Louvre and Of s-ng at vincennes;
nply " The capital, at yons, quarters thrown open
for the FIRST time since .uTes 10 the light Of day and
hroue hout France religious cdifce- beng constructed
restored.
Public instruction protected by the State IL being de-
vcopod by the SIDE OF FREQ education honoraby protected
The number of colleges has been ncrcasef by 800.
Education has become more iaoral anc ros With
tendency towards sound bumanties and useful
The College Of france has been reorgaD zed elementary
tie wish of the soyerpmsnt Tbs, the principle Of
freedom OF worship shalt be snccrey adniud, without
forgetting that The Roman ca,hoc regicn that Of the
great majority ot freDchnen Therefore, ibis religion has
never been racrc respected nor moro unshacsiod.
Tho B'uiclal Councils meet without hindrsDce and the
Bishops enjoy the fu plentudc Of their occ Tho
Lutheran, Protestant and Jewish confession Ray their jus,
PROPORTION c taxes 10 the state equally protec
The increase in the price Of all neccssarcs has G 4
polled since last 10 augment The salaries or the
lesser urcorarics tie raons Of the sold have been
improved and the pay of substerns increased.
Tir nd Qr iiax r.r haiti for
teachers and Ircssors and for magistrates may point
out an Increase OF charitable socieos-is the country
uose Of the medical corporations, snd in the towns the
establishment Of soup kitchers One ulliou has been
distributes IN relief Of The populations which have suffered
most from wsut of zork.
The buogc, Of 1859 which will be laid before you will
show balance IN favor Of receipts and The action of the
siukng fond can be renewed On the close OF
reduction of the noatpg debt assured. Commerce
recently suffered check bu, the nrm petition up
IN the fst N What may be n universal CRISIS r.
IN the eyes q AL m horor for France, and ustncs tho
economical principles advised by gove-'iment in mat
ters of commerce, finances and credit
The Increase Of drec, and indirect during the
rest year vas 30 Ooo Oocf
Among the various bills which viii be submitted N you
OF general interest msy mention a~ patents,
military and nava code, proposal 70 employ the 2ooco
0oof remaining from tho loans on works 10 guard the
tcwrs against inurcatons.
Algeria connected ~th France by the electric wire as
afforded glory 70 our troops by the submssion Of
Kabylia. That expedition, sklfully planned and vigor
orsly executed, hss completed our Dc ainatan The
army which has enemies 10 overcome, -dll have
10 struggle against difficulties In constructing rail-
ways necessary for the development Of the prosperity
of our colony.
In Francs the army viii fnd in the camp Of Chslous
grand school, which will keep ny the military spirit and
standard n, the high level b has attained.
The Emperor Napoleon bequeahcd 20 his ancient
companions IN glory his private and other pro
perty. Under the Restoration II absorbed by the
state. II y TO carry out In some measure that pi0us
legacy that you, the hand voted annual OF
S,C6o0pof FOR old soldiers but nevertheless wished
that medal should remind all who had served in
armies OF their fOi leaders More than 200 600
in France and abroad have applied for this medal,
nembrsDce o the Imperial epoch, and receiving II
they might oxclim with PRIDE i also belonged 10 the
grend army words which, at Auaterlz, the Emperor
bad reason 10 rcin out 10 them the advent OF title Of
nobility.
Our navy k occupied in is arsonajs with those neoes.
changes witch VIII enable u w maintain the honor
Of our ag every In China Is acting 10 concert
with the English feet 70 obtain redress for common
who have been cruelty massacred.
The relations Of France with foreign Powers
On better footing Our ancient allies. true = the senti-
ments which sprung from comnon cause give the
confidence az usual; and allies, by their
STRAIGHTFORWARD aud ISyal conduct IN great questions
was enabled to be convinced al Osborne we'll at
Stuttgart that my de<irc ~ keep up intimacy OF old
relations, well as " form ones, equally
shared by The chiefs of two great Fmpreo
II he Vocy of Frarcc appreciated deserves 10
be IN Turops & because we have the common sense
recilv. either nation great European POver
This s why avoided interfering IN the question of the
nuchles which now agitaes Germany, for tha, question:
which is excusi vcly German one, viii remain as
long as the Integrity o( Denmark Is not threatened
NJ on the other hand took up the Neuchate question:
II because the King of Prussia asked for my bon cces
aud vas happy on this occasion 70 contribute TO the