The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-21
Opening or the Boulevard de sebMstopol In
Paris.


paris correspondence of the London Tines April 81
The EN- mbelehment and substantial Improvement which
Paris has undergone tor the last ave years truly
marvellous Absent yourself frem a well known quarter
for fee months sno on revisitiug you v look round
ard fancy thai 20, have lust arrived In the city for the
first time rae long familiar lanes and alleys have dssp
psaseo open wastoe have been died up: spen
did editces have rseD where you only knew crumbng
masses OF oecayed sooe deat walls enc ,siug abomuA
uos. There entire quarters OF this ciy which the
parisisn himself you'd hardly recoguze. Some OF the
1nest spacious and commodious house, may indeed
be found in parts witch few years ago were the
miFeI Toe bu,dugs that have been construct
ed in the vicinity the Faeourg Ct Altoue aud the ss-
tile the Taubourg - Deus and parts ad ut quite
. nno a. any iothe quarter Of the sade'eane, winch,
until now regarded the most elegant OF Paris All
difference In ans respect 10 In fact disappesrins-
equality in street architecture is sdyaoci3g rapidly,
aud What IL nicsnanled the "nobie fanbourgr has
long been lefi behind hsnythng could reconc le peo-
ple absolute rule compensate for the of liberty
the en- belsoments na start up on every side, by
magic would 90
The ne~ boulevard which Was opened this day is called
the Boulevard de sebastcpo Under this name begins
from the Bculevsrd 81 Denis the Ruos St. Dons
and 81 Martin and SWEEPS n upbrosen srctoh 10 the
quay the Pont Change IL In, however, properly
speaking, the connust OF tpc Boulevard dc Srasburg
opened three or four years ago which bcgus the str
burg terminus and debouchss on the Great Boulevard
right angles TO II, between the Portes 81 Denis aud ~
Mar tn- TIE only break OF continuity In this magnificent
lire n the Bousyard Il Dents II was by the Srasburg
Boulevard tf Queen Victoria entered Paris three years
ago The station stands the oesi Of tbs line
Madeleine does with the Rue oyae; but her Majesty would
now dd she boror the capital OF her ally With another
visit, n Cnhbgc The houses then ling
fe~ ana mesn; displays many ane structures
long completed and occupied, and whatever
space sll there is botg rapidly oovsred over. You
nov nave in straight line, an unbroken view from the
strasburs alton 10 tho Sene ln very ev yoars both
sides wiI be built upoo will equal IN length (and vii
surpa-s IN beauty The ne Rue dc Rvc II In 1ssi
thar the prolongson Of the line between the Boulevard
and the eastern (strubure) station wB decidcd upon.
The workS began n The direction OF the some were com
pictcd Far the Roe Dc lombard In 1855 In 1855
they pushed up actively towards the Great Bore
vard, far the hue Rsmbuteau IAet year the sec
ton of tue ne comprised between that street and the Rue
Grep finished and the last remaining portion be
the and the boulevard 81 Denis, which
with the Boulevard ne sSsburs has been finished in tue
q weeks Tnus In less than four years
the second OF The magnificent way which will ina
very yr~rs ocnpesey tsvegse the city from north
to soOthfrom he Barriere $: Denis 10 The Barriere
d'Ennr-ir,m extremity OF Paris 70 the other hss
when ,hs v.s, -ay is lined with buildings throughout
m entire length ~ only partially in the sections
which nrst thrown opcn there will be nothing eqd
to in Europe. mo objects that meet the eye az II de-
bouches the quay are most interesting At few PAGES
the ancient Tower OF 81 jacques de Ia Bouch
only relic cf the church OF the parne de-
uolisbed ITsq-wth ie graceful pointed windows, do
loa,e and elaborate trscery Us n,ches slth statues Of
saints and it bsusrads At the sumn crowned with the
statue Of "a John and the four symbols o. the tvanget
Tits stands In the centre o square,
laid out A. sar6sn That garden was, only hve or SIX
years seo in,erseced with the hhest lanes that could
be- found 10 Paris, and the Of Us population consisted
Of rag gstherers rag yeuders little further
same Direction stands the famous Hotel de vile, and IN
the distance glitter. the golden figure which crowns the
CORNER q The river extremity Of The Boalevard is
the Ps,c du Chaielet-the alto of the Court of
justice and prison of Paris during The middle AGE rnn
squsre. with It's pillar surmounted by gilt statue OF Vic
tory with crowns u laurel in her extended hands,
presents rather poor appearance the neghDorhood OF
nuch lofty cdfoee At the other side Of the sene snd
few minutes walk Ia the prison OF the Conciergerie the
PeaH de Justice and the Ssine Chapeiie while 10 the
le RISE IRON the clusters OF houses the Isle ~ Louis
tbc old towers a Metre Dame All these objects meet
the eye tbe uonent you issue from the Boulevard dc
S.baftopol
lie ceremony Of insuguraiing this important line OF
un1rcken communication took place st t~o O'Clock th
hternOon, by The peror In person: and IL was ON
Quoted ~ might be expected with maxnidcenc> vortny
% the occssion. The weather vas mort favorable Al
al early hour tmmeuse crowds 1ccked from the most
distant parts ~ the city towards the spot where tbs
ceremony was 70 take place over which the
imperial c0tsge was TO ress Al 10 O'Clock car.
riage were prevented passing that portion OF the
Boulevard wh Oh lies between the pores 81 Denis and a
Martin Venetian mssts, surmounted with green ana tr
arms sud the mural the city Of Paris ro-c A.
regular Intervals from the sasbrrs satioa ooe end 20
the quay 81 the other. Independently T the ornsmsnts
provided By The munscipal authorities, The prl.
vae houses nplecd the decorations and flags stream
ers drapercs and inscriptions we're displayed on their
fronts Among inscriptions, less suitable 10
the occasion, several 70 this efect." rsw rEmps
ve,yr' "Yfrs rImps7afyf,sr' "riw Ia Dvsasts Nngso
Lorsennep The National Guard ard the regular toors
heps both sides sf the way from extremity 70 the
other and Il ocock the armed force was Drawn up in
two parallel lines.
rbe emperor left the rullesies Al O'Clock prec,eiy
He vas mounted splendid charger with rich housings
BE vas pre<eed by half dozen Cent Gsrses, aud fol-