The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-13

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| fas been published. addressed by HIM TO his daasu-
ers in 1854, under circumstances much akin TO tn 80
OF his late position has had effect the OF
desirable To the French government Il is known that
| PefrI ut the cabinet cOunc strongly advocated %
commutation Of his sentence in the interest of the
| Emperor. Send him tn Cayenne" he said, "and
| no one will cast thought upon him. He will be re
! garded as mere adventurer who has been let too
| chesply of. Execute him. aud he will be martyr
and perhaps find dozen initial ors." But Pie ris sun
sset The atentat OF the l4th January had revived
his inference, and the head of Orsini fell. The
greatest care has been expended 10 prevent he ap-
pearance of Orsinis letter in any of the journals t
has however, been translated from the English
newspapers and freely passed about.
| IL cannot be denied that there are every day
stronger symptoms Of a cloud hanging over the ALI.
| ance. Everything IN now thrown into the hands OF
the military, who are known almost to man to be
nimical to that alliance. At present certain con
clave, consisting of Morny, Persigny, Espinasse,
Houssman and Bottellier, with Malakotf in London,
rules all matters. The Emperor seems to have aban-
doned himself to them. What is to be the end? The
| views Of Morny secrct--and there is no man
| in the empire whose Judgment the Emperor 80 much
respeCts-that the English alliance has served its
| turn-lhat Russia il the proper friend OF France,
and that all idea of England and France holding the
| world at peace by their continual brotherhood is
| UtOpan. "Can there said de MOrDy "be any real
fellowship with governments SO utterly at variance
where one is continually doing itself, and stimuat
ing the other TO do, that which the systematcal
ly forbidsi If you will be all in all to England open
your ports and marshal your forces, and where
we shall all be in fortnight. 1t resolves itself to
this-yon must alter your system or your alliance.
| The Last is far easier than the first"
| M. dc Morny was very busy about the publica
| ton Of the famous pamphlet; and was, as have
been informed good authority, the last party who
revised 10 before the Emperor gave his final touch
is by his advice that il has Been publicly ha wked
about at the Of the streets for ten SOUS and it
was bis prediction that before fortnight had elapsed
it would do more real harm to the alliance than the
| most furious war manifesto. | am afraid there are
already indications that his prescience was not at
| fault
scheme is on foot for amalgamatng all the rail
way lines OF France Three hundred millions of
francs are levied annually from these public works.
Railways, il Isl affirmed, are often administered against
the public interest, since companies are found fire.
quenty buying up competitions arising from diligen-
ces rivers, and canals, in order to monopolZe the
whole traffic into their own hands. The general ex-
penses would be materially diminished by the estab-
shment Of one directon as at the present time the
existing railways possess not fewer than 20S drec-
| tors, besides corresponding number of high func-
tionaries who might without injury to the public, be
materially reduced under better system.
The weather is like summer. The watering Of the
streets goes on as in July.
The theatrical world bids defiance to the political.
Let moDarchs be assaulted, ministries overthrown,
individual functonaries, however dignited, dis
placed, the spectacle with all its manifold asr6mcnts
| is rarely found at fault. Even the Emperor and
| Empress must needs soon repeat their visit TO the
| Opera first taking the precaution to have every
house in the neighborhood thoroughly ransacked
1eltoNs t0Ht themselves III crying
mating powder 10 the imminent peril Of themselves
! and the whole Beighborhood they inhabit.
Al the Grand Opera, by which is meant the French
Opera, new piece, with gorgeous scenery, has just
come out, called the "Magicienne," the success Of
which is mainly attributable to the beauty Of the
scenery. But the novelty is the transformation of
the stage in the ballet into chess board while the
| corps de ballet, dressed as kings queens bishops
knights and pawns, dance the moves. The Italian
Opera has been enlivened bya charming thing called
" Don Desiderio," from the pen of Prince Ponia-
towski. For once all parties in Paris had a common
object-th Of applsuding common friend-and it
was pleasant to see Oreanst, legtmist, republican
| and Borapartst, vying with each other in signs of
good viii towards one they mutually loved The
piece itself s I'm elegant Tfe with some very pretty
covatinas duos and quartetts. But without Ponia-
towssi FOR its author il may be questioned whether
the success would have been as complete.
PARIS, March %, 1858.
The Projected French Transatlantic Line-Nego
G0tio,s fer the Purchase Of the Collins Steamers-
| Hedih Of Judge Mason P.liss,er's appointment
TO London-BooM oJ General Thomas, &c, &c.
Captain Comstock Of the Baltic, is now in this
city and in daily conference with the directors of
the new Transatlantic French Steam Company in
regard TO the sale of the Collins steamers The
Frenchmen are dosirous to buy, but want them too
cheap The captain stands out for their full value.
have head that Comstocks experience and practi-
cal Judgment have made go strong an impression on
these French directors, who mostly speculatos,
that they have made him offers 10 come into their
service, which he has declined for the present. He
Il very anxious for the recuscitaton of the Collins
line. The French directors have three years 70 or
ganize in, but they still undecided whether 10
| buy steamers in the United States or England to
begin with at once. or whether to take their time
and build in France They are 10 give the captain
| final answer on the 10th Of April.
| was glad TO find Judge Mason looking 10 well.
His head Is a. clear a. a bell, but his left arm is
| paralyzed. lie seems TO like Paris, and think IL
disposed 70 remain here. He is staunch adrlircr Of
| the HERALD, and tells pleasant anecdotes about
everybody. lie is very popular here, and Louis Ma.
poleon sometime since, heard, applied to the Pre-
sdent through NJ. Sartiges at Washington to pro-
long his stay in Paris. VIM. B. Astor Is here.
Marshal pclssier, the hero of tho Malakofr, IL
| named amba ssador TO London. This is considered
here ms O demonstration. Napoleon ILL., cannot con-
template war, but John Bull had better look 10 his
Mar,ello towers in time. The Times keeps pitching
into France but there signs that the commercial
world don't like it, and the Times will sec the ne.
ccssity of drawing IL milder. The French have
a hearty prejudice against perfds Albion. see and
hear this every day, and they 80 heart aud hand
with Napoleon in his present quasi hostile policy.
he could contrivc 20 administer some humiliation
H. John Bull II would increase his popularity i'm
mensely. The alliance which Clarendon said wa
going 20 regulate the universe, and ave Cuba, is
| thing Of yesterday.
| General j. Addison Thomas, of New York,
| late Assistant Secretary of State at Washington,
died here on Saturday last, quite unexpectedly.
/ saw him two weeks ago, full of life and pleasure
! projects for the summer He had a@harp attack
month stree Of influenza. About ten days ago IL re-
| TUNED. then fever set in, and attack of mumps
\ followed which carried him OF. He was an estma-
| bic man in all respects. lie leaves wife (for-
| merly Miss LoriIard, Of yow city, and three
| children. who remain for the present In EurOpe-it
being the Generals express desire that the educa-
ton OF the latter should be finished here His body
4 goes home in the Ango.
1 Napoleon on the London Times.
| TRANSLATED for the NEw YoRk HuAID from tho Paris
| Noniteur, March ls
i In iiu Of Tho ISfh inst Tho Iondon IIn1cs