Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-02
LATE News From EURoPE.-The triumphal

LATE News From EURoPE.-The triumpnal
entry into Paris of the army OF Italy TOOK
place on the 14th and passed off with eclat
The Emperor and staff headed the procession
along the Bouevards from the Bastlle to the
Place Vendome, and were greeted with loud
acclamations The empress and the prince
imperial were stationed at the Place VEN
dome. and on arriving there the Emperor
took up his position in front of the Imperial
stand and the defilement of the troops com
menced at 10. 80 a. m, and terminated at z.
80 p. m. A grand banquet, to which SUI
persons were invited, were given by the EN-
peror to the principal chiefs in the army. AT
the close of the banquet the Emperor
made little speech, distributed the medals,
and proposed ''the health of the army.
On account of these fetes the emperor had
pardOned 1927 persons sentenced TOR various
crimes, or reduced the term of lmprison-
ment. He had also granted an amnesty to
all persons sentenced for political crimes, and
appointed Gems. Rennault, Forey and Others
who distinguished themselves IN Italy, as
members of the French Senate.
The Paris Moniteur says that on account
of the mperor having decided to retain for
the present an army of 80 900 men in Lom-
hardy, several corps which had distinguished
themselves in the campaign could not berep-
resented at the entry of troops.
It i. stated that Lille is made the head
quarters of the grand military command,
with the marshal of France at the head, and
it is thought that the projected fortlticatlons
at Antwerp had something to do with the
measure.
At Turin, on the night of the 18th, the
fete of the emperor was announced by dis
charge of artillery. On the following NOR
ming a review Of the French troops took
place. The TeDeum was performed in the
church. which was richly decorated, There
were present the ministers, members OF par
lament. the French ambassador, o'hcers ol
the French army, the PiedmOntese national
guard, &c The eight guns captured at IA
lestro were exhibited in front of the palace.
Monday evening, the 18th, there was Il iete
in the Place D'Arms.
The king of Prussia IS evidently
dying, and all the princes and ministers lad
been recalled to be in at the death. Inc
ministerial crisis at Vienna continues, and
well informed persons assert that the
constitution which will be worked out
by the commission, will be characterized
by the principle of decentralization, by the
re-establisbment Of the representation OF the
provinces, by the prerogatives given to the
aristocracy of all the provinces, and by It's
strict Catholic spirit.
BUSINESS AND BUILDINGS IN INV York
The New York correspondent Of the Boston
Trarelle1- writes as follows:
"All sorts of business has been iearfully
dull for two months past. | know OF many
retail concerns that have seen week 90 by
and not sell to the value of 500. You will
say that with a dozen clerks and 10000 rent
ones bank account must suffer. The South
ern and far Western wholesale buyers are
now in town, and the j0bbing houses are
now shipping piles Of merchandise. Trade,
however, will not be at its food these SIX
weeks Although it is a matter you are
constantly hearing about. yet | must say u
word of the new buildings going up, and the
movements of large business concerns up
town. Broadway. from Chambers to Canal
street. is a scene of great confusion. Besides
the immense building which Will cover the
site Of the Broadway Theatre, yet larger
one is in process Of construction on the cor
ner Of Franklin street. Three very large
stores are also finished between that and
White street opposite to these, the toun-
datiOns of new store are Just laid; Thomp-
sons old store is being Quilted completely;
Brady, the photographer, has moved up to
Blocker street the widening of Duane ST.,
also brings down a six story brick building
" here will Stewart 90, you will ask, when
Broadway becomes yet more crowded by the
draws and teams from the wholesale dry
goods dealers and clothiers that have gone
in above him, for ladies can't shop way
down there at The risk of their lives |
could answer the question by saying that
the former pack pedlar has bought all the
buildings between Broadway and Fourth
Avenue, and Ninth and Tenth streets, ex-
| cept three. fronting on Broadway. the owner
of which, fancying that Mr.. Stewart intend
cd erecting mammoth establishment upon
this magnificent square, position not ex-
celled in the city. asked an enormous price
for his property, which Mr. Stewart refused
to give.
The New York Journal of Commerce, in
describing the splendid new marble store Of
Lord Il Taylor, on the corner OF Broadway
and Grand streets, says that II Is the most no
ticeable structure between the Battery and
Grace Church-nOt 50 much on account Of
its magnitude as the ornate and novel style
OF architecture oppted. The front Is very
lofty with ornamental windows and balconies,
all Of sparkling marble, and displaying in
the centre a grand arched doorway, SO
feet in height. surmOunted by an immense
gilded frame with radii, set against a mirror.
This entrance is hanked by plate-glass show
windows IL feet high The first floor forms
an immense apartment of 100 feet deep by
60 wide, interSected by tiers of shelving ap-
propriately decorated in carved wood. Here
are ten distinct apartments for as many vari-
cites of fabrics, under the superintendance of
about 10 clerks The distinL gushing feature
however, is the grand stairway of solid oak
which connects the main floor with the stories
above and below-the main flight branching
of to the right and left on each floor-while
suspended Immediately above 1t in a central
position, beneath a spacious glass dome, Is a
massive chandelier specially designed by Tiff
fanny & Co., and exhibiting much artistic
skill. Another dome, precisely similar and
Of equal dimensions, covers the desk, of the
cashier, 50 that food of light is difused
throughout. The optical effect is heightened
by the use Of stained glass and statuary.