New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-19
FRANCE.
- EUROPE LOOKED AT FROM PARIS.

Prom Our Own Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 4, 1859.
In my last weeks haste TO speak of the uutinsiy
end of the late lamented little Hippopotamus which
I should have entitled the second postdiluvisa
Continental European HPpopotamus, and 30 not
overlooked the one born in the Geological Gardens
at London], cut short the political part Of ny
letter before mentioning the important official al
nouncement published Last Thursday, that the
French army and navy were to be put on psaes
footing, 1t has caused great deal Of talk, none
Of which is, to my seeming, more sensible than
Didsbury's. Didsbury says that the difference -
tween French war footing and peace footing d
only the difference of drawing on or drawing Cd
stout boot The boot can be drawn on again, And
give violent kick at the shortest notice Tho lste
Italian expedition is quoted by d., in proof We
had assurance that there we're 10 preparations
for war going on one day, and the next day FreAch
foot and horse were in warllke march for ltA4T.
Still the announcement IL strictly true. Between
now ard the end Of August about lJO, 700 soldnn
will be cent home on long farioughs, and tho nun.
Der of men under arms will not be greater thap u
was before the war broke out. There s no fear Of
40 immediate var then; has there been since To
Vilafranca peace. BY new Imperial decision tho
Army of Observation on the Eastern frontier AAe
BET u dissolved, though the camp at Chaloos snA
"Helfaut remain as they were, and nothing wiD bS
changed for the present in the other active dsh-
"iOns that made up the said army" quote ths
qualification from the official journal. 1t am
cult With such light to see the distinction eetwece
"dissolution" and organised existence. Basteisn
only ole instance Of the diction 10 much 10 Avof
with statesmen and pOmsts, and not % all Peoo-
liar TO Louis Nspoleon's style.
Within the past week have READ. ior my ens'
in the public prtts, number OF ffussiso, 49,
THAN and ngGsh diplomatic notes, marked "cosa-
dental, and very confidential, BY their sntaon
At the time of datiog them few weeks ago. Thev
| "eot fde initial" correspondence that gets directly
into print is like their forty years OF European
peace that has been interrupted by three or fouf
war; and two great revolutions; their balance 81
nover'" that il forever kicking the beam unlses
steadied BIZ the weight Of Gallo sword; and thsir
\ :. faith of treaties which no one believes in.
Speaking of diplomats, they are here now in skon-
dance, from the Duchles, representing their rShts
d seeking encouragement. t. act for tAea-
.e,7es. AID from Sardinia and Austris, confduiae
with Wsew,ki and bis master on the preimnAr
of the Zurich Conference. The object OF t1eee
lsst-named parties is TO discuss, in advance, wnne
they will decide upon there, 70 that before u
European public they may go through their formal
tiles Of debating and signing the treaty with AZ
meoious speed. Said object 10 not the easiDst 81
attaii ment. Setting aside the general Italisa 60
ton, there are numerous knotty points, fniAelnl
acd other, 10 DO arranged between the tAl6o ~
tslIsessafs Ne saa kasw VIA u osaeesl