Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-21
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER TO THE
 UNITED STA TIES
Honor to Messra. seward, Golden. etc.
Correspondence of The New York Post.

Correspondence of The New York Post.
 PARIS, December g. 1es0.
 The MoDiteur this morning, announces the appointment of Count Sartiges as Envoy Ex- traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Hague, and NJ. Mercier. late Envoy Ex- traordinary and Minister Plenpotentary to the court of Sweden and Norway, as his sue cessor in the United States. This is regarded as a promotion of the Count in diplomatic circles, and as such is, of course, very grati fying to him. but it is specially gratifying in his case, as it brings him near his estates and kindred, to say nothing of Paris, out of which no Frenchman was ever happy for any considerable period of time. It will be
 to him hpppy coincidence that one of his
 most intimate colleagues in Washington will be his colleague in Holland. Lord Napier has just entered upon his diplomatic career as representative of the British Government at the Hague. T., Mir. Seward has just returned from rapid tour through Holland and Belgium, and leaves in the Arago on the 18th. By Del | pian paper which came to hand this morning, | it wonld appear that he was the object Of special attentions from the King of the Bel. | qians He was presented to the hing III company with the Prince and Princess of Prussia. and invited by the King to dine with them at his table--a compliment never made before. that I remember, to any American Senator. The Brussels Journal, in giving an | occonnt of the ceremonies, says: M. De- | ,rord ancien GouUe7neor de Neao York, est m Hes ,nenbres les plus tntluents du Sendt des Etafs Unis" I think it safe to infer rom the unusual hospitality extented to MT. Se- | ward by the Emperor Of France ana the
 King of Belgium, to say nothing oi other potentates of the Old World, that, whatever they may think of European Republicanlsn American Republicanism is not held Ill 10" astirnation among them.
 The lectures of the College of France ana i, the Sorbonne generally commenced this week. Saint Marc Girardin delivered hls onening discourse on the French Poetry ol Y | inc Seventeenth Century, dpropos Of bolieat lto-day. His room was crammeu Ike ner ring box. The crowd extended outside : down one pair of stairs, and as far as m , . | voice was audible. He IS the noss Ropuie, ~ | lecturer now filling a chair in the Coilege o e France. ....a., There was a report about town yesterda; : that Douglas was dead, but could trace u to no authentic source. Probably the repol St ori0inated in some person stating hls apprs n hens ions little too strongly IS understand that diplomatic dinner IS [ n he given to Senator Seward at the spans g- I.egation on Saturday. That looks rather Il 'n yoTable than otherwise for the Cuban neg a tiations under the next Administrator, uo' ,e it not? ,,.- :, ie Mr. Golden. whose family is spending Il ie winter in Paris, has been confined to n " chamber for some three weeks with infian st nation of the lungs. lam happy to say tn a he is recovering, and to-day was well enoue " for the first time 10 ride out; but he Will pr ,, bably have to leave, as soon as he can traNs for a milder climate, and to content himst
 with more silent role in the next Parll n ment than he is accustomed to.