The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-24

regiments on guard, MI grande tense were scattered
over the vast area. Oncers IN all tho pride q ebssy
broadcoth dazzling epauettes and gstenng steel, were
pacing causeway before the Palace entry and
and anon there darted through the gay crowd OF
plumed troops and neghng cavalry the various smart
equpages brilliant paint and hveres could make
them the different household retainers, Who grand
occasions come TO swell the sails Of imperial dignity
Then Grove the carriages OF the princes and
OF the Imperial family the chapains &C., OF the Emperor
and OF the Imperial chapter OF ST. Denis
twelve O'Clock the Emperor and Empress went 70 the
chapel OF the Tueries to hear mass which perform
ed by Cardinal Morot, Archbishop OF Paris The little
Prince Imperial Prince Napoleon, the Princess Clolie,
the Princess Nathde Princes Bonaparte Joachim
Nurat with three Prncessee Murat-Lucen Joachim and
Anpa-assisted at ceremony AT one the Emperor re.
ceived the corps dipomaque and delivered TO them his
speech.
consisted of three or four Thousand persons more
magnificent spectacle is not easy 70 imagine Ia fact
the eve was almost agucd with such OF ehulgence
which so many grand crosses grand officers the Council
of the Legion Of Honor the members OF the Senate legs
laye BODY Council Of State Court of Cessation, with de-
mutations OF the clergy projects of the departments
mayors, deputy mayors, &c, presented Old memories
came upon as stood in the midst OF all these noao
ltes arrayed in cloth OF gold, as the pgmy planets OF
the gre imperial sun, and could not help thinking OF
the days living In London, used TO see LOUIS Ma
poeon returning from his evening walk to his little house
in Queen street May Fair with Mrs Howard leaning on
his arm In those days looked upon him certainly
for him less than dozen years afterwards gorgeous
ovation like the present. moral and material triumph
such has been rarely witnessed in any age Of the
word-it would indeed have been considered as
insane twadde As this vast assembage slowly
dispersed, rolling of in the luxurious equipages
much encouraged by the second empire others MN
Cling with the outside, whose dark outline
relieved by infusion Of and courty apparel but
derfu power which the Third Napoleon acquired,
only France but the desnies OF mankind gene
rally Think how it was said motion OF his lips day
might have shaken Europe to centre think OF the my
RAIDS who this moment 10 GREATNESS expectation as TO
what he has said or done this day. thnkand believe
aAa hoGa einra
good almost universally pronounced him fool and
sot
proceeded conducted by their officers to visit the Empc
ror Prince Jerome and those OF their old Generals who
tsnr melancholy in the appearance Of these ancient
braves The dress has nothing picturesque about H. and
in ADDITION particularly unavoraele 70 the appearance
OF men in the phase OF ie Take old man. for ex
ample dress him up in tight breeches Of bright yellow
his shrunken thighs quverng under the smart taoring
cotbe bis black eggugs; brace up his attenuas
ed and bowed body in a tight blue jacket with short tails
amply exposing 10 view what Washington Irving call
ed The 0dsk OF the unknown gentleman and finish him
you have the Old Guard before you Add TO the picture
STOPPING form pinched up and shrveled the features
groUy and glance Of the eye which tells OF
a mind and memery that have nothing in common
with things present, and the tabeau Is all that
there is of the old soldier of the first empire.
The Bouevards than usually thronged, even
for Josr de rAn The extraordinary mldness OF the
weather-worthy of an evening in July-contrlouted TO
this previous occasion were the oonsers, the
shops sacred TO bonbons beseged Long queues or
persons formed outside patiently waiting their
turn TO be served and some tons must have been profit
ably disposed Of The ba' rer1es drove capital trade in
their little wares and such the run upon them that
the price twenty-five per cent higher than the day
| previous
The ice houses in the Bos de Bouogne, which were
filled during the late FROST contain seventeen thou
sand cubic metres OF ice conveyed during fortnight by
$50 CARTS and arranged the space Of time by 900
men. 1t calculated that this quantity win furnish ten
millions of kogrammes for the consumption Of Paris.
The trial OF NJ Geblan agent de CHARGE has resulted
in his acquittal. The indictment a heavy one
which in one single year amounted 900 francs had
had to criminal manGuvree; that he deceived
his clients as TO the real price at which he had made sales
purchases for them and appropriated portions Of
which belonged TO them, and that NM Derane and Fa
noel bankers. at Amiens, had especially been vctmized
The prisoner underwent long Interrogation NJ Matthew
N. Iacbaud counsel The President left no
fewer than $50 questions for the jury 10 sove solution
which they accomplished n an hour and half by de-
caring the prisoner guilty The trial created immense
The process against NM Chamerol, vacherot and
work entitled '.Ia Democratic" for attacking the
rights of the Emperor, exciting to hatred the govern
an unexpected turn The accused were defended
by NJ. Emile Olivier who had scarcely begun his address
expressions which be had used On that gentlemans
monsrance the bench withdrew 10 deliberate On their
return the following judgment WAS given
"whereas, NJ. Emile Olivier, counsel Of the defendant
Vschcrot has used these wordsThe public prosecutor
has made appeal to the most irritating PASSIONS which
| Is highly object orable-
'And whereas being called retract these words
he not only resisted but aggravated their meaning
and whereas the counsel has beenJwantng in res.
pect due to justice, he is hereby in conformity with
law providing for such Offences suspended from pracs-
ing advocate for the period OF three months"
Public feeling in Paris as far as have been able to
tain it, is Numerically opposed the extraordinary
etveDess exhibited by the Bench this OCCASION and the
sentence of Emile Olivier is considered TO be both harsh
and arbitrary. Nothing does Napoleon much harm az
the hasty zeal Of the COURTS Of law is known by many
ton Of the aw-even though the law be bad one
should be straightforward and above board there
dcial ermne in France which has ever one eve on the
Court and Court channels, while the other Is employed
its proper duties Is the curse Of desposm that spite
PARIS, Jan. 3, 1890
Intense Political Encitmast-Causes of the Sudden Post
ponenent Of the Consress-Egect Of the Quasi Imperial
| PampAla-Tae Pope in Quandary-The Nec Years. Re
optsom at the 7ries-TAe Prince Imperial Changes III
the French Ainistry-EGea on the Boarse-7roops fr
CAina-7neatricol AGairs-A Side HI. at the Pope-Mi
nistesial A6dirs, &C., dc.
Great excitement reigns in political circles First
and foremost is the fact that the Congress has been indie
nnitey postponed secondly, hear of a total Minis
terial change here and lastly the famous brochure Ie
Pape ct le Congress Is making and more stir each
day. will commence with the Congress- Do not place
any reliance in the assertion made by the English jour-
mails that the Congress will never meet. This An error
and do not doubt that with the London papers the wish
is father 10 the thought The alarmists seeking far
and wide why the Congress does not meet reasons
are, however, simple enough They folows:-The
brochure lie Pape ct lie Congress has thrown light
upon many subjects and hence the different governments
have tit to recall their representatives thai each Eu-
ropean cabinet might Its instructions It's appoint.
ed representatives at the Congress Had the government
waited until the meeting Of the diplomats, ere al
lowed the publication Of the brochure, the work
| would have fallen among them like bomoshell,
and have occasioned Ike scattering But the brochure
allowed to appear in time 10 give all parties due o-
porunity for elaboration and consequent delay has
taken place You may rest assured however, that the
Congress will meet about the middle of February
and that will find its work much simpuded by the effect
produced by the brochure Allow me, en- passr, to as
you that the pamphlet is the work of the vicome de
Iaguerronerre, and that received the imperial sane
ton lis publication this from actual know