, 1860-12-12


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The visit Of the French Empress TO Scot
land Il thrs explained By the 0lseszyr:
TtrEmrrcss Euscn;e has been suffering fro1,
illness and low spirits, greatly aggravated by
the shock caused by the Intelligence Of III.
death Of her oplT sister, the Duchess Of D..
Alba, 10 the midst Of the fatlgues Of the :ou.-
ney to A1sicrs. Even if her hcalth had pcr-
1nitted, she could not receive company durin.
piegne. She therefore resolved to Fay 1on.,
promised visit 10 GEe Of her closest friends,
the Duchess Of Ul.ai,:.,,. Nhcse Int thcr va
q Bcauharpais, aalt :.:.s IS -: cousin Of th..
Emperor Napoleon t:'c Third Il was natur-
ally thought th:t .'l:::a.c Of mir and scene
might be BerTsccslh.e, 2A4 she il a.so about to
consnl DR.. Simpson of Edinburgh, whose
practice amongst ladies' Of high rank Is very
extensive. Had her arrival been announced.
rilc would necessarily have been received with
all The formalities Of state, which she came
to avoid. Her inecJnit1 has been strictly pre-
served. She is attended by two noblemcn Of
her loushuld, and two ladies Of honor. She
travels under the na1nc of tho Countess Dc
Lamotte Bcnvron. On the same subject the
%ossiplny Paris correspondent Of the Court
Journal writes;
Ever since the death Of her sister, the Ouch
ess d'AlGa, the Empress ilas hcen laboring ur-
der the most terrible depression Of spirits, and
has gircn hcrsrlf up entirely to the sad
thoughts inspired by her bereavement. The
doctrs have been called in one afl Ter the other,
but without avail Masses and rcquic.ns were
alone capable Of giving 9 moments calm to
almost 10 despair. ucr Majesty is evidently
suffering from that peculiar state Of minI
known III France Is the imagination frdpDfe =
tatc which, in ENGLAND is treated energetic.
ally, by shower baths, change Of scene, orpo-
sition, sometimes by downright coercion, But
%t7ff1 tS@EsH
sympathy, with the Aumoring Of relatives, and
tie coaxiug and watchful cascrless Of depend
ANTS {all had methods Of treatment, according
tn English iaeas), and is therefore suffered tu
acquire tho proportions Of a formidable dis.
case, Instead Ut being mcrc caprice Of thc
Imagination, nipi,ed in tho bud. az it is with us
The conviction which has induced this state
Of mini with the Empress is, that of bcin..
doomed to perish, like her sister, aud of the
same painful and lingering complaint, Of
which. Will, trac lyrochondriaeal aclusion,
she is beginning to experience every symptom
as prompted by Imagination, suffering tic
pain and wcari1lc6s in reality, while tic disease
is only imaginary. Travelling alone has been
long h;ncc pronounced tho only cure for this
state Of mind. and the doctors had all nrreed
that nothing but visit to tle South conld
restore Her Majesiy to her usual state Of health
Gut where to 20: lfto Italy, political import
aucc would Immediately hare been attached 10
the jourucy-if to Nice, party spirit would
hare rendered tho visit iuto]cr:bic. Political
and domestic considerations rendered Spair
out Of the question. Madeira hau just 6ccn
suggested, when the Empress OF Austria de-
tersnincd upon taking ui' her abode there tIu-
ring tic Wiatci anu the idea Of change had
just bceu givcn up altogether, when the Duke
and Duchess OF Hamilton, passing through
Paris, repaired to St. Cloud, III orAcr IT, pay
their respects to the!r il!:1etrlors relative. it
seems tLat the ctlstt produced upon both by
the altered appearance Of the Empress was
such as to cause tue most serious 2psretcn.
=ions to Ihusc .'iio, not having seen lIer Maj-
'.:F" fnr some time, were uDprc21rcd for the
change.
49,. i. say that the Duchess was so determined
upoa Tic course she meant to pursue, t1at,
withou. losing momcnt's time, shc rushcu
back to the Tnileries wl,c,c the EMPEROR was
in thc act Of presiding .. Council Of Minis
:eFs. and, waiting unil tie sitting WAS over,
he I11netF ltt!y explained to him. in 1yIaip and
open ttr1.is. Acr opinions oi the state into
which the Empress appeared to be fast hurry
::'E. The Emperor WAS ST Iluc!s struck with
il:e Picture presented 10 him Of tho gradual de-
cline ii the energies ii the Empress, that liz
consented to rcturn 10 St. Cloud with the
Duchess, and to aid ttte rcrsuasst,ns uf his I'll
ativc. to induce the Enpress ln accc.ic to this
method "f lighting tlsr cnrlny which Was
threatening, 10 dssour botl. bouv :uIsl soul il
;iot vanQuishcd III time. Everything WAS ar
san.c,l III aMhoar-:le Duchess drrlrica-and
TO the :stonishiacnt oI ]. the Empress, iu tlc
hurry aud a-sita,on Of departure, aud iu tic
mental occupation afforded by the novel set
IT Images offered to her mind, resisted hui
;cc!,is, and yielded, for thc Irst timc !or many
weeks, the opposition made to her Ia.=iu:: the
greater portion Of the night within the chapel
ot Ieuii; and what is .aUrc, she was observed
10 smile al IN observation n'adc by Madame Dc
Saulcy.a. The carriages approached Paris, and
tic market. carts, laden with Towers, were
passed on the road. That Lady suggested,
sshitlssically enough, that great proportion Of
tho lowers m;:ht bo DESTINED for the Saintc
E1Senic: and ltc image of The asson;shcd and
disappointed bouQue;-5earrrs immediately sug-
ycst:ns itsclf to her A:jcst:'s mind, she almost
iau.hgJ, and the ice was broken. 1t required
hut little effort to maintasn The distraction;
aud NC havc it from very good authority that,
from that moment up to tue taking leave or
lhe Emperor at tho railway station not once
lid her Aajcsty rclapse into that vacancy Of
despair wAlti had SO long been her Ordinary
state 50 tuucl, had the prospect Of cllanyeauu
.iiyersion already done loz the moral portion of
the disease"