New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-17

shocked. Wien thinks of 1t all il really 10
be almost natural, and one cannot help recalling GER
tain Ia Of the earlier days of the poor Enpresss
inl eiia state, ard seeing how impatiently she must
have borne ler splendid letters. After she had
been about fortnight the wife Of Louis Napoleon she
ifsed Ter oers to OF the ladies' around her that
walk should be taken IL the streets Of Pans. Awlk'
Immediately the gr0Hde mdtresSe, Madame La Prin-
cesse Esslng, made her appearance, saying she was
ready 10 accompany her Majesty anywhere IN car
rage. AT which the nnlu,ky Empress exclaimed, some
wi at tarty, that she neitler wanted cIr1ge nor her
company. This is the answer record. And hyster-
les ard nervous attacks ensued and the once 20 nde
Iend,nt Mile de Mouijo was shut up, ior good and
all little children term IT, and lett TO mediate On
TIE change in her habits OF life. For two yers
this continued until last certain acts ON the part OF
tie En- or gave lis cOnsort the right As she Thought
10 her lberty of action. While her lord was at PlJn
tiIes in lsJ6, the Empress managed most nnocently
ar We should think to amuse hersef i'll pheasant shoo-
ire &c. at 81. Cloud, and thereat no less solemn
resonaee than Marshal pelssier took exception, and
adyitd hintoh TO lecture the Empress before all her
household, telling her the French did not IKE
such eccentriciiies" and TIE poor Empress cried
heartily, and said she would not do 40 any more
Then she went TO see the Toros' at ST. -
basijHn, a pastime of her cwn country, az
thew were fearfully scandaliDd at that, these
over decorous French and ia short, on the whole
considering the extremely unconventional mode OF her
Unmarried lie prolonged to the age OF twenty -seven
tie existene of the Empress Eugene has not since che
entered the lulerIes, been one VI wholly unalioyed
Subtraction. Two years ago. TO all his was added the
intense and narrowing fear OF assssiiJ ~, aud since
the Orei attempt tits has never entirely ceased.
have nytelf often talked with ladies OF the hVseold
who every and then admit that the habituai he
Yt the pa.ee was "drtracted by ceaseess alarms,
and il il perfectly well known in certain set that for
weeks together the unfortunate Empress has scarcely
| done thing but weep, and declare That she would
ret Off for Spain, and hy 20 dangerous country as
France. After all this il be wondered at that she
should detle a little freedom, little amusement, lii
tie absence Of tie absurd etiquette win winch II Is one
Ct the Emp weakest points to Try and surround
lib stlfi Tie Empires is now with cousin OF her
hutl who it Is true has for the Last year ceased
Ill friendly intercourse with her imperial relative On
political grounds, but who viii kindly receive aud
c erish tie very anable lady wno comes TO her from
ufar and WIZ will try to enable her TO forget the
alarms and apprehensions of her splendid domestic ex-
THE EMPRESS IN MANCHESTER.
from the Manct,st.r Gvardii9, Dee. l.
TIE Empress OF the French spent yesterday In Man
chester and her Majesty still remains at the Queens
hMel With her suite.
INCIDENTS OF THE VISIT.
The crowd in front Of the hotel was undoubtedly
getting lIbpatient and from the number OF vehicles
necessarily sOpI ed 10 Portland street and Plccadily,
mort difficult "tlo'k was becoming imminent Al
lie, 9Th about n quarter before twelve those who
liz eu the hotel poitico took Oft their hats and this
being definite signal OF tie coming OF the Empress,
The crow cheered heartily. Presently the Epress,
ACCOMPANIED BY the Countess dc Montebello, appeared
aid eter,d tie FIST OF two carriages i'll waiting.
Her Majesty signhed her desire that the Mayor
II ould follow, and MIR. Curtis accordingly took his
seat MADAME de Saulry, tie Marquis de Ia Grange,
Col. FOve, and the Town Clerk, entered the second
iaee; and both started amid ringing cheers But
it difficult To proceed, dense Was the crowd;
Capt. Palm and his officers could Lot at first secure
Tree way; and at the turn INTO P1ccadly her Mdes-
ty's carriage for minute brought 10 btahd.
Des .Iae were tie efforts made TO get lear enough to
catch gimIte Of tie Empless and almost frantic
YVES the rush OF hundreds after the carriage, as ut
lei 9Th getting somewhat clear II WAS driven rapidly
fnll mud fna
w,es WHO looked pleasedly excited, frequently bowed
her acknOwI dgMeI ts.
PEEL PARK-IHE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.
So utterly unexpected the witt of the Empress,
thai there Vas sone little delay while gates OF the
Ni.toia Alch weie being thrown open. Her Majesty
had during the dliye constantly converted VITA the
Mayor, asking quest ons about building, &c, that
we've ratseG; 70 doubt not that tue Mayor bad an
opportuiiy Of informing the Empress OF the French
tut the arch under which she about to pass,
named after the Queen vi England had been erected
out OF the Spontaneously offered pence ana sngs OF
woIkg men to commemorate the WHIT OF their Queen
the parks Tor her people III this neie
And II eIe Was 10 follow another meuehto Of
Queen, which also haa its own tale Of people love
10 tell. Sweeping along the drive 10 tie left,
tie Empress caniake was stopped IN front oil
Noble b, autiful marble statue Of Victoria /.
OF klglsld. There, legi6e enough, WIS tbc inocriY
lion announcing that the tiatue commelnOrated
tie WHIT Of the Queen and Prince Albert 10 the
lark ia 1851 when her Majesty Was welcomed by
eighty thousand sunday School children OF hsnches-
ter, Stafford, and the ncignborhood, aud when tnUse
cbildTentle inscription does not STATE this fdcsnS
Oui National Anthem iii such a ely le was Ma
tlolal Anti EN- sung before or since. The features OF
EuL ehie OF FlGnoe-sie was not 70 then-wOud have
iLo,ed been e itudy as she listened 10 the full burst
OF those thousands Of fresh young voices, yelling forth
from children all but too excited to stag, and MAX
ing their song the more thnlDgly beautiful. the
EmlIess must have pictured tie delight OF such Il
eceir; for II C claimed Eighty tLoussldl WHAT
sgbt 1t mutt have been great-Srnd indeed =.
Her Majesty ALTO expressed her II the beauty Of
the statue as q hLene,s ard Il work Of art.
Tie carriages now passed on to the old entrance to
tie Museum AID Library bullding where Her 1Jesty
and suite alb hted. she received by j. w. Wea-
ton cru, may Of the borough, who with air. Lung
worthy ad been passed ia Lower King street, by tue
cOyt6ct OH their way 10 the Manchester Town Hail, to
Learn What tie Empiess Intended dOhs dulag the day.
Both gentlemen at once retTaCed their bl9ps; and
thai ks good cab-ous: and the delay al tue statue,
they arrived before the Empress entered the bulldog.
Among otter gentlemen present were AiderneAhIy
and WiIert; Mr. h. Chadwick and other members Of
tie sallord Cor oIaion; Captain Palm chiseonsta-
III OF Mancl ester, &c.
The EmlIess was conducted through the builiiug
10y the Mayor. They first entered The library, aud
willie lele her Majesty asked to sign her maine
III tie book Of autographs, Icing Informed hat among
those aLedy Inserted were tie nnes OF TIE King u
Portugal Prince Albeit, and Prince Napoleon. Ger
tinly - IeI lied her Majesty with much pleasure.
No other en- being at hand, Mr.. Chauwi k who iIad
charge OF Tie box, took ole IRON bis pocket, with
which tie Empress wrote " Eagenie, ANA then
tuiiiIgto Mr.. Chadwick, she sid, Pray, what is
ID, day OF the month have quite forgotten" Ing
irfon 3D. rhe added, g. 80 Ore, lo6O.' Tnen followed
tie signatures, " Coltes,a iii MUnebello,' al. de
Saulcy" " G.. de la Grange" and " Colonel foye."
Passing on to the readng-rooln and learning it's use
tie EmpIsss said What beautiful rom; and how
warm aha comfortable To whom does the insiitu.
ION belong = added her. Majesty; ana the Mayor
Ilaied That, being raired by voluntary contributions
il was supported by public rates raised in the borough.
&" Ard who NAY comet" "All," sid tie Mayor.
Noticing large bust at tie other end III the roon her