The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-12-12

dozen horses came hObbling in over the hard stones
al midnight, aud the hackmen are driving about at
sunrise in the morning. The French are the noisiest
people | ever saw they seem 20 require no rest-up
late and early. They work all the time. Sundays not
excepted ; they except only their Fete days, and to-
day Is the great national fete Of the EMPEROR SOFT
Of 4th OF July. They have been making great pre-
parations for it. Tonight the city will blaze with
fireworks.
"Since my arrival. there have been two great coca
sions-the review Of the Imperial Guard and Garrison
of Paris on the Champ de Mars, in honor of the King
of Sweden and Norway. and the inauguration by the
Emperor of a new boulevard or avenue, which took
place on Tuesday. The review Was a fine military
display. There were 10000 Of the best soldiers of
France. consisting Of infantry, cavalry aud artillery.
Il took place on the Champ de Mars or Field Of Mars,
which is q vast level plain without the walls Of the
city, and devoted to military parades. The Emperor,
with his guests, the King of Sweden aEd his brother,
rode on horseback, surrounded by several Mlrshals
and about fifty of the body-guard Of the Emperor on
horseback. As they rode along they were cheered
Justify. The pageant was a splendid affair. The
troops were two hours in dedling by the Emperor.
Yesterday, the new boulevard W 5 decorated with
flags of every color, wreaths were stretched along on
each side of the street for half n mile, forming a COM
plete wall CT oak leaves two files Of soldiers and
hundreds Of policemen lined the sides of the street,
keeping the crowd on the sidewalks. The Emperor
rode in q carriage with two or three OF his marshals !;
his carriage was preceded by n few cavalry. Follow
ing him was another carriage, drawn by four bay
horses not less splendid than the Emperor's in this
was Prince Mprat and officers of high rank. Then
came the splendid body guard Of the Emperor, which
was followed by his lackeys or servants on horseback.
The music struck up, the soldiers presented arms,
and the Emperor passed along touching his hat with
great dignity IN response to the cries Of " rire Elm
pereUr"-livet the Emperor. The Emperor proceeded
to a gay and beautiful pavilion, where he delivered a
short inaugural address, and then returned the same
way he came. The Emperor is very popular at
present, but doubt if the people love him as much
as they feaT him. He has an army of half n million
at his command, and he has been extremely popular
with them since he took command in person in Italy.
He is constantly getting up new things and projecting
improvements, especially in Paris. This new boule-
ward originated in his mind. The portraits you see
Of Napoleon are very good and faithful.
81 have made the most of my time while here.
Every day | go 10 some place | have not visited l
60 frequently TO the Louvre, which is near by me,
and which has the finest gallery of paintings in
Europe /; l go in freely at any time upon showing my
passport. \ person could spend n month here to
prOst studying. paintings, sculpture, antiquities OF
Egypt, Assyria, Greece and Rome, and America.
You can form some idea OF the extent and magnih-
cence of this palace when | tell you that one hall is
n quarter of n mile long, and that both sides are
covered with paintings of the greatest masters. |
have been interested in visiting in the Louvre the
hall of the sovereigns, which consists of several large
and highly-gilded apartments. Here are preserved
the souvenirs Of the kings and emperors from the
time of Charlemagne-his sword is here coats of
armOr of Henry " and Francis | mirrors and slip
pers Of Marie Anotinette /; journals Of Henry Ill and
Louis XIII and thousands of precious and costly
objects Of historical interest But in nothing was L
LAbAS AhAClNSANt AIAh III AbC VI ~NaHoANO
the Great and his family a whole room is devoted
to him. Here are the secretary he wrote upon. the
desk and chair he used on the battle field, his saddle
and spurs and hunting arms, three old hats which he
used during his voyage and ut St. Helena, and which
look as you always see in his likenesses the old grey
overcOat, filled with bullet holes, which he wore NJ the
battle of Marengo the bed he slept on on the field /;
his court dress. very rich /; locks Of his hair and Of
JOsephiue's, and many souvenirs Of his son, the kIng
of Rome.
81 have visited also the celebrated Metre Dame,
where Napoleon and Josephine were crowned by the
Pope, and here were shown me their coronation robes
and the dresses of many rulers of France. L have
been twice to the Palace of Luxembourg, in which
there is a fine collection of modern paintings, and the
grounds are rich i'll sculpture, i'll flower gardens and
in noble trees. L spent a day at the Jardln des
Plantes-garden of plants-where are gathered ami
mails from all parts Of the globe, and not only animals
but every species of known plants and trees and
shrubs, to say nothing of very extensive galleries OF
BOTANY, of which there are more than oO,OOO species
of herbs and of the collections of vegetable fossils, and
gallery of zoology, mineralogy and geology. This
place is open freely to all, and every foreigner is ad-
mitted to the galleries of paintings, the libraries and
museums simply upon presenting his passport, and
yet all these are maintained at a great expense by
the government.
although 1 find the palaces, the walks. the gar
dens, the museum, &c, of Paris all | expected to
find them, | am somewhat disappointed in the people
They have tie reputation of being very polite, but
they fall far below New York, Philadelphia or Mar
seilles-at any rate in the street. They have very
little manners in public they push you off OF the
side walks, jolt you if you are standing at a window,
and get right before your eyes if you are looking at
any object of interest. Yesterday | saw a gentleman
pushing a tolerably dressed lady back from entering
an omnibus before him, and there was u slight war
of words and n tussle for victory, which the man
gained. Again, L frequently see a gentleman acct
dentally step on a lady's dress l saw one torn yes
terday so, but the man said not so much as pardon
that word they are always using nj table when there
is no necessity for it. At the review the other day,
the whole crowd broke forth into a laugh when the
Swedish soldiers passed, because their style OF dress
was different from the French the Swedes looked
round surprised. l must see more of Paris before L
shall acknowledge that they go before my own
countrymen for poiteness-or even are worthy TO
unloose their shoes SO far as general pohteness of the
heart is concerned" u. ii. l.