, 1861-03-26

The Great French SsVtntiIer.--partfc~
ulnrs of his. Arrest.
Paris, at last accounts, was still excited over
the Mires swiudle and arrest Men Of the
highest rank and influence are compromised
We have some additional particulars by the
last arrival:
It appears that Alires, foreseeing that q time
might como when all would not run Smooth
with him, resolved that, in case of a'smash.,
other parties who had protited by his opera
guy. Accordingly he opened an account In
his books entitled "1n1luence Account" and
under this heading be chronicled every Dot de
si1 {Ihe French word for bribe), which be paid
to Ilustrio1s individuals. His books we're
seized SO long ago as the middle of las. De-
cemhsr, and it was perfectly notorious at the
time that criminal prosecution against him
Wis contemplated The matter was, however,
husletl up, and it is understood that the En-
pcror advanced as much as million and half
Of francs in the hope Of making things pleas-
ant" Lately, however, fresh discoveries were
nude; certsin injured parties became very
clamorous, and 1t became necessary once more
to call the Emperor's attention to the subject.
Mires felt 60 confident in the strength Of his
position that he wrote u letter to the Emperor
Inst week, Of very threatening character.
mentioning the names Of variety Of people
whom he would denounce If he should be mo-
Tested. The Emperor held council, in which
siguy and M. Delangle recommended His Maj
esty to have Mires At once arrested. but Count
de Morny and II. Baroche warmly opposed
such a course.
The Emperor ultimately followed the couu-
sells Of his now fayorite, and probably most
judtcious adviser, De Persigny, and gave tho
woad that the wshould take'lts course, come
what might. he Is reported to have said,
aJ'aine nsiestx mon .5as que ma Janaille" On
Saturday evening, as the Mircs family. we're
sitting around the domestic tea table, ID sone
OF those eumptuous drawing rooms In the
Palace Of the Rue Ncuye des 3fathurins, where
princely balls were given last year, their pri-
yacy was broken in upon by the ruthless min
ions. Of the law- The Prince de Poliguac,
Aiires' sou-in-1aW, who not . year ago resigned
himself to ,nfsal|idnte for the sake Of the sup
posed wealth OF the young JeWess, conyulsiye-
II examined the arrest warrant, and vn1nly
questioned It's 1egality-:. The Princess. de Pol
t9nac, who is far advanced in pregnancy, faint
ed away, md serious consequences, which
happily have not been realiEed, were appre.
heuded. Politely, but firmly, md without any
de1ay, the officers marshaled Mires to the
hack-cab which Nns. waiting at the door; and
In that vile equipaSe, Miree, the great finan-
cder, the second nothechlld, The manw was
wont to make Minister his oot-stoe1-Aiires,
the regenerator Of Marseilles, and the last hope
of tho Turkish Empire, was hnrried away to
Mazas prison, where he pow lies awaiting his
trial on the triple charge Of forgery, swindling
and ssabuse Of confidence"
More than half the houses in Constantinople
are expected to break when the news Of Mires'
arrest shall, arrive. there. They are g1utted
with paper drawn upon him, which viii BE-
dishonored. =
His daughter, who Is a charming young per
son, only Is, and commands much sympathy,
passes her time in calling upon Ministers and
great people to whom her rank as Princeas
obtains her realy aecess. She implores their
influence in behalf Of her father. She hns
been once allowed: to see him in prison, but
only in the presence of his witnesses, who hear
all that is said, for he is ,a1t scera.