The New York herald., 1863-06-30
Our Paris Correspondence.


dependent Of the news sent to the English press.
Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS, Juno l2, 1868.
The MEXICAN Menus and It's Etet-7he Neros at Fontaine
beau-zhe International Postal Concen,ior-TAe Polish
Queslton-The Bourse-The kmperor's Life Of JniNs
Cesar Running the Blockade, dc.
Pueblo est not Since the first reported capture Of
sepastopo which proved to be FALSE the Pasians have
been much surprised they upon looking at
the Mone yesterday morning and seeing the despatch
from the French Consul General at New York re-
porting the surrender o, Pueba aud its entire
garrison Tho news II is said reached Fontanebeau on
Wednesday evening about eight O'Clock. while their
aesties still at dinner and II doubtless added very
much the flavor Of tho dessert After diuaer when tho
band usual TO play the garden the public
also admitted and the little Prince Imperial went out
upon OF the baines and showercd uron tho people
below little slips II paper which the despatch Of the
Consul General at New York had been hastily printed.
later la the evening Fonainebeas illuminated, and
yesterday at salute OF twenty guns fred
from the Invades and in the evening the theatres and
Of the public buildings oil ablaze IN honor OF
the result.
or there s general feeling OF satisfaction here
that aftor such a length Of time and many losses
something has been accomplished But the natural
prde at the of the French arms and tho feeling
that the taking Of Pucba affords the Emperor oppor
tunity TO honoraby abandon this unpopular expea
ton there Is real rejoicing mani'ested At the
p ciod which has just arrived. I send you OK.
tracts from tho principal journals In relation TO It.
A council Of Ministers was Immediately summoned
TO Fontaipebeau upon tho arrival Of the news,
and the general belief this morning instead OF
firing now, the French troops, who will soon be REIN
forced and supplied by vessels which io last week for
Cruy hn ed In on In
that city taken Of peace will be imposed and
the idea OF permanently holding tho country any por
tin Of abandoned as the experience the past year
has shown tho Mexicans to be not enemy
as they had been taken for.
Yesterday des sTatchcs received by the Emperor
from the Emperor Of Austria and the King Of Prusss ex
pressing their qualification tho fact that ueb!a had
been taken How delighted they must have beenl
Tho International Postal Corv inatory step
In the organization OF which taken by Postmaster
General Blair. and which has been session In Paris
for moro than month-terminated its labors on We'd
nesday Tho object OF the cOnyentOn to agree upon
some general principles relative 10 postal matters which
should be made the subject OF treaties between the DIFF
in the convention was the representative from
tho United States. Hon. John A. Kasson, Nom.
Postmaster General After tho termination OF tho bus
OF the convention resolutions Of thanks tho Uni cd
States government and to Mr. Kasson were adopted Mr..
Kasson in rerly stated that he had been gracd the
disposition exhibited 10 arrive at uniform system In
sta arrangements The convention represented no less
than four hundred millions of people, nine enhs OF the
commerce and Of the corrosp ondcnce
OF the globe.
After much discussion the o.venti;n finally
recommend for local ard foreign letters a. the
basis OF sIng.e postage 10 fifteen grammes or
about half puncetho weight allowed for letters
from America 10 England but just double that permitted
corrcsp ndence between the United states and France
the standard weight several OF the representatives, at
rt sired that e,ch nation should ts own Weights.
%ss a To. s fss
particularly loath TO accept tho French weight Mr.
Kasson however succeeded In the convention
that any ether course than the adoption OF the weight
itself would be the continual Of and finally
succeeded In securing the adoption OF the French me
Next 70 the initiation Of uniform system the great ob
jec OF the convention was to mako postal communication
cheaper throughout the world aad In order 10 d. this they
adted recommendation that the portion of the entire
postage arcrung any country for the transit of
foreign letter shah be than half
matters OF u technical nature were considered
and agreed upon, and tho general result OF this
labors OF the convention will be the simpifcaiion
and uniformity OF postal arrangements as we'll as
siderable reduction In postage.
The reply OF Austria to tho last propositions Of England
aid france tho Polish question Is expected TO be
ccived In a day two It is well understood that
this will be favorable 1t Is that the rooy OF tho Gar
when the combined OF the three Powers
presented, will be unfavorablc Then lcok out
speck OF war.
The only went up yesterday on account
said that the Empcrorss Le OF Jalus Caesar !"
which he has boen 10 long at work upca n press and
thc work. but only the nrst two will bo published at
present.
met few days sinos the wife and daughter Of an
ofcer ~ high rank In tho rebol army who have Just
rived here having the blockade Charleston They
paid hundred dollars each for passage from Charles
10 Nassau whence they went TO New York and there
took passage Europe rhoy say therc great suffering
among tho people OF the SOUTH and do not half
rabd on the subject Of soutncrn rghts as iaacs who
came year ago did. They say that large numbers
OF South Carolnans sending their families to Europe
to remain TIL the war is