, 1864-04-09
FROM PARIS.
The Paris Blcetions-Tr1umph OF tho
Liberal Party-I4ovy Napoleon Re.
CARDS 1t-Kkerortcd Plot Against fhc
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PANS, March =, 1864
The result Of the Paris elections is just
made known to ne, and again proves to be q
renewal Of the expression of universal hos
tlity On the part of the capital against the
powers that be, N. Carnot and II. GARNER
Pagcs, both active leaders in the republican
movement of 1878, and therefore arowed
enemies Of imperialism under my form,
have been elected by overwhelming maIori-
ties for the TWO vacant constituencies I'm
ndviscdly, ng / think, the government started
an official candidate, II. Levy, for the fifth
circumscription, at the last moment, and
adopted N! Pinard rs sort OF semi official
candidate In the first. mention these names
that you may be able better to appreciate the
dccisirencss Of the Yote which has taken
place. n. CarDot received II, 500 votes, NJ
Pinard only 1900. ii. Garnier-Pages recciy-
impossible TINT 'defeat or victory could
have been more emphatically declared. Even
the working mons candidate. II. Tolam a
TorLinemnn himself, stood no cllanee
and only received some 600 yotcs.- N. La
boulaye, Of tho -Deoa1s, a'man highly esteem
cd, and Of liberal but moderate principles,
Vas unable TO secure more than 500 votes.
seems to ;be directed only to one object,
viz: TO manifest Its complete mud unanimous
hostility to the existing government The
opposition once mort count :, the
entire representation of the capital within
its ranks, with cyan additional given to pre-
yions demonstrations in the same sense.
You will naturally ask how this manifesto.
lion is regarded by the. Government, and
what effect 1t produces Upon the person who
Is principally attacked BY 1t. From informa-
tion Which reaches me from o conf tldentfal
source at the moment I write this, the En-
troubled py this pressing enmity of the
.Pazisians against himself and his dynasty. I
am told. Indeed, that he regards the matter
in much, graver light than even his minis
tiers and those about him. The latter count
always upon the, support Of the Provinces,
and think .hc Government thereby secure.
But the Emperor knows how grclt influence
the example Of the capital still exercises, aud
how nil the large cities Of the Empire will
attempt to emulate what Is done In Paris.
| It is this impression, and the anxiety as to
the future, which it creates, which no doubt
| greatly confirms the Empcror's resolution to
avoid general and revolutionary war in
port Of a fresh plot against the life OF the EN-
peror was spread through the town few
dnys ago. The Monitenr, however, gives it q
positive and official contradiction. There il
| Dut one opinion 1erc respecting the gro5s
impropriety, to say the very least Of 1t, ol
the conduct and subsequent defense of Mr.
| Stansfeldt, the British member OF Parlia.
ment, In The late affair. Public feeling In
France at one time ran very high on the sub.
jcct, and the consequences might have beer
serious had not the British press and people
Showed themselves more susceptible for the
nations honor than either Mr.. Stansfeld OF the
Government to which he belongs.
! Yesterday the Bank Of France commenced III
issue for the first time. Of notes to the amount
Of only fifty francs. The lowest paper lssued
hitherto has been for one hundred france
The public and the financial world seem tc
be satisfied with the measure ind the accom-.
mo1atio1l it affords. The minister Of war has
Just made known the price now paid annually
| at which .excncration from military service
cal lbc Tnrcf ascd. It amounts this year to- SOC
francs fof exemption from seven years. duty.
| AT the famc Time the minister ofcrB like
sum for re-enlistment for similar term The
| Trice at which liberation from the service
can be purchased BY those already under
arms, is fixed at 500 francs for every remain.
ing year. The drawing Of the conscriptiou
for Paris and the district has just termi.
| mated.
Fighting. has been going On briskly In
] Northern Germany, though withou much re.
/, su1t. The long expected conference is still
| In abcyAucc,