The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-29
Strange Pictures Of European
Pr Court Life.
Englfsh Dissatisfaction with
Queen Victoria.
LOLA MONTEs' SUCCESSOR IN BAVARIA.
Scandal with Regard to the New hing Of
tho Belsians.


PARIS, Dec. Il, 1855
Pxrts Recovering from rs Fright About General Seho
sed-Egect Of the Late Speeches Of Mr.. BigeDw and
general Scho6eid-Comments Of the Paris PreS-Aoue-
,,-ns Of General ScAofeld-He Visits NE Minister Of
Way-Tae Late King of Belgium and His Succesor-
CHOLERA Stin Lingering in Paris-Americcn Ladies
ydir-TAe Opening If the Cdrnicoi, DC
The Partisan journalists and politicians and financial
men and citizens generally, beginning TO recover
from the fright which they thrown by the ar
rival here OF Major General schoned, supposed
With mission from your government to this requesting
ne Emperor Napoleon 10 ''get out Of Mexico" The
hiahly suggestive but remarkably pacific speech made
b. the General the Thanksgiving dinner, and partcu
1aYy the which he gave the old friendship be-
tween the United States and France have led them TO
the conclusion that General Schofed is after all not
such head and bloody bones' ogre as they had
Imagined him 10 be. For week previous TO this
Thanksgiving dinner the excitement in Paris in relation
70 him was really intense, and the most absurd
and exaggerated reports were in crcuation-among
others, that he had been sent here TO replace
MS Bigelow IL being considered best at this crisis 70
have military man here and all believed that bis mis-
sion was TO .'bullyn the government The Bourse went
down and remained nai-as indeed it does now, the
Anancers awaiting with great anxiety The Presidents
Message
The speeches Of Mr. Bgeow and General schohed at
the Thanksgiving dinnerthe announcing his belief
shat the United States has every reasonable prospect
sr enjoying Of peace with all the world TO which no
ngng can presume to fix limit, and the other
dosing review OF the grand moral lesson taught by the
power exhibited by your government In the raising and
Aiebapdment of immense arme With toast TO The o'd
friendship between France the United States
had very decided effect in modifying their fears and n
bringing them the conclusion that your government
l. IN chanc Ia
- bis present Mexican dilemma This Is all be waite
shoy I'm hole Isfss enough 70 crawl through WITHOUT
soing his clothes and viii scratch gravel as eagerly
q ever did woodchuck attempting 10 dig bis from
1is pursuers
The following comments Of the Partisan press upon
the speeches OF Mr. Bigeow and General schoncld are
particusry interesting, showing how important they
CONSIDER them. Ia Frunce, strong partisan If the
Mexican scheme, says
The presence Of this latter parsonage General scho
fodl naturally gave to the meeting very peculiar nte
rvsl The toas, 10 the Emperor Of the French pro-
posed Mr. John Jay the chairman OF the banquet In
Sems Of the most lively sympathy for France and Tor
che ptenance good relations between the two conn
tries The speech of Mr. Bgeow was also equally re-
agkabc for the emnently pacific sentiments 10 winch
gave frank and honorable expression IL - easy TO
the interest taken by the guests IN the reply
which General choGed had 10 make to the tors proposed
20 the Army aud Navy Of the United States Let ~ has
Ten 20 say that nothing the gallant Genears words
Wa nature justify the reports spread relative 10
Ia mo
% porraying the greatness aud power or he American
Union which had emerged from the terrible trial oil
OWL strong a. before; ana whose soldiers laying
aside their weapons again Joyiuy became <inre cit
yens the moment the was al end. The Gen
ended his speech with this characteristic phrase 10
which we happy call tho at, ont on OF our fead
srs-.ro the old friendship between France And the
United states May be strengthened and perpeiua'ed
. toast which Was received with Unanimous arciahs
lions
The Opinion NdtioRots tant Mcxicanl says
The Generals words have - meaning which II IS ouy
proper point out, after all the commentaries 10 wacn
ks arrival in Paris has given rise Writer'S not
content with sfrm that he charged by the cab.
met WASH ngton with mission 70 the French govern
rent thew went 50 Jar A. to pretend that the mis- ion
~ss OF 10 hiring about grave complications, and
perhaps disturb tho peace Of the world AZ This mo
neu these SINISTER predictions fall TO the ground be-
fore very words Of the honorable General he had
any mission 10 funl Il be essentially pacific We
congratulate him on having seized the hrst opportunity
Tor sspsiing the apprchcnsons To- which his arrival IN
Paris had gwen birth without any serious motive
The Pa.ri, which OF all the Paris journals has the
most positively asserted that General :, nontld MISSION
xss Of quasi be.gereni character makes the following
comments
THIS language II not only cloquent-it is Interesting
Prom end 70 the other IS arechcatIoh Of az tlat
the New York Journals have been announcing 10
day for the months This general pacincaon,
shoee soldiers who return quietly 10 their labors those
sii2eps become better men, this political prosperity!
Ill that s most agreeable iten to, even TO the Old
friendship Of the Americans for Francel what then,
were the journals telling about agtatons, and revols
The Dsbafs snys:-.Arer having allowed everybody
sass indulge supposons the General has at last
aad few words hmref aud although HIS lang uage has
not any official character one may nevertheless find IN
abe expression OF the sentiments OF bs fellow cit
ssos and Of the policy Of his government. The great
American banquet attended by Mr.. Bigelow, the
Minister ~ the United states and by General Schoheld
ond the proposed by the later was, ITO the old
6nendshp between France and the United Staicsl May
b s;sse.ssnsd and That does doe no. oos
exclusively American; II was presided over by Nv
xehn jay grandson Of one 81 the sgners Of the treaty o.
Ass, BY which England recognized American Independ
secs; a toast 70 France ce,ed with enthusiasm"
me writer then refers 20 The couciatory Language
prssssd by Mr. BIsclow and after quoting long passage
ssneral schoneIds career and says
ne General s0%m..ass ,ss s, SSns Of Genera, sScr
s war Of the most valiant Q, those eIempore
rsS S.sass ID the s,s rea s s A s
io.ophy % the American u is undsr.cod By ali
The Debafs here quotes that striking passage from
che Generals speech in which he describes the
manner in which ihs enormous forces Of the United
1taies were so speedily disbanded the ardent sol
aien OF to-day being the submissive citizens OF the
morrow. The writer then terminates in these words
mon Of military eloquence for II h not every day that
the good chance TO find them And at the same
Cline the speech Is answer 10 all the rumors which
had been circulated about the mission pretended
mission with which the General was charged
General schoneld and his aids, General Wherry, and
Bis brother Brigsder General schoheld have lett the
Grand Hotel and taken apartments in the Faubourg -
Hopore, which they viii make their headquarters for
she winter Next week they start on little trip 10
Spain and Italy, Yesterday the General and his stan,
accompanied by Mr Bgeow, paid visit 10 Marshal
Random the Minister Of War and Afterwards 10 Marshal
Canrobert, commanding the Fist Military Department,
whose headquarters is Paris, and 10 Regnauld dAngcy,
Commander Of The Imperial Guard have good reason
90 believe that before his departure General Schoeld
70 interview with NJ Drouyn dc Lhuys the
Minister Of Foreign affairs The General speaks West
Point French remarkably we'll and both he and his
young and gallant aids winning golden opinions
from oil sorts Of peopen by their modest bearing and
pmable manners.
Tho French journals thus far cop6ne ilemsolves ~
Biographical notices and harmless platudes upon the
6ssth u the King Of Belgium II Womb ~ course be
"Gat burglary 10 suggest what sooner later may