Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-03
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1866.
OUR PARIS LETTER.
Especial Paris Correspondence Of tho Commercially
PARIS. April l8, 1866

tAhIS hpfu l8 ls65
TIE ELECTIONS AT SrR4sBURG.
The populations of the lower Rhine will meet with
the appreciation Of the Inperial Government as tbev
have reelected Mons. de Bussiere by an immense
majority If the capital of Olsatia had been left to
dealGe on the matter. The result would have been
very different, as the syapatbes of Stras5urg v,o
decidedly IN favor of Monsieur Labouiaye. the can
dldate OF the Opposition. The rural populations,
however Who are moro or less under the personal
,%pnuence % OF MoAs de Bussiere, have made an Aus
terLtz instead of Waterloo Of his election
Lnere i. naturally great rejoicing in The ranis Of
tee .ToyernmeEt, and the ycceuti0n Of The NinSIo-
ol the Interior al the rueries when he brought the
e"S % te victory was most cordial; stop will now
10 ~ " w numerous reports so porsiS emily circu-
H@i,cu @ 2E tHe enemies Of the present dynasty tha
Ion. LTra'ette was not in the good books Of his
master, Ehe Emperor. IAN the clouds that lowered
over the iouse Of Napoleon will now be lispeIIed
ana me phantom ofthe Oppostonwill for time retire
to the shades. The mem hers Of the gFerq l,i; gb
some months back deserted the standard Of the Gov
eFineht Wt hoW no doubt lock very stupid and coma
paA quIeuY into the fold, putting their sword of h
Ss tI'o me sheath until they have recovered their
there has been quite commotian at the corps
tossiaLI ever since the result of the elections at
.eI'puts was made known in Paris. and the debates
low &olng on relative TO the liberty of maritime
e"I'Hletce seem to be OF secondary consideration
FREE MARITIME TRADE. .t&s
Inc discussion IN the legislative body reaaaive to
!tSa lharltne Tfade have been of warm eharac-
ter aS uoSe winch took place in 1861 on the ibro
exchange. Monsieur Hhiers an out and ont 1,rotea
tionlstr exhausted his cl0quence in order 10 combat
the new bill abolshing all kinds of protention in
maTitlmo trade, however think without any effect
as ihe arguments of his opponent, Mons. FORBADE de
"a "a hoquette, completely convinced the house that
!ree trade alone could restore the langusbnc mari
NJ nlo f9lnheIce OF france u state OF prosperity
1Hgre Is no doubt but that the bill slightly m0dii5d
Will pass at tho next sitting Of the chambers
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE EMPEROR or
RUSSIA.
a telegram sent of from st. Petersburg yesterday
h-ar ,N hi D..
informs Us that the tzar has that day had a n9rroT
escape OF ms e, having been fred upon by an midi
FiuGai, VINO fortunately missed his aim. The name
VI Iue cuprlt Is as yet unknown but further tele-
grams VIII no doubt give us the same which I will
hoC IaiI 10 forward you IN my next epistie.
NEWS MORE PACIFIC
HE rumors Of war which last week caused sunh
dreadfui panic at the BOurse Of Paris are now un-
needed 1t is generally agreed that the fears were
pb;IG pb5s;IGaiure. and tae great Hebrew banker Roths-
Galld is accused Of being the cause of the financial
disaster by the sale OF public securities which made
RIIceS OF stock IN general take downward tendency
report. o- 'D'
=. notwithstanding the ridiculous pretentions of
Prussia which would wish the disUute hctyyeSn bnr
sell sci and Austria to be settled by grand German
Parliament Of representatives chosen by universal
suffrage, it IS now not thought likely that the Ger
man powers will 90 TO extreme lengths We hear
that the minor German States are agreed upon re-
curing tnat the two rival powers shall instantly dis
arm and that the question shall be left TO the decs
Ion OF tie diet at Frankfort.
, There seems to be perfect freedom from anxiety q
he Iulores as regards the future and it is said that
th0Se who make any mention Of war are instantly
smut up by the Emperor who wilt hear of nothing
AAeiy TO put spoke IN the wheel Of his ddrlag idea
THE GREAT UNIVERSAL ExHTBIrIoy OF 1867,
as say, his Majesty. Napoleon III, attaches the
Fair Of next year. which he desires should srrDass
anything OF the kind yet attempted.
Inc works are progressing most satisfactory, and
Notwithstanding all the malicious reports TO the con-
trary, everything will be ready in time 1t is caIcJ
lated M fhst the building Itself will be terminated by
the end OF next May when the decorating of the in
terror vii! immediately begin Some 20 SO far as to
say that the exhibition will be able to begin sending
tne articles they intend exhibiting early as No
, Hundreds of gardeners are now actively preparing
the ground around the building, which, when com
pleted, will look like fairy land.
Those who are forever letting the cat out of the
oag are beginning to give account of the mar
yes we are to see Amongst other wonders are to
haVe the model Of the termine which is to unite
England to France. The Company formed in order
70 carry out this gigantic plan is we hear cere in Of
nelDg able TO make Great Britain part of the Con-
Everything tending 10 the amelioration Of tho lot
OF the lower orders will be the special study Of tho
Emperor more than 100000 francs VIII he given
away in zes for the best plans of buildings for the
working classes and an equal sum will De given to
those masters who have done their utmost to con-
tribute to the comfort and health of their Wormen
AS regards those who intend honoring us with q
visit next year, everything is being done to make
soJourn N the CAPITAL economical aud agreeable.
The Seine will, like the Thames, be covered with
numerous small steamboats,, which viii make inter
course between the Champ dc Mars and other parts
OF Paris easier than 1T The number OF cabs
IN Paris, now quito insufficient, will be considerably
augmented, and the impudent Old Jarvey of Paris
Wl have his nose put out Of joint if he does mend
his manners.
However. must not let you all at once into the
secres Of the prison house. Suffice i. to say that
Paris will be worth a trip in 1867
MIRES, AGAIN.
You have no doubt, heard Of .bircs or Rothsehild
the Second rs hc Is called who two years back was
unjustly accused of fraudulent practice and thrown
into prison; The great hebrew banker has, at last
cOntounded all his enemies, and the reception he rs
ceveG the other day from shareholders Crsqc
Gc9crHLe des chemins de fer, at meeting held at the
cirque Napoleon, was of most enthusiastic charac-
ter. Mres, now unshacklod and possessing the con
hdencc OF majority Of the hctionnaires will no
doubt be soon ON the top of the tree As usual all
those who abandoned him in the hour of trial have
returned, and otter him their friendship and money
time may yet come when his rival and coreligion-
ary Perure will repent the hour when he attacked SO
dangerous a man as Mires
THE EVENEMENT DINNER.
1t has been the fashion Of late years in Paris for
the editorial staff of the different papers to come to-
gether once year and have a dinner, at which the
ete o the French press generally assist The dinner
OF the Erene9lent this year went of admirably and
we had the pleasure of hearing the diva Patti who
will shortly leave us for London. Batty, the lion
tanner, is still with and his animals still draw very
large houses at the Cirque Napoleon.
THE APOSTLES BY REMAIN.
The author OF the We de Jesus has Just published
the Life Of the Apostles. The work of the celebrated
free thinker will be read with much interest as the
Life of Jesus, though Mons. Renan will have been as
unsuccessful in shaking faith as regards chris