Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-29
LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.
Prospects Of a War-What is said in Eng
land--An Alliance Between France, Italy
and Prussia.

and Prussia.
Paris Cor. MAY 81 London Times.
EFFECT OF THE SPEECH IN PARIS.
The words spoken by the Emperor on
Sunday, in his speech to the Mayor of
Auxerre, will have reached you by the
telegraph before this. What the telegraph
will not tell you is the effect produced by
those words in Paris How they will be
interpreted in England ] do not know
but it would be difficult indeed to exag-
gerate the dismay, and, | must add, the
Indignation they have reused here That
indignation was yesterday so strong as
to throw the most cautious, the most
timid, off their guerd People who have
been ruined, people who are desperately
struggling to escape the ruin which is
hanging over them, and people who, till
now, yielded a large belief to the pacific
intentions of the Government, and did
not scan too nicely what appeared am
biguons in them, are in CONSERVATION.
1t is in reply to NJ Theirs speech, and
to the enthusiastic reception it met with
in the Legislative Body that the Empe-
ror trumpets to the world his detestation
of those treaties of 1915 which II is
desired to now make the basis OF our
foreign policy" These words strike
upon tho ear like the first notes Of de-
fiance to Europe. They are the revenge
taken upon the commercial, bourgeois
classes, whose hopes OF peace are so
cruelty dissipated They are the answer
to the educated and intelligent popula-
tons of the great towns for their oppos-
ton to official nominees in the last cleo
tons They sound like a declaration of
war against the enlightened classes, for
it is not among them, the Emperor says,
he can breathe freely" and it is not
among them, but among the workingmen
and the peasants, that he finds the true
genius of France. All who are enbght-
ened and independent feel themselves
now branded as unworthy the name OF
Frenchmen, and virtue and patriotism
must henceforth be looked for only
amonE the lowest in the social scale
and the most ignorant These are
now given 10 understand that their
interests and those of the bOurgeOise
are far from identical, and what decla-
ration of the kind, coming from such
authority, may eventually lead to they
hesitate TO define There are rumors OF
designations of Ministers, whether true
or false does not, perhaps, much matter.
/ have reason TO believe that the Minis
ters had not any knowledge of what the
Emperor was going to say to the labor
ers OF Auxerre, and that they are MS
much taken by surprise as the public at
large Twice on Thursday evening the
Emperor had an account given to him
by confidential person, of the manner
in which NJ. Theirs speech was received
in the Legislative Corps; and be was
particular in inquiring as to whether
those who applauded were in the major
ity. He could hardly believe it when
assured repeatedly that the House was
unanimous in its appreciation. He re-
remained silent for some minutes, as if
ia reverie, and then abruptly dis
missed his attendant with the words,
!" Raison de plus, raison de plus" He
speHt the rest of the night walking up
and down his room, or writing, and did
not repose till long after daybreak.
That an understanding exists between
the French Government, NJ Bismark |
and Italy no one now seems 10 have |
the slightest doubt, and the assertion that |
Italy has begun to arm only because she |
dreaded an attack from Austria is re-
ceived with derisiye smile. Two or
three months ago the project Of the
Italian Government for the reduction Of
its expenditure, aud the relief OF its |
financial burdens, was sent up TO Paris |
for approval As it was seen that eon-
siderable reductions in the army formed
IN irnnorfant starn in tho nrolpcf word Il
was at once sent back TO Florence that,
whatever else was cut down, the army 1
must suffer no diminutiOn This may be /
denied in Italy, but have 1t from too
good an authority to doubt. There is no
need to be surprised at the Minister Of /
State refusal to accept the discussion
on the foreign policy Of France the other
day.
WHAT Will FRANCE DOT
From the London Times. 18th. ediforial.l