Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-23
OUR PARIS LETTER.
Especial Paris and Continental Correspondenccl
PARIS, June 8th 1865.

lSpecIdL Pdrts ana Continental Correspondence.I
PARIS, June 8th, 1865.
PEACE at ITS LAST GASP
Wo have fer the last week been hoping against
hope. but now all hope of peace seems to have dis
appeared as the Conference which was to have been
the means of settling the serious disputes between
Prussia, Italy, and Austria. will not take place. as
the latter country has coupled its acceptance with
such reservations that make it equal to refusal
-. 1t is the old story over again Austria, by tradi-
uonal hypocrisy protests that she has the greatest
desire for the antenance of peace but doing every
thing 1t can to bring on war By irritating Prussia in
referring the Elbo Duchies question to the Diet at
frankfort The consequence is easy to be foreseen
Prussia W march her troops into Hosten now oc.
cGpied solely by the, Austrians allowing the Aus
trians to co-occupy the Duchy of Schleswig shonId
they think IT. thus placing things in the state thev
we're before the treaty Of 4astein A collision be-
in few days shall doubt hear that civil war
IN Germany has commenced.
German papers inform us that both Prussia and
Aus ria are still continuing to arm to the teeth The
King Of Prussia, few days ago. passed the Prussian
guards in review previous to their departure from
Berlin. The smaller States of Germany are too
ready for the combat. Saxony, where the war will
most probably commence, counts 22000 men. II, as
everything leads us to believe, the Diet giving way
to the pressure of Austria orders the federal laws to
be pQt in force against Prussia dreadful butchery
Will be the result.
- \ SAD LOOKOUT.
Should the war be localized in Germany. however
sad such war would be at the time we live iu no.
the result. Without speaking of Italy whose belli
cose enthusiasm is at its pitch, and which is only
awaiting the commencement Of the struggle between
Austria and Prussia to attack the former it is feared
that Russia will take part in this gigantic SLAUGHTER
as there is no doubt but that the Gar and Francis
Joseph have of late been better friends than usual
its obstnacy by Russia. Tune ,oiH sho,9'' =
Should war actually break out brtween Austria
and Prussia it would not be sufficient to mako
would do would be to send an army Of observation
on the Rhine; but should Italy be involved in tho
var tho case would alter! the first defeat of the
Italians would he the signal for NAPOLEON to take
the field to help his creature Victor Emmanuel As
yet orders have been given to send troops to the
ltaan frontier, but the managers of our railway
companies have received orders to have everything
in readiness at the principal railway stations.
On all sides we hear Of a loan on a grand scale,
which is to be set foot by the Emperor in
order to meet the expenses of war; sh oud it freak
out. The amount is not yet known, but the latest
reports say 750,000,0G0 francs.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
stocks OF every kind are in most deplorable con-
dlton Mt our Bourse. and we hear that business of
every kind is at n stand still. Unpleasant rumors
respecting houses which had hitherto been consid-
cred good are beginning to be put about; credit
mobitIer, more than any other financial establish
ment, has felt the effects of the present dis
astr US state Of things. Enormous sums have been
lost by it for the last two months, and public conf
dence is all but gone, it has been affirmed that the
ment for aid.
FRESH SCANDAL IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD
1t is no wonder that those who have money to place
have become timid, almost every day we have to
record some fresh scandal in the financial world 1t
is but few days ago that Mons. Reet8rd, partner
OF one OF the most important banking firms, ar
rested for having endorsed a number OF forged bills
OF exchange. lie is at present confined in the prison
OF NlaJos; the affair caused so much the more noiso
as Mons. Rect I'd having heard that the police were
about to arrest him, made several attempts to COM
NIT suicide-hrst, in opening his veins. hoping he
should bleed to DEATH having been frustrated in this
attempt, he made abortive attempt to hang him
self aud when about to drown himself was arrested
by the police
CATASTROPHE AT La vILLETTE
Misfortunes never como single. To add to our
financial msfortunes, terrible explosion took place
n few days ago at the fre-wOrk manufactOry Of Mr..
Aubn, the Imperial hre-wOrk maker at lie Filette,
by which more than twenty people lost their lives
ploslon unfortunately took place when the workmen
were assembled at their work. The Emperor as
as he heard Of the catastr9phs hastened to the spot
accompanied by his Aide -doCamp; when there he
did hs utmost to console the afflicted families of the
victims, in assuring them that everything should be
done to alleviate their distress.
PUBLIC WORKS IN PARIS.
In all the puliings down which hive taken place
for the last ten years in Paris he Faubourg St. Ger
main has been considered to be halnwed ground as
it is inhabited by tho Gncienne noblessc but their
turn has come at last; and as Mons. Haussmann is
desirous OF making new Boulcvart from the Seine
towards the luxembourg the arisocratic occupants
of so many handsome mansions will have to be dis
lies etc Legines cum nultis alies at having to be
turned out Ike any other shop keeper the celebra-
priests were maSacred during the reign of terror and
whose blood-stains still to be the wallis,
WIN pe lhcluueu IN inc uelnontlon ABOUT 10 take
place.
THE NEW OPERA HOUSB.
The new opera house opposite the Rue dc la Pat,
will be competed: the stage will be 50 metres
wide and 30 deep. When finished it will be the
grardest theatre in the world much superior to La
Scala at Milan and San Carlo at Naples. We hear
that the scenic department win be unique and that
effects hitherto uninterrupted will be offered to the
public. The boxes are many and most comfortable.
each having small saloon behind it; the paintings
and decorations will be entrusted to the first artists
of Paris Meissoner, BOnlanger, Baudry and others;
the quantity of marble employed is something quite
marvellous. 1t is feared that this wonderful build
ing will not be ready for the Exhibition of 1867,
there is great deal yet 10 be done.
We are now in Il period of stagnation with regard
to tbeatricals The academic IaperiHleis is busy re-
hearsing grand opera entitled Petrarque. of
which critics speak very favorably Other theatres
doing nothing the Partisan public is not fond
of being coOped up in theatre at this time of
the year. The Chatilet the banks of the Seine.
has given us another ertrdUdgdnza entitled CenduoH
which is even grander regards scenery and dress
than LG Lanterne MaGique. which has been running
successful ever since October The expense of
putting the piece the stage has cost no less
than million o en,porG! o mores!