, 1866-01-17

| LONDON, Dec. % 1855
THAT AEx1cAs EMPIRE,
The odds are anything to nothing er,,n.
Na1lm'lian's continued residence IN Na-,,,
We may DC allowed to judge from nrcsc,
European Indications. Your readers ~ ~.
how; rapidly ssook Exchanges get hold or -, -,
lillcal infufmatidn and when Iteu thc;n 4 ;
Our Stock Exchange il daily. Hpoklpe fun! .
"Lttle Ma1," they viii readily understan
that His Imperial Majesty, The Emperor :
all tho Mc1icoes, would have some dtfylcn1t
III getting his paper discounted. at anv III.
IN the vicinity Of Lothbnry and Thr-adnsec, r.. -,
street: Dreadful charges are brought aeaiaa
that young gentleman BY solemn buslnes
mcn-chargcs which, i fear. might be conyid
cred libelloua: by "Little MAJ" and ii
friends, If anybody dared to publish them
They say, for Instance, that "Little Maxn
awful]y naughty With Mexican donaa,: m;
donHaltnas;; but that Is pobody's business er
cept his own and Mrs. Max's! They .,
again, and this IL highly suggestive "a,
"Little Max" has been filling yery lohs
stocking since his arrival IN Mexico to sr,cs
an extent, indeed, that hls financial advts:r,
cannot curb his propensities for appropria.
tons su5 rosa; and the only possible er,
p1anation they can givo Of this 1mperta,
policy Is that "Littlo Max'' wauts to m,Es
hay while the sun chimes, knowing that II.
Sun: Won't shine for him much longer -
Mexico. Moreover, people here feel ao,na.
what suspicious about the apparently enod
understanding between United States, ofhcIs IL
md our fdeud Juarcz; ind, they want yarv
much to know whether the .resolut3ona -
Congress IN re Mexico mean anything, Add
to all this the exciting news giyen us nnfcr
tho authority Of "Rentcr," that Son Fri.
lenee Ii marquis de Aontaolon, enyoy oxtranr
dinary of His Majesty the Nephew OF h1s
Uncle, has expedited hla Excellency's secre.
tary to Ia 6e0t France in order to leam from
the nephew what those confounded Yankees
mehnt and your readers VIII readily under.
stand that "there is general looking for of
judgment to come," ia the realms of tslittle
Max" We received modicuin of comfort
laet Thursday from the organ OF la 6e1e
Eugense, La France, which journal informed
me point blank that the French Ambasa.dor
at Washington bad not sent his Secretary 'tn
Paris, and that he bud not threatened to de-.
mrnd his passports In the event Of an Aneri-
can envoy being accredited 10 Juarez. But
nouncemcnts IN = 'ssemi-ott'clal, French
papers, and wonder why the "ofiicial'' Xoni.
tettr Is silent while everybody is daily expect
ing to hear Of Little Maxn and bis army or
tllbnsters' being kicked into the Gnlf.
The Mexican embtogllo may be laughing
matter for you and Us, but it i very serious
one for the Emperor Napoleon, and msy in.
deed cost HIN lis throne. have been merry
In speaking Of bis protege, "littlo Maxi
but there is 10 doubt, not tho slightest. here
that His Imperial Majesty OF Mexico has
known from the very commencement TINT
monarchies could not LAST In the New World.
and he ha, Merqore 6ekn making as n,,.ch as
70 itare teah Ats EARNINGS: Two months ago,
Ma1amtlian had many warm friends In this
city and country; but public aad private
opinions haFo lately changed in regard to
him, and the general impression Is that tic
sooner be returns to Europe, the better for
al parties concerned. VIC hear. from Paris
that Napoleon III. Is endeayorine to recall
his troops from Mexico, but Ma1imllfaa A.
sures him that their departure viii be tie
immediate signal for his own abtQuatulating,
The negotiations arc not yet concluded. II Wa
may credit certain parties, but the German
friends and relations of Little .Ma1'' are
a,lr already cleaning thsir Windows, dusting the
At Vienna Els conduct towards the Emperor
Napoleon fs not likely to insure him tho pro-
lection and aid Of that potentate in fusuSe
ycars, nor has It given him much OF q reputs-
tion amongst the capitalists Of Europe, unless
. bad reputation be considered one worth
having, That eminent fnsncier, Monsieur
Langlois, whom Napoleon sen. to him with
the arowed object OF putting something like
order and good faith into the Treasury De
partmcnt OF bis empire, has not been properly
treated by him. Maximilian ls said 10 have
etinced some dispoaItiou-in words-to listen
to Langlois' advice, but he refuses to act up
consultative vote IL tue Cabinet, not % a 81.
preme direction and control Of financial meas
ules, ~ LanR1ois expected 10 obtain Napo-
Icons envoy Is thereat much disgusted, aud
declines, so 1t Is said, to remain In Mexico
any longer.
WHY MACMILLAN WAS XADg EMPK1os.
1t puzzled q good many people at lrst to
know why "IftIle Max'' was chosen by M
poleon III, as the successor OF Itlrbide; but
It came ~ last to be understood that 1t was
words of q popular chorus here, =.
Ais perfect scEeamcf."
Ths lady IN question Is the only daughter
of old King leopold OF Belgium, and, aa o1Ls
say here, the most queeniy woman in all
Europe. Loui. Napoleon, ofcoursc, expect
band, but, It appears, she cdnnot Do this, nor
Mexico either. Tbs nephew OF bis uncle Is
more than put ont in bis calculation, for be-
now has personal dislike 10 tho whole Of the
Leopold family, dusto the independent &C.
tion Of the new King Of Belgium, who seems
contIguitJ Of the Tullesjes. Putting iii
these different facts together, aud cAstina our
eyes over the political azpnnse Of Europa at 1
this close OF tSt5, We hare made up our mfnds \
that tbs Mexican Empire and absolute insta- |
bllsty are convertible terms. Louis Napoleon \
II all III Ak n
those, with Little Ajax" leave for France, |
's Little Max's" will soon have to leave for |
Vienna.
BAD TIMES IN FRANCE.
The failure Of tic Mexican attempt yill'se-
dously damage the moral influence of Louis !
with European Powers, for It will
prove that II he has not made 60 many mis-.
Iakes as his rivals, be has at all eyents made
que Of gigantic Proportions. But the result
France 1tself VIII be dangerous, il not Dis
lst1ons to him. The enlightened portion Or
he French people-in other words, tho men
: vho drove away Charles x and Louis Phil.
ippe, built up the Republic Of '48, and made
slm frcslAent-Terc hostile to the Mcxieun |
4pedition at the outset, mud have anticlpa{ed
othing but trouble aud dishouor from 1t ever
meg. Ihe failure Of thst t'idca" Of estab-
shiog the Latin race on the American Con.
tnent might cause Louis Napoleon but little
arm, were his power really conso1ldAtelnt
ONE; hut affairs In Flauce have been lately
ding 10 the bad, and are now In worse con- |
ltion than at any previous period of his reign,
hose possessing knowledge Of the Imperial
nd steeFsman with the death Of bis late SEC. !
:taEy, Mocquard, We may believe what Ia !
hispsred In the clubs and political coteries. ,
be Emperor has not been the same man over :
nee, which mag account for his frequent =
1ange OF Ministers, md the quarre1s In his :
mily, particularly with his cousin,, Prince {
Lord Pnlmer.ton has damaged hin 6
arfnlly. Palmerston was his confederate,
ID once got kicked ont Of the Premiership : :
: trying TO do his dirty work In our Paslia- = =
cut :; bnt Earl Russell docs not like him Or !
$ policy. and Louis Napoleon Is well aware !,
this fact. It Is no secret that the entente = =
rdia'e between the two counties has ma
RALLY aided the Emperor In his retention CT
5 throne and in obtaining bis present In =,
renee tn Europe; md, Judging from his =
Fy, Il that support be removed, he will 1sy .
nselfopen to coalition abroad and insurrcc- n
n at home. Aud be is going the shortest o
ned hostility, By notifying to our Govern. q
mt that the EStradftton Treaty between y
two countries will cease next June; the | y
| ti1cation being understood to mean that,
t be renewed, We. must consent to deliver
to France sl1 political refugees, and drive .,
N as Mnzzlnl and Karl Blind. Now that ~
popularity Is waning IN this country, the el
1 is feakinE out that Garibaldf WAS COM
lied to quit England suddenly last year =;
rough private recommendation from the !!
ilerics; md, John Bull, therefore, feels his y
dc hurt and his "dandcr riz," and thinks Y
high time that the nephew Of his uncle u
2uld draw In his horns.
There is trouble fast brewing In Frnnce It.
r. and .Nerc Macmillan ordered ont, Or | Il