New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-05
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The Prince Of Denmark is still at Paris. The
Count of Flanders has arrived from Rome The
heir to the yiceroy Of Egypt is here. Gen. Fleury
\ has gone to England, and also Gen. PepoG fol
Florence. Gen, Turr has come to obtain the con
sent Of the cabinet of the sTuieries that Garibald
shall command the volunteers, and NJ. Ratazzi ha:
gone to Berlin. The diplomats are certainly busy
and the prince Of them all, the Prince Napoleon
has returned to Paris.
The second volume Of 'The Life of Cesar" by
the Imperial author, has appeared and relates the
conquest of Gaul, contains long dissertation upon
civil war, and leads us with the great conqueror
across the Rubicon.
4 1t becomes more and more evident that it is the
moral history Of the two great Bonapartes the
apology for all that they have done that is gener.
ally disapproved, and the gIoridcation of their
lives. The alusions to their birth, imprisonmenta
friends and public acts are as distinct as if names
were called In the chapter on civil war, he says.
+" All history shows that those who rise to power
and position from the ranks Of the people, seek
always to promote their interests and remain tIre
| to them in their sympathies; while those that y
born to wealth and honors remain always aristJ,
Gratis. The generals of Cesar and the marshals of
Bonaparte, whom they had elevated stood bv
! them in prosperity and adversely; while those
who had been the servants of hereditary kings de-
serted when the tide Of fortune turned"
Leather Stocking was played at the Gazette
short time since, with great success. The En-
peror and Empress were present, and remained to
the end. At the point where were repeated the
words Of the author, France is the country of
great ideas and great men,, there was great cheer.
ing, and chorus of voices cried, s. FiUe rEB.-
pereasr i' which was, of course, part of the pro-
gramme, and the role of the claqneeus.
The Empress is making the tour of the hospitals
and dispensing smiles and more substantial favors
with her usual grace and the poor, the blind, and
the afflicted of every sort are overwhelmed to see
her majesty thus condescend to interest herself in
their welfare. This is also part of another pro-
gramme which Prussia and France have been long
arranging.
The Princess Metternieh is accused of having
been rather imprudent with her bon mots, and
refuses all invitations, lest she should speak un.
advisedly in the present serious state Of affairs
or be accused of saying that which she did not
She appeared for the last time at the final soiree
Of the Empress, on the 7th Of May II was the
evening after the return of their maiesties from
Auxerre, and everybody was so gay that each one
was astonished and knew not what to make of the
almost undignifed hilarty of imperial guests. But
the Emperor was more brilliant than all, and more
brilliant than ever He had for once spoken his
mind. It must have been relief Alone of all
the crowd the deputies were not disposed to be
gay, and replied to his majesty's saes by decided
eoldness.
The Empress lavished all her Establishments on
the Austrian embassy; but though she received
in return, they were evidently
forced. 1t was like the sound of reEelry by
night in Belgium's capital" on the eve of the
great battle from which resulted the treaties of
1915. The Partisan capital had gathered there
her beauty and her chivalry, and bright the lamps
shone on fair women and brave men.n No dis
tant cannon disturbed the scene all retired peace
nlly to their homes but there was not one who |
lid not feel that his feet rested on volcano
The Duchess de Mouehy has again taken her
place at court, and though rumor and gossip say
hat the eonjugal harmony does not seem to be /
yery complete, this is not necessary to the happi
less Of court lady, and was something which she
,robably neither expected nor desired.
On this occasion she wore a tunic Of white
affeta over tulle, and corsage ornamented with
Thite geraniums.
The Empress wore white tulle embroide
18th roses of white straw, bow Of cherry ribbon
n her shoulder, and diamond necklace tied with
bbons of the same color
The Princess Metternich, sky blue silk, with
lany founees and white jet ornaments.
The theaters close with the balls. Patti has
eparted, but is engaged for all next season, from
hich we may infer that the managers of the
aliens are not ruined by the unprecedented
larry they gave her
England has no time just now to think Of any I
ing but the financial crash which has come SO
expectedly, and which she has been so long pre-.
,tiRg for others with an air which betrayed that
9 not only pr0phesied, but hoped, it would
me. Never since 1925 has such panic been Z
{ in London. 1t could only be arrested by an !
Hing the law of 1874, which prohibited the Bank '
England from emitting paper beyond the
cunt of coin in its Golfers. All the world de.
nded that this be done, and that such a law
,uld never again trammel its directors. In one 4
? the sum loaned and discounted amounted to
re than thirty millions of dollars, and there were
y twelve millions remaining. u !,
failures were reported every hour and Lombard u
Get was thronged with crowd that demanded oi
p where alone it couldbe expected. At length 50
Chancellor Of the Exchequer proclaimed that 70
Bank of England would come to their relief n'
grave finaneiers cried aloud for joy. ~
II these msfortunes not being sufficient, the u
$ Of the bombardment of Valparaiso arrived
lie same mail, and the dispatches of Mr.. Sc
d concerning the departure of Austrian troops ne
lex feo. They are English, French and Amer. mi
mer, shants who have suffered in Chill, and -
IA must indemnify them. 10, ~,
lstria Il u no danger of refusing to comply his
the demat Nds of the United States government: Tia
what Will France and Macmillan do when fall
ind that the French army IS not TO be re- so,
ed by tie fore Ign legion They will perhaps ent
onVinced that honesty would have been the an(
policy, ana they would not now be fearing the
hationifthey had n ot tainted the republic in inq
day Of her tribulatiou This Is a dark day for use
1pe, out