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OUR SPECIAL C0RRESP0N vISCE'
: R A N c E.
;prc,.l CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HERALD.

NapOIeOu,s Honor to M. ROuher and Defiance
TO the OppOsiti0n-The Anti.imporiai'st Ast-
tatiou-seutence of the Polish Assassin-
Heart Burninas After the Exhibition-A
Literary Congress.
$50 PARIS. July 10, 1857.
Under all the circumstances the presentation Of the
Grand Cross Of the Legion Of Honor monds oy 'ne
Emperor to NJ Rouher, Minister Of State, y ioo o
upon by the liberal and progressive party of France
an act OF defiance thrown in their teeth. After the
severe rebutfs which ~ Rouher has recently been
ceiving from the various types OF the opposition from
NJ THEIRS and Jules Favrs and Emile OLIVIER; after tho
charges qi blandering Potency ana ofeyarcatnn
or something worse. which have been made against
HIM after the postponemont till another session OF the
Introduction Of the liberal promised by the
Emperor on the 10Th Of January, the liberal party
have been demanding the resignation Of NJ Rouher
The Emperor instead of recommending this, however,
sends him the cross OF diamonds accompanied with
most nattering letter, at which the liberal party
than ever incensed. They still have hopes however,
that such pressure viii be brought bear upon him
that he will be forced to resign before the assembling
Of tho next Chamber. If this the Emperor will
SEQ the necessity OF replacing Tim with OF
more liberal and progressive tchdeuces. Tho imperial
letter is as folIows-
DEAR NJ. RouuDa--I send You the Grand Cross Of the
Legion OF Honor set in diamonds Diamonds add
SO long time but take this Of publ ely giving
you new proof Of my confidence and my esteem. In
the object friendly attention on my par. wilI hope
cause you to forget the anRoyances inseparabe from
your position, and to recall to your mind your
cesse and the services which you daily render to the
country Receive the assurances Of my sincere friend
ship. NAPOLEON
There Is doubt that in spite Of all the gery and
the prestige which the Emperor has gained by the OK
hibton there a strongly and rapidly growing feeling
famed by such writer's Grardin and such orators rs
Jules Favre The s.eving of to another session
Of the liberal measures, promised with such
a -four sh OF trumpes In January, has had a
very bad effect The Terrible and expensive Mexican
bunder resulting such q tragical termination has
done much to destroy the Emperors credit for
ing prescence which was ATTRIBUTED 10 him. France is
state OF ebulition and if something done ere
long to satisfy the growing liberal tendencies OF the
country France will boil
The prompt and unexpected termination of the Bere-
zowski trial s the general topic of conversation to-day.
The verdict of the jury and the sen.enc, OF the court
The one admitting extenuating circumstances and tho
other so far taking them into consideration as to reduce
the penalty from death to imprisonment for ife-bave
surprised everybody II was expected that the
would be committed at the request OF the Gar and
said that the Emperor and the government officials
extremely dissatisfied with the result Tie anti govern
mont party on the contrary, arc highly Delighted with
t. They argue that it is evidence of the sirong feel
ing OF sympathy here in favor of Poland as Re as OF
growing ndisposton to impose the penalty OF death
,end complete report or tho trial and all its
narkabe attendant circumstances.
The distribution prizes has might nasuvsy be
supposed been the OF many hear tburniugs In
he first place the extravagantIy largo proportion OF
wards made French exhibitors has excited
,ned OF those OF all osher nations In tboss sga n,
he great army who received prizes Gruinbiing
oudIy, and those who did grumbIo generally at
lot having obtained them OF higher grade Tue Eng
ish exhibitors psrtcus rly rac and It is sas that
evera who have awarded silver a1d bronze Medals
vhen lhey expected grand prizes and gold medals viii
e.uso to receive those which have been awarded tset
10 yet seems to know exactly what the awSd oE
medal Is intended 10 prove, whether ia recipient -
declared by possessing IL 10 heva exhibited tho best
pecmen of its kind in the Exhibition or the country
In the group class in VIII cb appears As
ascertain it proves OF these The coninssson
70 am informed, determined upon certain number OF
Medals OF the various classes and honorable
iousi which thew would award to each exhibiting
lanon, aud the jure, being Hunted TO these dvltsd
hem impartial manner AZ tbey could
Preparations being made rcr gathering in ParS
the month OF Octooer which, IL IL succeeds, will be
,ns the interesting which has takdn place
L Is proposed to hold grand International erary
congress- which ali the literary aud learned
ions OF the world shall DO represented and in which
he general OF literature shall be discussed and
considered The popular romancor Paul Feva, 10 the
ctive agent OF the SocieS des Gems de Letrcs which
originally proposed meeting The Minister OF the
TERROR 10 whom application made for permission
o hold the session. only responded aifrmatives,
tut Immediately made donation Of 10 O)of 10 aid In
he pay msnt Of expenses