The New York herald., 1867-04-15
FRA II G G.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of rae HERALD.

The Army REORGANIZATION Proiect-Opposi.
tiOn-visit 10 the Exhibition l:reuntis-A De.
cided Failure.
PARIS, March 20, 1867.
The army reorganization scheme OF the Emperor
promises TO meet 18th vigorous opposition In some un
expected quarters In the Corps Ieesat where tho pro-
ject OF the government has been referred TO a commit
tee OF eighteen 1t Is distinctly understood that the
President n. Larrabiere ind four others entirely
opposed to the measure, while three favor of
II stands while tho other ten call for changes OF
various kinds Several counter projects will be pre-.
sened. In the meantime petitions in opposition In
circulation and being extensively signed and M Grardln
and other opposition editors bearing down upon the
government endeavoring TO render the measure
as unpopular as possible
1t may DO that the present growing complications OF
the everlasting, unsettled Eastern question,
little cloud rising over tho Dnchy Of Luxembourg may
have the effect warlikc spirit in France
and may render the project acceptable TO the
Of the people; brt I. stands pr sent In.
doubtediy the most unpopular presented by
the government since the foundation of the empire
have just returned from a walk, or rather I might
say wade through the grounds and building OF tho
grand Exhibition and such or wild confusion
exists there has probably been witnessed since the
Titans hurled down rocss and hvered motn'alns in
the part OF Imp rial Com allow ianprcs.
sion 20 60 forth uncoreccd that the opening day or
s!sltois who come TO see y wili De abe to obtain
auy accufs,e Aea OF what the Exhibition was Intended
to be- or what II .Nly WI De- is opening ought to
have been postponed i'm ~. lst Of May AZ eas but
this would have been decidedly unpopular movement
with the bc;cl and shop Keepers who want customer
s, commencs aryas ooa,n soOs n %a neary kncs
deep in the park. mans ~ the buildings erecting there
are yet IN their skeleton g no, an uc - en- ~
M swau mas been laid upon WI. covered viii b,,es
grsssy lawns ana the grounds I'd somb,ed be',sr
and boxes piled up on one another q. IN worse Not
skctcr tocether In the interior u Is onenea AMI
onchundredth part OF the goods are ye. s sr,una
probably not one-half Of them are yet on - 60 su,u n
The sanchions and shafting for the machitnr, ,ars
yet up, and but little machinery in, and in many
Of the building the flooring IS no, even lard -
In the American Department, divided into ccinpart.
meuts In ten various groups, In which Che names and
mincnily exhibited. but very few boxes have been
opened, and none OF ..nc machinery Is un A bale =,
cotton lies on the .oor couple Of ornamental ch oney
places are ,a.joned against the wall; safe o,,s ~
tall - formiiablo: and around these .r scsa,erssd
,oxss and barrels in apparently confuson
In the American Ar, ps. .artIncnt the pictures OF
but none Of them are ct hung
As fair sample or how backward The work Is in every
department. may be mentioned that in the central gar
den around which the entire fabric s built none OF the
ornameniaton has been done II may think, be safely
nid ,ha not more than oncquarter Of the articles for
which space has been set apart will be ready and open
Tor exhOiton on the opening day. when the principal
snnR 70 ee seen will be dust In the former exhibition
ana o. The one in London. nterstices we're left In
she nootne through which the dust swept BY the
fcet OF the Visitors Here. however the floor s solid.
Among the American exhibitors there IL no little ex-
which Mr. Beckwith has obalned there are already
more gooqs mere than there s room for many having
sncason 70 he Shou, any previous mo-
rsry and scientific commissioner too are in an in
Hon Elihu p. wsshburne has been II, and ,onanca "a
hh bod for some weeks past but Is now better
ss on the oh proxImo for The uutsS s,s,o ., Paris
dispatches from The Legation