The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-10

of our new Union from to ocean,"
They have ALSO got 90 900 breachloadng rifles from Eng
land maintain the authority of that power the Amer
lean continent This is all the Important intelligence"
from Canada.
France
The onur of July 20 declares the of war; which
now prevail the Continent without foundation 1t
says the existing relations of France and all European
Powers emnenty peaceful and denies that the formation
of military camps is contemplated and states that the
of artillery and cavalry horses to be sold to
farmers in the Departments.
AS general rule the solemn denals of the official organ
of the French Government are like Dreams be interpreted
by contraes Before the Crmean conflict and before the
Italian campaign it said and swor and again. that
the world should have nothing but peace 1t the
same Everybody knows well enough that the moment
that either France Prussia thinks that the necessary
preparations all made there will nbly be trial of
strength between these two warke and aspiring nations
Our business is to watch and prepare We do the pray
ing.aferwards.
An American clergyman now soouning in Paris writes
that Napoleon has poor walk and unnterestng pres
ence He looks and cold anxious and reserved
His complexion is pallid, and his expression deprecatory
In private he reported mild spoken amiabe and of
quick intelligence but his face is both impassye and
promising. All the portraits fatter him."
The Paris correspondent of the New York Times says
If Prussia attempts to absorb any territory France
and Austria will attack her. and the Governments of France
and Austria will be supported by the people, This
much is certain and may add that it is oleraby certain
that Prussia does not intend to stop where she is"
1t is quite possible that Napoleon however it may be with
the Austrian Emperor, would welcome a foreign
safety valve The of the United States in crushing
rebellion and causing the failure of the ImperalMexcan
scheme together with the wondrous prosperity of people,
have made the French than FESTIVE under Napo
leonc tyranny.
To view the Paris Exhibition is necessary devote
average five minutes to the glass Of each exhibitor
These number it is stated 45000 it would therefore, take
225 900 minutes making $3.50 hours 1876 days hours;
that is months days. and hours reckoning "a hours for
each day But the interior of the palace only be
visited from 10 o'clock in the morning till in the evening,
there only eight hours the visitors disposal instead Of
twentyour One would therefore be occupied in the in
specon fifteen months and twenty days, supposng that he
entered the building every day at 10 o'clock and did not
leave it until From this calculation it will be obvious
that by possible examine the whole of the
Exhibition during the period of its duration.
England
The London Saturday Review thus discourses respecting
the Reform Bill lately passed by the British Parliament
The Bill, it says
In its main design and general scope is very good Bill
1t settles the difficult question of the franchise in boroughs
and counties good basis any that was at once de-
srabe aud practicable With household suffrage in boroughs