The national Republican., 1867-02-05
FRANCE.

The Paris correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette writes under date OF January IS: b.
For the first time since the ministers have
frustrated the pilgrimage Of the fair and pious
Eugene to Rome did she, on the 18th inst,
made her appearance in the Cabinet meeting
presided over by the Emperor. II taxed all
the eloquence and amiability Of her liege
lord 20 induce her again to occupy her seat
at the green table. Perhaps the good news
she has received from Spain, where the clergy
are carrying oil their points, both at the
Court and in the country, have appeased
somewhat her conscientious scrupleB about
the evacuation of Rome by the French.
People do not dare speak out, but indulge in
the suspicion that she was not stranger to
the terrible coup detdt now performed in
Spain. The Emperor may not be entirely
pleased with it, for there may be made a
comparison between his performance in 1862
and the one now enacted by Queen Isabella,
under the leadership Of the New Patrocinio,
the Pater Claret, and Marshal Narvaez.
Still it seems to be little out of the way
that just now the banking house Of Fould K
90. has negotiated loan with Spain for 9O,-
000,000f The books Of the same have this
week been opened for subscription on
Change The shares, set down at 500f, are
sold for 450f, bear 10 per cent. interest," and
are secured by mortgage on the State do
mains. This looks queer, indeed, and peo-
| pie have their secret doubts about the neu-
trality Of the Spanish lady and French EN-.
press, Madame.
The Emperor himself works again very
hard; he presides almost daily over either
the Cabinet meetings or those Of the Council
Of State or the various military committees.
The point, however, which engaged q good
deal Of his attention is the high price Of bread
and the failure of the last crop. The impe-
rial agents are busily engaged in buying
wheat and corn, wherever they can find 1t.
Austria alone has exported this year over
lSO ,0OO, ,0O0E worth Of grain; O circumstance
that greatly assists her financial embarrass-
ment so that gold does not reach in Vienna
higher premium than thirty. In Paris, the
general relief associations have already began
to bake bread for their own account and in
immense quantities; part of it they are sell
ing at their chief bakery, part of it in the
public markets. The bakers, of course, be-
gan to grumble about this, to them, untimeiy
competition. But the papers, which pub
| lished their lamenting protests, received an
official communique" informing them that
baking bread was neither privilege nor o
monolopy.
Rumors about dissatisfaction in the Eau.
bourg st. Antoine, the quarter Of the work.
men, were spreading all over Paris. A bread
riot in Paris is not TO be played with. But
the Emperor, as soon as informed Of the gen
eral uneasiness, ordered to put the horses to
his green, uncovered phmton so well known
to the 0uvriers, and ho and the Empress
were driving without delay, through the
streets Of that quarter He was received
with loud cheers by tho sturdy people con-
yersed freely with some Of them, addressed
to others words of comfort and relief, dis.
tributed large aims, and left them amidst the
heartiest applause. an est brave" Gle
has courage and has heart, sympathizing
with us poor people," remarked 10 me some
Of the crowd to whom he had kindly spoken.
Having also been informed that some Of
the poorest people, both in Paris and other
cities, could not pay their rent, and were on
the point of being eject-d from their poor
holes, he ordered the Projects forthwith to
examine all such ones, to pay the rents and
to draw for the amount on his private purse.
He encourages by all means the mutual re-
lief associations and the cooperative societies
lately organized for the wOrkmen, and re-
warded the director, who read to him a very
promising report on the doings of the last
year, with the cross Of Commander of the
| Legion Of Honor.