New-York tribune., 1867-06-25
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
THE KINGS IN PARIS.
From Oar Special Correspondent

apce at the Grand Opera feast of horSetesh seINeu
in course. at the LOngchamps races last Suuu"y ~
soma hundreds Of thousands Of spectators, ana NeJ
,,rond military feast on the same ground yesterday
Then came as was the custom at Egyptian U''nqO'''
the skeleton. Just as the Emperors Napoleon anu
Alexander with the two sons Of the latter were Ie
tnrnnq tbroue the Bois de Boulogne from TINS gihu
,o,;evy of fO OOO drilled instruments OF deatn NAV
voung Pole fired pistol at the carnage III -
thew were seated The ball struck the morse ol 'n0
canary who rode by the door OF the carriage 'n0
,itoI hurst and wounded two fingers OF the wouu-O DO
assassin The crowd catching ms rs noor Wretch to
foamob and would have torn tho PVi PoVii Wi0 of The
s,ieces bnt for the vigorous lnterNentloh VI 'li99
poice, who finally carried nun On he IA e i said
go be but 20 years old and TO have fought IOa i s
country in the last insuIrection lie mas uohe ne th
worst for his country and an em.HenI seIE 10 rn
Car effectively securing His Majesty loI tnG iv h
mainder of his stay from the annoyance 10 Wi@lCn @ no
las hitherto been repeatedly su1eelS0Ioi, ,n;1 no'';1
the cry of yire Ia POlOgne Ii assaed the IhpeIiuI
cars from the mouths of some students Wh9h ne
visited the Hotel Cuny, and from Ie fuonS among 20
some advocates Republican lawyer tlocquet alnohg
fhe number when he visited the Ialals uo JusO 49,
ihe same day, and from persons IN inc SrSmu & 'nH M
fatbered TO see his entrance at the Grand Opera On
tuesday evening. The sympathy that goes WIN
man lust escaped from assassination VIII pIolect n
nd ou;eteT demonstrations in some of the Liberal
Journals in favor of the Polish cause, during te pres
ence here of its great enemy has peen ucn % w.
end frequently condemned, on tne erouIlu INA ua' AZ, IL
'Czar is our guest" But some fanatlGal folks, nk9
lawyer Flocquet and the editors OF Le It1'Ps aiia
. S;ecle insist that questions of right ana wrong
take precedence of the courteous pI0pIietieS,
so so far to criticise the decree OF IoSn m M Fy
which the Car graclOuSly announceu 10 tno -
press between two courses at the morse races l"s'
Sunday. ~, j. .,o % rs IN
{s treatment of the lives and Liberties ana fortunes
and house Joys and sOrrOws OF thousands OF idnleS
Ike works or a bouquet. the ornamental acces-
sory of a fete day, complimentary glIt 10 pretty
lady Suppose the date OF the gran9 SUMMER ~
of EOngchamps the French Derby fell on tne seconu
~ E~,tC 1oy in
and DhVsical suffering of $1,000 human beings hau
lasted a week longer; $1,000 weeks OF human soIIoMM
rather than the pretty act OF courtesy scos Tse on which
exile Imprisonment, and other punishment mas DeeR
carried on in Poland 50OO0 seems small nuDet % oi
benefciarics by the amnesty; but You Will see by the
Ietter of the decree that its quality OF mercy IS co
strained: for instance of the Poles Rths IN hussia
those only are amnested Whose oohduct mas 0eea SS
,georv. whole classes of victims are not reached by
anart o from the above qualifications the Gar has
nothing to complain of in his reception by the spec
tacle-loyng Parisians They crowd to see HIM pass
if they Get sight of him In person. they are haPPSi
the Qided coaches he rides in and the snowy escort
fhat ACCOMPANIES are transient but rich sources OF
pleasure II they are not blessed with view OF an
Archduke, a General even, though they are gep1tng
Llas1s for these lesser great The very hnlg e IIs
sia plays if may so presume to say secona huaio 70
the autOcrat of all the Russlas; though 10 Tehhe1
C0RTnets of curiosity Bismarck is greatly reilshed
There was a quite noticeable inteTrogauye an1
delnOnstrativc hum of Bismarck which Is he that's
JSv IL in company with the crowned heads and their
tails as they say OF an Irish chiefs fonowngl on the
way home from the review.
But though their heads and mouths and the news
papers are full of kings, there is something III the
Parisian nature whether old Gallo hckleneSS or
modern revolutionary of equality, or, perhaps,
underlying skepticismwant OF deep religious cle-
ment that seems to make them incapable OF such
robnst enduring respect as you New Workers never
omitted TO show to that eminent party OF Englsh
capitalists from the moment SIR Morton reS ghtSa yea
on your shores TIL he went down your pay, tle
beginning Of his going down. Already they crack
okes on their high guests" and show sharp faces,
al a-gTin, peeking through the solemn majesty
that hedges them about. "There is not a king
In the pack says gainestep 10 70 u Ine poTia %o1,
E at Baden; 10Sei No. t9sy ARE S IN '
friend through his private museum" here Is the hat
with which saluted the King OF Prussia that Is the
that the Car rode in and so on with the rest The
presence of GOrtschakof and Bismarck reyiyes an
ulder and better story They both have the reputa-
tiOn of being sharpsh in their tempers and words on
occasion. When the latter was at ST. Petersburg,
and had been indulging IN some seventies OF remark
at the house of the former Gortschako as his guest
leaving gave order aside TO his servant TO et
loose in the court a fierce barking dog of his. Bis
marck, on reaching the door began crying out ior
the domestics 10 tie up the beast, wherenpon the
Ihancelior leaning over tne balcony, caIiea ouI:
dogP
The monarehs themselves for the rest, do not
stand too stifly their dignity The Car spent
his first evening in Paris at the Varieties Theatre
where he had telegTaphed for seats from Cologne.
The piece was Offenbachs new and very funny buiiO
opera la Duckesse de GaOlsteH. in which the swell
ing lttlenesses of sovereign gTanddukes and grand
duchesses. and their surroundings are held up TO
roaring ridieule. With difference, this reminds one
Of Louis XVI. at the performance Of Figaro. His
next OFF night he went with bis boys TO enjoy La lte
PqrlsGaRe, the very latltudinarlan farce at the
Palais Royal that some months ago so charmed the
beir of Englands throne, quite 70 the beshockment
of many of his future heges dare attempt no de;
scriptiOn of the military review Of yesterday nor OF
the of Sunday, of the gala performance at
the Opera on Tuesday TurPasiS9thgy P1i9td brilliant ant
columns of jenkins One OF the j. family assured
me that the Empress so emblazed with diamonds
that his eyes positively could not bear the sight,
and she looked indescribably beautiful as he went
on TO describe being of Irish nationality Another
enthusast-who listened from the pit up TO the In
perial bOx-falls into the following eplleptics: " 1T
was the Empress above all who kept up the cOnver-
satiOn of the evening. Gracious and smiling, she
animated with her gaiety this gala that etiquette
sroYe to render serious. There was moment when
talking with the Prince Royal OF Prussia, she mauc
knot in her handkerchief" The view of this com
plcatiOn evidently too much for the jenkins OF
Ia Pdtrie who apparently collapsed here, leaving us
In the most hopeless perpexity as 10 the why and
wherefore Of the knot Boxes that night sold at
fabulous prices it is said and orchestra stalls at 500
francs which, say Is half fabulous One OF the papers,
giving the powers and prncipaltes, presents long
cOlumnar list OF the nameS III alphabetical order of
those lesser mortals who were present on this
historical occasion. Under the letter you
may read the name Of one Rid; Mtnistre
book shelf here two volumes by one Of our two
most eminent historians and on the hy-eaf OF vol
ume first is writ in his hand, Nj (the of
distinguished French authOr), with the respectful
regards of the author;D and bought it the other
day in book stall at half price and have cut all but
four leaves of il with my own paperknlfe. And yet
another day Chartered for this rusty little volume,
sumOunted by crown, now IN tarnished gold; it
once belonged TO Charles Rex H., some time of En-
gland and the stallman stubbomy refused to let it
go for Genuine less than 12 sous, for it is rare"
said the sallman As it is with individuals so it is