The New York herald., 1867-04-12


ons Tor the substitution Of breech loading for muze
loading arms but no particular model has yet been
axed upon In Holland the Transformation upon shs
snider system is In progress In Switzerland forty
housand Guns arc being transformed and ninety thou-
sand Winchester guns are for while hun
ared breech loading have also been ordered. In
Italy, Spa n Pcrtues Belgium aud Greece the breech
loader has been adopted In principle.
Frauce seems only liable to foreign complications
but domestic difficulties. France is becoming very dis
satisfied with the present government which has per-
mtted Prussia to rob Of It's prestige has foolishly
pended five hundred millions Of franco upon tho Mexican
expedition, which now Is endeavorng 70 impose the
burden Of military life upon all France and which has
promised It liberal reforms without any pres
ent Intention Of keeping the promise, ex-
cepting in appearance. very decided III feeling
Is growing up among the poorer classes OF Paris and
particularly among the Iahoring population. arising
from the enormous augmentation In the prices OF all the
ordinary articles OF consumption. attributable In gen.
and IN particular TO the near approach OF the opening OF
the Exhibition IL 10 well known to be the policy OF the
emperor no far ~ domestic affairs are conrerned 10
keep paris contented ana Tranquil with the firm faith
that tho rrovinccs will act with it. And Paris Is re-
gardcd by him the great central heart OF the nation,
whose pusatons felt in its remotest extremities
The Emperor kept by his secret police informed
every day OF the state OF feeling in Paris In order 10
eHectuay this tho city, divided into great police
DISTRICTS each under The control OF secret inspector
who has a number Of nlou hards under him. whose
duty IL s-each one in his allotted disirics-to
gather all the formation possible relative to the true
state Of feeling particularly among the working classes
Wherever there Is crowd gathered in the street or IN
cafe or restaurant frcquened by this class may be
certain aouc,ar or spy OF the Emporor's private
police is present carefully listening and slowing away IN
bis memory evory word Of discomfort he has heari
inspectors, and they condcnsing them ay them heora
the Emperor hins, 20 ha, each morniag bis Majesty
is Informed of the state of feeling throughout Paris
8 reports must be rather linsavorabls. II not
alarming For several weeks past the workmen Ia bronze
and other artistic industries have a strike the
tailors and bootmasnrs threatening strike next
week and among AL The aborng classes there seems TO
be determination TO demand better pay The iearfnl
IN tho price Of all the ordinary articles OF
food would seem 10 show the necessity OF this; but
as yet ths employers DO 20. appear 70 yield TO the Just
majority Of laboriny poop'e in Franco Is in reality tho
ssta Of hrc /" and their principal dependence, has
government Is seriously considering return to the old
system Of fixing the price of weekly, keeping II at
low rate and paying out OF the government treasury the
losses which may accrue to the bakera
This system prevailed ti about two years .ncs when
the 'Tbevf Dc Ia basansnse' announced and since
then the bakers have been constantly angmentng their
prices How people, even OF moderate incomes, 20
live IN ras during tho next few months to say nothing
range nom two 70 four francs day. am At iosa 70
imagine Bnt Il will not be merely the OF provi-
sons that for the next x mcntha = lest w rendsra
contsnted Several thousands, of COURSE viii be thrown
out Of regular smployen vhen the work upon ihs Ex
completed and Il 4 undsrssood thas during tie prosrsss
- The Exhibition all the great municipal woFkA the
Opening or sFsss and boulsvArds 70 he Suspended
THIS vn throw thousands Of the moss dangerous
class q The rrsnch populaon ont Of work, and u 10 al
rsaAy aid thakhe Emeeror b bsglnnus 70 fear thst
tAe exhblroe may rvOysa Franksnssen monsaer which
b h:s coeiorsd sP and which hs woad gladly ay Il b
Inc fmesrof = s,d 10 b exco,dpsiy d.rus.eA a bs
nf al the woak upon ths sronnds and 10
shs building, aad eysrvbody connected With ths aAir
seems % b u N ~ humor Exhpfou avs disEnslsd b.
eanss their places are not ready FOR tnsm and nsng
Of ths juriaa wkich they ss,sr hsss hsvs bsep vey
essntially spaokedn and have heard % pos,tivsly
ssssted hat msdais can b had Tor sir equivaisni
syn This psobeoy re result q JsaaOasy on the part
Amony our exhibitors and commiesonsns there b Also
good deal Of Feeling Exhibitors who were sinforned
thai was necessary Tor them 70 bs hsse by the 1oh Of
March and havs their goods open = thse time, hevs
placed everything such confusion that u wasa
impoesiba Tear that for some weeks shall make
very poor show. There said 70 be alssa good deal
& 81 sntsgo.sn bstysen The Gsn:rol Oomoissioasr. =
vety important law Yves edeptcd by the Cbps Lsgisi
taD this week and will undouhtodly pass the Senae by
the terms q which the French government gives
antee 70 foreign exhibitors Of machinery and articles
shs inventor up TO March. 1883 II 10 generally
understood that the Exhibition will be kept open least
and illustrated journal, which claims to be an
ON al organ OF the Imperial Commission has already
broach ed the idea OF making permanent leaving the
building huge bazaar in which tho productions OF all
the nations OF the world shall be exposed for sale.
should not be surprised II this done, II would
probably cost as much To- take down and remove the
building as 1t did TO orect IT.
Mes rs. Lawrence r. Jerome and W. A. Butler have
returned from their Italian trip and Americans be.
ginning to mako their appearance In considerable
bers.