The New York herald., 1868-05-08

Peace "Ideus'' and Official Assurnnces-Thc
Legislature in Sesson-French Notions Of
"FoundinK'' Newspaper-The Prince Im-
perial and tho Nnvy-Visit to CherbOurg md
Brest-Royal Compliment to Young Lady
The American Built Iron-Clad ind American
Guns.
PARIS, April 81, 1868.
Peace Is at length made official and people believe
in 1t. This great result Is the consequence of
speech made on the 18th inst by the Minister Of Ag
riculture, Mr. Baroche after laying the first stone Of
q church at Rambouillet passage taken from
his address runs as follows 1.-THE government
has no reason to believe in war the Emperor
desires peace-a peace atGonce honorable and wor-
thy Of great nation. France, confident In her
strength and prepared by the development Of
her military system for every eventualty, seeks
for war; and we are convinced that no one thinks
OF thrustng war her." If this question could
thus be dropped your correspondent will feel greatly
relieved at not having to resume 1t again, there ex
isting so much more useful matter wherewth to en-
tertan your readers than these ever recurring doubts
and fears which paralyze the nation at stated inter-
walls and reduce foreign correspondents to the neces
sty of feeling its pulse through columns Of print.
The legislative body has resumed Its sittings, but
none of the reports OF the committees being ready,
yesterdays business was confined to balloting for
the nine bureaus and to the presentation OF the bill
ON CrOSS-cOunlry making OF WHICH gov
ernment is about to advance the easiest terms
2ooooOo 900 francs. 1t is well to observe here that
such enormous work Is essentially q work of
peace-a work which wise government would
have undertaken II war were probabe-a work that
viii for some time affect the financial state OF the
empire and the provinces.
Mr. Pauin Lnagrac Is about to retire from the edi-
torship OF the Constitutional, and will be succeeded
nal deS De0dtS. This local bit OF information may
prove useful to those who VIII not fail to perceive
lin Limagrac is to become plcieci, and It is likely
he VIII nnd The functions OF magistrate less arduous
and duties are taken into consideration, u Is truly
nconcevabe how many infatuated individuals are
daily brought to light by their ambition to become
editors One OF the many lessons the experience OF
others Will not teach In France Ia that paper can
not be built, any more than house, ON shifting
sands Every one In Paris who has failed In the linen
draper or restaurant line tries his hand nj scissors
and paste, ana calls that turning editor. Marshal
Of France was lately informed 10y his rd,et de pied
that he gave in his demlssion and wished to retire
from the service OF his Excellence. "And so, Jo-
nsyni" y s& AZ Ne @ Ssy HsstSce Ss sS e'v
have so long wished to foand paper.n This Is the
parody Of prevailing mania in our capital.
sorbed by the imperial Princes trip to Cherbourg
and Brest lie arrived at the former seaport 14th
leon Conneau, the son of the emperor's physician;
General Frossard the Princes governors NJ. de Ligni'
xille, H., his aide,decamp and NJ Bachon his eguerry
the quay IN their rich uniforms, but the municipal
officials had not been convoked. Military honors
were paid to the young Prince on his way from the
station TO an open carriage in which he drove to the
| park, followed by a vast corteye. The crowd was
excessive and the horses were ali hung with floating
banners The Prince seemed delighted and bowed
to all with childish grace. On reaching the port he
got on board the yacht Reine Hortense, sauted by
salvo from every battery In port and vessel on sea.
In the evening the town was Illuminated the sol
diers had their retreat accompanied by torches and
music and the young Prince, with his friend Con-
neau, sportcd, as children will sport and ought to,
with the cabin boys, exhilarated by game at hide
and-seek.
The Prince occupied the Empress state rooms.
His attendants consisted Of two td,ets de chanbre,
four rdets de Pied and the cooking department was
superlntended by Potet and Chabot, from Paris. on
the following morning At nine and wearing the uni
form OF corporal OF the Grenadler Guards, he re-
viewed the thirteen ironclads In the harbor Thence
he repaired TO the arsenal where the mechanism or
| the Rodman system guns on board the giant Ro.
chambeau was explained to him by Captain Krautz.
| The daughter OF Vice Admiral Reynaud then pre-.
seuted him With bouquet and asked for the favor Of