The New York herald., 1869-09-11
face OF this country just now. marring what shoul
be prosperous.
FRANCE.

the Newspaper Men-Imporial Costumes Mt
Lyons-The Amnesty and Scenes In tho
Prisons-Free, but NO Home.
PARIS, August 81, 1859.
While the French papers were with imperturbaoe
assurance sending Prince Napoleon to Bombay and
the Empress rrom Constantinople to Port SAID there
was debate at st. Cload whether her Majesty should
not orego her visit to the East entirely The state
OF the Emperor's health suggested how unwise 1t
wOuld be to leave the Imperial Prince without the
protection Of the Empress Regent should Napoleon
be lnoapactated by prolonged lness but no counter
orders have been given, and only record the above
surmises for the sake OF veracity. German physi'
clan, specialist has arrived from Vienna, and was
received by the Emperor on the 22d inst After o
short medical interview he declared that the august
Invalid was recovering and would soon be entirely
restored to health. Since then the Emperor has pre-
sided at the Counci! OF Ministers and walked about
In the grounds round the Chateau. The momentary
fan and panic at the Bourse are fast curing also. IL
has been projected that the Emperor snail pay q
shor, visit to the Camp OF ST. Maur. and IN order to
the public as to his health he win drive to
the station through the Bouievards in an open
carriage
The Empress arrived safely at Lyons On the 25th
az a quarter past five p. NJ. AT Dijon the train
stopped few seconds, and Marshal Valiant pre-
sented his respects to her Majesty. M. Schneider
waited at the Macon station, when the Empress got
down and requested General Fleury to introduce to
her all the Journalists in the train. There were
eight.
AT Lyons the authorities assembled under splen-
didly decorated terminus. After presentation the
Empress, Prince and suite drove In carriages, at
tended by the gAttering cent gardes, to the cathe
oral. The Empress was in q tasteful short costume
of myrtle green covered with frils Of white valen
C.,Jfs Of oil,
black lace as also her hat round which wreathed
garland OF dark foliage with ruddy clusters OF fruit
between OF the same shade as her hair. The Prince
wore the Uniform OF q suD-lleutenant Of the line.
The cathedral OF ST. John, at Lyons, Is one OF the
finest In France. Ii had been Illuminated by thou
sands OF pyramidal lights which sone on the taber
nacle ana rejected gorgeous golden streams like a
burning bush. The Archbishop, who is eighty years
old, came forward, preceded by the ecclesiastical
dignltarles OF Lyons, to address the Empress. Hls
words were almost uninteigible, being SAID in a
weakened and fatering voice, audible only to those
covered by das Of gold and white brocade, under
which they walked up TO the altar, where they
kneeled while The Cardinal gave his blessing, and a
loud domino Sdt1dns thundered forth from tine
organ Soldiers OF the line stood down The nave.
Their officers were III the choir. The crowd both
witaip lle cathedral and outside, was immense;
The following morning at nine, the Empress
ana Prince, Notwithstanding the glaring heat,
Poerze and Nile Marion for, the asylum OF
ST. GEMS, al some short distance from the
along The roads, which were lined with people. The
Empress visited every one OF the wards, stopping to
question the invads several times. At hali-past
ten she had returned to Lyons for breakfast and
on her way to the Red Cross at twO back at Lyons
again at hal-past three and after short rest on to
! the Tribunal 0i Commerce. where speeches had to
be listened 10. Immediately after having answered
them The silk factories were visited, ana at hallpast
four the whole parry were at the camp the Empress
driving and the Prince on horseback. The
nnuvfes were commanded by General PaikaO and
the crosses distributed oy the Prince.
ct
10 Lyons for tile Official banquet at the Prefecture
The Empress did not change her attire IN the course
al the Hotel de Vile nor for the dinner and in this
s1e escaped great unnecessary fatigue and loss OF
ume.
received by the Preeet OF Corsica VINO has rather
amused Parsians with preiectOrlal speeches. In his
anxiety 10 show the Empress full display OF loyal
subjects he gathered them beforehand for prelimi
nary speech al the end OF which he cried, 'Tnere-
This " to orer rus
minds one OF the admiral who, when Napoleon Ill
visited Brest said, by way OF preparation, to his
sailors, Enthusiasm on each deck ls to begin the
nght.n IL is however, not likely tnat the COrslcans
require much prompting from this Prefect to become
enthusiastic, and ParslaDs are looking forward Tor
warm welcome from them to the Empress and her
son.
FGtes and nothing but fetes are the order OF the
day, even down to those given by proprletors to
tLefr tenants. They all come out In PRINT, and thus
II Is landholders keep up IN summer continued re.
cita OF all the grana deeds and outlay they lavish In
winter Arsene Houssaye's receptions In The season
are only TO be compared TO his etes out Of season.
On Sunday last ieased the inhabitants OF Bugere,
ncar his Breuil chateau. Three barrels OF wine,
hundred bottles VI champagne, eighty quarts OF
punch ana iiity Of syrup ior cooling drinks. were
Taese were followed by prizes such as watches,
rings chains and earrings. In the evening ball
set Ire peasantry frantic with Joy; for their segneur
had IN iordiy wise, lad the best artists from Paris to
decorate tent under which dancing was kept up,
followed by supper, all night
Bu. TO other Gtes. most characteristic evidence
OF French inconsistency Is found in the temper OF
to literary offenders confined within the walls of ST.
peiagie ON the 18th Inst Many who had been SEN
fenced to this prison were still free awaiting only
vacancy for incarceration, the cells all being full.
These were inlormed that they would have
to go to prison the day before the 18th,
among tie liberated. They, therefore, constituted
themselves prisoners on the l4th, and there was
no for them had all to gather In the public
| the same cell through night, tOrrid nlgnL They
were under bolt and Key until the break OF dawn the
ast0nlsbed On arriving 10 nd those OF their brother
hood who had been confined for months 30 perfectly
liberty before them. They were about sixty, all
talking politics as If they were not IN prison; dis.
cusslng the merits and dement's Of authors; the
questions or the day. &c; but OF the amnesty not
syllable. Some were playing at bail; Others III SHIRT
sleeves and scarlet caps, at chess AT length the
was that Of Eeys at five O'Clock, turning In all the
cell doors. AS each door was opened ana unboted,
''You are freC' was said at Tie entrance: another
| voice soon added, 'You are requested TO rise and
depart
The prisoners did So but with no unbecoming alac.
rlty; they seemed much more concerned as TO what
they were going 10 do with their freedom than they
were when they lost 1t. Tley at length assembled in
the nall on tae ground floor TO be Informed by the
director OF the prison that they could walk home.
It seemed q novel idea that OF home. Soon after
long line OF men In varied attire streaming
down The sidewalk OF the usually tranquil street IN
which is situated the paterna and maternal
refuge OF Sc. Pclagie. These men were the picked
satrlss OF the day. One Of them relates that as they
went along ike stray blrds, unaccustomed to herd
over a mound OF dedafs, suddenly tul1ed Quite
alarmed, aud cried, IN terror, '0h dear me, ali the
thieves broke loosen This compliment caused more
jollny 10 the stracpliDg band than the knowledge
that they were forgiven and the criminal strokes or
their pens forgotten.
Tins is I'll picture OF human contradiction and
wond convey lesson TO rulers not TO make victims;
the PEDESTAL they stand on Injuries the ruler and
satisfies The vanity OF the patient. When once the
plllar Is cut down and the victim falls he excitcs