The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-26
AT CHISELHURST.
4 DINNER CHAT WITH Ex5LED I'M
PERI4LISTS.

PERI4LIsTs.
The Bonapartes Sanguine Of Return-
Ing to poleon to Abdicate
in Favor of His Son-The PrussIans
TO Restore the Empire-Home Dfe OF
the Imperial ExiIes-BiIltartl Play
Ing, Music, Outdoor and Indoor Nc-
creations-The Empress 3 o nj s
Nervous and sharp-Tempcret-Fin
cfal Resources of the Emperor.
correspondence O. the New York Heraldi
LONDON, May II.
The International Exhibition brought to
London, from their retreat in Chiselhurst, a
couple of the most devoted IInperiaiists. AS
a rule, they tlo not leave Chiselhurst at all
They live there in perfect seclusion. and those
I had the chance Of seeing the other day
avowed to me that since they put their foot on
English soil they had only been twice in Lon
don, AMI then only fol- couple OF hours. Yet,
when they came this time they wanted to
dine, and I took advantage OF the circum-
stance expecting that 'shonl9 get some in
formation from them regarding the schemes
OF the 1mperialst party.
IMPERIAL RETIcENcE AND CONFIDENCE.
1t appears, however, that the Inperiallists
are now more reticent thap ever. No polltl-
cal information could be pumped out OF these
gentlemen, The only thing perfectly plain oe:-
ing that they are quite confident That IN less
than month the Emperor viii he again IN
son and such regency as the Assembly,
fresh one, or that still existing, may select.
They ayow. however, that this Will De the
work by NO means OF the Imperialist party,
which is not strong enough for snch pnr-
nuse, although it is slll the most considerable
OF I'LL the existing parties- either RePnoilcan'
Communist. Legitimist or Orlcanist. The res
toration will simply be carried out by the
Prusslans. and The silppositiGn bf The exilsd
courtat Chiselhurst is that neither the Comrnu-
nists nor the Versailles Government are at
the present moment sufficiently popular or
sufficiently strong 10 enforce anything ike
peace or order in France. The expected as
sault, whatever its result may be, will never
bring back France TO normal stale Suppos-
ing even that chaos ac Paris should cease; Inc
djsconlented provinces will rse-at one place
in favor OF Red Renublicanism; in another,
like Brittany, for instance, for The Iegllmlsts.
Briefly stated, the expectation oil the lmpe-
riallst party is that the Prussians will have TO TO
interfere, and that having to do so they Will
support the young Prince Imperial, the new
EmperOr-King. as well as Bismarck, being
thorough parLisans of unlimited mouarchy,
and having apparently already given promises
OF support in this direction.
NAPoLEoN's CORRESPONDENCE WITH FRANCE.
How N all this be correct events will prob
ABLY speedily show. But at all events there
are few other facts which seem TO shoW that
the hopes OF the 1mperalists are not quite de-
void OF foundation, ior there is q constanS IN
81 N; MT h,1t
paris of France and Chisehurst. The cores
pondence carried on with the Emperor through
The French embassy is one OF them. The
number Of communications. daily receiTet
from France seems to be something iabulUps;
and the messenger OF the embassy starts every
day from Albert Gate BY the five minutes to
! ninc train, aud abouta quarter TO 10 o'clock Inc
Emperor opens the correspondence mus
brought to him. Such Imperialists Us are now
residing In London or Iaiher, in the parks
and theatres of London-are also showing The
must profound confidence IN the speedily
forthcoming restoration of The Imperial dy-
nasty. Only yesterday one Of Them was start
iug for Brussels 10 scltle some affairs with his
bankers there, and when he look leave OF me
and said his az reroir, | asked him, "dlr
,eroir-where-in London ?" NO, said he,
''in Paris At all ereDIs, am making all my
arrangements accordingly"
THE IMPERIAL FAMILY IN CHIsELHURsT.
But, if my dinner companions did not give
me any more information regarding political
affdIrS. they gave me some regarding The M
perial family at Chisclhurst. IL would take
loo much space to bring iu every detail OF The
pictures drawn over u glass OF wine, bnl
general aspect OF the life OF lla! couple who
once occupied the greatest European throne
may be OF soDle interest on the other side OF
The Atlantic. About the Empress herself very
little can be said at the present moment, eI-
cept that she is not quite We'll, having CAUGHT
severe cold, aud that she remaips In her
apartments. invisible 10 visitors, attended
solely BY Madame Lermina, the only lady
iu waiting she still retains Besides lhis
temporary illness, however, the Empress
seems also 10 have completely changed in
her disposition OF mind. She is very ner-
vous, and constantly discontinued with every
thing shat happens around her, so that
her temper at the present moment begins
10 be The subject OF general complaint at
Chiselhurst, and the Emperor himself seems
to suffer from it more than any one else.
Even the little Prince does not seem to see
his mother as much as previously. The great
er part OF the day he spends with the Emperor.
When they both rise in the morning theS go
for walk until the messenger arrives from
London, when the Emperor goes TO open his
correspondence. Alter this there comes bill
lard play, which the Emperor himself teaches
lnS PfiflCe, RS lie also uOeS leuelUS auQ IlulllH.
Then comes breakfast and the daily prayer Of
the whole house; then the yeung Prince takes
his music lesson. in which be seems daiiylo
improve, and In which his father greatly en-
nourages him, Notwithstanding his own well
KNOWN indifference 10 music.
IMPERIAL SECLUsl0S.
When the weather is somewhat tolerablc,
which has been very seldom this year IN Lon
don, both father and son spend great dead of
time ia walking round their park, which Is full
OF sheep, and presents the most pleasant
walkinA ground. These sheep are the. only
living Beings to be met with in the park, 1t
being SO guarded as not TO allow any one TO
Interfere with the solitude OF their fallen
majeslies. NJ. Pietri mot The prefect Of police,
but his cousin, The secretary and TWO or
three other gentlemen of the household watch
ing every one that enters the residence, and
having most strict orders not to allow any one
TO approach the Emperor. Full baskets of
letters, containing applications for help, or
soliciting interviews. are torn up or burned BY
these gentlemen without being submitted to
the Emper6s. The work of thus guarding The
imperial couple is entrusted 10 very few per-
soiis. The whole body OF courtiers consists,
as far as know, OF N. Cont. chiel of The Elm
peroTs Cabinet; N. Pielri, the Emperor's prl-
vale secretary; Colonel Lppic, the Emperor's
ade-dc-camp: Count Davilliers, The equerry; N.
Duperre. captain i'll tho navy aide-de-camp
10 The Prince Imperial; ". Conneau, the Em-
DrrOr'S SURGEON and his son by his first mar