The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-03-04
THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY, MARCH 4.
The News.

Tho mails by the steamer bring us a large
budget of news from all parts of the world, but
France is yet the great point of interest. She is
just now at a crisis period in history, when her
probable future for some time to come and her
position and status among the nations must be
decided. The action of the Legislative Assembly
at Bordeaux is looked for with interest, in view
Of the success or defeat of the different factions
Bonapartist, Legitimist, Orleanist or Republic
can-which are contendIng for possession of the
government. From his retreat at Willhemshohe
the late Emperor addresses the electors on behalf
of his dynasty, in a style of mingled entreaty
and self-laudatiOn that scarcely enough moves our
pity for the fallen Napoleon the Little" to de-
tract from our contempt. While his cause polls
a respectable vote among the ~illiterate peasantry,
who very naturally side with the Empire as some
thing which they understand, the large cities
are mostly Republican. Tie Bourbon Count de
Chambord, heir of the old regime, also puts for
ward his claims upon "my bleeding France"
and recalls the names and the glories of his long
line OF ancestOrs-the Pepins, the Clotildes and
the Henri Quartres1but Bourbon memories are
not grateful to France. The young Count of
Paris, grandson of the citizen King Louis
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prospect OF becoming the next ruler of France.
lie is thirty-three, has been in exile from child
hood, has gained experience in foreign service,
The was for a year or more aid to McClellan) and
is reported to be a Prince of liberal tendencies.
Should he, as the 't second sober thought" of the
majority of the French nation, be placed at the
head of affairs with such men as Favre and
TrOchu as his Ministers, poor France, now so
desolated and reduced, may soon enter upon a
new course o fpeace and prosperity. But which
ever party obtains the government, it is quite
certain that the war ssoyer beyond the. possible
ty of a renewal. And when gentle peace has
again returned TO devastated France, and brought
back to their homes the SCARED and ecimate
German legions, what a sad task to sit down and
count the cost? Not in lives only, immense as
has been the slaughter on both sides; not alone
in wealth and treasure, which foots up to fabu-
,lous sums but most in the blow which has been
struck at human progress and in the untold
amount of social Observation-Disclosures homes,
vacant f~re-sides, and helpless women and chill
dren-which great and destructive wars bring in
their train raas .0s rs.~aEU o. v7
The British Parliament was formally opened
on the 9Th nltimo, by the Queen in person.
COino NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Oh a ulsrespecIIul cndrdctcr
took place on the passage of the Royal cortcge
through the streets, which are to be construed as
the expression Of a ~factional Dissatisfaction at
the course of government in connection with
the war. A considerable party in Great Britain
condemn the Ministry for not taking an active
mediatory part; whilst in Germany q good deal
of Anglo-phobia exists from the opinion that
England has materially assisted France in the
struggle. The Queens speech, though unusually
lengthy, contains only the recapitulation of events
of the past and hopeful anticipations for the
future which always, or most generally, charac-
terize Royal ntterances on public affairs.
The doings of the conference of European
Powers,-with France left out,-which has been
for some time in session at London on the subject
Of the treaty of 1856, appear not to have attracted
much attention, but it is stated that Russia will
obtain what she demands. Once let the Northern
Bear get his paw fairly in, the ultimate possess
will be bat q matter of time.
The joint commission appointed by Great Brit
lin and the United States on the tiresome Ala
oana claims, has commenced its sessions at
Washington. It. has been stated in previous
that the fishery question would also be
ettled by the commission, but it now appears
y official announcement that only the submits
ion of a basis of adjustment is the duty deyolVed
pom the commission. The total amount of the I
claims is stated to be something over
thirteen millions of dollars.
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