The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-11
OUR PARIS LETTER.

VERs ,ILlEs, Dee. 9th, 1871.
This is the coldest day on record h.
Paris since the year 1888. The Reaum,a'
then mometer marked during last NIGH
22e below zero,.equal to about zero on
the Farelheit scale. Compared to Yer
mont weather this seems mild, but can
assure you thA relatively, takinginto con-
sideralion the.'metbods Of dressing and
heating IAuM here, the cold was quite ns
pungent a the coldest weather dnring
the American winter Three or four
inches Of snow had fallen, enough 10
make very good sleighing, but sleighs are
scarce here, and out of half dozen Wis.
ible on the boulevards to-day the hand
somes; were evidently Of American or
igin. Skating Is good on the lake in the
Bois dc Boulogne also on the Grand canal
Of the Ornamental Waters in the park
here. The river Seine is full Of Ice bur
not yet firmly frozen over. ecember
always dull mouth in Paris, is this year
additionally so for various reasons, and
have seldom seen the great capital weal
so quiet an aspect as during the past
week, Tho Parisians are fine weather
birds and the moment 1t is disagreeable
out-oi-doors the streets are deserted, ex-
cept in the wholesale business quarters,
but bright sunshiny afternoon brings
them out en- masSe aud one wonders
where the people all come from so sud
denly.
Politically we are quiet in Paris and
there need be no fear OF any disturbance
az long az the present government re-
mains at the helm; bat there are symp-
toms Of change and to effect this the
struggle will be warm one, legislatiyely,
as for any further appeal TO arms to set
tie interior or exterior political questions
! do not think il likely. The government
in the present hands is one ofpeace, quiet
and good order, forcedly so, II not By
preference, and the character Of the min
isters indicates the dominance Of antiwar-
like iders. The re-assembling of the Ma
tional Assembly at the beginning Of this
week has brought together here al the de
facto capi al over seven hundred deputies
OF four or five shades Of political opinion
The Monarchical party appear still to re-
main in the Numerical supremacy mum.
bering over four hundred, and certain
movements seem 10 indicate iha, they
intend at no distant day to bring matters
to an issue as regards the constitullon OF
a detunet government, confident as they
are Of an easy victory. The Moderate
Republicans Of whom are President
rhitrs aud bis cabinet, The Gambetta
Republicans aud the Ultra radicals Of the
Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc school viii
al unite TO oppose any restoration Of a
uonarchical character and a. the events Of
the last tew months haye gone far 10
prove TO many cain and thoughtful
freuchmen that d good republican gov
ernment is possible ia France Il j. exceed
iugly probable that tie Stata gao will be
maintained 10 spite 81 the numerical
strength o. the Monarchi.ts These lat
ter lose some Of their strength from tie
fact of being divided iato the Charnboui
AID Orleani.t groups which circumstance
j. exploited by the Republicans 10 their
own profit. The session promises TO b.
Aa exciting ono and io-days debates were
super-ehnrged with the most exciting ep.
isodes Happily the assembly POSSESSES
AZ admirable presiding oGlger Ia the per-
son { 81. Grevy sn old republican 81 1855
o. tbs moderate type, who has been sew
eral times reelected TO bis srduous parl
by al almost unznimDus vote. The
ieaglhy message of NJ. Tbiers l. n,osi
admirable document, opeu 70 lha charge
o. being somewhat prodx, perhaps. bat
sell adopted to produce an excellent e.
feet outside of the legislative body upon
The great macs Of The poPalGtion The