, 1876-03-19
BARON HAUSSMANN.

Baron Hauasman for the Assembly has led to
the publication OF very interesting liss Of the
works undertaken and finished ia the City Of
Paris under his supervision during tho Empire.
Thirteen new boulevards were lu,d out and COM
pleted, including the splendid Boulevards Males
herbcs and Haussmann, and those great bus-
ness thoroughfaIes, the EouloTards Strasbours
and Sebastopol. AS many grand avenues
were projected and completed, and atnong
them the Avenues do l'lmporatrice, do Ia
Refine Hortense, de Joaephine, and ali tho
fan-ahapea liuo Of avenues that stretch away
from the Arc &c Tnomple, thus creatlng for
residents one Of the most elegant, accessible.
and health!ul quarters OF parls. The Champ5-
Elysees were widened, beautifled, and moro
thickly PAINTED The Bols dc Doulogne vas en-
larsed and adorned with buildings, lakes. cas-
caces. artificial islets, atc- For streets averaging
@ feet in width were substituted grand thor
oughfares with an average width Of is feet. At
the commencement OF the Empire pAr1s was
lighted with Is 600 gns-1ets. In 1863 the number
of sewerage commenced under Louis Phil
ippe was completed, and the waters OF
the OurcQ and the Vanne were introduced for the
water service Of the city. In seventeen years
over 10. 0O0 trees were planted along the city
sidewalks. Ten new churches (two Of them
besides which many other places Of worahlp we're
repaired and redecorated. Five now theatres
were constructed, including. the LyEique, tho
Chate|et and the Vaudeville, and the new
Ope1a-H II ouse was begun. The magDkccpt
Hal1es Contrales and other grand buildings OF
the same nature were built. Such is a brief
sketch OF come part only OF the great works
set on foot by Baron Hausa,nann, which
have absolutely recreated Paris making her IN
comparably the most beautiful city in the world.
And tho moral and sociai eifects Of theso works.
particularly OF the opening OF the grand thor
7r1,f ,forH q hnhn {11I raH1nADtA OF
Paris tell me that before the opening OF the
Boulevard Maleshe1bes. for INSTANCE, that
part OF the city which 10y beyond tho
Madeleine was like another world. Its in-
habitants had peculiar stamp OF their oxn,
aud were almost provincial in their waJa,-
the honses, shops, s,gna. and arerything be-
ing odd and Of ordinary quality Now thus
district is one OF the most brilliant a5d pop
ular in the whole city. But these alterations
aud improvements wore not always the boons
and The blessings that they claimed to be- The
antiqnarv and the artisan had alike cause to
mourn. Old historical landmarks were ruthless
" etfaced, historic and artistic buildings we're
swept away, and the WORKING g-cfasses, driven
from their homes in the heart OF the city to dis
tant regions beyond the suburbs, found long
and e1hausting walk no incouaiderable addition
to the tolls Of the day. The result Of the recent
elections shows that the name Of Baron Hanss-
mann is not popular with the people OF the Paris
that he beautificd.
THE QUEEN AT THE EAST END or LONDON.
A dispatch from London, March II, to the
New York He,'ald says The Queens visit to the
East End Of London, to open the new wing Of
the London Hospital wss the erept Of the week.
The most remarkable thing about this progress
through Whisechapea ~as the deyelopme Mt of
an intense loyalty among the great unwashed
who live by teus OF Thousands in tho pu1lieus Of
that malodorous locality In every degree Of pow
atty, squalor, and Wretchodness.
Royalty is rare sight there, and rs an open
air attraction costing nothing tho progress WAS
sure 10 draw, Tnero was apparently some doubt
AZ to tho loyal temper OF the deuizens, but it
soon seen that there WAS no danger to be appre-