The New York herald., 1876-12-06

time thus much is certain The Emperor Napoleon Ill
had quite fever Of commercial treaty making wnicn
reached crisis IN 1855 IL dlicult al that time.
or thought 70 be dnicaI TO refuse anything which
His Imperial Majesty had mind to ask irom foreign
couptries: but lew cautious old gentlemen who dad
not believe that the millennium would DO brought
about by writing illeg,bls signatures on large
sheets or parchment and dsubing over toe
corners of them with circular patches OF sealing
suggested that the twelve commcrciaI treaties Then
should only be in iorce Tor ten years from That
date aud he's come 10 pass that all the French
commercial treaties have been denounced and wan
spesdy the iorce OF law That Is 70 say,
gwen notice OF their intention terminate those
vcutlons, ana similar notices have been given on our
SHE 50 that the hole subject o commercial treaties
will have forthwith 10 be reconsdcred.
THE suPkkiuR COUNCIL OF COMMERCE
the Foreign Oice Is now studying the question: and
II mol probable that they viii have come TO any de-
csion before the end OF the year. People ready
10 volunteer information about affairs OF which they
know nothing will tell you that commercial trsa-
tics have been mado the peculiar delight Of Eng
land and Belgium. That Is not true. There Is sort
oil mutual agreement between Us three 10 continue
IRON rear to year 10 act upon the clauses Of old
treaty concluded in 1850 We call this pretty behavior
the concord OF The three Grsces need not add that
about those tres dacquits caution which appear 70
be troubling The commercial soul Of Germany. When
ever one - o. the por.ers ammo announces Ina. Ger,
visit know beforehand that although no
will doubtless begin bis discourse with u hsht and
casy reference the creation the world and The
squaring oi the circle, he Will never stop III no has
led ny changes u OF unexpected vivscity directly
up TO debate about Tho bounties ON iron. one Of
and lie invited me 10 dinner l IKE To be invited 20
uiuner by German dipomatists. because they give
very good dinners. had scarcely time, however, 10
congratulate myself on tho agreeable nature OF his
alter lie had taken his departure when my study
door reoDened and the tine beard Of him reap
pesrcd with an sppeshng smile IN the midst o. ~.
Fous salex. then said voice issuing politely there
from. ''nous naions bas recu une rebonsc bour les
dimpres daggi a kossonn
''yor Doxr SAT- sol"
l answered with courteous astonshment But by this
time he had got back into ins room and sat down
again "rhcy are bountes on cxports" he resumed
with that simpie German gravity which seemed 10
me 20 delightful be orc the late war, ard spoke
he looked as though he had made a discovery
which could not fail 70 interest me agrceaoiy. l
had not ths courage 20 answer, II have heard
have heard It you would trust sincerely pity tho
OF French Official or you would be devoid OF
Never, heless don't believe that even bountics
exports, though they touch the German pocket,
will give rise to any political difficulty. should any
raw diplomatst want ol reputation, however,
mcddlc with this business till II grows serious II viii 10
affairs always settled, when We avo
In good humor, BY proposal from our government
4 MIXED COMMITTEE OF MERCANTILE MEx
half French and nall GermanS Tint Will give rs time,
and obliged TO get much time ~ we can, tor
She French iron merchants. who are prohtng by the
present oi tho law, powerful party, aud can
Chamber OF Deputies In the Senate. Nothing 80
dangerous 10 disturb as q private interest, and
shall this AlOnc us long pOsSi0c nave
good card in our hand in playing waiting game be-
cause smarter logcians than the Germans, and
we can often puzzle them Tor considerable period by
the strength and suavity OF our
RxAsoSs FOR DOING NOTHING.
"sMorcovcr, tho German government does not attach
the importance to tradcsmen's yrum1ling as wo
arc obliged 70 do because company Of hairdressels
aflcted by diminutIon OF their profits on pomatum,
could time turn the abics! French Ministry out
OF power doubt, however, whether settlement OF
the question arising out VI the abuse OF our bouncs
IRON can b postponed beyoEd The commencemerx
OF next year, because. TO be frank with you, have
played almost all irumps The last time saw
negotiating German there something even in his
manner Of buitonibg up his irock coat which warned
me that he unconvinced by my eloquencc, and
that he was steadiasty purposlng to wro despatch
IN l9o paragraphs, asking Tor urshcr instructions from
the Prince Chancellor ~ Berlin. | have NO lovefo
that great man. strange as u may seem, and
therefore my fancy dclghsed TO picture HIM aroused,
bv shat DESPATCH and Ssserly unable 10 s
meaning l amused myself BY calling up also the
sublime shadow Of Herr Buiow, and rejoiced 10 tho
upon mis- benign counssnancc. But oil things
end and VIC do not want to tease Herr Bulow
Is ,he better prs Of vaIor. especially IN poi,.
tics Besides, have only one more pretext left Tor
delay that tho new commercial treaties proposed
by the Superior Council OF Commerce will have 10 be
ratified by Chambers al Versailles; and ra-
cations often take . long while settling under par
has its spokesman and its speeches. employed in con-
stansiy periect'ng tho great and good ART Of
''How xor TO DO lr.'
"In Short, remarked, interrogatvely, German
complaints about bounties exports OF iron
uiaciured goods from France really well founded,
and, sooner or later, will have 10 put end TO
thomY 80
SAY later sooner returned the French statos-
man. still IL will have 10 be done
"Aro the interests involved very large p inquired
growing drowsy.
French iron into Germany amount TO 65 79 142 kilos
valued 0O7E So $50 OS3 kiloA OF IT, valued at
35sl 43y, Is The product OF French mines; she rest
passes through France in hdnsifM The exports Of
German INTO France amount 10 110 596 756 kIloa
valued IL 49 sS0r or this quantuy about 81 400 6lS
rest merely passes through transit. You can bring
these into dollars by the simple process OF d.
vding by i've. And now ID II nota comfort to hear
the flrst dinner bell
"It has, indeed, amusicai SOUND replied briskly.
for am always rathcr afraid Of gong 10 sleep over
statistics. F"