The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-17
FROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT.

The French have got 1t into their heads,
that by the accession of Earl Derby to the
cabinet, the Egyptian question will be salts
factorily settled. and in their sense. His
lordship has restored Cettawayo, in a man
ner to make John Dunn lead off in a Hot
tentot reel; why then not expect he will
secure by his influence, all that France
requires in Egypt-the restoration of the
dual control. for that's what her acquired
rights mean, but which she forfeited by
Sinking to defend them Shreadheads
remark, that while England INDUCES in dis
interested phrases and generalities, she Is
net the less steadily settling down in Egypt.
Bedti passideus. In the interests of Egypt
even, England ought at once to clearly ex-
plain what she intends doing independent
of France, for the latter will only be content
with the impossible--an exequo status in
the political government of Egypt. Natur-
ally, all the French correspondents on the
Nile, ridicule the present administration of
Egypt; be their remarks just or unjust,
England ought now to fall back en- all the
European powers, and so, regaining her
liberty, proceed with the reforms demanded
in Egypt. There is a point at coaxing or
stroking down the French, that ought to be
exceeded. as the intention would be mis-
understood.
The publication of the Memoirs of Comte
Honece de Veil-Castel, and which throw
such a lurid light in the history of the
Second Empire from 1851 to 1864, occupies
for the moment all attention. The Comte
had his entrees at the Tuileries. and to all
the upper stratum of B~onapartist society, as
one of 6 Our Own =" yet he noted down
every day, everything connected with the
inner life of the then rulers of France. AS
director of the Louvre museums, he had
every opportunity of playing the role of
Asmodeus. The Comte YVES separated from
his wife, but consoled himself for the loss,
by taking for mistress a creole lady from
Reunim. On his death he bequeated to her
all he possessed-misery, plus 20 volumes
of Menaoir's. Since the fall of the Empire,
this mistress in order to live, offered the
manuscript for sale to several publishers,
who declined, till Halter, of Berne, pur-
chased them. About 1000 copies were
uggled insmto France, but a seizure was
demanded in the Counts family; the autho-
rites were thus able to secure 25 copies.
A reviewer states, he secured his copy, by
placing it in the pillow of his baby's cot,
when the police came to seize. The volume
is exceedingly spicy. with the naked truth
revealed about everybody who was any
body; all the public men are shown up
in dressing gown. Prince Jerome Ma
poleon and his papl are terribly treated;
the Due de Mormeys smart speculations
are catslogued with n minuteness that ought
to make Sir Robert Peel happy for the re-
mainder of his life. One curious chapter
introduces us to the emperor and empress
consulting the turning tables as to the re-
suit of the expedition to Mexico Barrche
is depicted sobbing for 'more" income to
keep up the position of his family. when the
emperor drops 80, 900 francs into his hat.
There are some racy notes on foreign
celebrities, such as the ex-Queen of Spain,
Dumas, fills and other litterateur come in
for a few plaguy knocks. The account of
the Coup d'Etal is frightful in its matter of
fact cold-blooded news 1000 citizens were
mastered for defending the law; some of
Canrobert's soldiers having hesitated, they
returned to storm the barbados when as
sured they would receive a gratuity of Is f.
each. The work, apart from its unpalat-
able revelations and the broadness of many
of the details, is well written, for the author
was an educated man. He was the chief
among the Tuilerie folks taking notes-that
his povertv-stricken mistress prints. 1t is
rare prohibited fruit.
The 'Espeerits" have turned up; we
thought, at least in France, they were as
extinct as the dodo. However, the faithful
among the faithless have had a gathering,
and Paris has boon selected as the centre
for the cosmopolitan debris to rally. The
authorities do not object to this, but simply
t, individuals obtaining money for photo
graphing extinct relatives and rapping up
departed worth. The audience consisted
chiefly of well-to-do middle class people,
officers laid up in ordinary, and indeed some
pretty girls that would make a sceptic drink
to Allan Kardec's health. But Michelet
states, no movement can succeed without
the fair sex. One of the spectators was
very happy he was able to converse every
night with his deceased daughter, who as
sured him lately he was formerly a King of
Spain-the Cid or Philip not stated another
enthusiast avowed he had T~roppman's spirit
in him, that which ought to necessitate the
apple tion of the guillotine for a second
time to that terrible murderer.
A monarchal writer, who IS satisfied the
Republic will soon be as bad as the cities of
the Plains, devoted Christmas Day to study
the coming solution of our political Situa
ton he found it in Daniel, where the Pro-
phet alludes to certain peoples having been
weighed in the balance and found wanting,
adds he, who will occupy the throne will be
aged 90 or 81 years. Now, concludes the
writer, the Comte de Chambord is 60, and
the Due d'Aumale will be that age next
year; hence the connection between Ten
terdon Steeple and the Goodwin Sands.
In Cardinal Donnet, France has lost a
model p%reIate, who did much for the revival
of Christianity and the Catholic religion.
He was liberal, tolerant, and a broad church
man he never allowed politics TO get mixed
up with religion. Rumour said he was like
Emile de Girardin, a natural son of Louis
Philippe. He loved retreat and silence
was very simple in his habits, and eschewed
all titles; he received his visitors when
making his toilet he loved novel pursuits.
He said Cardinal Mattieu represented
theology, Cardinal Darboy Jurisprudence,
Cardinal Conchase politics, while repre-
sent aoriculture ~ His GREAT Measure was