The Bee-Hive. — 1871-06-17 (London, England)

AFFAIRS IN PARIS AND FRANCE. M. TRIERS is either honest and.sincere from the sharpened sense of responsibility that age brings, or he is playing a deep game. The ban of proscription has boon removed from the two branches of the old Royal family, and those Princes who had been returned to the National Assembly,, have lfad the validity of their elections affirmed. But all on condition of their not merely not taking their seats, but taking themselves off. It is even pretended that their appearance at  the reception given to all the world of Versailles by M. Tupgas, was unexpected and contrary to his -wishes. However, it was doomed susceptible of the interpretation that they accepted the existing order of things. ALTRIEIIB has helped his Finance Minister over a difficulty. The Budget contains a fearful list of new taxes, and the Chamber showed some disposition to atibmit them to a. special committee. Such a tribunal, said the wily chief, would be too prone to regard each tax on its own merits, instead of being inihtenced by the demands of the occasion. Without a large loan, the Germans could not be got rid of, and a large loan could only be raised by means- of measures for the 'codestiou of a large revenue. This view of the exigency brought round the majority, to the Minister's side; and, with a smiling face, TIIIIMS invited the Assembly to witness the review of the army in Paris as a first step towards the return of Government and Legislature to the ancient capital. The Budget, meanwhile, pleases the rich men of Paris as containing no direct taxes, no income-tax as was feared, and few imposts on luxuries. Of his nearly half million millions 'offranes? the Minister expects to get two-thirda  from duties on imported raw material and manufactured goods, a fifth from taxes on intoxicating drinks, and two-tenths from colonial produce, and miscellaneous imports, besides a third tenth or more from stamp duties. A great deal is expected to turn upon the result of the elections to the vacant seats in the National Assembly. These will take place on the first Sunday in July. Ml parties are on the alert. The moderate Republicans are receiving their cue from M. HENRI MARTIN, the historical writer, the object of whose programme will be to incite his own section and the extreme Left in support of the TIMMS Government. M. 611AUSSAIANN heads the Bonapartists as a candidate for Paris, if not Prince XAPOLEON for Corsfca, in the ambitious hope of securing fifty seats for the faction.  It is probable that more ministerial changes will precede the elections. The retirement of M. PICARD has been followed by his declining the Governorship of the Bank of France. This sacrifice on his part to, the personal objections of the Directors, has elicited regret, joined with praises, from M. TRIERS, who, in a letter, has said, "You have, by your spirit, courage, and good sense, rendered the country notable services. You have especially managed the finances with infinite prudence, and maintained the public credit during the siege of Paris."  M. FAVRE is spoken of as likely to retire from the Foreign Office to the Presideney of the Court of Cassation. lie could not desire a higher professional honour; and his unfitness for political office has been conclusively shown by the unwise ton& of Iris circulars On the extradition question.  M. JULES FAVRE has issued a circular to the representatives of France at foreign courts, the aim of which is to fix the 'blame of the Communal rising upon the International Society, and thus provoke the different Go.. vernments to give up French refugees. In Belgium the Internationalists have met the declaration of the Government by a vote applauding tho Commune Of Pula al; meriting the' approval of mankind at large. The General Council of the Society have issued an address to all the members in both hemispheres. What, they ask, is the less of a few buildings compared to "tearing to pieces the living body of the proletariat ?" As for, the sham hostages, "the real- murderer of the Aucumsnot, of PAIIIS,7 says the manifesto, "was