Year: 1869

Vnfrfendly Nelghbors-Pnrisinn Enthnslasm for


Greece-Baron Sesuier's Resignati0n and


the Reasons for 1.-THE Emperor and En-


PARIS, Feb. 10, 1859.


News from Italy continues very satisfactory. The
Emperor receives kilograms every day from the King
OF Italy which exchanged very regularly, but the
attacks made by the Norddeatsche Zeitan0 on Baron
Beust have excited some uneaslness at time when
there is general wish to be friendly with one's
neignbors The German official papers are not very
truthful and that fact being known their assertions
must be less irritating than If they never deviated
from sincerity. but the Austrian Minister Is openly
accused OF trying to get up coalition against
Prussia and OF arraying the foreign Powers against
Germany. The relations meanwhile between Prussia
and France are on better footing than they have
been for some time, chiefly in consequence OF their
conciding views on the Eastern question.


The papers from Athens received In Paris convey
o very adequate notion Of the warmth or human
blood in that climate They are most violent, ana
the national press in that part Of the world would be
at least styled mprovident tine state Of the Athenian
Golfers and army being taken into consideration II
we did not feel convinced thai: public organs In
Greece represent but the opinion Of turbulent ana
anarchical minority.


beyond the boundaries OF the B0s dc Boulogne and
Montnartre, Hellenic at the Bal de rOpera every
Saturday, the Grecan costume and the story OF the
stomach being the only traits they appreciate.
The Bourse itself Is partial TO the young martyr
because he suffered rather than make restitution
for what he had stolen, while roulette players,
expOundlng the history OF Greece, contest the hero
ism OF the monks OF Arcadion who were blown up
in their convent-it was break up, say they, like
that OF the Bank OF Homburg-and they bore 1T be-
cause they could not do otherwise. When the COM
mander on the En0sis sent ball into Hobart Pacha's
frlgate was he aware that this familiarity would give
rise to SO much miseonstruction in this advanced
and enlightened capitalp


very awkward affair has been that OF the resigna-
ton OF Baron Seguier, who was Procureur Imperial
OF Toulouse. His declaration that he did not resign
voluntarily but forced to do by the injustice
Of the reproaches heaped on him Tor not being suf


cienty severe with the local press Is one OF those
avowals which the opposition papers glory over and
make much Of most justly; but however justly it
must not be forgotten that the Seguiers were embit
tered, and II the Baron was watched this espionage,
from the moment he knew of its existence should not
have been accepted by him as matter OF course but
protested against before he avowed that shis spies
had been l-selected.n The position must have been
unbearable, its simple exposure most damaging to
all concerned and no one can read 1t without sur
magsirates and the Minister Of Justice. state Of
things which the Emperor vows shall henceforth be
reformed 'for" said he when the affair reached his
ears, could the Baron address the court under the
supervision OF the secret police"


This reminds me that Napoleon Ill much amused
the public OF the Porte St. Martin short time since,
when attending the performance OF the drama la
Dame de Monsoreau," by A. Dumas, now being
played there. He laughed outright at one part,
when an actor says that the throne OF France Is
like bench, nothing more, on which any one could
sit down; but the Emperor made the whole theatre
laugh in second part when minister walks up to


theatrical hero performing the part OF King Henry
Ill. and says, with an indescribabe French shrug,
"See, your Majesty, what police you have got T'
At this Napoleon looked around for the Prefect of
his police, unto whom he smiled and initiated the
shrug M. Pietr could but applaud like the rest OF
the spectators, but 1t must have been hard very
hard. The same performance was marked by
another event connected with the Empress. She
was resting her arm on the velvet cushion before
her when she fancied some one touched 1t, ana
withdrew in order to make room for o neighbor IN
the next box, on whose part OF the cushion she
thought she might have been infringing but soon
forgetting the incident her arm was again rounded
near her bouquet. This time there was no doubt
about it; some one did Intentionally scratch her,
and turning to face the party, splendid petition
was pushed in her hand, and the suggestive author
jerked back without showing his face.