Year: 1860

After having spent six weeks in England for the most
part of the time with an umbrella over my head left for
Paris, via Fokstone and Boulogne may speak of the
weather in England most nauspicious nasmuch the
English spoke of themselves execrable" While in
England visited the cathedras of Chester London Ely
Peterborough York Durham and Carlisle and was pleas
ed to in each large expenditures being made for the
pair and restoration of these grand old monuments of the
past made the stay of day at Amiens, my way to
Paris that might visit its cathedral at my leisure The
richness of its ornaments exceed any thing Of the kind
have yet. Outside and in there is space not
hrongng with saints aud angels and about the choir so
minute is the sculpture that requires the careful in
pection to and comprehend the quaint illustrations of
Scripture subjects which every where abound and the
wonder is that there could have been time when
such surpusage of wealth and Skill was devoted to
the carvings of seats in chors for example, which have
be turned up to be and these not rdey executed
but with beauty and power equal to any work by Glib
bons, much admired in ST. Paus, London and since
reaching Paris every where GO see the most extensive
resoratons of old churches going St Denis Notre
Dame, St Etienne du Mont and others half in ruins
undergoing repairs The Sane Chappele dating back to
l2OO gem of ancient architecture being restored and
coming to its completion. This is spendidy gilded
to its spre all the ribs of the roof shine with god and
the inside glorious stanedgass windows and gd
ing make it, Old churches built centuries since, have
here undergone at Carlisle, in England scrapng pro-
and regdng and painting of the roofs, which makes
them look fresh if just built Indeed it would
if the interests Of the church cared for
under the present Emperor. gsesi.s. ast} ssE


was told by friend that must hasten to Paris


should have idea of the old city and true it that
the transformations going and completed are truly
derful live in the first rstcass house built but
years since the Rue de Rivo, east of Hotel Louvre





and the of old buildings eastward from Louvre has
thus been swept away and covered anew The magmf
cence of the edce which untes the Louvre into one


nuous range of palaces unsurpassed OF the richness
of ornamenaton of this structure all its Sides
especially within the square, have words to describe
Grand the Louvre in the days of the Bo bons and
Napoleon their magnfcence is all surpassed by the add
tons of the present Emperor The Louvre is now COM
plete and the old parish church of ST. Germane PAuxer
ros, being restored all that remains to be done in
this vicinity But it that Paris greatly needs fur
her improvements, for which recent appropriation has
been made of eight hundred millions of francs and yet
the great changes in Rue de Rivo of which have sp6
KEN made without any outlay of the Government by
the authorities offering to the of the lots fronting
that avenue to all who built with arcades thirty years
empton from taxes and to those who built frstcass
houses similar to the in which reside, ten years
empton The building stone, it from the quar-
res, is soft chalk and is sawed in blocks and put up
the rough, when workmen, with their chises and files
bring out with surprising apdty the most beautiful styles
of establishment This DONE the action of the atmosphere
hardens the one and it becomes permanent granite
1t to this fortunate supply of material easily worked
that the Parisans indebted tor the facility of making
their city anew comparatively small cost small in
pason with what would cost Boston New York Not
withstandng all these advantages it will require many such
oke md all
the crooked sragh and though this has been done
around the Tueres there every where portions of
Paris which look if just fitted for barricades and which
might become the centres of future conflicts If one
to judge from outward appearances there peo
pie entirely content with matters they exist the
people of Paris a. @


Since the fine weather has come, for it has been as un
pleasant here England all the world live in the streets
The Bouevards and Champs Eysdes, and indeed all the
streets thronged day and night have passed night
long lines of houses without seeing light, not saloon
lighted, showing where the family assembled Now it
is certain that all the people of Paris have their cha
eaus, and consequently not out of town but it is be-
they have such centres of attraction which
know by the sweet word home-a word for which they
have synonyme- But the French content with the
iron rule of Napoleon Ill 1t is very that topic of
this kind is whispered and yet it is certain that there
multitude of active minds who feel the severity of
the pressure upon them and bide their time best they
may believing that the present dynasty best symbozed
by vast pyramid balanced it's apex; in other words
that it is upheld by the life of single man. But though
the Parsans have not the English luxury of talking against
the Government, or the American liberty of making
President they are at loss for topics of conversation
Their only complaint to be the mpossibiy of say
ing all they could say if it were possible to talk by some
Shorthand method As it they find play for every ea-
tlre and both hands e


Those who live, most visiters to Paris do on Rue de
Rivo, great deal of the machinery of Government
In operation Not an hour passes when large parties of
armed men with a dozen drums and buges-fes
known in the French amyare to be marching up and
down the street. until is made to feel that they live in
an encampment rather than city devoted pleasure
and the peaceful pursuits trade And then the Zouaves
in their singular costumes with skins red burnt
bricks, fill one with dread for there such I'm
reasoning and fierce faces by Christian The
Emperor likes to have these semibarbarians about him,
and they are seen every where wearing their sdearms
But this is nothing novel, for every policeman wears
cooked hat and sword well every soldier Even the
fireman to fire with sword at his side and car
slung on his shoulder, if perhaps the fire should be
but the beginning of more serious matters.


Prince Jerome Napoleon buried on the Sd instant


had the privilege of seeing him lying in state in the Chap
pee Ardente, in Palais Royal where he held the State
He looked like his brother seen in the pic
lures In the Tueres, painted when he assumed the mpe
nal title OF Emperor The funeral took place with all the
pomp pride, and circumstance which Paris could supply


had grand view of all this display from balcony in Rue
d Rvol The troops filed this noble street both east and
west from the Palas Royal and the tubans of the Zouaye
regiments as seen in the far distance looked like wreahs
OF immorfnes as seen on the pixies of the monument OF
Napoleon in Place vendome. The music of the military
bands was admirable Prince Nanoleon Jerome's son
followed on foot the magnificent cataaque which bore the
body of his father and all his insignia Of rank accompanied
by the Marsha Of France the Peers Deputies and Gene
rails OF the Army and Admrals of the Navy Then came
the Emperors carriages drawn by horses covered with
black cloth fringed with syer-aI empty in consequence