Year: 1865




PARB Jan. %, 1885
Change IN Public Opinon Relative 10 AmSicam Afairs-
TROUBLES in the French otessomt Church Dissotyae-


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There has been most decided and gratifying change
In public opinion In Paris and In fact throughout France
within the past few weeks Three months ago should
have said most unhesatingy that very considerable
majority Of the French people not only desired the In
dependence Of the southern confederacy but fully be-
sved that It would conquer Il. Al the present time,
however dfmly believe that far the latter cate
CORY is concerned tho figures have changed and that
the greater part Of the French people consider the
cause Of the confederacy hopeless Many individual
conversions have under my observation, and
many more have been mentioned by my friends do.
cided change has recently taken place the Of the
journals which have been the hostile to u.s. and 1t 10
whispered that the sman In black" has been among
them and requested them TO treat our affairs with
more respect The inexorable logic OF facts convinc-
ing people and the here that the conede
racy and has been anything but such stuff
dreams are made Of" Not the most sanguine Of the
rebels their friends ever dream Of any French
Intervention recognition and the rebels themselves
here are dsheartened and hopeless not few Of them
already acknowledging that their game s about payed
outn


The Protestant as we'll az the Catholic church in France
ia in state Of excitement The Eglise Rornse which
the regularly established Protestant church OF France
and receives support from the government is to hold
It's general election for the members OF the concstory
which govern and administer ton Monday night The
great struggle in this election between the orthodox and
the liberal members Heresy in the shape OF Unitarian
sm has crept the French Protestant church. and
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very eloquent and talented young preacher-the liberals
have become a very formidable power. The orthodox
people however were strong enough to remove NJ.
coquerei from his church In Paris, and he is now
Tho Eglise Re5ormse Is under the leadership Of
N. Guizot. who is facetlousy denominated 'sThe
Orthodox Pope" The Catholic bishops still continue to
illuminate protests against tho Minister Of Jusces
ference with the publication Of the Popes letter. but the
matter is becoming stale aud exceedingly Improbable,
and the powers that be II is said begin to think that
they had much better after ALL have let the matter
taken its natural course, in which the encycical
would probably have boen read discscd and forgotten
this.


There is great deal Of dissatisfaction grumbng and
striking among the working people OF Paris Everything
years has been sold at four the tre has within
the last week been raised to five, aud this has
caused q tremendous excitement among the poorer
classes, who always attribute such augmenta-
tions to the government It h said that the
government Is Intending retake possession Of the
bakeries n and regulate n the price Of bread again IN



II said also 70 be seriously considering the poprety Of
regulating rents in Paris II II regulate anything,
would suppose that rents should be Of the first mat
which the government should turn its attention
for prices becoming diculousy high that is be-
coming almost impossible for people OF modest means 10
live in Paris in anything like respectable STYLE The fact
that there this eighty thousand apartments
vacant and to rent seems 70 have no effect in bringing
propriotors 10 their Rents In Paris have more
than doubled since 184s.


Work upon the Grand Opera has boon suspended,
owlng Is sad TO the discovery that portion Of the
cade will be shut or from view by Of the Grand
Hotel building The government is in negotiation with
the Compdgnie Inmobibers, who the Grand Hotel,
and who modsstly demand twenty four millions Of
francs for cutting or little Of s building


II liz said that the Empross will appear at the next ball
at the Tuiienes In dress OF manufacture pattern
Of which sent her by fabrcant at Lyons and which
II said TO be beautiful II Is original II Ia made Of
silk and silver the reflections OF which splendid
and the shades soft that general effect Is that OF
tho the waters Of lake This stuff has already
received the name Of drap de Phsbe


The next presentation ball n TO take place at the
Tueries Wednesday evening next, when about =
dozen American ladies and gentlemen will have the
pleasure Of baskng in the imperial presence On account
OF the high Of exchange and the general mpecu-
mostly Of Americans the hire Of for the
sion including sword and chapeau d4ras, has bcen
duced by the consderate tailors from sixty to forty
francs