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The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Letter from Paris. (search)
asion in Paris, in both a political and social aspect. It is a traditional custom for the Sovereign of France to receive the New Year felicitations of the great Bodies of State, the foreign diplomatic representatives accredited to the Court of the Tuileries, deputations of the Army, the Navy, the National Guard, the Legion of Honor, the French Academy, and public functionaries of high rank. The general love of parade and display prevalent in France, the necessity of appearing in uniform at Court, and the vast number of persons ushered into the sovereign presence, have always rendered this scene grand and imposing. But an additional gravity attached to the annual reception at the palace of the Tuileries, since the power of France has acquired a predominating influence in Europe, and, notably, since the famous speech of the Emperor Napoleon to the Austrian Ambassador, on the 1st of January, 1859, foreshadowing the great war which broke out a few months subsequently. The London T