na. "Batis; 2nd October.
M. Shishkine, permanent, secretary in the Foreign. Department. of Russia, has arrived in Paris. The President of. the Republic has'nominated him to the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
"Hie CHOLERA IN-Eayer.
'The epidemic of cholera' in Egypt: has chtirely subsided.—From Tongking Papers. Paris, 3rd October.
Mx. 'Brisson and: Loubet. have followed M.' Fatire to Cherbourg, where the crowds are'alreatly enormous. "At Paris the houses are beginning: to'be hung' with flags. 4th October.
M. Faure has left for. Cherbourg to receive the, Czar; she is accompanied by Messrs. Méline, Hanotaux,. Loubet, Brisson, Mohrenheim, and Bernard... M. Faure was cheered by an, enormous crowd. Phe preparations at Paris, which are on a nitignificent scale, are almost finished, 'Phe! Czar arrived.in-Chetbourg Roads at 2 p.m, The escorting squadron which went to. meet': him. saluted him:.with enthusiastjc'cheers; the sea was rough.
The Tongking Commission has resumed its sittings.
The Press considers the visit of the Czar to be the. most important event of the close of the century.
6th October.
Phe Czar, on his arrived at Cherbourg, expressed the happiness which he felt in visiting-France. The, sovereigns reviewed the squadron..A banquet took place at the arsenal. M. Faure, in giving.the health of the, Caar, expressed the hopes formed by,, F¥ance for the Imperial family, and the: glory aid happiness, of Russia, ud ho added' that the greeting which the Czar would receive at. Paris would The Czar in reply expressed his' thanks prove the sincere' friendship of France.
for, the greeting he:, had received and the good' wishes' forniulated for hit, and declared' that' he had greatly admired the squadron, and shared the sentiments ex-Ricnlly nation; he dink to the health of messed to him on touching the soil of a
the Frevich'nation and its navy.
The Ozir, wearing a colonel's uniform, the Czatina, in " white dress, and M. Fante, arrived at Paris at ten. The journey. from the stition to the Embassy was like atritimphal march. Throughout the whole distatice there was an enormous crowd, mid with delight; the weather was splendid. The sovereigns responded graciously tothe ovation of the crowd, and told BIN. Faure how mich they were touched by the reception.
'7th October.
The Czar went- yesterday afternoon to the: Elysee,. where -M. Faure presented to him,: the. Parliament, the Clergy. and the Authorities. The: Czar: in his reply said that.he..was. happy to. find. himself amid the elected of.the motion..He: left cards at the Kouses!of Mat. Brisson and Loubet. A State.dinner-was given at the Elysee; M. Favre toasted the Czar and Czarina, saying that the presence of the Czar put the seal to the, bonds which united the two countries in mutual confidence: in, their destinies; that this union; had already. exercised a beneficent jinifluence. in the. world, and could not. but continue.,. The; Qzar, having. ex~ Bass, replied. that; faithful to unforget-essed, his, thanks for his: receptlon. at table traditions, -he had. come to greet the Chief of a nation united. to, Russia bonds as, precious, as those of friendship.
peaged Int Faure'to_ be good enough to,} the interpreter to the whole. of Fratee of thie' sentiments which he, had just ex-
"The iilurhinations in the evening were] and the large crowd maintained able attitude.. The Czar attended Fire estily chested. The formance, at the Opera;_he, sovereigns- and M. Faure visited in the morning Notre-Dame, the Palace of Justice, the Pantheon, and the Hotel des Invalides.
A luncheon. was given at the Embassy tle crowd, everywhere enormous, renewed its ovations of yesterday. The Press considers the Czar's toast as the official con-secretion of the alliance. In officious circles it is believed that the splendid fetes have greatly touched the Czar, and have assuredly cemented the union of France and Russia.
8th October.
General Trochu (the hero of the cclebrated "plan" for raising the siege of Paris) is dead, at the age of 81.
The Czar and Czarina laid yesterday the first stone of the Alexander Bridge; they then visited the Mint, the Institute, and the Hotel de Ville, where the Chairman of the Municipal Council greeted the allies of France. The sovereigns gave a dinner to the President of the Republic, at. which the Ministers, and Min. Brisson, Loubet, and. General \Saussier_.were present. There. was"a State performance at. the 'Theatre Francais. There was nothing but fetes and ovations in every. street. The sovereigns: visited in' the morning the Museum of the Louvre, and then left in carriages for Versailles with MI. Faure.
An enormous crowd was stationed. in the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees, and the Avenue of the Bois de Boulogne, and redoubled its ovations. "The sovereigns; gratified by the imposing -manifesta tion, graciously saluted.—From the Courrier @Haiphong.
Tue Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: Friday, 16th October, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere onthe 15th.—The high. pressures of China become less imtant; the low pressures have gone to the.E. of Japan... The'N.E. monsoon blows regularly in the S.. Light rain at Shanghai during the night. State on-the morning of the 16th.—The. barometer falls: in "China and rises at Japan.. Probabilities, 5 p.m.—Fine but variable weather on account of the high pressures over Japan. Very variable breezes: in the N.; moderate N.E. moi soon in the S.—Saturday, 17th Oct., 10a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 16th.—High pressures over the N. of China; a shallow depression passes to the N. of Viadivostock. Relatively low barometer to the E. of the Philippines. Moderate monsoon in the South.. State on the morning of the 17th.—The barometric fall continues slowly at Shanghai. Sunday, 18th October, 10 State. of the atmosphere on the 17th High pressures to the N. of the Yangtz Two areas of low pressures; one to the of Viadivostock, the other over the Paciti to the S.E. of the Loochoo Islands. _Monsoon well established in the S. State on the morning of the 18th.—After having fallen, the, barometer rises again fairly rapidly at Shanghai, and the N.W. wind clears up the weather. Noon.—There appears to be a depression at sea, to the of Luzon. Probabilities, 5 p.m.—The observations of Nagasaki and Takashima seem to indicate the existence of a typhoon below Japan, rising. rapidly N.-ward. Fine weather." Strong N. to N.W. winds over the N. coast; moderate N-E. monsoon in'theS. Rough weather along the coasts of Japan. Monday, 19th October, 10 a.—State of the atmosphere on the 18th.—High barometric pressures prevailing over Japan and the W. of China. Two" areas of low 'Pressures, one over Manchuria and the other extending over the North' Pacific.
State on the morning of the 19th.—The barometer. having fallen rapidly over S.W.- Japan shows that a typhoon, grown up from the depression. over the Pacific, was approaching Kagoshima yesterday afternoon. "Hizh pressures continue to prevail-over West China.—Probabilities, "5 p.m. Unsettled weather.. Light-.variable. breezes over the' entire coast.. The typhoon-reported yester-'The day S., of Japan, moving dog Na Fotired —Tuesday, 20th, October,. 10. a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 19th.—High pressures over Central China. The typhoon, which passed to the S. of Japan, moves away to the E. of Tokio, There still exists an area of low -pressutes to the E. of Luzon. State on the morning of the 20th. Rapid rise of the barometer: over Man churia; pressure gives way at Shanghai. Probabilities, 5 p.m.—Fine weather. Light variable winds over the N.-coast, moderate breezes between, N.E. to N.W. in thes. A slight depression seems to exist over Corea, there is another, more important and threatening, to the' N.E. of Luzon, which is apparently. moving -N.W. ab present.—Weilnesday 21st October, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on: the 20th.—Moderately high pressures continue.to prevail over Central China, A shallow depression appears to be centred over: the N, of Corea and a deeper one to the N: E. of Luzon seems to advance N.W.. State on the morning of the 2tst.—This morning the barometer rises' rapidly at Shanghai.—Probabilities, 5 p.m.—Fine weather; light N. to N.W. breezes over the N, const. Moderate N.E. winds in the S. The area of low pressure to: the N.E. of Luzon has removed more to the E. in the Pacific.—Thursday, 22nd October, 10 a. State of the atmosphere on the 2tst.—Pre sures keep high. over Central China, " The depression of the Pacific seems to spread, to the E. of Formosa, towards the S. coast of Japan, Well established monsoon in the Formos, Channel.—Stute on the morning of the 22nd.—The barometric rise continues at Shanghai, Probabilities, 6 p. Fine, weather, light: and variable over the N. coast. Moderate N.E, winds inthe Reapises ror'tHe Weer, (Thermometers in the open air in "shaded situation in the English Settlement.)
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