The Afoniteur of the 13th inst. contains an autograph letter
from the Emperor to M. B,ouher, enclosing a Grand Cross in diamonds, worth 60,000 francs. "I take this means," says his Majesty, "of publicly giving you a new proof of my confidence and my esteem." In "the midst of the unjust attacks of which you have been the object, a friendly attention on my part will, I hope, cause you to forget the annoyances inseparable from your position," a singular phrase, interpreted in Paris to mean that M. Rouher threatened to resign unless most fully supported. The "unjust attacks" were from M. Thiers, who reprimanded him for the Mexican expedition ; M. Jules Fevre, who accused him of compromising France ; and M.. 011ivier, who declared that he had become a kind of Vice-Emperor. The letter is understood as con- firming the high position M. 011ivier described.
