17 MARCH 1849, Page 10

The latest Paris news consists almost exclusively of details respect-

ing a magnificent fete given by President Bonaparte on Thursday night. Upwards of 2,200 persons were present. The Times correspondent ob- serves that, "Fetes, concerts, banquets, and balls, are becoming so nume- rous, are given on so large a scale, and attract such crowds, as to almost require the daily labours of a Minister for that department alone. Confi- dence has made rapid advances in the public mind."