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INTERESTING FROM EUROPE.
The Anglo-Franco-Tar co-Russian
War.
THE GREEK INSURRECTION.
FASHIONS FOR ffl A f ?
8k., &c., 8k.
Our Dublin Correspondence.
Dcblin, April 20, 18.51. j
The Inome Tux?Increase of. Taxation in Ureal
Britain and Ireland?The Irish Convents Pros
perts of a good Irish Harvest?Trade Hull?With
drav-a' of Troops?Increase of the Militia, $v.
This day (Wednesday) having been appointed by
the Queen, in council, " to be observed as a day of
?humiliation throughout Great Britain and Ireland,
in consequence of the state of war in which the
country is involved," nearly all the shops in this
city are closed, aa is also our Stock Exchange, and
business generally is suspended.
******
lam here reminded that you would be likely to
expect news from yonr Irish correspondent, of a
somewhat more local natmethan that which I have
a* yet touched upon in the principal portion of the
above remarks; and so you should, if things as they
were, utiil existed, but the contrary is the fact.
Thank to the magnetic telegraph?one or the head
' '?}' which is r. iw within a few yards of where
i ' C~V,^ old "jogtrot" system of communication
lc.-..en this country and England and eke the
< '.?1, ent o. Euro|.e, lias been refor ned akoge- 1
ther. and so much so that there is nothing foreign
?0.' ? -:-o tar, nt lcaei. a ; i-.ut is cu cerncd?which j
c:.! - to any priii. ';,al . vi. *of Eur .p. out-ide the
a; nuii: r.' el the Cz.ir. A - ,,n instance 1 may incn
i'"i ? < have now let e me a copy of the I)al? i
1 I' I of vc-ter ay, which contains Paris
??? ?! .itir.v.' I i., ^ respect, you see, wc h iv ?
I' ''s ahead on.nhing aft.-r your own i'.nh
i - e the cciiv a ta . es, it is not so o v .a
j iiir ,.y I. : a i-orre.-po. dent writing in this ciiv tt
v. ith ev. n ti.e latest news, in oi'thcr
the Bun-li or French m-tiopolis.
But I . return to Old Ireland. The chief?indeed,
I in,.; y, the only?imitation now on foot is tliat
e . - a I iy ? motion recently carried in the House of
( '"ut'-mis, for a committee to inquire into conven
' -t'blislimenta. Tho next nt vo is the naming
oi t.: committee, several attempts ai doing which
i'La ? V" ^ustrated by the opposition given by
I.. >rd ? olin ltutw 11 and otber loading members of
' ?'?rumen!, aided b;. .he majority of the Irish
li'l'ie nntiitjves. Cnrh is enough, the motion when
inti -diiced by its iiiitlm . Mr. Chambers, was ear
ned .a despite of the i.m.i-try and their Irish sutt
poit a tolerably evident proof that there is a
slum ; " : o Popery" p. ty in the House. This
movement against ti e convent ha.- created a pretty
consi-lei able ferment amongst the Itom in Catholic
population in the Unitr.l Kin vlora of all clas os
from tue net r to the per mt. We h ive ht ly had a
meeting in London, at which a protest against inter
ference with the convt i,fx was adopted?and it lias
sine, received the siuoi.turcs of nearly all the
Utflucitial 1 Ionian Catboh ?; in Emtland. Meetings
ol a similar nature have also boon held in this < itv
in ( oi k Limerick, Coelie], and in many of the prim
V'i ? ? " a'"! u committee is now sitting
daily m this city to lr. ke arrangements far the
holding a ''great aggregate meeting of the Roman
l.Atu<i.icd of Ireland, to the requisition for calling
winch is ;.pi ended the names of four peers, the four
Roman Catholic archbish pi, twenty-one bishops,
nearly all the Roman Catholic clergy, besides it
large number of the !ri-b representatives, and some
thousands oi the gentry, mercantile classes, die.
The ince ing, which is to take place on Monday, the
l.dh of May. promises to be the largest which has
been congregated t .get her since the days of the
Repeal ,\k cciution. It is to be held in the round '
room ol the Rotunda.
You will see from wlmt T have bore stated, that
j tue warm tue Ea*t i* not tho only to\?io which
claim* attention at present. Without offerln" anv
opinion (or myself up u the subject, 1 may 'state
that I have good reason to know that many sober
miadeo. thinking men, have expre-.-ed their decided
-dissent to any move being made by the Legislature
calculated to create a rem val of the '-religious"
animo.-it e with which t'.r country has been cursed
I r so in.i.u.vrrars- -more especially nt a t mo when
S "V IS involved m a war, tho eventualities
of w. ith no one can prccu t.
?i,oflj;l,y.t; froin tbU s,ll'Jeot, I iiave to report
,ncvir a more satisfactory
p os h- ?( on abundant harvest than at this mu
ni, nt. I here are some complaints of a want of rain;
but *?'? ??. a* one can iu.dgc from present appe.vr
au.e*. eyeiv description of crop looki well. Owing
to .i.e i.gh p: ices which iuvvc been obtained for corn
oi la*t years cultivation, there lias been a lar or
btcsdt.t of ground lui.l under cereals this yf,1r t>i in
has been the care witl. m my memory; and as for
the potato, it is so extensively planted rs would lead
owe to imagine that all r collection of the blight h.ul
lota v pasned awa?. More than ordinary attention
has n.? been tunied to the cultivation of flax the
war with Russia from which considerable supplies
h i.l heretofore been received, leading to the very
n itura: opinion that for some time to come no fur
t r imiuortations can be had from that quarter?
b. ? des which, I find by a circular which has reaeh
reeek,that,h.er-0;lch government has
prohibited the exportation of flax from that conn
i' '?. li /Ji heHe C,rcui,j finees, there can Ixv no
? tbe power may confidently reckon upon
market, for uny t ax which may be raised
open ln-h soil this year.
Mime last harvest our farming classes arc driving
a more profitable trade thai, l:ad been tho case since
tae o.o e of the wars of Napoleon I., and there
sfcms a fa.r chance of a continuance of their pros
per! tvf..- the time'to come?provided always that
no untoward event, such as unseasonable weather
arises to cause the next harvest to be a short one.
lu agrieultural aflniis generally, there has been a
marked improvement within the past six or seven
years more particularly in the breeding and reariug
* 'he imProveinent in this respect was
potent to the most ordinary observer, at the spring
week 1>nCntV^IVlS,Wp: wh.ich WJS
week at t ie Royal Dublin *-.jcicty s premises in this
oi.y and at which the collection of animals on show
evidenced the mort astoni -hing advance, and was
la k "vs^rvingof admirati .n. whether as regards
the breeding stock, bulls, or milch cows, or heifers.
In sbeep and swine, there was also a decided iim
proyemoot. The principal portion of the show was
contained m the exhibition T?ail. ling, the southern
bail, which formed the foreign dejiai tmont of the
exbihit.on. being occujue I with the poultry coops
and in the compartment" recently so attractive aa
the Hue Arts gallery end furniture court, the
breeding ^totk and mt :attlc wore located. To
beast nurpo^ even exhibition buildinjra
may be turned to in these utilitarian davs.
r.migiation from irciand is proccding at even in
Prnmei i8,ncc'h,e ?K "'tig of the pre -ent year,
t rom tins . .ty and from Kingstown (iiimlredx arc
ila.iy convrered by ateamers to Liverpool to take
shippinc for American porta, and tV accounts
which 1 receive from tl.e provinces, almost dvilv
may be summed up in the language of one of tuo
Cluoeie.eisof the exodus?- the cry is still they go."' '
A* might l>e expected, the emigration of the abl'a
bodicd laborers is beginning torell od the labor mar
ket. What do yon think of two shillings per .lay
being the minimum rate rf wages at present in the
eountioiof Clare and (..iway?where, "once upon
a time and a very long time it was," sixpence a day
wo* the maximum?*
Tiade generally ha.x been nnusnallv dull In all di
re tons in consequence of ihe warlike prospects.
Our shopkeeper, in cities and towns are doing vorv
little busmen*, and should thi? state of things con- ?
Hkiitra fT 1??,h of I fear it is veiy
likely to do so ) many who, up to ibis time, have
o'a 8 >0ve w,lt"r' wi? engulfed in
niin. Thegovaram.Bt reenritif, are ab .?t thirteen
percent lower than tbey were this time twelve
montlw. and the share market has been proportion
ately depressed. You can readily undent in d how
ituunoasly this miut resa-t on a country so "eabin
ed, cribbed, confined," as jmor Ireland is, and lus
been within the memory of "the oldest Inhabitant ?"
aye. and of his most venerable forefathers al-o.
r rrwn the constant shipping of troops at Cork and
Kingstown harbors, one would lie led to believe thit
Ireland will he soon denuded of military men. in
the ??Mon of I'arilament of ik,2. an act was paved
? a militi? in BnglanJl-thc
? ? "IS."be,n? t0 ^ Prv antions
tSSf ?'t2SLTD bv French
t oons Tempore mutantnr, Ac. The troons of
the> tmperor Napoleon the Third are now . ng.nred
in fraternizing with those of h?r Britannic Maj4-tv
too iWiTt: faT,"U!l: 8 lsTr fr"m r>?rtsmouth, of
Jhe 10th insUnt. In the Morning Chnm-rlt *tit*s
that "orders have been received to expedite the (it
ting tip of the Queen's yacht, the Victoria and Al
bert, wbirh is expected to be ready by tiic 10th of
tv' day her Majesty and fAtnily are to
emiMuk for a visit to the French capital."' l am not
iiH'.ined to git . fall eredence to thl-t annonneement;
ftiuf ret even stranger things have taken place with
in our own time. *
< >><? will lie s;, i t^ ^ w(l irp
to have steam communication direct from Ire
" n '0,k-"f, ka to the enterprise of the
ol l. merit.k, who are gettmgastc.ini
k Itrandon, of 2J0 horsepower, computed:
? ? i'i i1 *? tart from the Hhannot for
. ,n'?n? vi' Wl ROfd" and passengers, a'x.nt
i.i t'd eof June, K. C. 0. P
Doblik, April 4, 1351.
Movements of Troops?Five Thousand Rank and
File DesjKdthed from fre'a d? Irish Em igration
to America?hipsiry into Convents?Government
Ia a tit, 4*r.
The absorbing topic here at present is the war,
and almost the only " movement" to speak of 1 the
moving of troops, the extent of which yon may form
some idea of. when I tell you that within the past
fortnight nearly 5.000 rank and tile have been des
patched from Ireland, upwar s of 3,000 of whom
took shipping from Cork. The 11th Hussars arc
expected to embark from Kingstown to-morrow, and
other regiments are under orders for the East.
Speaking of " movements," I should have included
the " Exodus," which seems to have received a new
impetus. The principal shipping ports are daily
crowded with emigrants, on their way to America.
I rather imagine the next "Irish census'- should lie
your side the Atlantic, for at the present
i ate of going, should it much longer continue, tkare
Uri^t^o out'" 10 use a Parliumen
n,l!'lr,!Ti'l",i^iti.0n for tiie "Kffregate meeting of Ro
?? p rn'ni!? <C8 ?0,,,'?so y,r" Chambers' motion for
arlumeittarv inquiry into convents, is receiving
a vast number of signatures?the number forwarded
to the committee yesterday exceeded ten thousand.
I went v.-even Roman Catholic bishops and three
colonial bishojw. who are at present in Ireland, have
already signed. The signatures up to the present
time amount to nearly 30,000. The demonstration,
which is fixed for the Tith of thi-? month, is, it will
be seen, likclv to turn out a rather imposing one, lor
which no little credit is due to the ability and pains
taking of the acting secretary, .lames Burke, Es<i.
barrister. of this city?one of those men who work
without noise, and. therefore, work effectively. It
is now said that Chambers' Committee of Inuuii v
will not bo appoint'd this se.-.sion of Parliament It
i> likely to he "Burked."
The City of Odessa.
A ? a description of Odes a, derived fromauthentic
smirces, will be interesting to our renders at the
pie.-ent moment, wc give a place in our columns to
the following extracts, taken from M. Arratole do
Ecmidofl a Travels in Southern Russia, a work
which has not yet reached the American public:?
? ? ll'C first a-pect of Odessa," says De DemidolT,
is worth v the reputation of this great city; the
} oung and flourishing capital of New Russia could
not Ik- more fitly heralded. Surrounded to a remote
distance by immense steppes and endless deserts
Odessa appears before one like a land of promise, a
b>ng-desircd oasis; and its walls are entered with
he -ame feelings of joy as are experienced on
leaching por, at the end or a long sea voyage.
?? I he various (martens or this vast citv, still daily
increasing. cover a broad plateau, whose pen,ml
dicular ies plunge into the Biaek Hcu. Prom ita
rtcep eminence. < idcssa commands a large hay, the
dark blue waters of which contract with the p ile
aim arid appearance of the surrounding cou-t
invarmb.y enveloped throughont the summer in
whirling ciouds ol dust. Sheltered from the
Bouthe ij gales, hi t ill-protected against the parch
ing wiii.is oi the east, the port of Odessa Is formed
. tbii o moles, winch divide it into as many basins.
One ol tiie o.lor the reception of vessels in q lurnu
tine. IS overlookc-d by the walls of the lazaretto
nnd the batteries of a fort; the two others admit the
ships ol the unpen :! navv, and trading vessels not
coming fiom a quarantine port. The bottom of
tills bay ail ds goo 1 anchorage for ships of largo
burthen, hut they arc much exposed during gales
from the em t. and especially from the southeast.
fUc-e terridle winds drive the impetuous waves
into the hay of Odcs-a with a fury which nothing
can withstand?a succession of these storms conti
nually sweep across the Black Sea, in the direction
oi ?t^ longest diagonal.
The city of Odessa is planned with regularity : s
fe thegcmei-nlity of Russian cities; itL carefully
buiit, but the finest buildings occur in those quarter's
nenreet the so j. All that part which faces the shore
wears nn appearance of grandeur and opulence.
A , "'-'J'-stic terrace overlooking the sea,
mr i \ ? public edifices, hotels, and stately
mtu -iow; but to seme tiie full effect of this ricli as
scrm mge of buildings, Odessa should be entered
pi/a- 'isi.T't' though this queen of tire
La i k Sea had reserved all her splendors for that
shore, breathing with intelligent souls, wherever
the waves Uowmgfrom Asia incessantly dash S
earning heads. vfhe cliff we have spoken of is n ,t
fc,ct iliR,1: on its summit, uiong its
U f '? I J1110(1 !,n avenue of voting trees
w th their branches arching together; in the centre
oi tins promenade. and in the midst of a crescent of
kifiimiUS!0Us' a bronze statue of the Due de
"it hclieu. u monument of the gratitude of the citv
}*hu']h owes so much to his creative genius. Prom
" i foot ol the statuo descends a gigantic flight of
s.cps, already tar advanced towards comdetion
r?-t w de rti' U Wil,1 Vmnwt' V atcP* 0!,c hSdre i
tect rvide, the grand terrace with the lower uuw
..nd fcenecth these steps, which arc to bo snppmtYd
ft, ? /"*? <>Pen arches, gradually risifrr iu
' vaiioiiK < a:li and coiiyeyuncea iroiir- t)
and fr. m the port will freely pass. ? ? "
After contemplating this magnificent spot, if von
explore the rot of the city, you will fiufi but a very
vahu Ul- i V' a,ul- t503i' "oottercd at distant inter
sals, hkoly to remind you of the grandeur of this
m 8trc?ta? carefully paved,
and planted with rows ot acacia tfees, traverse the
lengtli and hre;. jth of the oitv, crossing each oth*r
at right angles. A theatre','a nnXr of fine
lirh m r- 8paC,!0U- H'luarcs- hazaars, and a few
2 '"kill< shops, attract the attention in the
midst of a number ot houses too humble in charac
ter tor such splendid streets.
iJlatI)ortion.ol.the road reserved for pedestrians i
is broad enough to render the traffic easy at ail
times, even in the quarters most frequented morn
ing and evening by the busy and the idle. The
more crowded portion of the city is that adjoining
n Orti'en r finest and most pormlous street
m Ode. sa. In numerous shops along this street are
spread out for su e the varied prSduce of every
countiy in Europe, assembled thither under the
fostering protection ot the free port of Odessa.
Showy siguboaids, with inscriptions in every lan
guage in Europe, bear witness to that unrestricted
freedom of trade winch lias made the fortune of
drwhUe* 'th11Ied with numer"<?
nroscukies?these kind of equipages, as useful as
they are light perform immensely long journeys.
At Odessa the same customs prevail as are ob
served in all the southern countries of Europe- the
nondng is devoted to bu-ln -s,a?d thcmfddlc of
the day to repose. This habit, which the heat of
deseMnit0 '.:ic,ate' f?ives a melancholy and
deserted appearance to the city during a great part
of the cay. in the e vening, however, outward signs
ol animation again breil forth; the theatm is
much tiequente 1. and thecafes aiuftlubs are crowd
V'? !l0 tf :! ^eln,'le, furtlirr on the mer
banti ? lurks Armenians, Jews even; every cla?
'V Plat'f 01 meet ng. and inca-.hof these resorts
open to quiet conversation, the long pipe of the
Last sjireads its perfumed clouds over the assembly,
ti r. ?'? ',?u' ? is remarkably influenced by
the situation of the city. Elevated above the level
win 1 uTi'i -V c7|)l,60:i fr#,u n" 3"Mtors to the
wind which sweeps along the sands of the surround
ng plateau rising up clouds of tine dust, Odema
Mir!,n:"r is Purshcd with drought,
and in the winter, from similar causes, enveloped in
tliick m rts. Much has t>een said of the unwjiole
frn v'i In0. ,ac,llr: ,,ut if we may judge of the
health by geroral appearances, the air hn
that ,,UR,'!ed: it presnmolile, however,
t .it .-.ikness generally makes its appearance with
ti'foccumnce of sudden changes or to mm-retire
? r , Vnnre"lT. ",M^a is unfortunately condi
I." ed. A.though the latitude under which ft is situ
0,a"-v temperate, this city is visited with
't' fifforous winter tlian is obsciTOd elsewhere
un., r the same latitude: while on the contron- m
summer, the heat mav be compared to tli it . r \ul
torrid zone. This res'ults frem IthTcomH^ nVkS
ncs o! the countrieti of which Odessa is the e mit <1
ami it should U- added, that th unfavorable mu lb
?l .teppeL"1WOn " tbc Citks "I,l>n U,C8C c" '?
Tlie War In Ruicpf
[I'rom the London Chronicle. Mjt ft.)
? m
The accounts from the principal ^at of war are
ptill confused und uncertain. It seems probable
that the TorkHi force, after inflicting more than
one Fevere check on the enemy, has fallen bock
linen Schnmla: and Omer Pacha will, perhaps, wait
till the plan* of the Hussion general are more fuller
developed, before he determines on maintaining hfs
piesent position, or on advancing to the relief of
4li.-tria, tin- siege of which fortress docs not yet
appeal to have rognlarlv commenced. The coacen
nation of troops on both side*, in consequence of
the enemy's retreat fiom Kalefat, will tend to ren
der fiitniu operation* more decisive. Tlic rumor
that a portion of the fleet had bombarded Snlina
mnet be received with coufiderable doubt: but the
admital* n u t on ucM'onably meditate adopting, at
an early period. mea soresby which the allied fleets
and ai mice wid be able to communicate directly with
the Turks on the Danube, b hencvcr suitable ves
sels are provided, there will Is- little difficulty in
manning a flotilla *rong enough, if It can pass t ie
lower fortrcs-es. to command all the higher part of
the river.
The letter* of our eorrc-pindc: t it Kars present
of the Tn
a discouraging pic!ate o! the Tmkish army in A.
The stippiiea forwarded from C ust.i lUnoplc to th ?t
place and to Kr/eroniu appeal to have miscarried,
owing to some at'angc mlemunacoan nl or corrup
tion: and the cau-cs which facilitated the rapid c>n
quesUof Paskiewiterh in l*2"<. are apparently still
in operation. The iep'escntativ-s or Krtgiami m l
Frame will not fail, however, to urge upon the
Porte the nere-sity of atrengthening the a si h it
army, and of supporting General Gu/oo'a gallant
effort* The fortune of war would not be doobt^
if there were a nubnidiary force in l|* fleli;
nosed of native Turkish troopa under the cpmmand
ofoAeen^^nthe allied arme* All.account* con
cur in describing the Ottoman soldier* as brave,
temperate, and intelligent: but fatal incapacity is
u"Efwnd in the higW ranks of the service.
II any scheme of the kind referred to wen- in con
templation. it wotdd be necessary to "ri^ offl-ers
who could make allowance for fore.lgn
lar as they might not interfere with militun em
ciencv. O'ur Indian army would furnish many can
IS for .urh on e.'plo^rt, wto ?o?U ?<
ti.ii k it indispensable to compel a Turkisi soiaier
to'iiave his cnin. or to wear tlgl.t shoes and aban
don his natural slouching gait. ?.i?i,horlnr
The accounts from Greece and the neighboring
provinces are, to a great extent, satisfact /'hv tljt,
caDtiue of the principal iKWition occupied by
insurgents will probably discourage vo untecrs troin
iK-yond the frontiers an3 confirm the <topod?on of
the peaceable inhabitants to reject mtiUtion* to
rebellion. The active measures taken by some of
the French cruisers against detachments of -\vmi)a"
tldser*frmi "he kingdom will probablv couvince
ti,. Creeks in all parts of the world that the aim s
are incapable of the imbecility attributed to them
bv the Ru!c-o-Atl?enian journal-. The nou*en<e
which has. from time to time, lieen uttered in the ,
English I'arlianient. and related by a portion of
the nress, lias undoubtedly encouraged the danger
ous divei ion which the Greek court had succeeded ,
in cflictiDg. The official declarations of tsir H.
Ward, of Lord ie Redcliffe and of Mr. Wyse, were, ,
of course. kept from the knowledge of the people.
The note ad dieted by the French and English
Ministers at Athens to M. Paicos. is a model of
straightforward sincerity. The Hellenic din.oma
tisl appears -till to have labored under the delusion
that his master was as much at liberty to misrepre
sent facts, and to distort morality, as if he nail
reigned over sixtv millions of subjects, and com
manded an arniv of t-OO.oot) men. In a long state- ,
nieut add res ed to the different courts of Europe,
he Gieek Minister thought lit to accumulate a
meat number of allegations, for the purpose ol
I -"bowing that Turkey liad given the first provoca- j
t on. Mr. Wv.-e and ids colleague, however, go I
through all t'hc assertions in succession, proving, j
Levoud dispute, that each of the official[ propositions
i 'vot oidv untrue. but that it is the direct reverse
01 tiio tratfi. Such and such an atrocity, they aver ;
wa-. in fact, perpetrut d : but the Greeks, and .1 d ,
the Turks v eie the actual malefactors. It was. per
bis liardiv v 1 tii while to confute in detail state- .
which no one could ever pretend to believe;
*nt it is - iti-t ictu vto find that Ix>rd Clarendon and
M | iv, vn de I Inn ? have instructed their agents not |
to trifle01 t .iniiei-.wlth this dangerous and mischiev
ous com piiarv. it is better, even for the Greek
population, that the movement should he checked
before the indignation of the injured Ottomans he
com en uncontrollable. As tor the manlier and more
Htraiirlitfonvanl outbreak d the Montenegrins, it
will probably be put down bc ore it can assume a for
midable ushect. The AuBtrinn government may
not. perhups. have determined on the actual steps
to be adopted, nor is it certain that a mere rem m
MiMuc villein, t the object: but there can bo no
doubt that whether bv fair means or by force, t.10
m "uitaiucers will is. restrained within their own
fi ontier. The If. -i,.n agentt who guide their move
ment opculv denounce. with equal energy.thoac
".r ed Tui :'c ami the Christian pagans who come to
hi-as-istanee f.om the West. It will be seen here
after what torn- ? ot contumely arc dcvi-.cd to stig
matise the powei which fa'sifics the imperial as.-yr
tion that the policy of Austria was Inseparably 1
identified w tli that of Russia. .... ., .
I l-e.c !?. ltapoilv. everv reason to believe that the
Court of Vienna is co-open ting in perfect good
laitli with the Western governments. That corrupt
dependence upon Russia which is too common among
Au-trim courtiers and officials, i- on y of recent
growth. I lie oldest council lore of tne imperial
c.own remember the former antagonism between
the two great rivals lor power In Eastern
Europe. I'riiice Metternich ean recall the alliance
of his government with France and England In the
beginning of h-h",. and the menaces?-which he him
self unfortunately did not carry into effect?of snp
porting Tnrkev. in 1828, with the whole force of
the Empire. it was under adv. e troni \ ienna.tuat
isultidi Mnbmouu ventured, in 1 20, to run the risk
of a second campaign ; and when the nonagenarian
Redet/kv expresses the natural antipathy of a
veteran so'd'er to foreign domination, he only gives
utterance to the sentiments which have habitually
governed the policy ot Austria in the Lust.
' On the other hand, the F.mpcror himself will pro
bable be seemed bv his youth from the risk of sym
notbi.-in? v ith the Ficqnelmonts and other syco
phantic twadd'eia of his court. His first acqualn
tnnce with public afl'airs began at a disastrous period,
when Hus-ia performed a set vice to the Austrian
crown which, however valuable at the moment, is
1; own to have been rendered exclusively for teUlsn
n rnmesofber iwa. It was iudispensable to t.ie
policy of St. Pcleisburg that the Hungarians, with
th. ir Polhh a: xiliaiies, should be put down before
Turlu v roec ou the one side, and Poland oa tlie
other.* 'I he lbk.d' agioat popular alliance. extend
ing lioni the .l.gian to the Baltic, was the true corse
ol ti at abrtiii'-iice from a direct attack upon the
Roite which. strangely enough, convinced hal. the
t.temcn of Europe th :t the Emperor Nicholas
cl crl -l.edr.o designs of aggression.
The contempt which tiie Russian auxiliaries or |
1-4-1 dlsploud. during the Hungarian campaign,
ti v.-iuds their A; itrian allies, excited deep resent
II cut ryniust the imolcnt protector of order; anil
even at a very recent period a similar disposition
liar been imprudently exhibited.
It is certainlv not tor the purpose of maintaining
neutrality that a government, threatened with no
direct attack, places 200.000 men on a war footing.
Similar preparations were made in 1813. whdo ne
gotiations with Napoleon were still proceeding; and
us soon a- the proper moment came the declara
tion of war was simultaneous with the opening or
the campaign. Baron Me/endorfT will undonbtedly
continue to use every effort tor the purpose of de
taching Austria from tne policy to winch she has
reecntiv tended; but it is not improbable that the
able ambassador of Russia ma\ shortly have occa
sion to let ire from the Court where his influence
seemed at oue time irresistible.
Tl?e Grtik Insurrection.
[From the Halt a Time*. April 25.]
From the FngUah papers, and from what has
[lapsed inParIiflmeiit.it may be inferred that the
diversion in favor ol the Czar in Kpirus is appre
ciated at its rightful importance, ana will be dealt
with decisively and briefly. It will cost the Western
Powers little enough to exert an efficacious pressure
on the t'ouit of Athens. The local insurrection
seems to be dwiudliug out of its exaggerated dimen
sions : and from all that can be ascertained there is
a probability that this, the most painful portion of
the existing complication of affairs, will be resolved
erelong?harmlessly, or with little harm. Palnfnl,
we say: but perhaps the light word wonld be tire
some." It is one of those ultra-provoking cases where
tho'e to whom one really is disposed to wish nothing
but good, deliberately and delerminately force lis to
wish, and, if needful, to aid in their litter discom
fiture. If the Greeks, or such of them as got up this
insurrection, conld have discovered any line or pro
ceeding more at variauee with common sense and
common gratitude than that which they have taken,
they have given us a light to say that they would
have followed such a course, even in preference to
their present. One sometimes sees sucn cases in pri
vate life?cases which surpass the patience, without,
perhaps, altogether exhausting the good-will of well
wishers. It is not so often that the great transac
tions of the world are pliable enough to give a
eta. ncc for the penetration of wilful absurdity. It
n 11st be admitted that onr Hellenic brethren have
made the most of their opportunity. For as absurd
ly and wrong-hctdediiess we must designate so
much as is genuine of the feeling which originated
the Greek movement, it is sot so much tlie self
seeking ambition and covetousncss of manhood, as
a childish selfishness, which had misled them. And,
like other childish misbehavior, it has to be met
with smart slaps till they desist, aud severe scolding
? aiteiwards. Ine scolding they have had already.
For, as an able writer in the A/or ton g Chronirlt has
n maiked. there is a sufficiently observable contrast
Is tween the manner in which the deceptions of
1 Greece and Russia are respectively met by our diplo
1 n atbts. The one is exposed without circumlocu
tion, in the style of a sailor?"that's a He, and you
know it;" the other, even when detected, through
the medium of much circumlocutory profession of be
lief in sincerity?" Your Majesty's gracious assu
rance gives the highest satisfaction; but we maybe
permitted to observe. Ac., Ac." In short, greatness
has its privilege/even in false-speaking. Lies have
been called the defence of weakness; it wonld seem
that tliey are glowing into the privilege of strength.
" Jlfnjnw mlfahila-, and she allies herself easily
with the mighty.
But passing these more general speculations, what
we ml! solfbli and childish in the Greeks is simply
thir?that they have scted as if there were no wishes,
no interests, and no forces in tlie world but those of
the Grei k people. From an idea not in itself culpa
ble. that it is well that Greeks should lie free, they
have deduced the moral that it. is right to aid in
forcing the neck of the struggling world under tbo
yoke of Rus< ia. Meanwhile, the two foremost and
I greatest among nations, united f >r no selfish object,
have declared in the manner the most solemn and
stern that can be used by men, that the cause with
which the Greeks have so thoughtlessly allied them
selves, is igipoaed to the l>est interests of the world,
i and shall not prevail. A step further would Iwing
the tittle kingdom of Otho in deadly collision
with tlie combined might of F.ngland and France.
Tins result might have led the t.recks to reconsider
the steps of the argument which has landed them
onposition so hopelessly unpromising. The truth is,
!h it those of them who .ire in earnest, or who have
;,;iy honesty in their delusion. have made a sail mis
take and the sooner they are admonished, and if
rcedft i ls\Gen out of it. the better for them as well as
lor d, the othoi partifticoncerned. Theseal,however,
of the I'tuUheilMiist, as it ia tU| least c ilpaVe, ?o it
is, perhaps, the least really extensive and efficient
of the cnuaen of thia unhappy more meat. M. Drouyn
de Lbuya may go too fer when he treaia the whole
affair aa a mere court intrigue. But It la aa certain
that the immediate mainspring of the insurrection
has been at Athena, aa it ia that the origin of this.aa
of all the other calamitiea which are falling upon
the nations, from the Volga to the Severn, rests
in one hard heart and selfish will at St. Petersburg.
Hoc fonts derirst* c laden
In patriam populosque tiuxit.
Appropriately to the time there appears in an
Athenian journal the Russian notice of the Kpirote
insurrection. It may tie described in two words: It
disclaims, and sympathizes: untruly the one and in
sidiously the other?Russia did not stir the Greeks
to revolt, but she cannot but admit they are justified.
Russia docs not even pledge herself to aid the Greeks;
but accepts the aid or the Greeks to injure the Sultan.
Russia, in short, declares her views in this wily docu
ment witli iicr habitual smooth falsehood and thinly
coated selfishness. She has deceived so often by de
vices which to all but statesmen and diplomatists
seem transparent, that it would be rash to p: edict
her absolute failure in any new attempt. Sue lias
been so lucky a liar, that we almost fear in that liue
the influences of her sinister and mendacious star.
But if the Greeks will only open their eyes enough
to rend two lines of the now world celebrated con
versations with Sir Hamilton Seymour, they will
know at least?what is not the intention of the Czar.
In trying to bribe Kiigland to permit, or even to be
an accomplice in what he would have, he explicitly
avowed what he would not have. Neither a Byzan
tiqs empire nor even a strengthened Greek king
dom would the self-named champion of the Greek
Christians tole rate. The Athenian Greeks know this
well enough. Do the Greeks of Theasaly and Albania
know it? It has sometimes struck us that it might
be ? profitable use of the press to print those few
Fentcnccs in modern Greek, and distribute them by
hundieds and thousands over all the Christian do
minions of the Sultan.
If there be even now on the hills of Epirus, men
who have taken up the musket of the bau lit with a
kit d of salvo to their conscience, from the idea that
their were robbiDg for their country, it would be well
to deprive them of whatever shade of self-deception
may aid them in adhering to an unjustifiable rising.
Let them know what their wealthier instigators,
who bought their anna for them, know well enough
already?that tiieir cause is as purposeless as it is
hopeh ss; and that if the Western Powers are driven
into iegui ding their course as one of aimless brig
andnge. it is because not even a pretence ia left for
giving it a nobler name.
We repeat that, to the Greeks, as such, England
has nothing but good will; and it would require
much misconduct on their pait, much suffering on
ours, to root oi.t tbe feelings with which we are dis
posed to regard them. Those feelings made Greece
independent, and they are not worn ont. The lan?
gi age. the country, the traditions which the Hellenes
of to-day inherit, ore such as to prevent their fate
from bimg the object of indifference to uny cultiva
ted niau or nation. Neither are we among those
who regret the experiment of their_liberatioii, nor,
partial as its success lias been, do we see any suffi
cient ground for resolving it to have been a failure.
We say nothing of the internal misgovern merit of
the country, nor do we deny that < J reek ministers
have but too easily been found to abet or advise a
Bavarian court in'ite feeble roguery. But we look
at the Greeks us a people, and We "see them appro
priating the trade oI the Levant; establisiiing
wealthy names in Manchester and in London; shoot
ing out visibly the arms of a vigorous growth, in
a; ire o! their government. In fact, those who under
rate ti c value of mere moral influences on a people,
might derive some grounds for correcting their nar
row opir.ion from the very progress of the Greeks
during the List twenty years, outside their own
country, if not within it. We believe it to be per
fectly true tlm: their energy, their cleverness, tneir
mutual friendliness, their "manhood, in short, have
received a spur and achieved a stride from the fact
of their being n nation. And we lieliove it not the
less because both the stimulus and the prosperity
have been largely shared by those who are still sub
jects of the Porte. The Greeks are not liked by all
who come in contact with them: they have some of
the vii e- of slavery and some of their own. The
" supple Gicck" was the phrase of him who never
theless gave to their canst' his life and his glorious
name. But they are a tough a? well as a supple
race: an enduring and climbing generation; and
they may be again a great, if they will be a good,
people.'
M e rejoice, then, that the Hel'enos are a nation,
and we tell them that none but themselves can peril
that nationality. We wish them to be Greeks, but
we say that they shall not be Russians. We have
not freed the city and race of Themistocles from a
Mahometan satrap that they should hand them
selvqs. and u- far as they can us,over to the Muscovite.
Our minds are made "np on that point; our cannon
are ret dy to affirm our resolve; out we are their
friends still. God forbid they should force us to be
othei wise. Deep as the offence is which the Greeks
have c< mmitted against Europe, they have uot suc
cecdcd in forfeiting its sympathy. * Hitherto, how
ever little compunction "might be felt for whatever
penal consequences followed the selfish ambition of
the Bavarian court, the Western Powers would
deeply regret for the people of Greece the suffering
cf rsequent upon whatever measures they might find
it necessary to adopt. But. with all the world at
stake, let the Greeks be certain that those measures
will be unflinchingly taken: nor will the indulgence
readily conceded to hasty error be due to per
severance in wroDg.
The Russian Wavy.
Brides de.-etibing the si ml lows, the intricacies,
and the fortifications of the Baltic, a lively writer in
Frasrr's Magazine gives u complete account of the
Russian fleetlu the Baltic and in the Black Sea. The
writer vouches circumstantially for the accuracy of
his statement, and challenges a comparison with the
English Navy List
THE BALTIC FLEET.
Sa.linp Ship* qf the Line.
Fames. Gum. Present Station Dirixion
Rossis ") w 120. Helsingfors 3d, or red
Enperor Peter I... ?? 120. .Cronstadt 1st, or blue
St. George the Con ?.
queror * 112.. " 2?1 or white
? 1 ? J * 112.. ?' ? ?
Emgeiten 84.. " 1st
Krasm i 84 .. " "
Gunole 84.. " '?
Pultav* 84.. !Iel*iogfori 34
Prochor 84.. " "
Vladimir 84.. " "
Volga 84.. Cronstadt 24
Empress Alexandra.... 84.. " "
Narra 74.. " 1st
Bermipa 74.. " "
Brtanne 74.. Hehingfori '?
Borodino 74. .Cronstadt "
Smolensko 74.. " "
Arsis 74..Helaingfors M
FInlai.4 74..Cronstadt "
Kattbach 74.. '? ?'
Ewkiel 74.. HeNingfors "
Andrew 74.. " "
Culm 7 4.. Cronstadt 2d
iDgennanland 74.. " "
Pamyat Azofa 74.. " "
Stsoi the Great 74.. " "
YlUtigo'h 74.. " ? ?
Nation men<a 74.. " "
Fere cl amjenoise 74.. "
Michael 74.. ?' "
Total 2.468 in30-hipa.
Of the above we believe that is or 20 ships ire in
fair condition : the rest are mere hulks.
Sailing Frigates.
Aame. Guru. Present Station. Remarks.
Constantino.. . .44. .Cronstadt.
Cesarevltch ... .44. .Helsingfors.
Cesaravna 44.. Cron it.rdt
Amphitrlte ... .44.. " Gunnery frigate.
Castor 44.. " Old ship rebuilt.
Diana 44..Rio .taoeiro For sale?
Alexr. Nevsky. .58. .Cronstait Kazee.
Aurora 44.. Flushing- For sal*.
Dallas 52. .Coast of Siberia.. Kazee. Kamsch'a.
Total! 418 in 9 ships.
And three flat-bottomed frigates for the nsc of the
n ahne cudets.
Sailing Brigs and CorreUn.
Fame. Gum. I'fsrnt Station. Remarks
AJa'..' 20-. Holitiogfors.
Pnlinurus 20.. '?
Paris 20. .Cronstadt.
Ihilrctetes 20.. "
rrince of War?aw 20 .. "
Naisrlno 20..Flushing For sale?
Dwlna 20.. Kam-clti'.ka.
Olivutza 20.. " Disarmed.
And two or three others.
Total 100 in 9 ships.
In addition to the above there are. belonging to the
Baltic fleet. If schooners, transports and luggers;
also 50 or <>fl miscellaneous small craft, such as pilot
vesseli, tenders, yachts. Ac. The gunboat flotilla
is in bad condition, and in number does not erveed
50 boats; but 80 more were ordered to be built last
autumn.
pa?di s want. sTBAims.
Same Guns H P Present Station. Remarks
Olaf lft.. .460...HrUiogfor*...Built at Helsing
fort in 1862.
Kamf<cbalka.lA.. .540...( ronetadt Built in Amorica.
tfmiloi 12.. .400.. . lleliiingfor*.
(?romM-hi.. 6.. .400,. .Cronstadt.
Gremia.-i til? 6.. .400... Helslagfore
Rurtc 6.. .300.. .Cionstadt.
Chrsbroi.... 6...COO .. ??
Bogatir 6...80*... ??
IHana ?.. .200 .. <?
Heretics.... 6.. .900... '?
T< tal 86 3.4(H) in 13 ateamci*.
resides the at>ove, 10 small vsihts (usod by the im
1 cria! family for river purposes) and tenders, chiof
fv of iron, with horse power irom 100 to 00; also a
few it g-. Ac.. f"r local use. in various parts of the
Baltic, and the Iron post steamer Vladimir.
Seresr Sfeanuhips qf Ik* Line.
Fnm* G nr. H P. Presen' Station. Remarks.
Orr| 84 400 St. Petersburg.. On stocks ready for
launching Engine*
by Napier, seized
in ScoUaad.
V ? .,Croostfgdt,.,, .Twa eU ship* re
Constant ine84.. ?.. 11 badt ud convert
ed. Ready for their
ha* jult bMn MlMd
by U.K. goreru't
Feme Frioata
Hir i 44. 8W. .St. Petersburg. .Beady for l iuaeh
iag. Engines by
Proa, bow in poo
oeoaioa of H.M go
vernment.
Tlyo of Muro
nets 44 ? ... Archangel Ju*t laid down ,
Polrbao... 58. .350. .Cronstadt launched lout year
at Archangel. Eu
gines on board, bat
machinery not com
plete.
BLACI SEA Fl.KKT.
.S'AyW Of the Line.
Kant. (Jam. Station. Remarks.
Grand l.ukeCon
stunt inc.
Twelve Apostles
Three Saint*....
Warsaw
120. .Sebaotopol.. launched iaet rear
NlcolaielT.
. JIuch injured at j
3 Sinope.
jm..
a 120.. " .. Received about 00
round xnot
jj hull at Sinope
3120.. " ..20 shot in hull at '
120..
Sinope. Matt a 1
and rigging cut
to piecte.
Empicel Marie.. 84.. " ..Rebuilt last year.
Got 60 shots in
hull at Sinope.
Masts and rig
ging much cut.
Cbrabrol 84.. "
Tchvsme 84.. " ..20 shots in hull
with masts and
rigging cut at
Siuope.
SrU'.toeluf 84.. "
Rostislur 84.. " .. 30 shots in hull at
Y.gudiel 84..
Vnma 84..
Gabriel 84..
Si afuel 54..
UrleL... 84..
N: met unknown 84..
Sinope. Masts
a ad rigging cut.
84.
Total 1,608 in 17 ships.
Besides the above, several hulks available for har
bor service, or as floating batteries.
Bcbiw Steamship of the Link.?Bosphorus, 120
gtus, at Nicolaieff, just launched.
Sailing Frigates.?Mcsserubria, 54 grnn, at Se
bofctopol; Sizopoli, 54; Kulcvche, 54; Medea, 54;
Kagul,44; Hora, 44; Kovurua, 44. Total, 348 guns
i; seven ships.
Sailing Corvettes and Brigs.?Andromache, 20
guns, at Sebaetopol: Calypso, 20; Piladea, 20; Ptol
emy, 20; Nearchua, 20*; The cus, 20; Eneas, 20.
Total, 140 guns in seven ships.
There are, also, about twenty-five schooners,
yachts, transports, Ac. The gun-boat flotilla is
manned by Cossacks. There are tbirtv gun-boats |
for the Sea' of Azof, &c., and fifteen for the Danube. |
Paddlewhekl Steamers.?Vladimir, 6 gun-*, 400 |
horse power; Gromonosctz, S, 400; Bessarabia, 8, i
400; Crimea*, 4,250; Odessa*, 4, 250; Chersonc-e,
4, 250; Mogouiski*, 4, 160; Maladets*, 4, 150;
Boctz*,4,150; Orosnii, 4, 120; Severnaia Svc da, I
4,120: Argonuute*. 4. Total, GO guns, 2,700 horse
power, in twelve steamers.
And fifteen small iron steamers of 50 to 100 horse
power, with i wo or three tugs on the Danube.
Those marked thus * were employed in the late
removu) of the troops from the Circassian coast to
Bebastopol.
We believe one of these steamers was S ink last
year by the Turks, off Batoum.
Caspian Flotilla?Ten small ate a mere at As
trakhan, and two or three schooners usually at Ash
ooihada, off Aaterabud.
Kamschatka Flotilla.?One small screw ten
der, Vostock, one post steamer, several schooners,
tenders, transports, and gun-boats. For the other
vessels see Baltic fleet.
It is difficult to say how many of the above were
rotten and unseaworthy, but the followng table may
present an approximately correct view oi the
EFIlXTlrK FORCE IN TIIF BALTIC AND BLACK SEA.
Frigates
Brigs. kc
Steamers
General Total 37
Baltic.
Black Sea.
lotat
.. 20
15
35
6
9
6
12
8
16
33
72
fiol-Dlwnt Reporters.
ADVICE TO THEATRICAL MANAGERS, SHOWMEN, AND
OTHERS*
At the Marlborough street Police Court, Loiulon,
on the ."th ol' May, Mr. Dobie, solicitor to the Times
newspaper, accompanied by Mr. W. F. Friend, pro
prietor of the diorama of Canada and the United
States, Reient street, entered the court, aHd, a:i
i rosing Mr. Hardwick. the sitting miglstrati,
legged to place before him the following com
plaint :?At the opening of Mr. Friend's exhibition,
a | erson, who gave the name of Charles Butler, and
gave as his address. No. 49 Warwick street, Regent
sticet, intioduced himself as holding an important
position on the Tunes, and as being in a condition
to give a favorable notice of the diorama in the pa
per. Feeling much obliged by this mirk of at
tention, Mr. Friend received the "accredited
reporter" with much civility, and invited
him to take a glass of wine with him.
The "accredited reporter'' made him-elf very
agreeable, and pretty broadly hinted that his
nolicc in the Times would be of a nature that could
not fail to attract the pnbiic. The " accredited re
porter" then solicited the loan of a conple of j
sovereigns, observing that it was too late for him
to get a supply of cash in the city. Mr. Friend, ,
feeling that u loan nnder such circumstances was
really to be a gift in return for the complimentary
critiyve, gave the money, and the " accredited re- j
porter" took a friendly leave and went away. Mr. \
Friend waited several days for the expected notice
in the Times, bat, as nothing appeared, he thonght '
the best way was to call at the Times office, to in- ,
quire abonf the " accredited reporter," when he '
was informed that Mr. Butler was entirely uncon
nected with the Times newspaper, and that, conse
quently, he had been victimized by a sharper. Mr.
Friend was now desirous of knowing whether he
could not proceed against the person who had com
mitted the fraud upon him.
Mr. Hardwick was clearly of opinion that an in
dictment for frana under the circumstances could be
maintained.
Mr. Friend was, unfortunately, so occupied by the
Diorama that he could not, without loss to himself
and inconvenience to the pnbiic, give his time to the
Central Criminal Court to prosecute. He was in
hopes that the case could be dealt with by summary
process.
Mr. Hardwick said, the case could not be reached
summarily, and. unless Mr. Friend consented to pro
secute, he teared the delinquent would escape pun
ishment.
Mr. Friend said, he hoped, at least, that the frand
would have publicity, as by that means other per
sons might ne put on their guard and protected
from loss.
The parties then left the court.
[From the London Times, May 6.}
We request attenti< n to a short notice of some
proceedings yesterday before the sitting magistrate
at Marlborough street, whieh will be found in oar
police reports of this day. The Times is to a
certain extent interested in the case, bat the public
are so in a far greater degree. The facts are as fol
lows:?An exhibition has been lately opened in Re
gent street, of which Mr. W. F. Friend is the pro
prietor. The subject of the entertainment offered
is a diorama of Canada and the United States. Mr.
W. Friend has but recently commenced operations;
and no sooner was his exhibition fairly opened than
l.c received a visit from a person who had come to
speak to him on "particular business." The gentleman
was shown up, and professed to be a reporter from
the Timer?an" accredited reporter." Roguery loves
a luxuriant phrase. This reporter appears to have
Sened his business by hinting, in a very intelligi
I manner, that the fortune of the new diorami
lay in his hands. He could either bless it or blast it
ut his pleasure. At this point Mr. W. Friend did a
veiy foolish thing: in place of taming the impostor
summarily out of doors, he asked him to sit down
and take a glass of wine. We are left to conjecture as
to the turn conversation between these two chapmen
took, the one of whom wished to purchase, the other
to sell, a modicum of praise in oar columns. Mr.
W. Friend, however, was not long left in doubt as
to the conditions under which he was to receive
the laudatory paragraph. It was getting late,
the city was" far away, and by a very ramarkable
coincidence, the " reporter" happened to stand
in need of a couple of sovereigns for a
temporary but pressing purpose. Mr. W.
Fiiend was silly enough to yield to ttiis
demand, and handed the money to the
sharper, on the expressed or implied understanding
that he was to be paid by praise in the columus of
the Times. By way of saving his credit for the
posse sion of ordinary understanding, Mr. Friend
was anxious that it should be fully made out that he
was aware of the character of the transaction in
wliieh lie was engaged. He knew that he was giving,
not lending the money, and he knew for what con
sideration Be it so; we are prepared to admit that
Mr. W. Friend sought to a ivnnce the interests of his
exhibition by paying a couple of sovereigns for a
favorable ermqpe, in place of waiting for an im
partial notice?-if, indeed. his riioimna was of suf
ficient importance to deserve any notice at all.
The seqref rued nenrrcly be told. The "ar< redited
reporter' ?who gave hi" name as Charles But
ier. 19 Warwick street, Regent street?was.
of course, a simple sharper. Mr. W. Friend waited
a few (lays in the expectation of seeing his diorama
pronounced |p the Timet to be the grandest of all
possible dioramas, and waited in vain. At length
he came dow? to PTinting-hon*e square, to inquire
if I lie " accredited reporter" was really borne on the
-isIT of thiq establishment, a%d received Um jutvm,
Hie next step was to go before Mr. Hardwick, id
company with the solicitor of this journal, to disco ?
ver if be could proceed summarily against the maa
who bad made him the subject of so gross an impo
sition. He was informed that his only remedy was
by indictment for fraud at the Old Bailey, and, as
the concerns of his diorama prevent this saortlce of
time, Mr. W. Friend is unable to attend there and
prosecute the man who duped him. Bo he lost his
two sovereigns and his time; and he is rightly
served.
It would l>e idle in us to affect anv indignation
against a petty swindler who has used the name of
this journal to" mistify his victim. Such things must
be. from time to time, as long as any one is goose
enough to believe that the silence or praise of the
Times is a mere matter of purchase. We can only
wonder that any man "of ordinary discernment or
character should believe the conductors of an estab
lishment such as that of the Times sufficiently
rogues, or sufficiehtly fools, to conduct their busi
ness on such a system- If Mr. W. Friend did not
suppose that he was dealing with an agent from
head-quarters, authorized to make such a demand,
what is the inevitable inference? He must have
taken the soi-dixant reporter to be a sharp-witted fel
low, really, in the service of this office, but ready to
betray bis trust?that is to say, to pocket the money
and deceive us, and, through us, the public. How
would Mr. W. Friend like to be served in the same
manner by the person who takes the shillings at the
door of his exhibition? We have nothing more to
pay upon this matter. If men will be suoh idiots as
to suppose they can command the columns of the
Times by the payment of money, they most
richly deserve to be the dupes of tbe first swindler
who "may think it worth his while to practice upon
their credulity.
The Man Burled Alive In France.
HIS RESCUE AFTER AN ENTOMBMENT OF NINETEEN
DAYS.
[From the Paris ('reuse, May fi ]
The people of Lyons, and indeed of France, have
for the last nineteen days been kept in a state of
constant excitement regarding two men who had
literally been buried alive by the falling in of a well
at which thev bad been working. One died, while
J he other, with the body of his dead comrade press
ing upon him, held on with extraordinary fortitude,
fupported by provisions which were let down to him
at all times by gaps formed by the transverse beam*,
which fell in such a manner as to form a screen over
his bead. From the nature of tbe soil, great fears
weie lotmcd that all efforts would fhil. We find the
followirg details in the Lyons journals of the 3d:?
A considerable fall of e'aith again took place two
days ago in the well of Bonle, and it was for a ino
nn'nt (eared that the adit was completely filled up.
Thanks, however, to the indefatigable zeal of tbe
workmen, and the skilful management of Captain Ito
binet, the mischief was promptly repaired. It is
hoped that the prisoner will be released on Thurs
day. On Saturday he received a visit from Mar
shal de Castellnne, who, in addition to words
of eiicoTirapcnieut, brought hiin a bottle of Ma
deira, which lie appeared to receive with as
much gratitude as satisfaction. On Sunday
evening Giraud made a substantial meal, composed
of a cutlet and some glasses of Malaga. This regi
men is quite to his taste, and contributes not a little
to make him bear his sad captivity with patience.
We need not mention that his diet is regulated by
tbe militaiy surgeon, who visits him several times
n-day. and "will hot allow anything to be given that
can injure his health. Although familiarized with
the presence of the dead body, Giraud does not the
less si ller from it. The body, which lies on an in
clined plane, is sliding under him, and every day in
commodes him more and more. On Sunday the
Procnrcur Imperial visited Ecully, in order to ob
tain information from Girnnd relative to the circum
stances attendant on the catastrophe, as it is
thought that such an event could not occur without
raising serious quei-tions of responsibility. The de
clarations of the victim necessary for the examina
tion of the afii'.ir were received by Captain Robiuet,
who, having descended some yards into the well,
transmitted tbe questions to Giraud, and received
his replies. This kind of interrogatory continued
about a quarter of an hour. The poor prisoner ap
pears to have made up his mind to all the con
sequences of his situation. He will scarcely al
low any one to speak to him of the hopes enter
tained, or to point out the probable day
of his deliverance. He says that he is aware that
every exertion is making for his release,wnd on
which he has such firm reliance that so long as lie
maintains his strength and courage, a day more or
less is of little consequence. The end of the adit in
not, it is considered, more than ninety centimetres
from the place where Giraud stands. "His voice can
be distinctly beard, and he replies to the question*
put to him. The interstice through which the wire
of the bell parses, and throngh which his food La
conveyed to him, is not more than about seven
inches iu diameter. The decomposed body of Gi
rsud's companion having began to attract flies, it
has been found necessary to close the opening with
something which shall prevent their entrance, with
out intercepting the air and light which reach the
prisoner through that orifice. The Presse thus an
nounces the final success of the efforts made for the
delivery of the hero of this extraordinary event:?
" We hasten to communicate to our readers a grati
fying piece of news which reached us just as we
were going to press. The drama of Kcttliy is at an
end. Giraud was delivered from his subterranean
prison at 8 o'clock yesterday evening, in a most sa
tisfactory state." As the well fell in on the 14th
ult., Girand had been in his dreadful place of con
finement nineteen days. So great was the Interest
excited in high places', that the Empress received,
by order, a telegraphic despatch every day.
The Great Exhibition of France.
[From the Parii Moniteur, April 29.]
Tlie war in the East will neither prevent nor de
lay the pacific manifestation to which the Emperor
has invited all the nations of the world. The pro
gress of intelligence no longer permits one State .what
ever it may be, to stop the others in the accomplish
ment of their destinies. All civilized nations have
understood this. France, therefore, notwithstanding
the preoccupations of this war, has not for a moment
ceased to prepare herself for the universal competi
tion of 1865 any more than she has interrupted' her
national works. At the same time that she com
pletes her railways, her canals, and her ports?
while she improves and renders more healtnv her
cupitaj and her large cities, and constructs dwelt
ings for her working classes, she is making every
arrangement to give a proper welcome to the nations
who will next year come to visit her from every part
of the globe. These nations have not only respond
ed to her call, bnt their declarations and their pre
pniations announce that, with one exception, tney
will all be falthfbl to the appointment. Tne imperial
decree instituting the Universal Exhibition is dated
March 8,1853. On the 2t>th March the Minister of
Foreign Aflhiisnotified it to all the governments,and
on the 31st of the same month the Ministers of War
and Marine made it known to French Africa and to
our colonies. On the 8th of April a circular of tho
Minister of Commerce requested the Prefects to in
vite the efficacious co-operation of all the Chambers
of Commerce, and in the latter end of May the J/o
nittur published the replies and the adhesions of tho
departments and of foreign governments. In order
to complete the idea of the Emperor, a fresh decree
of the 22J of June oonnected the Universal Exhi
bition of the Fine Arts with that of agricultural and
manufactured productions, and the decree of the
24th of December instituted a commission, composed
of the most competent men, and charged, under the
presidency of Prince Napoleon, to regulate the mi
f-tmUe ana the details of the Universal Exhibition.
The experience of our previous national exhibitions,
and the documents relating to the Universal Exhi
bitions of London, Dublin, and New York, have fur
nished to the Imperial Commission some valuable
information, of which it has knomn how to take ad
vantage. Penetrated with the importance of his
mission, and with the responsibility which it im
posed on him, the Prince formed a sub-commission
with which he could prepare all the measures necea
?ary to secure the success of this great enterprise.
Organisation of the central administration, internal
i:iid general regulations, constitution of native and
foreign committees, general and special instructions
for France, for the colonies, and tor other nations,
appropriation of the space which is to be filled by
the different productions of agriculture, industry,
and the arts?all these preparatory labors the
Prince was desirous to bring to a termination beforo
he started for the East to share in the dangers sn<l
in the glory of our soldiers. The decrees, regula
tions, and instructions relative to the Universal
Exhibition are now circulated in all parts of France
and of the world; and already committees have
been organized, or are on the point of being so, In
the greater number of our departments. The first
marls of sympathy which the announcement of this
men sure obtained abroad are every day confirmed
by I resli acts of adhesion. Among these acts thera
are none more significant than the local exhibitions,
which are, us it were, so many preparations for
tire universal one. The Grand Dnke of Tus
cany lias anticipated by one year the Exhibition of
Industry which was to have taken plaoc in his
States 'in 1855, in order that It might not
clash with that of France. Spain hsw done the same
for her quinquennial exhibition. The King Begent
of Portugal has iust organized commissions of
industry and of the fine arts, as well as auxiliary
committees In the provinces, islands, and colonies
of his kingdom ; be nas made the most presnug ap
peal to msi.uCavtu.ert and to artists, and has order
ed that on exhibition sUill take plocc at Lisbon,
preparatory to that in Paris. All Germany has
pent her productions to the seiui-nniver.il exhibi
tion whit n is to open at Munich on the 1st of M?y.
Fr< to -t ,000 to fi.ofx^exbibitora art reckoned on
the mo-t lllieral measures have been adopted by (he
German Government fen the success of this Ex
bibition. the moat remarkable art idea of which w.tf
doubtless figure iu tin- Great French Exhibition.
It is known that Belgium ie also preparing an ex
j bibition of the fine aits, for tlie same object The
1 rc-operation of Holland. a? well as that of the Urn
I ted fetates, U nseared to u*. Lastly, England it peg