The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1855, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1855. VOL, XX. heard, as the numbers increased, and courage warm- ed by contact, that fiendish laugh and muttered oath ringing in the ear so gratingly of those whose hap- | side by side, on the uj pier fate placed them oat of the reach of sympathy; and there also might be seen bande of men uttering wild cries, and shouting satanic sovgs, while at their head one bore a red banner, on which was inscribed “ Bread or Blood.” The cause of all this has hap- pily departed, and while Lord Palmerston has still to struggle with difficulties within —without, a great and growing calamity is nipped in the bud. Disas- twous war abroad, cabinet diseensions, an impracti- cable House of Commons, and popular riots for bread, would have altogethcr proved too mnch for any prime minister, even though he was not seventy yeare of age. To pretend that Lord Palmerston has not still enough on his hands to contend with, would indeed be to deny what is too evident; but at least he has now the opportunity of concentrating his energies, Like many a horse for the Derby who has madea false start, and finally won the cup, the Premier moy, after all, run in and win; though I confess I have never in my experience found the opinions of lub stateemen co diyided. A sort ot morbid sensi tion is everywhere observable, as if England wore on the eve of some great and fearfal disaster—as if our institutions, so formidable halfacentary ago, and still 0 perfect in smooth times,were now on the point ef becoming a rope of sand in presence of the won- drous mechanical discoveries of recent years—dis- eoveries in the press, in steam, and the electric wire, which, bridging over our island hold, and deatroy- ing time fe space, had brought us from compara- tive ebscurity into the mid-day sun of the world, ‘the blaze aan Piercing eye of which we were un- equal to sustain. It {is said that neither Lord Pal. merston nor Lord Derby, nor any other lord or commoner can pretend to goon with this alliance on equal terms, while two of the parties toit, France and Austria, are despotic, and England ia Parlia- mentary, and that we are in this dilemma—either that we must withdraw altogether from oe military interference, or erect a temporary dicta- torship, which last would of course pat a padlock on the press. No one supposes that as yet, ogland ‘will consent to one or the other of these alternatives; but, fér all that, it is thought by many, that after pecs ronsD many humiliating phases, she will at Jast be obliged to do a0. As far as regards the retirement from the newly eonstructed Cabinet of Sir James Graham, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. Cordell and Lord Canpizg, t men as they most undoubted]; are, I am clear I am right in saying that a genei revails that Palmerston is strength- ened by it. None of these parties will coslesce with Lord Derby, or be of any great service to bim in hhis opposition; between the two is the impassable pei line which divides free trade and protec- tien, and the councils of the cabinet chamber will new bave ter unity, even if fewer striking talents are brought to bear upon their deliberations. In times of emergency the power of one siugle mind ie what is wanted, even though its standard may not be the very highest. With men like those who have just seceded it is easy to imagine how the Premier must trim and pare down his propositions ere he submit them; andtnow, therefore, if he is the man the country has supposed him to be, apd he can devise some good measure appealing to general patriotibem and placing confidence in the ee ere time and mismanagement have jaundiced fs’ , he may gallantly throw himselt upon the eountry, which will not fail to return him a working Bat, unless he be prepared to cede even to its prejudices—to enconrage its present military on by rifle clubs—by abolishing the sale of commissions, by introducing new blood iato the cabinet—men of the people with new names— by flinging himself heart and soul on the broad mass of the middle clastes, with a bold loau for the expenees, and war to the knife against protection, Lord Palmerston}will fail to rise no more; a suc eession of weak ministries will follow, till at last evil days will come upon the moni of Queen Victoria, hitherto a bed of roses, and the envy of all the crowned beada of Europe. It is curious to observe how strangely throughout all these political commotions, Mr. Roebuck, the member for Sheffield, has become master of the situ- ation ; and, unhappily for his ambition, at a period ef bis life when he is physically deprived of the er of taking any sdvantage from it. Brought tnto Tie House on the wings of the Reform bill 1a 1833, Reebuck early attracted attention by an eloqnenve which was not less distinguished for logical accu- vacy than most unflinching moral courage. But the aeerbity of his temper, of which his thin wiry form and ferret-like seemed the A gp ot emblem, made bim “ike y disliked, if not detested. He ‘was ever! gly in hot water, duelling, or wanting te fight with some one. Sir William Molesworth was bis second on one occasion, the present Minister et Woods and Forests. At last he lost bis seat, and was outof Parliament for three or four years, but always busy, and on some plea or other he con- trived to be perpetually prowliag about the doow of either House, either as advocate for the Canadian rebels, or political bsttle holder to young Leader, member for Westminster. On his retarn to the House, sabsequently, he seemed to manage his tem- per better ; at all events, he had the wisdom % leave off attacking the press, and tne Times finally took him vp as the only man in the House who had the courage to say or do an unpleasant thing. From that time, sustained by his great talents and unwearied assiduity, he bas had full command of the House; and, though hated by whigs, con- servatives, free traders, peace makers, and every section of party, nothing but the fatal malady which, in the prime of his powers, has strack him down, has prevented him attaining the Solicitor and Attorney Generalships, the proper object of his am- bition. “Yes, with even the wooleack, the Lord Chancellorship of England, within grasp, poor Roe- back is obliged to turn his head away. The archi- tect of his own fame, he i or no gy ‘the pecuniary advantages of such @ post woul most important to him. It is but doing him bare ice to add that, if he had been disposed to barter talents, he might long ere this have risea to high P lace. He has now, however, been tumbling over minis after ministry in such delightful confusion that, if his malady has left him any of his reputed satanic spirit, he must be smiling in his slesve with grim satisfaction. Asfor the committee of inquiry, he himself knows its thorough Fb secigelteh bat if be were to let it drop, other parties w: catca hold of it, and perhaps render it more mischievous still, Like the Foreign Ealistment bill, it will pro- Dbably be found to die a natural death, if not gal- vanized by opposition. Tois, it is supposed, is Lord Palmerston’s object in giviffg way toit. In the meantime, the present Hoase of Commons mat be dissolved, and nothing is more likely than that a report from the committee, favorably constructed a8 it now is, will appear, to the effect that they find their labors totally in ade with the gab- lio service—the fact rea'ly being that very serious considerations are involved in the situation which Mr. Roebuck has reduced the House to. The Com mons, by this committee, are usurping the fanctions of direction and administration, though they can execute neither. A crowd of more tnan six hun- dred men, overburdened with local work, implicated im ali kinds of private interesta, compelled by con- stitoent influences to dabble in jobbiug with public patronage, is suddenly found to be trading on the Rational clamor of the day, to be frittering away ite legitimate and nullfying the action of Sign prety by a pretended democrati> control. original vote was ot course a waat of confidence im the ministry, and had not the coart interfered, in & that Lord Palmerston should reconstruct the oid cabinet, the vote for inquiry would have been reecinded on the change of Premier; but the Derbyites, stung to madness on being so completely outstripped by Palmerston, stuck to it tha: the Cabinet ‘was still idemtically tne sams, and therefore Bound to submit to the ordeal of inquiry. Taeir tactics have at allevents succeeding ia smashing the coalition, and be is a bod man who could d= elare they have not really opened the Cabinet for their sdmission, for though the retiring mombors will not join the opposition, it is certain that ex. cept in the matter of protection duties, they coud not oppose them in power. All now depends on Tord Palmerston himself. Mr. Layard, the member for Nineveh, as hy is | soetiously called, bas sucoseded in establishing himeelf in the fore front of the battle, and is no form a part of the new ministry. The all powerfal Tres nas pointed him out as a good man andtras, and Lord Palmerston has wisely determined to qive | him atrial. Many predict tnat Mr. Layard’s im practicable temper will render tt a limited ons. With respect to the war, there isa very general anderatanding that Lord Palmerston intendsto fliag | Vien hus whole soul into the prosecution of it, It ix not believed that either he or the Emperor of the French, nor indeed the Emperor of Austria, attach the slightest real importance to the rasalis of the Vienna Uonference. Tne Ozar’a levy en masse shows tolerably clearly that he, too, has little de- ¢ The conference will serve to + remains of it, and the smallest reliance rassia. | gland conld speak hor mind she would aay toat the war has been mat un- wisely entered into, bat being in it, ane has no alternative save to goon. | believe that a latent jealousy ia creeping uy respesting France, and some. French journals Austria and France, says conference of Vienna fail, rarely at fanlt, have characterized, in turesque language, the forthcoming spring camp: as the ‘ War of the Three Emperors.’ While, as a rider to this, we receive news from the Crimea that the gallant British army, who have been a wall of defence to the French at Alma, Bala- klava and inkermann—on whose buckler the cruel- est blows of Ruma have failen—who have done all the fighting work, while the French cautiously and rkiifally husbanded their atrength—are now a mere auxiliary to Canrobert’s army; toat they are uselesa in the pret of honor; and whenever the towers of Sebastopol see their own flag give way to another, it will be to eee high sbove ali tre tri-color of France. Yes, England, with all her pride, her boast- ing, her consummate conceit, is now talked vf a8 the ca:rier, the mechanic, the artivaa of the world—not a military power, whose actual shsre in the siege operations must be con: fined to the supsly of such material resources as she has ever at command, and for the production of which she bas such unbounded facilities. God help us! how are the mighty fallen, and how complaisantly must our orthodox archenemy be contemplanng us! Lord Palmerston, come what msy, must hold very different language to this. That the war is fraught with revolutionary change to England, I, for one, do not doubt; but there isa tovgbness, a sterpness and power of endurance in the Evglieh cheracter which viscissitude, will bring cut, and enable her finally to keep her head above water. Except in fightiog, in sturdiness of resist- ance, tha army is not the type of our character. The army is compoved of two extremes—the very highest and the very lowest class. , The great middie clags is as yet unknown; but once call this fairly cut, and a mors! courage, a combination of docility and firmness will be made manifest, as well a8 a power of resource, that the French, who are now ready to turn up their lip in contempt, have little idea of ; but, for 8) this, there is no disputing that poor old England is just now in a grievous straight. University Cius. Lonpon, March 2, 1855. The Palmerston Ministry-—Lord John’s Mission— First Report of the Serious Illness of the Emperor of Russia—Layard a Rising Politician—The War—Late Defeat of the Russians at Eupatoria —Louis Napoleon’s Visit to the Crimea—The German Powers——The Vienna Congress—The Baltic Fleet-—Roebuck’s Motion—English Ex- ubiters at New York. Lord Palmerston bas reconstituted his cabinet— for a time—for I do not think it can last as it now stands. Lord John Russell, as you are already aware, has gone to Vienna as representative of England at the conferences. He has already bad an interview with the Emperor of the French and Drouyn de YHuys, with the King of the Belgians, and with the King of Prussia and Baron Mantenffel. The last telegraphic despatches leave him still at Ber lin, where a grand dioner st Court in his honor had been postponed, (it was to have taken place this very day,) on account of intelligence from St. Petersburg that the Czar was dangerously ill, and that his life was despaired of. Should this news prove true, and the Emperor of all the Rassias die, it is not unlikely that a change would take place ia the views of the Rugsian government, as the heir apparent tothe throne of sll the Russias is more peacefully inclined than his sire. But retournons & nos moutons—I mean to the Eng” lish Ministry. How long Lord John will be absent on this mission no one knows; and who will take care of the colonies? The Under-Secretary, of course, and that is—sir Robert Peel! That the worthy young Baronet isa man of energy, no one doubts; he plays high—bets boldly, and even won the esteem of Lola Montes when Chargé at Berne —but certainly, his only claim to office is, that he is the acn of his father. The appointment of his bro- ther, Frederick Peel, to the Under-Secretaryship of War, is also unpopular; and justly so, for he had never any connection whatever with the War office. Sir C. Lewis is not likely to be an efficient substitute for Gladstone; nevertheless, a good deal ofenergy has been displayed. Indian officers who have seen ser- vice are to be given command in the Hast, anda thorough reform is to take place in the army pro- motions. It was bac ‘pao that Layard would have been msde Under-Secretary of War. He was of- tered the Under-Secretaryship of the Colonies, which he declined—then the Clerkship of the Ord- nance, which he also ceclined--then the Under-Se- cretaryship of War, which he accepted; but next day he wss told it had been given to some one else. Layard has taken the opportunity of unbosoming himeeif to his constituents at Aylesbury. He men- tions all these facts, and his motto is, “ the right man for the right place.” He would like to be Min- ister of War, or Foreign Secretary, or Premier. His address to his constituents is worth perusal. He is arising man. He has just been elested Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen. His views on the war are correct enough. In their first leading arti- oe o this day, the Z'imes thus pats Layard on the ck:— Mr. Layard has been also in the Fast, and he {a, from an experience far more varied aod singular than ap- pears in his published works, thoroughly and minutely Acquainted with the languages, manners, and habits,of thought of the nations which dwell around the Mediter- ranean and the Black Sea. He is by profession a diplo- matist, and has at least as fair » knowledge of the to- reign relations of Western Europe as falls to the lot of the better informed members of his class. He is a man of geet energy and activity, strong in his convictions, and earnest in carrying them out. Though not a prac- ticed speaker, he is ready and fluent, and has risen on some occasions to impressive fervour. On the other hand, of the internal administration of this country, of the details of office, of the affairs of our colonies, of the vast and isolated subject of our Indian empire, ‘it is no reproach to Mr. Layard to say that he knows compara- tively little. His steps have trod in other paths, a1 man who knows #0 much of what other men are ignorant of may well be content to avow his ignorance of much that other men know, Such is the candidate for public office whom we would present to our readers. The outlines are strongly marked ; there is no possibility of mistaking them. No public man can possibly plead ignorance of the special qualifi- cations and dirqualifications of Mr. Layard, Let us see how those we {atrust with the delicate and responsible duty of selecting the right man for the right place have discharged it im this instance, and what is the reward which talent and merit have to expect from patrons whore vocation it %, above all things, to oultivate the most friendly and fhtimate relations with rising mea of genius. Mr. Layard was fora short time Under-Secre- tary for Foreign Allairs in Lord John Russell’s govern- ment. Lord Derby very handsomely offered to continue him in the place, but Lord John was unwilling to lose his services; and advised him to reject the oiler of his litical antagonist—advice which, in an evil hour for his own material prosperity, Mr. Layard adopted and acted upon. Qa the formation of Lord Aberdeen’s government Mr. Layard was olferet a Secretary ship of the Board of Control, on the principle, we pre sume, of putting a man to do one thing because he has an especial aptitude for another. In a day or two, how ever, a gentleman with «till less pretension to any know- ledge of Indian atiaira, who had, indesd, spent hit whole life in the management of Irish’ politics, was found, and of course his entire ignorance of the subject was pre- ferred to the partial igoorance of Mr. Layard. This is the first illustration of patting the right man into the right place. The rext offer Mr. Layard recei employment was the Clerkship of the Orda he declined, because he knew notuing abo bance. and did not consider himself the the p This is tlurtratioa No. 2. The third offer was the Under-Secretaryship-at-war—a situstion for which Mr. Layard might well consider himself quatified, and for which he was, indeed, marked out by most unanimous opinion «f the country, Here at last, then, begin to see land, and after #9 many failures and reverses Lave at last got the right mau in he right such a state of things was too ori | Niomt and —too much savoring of old ro- mance, to continue odin two daya Lord Palmers ton, with a view, t, to the “Vigorous proveea tion of the war.”’ withdrew from Mr. Layard the office cretary, aol bestowed it on Mr. Pael, who t we are aware of, turned his attention to pefore Ra Mr. Layard was not Gt | he war, t of which be had wit Om the three great 4s of which he had been present. and with the course which he is perha more conrervant than any other mag in this country. his servic Lord Palm tn bi we satly required in another field, and t peneate him by placing Joho Russell at onial empire. ‘This overwhelming much to his honor, refased, oo the ground that his attention had never been turned to abject, and that he was not the right maa for the y we think, may weil serve for flustratic knowledge which Mr. Layard did not po vbtlens possessed in the nplest degree b: levoted every the acquisition of 6 though are to b hia vigo which seem of toria. and apon him devolves the laber of giving consti tutions to proviness destined to form another United States in the southera ocean. qhing like » mapicion ef playing Napoleon's | tar wrong if we treat thie appointment as illustration No, dof the manner in which her Majesty's advisers | @nd notwithstanding an army of three thousan gome for him is suggestiag iteef to men’s | We think we shall not be | understand the maxim, that it is juty ment, above all things, at this time of diffic Tred to thooee therright man for the right The sears frees the eet ot wr Se maoee miiebcle ry. Gene: ten Sacken to : nig. ma but has been coo hoe fe This diversion to the north of Sebastopol must Tertion of toe Demon tere, Cigrsedh has’ santa of the lorces. ry aie on the heights of wa, The railroad is progress! se from Balakiava to the English comp. The the troops has improved, and the weather is described as quite warm. ll are eager for the sesault; 14,000 French are gaid to have merched on Inkerwann. General Niel, seat out by the Emperor of the French to report on the state of the siege works, bes been ordered by ph to remain there. ‘The romored departure of Lows Na- eon still exists. Jn fact, everything is ready. esterday, he left Paris and reviewed the Bt St. Omer and Boulogne. This isregarded as a pre- bminary step to hia departure for the Crimea. Lord Jobn Rogese}} did all he could to persuade him not to go. The Emperor listened attentively bot made 20 reply. The Austrian Ambasador also represented the gravity ot such sstey. The preva'ling opinion ig, that be will start some day next week, and that he bas sent orcers to Cantubers not to atiempt the assault till he arrives. As regards the treaty with Pruesia, nothing has, as yet, come of it. General de Wedeli, the Prussian Envoy Extraordivary, has le(t Paria tor Berlin for yresn jnstruction#, snd our ally, Austria, remsins aRFiVe. Mi We are onthe eve of acrieis. The Congress of Vienna is, in plain English—a humbug. What is the ure of it? ~The Emceror has distinctly stated he would never consent to anything derogatory "to his dignity, por suffer an aggression chez lui. The al- lies demand the rezirg o' Sebastopol as a sine gua non. One party must givein cr the sword must cat the Gordian pot. If this goes on much longer, an appeal will be made to the nationalities of Earope— nous donsons sur un vulcan, The want of unanimity among English statesman acts most detrimentally on the cause of the allies. [t encourages Prussia in her hesitations, and makes Avstria doubt. Vast preparations are being made here for the next Baltic cam; » The fleet consista of 20 saii of the live, sli capable of being propelled by steam power. Of these ehips 10 are threedeckers; bu; only two of these, the Duke of Wellington and the wean George, are first rates, the remaining eight being all new, o: nearly new ships, of 91 and 81 guvs. Thencome ten more shipe of the line, two deckers, or third snd fourth rates, carrying 60 uns, and comprising what were termed tne block- Snipe, the services cf which were conspicuous in the Jast Baltic expedition. The number of s:eam frigetes and corvettes will be increased to no less then 35; and in addition to these vessels the fleet will contain eight mortar boats, carrying one 13 inch gon each, 28 steam gunboate, carrying two or three gang, and five heavy floating batteries, plated with wrought iron on their decks aod sides, and intended to be taken into action without rigging aloft. These batteries cerry 12 gunseach, which may, however, si] be fonght on either side of the veesel. This fleet, therefore, bas all that is required to encounter the Russian navy, if it should ventura to put to sea; to blocksde the whole Baltic coast, if necessary; to carry the arms of the Allied Pow- ers into the shallow waters which have heretofore been the place of refuge of the enemy; and to assail the forts and strong olacea on the coast which have not yet been exposed to any real attack. Russia is making every preparation to meet an invasicn in the northern reserves, and reinforce- ments leave daily from the interior of the empire for the frontiers. ‘he collection of provisions has as- sumed such great proportions in Finland and at Novogcrod that the government employés are not sufficient for the work, snd provision commiasions bave been formed with double the usual number of employés, who have more exteuded powers. The Grand Duke Constantine has visited Cronstadt two or three times recently to inspect the batteries and works of defence. In March crews of the gun- boat fleet will resume their duties. They were pass- ed in review recently at Cronstadt, Sweaborg and 8t. ang a The deoth of the Czar might alter the whole as. pect of efiairs. Lord Lucan, who commanded the cavalry to charge in obedience to Lord Raglan’s orders, at the memorable battle of Balakiava, has a:rived in town, and will demand a court martial. He asserta that he simply obeyed the orders of his su) ir officer. Some sepsation was created in the Honse of Com- mons last night by the following incid Mr. Rornvck, by leave of the House, appeared at the bar with a report trom the select commit appointed to inquire into the condition of our army before Sebasto- pol, which was brought up and read by the clerk at the table. The committee reported having come to the fo}- lowing resolution :— ‘That, in the opinion of this committee, the edjects for which they have been appointed will be best attained, the danger of injustice to individuals prevented, and the public interests best protected, if the committee be a committee of secresy. The greatest silence was obeerved during the Teading of the resolution, but at its conclusion very distinct murmurs were audible. Great complaints are made bere that articles sent by exhibitors from London to the New York Exii- bition have never been returned. If the tact was mentioned in your ixfluertia! journal it might have effect. The following letter is on the subject:— [To the Editor of the London Times. } Influenced by the same assurances as your correspon- dent rigning himself ‘An Artist,?” I itted pictures to the value of £100 to New York for exhibition in the rystal Palace there. That exhibition having been broken up, and with it the office in London, 1 have applied to the authorities demgnated at the office by letters at in- tervals of a month. To neither of these applications have I received the courtesy of reply My third letter 1 have addressed to Mr. Theodore ick, late preni- dent of the institution, whom I have re- ceived golden opinions from countrymen here. Awaiting the result, I trust tt will justify my confidence, and belie the significant inuendoes thrown out by those who repudiate repudiators, AN EXHIBITOR, Our Paris Correspondence. Paris, Feb. 26, 1855. Capricious Weather—Sleighing—Amazonians on Runners—the Emperor and the English Ministry —Unpleasant Predictions to Loyal Britons— European Troubles and Confusions generally— Washington Anniversary Ball—Theatrical and Operatic Items—Curious Finale to a Perform- ance, &c. A most sudden and extraordinsry revulsion in the weather has asserted ite proverbial attributes of changeability. When I last wrote, a downfall of snow was in process, of auch heaviness, intensity and apparent durability that nothing less than an Alpine profundity of that colorless dsposit was the general anticipation. As I passed through the Champs Elysée with my despatch, s feature indica- tive of the season and its supposed continuity, mot my eye. Several ladies—the French would per- bape call them Amazons—defiant of the snow dark- ening the atmosphere by its thick amd heavy flakes, were amusing themselves in charioteering sleighs of slight but graceful conformation, drawn by one horse, whose head was ornsmentei with crimson plumes, and on whose gear the music of bells rang cheerily, as, answering to the lash of his fair conduc- tewr, hesprang forward and darted up and down the broad avenue. Some half dozen of these spirited dames who, thus determined to astonish the world with noble horsemanship, sparkled like children of the mist, amidst the cold and peiting element, and diverted by their skilfal gyra- tions many asolitary individual from contem- plating his own cheerjess, miserable lot, as, blown by the wind, satarated by the snow, and tripped np by the slippery surface, he staggered on his bieak and wintry passage. Who and what these Ariela were, whoee joyous laugh and crackling thong thus beguiled stern February of hia stormy pride, I have no meass of knowing. Io Paris one witnesses so many strange scenes that surprise ceases to be, after a time, an emotion of the human mind, and whether they were fair scions of that aristocracy which the revolutionary fermentations of Fraace bave heaved up to the surface from their long neglected bed of rest, or the Mogadors, who, one day the cynoagure of ali eyes at the Hippodrome, on the next dispense ubiquitous smiles, and change their loves with the sun, I know not. Thus much I only aver, that the esse with which they “handled the ribbons,” and the stern grace with which they applied the stinging Inch, was the theme of general admiration. Instead, however, of being the me+ sengers of natare’s fixed resolve to confirm ani strengthen our icy chains, they proved to be, in all probability, the bright, but fading, genli of de- parting wioter. Long before night had gathered all to their homes and snug firesides, the snow had changed its character, and become rain, and the next morning, instead of & glassy railroad on which im | and Amazonian personages might shoot along before the eyes of admirtng spectators, there was nothing to be seen but moantains of black ened snow, and mud, mud, mud, in one interminabie fea of nastiness. Balaklava iteelf could only be worse. The thaw, though determined, was slow; of govern- and dis- springs, anit were ot Paris, to do e deen greatiy retarde: 4 and even now, the snow, the mud, aud manfully to mystify the weet of besome to contend with them. 'e are still in doubt whether the Emperor ia, or is not, about to leave for the Crimea, though its supposed that the uvited remonstrances of Lord Jonn Rursell and the Engiish P:emier have savceed- ed in ncntag bie to pos'pone his resolution antil he bears from Vienna. Bat the sudden equell which has sgain grievously damaged, if not wrecked, the English ministry, it is thought hes proved more in- fiuential with the Emperor than apy argument tha’ way bave been employed. Eogland is yet much too important, as ® porns d’appui for his mare » for him to leave France while the government is in difficalties there; and the state of the ministry at the present mcment \s known to cause him great anxiety. Is is not tret be views with apy concera the substitution of one class cf mixisters for another, now that ali who are at all eligible to power have expressed themselves in such eernest ou the pre- sent policy; bat he creads these perpetual changes, knowing how they are mi-trosted by the Freach people, who bave before this fourd them oaly tne forerunners of a change of policy. If Lord Derby cemesin, Lord Malwsbory, his former friead, is to represent Engiand at t’aris, in Lord Cowley’s place, the Countess of Malmebary being a French woman; but the Emperor has conceived an idea thet Lord Derby wavts the energy and determina- tion in practice, exnibited im his speeches, and this bis accestion to office would only be followed, and speedily, by snother change. ‘Our greatest hope is in Lord Palmerston,” was his observation to Lord Jobm Russell, on the departure of the latter on Seturdey for Vieona. The answer of Lord John was—“‘Sire, I have no doubt of his meeting the ccuptry’s support.” ‘The effect on the Parisian mind of thess con- tinual crives is so absorbing that Sebastopol is slmcat forgotten, and more than one organ of public opinion has roundly declared thas these are any the natural laws which the decadence ot Evgland is observing. It ia cer- tain that many grave thinkers of a decidedly con- ser vative class of mind begin ominously to shuke their beads at tue news, as, day after day, it arrives from the otner side of St. George’s channel. They co not ecruple to gay that the national institutions of England have become effete; that while the children of the State are full of manly energy, they are proved to be but like allan craft on the broad ccean “‘rudderlese, atioat.” Men who have held back from the clear sweep which the Napoleonic rysvem bas made of Parliamentary government, begin to speak with less hesitation of it a8 they observe the position in which a state of political veril finds that England who on this subject bas given laws to the world. Nay, pertons who have hitherto looked upon ber aa a terrible giantess, whose embrace was more formidabie to France than her frown, begin to hold yrsee of defiance, and to spesk of the of France in a strain that is not ve agresble to an English ear when it reaches it And abont the court iteelf, sentiments are avowedly expressed which intimate that ino less than a twelvemonth the nation of sho,- keepers may, if it pleases, attend to ite own sffairs! The Assemblée Nationale has taaken the opportunity of republishing a speech of M. de Montslembert, where the decline and fall of Eag- Jand is graphically protrayed. The dssemblée Nationale conceives that this parliamentary in- quiry as to the conduct of the war cannot stop there ; ‘pat such a acene of jobbery, patronage, aristocratic blondering snd sei/-serving, will be laid bare, that otber instivutions will be involved in it; and that the whole system of aristocratic government will be brought down, amid no sympathetic tears, either from within or without. In fact, what with Russia calling her whoie popu- lation to arms; Austria, Prussia, and the Gormanic confederation being, like a park of urtillery, charged and awaiting but a touch of the match; France erming to the throat, and gradually be- ccming alive to the prospect of a sure regeneration ; while England, burning with enthusiasm, changing her ministry week after week, losing her little army, ti) ecarce ten thourand beyonete hive to tell of vic- tories gained, is moaning and ig and quarrel- ling with herrelf and everybody else, you must cer- tainly think that matters in the Old World have rapidly come to 8 very pretty pass, and thst before long they will be in a very pretty mess—a conjec- ture, op your part, probably very near the truth. Ip the meantime, aa if to show how tree you in the New World sre from care, while we barn with our intestine conflagration, the Americans residing in Paris a grand ballon Toursday evening, at Hertz’s great room, in honor of Washington’s birth- dey. Kero fiddled while Rome was burning, and the Americars laugh and dance, and piay and sing in celebration of the author or their own young, bud- ding, vigoious life, while the old spirit of feudalism, emaciated, attenuated and angry, in the midst of blood, and fire, and smoke, toters to its grave. In bl ge and = of ints eurrents, Bog- land may go down an ‘rance q with meteoric brilliancy; but suel er tiscre and flashes will probably be only sugment- ed symptoms of an_ energy that struggles ae it dies; and the page of history in which Napo- leon the Third is to immortalized, may prove only the fabled notes of the song which the swan utters as it yielde its last breath, Ail political phi- loropbers seem to think that in the Ceri Aer of nations there is only one which will rise it all with increased sinay and honor, and that is Ame- rica, if she but wisely bide her time, and make bee better choice of her governors. turn to theatrical matters:—The ra of “ Trovatore” was it to a stand by the accoucbemest of Mme. Borghimams, whish interest- ing event took place exactly two hours after the lady had been delighting a crowded tueatre with her choicest and sweetest mrains—almost as heroic an exercise of mind over matter aa St. Arnaud’s order to Death to stand still until he became victor ot Alma! But Mme. Vierdot Garcia, formerly Made- moiselle Pauline Garcia, happened to be in Paris, and has undertaken to prepare herself to supply the a In the mesntime she has appeared in the “ Barbieri” with the most abounded Spplause. Her welcome back to the former scene of her triumphs was of s cordiality quite unu- Per at Secure ue proverbially cold; but she repaid it by revelit pre, ow ces, which ini hae em! d this moet charming of his characters with a Sead and finish perfectly delightful. Io the music lJeseon she introduced ‘ Nos, pue Mustio,” into which she threw a series of ornaments as bril- eae dazzling as they were wonderfully exe- cul le The departure of Mile. Racbel for America is understood to be fixed for the commencement of April. At the Varieties, a little comedy, written with a care and elegance worthyof a higher scene, has been received with marked favor. It is entitied “ Une epreuve avant la lettre,” the authors being the late M. Cordier Delannone and M. Jules Barbier. The title is easily expisined by the plot, which is simplicity itself. A young lawyer, over head and ears in love with a widow as young as himself, too bashful to k to the lady on the subject, decides on writing to declare his passion; but to makes as- surance doubly sare, reqnests a friend to sound how the ground lies. The amicus undertakes the duty, bat has the villany to make love on his own account to the fair widow. This, however, com- ey, faila, the false friend is beaten back; but be lettre is more successful, and leads tothe mar- riage of the lady with the lezaladmirer. The little piece is cspitally acted by Miles. Duclay and Fol vemes. Bertie. Panis, Few. 26, 1855. Celebration at Paris of Washington's Birthday— Who Set the Ballin Motion, and How it Rolied— Arrival of Martin Van Buren—- Discourses of Berryer, Salvandy and Guizot, &c. The avniversary of the birthday of Washington was celebrated in Paris last week by a ball at the Salle Herz. It was a subscription ball, anda note requesting subecribers to leave their names with Meesrs. Munroe & Co., Greene & Co., or Livingston, Wells & Qo., led your correspondent to state that those bankers had united in proposing it. But this preposition, he has been informed, was suggested by Colonel Murray, of your city. A second note, ar nouncing that the ball had been determined upon, was signed by the chairman ani secretary of 8 com mittee of twelve mansgere— Messrs. McLane, United States Commiesioner to China; Piatt, of the Ameri- can Legation at Paris; McRae, United States Consul at Paris; Murrsy, Munroe, Ridgeway, Poss, Corbirj Beckwith, Constant, Berry and Van Zandt. Two hundred and forty eight tickets for gentle men and a goodly number of tickets for ladies were sold, Some ladies have been heard to express sur- prise that, contrary to the traditional gallantry of their countrymen, their own tickets were not free but bad to be bought. Not a few free, or compli- mentary tickets, were distributed by the committee among the Imperial functionaries, members of the diplomatic corps, ex-ministers to the United States, the Lafayette family, and other distinguished per sons. Notwithstanding the opposition (which I have previously mentioned) on the part of certain members of the committee to what they termed “ 9 vulgar American custom,” the list of invited guests embraced eight or ten representatives of the press, The Moniteur, Galignani’s Messenger and the London Times describe the ball as haying been —— given by the Americans residing in Paris. The Siécle saye that it was given by the “‘ United States embassy, (managed, during the sicknese of Mr. Mason, by the Hon. Mr. Piatt,) and the committee of Americans residing in Paris.” The cards cf in- vitation were iesued, with or withcut ths suthoriz4 tion ct Mr. Meson, ip the name of the “United Scates Minister ana the Committee,” thus: Le Mimstre des Etais Unis et le Comté prient M- de leur faire honneur d’assister au Bal donné par leur compatrio ses le jeudi, 22 ier, en commemoration de la naissance de Washington,” etc.” The United States Minister and the Committee beg Mr. — to do them the honor to attend tue bsll given by their compat riots, Thursday, 22d February, in commemoration of the birth cf Washington, etc. At the foot of ths oad ase privied the names of the tweive c mmitwe men. To the nome of Mr. Piatt was appended, after Jong and solemn deliberation, so momentous was the question discussed, a title unprecedeated fa ci- plomatic heraldry, and which has enougb Latin as well as French wasted upon it to shock Mr, Marcy, who, jou remember, was borror-strack st the idea of travelating the cffice of the Legation ino aChancel- erie. The title conferred on Mr. Piatt by the Com- mittee, is Chargé ad intersm des Affaires et alia’ What a burtheu be must be charged withal! His coe ymeu here agree that he bea's it bravely and wet. It aleo eeemed & somewhat novel deviation from the line of diplomatic precedenta tor @ minister to invite gueste to a ball elsewhere than at his vwa hotel, and, moreover, to @ subscription ball, Bat ost of the guests were aware that if the illness from which Mr, ason is happily recovering, and the modest dimensions of his hote!, had not prevented him from giving & bail this winter, they ht etill have prevented him from giving it there. Nor are sensible Europeans so apt to be surprised at any deviation from diplomatic precedents on the part of ap American Minister, aa rome sti:klers for court costumes seem to imagine. In the present case, there is certainly room to suppose that the relations of the Minister, apd of bis compatriote_in Paris, are such that the later gladly unites with the former in $n extracrdinary evtertainment, like this pall, supplying, if need be, the alleged Raped lr of his talary; or, at least, that te gladly unites with them, as far as vircumstarces permit, in the public ceie brationcf consecrated date in American history? Not every question must necessarily be equilateral hike @ square: but mavy a question has more than one side ; ard it not look at ail sides, each in its own best porsible light 7 Certain itis that the official or quasi-official cha- racter jmperted to the invitations by the title of “the United States Minister,” although, perhaps, not too closely scrutinized by the invited guests, detexmined them to attend the bali. Toe membera of the diplomatic corye were, of course, to be ex- pected, when invited by one of their colleagues. Moreover, most of their respective gvernments, as well as the imper'al government of France, had fpe ia] motives, aside from veneration for the me- mory of Washirgton, for seiziog this oceasion to shake bands and emile with Brother Jonathan. Lokewarm as Brother Jona‘han is suspected of being in his sympathy with the Western adies, it is deemed worth while to secare at least a neutral attitude on his part, as specisior of their conflict ith Russia, The Emperor of the French, in ape- cia)ly instru :ting his ministers and the officers of his housebold to accept the invitstions addressed to them, may aleo have wished to remove the unfavor sble impressions which the incident Soulé must have lett on the mind of many av American. Whatever may bave been its motives, a more re- markable dis')Jey of amicable and res,ectfui feelings tewamis the United States has not been made in Eurcpe for a jong time, than was made on the 22d of Februsry, 1855. The list of invited guests omi:ted not a few names whict mgt have founda place in it, if the ball had been really, as it was thought to pe, » Ministerial bail. No princely member of either the 1m eriai family or the civil family of the Emperor was resent; the absence of Prince Murat was particu- jarly remarked. Neither M. Troplopg, the Presi- dent of the Senste, nor the Count de Morney, Presi- dent of the Corps Legislatif, was there; but nearly al] the Ministers were present:—M. Fouid, Ministar ot merce e Emperor’s housebold; M. Drouyn de |’ Huys, Minister of Fureign Affairs; Marshal Vaillant, M-mber of the Institute, Grand Marshal of the Palace, and Minister of War; M. Magne, Minister of Agnicultare, Commerce atd Pubic Works; M. Fortoul, Minister of Public Instruction, and M. Baroche, President of the Council of S:ate, with the rank of Minister, all of them Grand Crosses ot the Legion of Honor, and all, save M. Barocae, Senators. The household of the Emperor wan represented by Marshal Vaillant, Grand Marshal of the’ Palace; the Duke de Baseano, Senator and Grand Casmber lain; the Duke de Camhacérés, Senator, Grad Master of Ceremonies, and Colonei Fieury, Firat Equerry, Aid-de-Camp of the Emperor, and Com- Mander of the regiment of Guides; the household of the Emprers by the Duchess de Bassano, Lady of Honor; Barouesa de Pierres, (an American lady, daughter of Colonel Thorne,) Lady of the Palace, bis her husband, Baron de Pierres, Equerry, etc., etc., ete. Tke diplomstic corpe has not been more fally Tepresenteé at apy previous ball this winter. The abeen:e of his Eminence Monsignor Sacceni, Arch- bishop of Nice, Apostolic Nancio, and his aaditor and secretary, must not be complained of by any pi a for it only indicated that Lent has ne: opened. The British Legation, the Prussian, the Bavarian the Dutch, the Belgian, the Legationa of Badin, of pp es Bexony, of Denmark, of Sweden and Norway, of Portugsl, of Sardinia. of Mexico, were sepresent- ed respectively by Lord Cowley, Couvt de Hatz. felct, Baron de Wendland, M. Lightenvelo, M. Fir- min Rogier, Baron de Schweizer, M. de Seebach, Count Montke, Lieut. Gen. Count de Loeven- heilm, Baron ce Paiva, Marquis Pes de Villa Marina, and M. Pacheco, Envoys Extraordioary and Minis ters Plenipotentiary. Of the other diplo natists of the seme rank, Beron de Hubner, of the Austrian Lega- tion, wss anwell, Don Saluatiano de Olozaga, of the Spanish, was out of town; M. Mavracordato, of the Greek; Marquis d’ Antoine, of the Two Sicilies; Don Mexve! Blanco Eucalada, of the Coilian, and Cheva- lier Marquis , of the Brazilian, were also ab- tent; but each of their Legations was by secretaries and attach‘s. Vely-Eddin-Rifsot ha, Embaseador Extraordinary of Turkey, was present with ail the members of bis Ly ried Among the resident Ministers were Count Platen Hallermurd, of Hanover; Baronjde Daernberg, ef Hesse Electoral; M. de Oertbling, of apron sy Schwerin; Baron Waechter, of Wurtembarg, and M. Rompf, of the Free and Hanseatic Towns. M. Rompff married a daughter (now deceared) of the lste Jobn Jacob Astor. M. Espana y Puerto, and M. Procion Roques, ap; d as Charges @’ affai in the absence ot the panish and tha Greek tere. Among the Obarges d’Affaires were Col. Barman, cf Switzerland; Dr. Dorado, of Bolivia; Mr. Lafond de Larcy, of Costa Rica, and Mr. Herran, of San Salvador. e Charges d’Affaires of Tuscany and Hayti, were both of them, I believe, absent. A .crowd of secretaries of jegation and attachés com- pleted the representation of the diplomatic corps. Among the distinguished ial guess was Guizot, ex-minister of Louis Philippe, and (a higher title) eulogist of Washington. Lamartine had also been invited, but his health is so delicate that he is rarely to be seen save at home, and he was not pre sent. It would have been singular to see Lamartine and Guizot meet, as it were, on the other side of the Atiantic. De Tocqneville, author of that valuable work “Democracy in America,” and Lord John Ras- eel], were also obliged to decline the tovitation which they reeetved. I regret that I cannot furnish with copies of the letters which it is said Lamar , De Tocqueville and Lord Jo.in Russell sent to the commitee. Guizot came quite early, and remained bot a short time. I saw him conversing, fora few moments, with the Earl of Elgin, late Governor- General of Canada, and with Don Calderon de la Barca, ex-Ambaseador to Washington and ex-Minis- ter ot Spain. Among the French ex Embassadors to the United Btates were Mesare. Pagot, Pontota and Poussin. The widow of George Washington Lafayette, aod three grand daughters of the ij!ustrions friend and companion in arms of Washington, were preeent. Several ladies of the families of members of the diplomatic corps united with a bright host of American lacies in enlivening the scene. The ¢; of the ladies ont sparkled 'thrir diamonds, and this ia ro, ecant praise, for the display of the latter was astonisbing)y lavien and brilliant. The fair Ameri- cans, especially, disdaining their undisputed heauty, to which alone most of toem might safely have trusted, were evidently ambitious of equalling in ravishing toilettes the utmost perfection of that kind sfforded by Paris—the lis of fashion. ‘Their smbition must have been satisfied. “The deserved well of” their dressmakers, and, it shou) be added, of their dreseing-maide ; for they wore their a no leas gracefally than they were mad “y could scarcely be distinguished they kept their mouths shut) from their cousins, fave that their faces, to American eyes, at least, were more lovely. Even Europeans, whose notions of beauty differ considerably from those of Americans, generally agree that the young American women is unquestionably charming tu form and countenance. > recognize still more readily the faciiity with which she aesimiiates her style of drees to Parisian fashions. They add that in this jset particular she enjoys @ marked advan tage over most of Englirh women, who, they con- tinue, however rich and elegant their dresses may be, oo not know bow to wear them. Bat some striking exceptions to this last reproach were ex- hibitea at the ball oi the 22d. The names of the American ladies present would fill « cclum, @d a catalogue raisonnée of their costly and tasteful dresses a volume, of which [, being no man milliner, “learned in rage,” am not likely to be the author. I send you, however, somewhat at ran- dom, a few vamer, which you may print if you deem oper. Besides Mrs. Mason and the Misses Mason, ii . Piatt and Mies Kirby, of the famuies of the American legation, there were Mrs. Commodore Btewart, Mre. General Thomas, Mrs, and Miss Hep- burp, Mra. and Miss Lemeur, Mre. Brookes, Mrs. Monrce. Mre. Ridgeway, Mre. Marshal Wood, Mre- Beck, Mrs. Bristed, Mre. Walter Langdon, Mrs. Woodbury Langdon, Miss A. Jone?, Mrv. Livings‘on,. Mr. J. Colford, Mre. and Misa Corbin, Mra, George, Mrs. J. K. Smythe, Mrs. J. L. Smith, Mra. Post, Mes. Healy, Mies Murray, Miss Forbes, Miss Fiaischmaan,, Mre. ond toe Mivaes Hutton, Mrs. and Miss Yorke, Mrs. and Misa Hennen. Mra. Pilie, M's. Field, Mrs. Moore, Mre. 8. Abbott Lawrence, Mrs. Deming, Mrs. Morgan, the Bzronees de Chwain, the Baroness de Pierres, the Baroness de Vaeaigne, the Countess. de Boigre, (sister-in law of Mr. McLane, American Comm ssioner to Crina,) &c., &e, Of the miracles of toilette, for which these and otber ledizs are to be thanked, the most marvelloug were two—the one feathered with down of a hght bluieh color, and the other epveloped in a mist of jace. Asl have already intimated, the dispiay of jewels was briilisot enough to ontshine the whole galexy of decorations that blazed on the breasts of be imperial functionaries and tho diplomatists. By he bye, [ noticed bat two military uvitorms at the ball—one was that of a lieutenant colonel in the Torkieh army, worn by Nessiu Bey (Carroll Tevis), snd the other that of a cavtain in the Swedish army. The Salle Herz, where the ball was given, was well fitted up for the cccasion. Lights, flowers, and. dajnties, both solid and liquid, were liserally pro- vided, although the champagne, it was said by chose who tasted it, did not come from the .ellars of widow Clicquot. Mr. Hesly, the artist, aud his neighoor in the rne de lw Paix, Dr. Evans, the dentia:. con- tributed, the former turee portraits (one of Wash- ingten, one of Fropklin, and the third of President Pierce); end the Jatter, in bis quality of officer of the imperial household, the busts of the Em- peror snd Empresas of the French. A por- trait cf Eafazene was suspended opposite to that of Franklin. Of Mr. Healy’s three por- trai‘s that of President Pierce was'from life, that of Frapkin a copy from Greuze, and that ot Wash- ington from Btuart. The latter was ornamented by the tricolored flag and the flag of the stars and stripes. An ing ription was aleo placed by it, but unfortunately the faveral oration by Maj »:-General Herry Lee, from which it was quoted, had not firat. been covrulted, aad the final word of that famous phrase, ‘“Firet in war, firet in peace, and firs; in tae desr's of bis couatrymen,” was traneformed inte “fellow-citizens.” Slight aa this misiwke waa, it would bave been bet'er to stick to the text, Lackily, the speechifying thet so often mars & celebration of this kindip foreign cities, was-omit- tec, with great credit to the sense and taste of the committee. Iheard no ore complain that his pat- riotic emotions were not as agreeably excited by the spirited dancing on this occasion a4 they ever were by the avythiog hut spirituel speechifying on similar occasions at Rome, for instance. Tne ame- rican ladies, jarticularly, joined in the dancing with a zest that animated the whole affsir, and morethan anything made it what the Moniteur cescribed it to be, one of the most: brillisnt balls of the season. Some of their partners vpbeld the reputation for skill which t! have won by assiduous practice under the eyes of Laborde or Sellerine. Only one couple sige and feil; but both were unhurt, and spran, ravety to their feet, Straues embroiderea Hall Columbia, Yan- kee Docdle, and several negro melodies, quite ekilfuLy, on patterns of his own. His enchanting muric, with the beavty, giace aud courageous pa- tience of the dancers, detained me until the final éance threatened to become interminable. This fina] dance was almost long enough to stretch across the Atlantic, traverse the United States, and reach the Pacific, if, peradventure, it should not firet lose itself, like a bridle (peiey in the back woods,. and run up a tree like juirrel. It was as long as this letter is in danger of be- coming, if I do xot close it without speaking of the other ‘‘ events ” of the week—the arrival in Paris, on the evening of the ball, of Martin Van Buren, ex-President of the United Ststes—the fresh dislo~ cation of the British Ministry—the disconrses of M. Berryer and M. de Salvandy, st the reception of the former at the Academy—and the discourse of M. Gnizot at the Institute, upon the Intellectual Wealth of America, and in bouor of that zealous friend of America, Alexandre Vattemare, who ought to have been invited to the American ball on Tharsday, bat was not! Figaro. Panis, March 1, 1855. The Smrits of the Political Storm—Napoleon's Vistt to the Crimea—Reasons for His Presence there—The immense Armament of Rus sia—The Loss of the French Frigate—French Fleet in the Black Sea—Popwlarity of the War in France— England’s Humiliation in the Opinion of France, Ges, &e. Coming events are fast casting their shadows before them, and what may reasonably be sssumed as the close of winter, would seem the signal for gradually raising the curtain hitherto darkly concealing that terrible drama which the spring of 1855 will proba- bly inaugurate. Wherever we turn we see the great currents of the present European policy in violent agitation ; and the chief spirits of the storm flit hither and thither with such rapidity that they are no sooner feen at one capital focus than the telegraph an- nounces their arrival at another. Lord John Russell, for instance, is announsed as reaching Brussels and closeted with King Leopold; when lo! his journey has been temporarily arrested by communication of life and death from his chief, the English Prime Mivister; then, he is scarcely seen at Brussels before he is caught at Berlin, and every hour he delays there keeps the Viennese in perfect fever of anxiety and expectation, till they know he is safe inthe im- perial palace of Austria. As for M. Von Usedom and M. d’Olberg, fireflies at St. Domingo are nothing to the scintillating dartings to and fro of those busy diplomate; aud poor Lord Palmerston, with the Punch-like metamorphoses of his ministry, is kept we hear, in such a state of oscillation that he is im some danger of discovering in his own person the great problem of perpetual motion. Buta far greater than he—the arch spirit of the century, Napoleon the Third—has flung aside his mantie with the win- ter and stepped into the fore front of those events he plainly perceives to be hourly quickening. But a few days since, in the midst of s Cabinet Council, he drew from his pocket a despatch he had just re- ceived from Vienna, wherein the most urgent reasons were alleged why he should lsy aside all thought of repairing to the Crimea. He read it aloud, and though many who heard the argumenta knew they were only a repetition of those before expreseed by themselves, yet no one ventared to say *amoch. Bys sort of tacit unanimity, all limited their interference to a vigilant scrutiny of the im- perial features, in order to ascertain the effect pro- daced, if the oracle should decline to speak. The oracle did not speak ; and the perusal being finished, the Coancil broke up as wise as they sat down, at the same time with a certain balance of opinion im favor of the Emperor's change of purpose. Bat those sma} twinkling orbs of Napoleon, which seem perpetually looking every where except ina straight lime, are terrible puzzles ; and independeat of the pradential nature of it, he seems to have a mis- ehievous pleasure in keeping those who believe themselves most necessary to him at fault as to his more important resolutions. At the hour I am now writing, 1 do not believe there is s single living being that knows whether he will go to the Crimea: though, if one may venture @ conjecture, I ean- not help saying thet I think be bas made up his mind to do #0, and that very speedily. Yesterday, and ‘that was not mnown twelve hours before, he started off to the camp at St. Omer, where he arrived at half past seven, and I should net be at all surprised to read im the Montteur, to morrow toorning, a speech to his sol- Ciers, announ ing his determination to fly to their comraces iu the Crimea, and embrace toem before he sgain returns tw place himsef as their head for such further eventualities as may be in store for the eneuing campaign. Napoleon has a spice of the cberiaten sbou: bim, and holds greatly to the im- portance of ch ed ss an ingredient in dramatic tffect. Every thing is arranged at Marseilles for hia between six and seven thousand of the ard are already pipes) several han- ared «{ the Guides have received the neaal grataity tor foreign service, and all other preparati compl ted. Still, this proves nothing as to peror’s departure. It issaid, however, that the man ob whom the eyes of the whole world are chiefly fixed, is himself to repair to Sebastopol—no leap then the Autocrat of ail the Rassias—aud that the siege of Sebastopol will have its immortality sealed by the presence of the two moet remarkable men of the age, and Hiss, proeey eae my letter reaches you. It is calculated that Napoleon would reach the Crimea on or shout the 18th, and the Emperor of Rossia nearly about the same time, if not before. There are very intelligible reasons why the pre- sence of both these important personages may be required there just now. As I intimated in one of my previous letters, the character of Canrobert ig thought to be scarcely on a par with his scientifig