The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1855, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1855. pairs with fat, burley coacbmen | be able to maintain the contest longer than those expect cocked an x contain- | who srgue verty must lead to weakness and => ee mission. ‘ realized wealth, ; then, preceded b; rich in almost all the ma‘ is of war. Her A = al Z and ey rd ye i ES tropical; Tr igte imy arms, a tummer is» ipentvona of the nation can need im war or pease. the country 1s, above rauniplatos glittered ia every other, # in iteelf, and may other piquears, ali riding | without feeling the want of anythiog but luxuries, For ‘breast, followed by a state coach drawn by six horses, a | the pur} ‘of internal per may be Postillicn with cocked bat riding the first pair, and rubsituted for the precions metals without distress. to rooms walking at the sides of the others. This contai the people; and it iserident that the more they ere Imperial Highness Prines » President of the | diseonnec’ed from foi countries the more they are Palsis de VIndustrie. © cars and paira | independent of the metalilc eurrescy which is bay sf o followed, and other RE. of cavairy, when at last | for international cealings. It is dangerous poet observed of all obstrvers—thé impcrial State | that the want of capital wil! insure the subinission of am earriage, drawn by eight dark brown horses, of remarka- | enemy. Where « people wishes to fight, aad hag corn, ‘Ble strength, symmetry and'beauty. Indeed, it may be | cattie, and « material rerouree in abundance, it is vaid that throughout, the fire breed, proportion and sin- | hardly panes A that they wil give up tho ‘ew of the horses were especially observable. It is under- | contest merely from & y of those stood that the Emperor has.a special eye to this depart. | metals which have been adopted as” a ntandard ment himself, and if money can procure it, the most | for measuring other values. Poor nations Desutitul horse will alwaysfind @ pyyphaserin him. On | fought in every age of world, and the pro- occasion the horses seemed to have taken rather # | phecies of Rursian bapkray this @islike to the crimson reins which were drawa through the rings of the harness, between their ears, and more than one seemed inclined to rebel. However, all went off safely under the of so many courtly grooms, all redolen’ with green and gold. The carriage contained his Majesty and the Empress, site to whom set His Royal Bighaens Prince George, e of Cambridge, in the sca:let uniform of an English general officer, Amore Suspicions day for the cere could not have befallen {t, offering a great contrast.as it did to that ef the installation, when amid clouds and sleet, and | Now is the time of preparation for the deeds of next routs swimming with mud, the imperial cortege mad | year; it is within the present and next month that the ‘tes way to the palace, then in its state of | vans Eablet must decide if operations commensura‘e formation towards a universal exposition, The crowd | with those ope Sebastopol shall be dirested was not exuberant in its eheers—a French crowd never | against any other stronghold of the onemy. in a ie; but Idd not hear one single remark of Span few months the Fnglish people will have the ehoica ment, unless it might be that of an old woman with a | between premature inaction or greater sacrifices than be- hanckerebief rolled round ber turban fashion, who | fore. At such a moment an ides that time, witho it exer probably as over confident as evitable and epeedy the cutset of @ therefore trom a wish to ree the real atate of thioga rightly contemplated that we ¢| of this subject. The anerencne ruin and exhaustion of Russia enter more cr less into the calculations of every politicia 8 sewe feer that both the people and their ral pate tyra oe pa liedl eabarsese- ments. tin poseible y may relax from labors and ‘matdors which alone can Tasare sucreds. exclaimed, at the top of her voto, as tho imperial state | tion on their part, will vanubish the Czar, wou'd possibly carriage passed in all the pride of end glass, and | find no vownleg acceptance, But there eam be no more ace—Ah ! le wil a comme, en seigneur & Nay t erous delusion. We have stated some in which the eoemy sre likely to be deficient—their men will be inferior to those who fought at Sebastopol, the difficulty of transporting food and the munitions of war is likely to be increased; but that the actual supply of food will fail, or that want of money will compel an abandonment of the struggle, we do nub believe. At any rate, it is better to dismiss from the mind all such expec- tatfons. Iti: enough that they may be false. Lat us bo- Neve that the only victorie: sre to be won by toll and valor. Should fortune in addition throw in any gifts of her own, there will be so much gained. INTERESTING FROM RUSSIA. The Parts Pays publishes the following letter, dated St. Petersburg, November 11:— In my le'ters I havo aliuded to the frand and corrup- tion which is the dea"h of Russia. This evil is ao roate:!, it extends so widely to every branch of the service of the Crar’s army, that the troops, dexpite the the efforts of the sovereign, are in want of nearly everything. I was assured a few days singe, that Alexander Il., despite tho usval wildness of hie character, got into a regular fury on learning wha: took place, and reaolved to act with #x~ treme severiiy against apy’ peron, no matter what his rank, found guil:y of fraud, L know the country well, and all bis p wer will uot de of any avail to puta stop to these abuses, ‘The evil ie too deep rooted in the Mus- covite soil. All will combine together to deceive the most vigilant eye, ‘The subdjoined ‘ew facts of recent occurrences, the ex- actitude of which I guarantee, will show you the ex!eat of the evil. A Livonian officer of very good family, intrusted with the provisioning of the aimy in Tauris, went from pro vince to proviuce buying oxen, cows, and sheep, wuich he has seut to Cdessa and Cherson, Withing to moke a rapid fortune, he bit upon the fol- lowing fraud. He propored to some of the peasants to leave them theit cat le for a con ideration egreed upon, The cattle were booked as delivered, und he gave a fals receipt for the price of them. He then put then dowa as “died on the 10ad,” By this mean he pocketed— first, the money of thé feasants; secondly, the money of the government, It was clever, but not honest. sus- picione were at last aroused. When it was mentioned to the Czar, he would not at first believe that one of his superior officers waa cepable of committinga erime the conrequencea of which to the army were inealgalable. The romors, however, grew #0 loud that # serious inves tigation was ordered. ‘The officer was commanded to proceed immediately to headquarters at Odessa. He wea not s0 slow as not to smell a rat. He felt some hesita- tion at obeyirg the order, but overnight he hit upon a Flan, and while staying at a hotel near Odessa, bis room caught fire so cleverly that the flames, which purify all things, destroyed the account, He arrived at hoad- a certificate that his papers were burat. id beexacted? We are nssured that the fire epared the roubles in his pouch, He was acquitted. Poor fellow ! as Moliere would say. Another anecdote, the truth of whish T will gasranteo: ‘A dealer in flour, in the vicinity of Kiew, provides somo thousand sacks of Hlonr to the commander of the place, and asks an exorbi ant price. He is refared payment. He is brought up for usury ond fraud. ‘The affair in a serious one; he is liable to a very revere penalty anda Journey to Siberia in perspective. He was as calm, how- pene ever, ag it ha conreience was pure and his exuss a good pracy Boo ; , one, beappointed day he appeared befure the ju ige, sale Degg Leer on either side, tt was ® | and proved by his bocks, A plus Fy that to. accept the pansy " UneiZ Own tongue, and evinelog their ‘ait supply the officers had exac'ed for themselvgs 80,000 sil Ghosianm after ibeir nativPal manner, as Napoleon the | Yer tubes, or 240.000 francs. Very flattering this for Baurlanm atter (hele nave pie boauttial Emgooss, wae | ie oflicers o: the Russian army! ‘The trader vas acqnit- never locked in better health or more perfectly Lively, | 4 ,tnd his honor raved ; the money was paid; he gained > | nothing on the transaction. 3 : ope Speen teeie hs cemeanenaeT eee eosin Fyverywhere, at the very stepa of the turone, the most sortege lef! the hall there was but ove feeling I think | Qudecious robberies are committe atl Ms ane tutuey ad thi lors wor hn ee ae il dissgpeg toons: te Someknaineees et dared; lexander LL. observed the other day that his fervened to disturb so fair scene Such was the noaie, | $Henvanta woul ster) his breeches If they td eo oppor peste gr ede beh ere RL A Among the Empérer’s household there is a chamberlain ERIIP. | dilversmith, who has the care of the crown plate. He hus @ dozen tebinowiches” nnder him, For somo time these gentlemen have amased themselves by parsing tue plats Throvgh acids, by which process a considerable portion of the eilver was tsken off, which they after wards trans- formed into a sclid state by a ctemtcal process. ‘This robbery had been carried on for a long time before it was discovered. But as all were equally guilty, no culprit could be found for waut of proof, The “sroxn plite has been ordered to be melted down and ro-ca The Lourgeois and merchants are not peravinull, - sjaot- e4 to the recruiting tax, but they have to pay 500, fur each recruit asked from them. Thus they provileas maay sol Shere per thonsund merchants ay the. nobles provide per thousand peasants. This tax brings in w considerable ve venve to ihe crown, The number of merchants ta the whole extent of the empire amounis to avont 150,000, and asthe State has alieady levied sbout 60 men per AM eeemed gocd hnaor, satis/agtion and hilarity; and, doth in going and returning, the only uncouth exciame: tions were those of the venders of eatables and dcinka- Biles, who, in spite of the derisive cheers of the crowd, would persist in asserting that what. offered for sale they guaranteed “ans melange.” ‘The imperial cortege quivted the palace exuctly at 2 o'slock. having remained within ite walls about one hour ard twenty miau'es But I must hasten 'o dececibe the entry, which { arrived just in time to wituess, by pushing forward and outstrip- ping the procession, which moved only at a foot pace, It was grand beyond all d+scription. The appearance of the teangept, which in my letter yosters i described, now that it was crowded with human beings clad either in fall dress or in unifrm, was of surpassing magniticence. The moment their majesties entered beneath the soath- ern archway, the whole as:embly rose and cheered wit one long unnimous shout of welemme, and surely noves before did a monarch appear in a theatre go weli adapted fer « divplay of bis august fanctions, The ban}—that bend of 1,100 musiciant—played and sang the nations air, and then rhe Emperor took his seat, Prince Jerome, Bis uncle, on his right hand, the Empress on his left, be aide her the Duke of Cambridge, and next to him the Princess Mathilde. To the right aud lef’, the legislative oorps, the senators, the corps diplomaite, all in gli er- ing costume, took up their places, when the ceremony of the dey cominenced. The speeches you will have from ether konrces; as yet they are not published. Tuat of Prince Napeleon, the President of the exhibition, was dif- ficult to catch; but the Emperor's, exceot when the cheers interrupted, was distivctly heard. His majesty polnti tothe trophies of peace which surrounded him on all aides, remarked that the genius which was carrying on a waccessful war, stili found in the midst of all trials suffi ciont for the arts of pence, He said that whatever their struggles, whatever their snecesses, peace, and peace alone, was the object, as it would constitute the real and permanent hsppivess of the world, and that it dependei ‘on Europe to hasten forward that most wished for con- summation, The cheering was so enthusiastic whenever the word peace e-caped his Majesty’s lips, that it left the impression on the minds of many that’ something was really in the wind. For myself, 1 suspect the Swodish alliance above alluded to was uppermost in his Majosty’s mind. Then took place the distribution of the medals. The a medals of horor, it must be remembered, are dis- shea frem the gold medals, and I suspect I’ am eor- rect in stuting, that. altogether, no country has been more distinguished than Ameries. Mer. MoCormick and Mr. eraser ‘vote obtained the grand medals of honor, and Mr. Maury, of Washington, U.S. Navy, Mr. Pitts, and Messrs. Bache and Rheni, guid meals. These were do!iver- ed to them by the Emperor himself, with the most flattering expressions; and Mr. , geologist, F. R. &., of Montreal, for his ge logical chart and instructive eolleetion of minerals, received also a grand modal of Ronor, besi’es being made s chevalier of the Legion of Bonor. During the time the prizes were being distribat- ed the chorus from ‘Judas Macabeus” Chanlons Victoiri, was ployed and sung by the whole orchestra, and adiud immensely to the general effect off the sone. Whea the e@eremony was over, their majesties, followed by the ladies the court and the whole cour diplomatizue, made a tour of inspection through the trophies of art an industry which wore conspicuously elevated in the fine parties who had beon honored with medals State of Affairs in Ravsia. [From tbe London Tires, Novenber 13.) How tar may we count on the xpecdy exhaustion of the in empire? It is evident that the power of cnr ad- ‘versary is a question second only in importance to that which regards our own resources. The levies of men in fhe depths of the Muscovite territory, the marching of Darbarous and even pagan tribes from beyond the Ural enge end from the frontiers of the Chinese empire, the stores of corn io the provinces of the south, the cur- rency of the State, the Ireling of prince, nobles and peo- ple, are all matters which should interest Knglis!men atmos: as much 84 their own recruiting system or in- come tax. But mystery seems to envelope the laad on wo many poin's of which the allied exvelitions have denecnded. No wnan has much reason to doast of fore- sight or profundity with regard to the present war, 60 Uttle bave events verified anticipations, either wish | 1,000, it results that the merchants have had to pay respect to the nature or duration of the vurioas contests, | sbout 400,000,000f. Thus, however good Rasslans they or the qusntity and source of the enemy’s supplies, It | may be, the bourgeois are beginning to find the war taxes the travellers in Russia before the war began were hasty | somerhat heavy. ‘tm conclusions and rash in statement, those who hive The populations who suffer most from this state of more recently criticised without personal observation | ‘hings are precisely those who entertain the least sym- have been oqually unsafe guites, We see from time t) | pathy for Russia—for instance, Finland, Livonia, Retho- Have letters in continental newspapers purporting to be | hin, Conrland, Poland acd the Soathern“provinces, which are almost exclurively inhabited by Tartars and Mussul- mans, ‘The provinces of the Daltic pariizularly aro weighed down by taxes. Whatever may be said about the Russian party carrying on the war to the last man d the last rouble, the government will bave to consult Hitle the Catholics, the xrotestants, and the Mussul- written in St Petersburg. All of these give must gloomy marvatives of the siate of the empire, and, the writer, geserally professing Rarsian sympathies, deplores the in- Spitable ruin of his monarch and bis country, It might "0 fhought that the Cear’s Minister of Police, seldom sera; : Yous ors of Britii s sete Ay the oficial belwcors. 10. some of the | mane, who united form more than one-third of the popt- most sacar newspaper intelligance, would | lution of the empire, and who have certainly a right to Seareely, ceed ey soerenoonien so to e ya eee in the matter, out the nakedness of the land, For oar own part we) » ee Dalleye most of thece lettors bi be the productions a. . | She Relations Between Great Britain and the ‘Save resided in Russia, or who have acquaints wr mn renion iain : imsome way connected with theempire. But of their A lag alg ero naa really dating from St. Petersburg, or being enable to {From oy pr he Netemey ee BI ‘< aatbontieate the details they give, we must be permitted Bh Rag pie ey SE Fog a napa gry Apc Foe ses otteene | | States such more coneilisting and mild. ‘Those which i ha sete No one ca. oaflete that | had shown at first the most irritation do not hesitate to Ser hablo to supput auoiber c.upaiga. If, | attribuie the original blame to their owa government, therefore, at least © car's aire, Je is bevore ua, it wil | Bd to counsel it to acknowledge und repair its feult, be time enough to ccant on the failing strength of Rus By, eay pay euheoeh Se eee Galton Sea banal aic, when we bave fovght and won the battles of 1869. | It's Stn ee eae or he Crimea, is explained hy con- ata pen pled aan nae haderations which become at prevest sa many exteauat i n ing clicumstances Ve} fw tions which can alone fulfil them, it iss wei! to exam! ing clicumstances in ¥ ie ere ee nee Certain exprensions contained in a Jeter addroswed by ; ve | Mr. Celeb Cushing, Attorney General of the confederatioa, Men, money, provisions and transport are said to ve | Ur telioey of the United States at Philadelphia om in Russia, As yet, however, those bronght into erate eit 'the’ Hunslan’ armies bave observer no de- ficiency that may nt Eomtly be aly temporary, As other ents havi Ddefore, the ailies may say now, ‘that the Russian hosts are like swarms of insects, whi: when brushed away, return as numerous and obst asever. But we believe that it is in mon that the str: will chiefly be felt. Tho Russians probably lost in the Grimes alone nearly 200,000 men, and the total num der dead cr invalided siace the beginning of the war camo. fal short of the third of s million These were mostly eld and seasoned roldiers; whole regiments were the medal for the Hanga:ian campaign, the average age of the men was shout 26 years, there discipline was exac', and their mavcuvres like @ machine. It will be BiGoult for the Cear to replace such meu. Tas new levies will many of them be below or above the proper fighting age. Tt is ax impossiole for @ by of 17 to wes theshock uf battle, or the ‘atigues of the bivoass ‘and march, as it is for & man of 40 to commence with wil- Hingners and aptitude the private’s drill, After tue the subject the prosecution directed against several English recruiting agents, had at first aroused the suscep- tibility of our neighbors, and inapired in their jarnais the haughty anc almost provoking langusge waich they lately used towards thelr cousins on the other aide of the Atlantic. In this correspondence Mc. Cushing states that Lord Clarendon, without eeving that the diplomatic and ecnrular agentsin America had orders to ‘avor the enlistment of an American legion, only al legee that their instructions recommended thom, in the mest (xpress manner, not to act in coutravsation with the laws of the country; and he concludes from this that the English government ssid to ite agents, “Violate, if necessery, the spirit of the American law, but take caro to respect the 4t.” “Tt may e, adds the Attic. ney General, lish © who really tonic part in the recruicing, will escape the action of justice ane of the American tril la; by sheltering theaselves from legal proceedings they will only have followed their instruction: jut even there instruction# are 9 viola Loase: it be thing that | tion of the sovereign rights of the republic of the United the Gear oh oo we Pardo aectine opens = States.’ It fs ze Bath judicial, b at 80 taternaitonel U take place ; chat ae | question; and Mr, Cuebfog recowmends the fulecal at- oan eveneme Gin'be gies him‘ net tat at | ney ec Philadelphia to prove judictally all which could tend to e-tabli«h the particips ion of the Eoglish soa- suls in the enlistipent proceedings, “ia order that the President night decide, with a full knowlsdge of the facts, what steps in would be becoming for the United states to take as a pation in this grave alfwir.”? aneted ranks and to turn into good soldiers the young and sullen serfs whom he has enrolle!. With regard t> the deticieney of food, we caunot fally agree with the opinion which many pertons have expressed. It hay been said tha the cnemy’s country ia dasolated by being The tone biication of this correspondences forced to supply the wants of an [minense army. Ta ow The tone and the pu if 2 article it ia, tm d, very pragable that scarcity prevails. | have not only excited lively siaplearure fa Rnglaod, Horses andoxen fit for draught nave been emp oyel | but, @ the language of several important journals show, for nearly 16 months in ovveyiag the pr they bave even boon censured ia the United States. Lt is of the corn growing provioce: ints the Crimean p diffeult, in act, to justify in the light of internati mat fala. In some pinces it cannot ba doabted that the prepriety this insultiog snd almost menacing lang towards s Power with which it destrow wep uy & god understending. The English journals themyolves ular tha: tuele goverareat ply of animals mus; be exnausted. hava to sought for over a large and c min Vhay ty tn fe there doubiloms, by acknowledge that it is si emenenes: tne inrye provines ish have avnaatly | should Lave been 90 enti oly Ygnorant of the existence of poured forth sach vast aupolies to relieve the defleiea. | the American Jaw relative to reoralting for a foreign ser 4 by that they seem to indicate that Mr. Cal Cushing is net alogeiber wrong in s»pposing that ivetroctions ot which Lord Clarendon speaks, Larplic sted to certain extent the recomm ia ton to elude cs much as poesble its dixpesitions, But that consideration would not euffiee, fo onr eyes, to explain in aeatisfactory maa 10 a cor esponderice of a evafiden proceeding so parely Amecioan eles cf Europe, are not likely t tomption of an army, however sarge. pondent, steaming along the estuary fromgkt marked with surprise the well cultivated numerable stacks of corn, the form yaros, mestie animals of all sorts which studied the shores; | we eannot doubt that this ix the condition of Syarh em Russia generally, since it is a ovantry th resources of whic latter years have unce ingly augmented, and which was raised to the Beige of prosperity by tho abolition o' the Beitish ve 1 ia nall not undertake in avy way Wy Justify it. It nevert eles oceurs to us to'ask if, putting asite all questions of proprtery ard courtesy, the evadast of the ~e. Jauon of corn is now atenend, | agente of the rnglich goverpment to the Val States Meee ord for the voniier, and, though the proprietor | bas been of a nature to authorize the suspictons +0 hirah- suffers, the embarrassments of the State are lees. We | ly expre: ing. It is incontestible thas if cannot, therciore, anticipate that the Russian armies will | enrolments compelled to retreat from the Bug, or even from the lbek, by n want iffood, It will be for the troops of Polissier and Codrington in enmplete the work they have begun; new victories must be added ty the names alrea- | lly take place there were at vo ere * i that the testimony brought forward tria) of Herts tire confidence, or that it could suffice in eny case to authorize the accasn. defi r 7 tiens yre inst the British government by a mom- Mamta a thts we Sey Ol be of Oe Kiogton Cabinet. “Our only object has Vinancial embsrrasemonts must, after a time. hamper | beem to make known the facts which have brought about gb» Keselan monarch, but it is likely thot his empire vit | the mirunderstanding that has vecupted the English press for somo doys past Beni one in Regions, ie t present apimat ‘derive y toit All the journals Vy ccsnogiitce fault, to repair it and loyal exp'anstions, otto be af evte i at evar wat ‘ve con- sidered offensive im the correspoméence of Mr. Ou: J Our readers need only peruse carefully the from which we have made extracts to un vod white mnoderstion, which did not characterize their first arti cles on thir question, hes been mainly brought about by the ‘ral sentiment mantfested ‘by the ish pad- Ho at the bare ides of this new conflict. Chromele, establisht parallel between wba: occu two years ago on ‘mM question and what is now taking place in to America, yesterday warned the ministers that if they allowed themselves to be dragged into a war on this question, the opinion of the co: might not follow them. However tais may be, we felis fhce-of the wer, and mast of ome of 1 ott crew. ©) sgimateesae - igh fg a = ihe ubt, im precipita e ret’ xa apd inf more themence cetermned on Juying hold of it; but the +bip was lying nearly in the centre of the roads, and completely erotected by the eneny’s ‘The uttempts made during the five cold nights ot October bed berm uneuccess’ul on acsoant of the fa a the Russians, at the least stir, pouring iv that direstinn a shower of jectilea, which rendeced ibe operation, if not impossible, at least very peri- jour, Finally, some nights ago, ihe attempt suoceed- ed. Russian ovlors were removed, and pre sented to the 1 . The oorps =o the Tchernaya is constantly kept on the qui vive, expecting to be attached by the Russians, who are in no hurry to descend from their positions, ‘The geversl opt niop, however, is that they capnot remain on the teaus of Mackenzie tate ourselves doubly both on this pacific dispomtion and and the Belbek. The Freuch an4 onthe unsnimity with which it {s manifested. feroinian contin: shots with those It ie that this enlistment question is only @ | of the enemy. The best possible understar ding exists be- pret for the goverument at Washington tween the dinian troops and oure. Ererzvedy pro party of the Awerican nation which to be 80 | fessen the greatest esteem for the soldiers of the army of parr Al moved by it. The secret of the whole afair is | General 1a Marmora, who are as .active, intelligoat, in raid to be that the United States cannot sce without dis- | dustrious and vigilant as ours. pleasure the alliance of two countries whose ancient struggles were so useful to their constitution and ag- eravdicement as an independent nation. oannot wit- ness without jealousy the prepondersnce acquired by the united fiags of France sad. % ‘nee with pain that the pre ent war will probably terminate in the com plete anvibilation of the Ruasian fleet, and it is that which renders them fo #1 ible on the subject of one of their municipal laws. We shell not insist upon thee stupendous works. Any person vevturipg to speak evacuation of the Uri mea would be laughed st. There is evidently no such in- tention on the part of the allies, for why should the En- glish be son: Magnificent roids, buildiog a new twwn with stone in the mighborhood of Balaklava, re- poining port of the town. extending the railway, if e country was to be abandoned? Every day 6,000 men are employed in those works. The English army ia at suppositic nor even stop to discuss them. We are | present. more flourishing and numerous than ever. Ir but too ey fo be able to altest that on this question, | numbers about 60,000 men, and reinforcements are daily at least, all the world seems unanimous in the desire to | arziving. maintain peace, Our last accounts from Kinburn were pt by the {From the Constitutionne}, Nov. 16.) farses. The place is covered on the land for: The violent polemic which has been between the | midable worke, and, if the Liman of the Dneiper should Eoglich and American press, on the subject of Mr. Cush- | freeze, and the Russians be tempted to retaite the posi- ing’s instructions, hus excited but very little alarm ou | tion, the 96th Regiment, and ite brave Colonel, M. Dan- this side of the Channel. We are getiing accustomed to | ner, will give them something to do. The garrison ot the exoggeravions of the London and New York journals, | Kinburn is exclusively French. The brigade of General end have arrived at the coneluston that most of the com. | Spencer hag been ie Hy Ian ted at Eupstoria. bustion got up on the editors’ tables is only caused by Incependently of those fortifications, which, defended straw, and offers no reel danger. as they will be, could defy 60,000 assailants, Kinburn The truth is that the beliicose of Justice of the United Stares was ad Foglieh, government than to the Awerican electors. The election of a new President takes place ii 1866. The democratic party, which ie the stro: it in the United Biates, is divided into two principal factions, which the Americans, with an elegance truly republican, designate as “hard shells” and ‘soft shetly’? The sott shells are at present in power; the Premdent, Mr. Pierce, is thoir chief, ‘and his principal adherents would not be sorry to centinue to dest the administration of pudlic aifaics onder a new President taken from thelr ranks. ‘The hard shells, less numerous, or pechaps on!y less iu- Auential because they have fot at their disposition the acministration resources, seek t» ally themselyos with the slaveholders of the South, and as the latter prepoa- derate in the United States, tuey havea natural ay np thy for Kussian seifuge. Advanced democrats make o profeesion of great sympathy for Russia. The govern- ment, On its sice, di} not wish to neglect this means of obtaining the Southern vote, and thi: isthe motive of the harshness of the instructions intentionally publishec the Minister of Justice, and which has justly moved pud Me ojivion in England. They have forcunatery no other aim-—no other ohject. ‘Two things strike us particularly in this incident of the Minister essed less to the In the first place we are astonished to ace a statesman hay. ing a great reputation in Europe for talent, employing iv the interest of a party such dangerous mancuvees. It i- true that the form of the government of the United States explains, on the part of men placed at the head of its government acts that no functionary of equal rani: could commit in ronarchieal countries #ithout lowertay his character and losing bis dignity. But even tho ne. cessity of having recourse to them is, perhaps, the bit- terest criticism on the institutions by which the United States are governed. We are surprived, also, to acquire from these facts the certuinty that the cause of Rursia moets wit! sympathy ina country which pre ends to be the freest in the world. - Thir singular alliance between cespotiem and republicanism — between young Amrrican civilization and Asiatic bar- barism—{s certainly monstrous, and there is no sophisin which can jostity Amenican democrats for taking part with injustice against right ia the struggle whieh the ci. vilized Powers are carrying on agninst the most arbitrary and ignosunt State in’ Europe. They possess, neverthe- lexa, Something in common, aud that, is violence; far histo- ry proves that republics are not loss tyranuieal than despotirms. ‘Thanks be to God, the great mass of the American poo- ple do not share in those unnatural antipathies against the Western Powors profeel by the agitators end the seatter-brains to'whom the (oitan States generously afford a home, and by the ignorant and the credulous, to whom she entrusts the care of re- will be proected by the squadron of Commacder Pacis, of several frigates, now anchored along the f,and the fl batteries Devastation, Lave and Tonnante. I have been told by a naval offiver that. the reconnaissance made in the Bug had producet excellent results, and most aseful information for our fu- ture operations. The remainder of the Wiad com- manded by General Bazaine, had returned. The division cf General Chasseloup Laubat ia arriving by deg:ees, and cecupies the former quarters of the Foreign Legion. ' The importance of the port ef Kamiesch daily increases, and its command is now confided to Capt. Mauasion de Candé. consist! coast of Affairs in France. {Paris (Nov. 28) Correspondence of the London ‘Times. } the ‘eg VO ata visit which he made to Rambouille with the Buket Cambridge, at the beginning of the werk, prerented 10,000 francs to the Mayor of that place to be distributed among the poor, M. de Mouton, First President of the Imperial Court of Deual, and M, Faleonnet, Procuer General of the fnpe riai Court of Pau, tok the usual oaths before thy Empe- tor at the Tuileries the day before yesterday, prior to a» suming their respective (unctions, ‘The consecration of Mgr. Delalle, the new Bishop 0° Rhode, tock place a few days ago, in the usual form, in the eathecral of Naney. M. Romicu, formerly Director of the Beaux Arta, In spector of the Imperiul Libraries, has just expired at’ Ly- ong (Drome). The Fiapercr has just issued a decree, in which he de clases thut, “beb g desirous of giving to the Empreas Eu génic, bis well beloved consort, a particular mark of hi- afiection,” Le has decided that the educational establis's ments of the Legion of Honor, which are now to resuim the pame of *‘Maisozs Imperisles Napoleon,” are place: under the protection of the Empress, to whom a report « the situation and wants of these establisnments is to b presented every year by the Grand Chancellor of the Le gion. VISIT OF THE KING OF SARDINIA—HIS ARRIVAL At MARSLILLES—ENTRY INTO PABRIS—ROYAL RECEP. TION. [From the Paris Moniteur, Nov, 23.] ‘The King of farcinis arrived at Marseilles at 9 o'clock on Thurseay morning. His Majesty was received on land- ing by-Golonel Edgar Mey, Aia-de-camp of the E-aperor first veneur; by the Marguis do Coneguno, Chatuotlan; and by Lieutenant Colonel de Vatabregue, Kquer y Com mander, sent by the Kmperor to weet the King; "by th: General Commander of the Niath mistary division, by the Freiect of the Bouchesdu-Khone, by the General Commander of the departmert, by the or_of Mar seilles, and the principal civil and military authorities. A salvo of artillery announced the Janilng of ‘the King. newing perivdieatty the government of the evuntry, The | 1b¢ troops were drawn up in line of battle on the port ulation of the United St » | and formed adoudle Mine wlong the of the roya! Pir ite practical good seuce nod fer erent ade Renkaey’ | cottege. Am etcort ot honor accompanied the King’> sense and for its aptitude in appre. ciating its true interests. Now the commercial relation: between Fnglend and the United States are go intimate that every disaster which reaches the commerce of the one nation must affect seriously that of the other. This is one of the reasons why people look wi'hout serions disquietude on thoee threats of arming American priva- teera which the press of America and England are{n the habit of discussing, and to which Russia gives as much effect as possible, The armament of American privateers is not to bo dreaced because the provisions of international law ex- act that the crew of a privatesr shall be composed, for the greater part, of the subjects ofone of the belligerent vations, under pain of their being considered as picates American privaceers must, therefore, be manned princi pally by Rurtian tailors. 'Where are they to be tound’ The American privateers are no more to be feared than the explosion of a conflict between the United States and England is to be appcehended. Some isolated cases may occur, But the government cruisers are setive and na- merous, and the tribunals would not spare those who in despite of the neutrality Jaws absudoned themselves to acta of pillage on the Englteh, French, or Sardinian com mercial marine. Perider, intelligence of the most satisfactory sharacher re that has been breught by the Inst advices. It a Mr. Crampten is ia a condition to prove that aocusn: tien of which he is the objest, i+ the result of an intrigue that two or three adventurers Lave planned agsinst him, ond we are assured that his releiions with those adven: turers have afforded no serious grounds for the procerd- ings which continue to be directed thim. If he is aojuitied, as we have reason to hope, all elements of dis- pure between the two governments will be at an end, inesmuch as the Cabingt of st. James has publicly re noupeed all further intention of enlisting men for the auxiliary legion. If we cast our glance further Noith, where the question of the Sound ues appeared equally likely to create ro- rious embarrassments in Europe, by throwing the United States into the chances of un armed struggle, wo seo that the -louds which had been darke: the horizon on that sice are aleo luckily disappearing. It appears from our last advices that the government at Washington shows a Olsposition to come to an understanding with Oosmark and we can comprehend its readinoes to do 50. It waa at one time thought possible to inflame public opinion iv America on this question, and to turn the agitation caused by it to the profit of oue of the candida'es for the Presidency. ‘The Sound question has, however, exctted but very hittle interest among the clectorr; the pudiic mectings do not occupy themeclves with it, and the Ame rican press bas not takeu fire on the subject. It{s a de funct question; there is nothing to be made of it ia ao electoral point of view, and we may therefore lock upon it a8 abandon cd. We are ccnident that it will be the same with a!l viher questions which might have a tendeney to embroil us or our allies with Brother Jonathan. After all, we mua: learn te take him just awhe is, and not to slarni oursely unreesonably when he swaggers a little from time to tine. In a war with him we certainly would have to ook sharp for be wants neither conrege nor strength. But he }s too mach good sense to plunge headlong into a qua:s.! which does not concern bim, and that to take tne side where he has a chance of receiving the worst treatment. We ehall rest friends with the United States. “We congratulate the Americans, as well as ourselves, on 50 agreeable a prospect. The War in the Crimea. POEITION OF THE ALLIED FLEETS AND ARMIES—Rt- TURN OF TROOPS TO FRANCE—FIRE FROM THR NORTH SIDE OF BSEBASTOPOL—WORK OF Tit" BRITISH TROOPS—THE CONTEST TO LB COUN TINUED. The Qourrier de Marveille, of the 224 ullimo, publishes the following letter, cated ‘Kamiesch, the 6th of No ber:— ‘The equadron of Admiral Praut has arrived, and ix to take on board the Imperial Guard, which is returaing 10 Fyunce. The presence of that naval force has imparted extiaordinary ae ivity to our roads. On tac morning of the 2d the Admiral came ashore, and immediately lovt for headquarters, with a few officers of his staff, Admiral Lyons also landed at an early hour from the Hana! \al, and waited apon General Simpeon, All subsequent! =s6t in the honse of the Marshal, who highly complime: txd his colleague of the navy on the resuit of the briluant expedition to Kinburn, The bresk'ast was followe) b acouncil of war. This fact, which was quite natacal, gave some credit to a report circulated on the arcival of the Fnglish squadron, namely, that a new expedition was contemplated. Ihave reason to believe that «uch an expecition was intended, for the purpose of destroy- ing some extensive provision stores belonging to the iny, and making a Giversion on hirleft; but it was warcs absndoned. Tt was aleo rumored a few davs that the Ango-Turkish contingent at Ke-teh waa cl isoly pressed by Geveral Wrangel, ve beard that som: titing engagements oscurred between tho advances posts; bat it appears thet General Vivian considered his eal porition Fo seriourly wenaced that he sent to Bilaklava for @ reinforcement of cavalry. The General, however ng in the service of the Haat Iodia Company, and, as ch, not authorized to command troops of ‘the r army, Geners) Simpeon sefused to comp'y with his ent, ond the steamer despatcbed from Kertoh immo “lately starteo nstantinopi¢ to bring up the cavalry of the English contingen®. There exists between thae deplorable anomaly, and (ais clreunslance nt te, ppy to have had it to fe power ty strike a decisive blow ab the close of this ardasus and frat:fal camprign. It was well enti(lel to that satiafuc the fatigues, perilé, and Inglorious labora tmposed won it by ibe events of the war, The Admiral returns. to Fiance with seven sbiys ot the line and several faigate, oo atte carriage, His Mojesty alighted at the Hotel of the Pre fectuie, | Monseigneur the Bishop of Marseilles, who ba: gwaited the King ut the lancing place, accompanied b| Majesty to the Pre‘esture. tbe soldiers and the popula tion of Marseilles, whe had asrembled in srowds along th passage of the King, greeted him with enthusiastic eer. His Majesty left Marseilles at a quarter past 11, for Lyons, Before hia departure, the King paid a visit to he Kuysl Bighness the Grand Duchess of Baden, at the Hote des Colonies, Along the line, betweun Marseilles ano Lyons, at all the statlona where the royal train stopped his Ms jecty found assembled tLe principal local authori ties, a de'achment of troops. and the population eager to welco.re the august ally of France. At Avignon the Archbishop came to the station to com- Hir-ent ‘be King. At 6 o’elock in the evening the King of Sardinia ar. rived at Lyons, amid salvos of artillery and the cheers «t ibe population, who crowded the station, the quays, and ts through Which the royal cortoge had to pass. received at the entrance of Lyons by hi- Excel hu} Count de Castellane, Commander-ia- Chief of the army at Lyons and of the’ 8th military di- vision; by M. Vase, Senator, charged with the admlais tration of the department of the Rhine; by the Mayor Lyons, and by the principal civil and military uuthorities we King alighted at the Hotel de l'Europe, which had been prepared, by order of the Emperor, for’ the recep tion of bis Majesty and his suite. ‘Tre Monilewr adds the following :— The King of Serdinia will recetve a most hearty ano warm weleome from the population of Paris. ‘This august sovercign is not only the descenéan' of ore of the most glerious reigning fanities of Europe, the ch’ ofa ation whcre destinies trom time immemorial hur been bound up with those of the French nation; by his eminent personal qualities, his loyalty and his tried courage, by the readiness with which he eent his bre troops to fight side by side with our own for the same cause, King Victor Emmanuel has special claims to the sympathies of France, (Faris (Nov. 28, Evexing,) Correspondence of London es, The great event of this day is the arrival of the King of Sardinia in Paris, From 11 o'clock vhin morning « con ideruble portion of the population of Faris thronge! towards the terminus of the Lyons Railroad to receive and welcome with their acclamations Vistor Emmanue! the Moniteur hed ennoanced that the Royal ‘a8 along the quays and the Rue de Rivoli ouses on the Boulevards, the clubs an“ theatres were from an early hour decorated with figs, Sieh’ the national colors of France, Fugtand, Sar dinis and Trikey. ‘the Cirque Napoleen in ticular was remarked for the elcgunce of its decorations. The rue de Rivoli, thr Place of the Hotel de Ville, and the quays, in fact the entire line along which the King was to pass, were aft: | Jarly adorned, as also the facade of the station and the large court yard, On the Placo iteelf detachments 9! foot chasseurs and of the line kept the ground, and tue guards of honor within the court were selested from the Grenadiers and Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard. Aci nopy of crimson velvet, fringed with gold, hung over 1 .- oor of th» walting room, which bad been transforr. | into a 8] id salooh, hung with red velvet, faste .- ed up with gold. Clusters of flags belonging to the allie ! nations, with the name of Victor Emmanuel, aod the shields with bis royal arms, complete the orna nents. rich carpet extenced from the door to the pathway, “a which the King was to step from the carriege; and guide. ¢ right and left had been prepared for thos tially invited. A detachment of the Cent Suites were drawn up on both sides of the room, and seven of the lupe! i ajenty and suite. ce awe left the Palais Roya! shi enti His Mi Tho gor would a great many carriages awaited 12, Pr carriage, pre in a st two out-riders wearing the Imperial livery. Marshal Colonel F eury, the Pretects of the Seine and Police, and a great number of putlic functionaries, civil and military, asaite | Prince Napoleon at the railroad station. The members vf the Council of Administration, the sta'ion masters, and i) the employ és were drawn up within. At Lo’clock precisely the arrival was announced, and in five minutes yt the locomo i e, decked out with the Sardinian colors, stopped; the drums heat to arms, and the full band of tho Guides, wao we stat oned at the entrance of the reception room, st up the “Maree de Zavole.”” ‘The King, who wore the uniform of @ Colonel of lias. ears, descended from the carriage, and was received the first by Prince Napoleon, whose hand he shook warmly, and replied to the worés of welcome of the Prince, The suite of the King consisted of Colonel Eagar Ney, first aide-de-camp to the Emperor, with a number of Sardinian dignitaries nud French officers of State. he royal cortége entered the waiting room; the whole of the jerrone who filled it rose, and received his Majesty with acclamationa of * Vive le Roi!” “ Vive le Prine Napcteon!? which were taken up and reneated by us crowd, which thronged the court of the st) 4 and tLe pproaches to it. The carringes soon drove up in orto at theentrance, and the King aud bis attendants enter a them, Prince Napoleon and his Majesty entered the seme cerringe, Which was preceded by tar outrider wepring the Imperial livery, aod the whe le of the corte. Tegan to move in the feliowing order:—A squadron 0 with a band; three court carriages, preceded each 'e outriders; the royal earrisge, preceded by out yiders, end followed by @ aquadron ef Cent Garde» Coone! Fleury rode at the right, and Colonel Noy at the ‘end nequadron of the Uuirassiers of the Tmperis! 4 closed the procession. s falling, the crowd was considerable vgh which the King passed and re- yal vieiter with warm scctamations. The iter entered the Place du Carrousal by the royal train hor gh rain ane Hine Coilige #0: the The embarkation of ibe fmperial Guard bas already com “ ‘ ; @ Pavilon de Rohan. and eniered the Court menced. | The brigade of (eneral Maneque, rmorly oom | PACT ie iew by the triumphal arch. The drums were mended by Ceneral Ulich, is ond the let and 26 regineni« of Voligeurs, aud that of General Clere, previowly under the orders of Genera! Yontdves, of the Foot Chasseuts, and Ist aud 2d regl- nents or Gremadiers. They presect « considerable effect- ive foree, notwiibs'anding the losses they have suffered. the Artillery aud Engineers also return, and only two mounted batteries of artillery remain, The embarea ion will be terminated on the 8th, when the squadron will welgh for Comstaatinople, where it isto stop four days. Jer porition at Sebastopo’ bas not chango}. The elty and the northern forts continue to exchange helix, The fire of the Ruselana is more active than oure. In spiie of te vigilance of the enemy, our daring seamen often Play tricks upou him, Under cover of the darkness boats tnter the reads cf Sedastopo), take soundauga, and #ur- vey the opposite const. They also si'ently visit the mngts of the sunken ships, which alone appear above ¢ smpowea of the Zmaaves seems a) Mr’ Ooshiog sof the ae arn | be and ‘pail ivi fg ; if ch a, the troops presented arms, and tho av s became louder and lowlor as the King ap- the palace, tie apartments of the Pavillon Marsen gre those ocen- picd by the Kingdoring his stay at the Tulleries; and the hides-de-camp, orderly officers, and puysician occupy the next apartments. Austria. THE LATE SPEKOH OF THE EMPFROR NAPOLRON-—ITS HPF) CT--PROSPEOTS OF PEACE TUE CONCORDAT me the ptr Zeitung wakes the following obser- vations on the epeech of the Emperor of the French, at the clesing of the Paris Exbibition — Tre swords used by the Emperor of the French give hope of a pacific tolution of the strogele new foing on. These remarkable expressions do not arise from waickly tthe sam What bas becn hitherto wanting av for Hub alley the saeunioeet ieee ae tions, is sien ; Hons should be closrit laid down. It Te’ this teniedlont were clearly made known. Another Vienna Journal, the Danube, expresses 1iseif as Bim The conclusion of the speech dehvered by the Emperor Napoleon on closing the Exhibitiom indicates with preet- ricn the degree of human development in sit the civilized world since the commencement of the revent century, ccmpared with what existed before.‘ Let without slackening our manu! Jooms.”” These are not empty werds, bul which responds to the reality of facts. + that point that States may send large armies, provi- ded with everything for thom, against a power fol enemy; may carry on & wit and war, without by +o doing ‘weakening national prosperity or in- arts, scioneos, commerce and manufactures. formerly war affected all there resources of a country, a6 athe case at presont in Russia. was put an end to, schools closed, and the youvg men sent off to the i Py alas succumbed ith the weight of the 8 Impored on it by the war. Now it is quite pos- sioie, thanka to the division of labor, for a State to seni 100,000 men against the enemy, and maintain them on a perleet ‘war fvoting for years, and at the same time con- inue to cultivate the arta, sciences and industry. The prejudices of war no longer manifest themselves under the form of a general calamity, as in the middle ages, but of an increase of national debt, for now it has been sscer- tained how, while forging arms for war, not to slacken the works of peace. i [Vievme (Nov. 21) Correspondence of London Times.) 'o all outward appearance the diplomatis world 1s doing little or nothing in tke Eastern questiov, but you may te assured that the prelimi:.ary stops towards the rea ization of the first and fourth guarantee poiuts are about to betakem. The first pomt relates to Muldavia, Wallachia ond fervin; the second to the future posltion of the Christian population of Turkey. It is still uncer- tain when Baron Prokesch will leave Vienna, but it is well known that as soon as he reaches Constantinople, the conferences relative to the re-organization of Molda- ‘via and Wallachia will begin. fhe pay of the Con- stantinople corsespondents write that there are frequen’, mirunderstandings between Lord Redcliffe and M. de ‘T.ouvenel, ‘but reliable information has been given me thet such is not the care. ‘The new concorcat meets with no merey at the hands of the German journalists, who view it in exactly the sane light as it is regarded by at least two-thirds of the popu Jation of thisempire. ‘The organs of the clecisal party in Germany are at great pains to show that the close unfon between the chu’ ch of Rome and the sword of Austria is a death blow to the machinations of the revolutionary fac- tion ip Italy, but lay conservatives predict, that seoner or later the eceordat will lead to the downfall of the Ans- trian empire, The effect produced on the people by the convention with Rome is so extremely unfavorable, that the heads of the church have directed thelr subordinates to act with extreme ci:cumspection, ‘and gradually to accustom their flocks to the new order of talaga” At last the Vis nnene have come to the conclusion that there is little or no chance of peace being concluded this winter, aud the consequence is that every is ex: tremely flat on Change. Hardly any business is now dene, os the great firms intend to speculate largely in the theres of the Crécit Motilier, which, as they flatter themeelves, will within six months be at 30 or 40 per cent premium. This, however, is not my opioton, a3 tho company can find no financiers who are capable of con- ducting euch au immense establichment, There is to be an exhiviticn here in 1859, but only for Austria, the Ger- man Zollverein States, and the Italian States, which hava ustoms tariff as Austria. The British officers who are here have already sent 1.800 horses down the Tanube to Bulgaria. 800 of the horses are of superior quality, and were bought for the artillery of the Auglo- Turkish contingent. Prussia. GENERAL CANROBERT'S DIPLOMACY IN SWEDEN— A NEW LOAN AT BERLIN—THE RUSSIAN HAR- VEST—KNGLIFH EXPORTS—ARMY SERVICE. (Berlin (Nov. 2 Regen sepa of London Times.) it is believed that General Canrobert, after leaving Stockholm, where, however, he is ‘to stay somewhat lovg- er than was at first intended, will Dey & visit to the Kiog of Dempark at Copenhagen; such u visit could hardly be omitied under the circumstances, as the king is a mom- ber of the Legion of Honor. Grext doubts are expressed here that anything like negotiations for au alliance have been commenced by the General during his stayjin Stock- bohm, and sill more go that anything will reault froma his visit to the two Scandinavian Courts beyond the improve ment of the yood feeling already existing between them and the Court of France. Under date of October 22. the King signed an order for the istue of a loon of 7.800,000 thalers, at 43¢ per cent, the Roceeds of which are to be applied to raliway purposes. he Interest of this loan and the per centage to be, ap- plea every year towards » siaking fund for paying it off, in 80 far a6 they are not covered 5A) proceeds of the lines for whose benefit the lown is raised, will be de- froyed out of the railway fund, and will therefore pro- duce no extra burden on the ways and means of the State. ‘This railway fund, which is derived fcom the tax laid on railvays, bas an annual receipt of ‘1,689 600 thalers against yearly obligations at present amounting only to 260,000 thulers. e loan is to be calied fo gradually, us occasion for the motey requires, and is not — to make any impre#sioaeven on this money market. The insufficiency of the harvest in Russia, as the Journal de St. Petersbourg lately stated 1’, 13 further proved by the circumstance that considerable quantities of corn are being imported by the Russian gove nmeut from this country for the supply of the western pro- vinces. In Courlané, Lieflund, and Finland, the harvest is understood not to suffice even for the wants of the population. rr government 1 ‘ately consented to the export from Ragland ond the import into Germany, of a large parcel of saltpetre for the powder manufscturing par- pores of the German Confederation. At the last sitting of the Federal Diet, at Frankfort, the thanks of that body bese ‘voted is vir eon A his la‘e exertions ringing about this arrangemen’ ‘Aconsiderable number of young men resident here have lately been ordered for military duty, aud in some cases have been appointed to penal’ detachments, i. ¢., in which criminals are ‘kept to hard Isbor in a for- tress, although ns far as three years back they were ad- judged, after due medical examination, to be unfit for tervice in the active army, and are still in ion of regular certificates fiom the military authorities to that ethect. It spvears that they had in the first instance, in their great fear of being taken to serve, applied to a cer- tain retired lioutensnt, who, for a ‘ consideration,” had procured them certificates of exemption. The hard measure of justice that is now inflicted on them, in tak- ik them out of the rocial positions they have scquired on the faith of their exemption from military duty, is in- duced by the subsequent discovery of thelr having been aunty ef rider, ‘While the Hent@gant has beon guilty Bot only of receiving tho bribes, bub ef forgiog the docu- mepta in question. Belgium. FORTIFICATION OF ANTWERP. ‘The Antwerp Précurseur states tbat the Belgian Minis- ter of War has come to a determination with respect to the fortifications of Antwerp. ‘Those now existing, says that journa!, will be increased by two or three large forts in advance of the faubourgs of Berchem and of Borgerhout, which will complete, with the forts already existing, the iutrenched camp, | Fort No, 4 witt be converted into s barrack, aud the buildin: outside that construction des:royed. A space of 30 metres, on which it will not be permitted to build, will be left round the glacis. The fortifications to the north of the town will be erected behind the north fort. The total expense of these words will amoxnt, it is to about 0,000,000f., including the 5,400,000f. ob in the last sesrion. Affairs In Spain—Causes of Her Financtel . Difficulties. rom the London Times, Nov. 24.] For the hundreduh time in the last half-century we see romething ike a glimmer of Nght hain npon the distracted afiairs af Spain, to be succeeded, expe- rience be our guide, by s thicker darkness than ever. Yet it is no a ble to contemplate the coming regene- ration of natio Jelighttul to the mind to speculate on the blessings which a bounteous nature and a gl vrio :s climate bave ever in store for man, when his suie'dal foll, will permit her t= indulge her provigal liderallty tows: him, that we will again bope sowething for Spain, eve: though thore hopes be cestined to a disappoint: fare that which bes entlermly wasted on alt previous rospects of awelioration. When the Spanish nation rose [arms against Napoleon, who wae there whose heart did not beat with enthurissm at the gaticipation of the exploits to be pertcrmed by the countrymen of the Cid ann of Bernardo de Casplo? When Dupont surrendered at Baylen, who doubted that the Frenc wonld be chaved beyond the Pyrenves, to 1 urn no more to waste the plains of fertile [berin? When the nation rose against the tyranny of Ferdinand, who doubted of their success? When civil war ayrainst Pon Carlos terminated in the establiehment of the throne «+f Queen Isabella, it would have been treason to the lide- ‘alcause to evppore for a moment that it had aot achieved a most decisive triomaph; and when we lent the Spaniards £150,000,000 of money 1d have been telieved who averted that this vast sum would have sauk )ke water into sand, and have been adsorb™l nodody knows how, without any apparent benefit to the nation ot barge and without, as far ne we can tell, the slightest prospect of repayment? Yet all these things have bap- pened. end we may therefore be neonsed of deing over cergiine when we venture to hope anything from a country whi h seems des ined pervetuall to excite ani yerpetuelly to expose the credulity of the Beitish nation. ‘The history of the embarrassments of Spanish ficance Is soon told, It resolves itself into one word—prohi- Vitton. ‘Ihere never was a couotry where the principle of protection to native and probioltion to foreign indus- try bad a fairer chance than in Spain, Hatred not con tempt of foreigners ada a rid eulous over-appreciation of ibemselves have ever formed strikiog pecullarities of the Sponich character. To ve like themselves is the highest ccmpliment they cn bestow on anyone who it not ro fortunate as to have seen the #un for the first time in Spain, Dexterou avait themselves of this promi- nent defect in the pational ter, the manufacturers of Cainlonia have succeeded in establishing for themsel res a monopely of the hore market, ro far as laws and cus- tom housee could give it them. The effect his been twofok, In the first plince, its usual end matural result quality of Spsoleh waneBetooes, and fostering to the utmost extent the rational tendency te tn- dolence and self-ratisfaction with achievements the most abeurd inadequate. The French pay that “ Afrien * and even barbarous Africa her- provection has in degrading the g ss F i ii l i em manu ond.patriotic act was not among the least of caures which hurled him Rom, bones, Fp te him togo many years of exile, Spain riod of suffering and misrule. Undeterred wiscarriage, we rejoice to see the ministry tering on this good work, and proj if very far from fally hin, lexation of the system of RE bition. To Spain the ad- vantage will be incaiculable, me opening t her the ure of articles. which whe har done her best to leck up from merely in them—net stimulating her agriculture and her production of wive. in order to raise exports to pay. for her greatly, increased imports—but ir enabiing her to collect throug’ the Cas- tom House a revenue adequate to the wants of her go- vernment, and sufficient to Jift her from that. state of beggary to which for so many years she has, to oblige her wretched manuiacturers, so ruthlessly condemned har- American Meats. IMPORTANT REPORT OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. ‘Extracts frem the Report published by the Perpetual oe pr ye A a COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SALTED MEATX OF AMERICA, SY MR. J. GIRARDIN, OF ROUEN, Sine the decree of August, 1854, which permits, for a very small duty, the importation in France of salted aud smoked meats, large quantities of those meats have been received, from Ia Plata and the Umted States of America, Dunkirk, Havre and other ports have received pork apd salted beef in tolerable good conditivn, ani a number of persons, chiefly dealers, have lost no time in giving them a feir trial. ‘The salted port of America has been brought into the market at the rate of 1 franc and 1 france and 20 centim s per kilogramme, (18 to 22 cents per 2.21 Ibs.) ‘The salted beef, without bones, has been sold and fy still selling, in re- tail, at the rate £60 and 75 contimes per kilogramme, (11 to 15 cents per2.211be.) Admitting that those meats consti- tutes wholesome and agreeable food, the question arises, if considering tre prices which they are sold at, there fs | Bane in & pecuriary sense, in employing and giving them the preference over our own fresh meats; for if tho nutritious power of these meats should be much inferior to fresh meat, it is clear that it would not he advisable tosubdstitue them for the latter, which will always be more agreeable to the taste and of ® more appetising ap- pearance, It is to resolve thia question that, at the vol citation of the Society of Emclation of Commerce and Industry, of the Seine-Inferieure; I have, with the aid of MM. Caneaux and Thorel, the first the physicia d the second the head apothecary of the hospital of Rouen, made a series uf experiments, of which I present the sum- mary as followa:— Ist.—Several pot au-feu (broth and boiled meats), have been prepared both with and without vegetables, and in the ordivary way; some with freah meat, and some with American salted beef. The results of those comparative experiments have Leash 0 eo ln i of grammes q fresh beef, middling’ ua- meat, which, 4ried up, lity, without bones, with’ weighed 200 grammes. 760 grammes of sles 100 7 2 and 80 grammer St alts kil, 260 ge. of broth which boiling—’ have given 80 grammes of have given after dry ex ‘Ihe boiled meat hal a very good appearance and a very good taste. B. £60 grammes of Ame- 760 graromes of drained rican salted beet, soaked in en by ite drying 6 litres (2) of water during 3B we been reduced to mes. 12 hours, the water belog changed once and then made to boil durirg five minutes in 6 other litres of water, have been boiled af- ferwards with Lor aa of vegetables and 60 gram- mes of salt The result bas vt beled & it had the of + long kept, mea appearance of meat long kept, oud ihe cutsice was ofa stsong brown color; the iaside was of 8 red. Its taste was nearl; bai of meat slightly smoked. of il ‘Dres, and their hardness made its mastisal difficult nd distasteful, Ihe broth was transparent, without articles of fat, and resembled very much veal broth. It hhad no bad taste, but its flavor had very little stows, and was ey, different from the broth made with fresh meat; it & more salty taste than the latter. 2. A kilogramme (1,000 grammes) of indigenous bacoa has been ovoked by way of com with one kilo- gramme of American bacon, with vegetables, (caroaces, carrots, turnips, &ec.,) in the ordinary way. ing— ‘The home bacon, drained, weighed. American bacon The home bacon e perior rican; the fat parts ci excellent ia the first were Henn entails ia tes extmads the doon-ef the-latiec was tolerad! y good. 8. The tables contain the results of my ana- lysis of those different kinds of meat:— UNCOOKED MEATS, FRESH AND DRIED, Home Bacon Home Beef. Am. Beef. Fat and Lean. Am. Bacon. —_—a A ——— Dried “From Dried Dried From Driak Presh-at 100" thet. at 00°. Preah at 100°the BL at 100" 76.90 — 49.11 48,78 ryt 138 15.70 Fat. 101 Albumen. 2.25 644 41.39 1.66 Particles of grease and 2 kil., 260 gr. of broth, which have given 85 grammes of dry extract. 9.53 31.30 21.28 ag 38 65 fe. B20 1051 0.40 345 133 3.91 6.99 164 5.39 2282 23 085 282 0.52 90. 100-00 100,00 100.00 100-00 100.00 100,00 100.00 100.00 fen in in ++ 0,282 0,025 0.618 1216 0.331 1.812 0.382 0.304 3808 O71 5 Extractive matters. Boluble alte, 2 ‘Azote in oo." 800 12ST 462 9.101 S759 9M 3m 5.78 tall in 100,048 203 11.516 22.63 0496 1.68 11.606 20.738 COOKED MEATS WITH SALT AND VEGETABLES. Frah Meat. Am Salted Ment, se Drained at 100°. Drainad, at 100° 6. - 680° 2.863, 440 4.721 97.637 «88.80 06.270 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.299 © 0.802, 0.88 7 11.400 «1.818 13.680 Marine salt in 100... 0.470 0.615 1.775 1.90 Extract or Brotu From Mrsts. FREAH MEAT. AMERICAN SALTED MRAT. _ Se Welt Silk eed Salle nel Salt eet dried 6 je, at 100%, af 100%, at 100°. [430s = 1d aR. 186017 4, 87.67 TTS 100.00 100,000 100.00 100,00 ‘acid, in 100, . 1,008 1.52 1.052 Azote, in 100 3.511 2.868 8.161 3505 Marine salt, 12 100...... 98.962 2.933 1S B8ORT Of brine, in which the American sa'ted beo! was soak- Utreof a siimy, browneolor, comtainsi— Vhorphoric acid... Marine salt... Bi 1. From a comparative anslysis of fresh meat and Ame- rican salted meat, there results:— In 100 parts, in weight, of meat taken as it given for consumption— Home Meat, American Meat, Wi ooee . 1.90 40.L Dry waiter, . 24.10 10.89 RHO eve ngugues +o.crvares so 100.00 That in to tay, that ralied’ meut contains one haif of ite weight of useful matter, while fresh meat conta‘as but one-fourth; and if thove respective quantities of usefal matter there is:— Home Meat, American Ment, Azote ., ord 5.0aL 406k Phoephoric acid ssezeees 0.990 0.018 In :ealisy, mn the samo weight of meat is to be had:— Axote 1.6, phosphoric acid 0.596 more in the American falied meat than in the fresh meat, which reprosents a, considerable gain in axsimilative food for him who eata salted meat, 2. If we consider now the aie in ao economical pcint of view, we ob ain the wing results :— ‘The pot-au-few (broth and boiled meats), made of 950 yarn of home meat, 750 grarames of vegetables, and 0 grammes of salt, w! cost 1.956 francs, we obtsin:— €50 grammes of boiled meat drained, containing 760 gr. 35 of azote, ond 2 260 gr 2¢°.80 Tn all tor ifr, From the pol-au-feu made of 960 gratumes of American