The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1875, Page 14

Oh aa AMERICAN ARTISTS What They Are Doing and How They Live. IN MUNICH Neal, Folingsby, Rosenthal, Shir- law, Tait. Student Work and Struggles of | Genius, FRANKFORT, Feb. 1, 1875. The American artists who received me 680 kindly when in Munich in December last, wil doubtless be very surprised that the HeRALD should be so long in publishing tts correspondent’s letter or letters; but it is 1 who must apologize to | Doth artists and to tue HERALD for the delay, which, however, | think was quite warrantabie in View of the exciting political struggie ito whicn 1 was thrown for two months in Berlin, But here 4m Prank/ort I find myself with a few days of leis- ure on my hands, and so turn with pleasure to the leng neglected task of reviving the memories and pictures gathered among our American colony on the banks of tne Isar. Of all German capitals Munich has for me the most attraction, It is not such a beautuul city as Dresden or Stuttgart, nor so gay as Vienna; but, on the other hana, it ts not 50 dreary as Berlin, and 1t exerts a quiet charm upon you (or me rather) whick I Go not feel in any other city of Germany. The excellent drama and opera are the greatest attractions; the art studios are a second; the collections of paintings and sculpture & third; and, must I add, the Munich beer and the general good nature of the people, the absence of weary- ing etiquette every hour of the day, and the toler- ably moderate price of ving there, are things not to be despised. While the cost of living has in- creased in Franksort, Berlin, Stuttgart and Dres- den toa fearfal extent since the Franco-German war, in Munich It has advanced only to @ com- paratively slight degree. ARTIST LIFE IN MUNICH. To young artists Munich offers them the ad- Vantage of cheapness of living and, what is more essential, all the facilities that can be offered by a great academy of art, with the best masters of Germany and the friendly disposition of a high- Minded King, who even places the wardrobes of his theatre at the disposition of the School of Art. ‘This latter favor I consider to be of inestimable Value to students, who can depend upon the cos- tumes they recetve as being historically correct both as to fashion and date. Many, nay most, ‘heatre intendants, even in Germa care little about the correctness of a garment to a century or 80; but King Ludwig demands that whatever is given in his Court theatre shall be givem faith- fully and regardless of expense, ornotatall. The Munich theatre ts, therefore, an educational insti- tution, and historical scenes are presented to us there in a style and with a correctness that leave nothing to be desired. Pictures of history are presented to our gaze which we can with the at- most confidence accept into the répertoire of our own minds with as mach conscientiousness as if We had read accounts of the evenis in Prescott, or Motley, or Macaulay, and for studying German mythological and legendary life Munich is the ony place in Europe. What a wealth of wonder- fal creations are seen on the Munich stage in the representations of ‘“Rneingold” aad “The Valkyrs,” Here “William Teil” is given witha baturainess and force aud beauty, sO that at last you are compelled to moment to prevent your weakness betraying MWsell to your neigubors. if, as a young artist, I Wanted [0 paint an historical picture, | should be wmclined to make my prenminary studies irom the parquet of the Munich Opera douse, iearles=ly and conscientieusiy, and then complete my ‘work under the guidance of the emiment mascers who teach at the Academy oi Art. THE ADVANTAGES OF MUNICH. If I were an historical painter 1 sould study under Piloty; 1! geure, under Max or Detregger: M landscape, under Linden=chmitt. In the his- torical branch of art Munich stands frst in Ger- Many and 1think im genre, tov, anu tne depart- ment Of landscape painting is at present equal- hhng, if not surpassing, that of Dusseldor!. Some ours ago the latter city was paramouat ip tals ranch, but the Academy there bas lost its best veachers. Lessing was called @ number 0! years ago to Carisrune; Krauss nas recently accepted a cail to Berlin; Muncarties, who went !rom Munich to Ditsseidor!, exerted a consideraole induence there, but uniortunately for tne latter city he Was attracted to Paris, where he achieved @ very brilliant — success. Vautier (genre) is the best painter left now in Dusseldorf. Mr. Tait, the landscape painter, who has left Disseldor’ and 1s now 10 Munich, gave me his opinion that the Dusseidor! scoool attained mine years ago the Digvest point to which the style there prevailing could possioly be carried. “There have veen,” he said, “two epochs in Dtts- fe.dori—that of the old romantic schuol, watch the New Yorkers judged of in the old Dttaselaorf Gal- lery, and of which Lessing, Hildeorandt and Sher- mann Were the prophets and teachers; then the nore Wateriai direction, with Andreas Aschenbach d is brother; bat the great men of this school bave leit their work in the hands of pupils who do bot equal thetr teachers.” SOCIAL LIFE AMONG THE ARTISTS, Munich 1s less attractive, pertaps, than Dtissel- dort as regards sociai le among toe artists, yet a very pleasant existence, indeed, do the men o/ art Jead in their owu circles, and in carnival time when they gatmer together at their annual bail, and in summer, when they make excursion! feed to Lake Starnberg, to tue Bavarian Hig! ads, or the romantic lake where King Ludwig is creating nis new paradise. And judging irom the enthusiasm with Which some of our younger arrists wpeak of these lake picnics, they must be unique and extremely pleasant affairs indeed. Sometimes tne young American artists Dave little affairs of their own. They celevrated one Fourth of July in a very interesting manver. [n ove of the large stu- of the Giasmalerei they erected @ tent, anc in it haa cogee served by negroes, gotten up ior tne occasion, There was @ harmogium, and the singers were not wanting. and one young artist amused toe company With magical arts d la Beua- ebini. Kaulbacn, Deiregger and other of the masters visited the tent, spent a snort ume with ime gay party, and went away quite pleased; bat at te following Ac nid ad bones of 4 pruiessor obye tion of the hails devoce art, and wisned tha THE AMERICAN Jor thew couduct. and said that he » Joreigh students enjoying Way, which certaimiy could ha UpuDb their work. kde said tow Were INUSiTiO.a ielio rom es in sac #0 Ty that Re had not been Invited fo participate Int fesuvities, Next day Pioty visited te students ana expressed his deep regres at what had Occurred at the meeting, and chided them sor not Waving invited him. have done so, but feared would not have accepted their imvitation Kaclbach Once had a slight disagreement with the Amer: atuuents of the Academy. at times rather too livel though they worked well, tuey gather Jo one of the Academy rooms and when th ture of any Comrade was finished struck work tue day, lighted tbeir cigars resound with their jolity. 7 manded “siientiam!’ but they threatened to old gentleman out of doors, 50 ke went Ww Kaulbach, who was at that ume DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMY, and Lold him of tue carrying# oa up stairs. ©.@ yentiemen marched up to t ts, swore at them for Kicking up such 4 ne for nd made the nalis hb row,” said he would have the whole crowd dsmissed from the school nd etormed ay at them for fifteen minutes, iheo he stooped short jor want of breath; wnere- upon the icacer, Whose name | forget, pniied ont | his cigar case aud with most impudent suavity offered a weed to the olf director. Wratt settied down @ little; he accepted aod Jiguted tbe cigar, and toid the boys never to cause he Knew they were good Or him any trouble again Workers, but discipiime muss De matntained. course the young studeuts promised to beh: Wemseives; Kaulbach shook hands with ch aud went down to nis studio. He usea to say aiterward, when speaking of his American pupils, oisy feilows—good Workers—but their cigars are real Huvamas |” LIVING AND LABORING, Living is not expensive in Mavich, the attraction to many students of moderate means, A thousand dollars @ amply sufficient per year ior everything, and studios are furnisned free to ai the studen(@ who euter tne Academy. A singie room ranges from twenty to forty marks (4 i\\t over a franc) ; two good rooms sixty francs. me make 4 calculation, Marks per month A single room........ pees Cofee in the morning 20 Dinner at a caié, at tnree marks... #0 Supper ot @ cai, at two mark: Ld TOM. reer Lia ese e ee te duapees 210 | Two hundred marks i# @ fair outiay jor a young #radent for the necessities of life; and calculating the year at $1,000, he baa still nearly $60 per month over for studying expenses, clothes, draw Jog material, Ac. A young German stacent can get through on balf this amonnt. He hires a FOO Jor $44 ont big Colles gosis pum about $4, turn away to gaze for a | They said they shoud | 2 old portier com- | rebeiltoas | Kaulbaca’s | ) tie | painting, | Our Conn your reade crime of th show such 4 thorongh &ftistic talent that surprised at never having seen anything of this arust’s beard is dinners n ty: cents, his supper the same, with ap allowance for beer of a few cents per day. But { would not advise any young American to come out on less than $1,000. He can do ‘or less; but it 18 Impossible to carry on study successfully without a basis of means to meet the many small {ncidental expenses that be must continually incur, Five or six years is the time usualiy given to study; at the end of this time, and even belore, the stuaent will have commenced progucing pictures whicn, if good work, Will bring good sums. Piloty, I am told, takes @ lively interest in the success of his pupils, and is always ready to induce tbe picture dealers to purchase works of merit produced by his pa Some of the other masters are equally ind, When a picture is finished it is exiibited in the galleries of the Kungtverein, or Art Union, a society waich purchases for its lotteries a certain number of paintings each month, the preference always belag given to the productions of poor but taiented young students, joreigners as well as Germans, THE AMERICANS AND THE GERMANS. Between the American, German, Hungarian and Polish art students and artists good oe prevails, The great gathering piace for them all ig at the Caié Maximilian, on the Maximilian- strasse, where vhe groups occupy their respective tables. Once or twice a week some fifteen or twenty Americans and some Germans meet there and have a convivial evening, discussing art, beer, wurst and, perhaps, politics. The white murbie | ‘ables present after such a gathering a very | unique and artistic appearance. They are covered with scores of beautiful draw- ings and = fancies, which, unfortunately, have to be wasled off next morning by the kell- nerinnen, Some of these tabies have even been found worthy of being photograpied, copies of Which are in the possession of tne proprietor of the café and are shown to visitors, There is & fegend about one of these unique drawings hav- Ing been preserved on tne tabie tor some days and that thousands of persons came in merely to see the wonderful thing whose fame had spread all over the city. 1 think Toby Rosenthal, of San Prancisco, was the artist; his production was a painting, not in oil, Dut in mustard, pepper and salt, beer and rose leaves. It represented fair haired kelnerinn of the café, th face drawn in pencil, the in mustard, the dress in pepper salt, witn ornaments of rose leaves, and the whole, with the long trating dress, filled the en- tire table. [think i! | were the proprietor of the calé | should dave all the tables soout which the artists sit covered with drawing paper, or furnish each artist with drawing material, and then pre- serve the sketches ina collection or private mu- seum. But the smooth, white marble tables themselves are indispensaple to the success and beauty and Originality of these fancies, ior, as soon | as an artist fudsa scrap of paper beneatn his pencil at such a time, his band loses the cunning that is imparted by the smooth, white surface, and he gives up the task in despair. THE AMEBICAN ART COLONY. ‘There are some tweoty American artists and students residing in Munich at the present time, some of the lormer known to fame, some of the latier industrious aspirants thereto, The best known of tbe former group of the American artist colony is Mr. David Neal, who has achieved an enviable reputation both at home and in England and bere, apd Mr, Folingsby, whose historical paintings and landscapes have wandered with great regularity year by year across the ocean, Of the younger men, Mr. Rosenttal, of San Fraaciseo, has already gained a reputation among German artists and in his own State sel- dom obtained by one so young; and Walter Shir- law, of New York, whose first picture was exbid- itea in Munich a few weeks ago, has undoubtedly a great fature before him. Then tere are younger men, who are at present under the direction of the professors of the Academy, and of these we shail speak in due time. Of lady artists there are none in Manich now, since Mrs, Greatorex and her two talented danghters left for New York. DAVID NEAL'S NEW PICTURE. When I visited Mr. Neal in Ris studio at the “Glasmaierei”’ ne was engaged in giving the fin- ishing touches to a large and beautifal historical picture, the subject of which is taken from the unkappy fate of Mary, Qneen of Scots, Olten as it has been used by poets and painters, the story of the beautiful Queen, drawn from ‘la belle France” to Iielong imprisonment and cruel death in a foreign land, still retains its power over the imagination of men. Mr. Neal's picture represents an episode of the early life of Queen Mary, the moment when, aescending the steps waoich lead down from her royal resi- dence to the chapel annexed to the castle, she finds Rizzio, the handsome troubadour, siumber- ing on a bench, and for the first time ts deeply im- pressed with the beauty of the youthful stranger. The contrast of the present condition of both the hero and the heroine of the picture, b!ooming 10 all tme pride of youth and heaito, with their later late, is deeply wnpressive. Froude reiates tue story, how Rizzo armved at Holyrooa Castie among the retinue of the Itallan wmbassador, and that on his asking the hall porter for a Pluce tu rest himseil, née was pointed to the bench at the bottum of the staircase. And there he sleeps, With bis Mandolin resting beside him. Queen Mary, followed vy her ladies in waiting and pages, is descending tbe Stairs and starts at seeing tue strange sleeping wandering singer. Of proudly dignified bearing is the Queen, and the artist bas given her veaatisul features a charming giow of voluptuousness, which is in excellent mar- mony With the suvject of the picture. Mr. Neal is a truthml disciple of Plloty, and, as @ matter of course, 3 coloring $13 rich nd hare Moaloys withal, aod his costumes * brill- lant and evince the most conscientious This pictare is, 1 think, one of Mr. best productions. It 18 soid to am American gentleman, and may, let us hope, flod its way to the Potisaeipma Exposition, Mr. Neal finisied, short time ago, a charming portrait of an Ameri- can lady, Wuich, antortunately, | did not see; bat 1 am told it is a gem of portraiture ana che arust’s best piece of work. TUBY ROSENTHAL. Not so conscientiously painstaking in detail, equaily as industrious, bat more productive than Mr. Neal, Mr. Kosenshal, of Sam Francisco, must be considered one of the most taiented young artists we have in Munich. Both are students of the | Puety schooi, the former devoting himseif more to the niscorical department, the latter to tne genre. Follof soul bimseif, and with a keen eye to the bumoristic elements, Mr. Rosenthal is euabled to paint ois pictures with some of Bis own Character- iatics, @d be therefore wins sympathetic ad- muirers jor Whatever be does, Some of his bumor- istic genre pictures are gems; they tell their own story atonce. His “From tue Frying Pan into the Fire,” represents a wicked little boy who has been stealing oranges, and who, pursued by the gardener, has managed to climo the bigh garden Wali, and is aiready about dropping down on the outside, when to his horror he sees he 1s failing into @ Wasp’s nest, into the mouto of # huge masud, who is barking and waiting jor the grub.’ The poor iellow's dilemma ia turtoer increased by the cruel gardener forcibiy removing Bis grasp irom the riage of the wali. The Garteniaube did our artist the honor of repro- ducing tue picture in woodcut, giving i the sim- pie title, “A Picture Wicnout Words,” allowing it to tell its Own siory. “BLAINE. Rosenthal’s last picture, ‘Elaine,’ created Groat interest and attracted sincere admiration a0 the last Berlin Exhipition of Paintings. It rep- resented the Klaine of Teonyson’s ballad, Elaine vhe guardian of Lancelot’s shield, whose flower-decked corpse, in accordance witi her Wish, 14 taken to the court of Queen Genevra. And the dead, steered by the dumb, Went upward with the flood. * ner right hand a lily, In her lett letter: ali her bright hair streaming down, And ail her coverlid was cloth of goid Drawn to ber waist, and she herseir in white Ail bat her tace, and that clear ‘featured iace Was lovely, for she did not seem as dead, But as asieep, and lay as tho’ she stile The photographs and the large engraving pre- sented with # recent number of the /imsirated Lowion News will have already made most of 3 acquainted witi the work. The voss Gazette of Berlina, writing about it, said:—"The pictare has the true romaptic legendary-poetic conception; it is executed with . | much love, art and indascry, and everything ts in perfect harmony. The drawing and Pat we are pictures before, indeed at nov having artist’s name betore at ali.? “THE PORSAKEN ‘WORLD,’? Another of Rosenthai’a just finished pictares | represents a young monk in the retectorium of the monastery, gazing sadiy and thoughtfully through the flies farter, bringing Bim the newa that Queen Spring bas retarned and that the world is fillea with beauty and pleasures and the song of birds, from whien the poor young open Window, througo whicn two butter- fellow is excluded. The subject Was suggested to the artist by Lenau charming pogm : Phis picture is destined for Pittsourg, Pa. When i was in Manich Mr. Rosenthal was engaged on two new humorous pictures, which wiil ar the He Who Laughs Last Laughs Loudest.” Mr. Rosenthal bas higher Plans jor the tucare, and which | am sure he ts weil able to carry out. He I8 preparing the sketcnes for @ large historical which he will enuwe The Fathers of ry?” the enoject of nh Will be from the American War of Independence, re n- | that is still a young man, perhaps ty-veven or twenty-eight, to all appearances, has a breil 40 | lant fature before nim, | | } His studio is in the Gias- malerel, next door aimost to Mr. Neal, and tue workrooms of both are well deserving a visit. FOLINGSRY—SAIRLAW, When in Manich | remember jotting down some Interesting Notes about the ptovure mr. Folingaby has Upon the easel; bat in travelling about since then | have either lost or misplaced my note book, and now I can only tel! the artist's friends in New York that he jooks well and has become, besides a renowned painter, a mighty Nimrod of Pavaria, Mrs. Folingsby ia no longer in the world of ile, though she in not jm we realms oO! death, apd still bang in her husvand’s studio to rewind us of her. Walter Shirlaw, of New York, exhibited kis first picture in the galiery of the Munich Kunsiverein about a month ago. It is entitled, “The Trial of the Bell.” The Village founder, sinewy-armed ana bronze-featury a8 finished the new veil for the village chureo. @ stands and looks on proudly, as the village priest, armed with his violin, comes to try if the tone of the finished work is perfect. A handsome mastiff, sitting near by, seems rather to howl than be edifled by the cling clang that is made in the process. In the background are the figures of @ boy and a girl, chidren of the village founder; the boy imitates with two pieces of wood the worthy priest with the violin, while the girl, just budding into womanhood tooks shy\y into the workshop and at the village pater, to whom probably she confessed her first love last Sunday. The picture 1s a very excellent produc- tion, careful in the drawing, conscientiously finished, harmonious in color aud a credit to the artist. Mr. Shiriaw 1s a disciple of Professor Ram- berger. He is gifted with great originality and a nolveté of conception that 1s very charming. saw some other designs for tuture work which romise, when completed, to give Mr. Shirlaw & asung name, The plan fora picvure of the “Bava. rian Dog-Doctor” ts capital, and [ trust Mr, Shirlaw wii soon complete it. {t is the law in Bavaria | that ali dogs in the kingdom shall be examined by 4 dog veterinary surgeom once every three months, Mr, Shirlaw las evidently spent some days in wudying hia subject, and nis dog portraits are excellent, Everything that Mr. Shirlaw does ! evinces high taste, consctentious study and un- mistakabie originality and talent. AMERICAN LANDSCAPE PAINTERS, Of American landscape painters, N. F, Leganger, of Boston, and Mr, Tait are our vest representa- tives here. Mr. Leganger was away from home; consequently I failed to see him or bis works. Mr. Tait has recently left Dusseldorf, where he resided for over nine years, believing that that city is fast losing its once great reputation. His late studies, and perhaps the imfuence of the Vienna Exbibi- tion have led him to abandon tne Dtsseldorf manner in favor of the broatler and more plastic French school. Mr, Tatt’e studio in the Brienner- strasse 1s fllied with sketches of his last summer’ 8 wanderings ana studies in Tyrol, where he spent several weeks at Pang, near Rosenheim, in the valley of theInn. Like others of our artists here, Mr, Tait is preparing some of his pictures for the Philadelphia Exhibiticn. He leaves for Paris in the spring, where I believe he. intends to reside for some time, THE MUNICH LANDSCAPE PAINTERS, It may interest your artistic readers toread a brief estimate of the lavors and influence of the recently deceased landscape painter Schleich, who died of cholera about ayearago. Mr, Tait kindly writes to me:— Scheich was comparatively @ young man, and had 0 only laid-his hand won the taurela when death pura. lyzed it before it cloged upon them. Not but what he had plucked some of the leaves, and the full crown was laid reverently upon his tomb, ‘The government purchased a large selection of the works, finished and uniimshed, left in his studio, and has given them the place of honor in the Old Pinakothek, where they lose nothing 12 contrast with the works of the greatest masters. His pictures unite poetic thougnt and aerial space, with color unrivalled in delicacy and harmony. 3 skies are marvels of light and ethereal quaity. The motives are always unpretentious and taken chiefly trom the neighborhood of Munich or trom Holland. Low levels of sea or lake shore, with mane dunes or hazy ranges of distant mountains, wonderfully delicate; roups of trees, cottages, marsh lands and, above all, Beautiful skies, pamuted or rather sketched with n vigor: ous techulo pecuilarly his own, using sometimes the brush and sometimes the bandle ot it the knife, maybe his boots—I don’t know: sometimes finishing. like Koek Koek, sometimes sketching as Troyon, but always stopping when the work was complete and the thought expressed, never before or after it, and always with a thought, Troyon's pictu’ Rousseau's often, were only effects of co.or or stimmung. sehieich al shad a meauing. | Of the landscape art in Munich at pres- ent, the Lier school is undoubtedly at the head. Tt is esentially realistic, but is redolent of the perfuine of nature, Lier’s subjects are principally idyiic; but a large “marine.” recently exhibited by him, proved him a master in that direction also. Of the same school, but with marked individualities, are Wenglein, schon: leber and Herman Baitsch, to dil of whom a brililant future way be predicted. THE YOUNGER AMERICANS, Imust now speak of the younger Americans, those who are studying at the various schools, I[ do pot think my list of names is quite complete, but I tried to get inforxation about them all. 1 am ata ioss, however, where to place Mr. Bar- hui, who has jor some years past had to give up work On account Of ill-health, but is again at Munich, the friend, the counsellor, the philosophi- cal guide to the younger compatriots—always ready to gather the litle American colony about him whenever the dignity and honor of the Amer- ican name 18 to be upheid, on Fourtn of July, ‘Thanksgiving, Wasbingtou’s Birthday and similar occasious, ‘the American colony wou!d be minus head and crown without Mr. Barnum; and may the gods assiat bin to the recovery of his health and tne fixing up of bis studio, so that next time I can (eil you more abovt him as an artis, WILLIAM AND HARRY CHASE, ‘Two very talented young artists are tne Chases, William and Harry, not relatives by the way, the former a student of portraits, the latter 0] marine painting. Mr. William Chase is a student of Piloty aud promises to become ope of our best portrait painters; or, as Piloty said once to me, ‘He bas got the stuff in nim to make @ world-renowned portrait painter, and be is @ very industrious fel- low.” His study heads show him to be a fine col- orist And possessed Of an excellent perceptive fac- ulty, enabling him to grasp and put on the canvas the vital characteristics that play underneath the face’s sarfaci Harry Chase, who lives out tn the Mars-strasse, isa bright young marine painter. who bas pro- duced more excellent pictures tor his age than guy man in Munich. If in this letter] do not use praise witn a sparing band permit me to urge in self-deieuce that f have no interest in withholding the truth. As correspondent one hears a great deal about tog artists Who are working on un- conscious of the interest taken in them. Praise irom conscientious masters ana critics never spoiled a true arust yet; it would rather have Ee effect of spurring him on to further excel- ence. PRAISE OR BLAME? There lives in Munich a very celebrated marine painter by the name of Boionachi, who wasa student of Piloty’s. It was a diMcult thing for young artists to euter his class at the Academy. Harry Chase was introduced to Protessor Bolon- achi, who ajterward visited the young artist's studio in the absence of its proprietor. Retarn- 1ng, he said to @m American, “I bave been out to gee your young countryman.” “Well, what do you think of bim?? “Ob, by and by I snall be a Bchoiar Of his!’’ was the reply. Mr. Chase has exhibited two pictures already, and [ doubt whether he is mnch over twenty-two. years of age. He bas @ wondertlul perception of color, is very energetic, studies hard and works harder, having to sapport himself by the sale of bis pictures, His studio is filled With marine sketches irom Russia, Swedeu, Norway, the Baltic, where he spent wis last summer's vacation. We aavise American tourists and connoisseurs of marine pictures not to overlook Mr. Chase's studio when they visit Manich. R. L. Delieser, of Boston, has prodaced some excelent iandscapes, ang Will do better wnen re- leased iTom the restraints of the school. Frederic Diellmann, of Baltimore, 18 an earnest student at the Dietz scnool, in we department of figure painting. Of other students in the vartous schools I mention & B. Birch, of San Francisco; Neviile Kane, of Louisville, Ky. ; George Hoessiin, of Phil- adeiphia; William WineKlemaun, of New York: J. D. strong, of San Francisco; John M. Donaldson, ol Detroit, ana #. Keyger, the solitary American student of sculpture here. Mr. Stone, of Boston, is again in Munica, paving been compelled irom a lack of the necessary funds to return home a lew years ago to secure @ fresh supply by teaching school. Mr. Stone Is talented, earnest, educated, rau of love for bis art, @nd had there been sucn a thing as a stipendium for young artists to enable them to svudy abroad, he would have been a very worthy candidate. Aliogether the young American artista in Munich are indusirious; most of them are tai- ented, and Piloty speaks OJ the in the highest terms. THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIPITION, Mr. Horstuwaun, our Vonsul in Munich, informs me that nearly all the Manich artists have tue in- tention of sending contributions to the Paila- Gelpbia Exhivition. Mr. Voik, sculptor, who was jor @ time Americi Vice Consul here, managea to secure bi 0 appolntment bere ta repre- sent the interests of Munich artists in Philadeipoia. The appointment seems to have created a little dissatisiaction among artists here. With tois I have nothing todo. One thing, however, wui be necessary—ior the Municn artists themselves to appoint @ committee from their miast, to select the pictures by which they Wish to see themselves represented at Philadel- bia. Some German newspapers have had the impudence vo counsel the German artists to send over their old and second rate works, which, they Said, would be as likely to be appreciated aa the finer ones, The German artists adopting this method woald find themselves mistaken, Messrs. Wimmer & Uo. here assure me that they dispose of most of their best pictures to American buyers, and since the fuaaci#l panic bis business Ras sui- fered severely. in Munich, | am told, that a committee will in- deed be appointed to select the best piccures for the #xbibiuon at rhilade|phia. DISRAELTS COMPLIMEN? TO “10. THAIR.” 10) Correspondence of Mercury.) Mr. Disraeli’s gift of @ thistle to “Lothair’’ will tend to sirengtnen his positiom with the Roman Catholics, which has of late been improved by Mr. Qladstone’s pamphlet. I do pot quite know what Lord Bute has done to entitle him to the dis- tinction, and it i not @ litte singniar that the decoration shoald pass from a Free Kirk m ate uke the late Lord Dalhousie to a Roman ’verr, (London Liverpool (Feb. | Mr. Disraeil was present at the 'vert’s wedding, and sigued the murriage register. That fact re- minds te to say that tue Marchionese of Bate's Sis tue second daughter of Lord Howard of Glossop, is going to be married to the Master of Herries, dest son of Haron Herries. He was educated at Stouynarst, and it will pe remem- bered that he stood tor Bevertey in the liberal in- terest, toxether with Mr. Anthony Troliope, at the eneral Plection Of 186%—an election which proved hpi bu that corruoy porough, LONDON GOSSIP. ion of Parlia- ment. A Dull Se AMERICAN “PATRIOTISM” ABROAD. Things Social, Courtly and The- ‘ atrical. Lonpon, Feb. 13, 1875. ‘The session of Parliament has opened in & re- markably dreary manner, and, although arf enormoas programme has been put forth in which Qt least forty-five bills were, on Monday night, Promised by private members, it is believed there will not be anything of an eventfui nature. The Marquis of Hartington’s criticism on the Queen’s speech was a very mild performance, though 1t seemed satisfactory to that liberal party to which he has Just been acknowledged the leader. In the middie of his delivery he stuck dead, forgot hia words, tried back and was fully two or three min- Utes before he recovered the thread of bis dis- course. He was patronizingly chafed oy Mr. Disrae!, who seems to nave begun the session in wonderful spirits, though he is said, by those who know, to be in anything but @ good state of health. The noticeable feature of the opening night was the speeck of youog Mr. Stanhope, son of Earl Stanhope, the historian, who, in moving the adoption of the address, displayed an amount of rhetorical ability in which young Englishmen are commonly deficient, The reappearance of Lord Elcho in tbe House of Commons on Tuesday night was welcomed with loud cheers, and Mr. Disraeli, the Speaker and many leading members of both parties crowded round to shake his hand. It may be remembered that last year Lord Elcho was absent from the House throughout the eatire ses- sion on account of a deep domestic aMiction, the death of his son, who was attached to the Ashan- tee expedition, and died on the voyage home of fever contracted there. The business which'Lord Elcno bas in hand. is to bring in the Municipal Metropolitan bill for providing a new government for this enormous city. The bill has been consid- erably modified since it was spoken of last year, and many of its details are unknown; but no one doubts tue necessity for some alterationin the matter in which it proposes to legislate. The first real fight of the session 1s expected to take place on Monday fortnight, when the Regimental Exchanges bill is to be brought forward by the government, This is a measure which proposes to allow officers to ex- change from one regiment to another by payment ofmoney. The liberals aeclare that it is merely an attempt to bring back the system o! promotion by purchase, which was abolished under Mr. Glad- stone’s régime, and are determined to oppose it tooth and nail, The rejection of the measure will be proposed by Mr. FE. OC, Trevellyan, who lea the van in the abolition of the purchase question, and there will bea very strong whip of members on both sides of the House. Among the notices ol motion which have been put upon the paper are two by Mr. E. J. Reed, THE EX-CONSTRUCTOR OF THE NAVY, and the well known shipbuilder. One of themis humorous. Mr. Reed will ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it is true that the Board of Admiralty have ordered the observance of a Teligious ceremony, comprising the reading of a prayer, at the launching of Her Majesty’s snips, and if so, whether in those cases in which the launches take place in tidal rivers and harbors with strong currents, the dock- yards and private contractors have been, or are to be relieved of all responsibility for any accidents or disasters that may arise irom the suspension during the ceremony of the important and often critical mechanical operations involved in the launching of heavy ships. Mr. Reed’s other mo- tuon is very sensible. 1t is on the question of ARCTIC DISCOVERY, and he suggests that the government shouid de- fer the despatch of the proposed Arctic expedition for twelve months, in order that arrangements may be made with other governments who have tne same idea, and that all the various expeal- tions may be sent forth simultaneously, thus imsuring @ far greater chance of accomplishing their object. Annexed I send yon some observations, which I extract from the Scotsman newspaper upon the subject of AMERICANS IN LONDON. The Scotsman is the Times of Edinburgh, and one of the most important papers in Britain. It has always been celebrated for the excellence of the writing contained to it, and for the trast worthiness of ita news, the political portion of which is received without doubt from a leading man in the hberal party. The opinion here set forth you must take jor what you think it worta, but I can guarantee that it 1s given in earnestness and fully beteved in by its writer. Here is the Paragraph:— The number of Americans permanently residing in London has largely increased during the past still increasing. It is probable that are more Americans bere than in Paris; but they are not congregated, as they are there, in one colony—they are scattered about all over the west, the west-centre, the southwest, and the northwest districts. They do not seem to court each other's socie bat preter that of their English frienas; and, Most strange of all, they no longer boast of the superiority of American imstitutions., Very few Americans .are to be jound on the Sur- rey side Of tne river and still fewer east of Char- ing Croes, Bayswater and Kensington are their Javorite districts, but great numbers of them have taken up their abodes in Chelsea, Brompton, Highga:e and Islington, I am wid that the voluntary exties entertain gloomy views concern- ing the future of their country. Toey cherish dark suspicions of President Grant, and graveiy bint that ne will proclaim himsei! dictator ere long. If one reproaches them for deserting their country as on the approach of a revolution, they Teply, in choice American, that “patriotism 1s played ont,” and that in this age every one must first take care of bimseif, Tne fdchers and mothers speak With saduess of the difficulties which they encounter at home in the eda- cation of their children aud in preserving them from the contamination of the social atmos- phere there. itis unsafe. they say, to send a girl vo @ boarding school ip boston or New York; and there is more vice than viriue taugot to the boys in American colleges. Many of these peopie have come hituer simply that they might educate their children soberly and decently, and preserve them from the contamination of American ive. itis curiously interesting to near them epeak of these tuings and of the future of the Repuolic. The most of them look upon the Republic a# doomed. “President Grant,” they say, “is determined to rule as jong as he lives, He has 4 narrow mind, but an indomitable will. He is wondertuily seli- Teliant, temacious and obstinate. He ts resvived to be re-elec.ed in 1876. If essary Le will put tbe whole Souvb under martial iaw, and count bim- self mM upon returns manufactured to order. He has risen to bis present position from the lowest obscurity; be has faith in his invincible success; he cherishes ambitions like those of Napoieon.’’ ‘These are the things which one hears in American circies in London—that is to say, when your American 1s 18 @ frank and communicative mood, I don’t know how correct these representations are; bas it is certain one no ionger hears from Americans that bombastic bragging which in jormer times marked their couversation. They have swung roand to the o.her extreme, and are Dow 4s despundent as they used to be exultaut, COURT AND SOCIETY TALK. The latest buileting anoounce that Prince Leo- poid is siowly regaining his health, so that we may hope that the corner is turned, and that tue young man is ina fair way for recovery. Those at Court say the Queen is very much worn with watching and anxiety. The Prince of Wales hae gone down ¢o Osborne to spend a fow days with his mother. The Princess was driving yesterday in the Park in a low Victoria with her two boys, one on either side of ber, and looking remarkabiy handsome, Those who notice such matters will tell you that the Princess aiways uses a Victoria until alter Easter. when she appears in her heavy barouche. Sandringham ia vacated for the present and the establishment transferred to Marlberough House, Aa yet, however, there ts uo sign of the Dake and Duchess of Edinburgh, They are still at Bastweil Park, though it is understood that Ularence House is ready tor their recepuon. Our earliest foreign visitor, the Duke of Saxe-Uo- burg Gotha, brother of the late Prince Consort, has arriv nd is staying with the Queen. eng gf has socety recovered trom the shock which It underwent lant y: When one Of ite wost petted favorites was discovered | CHEATING AT CARDS, ) when it is atartied by a repetition of the offence, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, WEBRUARY 28, 1875.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ] beautiful landscapes, some still unfinished, The person who hasbeen caught t™ fagranie de. Ucto is a nobleman and major of the army, a strik- ingly handsome man, moving in tne best society, whose name one of the young lady whose created 80 great a sensation last season. Sus Picton had been aroused among the members of the club at Nice by his singuiar success ab rat. He was watched, ‘aud last week was discov- ered with twenty-seven cards other he should have had in his possession. This British impersonation of the “Heathen Chinee” will, of course, be turned out of all his clubs, and has been removed from the army, “the Queen having no further occasion for his services.’ ‘The further hearing of the CHARGE FOR LIBEL brougnt by the money lenders Messrs, Boss & Bey{us against the World newspaper terminated tn a triumph and Deamtent for the journal. The speech Of the counsel for the World was perpetu- ally Interrupted by applanse, and when the magis- trate gave his decision that the article contained no malice, and that “good and ample grounds mentioned as ior its pudlication had been shown upon the score of public interest,” the au- dience, Which crammed the court, burst into cheering, Which was repeated by hundreds out- side who were unable to get admission. The caso excited immense interest, and has been com- mented upon by all the leading journals in the country. ‘ne editor and two or three of the sup- posed contributors were called as witnesses and an attempt made to extract trom them the names ot the different writers of the journal, which at- tempt signally tailed, No persons are more de- lighted at the resuit of the trial than the respecta- bie members of the Jewish community, who are heartily ashamed of the extortionate scoundrels ‘Who profess the same creed. The canoury in Westminster Abbey, vacant by the death of CHARLES KINGSLEY, Bas been bestowed upon the Rev. Robinson Duck- worth, who was formerly a tutor to Prince Leo- pold and a great favorite with certain members— or a certain member—of the royaliamily. He was then appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queea and given a remunerative vicarage. Mr. Duck- Worth 18 @ good-looking man, with remarkably sqrocabie manners, he death of Sir W. Sterndale Bennett has de- Prived England of ber frst musician. The late gentieman, who was buriedin Westminster Abvey with all honors on Saturday last, was head of the Royal Academy of Music and Professor of Music at the University of Cam- bridge. In the latter oMfce he will probably be succeeded hy. Mr. G, A. Macfarren, @ delightful composer, who haa long been biind. Another death to be recorded ts that of the Honorable Mrs, Maverley, who was known as tne author of some sentimental novels, She was the wile of Lieuten- ant Colonel Maverley, for many yeurs Secretary of the General Post Office, and bad a datry farm in the country, from the sale of the milk of which she realized @ considerable income. THEATRICAL, The secret of the authorship of the comedy with which Mr. Hare is 'o maugurate his management ofthe Court Theatre is being very well kept. It is everywhere spoken of asthe first work of a new genius; but a rumor 1s current to the effect that it is really written by W. 3. Gilbert under a nom de plume. Those who have been lucky enough to hear it pronounce the plot to be very slight, but the dialogue most excellent. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall and Mr. Hare bimself will sustain the principal characters, . Mr. Chatterton, the manager of Drary Lane Theatre, does not agree with Mr. Hollingsheaa that the prohibition of stage plays at certain theatres on Ash Wednesday is an unmixed evil, and writes a letter to the Times setting forth his views, based on a managerial experience of fifteen years, Mr, Chatterton seems to argue that the night's rest 18 gratefully accepted by many in the projeasion, and bints that tn regard to, any at- tempt at opposition to wre Lord Chamberlain's jurisdiction it will be best to remain content with things as they are lest sterner legisiatign migut ensue, Mile. Dolaro has made @ real hit at the Royalty with “La Perichole.” The little house is crammed every nignt and with the best pecple. Mr. Oxenfora, the dramatic critic of the Times, who for weeks past has been in a very critical condition with bronchitis, 1s stated to be con- valescent. Boucicault’s play of “Led Astray” is having a good success in the provinces. it was purchased by Miss Barry, wno lancied herselfin the principal character, and on @ lengthened provincial tour has aone very weil. The fheatre Royal, Edinburgh, was burned to the ground last week; but Mr. Wyndham, the owner, 18 Supposed vo be fully insured. This is the second time the theatre nas beea burned during Mr. Wyndham’s lesseeship. Mr. J. L. Toole 18, 1 hear, expected home in May. One will be curious to hear what account he gives of his American experiences, Mr. Mapieson, sbut out by Lord Dudley from the beautiful new ‘Her Majesty’s Theatre” which has never been opened, but which is said to be defi- cient 1n acoustic properties, and tired of his tem- porary home in Drury Lane, has at last deter- mined upon the erection o! a splendid pew opera house, ‘the site fixed upon is on the Thames Emboankment, in tue immediate vicinity of the Houses of Parliament and the newly erected St. Stephen's Ciuo. The cost of the building, £30,000, has, it is said, been guaranteed vy ove individual ; the Prince of Wales will shortly lay the foundation sone, and by April, 1876, it is expected the house will be opened. The erection of this new opera house and the St. Stephen’s Club Will, it 1s to be Doped, attract an amount of trac to this new thoroughiare which, though one of the finest in Europe, has been hitherto aimost as much a Spare highway” as the Toames which flows be- side it. General Schenck, the American Minister at the Court of St. James, has jorwarded to the Foreign OMce ana placed at the disposal of the British government a gold watch and chain, to be pre- sented, on the part of the President and the pporle of the United States, to ‘nomas, of the National line, as @ mark of appre- ciation of his eminent, bumane and gemerous ser- vices rendered to tye passengers and crew of the French steamer Europe, found at sea in @ sinking condition. Captain Thomas ordered out the boats and rescued all on board the ill-fated steamer without tne loss of a single life, although @ heavy sea Was running at the time. There were 873 persons rescued, among them twenty-three Americans. Another gold watch has been transmitted for resentation to Captain James Burns, of the ritish bark Vunloe, of Greenock, in recognition of his services in rescuing officers and crew of the American sbip Pocanontas, of Boston, Masa., which vessel was destroyed by fre at sea On Sep- tember §, last year, FRANCE. A MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE—THE PARIS MUNICI- PAL LOAN—A MASKED BALL-—FRENCH JOUR- NALISTIC ENTERPRISE—‘‘ST. NAPOLEON, THE MARTYR.” PARIS, Feb. 12, 1875. An incident worth noting, from its political and Invernational aspect, is the approaching marriage of the Duke de Richelieu, of the great Cardinal’s family, with prman lady, Miss Heine, daughter of @ wealthy merchant of Hambury It 18 not too much to say that four years ago, when the peace had just been signed, the alliance which the Duke can now form without attracting any particular attention, would have caused him to be generally cut by society. But, as Mr. Tennyson puts tt, The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that honor feels, and French man and German woman equally con- sider solid advantages In private life as of more consequence than the maintenance of a josty, or stilted, national sentiment, MONEY 18 KING in France as in all other countries, and the confi- dence of moneyed men in the stable future of the country has once more been shown in the eager- ness with which the pew loan of the city of Paris has been subscrived. The lists are now closed, and only 1.40 will be allotted te subscribers in pro- portion to their demands, so that the amouat asked has been covered more than seventy times, There ig, nevertheless, great MISERY AMONG THE LOWER ORDERS in the large towns and especially in Paris, Not- withstanding the seeming prosperity of the coan- try there is a constaut complaint on the part of the small shopkeeping and artisam classes that trade is slack aod work hard to be obtained. A severe winter has added to the general distress among the poor, Mme. de Macmahon has done her best to organize soup kitchens on 4 large scale, and the autuorities of THE NEW OPERA decided that the proceeds of the first masked ball of the season (heid on Sunday last) should be ap- plied to this charitable work. Eight thousand ticket were issued and all purchased, the price being $6 for agentieman and $2 foralady. No questions were asked of purchasers and the com- pany was mixed, though the respectable element predominated, Mme. de MacMahon hersetf, tue Queen of Spain ana her daughters, and other ladies of distinction, were present, ail masked or otherwise disguised. Queen Isabella and her daughters were dressed in black, with mantilias and masks, trimmed with deep black lace borders, completely hiding their faces, GENERAL DR CHABAUD-LATOUR, Minister of the Interior, a rather prim old gentie- man accozding to French notions, besides being & Protestant and seventy years of age, was the first to enter the opera, with a domino notr icaning on his arm. It does not seem to be settied yet Whether the “world” i to exclude the “half World,” or whether the reverse will happen. All former masked balls have hitherto degenerated tn Frauce iQto resorts of the treer hail of soctery, —_—— Meanwhile the mixed assembly has, at any rate; procured some good food for the starving,, ALEXANDRE DUMAS ‘was yesterday received a member of the ge Academy, It may be mentioned as an instan of journalistic enterprise on the part om tha Figaro that it gave its readers the mandir speech of the great author on the same evening, not, however, in a special edition, as an America: Paper would have done, but by publishing thia morping’s number last night. Nor was the issue enlarged to contain M. Dumas’ address as well a& other matter. The address was given, as well ag the reply of M. d’Haussonville, but all other intel- ligence, political’'and commercial, was left out—a curious way of treating supscrivers, And Figaro ja the first journal in France, Alarmed, possibly, at the recent victories of the Tepublican party in the Assembiy, THE BONAPARTISTS have been lately redoubling their efforts to rouse popular feeling in favor of the fallen dynasty.| Some days since a gentleman residing at Fécamp received a letter thus worded :— SrR—A low mags will be celebrated next Friday,, at ten o’clock precisely, in your parish church, for the repose of the soul of Napoleon Ill., wao died a Japtain Chartes . martyr to his devotion to the French Bre CHISELHURST, February, 1875, GENIE. , The gentleman in question found several of his neighbors had received a similar communication, ‘The imperialists are proverbially bold, or, as their enemies say, mendacious, but tke letter! have quoted is surely an effort of genius. An old gen~ Uleman who died of the stone is canonized as a Martyr to the national cause. The statue of St. x Deleon 18 placed on the same pedestal as that of Joan of arc. The French peasant ts not very welt up in history, buteven he may demand some ex- planation of this astounding proposition. ‘The. “Annuaire des Postes,’”’ just issued, con- tains some interesting statistics regarding THE POSTAL SERVICE OF FRANCE during the year 1873, for 1 may observe that French official publications are generally tardy, In America we should bave obtained the figures. for 1874 by tnis time. The receipts ofthe Freneh Post Office in 1873) amounted to $22,083,271; the expenses to $14,599,423 40, The letters prepaid numbered, 334,694,165 in all, against 349,847,632 in 1872, show= ing @ decrease Of more than 15,000,000; but on the other hand the number of postal cards, journals. and printed documents of all sorts which aoe through the Post Office in 1873 was 331,786,728, against 272,990,711 im the preceding year, an in- crease Of nearly 60,000,000, THE IRISH THREAT OF SECESSION FROM PARLIAMENT. {From the London Standard, Feb, 13.] We are threatened with exciting times for Treland. Not only is John Mitchel, the “patient, tried and true patriot,’? coming over to receive the welcome of 30,000 Irishmen with “bands, ban- ners and addresses,’’ the blessings of ‘millions of Irish lips all the wide world over,” and the repre- sentation of Tipperary, but a certain patriotic body called the “Eighty-two Club” has agreed toa scheme of parliamentary policy according to which one more demand is to be formally made for the repeal of the Union, Should this demand be “authoritatively” rejected, the Irish members aro to witudraw in @ body from the Imperial Parlia- ment. To this scheme the /rishman invites the earnest attention of all “friends of [risa independence.” The invitation will doubt~ less have its due weight with those to whom it 19 addressed. We cannot conscientionsly kr 4 w the prospect 1s one which will fill the Britis! mind with any terror. The number of coionies in the temperate region requiring governors must necessarily be limited, and there is no chance whatever of our satisiying the other great am- bition which possesses the Irish patriot mind. Wecannot bold out the smallest hope to Irism hationalists that the British Parliament will re- peal the Union, nor is tt likely that 1t will be tempted todo so by the consideration that it is Uhereby promoting the cause of “Irish indepen- dence.’? We shall regret the absence of tne Irish members from the House of Commons, as tending sensibly to diminish the stock of innocent pleasure which the public také ip pro- ceedings. But, if we might advise our Irish friends,’ it would pe better for them not to lay too much emphasis upon the alternative of absenting themselves wholly from tne Imperial Parliament, That is an evil which We might possibly have resources enough ia our Ronceonhy, to learn to endure. The de- bates will be shorter and possibly less lively, but we do not know that the business of the country wouid greatly suffer through the threatened seces- sion. One consideration, perDaps, ought to have weight with those Irish members to whom, as we resume, the invitation of the /rishman is given. { they are home rulers It is extremely doubtful whether, if they withdraw (rom Partiament, they will enjoy any authority or influence. The very same Organs of national opinion which in- sist upon Irish members having nothing to do with the imperial Parliament declare that the home rulers do not represent the national feeling; that there is nothing more to be expected o: them, and that the only trust 18 in Mr, Mitcnel and “independence.” JOHN BRIGHT ON BRITISH LIBER: ALISM. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Jonn Bright to @ Southampton (England) Ub eral:— DgaR StR—I cannot undertake to write ang thing a8 a creed or chart for the liberal party. Such a thing bas not been necessary in times pas' and is not needed now, If there is no pressing grievance there will be no urgent cause for combination to promote political change, and the lipéral party, as a reforming and change make ing party, will necessarily be less compact and less disposed to action. Happily, we have done #0 much quring tue five years, nd especially last thirty years, tnat a change of admin- istration can do mach less harm than in former times, What seems to me wanted in the cepstituencies is @ better organization of the liberal electors. The great success of 1868 threw them off their guard, and had much to do with their defeat at the last election. Any steps taken. to spread accurate information among the less educated of the electors would be of great ser- vice. The buik of them do not know how much they have gained by the wise legislation of receat time: id bow much they owe to men and prin- ciples and measures which have been constantly and violently opposed by the membeis and chief supporters of the present administration. If you were to suppress irom the political an- nals of the members of the government ail their speeches and votes agalost measures almost universally admitted to have been wise and good, there wouid be left nothing but @ blank. There would be the names of adozen men who now occupy positions of eminence, but im connection with ho single service rendered to the country. The good of this generation has been done in Spite of them, and they are placed in the adminis- tration at a time of tranquillity and prosperity to which tuey have not contrivuted and whicn they have done their utmost to postpone. Do not fear liberal TEE ee Changes which are wise and necessary will be made. You do not hear their Jootsteps, but teelr advance is certain. The air is iull of change, and they who most dread it are now most active in bade it, — cannot write what you ask for, but | send hastily what passes through my mind as I read 1 am, very respectfully, yours, JOHN THE TUSCANY ARCHDUKE’'S PAMPH. LET. A SOLEMN WARNING AGAINST NORTH GERMAN AGGRESSION. {From Galignani’s Messenger, Feb. 12.) ‘The Archduke John Salvator, of Tuscany, whose work bas lately caused such asensation in Vienna, isason of Leopold II,, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who was dethroned in 1860, The young man, who ig not yet twenty-four, entered a military school when quite a lad, and in due course passed hiS ex. amination as officer of artillery with great success. He at last attained the grade oj lieutenant colonei. His comrades and superiors look upon him as @ distinguisned soldier, HIS PAMPHLET appeared a fortnigut ago under the title of “Con. siderations on the Organization ot the Austrian Ariillery.”” it is divided into two parts—oue poli- tical and the other military. The young writer recommends to Austro-Hungary the Russian allt- ance in order to obviate the serious dangers which he foresees Irom the side of the Ge! on Emp're. He sa, ‘in spite of friendly assurances wa must ch Wy see that the teudencies to expansion of our neighbor are dangerous for the Austrian monarchy. As yet the results obtained are reja~ \ively not very considerabie, For, notwwithstanda- ing the systematic excitement kept up among tha States of Austria, the sentiment of their adhesion stul exists; the imteresta which bound them together during some centuries are stiil too power- ful to he destroyed. The fall of the Austrian Em~ td to only @ question of time, and no be required to bring {t about. our note. RIGHT. A war must and will come, for our neighbor covets the fine country of the Danube, for the tron- ters of Germaay demand an extension on tho eastern side, Just as Austria is always ready to deiend her rights, 80 she will not fall to struggle that moment when her very existence will bo atstake, That combat will be the decisive one. May the time which remains to 98 until then be at least seer in preparations fora serious ana successful defence |" Passing to questions especially military, the Archduke demonstrates the necessity of working Without delay or cessation at the fortifications of Prague, Oimutz, Theresienstadt and Joseistadts of constructing forts at Mma, Steyer, Tulin and Haimberg; of forming an immense camp round Vienna; the number of pieces of cannon which he considers hecessary fur we arming of those tor, | tresses being 5,115-