The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

VISIT TO DENIBINSKY.

PAItIS, Arum 11.
I had to-day the good luck to find the brave old
general bembinsky at home. It is not easy to get a glimpse
of him, fur the concierge's wife of the house where he
lodges in the Rue Miroincsiul, told me that he got up a 7
and went out at 10, and rarely returned before nightfall, a
piece of intelligence which gave at once an expressive idea
of the general's activity, so that I despaired of seeing him.
His address is singularly gentle and yet frank. He haul a
long white beard, and struck me at one,• with his extraor-
dinary resemblance to Titian's portrait of the Fernese Pope
Paul 111., saving the feeble and decrepit expression of the
latter, Dembitisky's features tieing manly, his shoulders
broad, and his form upright, and military without the least
stiffness. His bushy grey eyebrows overhang his grey
eyes, like little bunches of feathers. His nose is long and
largens towards the end. His expression is intelligent,
manly, and benevolent. I thought him strikingly hand-
some, and a capital subject for a portrait painter. Ile was
dressed in a blue braided military frock, with a scrupulously
white waistcoat. . .

In speaking of the Hungarian war he said that he had
seen through the designs of Gorgey, from the moment he
refused to march on Vienna before the entrance of the
Russians. The Hungarian cause might have triumphed
front the 15th March, 1849. Ile himself had published a
manifesto when he entered the Hungarian cause, which
appeared in the Augsburg Gazette. This set forth the prin-
ciple on which he warred against Austria. His detestation
of the treachery of the Austrian government, in stimulating
communism in Galicia, and instigating a jacquerie against
the nobles, seemed among his most active motives. Ile de-
sired to see the Slave race independent of Austria.
I saw at once that Dembinsky had not the least sym-
pathy with the Reds, and thence gathered that he was not
on particularly goal terms with Kossuth. The Turks, he
said, had behaved nobly. For them, in their weak state, to
stand out against the menacing demand of Austria, backed '
by Russia, was a wonderful proof of clergy.
His residence at Kutaych, as fax as the lodging and
living went, was satisfactory enough. But the place was a
desert—a yellow treeless land, glaring drearily, and drying
up the heart.
asked him if he had seen Longworth. Yes, Long-
worth had tutu through the whole latter part of the war.
lie himself had ryes ited a grazing wound front a hall on
the top of the right shoulder at Seegedin, which made the
blood rush to his head ; when Longworth approached and
took him in his arms nut of the mare. He had a great
beard

he said, and was as cool before the tire of the in-
fantry, which was playing ou them then hot, as if he had
been smoking a narghilch in his tent. Longworth was now
writing the history of the war.
The Reds here at Paris wanted to file him, and offered
him a banquet and ovation through Charles Lagrange, but
ho declined the compliment. Ile had lived for many yours
quietly in France, respecting the hospitality afforded to him.
Ile knew that such an ovation as the democratic party con-
templated could not fail of giving umbrage to the govern-
ment. Ile was grateful to them fur their good opinion and
well wishes, and felt highly tomplimented by their appre-
ciating his services to the democratic cause. But
the fact was that his exertions as a soldier had
been dictated by an ardent love fur his country
rather than any peculiar political tendencies, and he thought
that to accept this rompliment would expose him to mis-
interpretation, and exhibit him in the light of a political
agitator, whereas, he had now but one• wish, which was to
live in quiet and retirement. Ile, therefore, with all grati-
tude, declined the proffered ovation.
The general smiled to me ant said Ile thought, be-
cause I had fought for the liberation of my country that I
was a demagogue. 1 have no feeling of hostility to the
democratic party, hut I would rather not be intimate with
them. But, although I feel that the Fmnill can do
nothing fur us, I have every reason to feel friendly towards
the French. I have been brought up among them. I have
fought under French colours. I had three brothers in the
imperial army. I know they are brave soldiers—none face
the enemy's tire with greater courage list they will never
do anything towards ajust solution of the galling and unna-
tural complivitions of l•:nrope. They will never, in my
lifetime at least, have sufficient freedom of arms themselves
to he of stoy service to us. or to our cause. Therefore I
stand aloof from all parties here. I have been to pay my
respelis to the President. I expressed my thanks to hint
for the civil treatment which I hail Telvired at the h ands of
General Aupiek, at Constaittinuplo. Ile shook hands a lib
me very cordiallv,and told me that l ac should endeavour toren-
der my stay in Paris as pleasant as possible. He talked of
giving a review in honour of me. But why should Igo and
sla•ud u lookol'or fur horse fan', to figure us a pendant to
ti.ffieral Narvaer on the other side of the President. The
inference would be that I was a vain and servile man,
fond of shows, vanities. and compliments. No; I wish to
live here during my short stay quiet and unnoticed, the
object of demonstrations to neither party. I do not court
ostentation at the side of persons in power, nor do I wish
to calicos,: them to the suspicion of earning a litUe cheap
to by paying attentions to a known martyr in the
cause of freedom.

It was known already at the Elysitc that the Mountain
had idkred me an ovation. Prince Czartorysky was
charged to dissuade me from accepting it. I told the
Prince the facts, and begged him to state them a. they
occurred. An idea seemed to have been formed in that
quarter (the Elysee) that my presence at Paris might
become a sourer of disorder and annoyance to the govern-
ment. 1 wished to set them at ease 04 that score. I said
that I had lived in France eighteen years under Louts
Philippe, and the only opposition I had made to the
government during that period was to decline the pension
offered to me as u Polish refugee.
Ile was surprised at being recognised in Paris by strangers.
A person had conic up to him us he was walking in the
l'alais hovel. and suited his hand with a gesture of enthu-
lama, "Voila le brave General Dembinsky ! Voila la
terreur des uristos, l'epie et lc bras de la amoertatie, l'espoir
de l'Europe dOuoernique et soeiale ! " The general, with
a polite smile, returned gently with his soft palm the pres-
sure of the rough convulsive grasp, and thanking the re-
publican for his warm recognition added, " Chut ; mon
ami ; point de tWnionstration, ditja on nous icoute ; voila un
sergent do sidle qui s'approche de nous; je inns Or que vows
ne voudritz pas exposer un view: gilaral a la home d'etre
ink en tlroutc par un agent do palice." My friend took
the hint, and muttering against the gredin policeman,
passed ou. " Sic me scrvavit Apollo."

3IA DAME GRIST AND HER Hymn.%Nn.—By the
deed of separation of the celebrated singer, Grisa, and
her husband, M. de Meley, he waa to have the
property of some ironworks at Chitiery, but, as the
revenue arising from them was uncertain, it NUN
further stipulated that the wife should pay hint
10,000 f. a year as lung as she should remain on the
stage. For some time past this income has not been paid,
and M. de Molcy, the day before yesterday, brought an ac-
tion against his wife fur the arrears, amounting to 27,400
francs. The counsel pleaded that the resolution of Fe-
bruary had !at injured her in her professional pursuits that
she was no longer able to pay so large a anal a. 10,000
francs a year, and offered, in lieu of the arrears
due, to pay a sum of 10,000 franca. The counsel liar
M. de Meley denied the truth of the statement made
as to the rasluced means of Madame Grid, and entered
into a detail of the sums received by her at different thea-
tres, &e. lie mentioned, among other things, that, when
in Russia, she had received very valuable presents in jewels,
and in particular a wreath for the head, valued at 30,000
rubles (about 120,000 francs), which had been pairehased by
subscription, the emperor himself' having subscribed 10,000
rubles. He stated, also, in reply to the advocate of Madame
Grisi, who, after having alluded to the abandonment of the
Italian Opera by the aristocracy in consequence of the re-
solution, had deneribed the attempt of his client to find a
compensation in London as unfortunate, that she had not
been a loser to the extent pretended. On the contrary, he
declared that she had realised large sums, and had received
not less than 30,0181 francs in England fur her assistance at
the musical festivals. The court, after weighing the state-
ments and arguments of the counsel for both parties. con-
demned the defendant to pay the whole sum claimed by
M. de Meley.—Golignarica Messenger.
CARD-PLAYING Iv I'ARIS.—We find the following
in the Gazette des Trilitasatts A grave fact, which recaln
to mind some of the lamentable scandals which signalised
the latter period of the reign of Louis Philippe, occurred a
few day's ago in a most respectable circle of society, and
has led to a judicial investigation which is causing a pro-
found sensation in the aristocratic world. M. It—' a gen-
tleman of distinction, is accustomed to receive his friends
once a week; they consist principally of high functionaries,
of diplomatist., of eminent artists, and of the leading
bankers and merchants. As in other salons, there is a good
deal of card-playing on such occasions. The last reception
was attended by a fortiim diplomatist, who) had been intro-
duced a few days before to M. It—at the residence Man am-
bassador of a foreign (nen-European) power. Play was very
brisk, and it was observed that the foreign diplomatist
had an extraordinary aun of luck at lansquenet. Pre-
sently a servant went and whispered a few words in the
ear of M. It—, and that gentleman, who never plays
himself in his own house, immediately went up to the
banker, and, laying his hands on the cards, said it was
time to put an end to the play. The cards were ex-
' amined: of the five packs which had been placed on the
table at the commencement of the play, it was discovered
that one had been changed, and that in this changed
pack the cards were marked, and placed in such a way
as to make sure of the banker winning a series of thirteen
tricks. The domestic had noticed this fraudulent alib-
i stitution by the diplomatist, and had informed his master
,of it. Confounded by the discovery, the diplomatist re-
; stored the sum he had won, which was rather large, and
t the next day took his departure for England to avoid pro-
, secution."
I GUANO ON ME ISLE OF MAN.—Near the sound
' of the Calf of Man many tuns of guano, probably the accu-
mulation of centuries, have been discovered, in a sequestered
I place, supposed to be the resort of sea and other wild fowls,
and probably of sheep. It is almost impossible to get to
this retreat by land,consequentlyboats have to be employed
in taking it to I'ort St. Mary and other creeks, where quan- '
titles have already been landed. It is said not to be so
heavy as foreign guano, but there is little or no difference in
" its appearance.— alona's Herald.
ROYAL HENLEY REGATTA.—This meeting, which
has recently received the patronage of Prince Albert, has
been appointed for the lith and 18th of June, and bids fair
to surpass many that have preceded it. The time has been
chosen to suit the convenience of both universities, picked
crews from which, there is no doubt, will dispute their
claim to aquatic superiority on Henley's beautiful reach of
water. Add, dto this and the ordinary attractions of this
reelirreliS gathering, the champion prices, of 180 guineas,
and minor amounts, open to all the world, for four-oared
boats, formerly the great feature of the Thames regatta,
will form a portion of the sport at the Henley meeting.