The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

) induce other countries to follov

principles of action,
seven years' trial, the London

in our

wake and adopt

which, aft(

thirty

Times tells us ought to be abandoned for the
" old stocking," and which, according to the doc-
trine preached by the Daily News, have so com•

pletely annihilated the mineral wealth of Great
Britain, that no bank is safe in advancing one

sixpence on mining property.

The " leading journal " declares there is no
safety in our private or joint-stock banking systems
and strenuously advocates " caution" and " old
" stockings," when the whole commercial world is
watching with intense anxiety, week by week, the
amount of bullion which the Bank of England can
scrape together. Its leading rival, the Daily News,
ventures to challenge a comparison between the
value of the minerals of this kingdom and the
paltry amount of foreign metal—gold, held by our
banks. We should be sorry to smother our cotem-
porary with statistics. It will suffice for his future
guidance, if he will only look to the total of the

paid-up banking capital of the three kingdoms, and
then turn to the estimated value of British mining
property. We owo all our civilisation and power
to our endless mineral wealth ; and if our monetary
and banking systems have been so designed as

to cut off this source of progress and riches, and,

if they are to force upon us the observance

a primitive

the barbarism of

ution," and

we have much mo

lire in

we see going on on the Continent than appears in

he surface

?,sting " caution" is proclaiming
a want of confidence in our banks, which may

a very lamentable tale, considering

that on the accumulation of bullion in the coffers
of those institutions, the whole of our commercial

prosperity and industrial hopes are based. Banks
will fail, as well as other undertakings, and it we
encourage the dastardly expedient recommended
by the London Times, or the excessive folly pro-
pounded by the Daily News, we do not see how
any bank can stand, or how the bullion crotchets
those journals advocate so lustily are to work.
Meanwhile, the money market on the Continent
should engage our attention in no common degree.
They are influenced by drains which are accounted
for suppositiously only. The demand for gold and
silver in India and China is the cause assigned for
advancing the rates of discount. But this is sheer
cant. There can be no doubt the evil lies much
nearer home. There has long been a disposition
to hoard ! hoard bullion ! in every Continental
State, which can only be attributed to
the growing pressure of taxation or want
of confidence in the state of things existing
in some of the leading countries. A sudden
rupture between England and France is looked
for in some directions. The reactionary move-
ments in Spain—the threatening position of affairs
in Italy—and the dread of further difficulties
springing up between Great Britain and the
United States, all operate in other quarters, and
thus the public mind of Europe has lost confidence,
and the result shows itself in the withdrawal of
gold and silver from the banks, and, what is worse
still, from circulation. If there be any truth in
the report that the Continental drain is caused by
the demand for bullion in India and China, it
will only make bad worse, for there is
to be no end to the demand in those
regions. They can swallow 50,000,0001 a year
between them with the utmost ease, and will do
so, if we cannot keep up our production, and find
some means of getting them to take manufactures
instead of gold and silver. If, by contracting our
circulation, suspending labour, and fostering the
panic regime, Europe allows large balances of trade,
such as we have to meet in Australia at the present
moment, to grow up against her, the precious
metals must continue to go out as they do now;
and it remains to be seen how long Continental
countries can compete with us in social and political

to mak

NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING

Business throughout the past week has been moderately
active, and prices of all descriptions of produce are well
maintained. There has been less enquiry from the trade
for Cotton during the week, but exporters have again
purchased freely. The market, however, although it was
well supplied, remained very firm until yesterday morning,
when an uneasy feeling was shown, under the apprehension
of the Bank of England raising its rate of discount, which
checked the demand, and imparted a dull tone, and
notwithstanding that no alteration was made, the market
has not recovered fts 'former buoyancy, and closes tamely
at last week's quotations for all descriptions of American.
Brazil and Egyptian have been in good request at last
Friday's rates, whilst the business in Surat has been on
a moderate scale, without change in prices. The total
sales of the week are 50,178 bales, the trade taking
36,040, speculators 7,580, and exporters 6,550. The sales
to-day reach 10,000 bales, one-half of which was
on speculation, mostly on American account, based on
the backwardness of the crop and the damage done by the
storm in the South. The Committee's quotations for fair
cotton are : Uplands' 61-,; Mobile, 6 ; Orleans, 71,d.
We have received the following copy of a letter, dated
Mobile, 21st August. Without pledging ourselves to the
statements therein, we think it of sufficient importance to
warrant its insertion :

"I took particnlar notice during my journey of the condition
of the weed in South Carolina, Georgia, fuel thin State, and
assure r4e it is more backward than we had any idea of. I
to apprehend from what I did rot see enough ripe fruit .from Wilmington to Montgomery

n on the prairie land in this Statc

the plant is unusually small, but well filled with bolls. I
observed but very few blooms, however. In Georgia the crops
look truly wretched; it would amuso you to see the cotton
fields there. lam told that Mississippi promises well for a
good yield. Ono thing is very certain, we requite two months
fine weather, such as we now have, to harvest 3,250,000 bales-
shall we have it is the question. A killing frost early in
October would materially reduce these figures. Bets are
offered hero that the new crop will not reach 3,100,000 bales.
We have as yet only received a few bales of new crop. No
business doing here whatever ; a few small lots of cotton are
offered at 101 c for middling ; freights to Liverpool, 5-16 d.
Now Orleans, 27th August.-Receipts of new cotton to date,
400 bales, against 16,000 same period last year."
The Liverpool Share Market continues to exhibit a
downward tendency, with but little business transniring.
The transactions to-day were :-Caledonian, 261, Eastern
Counties, 19 15-16. Great Western, 63+. Lancashire
sari Yorkshire, 96, 4. Midland, 77+, 1,1,
78, 1, +. 8, 7+. North British, 9 15.16, 10, 9 15 16. North
Eastern, 19+. Dovers, 211, I. Buffalo and Lake Huron,
41. Great Western of Canada, New, 2 par. Liverpool and
London Fire and Life, GO. The market closed with a
firmer feeling at the following quotations :-Aterdeen, 134
131. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 16. Caledonian, 26
26+. Chester and Holyhead, 161 17. Eastern Counties,
834 B+. East Lancashire, 19 1546 20. Great Northern,
235, 23,-'l. Ditto A., 101 104. Great Western, 631 631.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96+ 96g. Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport, 18 181-. London and North Western Stock,
101+ 101+. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32+
321. Midland Stock, 771 772. North British, 9 15-16 10.
North Staffordshire, 5 4/d. South Eastern, 21 13-16 21
15-16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19+ 19+. York
and North Midland, 27+ 271. Leeds Capital Stock, 17+
17+. Buffalo and Lake Huron, +d par. Dutch Rhenish,
2 2 1-16 p. Great Western of Canada, 24+ 243, Ditto
New Shares, 2 2lp. Great Luxembourg, 101 108 d.
The Manchester Share Market was dull to-day, with the
following sales :-Leeds, 961, ; Sheffields, 32+ ; East
Lancashire, 20; Midlands, 77+, s ; Blackburn, 71.
Mr. F. G. Eaton's circular contains the following
respecting the Tallow Trade : -" A fair business doing in
P.Y.C. at 53s to 53s 6d per ewt, 400 pipes South America
sold at 49s 6d to 53s per cwt, and 10 tons Mares' grease at
40s per cwt. The London market is rather lower, on the
spot the closing prices yesterday being 51s 64 to 51s per
cwt, for the last three months it was quiet at 49s 3d per
cwt: The half week delivery is 990 casks against 1,670
casks last year, and the present stock is 8,880 casks against
34,153 casks in 1855."

There is not much change to notice in the Money
Market. If anything Money is rather dearer, brought on
by the continued active demand for Money on the Con-
tinent, the advancing rates of discount in the German
States, and the continued absorbation of gold for the
purchase of silver and other purposes. This has induced
an increased enquiry for accommodation in Lombard-street,
and the consequence is an advance in the quotations,
which rule a trifle above the minimum of the Bank of
England. If the present unfavourable state of things
continues, it is difficult to conceive how an augmentation
in the rates of discount by the Bank of England, although
deferred,i_can ultimately be obviated.
The INblic Funds have had a declining tendency, and
the prices of yesterday have not boon sustained. Consols
for Account opened at 941, advanced to 1, and afterwards
receded to 94. For Alcney the rates ranged from 94-4-
to 94g. Our latest quotations are 94 to 941, for Money
and Account.

The London Share Market was very weak throughout the
Ila y, closing heavily at the following quotations :
Caledonian, 52 522. Eastern Counties, 8 11.16 8 13.16.
East Lancashire, 80 82. Great Northern, 931 941. Ditto
A, 82 83. Great Western, 634 631. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 96 964. London and North Western, 1011 102.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 321 33. Midland
Stock, 77:4 77i. North British, 39 40. South Eastern
and Dover, 711 711. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 78
79. York and North Midland, 541 551.
Fine -weather has, for the most part, prevailed since this
day week, and the progress of the harvest is, generally
speaking, both rapid and favourable. The recent depression
of prices induce more disposition to do business in bread-
stuffs, and at to-day's market prices of wheat advanced 2d
per bushel, and flour about 6d per barrel. There was no
change wcrtby of notice in any other article of the trade.
The following were the closing quotations of the Foreign
Exchanges:—Amsterdam, short, 11 151 to 11 164- Do.,
3 months, 11 171 to 11 181. Rotterdam, do, 11 18 to 11
181. Antwerp, do, 25 40 to 25 471. Brussels, do, 25 40
to 25 171, Hamburg, do, 13 7to 13 71. Paris, short,
25 274 to 25 35. Do., three months, 25 621 to 25 65.
Marseilles, do, 25 621 to 25 671. Frankfort, do, 119 a to
119 g. Vienna, do, 10 21 to 10 24. Trieste, do, 10 23 to
10 26. Petersburg, do, 371 to 371. Madrid, do, 491 to

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap
32, for the Week ending Sept. 5, 1856.

• ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Debit. Credit.
Notes issued . . £26,001,765 Government
Debt
Other securities 3,459,900
G old Coin and
Bullion

11,526,765

526,001,765 1 Total

. £26,001,765

FRANCE.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The Neufchatel affair is again on the tapis to-day. It
is said, by the Suisse, that the Prussian Minister, at Swit-
zerland, has sent a:note to the Swiss Government, in -which
he maintains the rights of the King of Prussia over
Neufchatel, and a letter from Berlin says that the Prus-
sian Cabinet means, decidedly, to take measures to
establish, what it calls, "legal order" in the Canton.

It is no secret that proclamations, putting forward the
pretensions of Prince Murat to the throne of Naples, have
been extensively circulated in that kingdom. The Italian
papers, that have arrived this morning, contain a letter
from the Prince's secretary, stating that the proclamations
have been circulated without his knowledge. But it is,
perhaps, not uncharitable to assume that the secretary is
" mistaken.' The French Government, on its part, pro-
fesses itself determined to give no encouragement what-
ever to Muratist intrigues in Naples, but this is one
assertion which we are not obliged to believe. The time
is not ripe for Prince Murat and the French Emperor to
show what they are really doing and scheming with
regard to Italy.
The Imperial decrees in the Moniteur make some new
regulations respecting the pay of ambassadors on leave of
absence, suppress paid attaches of embassies, and transfer
their duties to secretaries, divirie the secretaries into three
classes, fix the total anm'ber at G 2, and make their salaries
vary from Ll2O to ~C4OO a yeir.

It is said in one of pap?rs, that the well known
prince Dewidoff, the enormously wealthy Russian, has
obtained leave, after repeated refusals, to come to Paris.
He is the husband of H. I. H. Princess Mathilde, cousin
of the Emperor, but has long been separated from her.
According to report, the separation was caused by his
having treated her with gross violence, and to her having
given him grounds of complaint.
A fall has taken Mace on the Bourse to-day, in conse-
quence of a report that the Bank of England is about to
raise its rate of discount.

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ears, which give them a strange and savage
bizarre and ferocious appearance is increased by the Voars,
of their head dress. Altogether the look of these foort'vety
sand and odd men, all of whom are over six feet, 1° a,,bt
novel and striking, and if they are half as ugly in theduatis
as they are on parade they must prove most for
to
antagonists. The Marines of the Guard were iii.„sl
admired, but the greatest amount of interest woe
excited by the battalions of the Militia of the
Imperal family, which are raised entirely frolnbarp,
serfs on the Romanoff estates. They are all ;$,. es
shooters, and are armed with excellent rifles. Tne,"„ssiss
consists of a dark green frock, cut in the old 108e0,
aspect.
.Tan.:
fashion, loose trousers, and boots coming up to the so
into which the trousers are tucked. Wonderful storiestbeir
told of the skill of some of these men in the use of tad
arms, and of their excellent shooting, which is aec°"fros)
for by the circumstance of their being generally op,
districts where the pursuits of the chase are still negintea
and where animals of fine fur are sought .by the buffo
The Finland Regiment, which lost very heavily
veld
sickness while it was quartered in Poland, has now reels Of
its strength. Their officers are Finns, and the i'Or of
command are given in the Swedish tongue. The 010
men which poured past was so continuous and so, ore
that one might think all the armies of the world is of
present. After the Guard came the, splendid regitn,eausalo
the corps of Grenadiers. The march past of the il,soti
lasted one hour and seven minutes ; that of the reel
of the Grenadier Corps occupied nearly half an hoar. tted
corps was followed by its field batteries. Each ha 0/0
consists of eight guns all of the same calibre—nareell'oro
of 121 b. or 141 b., as far as one could guess. The horses
jeot,
splendid, and surprised those Englishmen Pgreogore
The heavy roll of 12 batteries, with all their pomp el
e,,,rdtd
horses, caissons, &c., and the march of the arta lerylnnd
not cease till 30 minutes had elapsed, and then, blazinge;to
gold and silver, the Chevalier Guard of the Emperor eritil
up at the head of the 12 regiments of cavalry of the 111/Pts tt°
Guard and of the line. It is impossible to exaggeltaico;
beauty and condition of those regiments, and more V, 01,
larly was one struck with the appearance of the ho,rer-deei
men of the hussar regiment of Grodno. The ora. peg
Cheval, the Grenadiers of the Guard, the mounted Slsos,
and Pontonniers, the Cuirassiers, the Lancers, the gae spi
and the Cossacks came in for their share of Preii:,ctic°
puzzled one to decide which was most imposing and e ordell
looking. All the horses were turned out in marching Or
with a bag of oats at the saddle, and every third rna°_,etott/
behind him a small copper stable bucket, which
end of the roll of his great coat or blanket. Aftelt, ell
fitted lye)
had saluted, each squadron wheeled round to the le 400°,
drew up in line, extending more than a mile on the g'itiesi
on the proper right of the plain ; and now the ver,„370001
spectacle one ever saw was presented in o,,Pcit,
as grand as it was startling. When the squadrons had nrel
into a splendid line, a certain number of the ;l as (Id
slowly rode out in front, and came towards the ''',, the/
spectators till they were within about fifty paces, wil,e'd thi
halted and took up points in a line parallel to the, 91
cavalry, who were distant from them about 650 yardg,:ocil°,
at a given signal, the whole of this tremendous 4,0 1
cavalry, uttering loud cheers, and flourishing sfailspePt
couching lances, burst into a gallop, and charged 1 effec:
towards the people and the Emperor's cortege. lm"troolf
was overwhelming—the earth indeed shook under the ot 10
of 1;5,000 war horses—their force seemed suffiejeA li
annihilate whole armies—they sweep over the groini"o/10:
some prodigious wave, or a roller of the great Atlas r 0 Pi
a second they were close at hand, and -it seemed 906;
nothing mortal could check that glitteringdo IP
The women shrieked and fled, and some of the ru iite
turned tail and sought refuge in the rear of the,,gi ill
The alarm was groundless. The horses were ,7tlie‘f
hand, notwithstanding the great speed at whic"billrt
advanced, and on arriving at the line of officers the ft,
of Centaurs was arreested as if by magic, and theodot
suddenly halted in wonderful order, amid the trenlef O'
cheering of the people. The recollection 12iists14
very charge might perplex a statesman or ~. Ad:e
the i councils of a Cabinet. ;The aspect of t°,theria
may be imagined when it is recollected tho'r ;
were more men present than there I°, ewi
both sides together at the battle of the Alma, 11-b,10,„
siderably more than there were of English, Fx'enGivar,
Russians at the battle of Inkermann. There were, , arisfl
only three or four English uniforms of the regaliA cO°A.
visible. The Grand Duke Constantine held 10; thorm
this evening, at the Palace of the Governor, and slide
strangers who had been presented to the Emperors, 001
honour of being introduced to his Imperial Ilighlie,ooA
speaks English remarkably well, and. he put "lolvezi
questions to our countrymen respectiug their Delp 0
and other matters, which showed that he was aerk,•,f vio
with the external appearance, at all events,
_,,-3 l;iti
British army. The American Minister '4'oi
suite, and Colonel Colt, were presented to the 4,410_16
Duke in full uniform, cocked hat, plume of g.,i,
cocks feathers, blue coat, large gold epaule":a ' i
lace-striped trousers, sword, &c. " Well, !I:0
Colonel, " you are the most democratic Grano Ord
ever met 1" " Flow is that, Colonel," asked the areTi,
Duke? "Why, you shook hands with me, and you
first Grand Duke that has done that yet,'' was the oti,
His Imperial Highness smiled, and did not seem too
how to take the remark. Almost in opposition rep;
Grand Duke's levee, the Italian Opera gave its first if i
sentation, and the new house—the most beautiful aeri
the most spacious in the world—was opened to Iroas
brilliant company. Notwithstanding the Grand
,iseff,to
levee, and the Earl of Granville's reception, the 11°- of r(1
full, but many were obliged to leave in the courser egg
evening. The English Ambassador Extraordinary, t it le,
of Granville, gave his first reception at 10 n-n) • :116,P01l
most brilliantly attended. The members of Of, Ce'pa
plomatique and a great number of the Ruf,siao dile oll'
were present. The palace in which the 2i rabasss De
the Countess of Granville reside is or.,e- of 03,05/
Moscow. It is furnished with rifaime•ss and good `i,10,,0
TUESDAY, Sept. 2.—To-day the Empresst-soly
received the ambassadors and. the various ~,s-00,'"
who have been presented, to the Emperor, and ~"a cilaf
fe s ty
her made
bearing, a
gracious to the mare flistinguished members of t"-ple:iff;
impressionmat i e
t y
thiloe;raMceaojher
tress of manner, although her ph • ss I
physical weakness 11°
evident.
.., 40,001
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3.—The world of IVlosco,,„ iolisei
andin °b it 1-11;111
bons
ferment to-day. Races, reviews, all
~
ions quite distracted it. The Emperor' /1- Bir
alone
in business.
„. 119,
THURSDAY, Sept. 4.—The ceremony of proc'enlite e
fr t ,
Emperor's coronation was performed to-day s°-,aoo ty
time. At nine o'clock in the morning, the proce,s,:sals,/
formed in the square before the Senate House, riai
Kremlin, in the following manner :—The General
,I
mand, Osten Sacken, on horseback, halted in Euiberfs
of the open space; on his right hand, a little 10,4018,
a squadron of the Chevalier Garde, and on ',,,
squadron of the Garde a Cheval were drawn tip„',„- 1144
order; the trumpeters of each squad I
posted on the flanks, and six led horseS,,[Biilei",
caparisons, were stationed in a line on each 0001,
the trumpets. In front of the general wer°,,,oe ye;
Secretaries of the Senate. An aide-de-caniPl:olo,,
grand master of the ceremonies, a herald-sto" e, ,ser
two masters of the ceremonies, in full cosTtar44
placed at each side of Osten-Sacken, and behin_,,°"ifr
four trumpeters, with trumpets of silver ron, oloat",1
etil
draped with cloth of gold embroidered with t0`1,00./1 ti,
arms. The masters of the ceremonies wore tri'd,o,ril
scarfs embroidered with gold, and the beta
were as richly and fantastically clad as NorroYl,-01,r.,
ceux could desire. Shortly after the assistants;rof
their places, the General raised his hand art:t eta
order order in Russian, whereupon the trumpets bor—,,air „iv
a wild and startling flourish, the heralds raised tP„-od"
in the air, and all having uncovered their heads '
secretaries read the

A St. Petersbun.; despatch says that the Czar had, on
the occasion of his coronation, issued a manifesto, but it
is not said what its nature was. An amnesty had been
accorded to the persons concerned in the conspiracies of
1825, 1827, and 1841, but their property, which had been
confiscated, was not to be given up.
[The letter of our Paris Correspondent, dated Thurs-
day evening, had not arrived up to the hour of our going
to press.]

THE CORONATION
OF THE EMPEROR.

Moscow, Sept. I.—Yesterday there was little to be seen
or done—the Emperor being still in retirement at Count
Cheremetieff's chateau, close to the city. At two o'clock
there, was a procession of the clergy through the streets, but
for what purpose it was intended I could not discover. It
was obvious enough, however, in its course, that the
population of Russia consists religiously of two classes,
believers and unbelievers, and that these classes are
conterminous with poor and rich. Every man who had a
bad hat, a beard, or a dirty court, seemed suddenly
convulsed as the procession passed, and began to bow like a
supplejack—not one of your formal stiff inclinations of the
dorsal column, but a smart movement of the whole body,
from the base of the spine to the head till it is at a right
angle with the legs, as though the person was going to
throw himself prostrate, and then a quick jerk back at an
upright position. The man all the while he rapidly repeats
this performance holds his head covering in one hand, and
with the other keeps crossing himself, his long locks
of hair flying over his face and back again at
every bob. The procession to day consisted of an
infinity of large glaring banners, carried by citizens of the
the lower orders, who were clad in some rather seedy church
clothing, of pictures of saints and angels, whose faces and
hands alone were visible in the coats of silver and gold in
which they were clad, of crosses and sacred emblems, and
then of an infinite number of Greek priests, walking two
and two, each in a long robe of white silk or satin, covered
all over with gold, which reached from his neck to his heels.
There was a great religious ceremonial at the Donskoi
Monastery, and also a fair near it. Had time permitted, I
could have wished to attempt a description of Moscow as
seen from Sparrow-hill, from which Napoleon got his first
view of the Kremlin. The great event of the day was a
review of all the Guard and of some regiments of the Corps
of Grenadier by the Emperor, which certainly was the
grandest military spectacle I ever saw in times of peace.
An immense plain, sparsely covered with grass, ex-
tends for a great distance in front of the palace of
Petrosfeky. It is quite level—a strip of veritable
steppe—and as there is not even a shrub upon it
there can be no better parade ground. Thither the whole
population of Moscow, gentle and simple, began to flock
soon after 10 o'clock. The Infantry were drawn up in
columns of companies in four divisions, their front extending
over a space of a mile and a half, their depth being half a
mile. The Cavalry were on the right flank, the Artillery
on the right and centre. They took up their ground at
10.30, and many of the regiments had to march a consi-
derable distance in order to reach the field, but the greater
number of the troops came, from the vast camp close at hand.
The day was rather unfavourable, inasmuch as the wind
was high and rather cold, and clouds of dust were
driven all day over the dusty steppe. There were
several hundred carriages and droskies on the field,
and of course the ladies, who dearly love such
sights, and who are not at all averse even to their
little bit of bloodshedding, were in ghat force. A large
green marquee, lined with red, and open in front, was
,erected for the use of the Empress and of the imperial
family, and a space was kept clear before and behind it by
a line of very obliging and civil gendarmerie. This was
the favourite spot, for it was a perfect corruscation of
uniforms and Paris bonnets. It was near one o'clock ere the
Emperor made his appearance on the right of the line. He
was followed by a very large staff of general officers, by a
numerous Etat-Major, and by a suite of foreign officers and
strangers who were invited ,o be present, and who were
mounted on horses from the imperial stables. The Emperor
wore the uniform of a general officer—a helmet with plumes
of cocks' feathers, white, yellow, and black; a dark green
frock coat, with gold lace collar arid cuffs, shoulder straps,
the red riband (of Sa George ?), and a star and cross on his
breast, and scarlet pantaloons with gold stripe. He
rode a horse of great symetery and grate; which
moved with paces as regular as those of a veteran
soldier. As his Majesty approached the line he quickened
his pace into a gallon, and rode from the proper left to
right at full speed, followed by a wavy cloud of plumes,
flashing steel, gold and silver, and hazy dust, all down the
line, the troops presenting arms., the standards and eagles
being lowered, and each regiment cheering as the Emperor
passed. Turning up to the left again, the brilliant staff
rode at an equally rapid pace along the second line, and in
like manner passed the front of all the divisions. The
cheers were measured, and the sound of so many voices
crying out " Long live the Czar," mingled with the strains
of the national anthem had a very fine effect. The
Emperor then rode to the front of the marquee, and dropping
his sword, saluted the Empress, and the march past began
from the right of the line. First there came a squadron of
Gendarmerie a Cheval in light blue, with white facings and
helmets, mounted on very fine horses. Then came the
Circassian escort of the Emperor, showy handsome
cavaliers, with surcoats of fine chain armour, The corps of
cadets next passed, and it was interesting to observe how
these young soldiers, consisting for the most part of the
sons of the noblest families in Russia, seemed emulous
of the bearing and sternness of hardened warriors.
On arriving before the Emperor and the marquee in which
the Empress was placed, each company of infantry cheered
loually, and the Circassians with wild hurrahs, suddenly put
their horses into a gallop and dashed past at full speed,
checking them as quickly at the other side. With pointed
toes, depressed at a sharp angle to the ground, and measured
tread, the Guard began to march past amid the admiring
attention of the vast assembly of spectators. The Preohra-
jenslsi regiment is the senior regiment of the Russian army,
and owes its origin to a band of the youthful companions of
Peter the Great, while he was as yet a little boy at the
village of Preobrajenski (or of the Assumption), in the
neighbourhood of Moscow. They played at mock soldiers
together, and as the future Emperor grew up the boyards
sent their sons to join this military confraternity, which was
known by the name of the village at which Peter lived.
From 30 or 40 their numbers increased to handreds, and the
Emperor, even then intent on making Russia great, gave
the young wariurs such privileges that it soon became
an object of ambition to join them. It so happens that on
the 18th of last August the Preobrajenski regiment was,
for the first time since its original formation, stationed in
the neighbourhood of the village from which it derives its
name, and the inhabitants seized on, the occasion to give the
men a grand feast, and much military rejoicing at night
and great civic repentance in the morning were the natural
results. The men are On an average six feet and half-areinch
in height, but the effect of their stature is increased by a
high caSque of black patent leather, with brass plaque
plate and spike, from which waves a flowing crest of black
horse hair ; they wear a tunic of dark green with red
facings and double breast, white side bolts, and white
trousers, and they carry a cow-hair knapsack, patent
leather cartouch box and brass mountings, and tin
canteen. Each man is armed with a short thick sword
in addition to his bayonet. The band is richly and
fantastically dressed, and in front of them there marches a
giant of a drum-major, upwards of seven feet high.
Many of the soldiers are six feet three, and they are nearly
all stout, well proportioned, and atheletic men. The
Pavlofsky, or the Regiment of Paul, presents an appearance
which would be grotesque if it were not imposing. All the
men—pray do not laugh—have cocked noses. Every
soldier with a nez retroussee, who is of the proper height, is
sent to this regiment, 'which was formed by Paul in one of
eccentric freaks, and a very determined pug is eligible if it
be accompanied by sunken eyes and high cheek bones. The
men, clean shaven, like all liussian soldiers, except on the
lip, wear their moustaches brushed upwards towards the

PROCLAMATION :.-
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Our very august, very high, and 'very:Puislso;l9,
the :Emperor Alexander Nicolaievitch, being 133-
of Al' ff.
the throne of his ancestors, which is that
of 001
Russias, as well as upon those of the kingd°l2l sop, e
and of the Grand Duchy of Finland, which are 100 01 e
from it, has deigned to order that the coronati°, 01)1
f,
Imperial Majesty and his oath shall take r1,,,019
ig 0,
26th of the month of August, His August
Empress Marie Alexandrovna participating 1° %ill*, 4
ceremony. This solemn act is announced b/ tIY
proclamation to all faithful subjects, to the e° i 0
oto
this happy day they may redouble their ferl-
prayers to the King of Kings, that He nie-.,de -ft
His Almighty power, His favours and bless,"or),/
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reign of His Majesty, and that throughout el° IF
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lie may maintain peace and tranquillity, to 7 0
His holy name, and for the unalterable rov:i'r
tOor
Empire.
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declare the winner went at the rate of 21 1331-e reoorl
possibly versts is meant. ht tlleAi tottirit
FRIDAY MORNING, Sept. s.—Last e bead • if,
the Graziani Palace were thrown open to 0;1010,9,
of Moscow, and about 350 or 400 peuPle .10111?4t09,fei
" little dance" at the Countess of Gre-010,10,eri5
attendance of generals, of statemen, and °^o,itli„tie,rii.
very large, and all the special embassies. d. 3,06 d
tion of that of France, were fully represeutef the '5009
of Prussia, the ex-Minister and favourite 0 -goer Pe
Count Kleinmichel, M. Nesselrode, Al• oth,,„e
Prince Gagarin, Prince Galitzin, and Marl,T,roos,. slitY
of' distinction were present. The state be' re
yet been opened, and the dancers were el° Ole tiP'orof
cient to fill the room assigned to thelll' aniPool4o'
Minister has arrived at last; he will be in eor°;f6etiid
the coronation. The preparations for the..ol 'heel /
now said to be complete; at the retie out, 0' Viol
went well, and, if the weather only held,Ldool.o.ot,
nial promises to be one of surpassing sP,'doesdect;flY,
Todtleben has arrived from Aix, but he e° &Deaf if
much, as his health still suffers from vi seal
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wound. Mr. Holmes, the Queen's mess AO3llOO
from England with despatches from the I:,,e,te
Minister yesterday, leaves to-day with dor
Foreign Oinee.—Times Correspondent.