The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-03 00:00:00

CORONATION OF THE EMPEROR OF

RUSSIA.

(Front, the Special Correspondent of the Daily News).
MOSCOW, Auo. 26.
As the day of his Imperial Majesty's public entry
more nearly approaches, the appearance of this
extraordinary city becomes more and more gay,
more and more peculiar, more and more unlike
at once what I had hitherto seen in other great
continental cities, and what I had anticipated
would be its own appearance. I had looked for-
ward to some huge relic of former and more bar-
barous times, with tumble-down half Asiatic look-
ing houses, and half-Asiatic populations—in short,
to a city from which the glory had departed, and
which waited only the slow but certain touch of
time to become for the curious traveller another
Tadmor or Palyrma. What then must have been
my surprise to find myself all at once set down in
a capital as gay as Paris, populous as London, and
having features of its own which give it great and
peculiar interest. Whatever I may have thought
or said in favour of St. Petersburg as the scene of
the coronation, a sight of Moscow has completely
changed my opinion. The city of Peter the Great
is, in truth, on the grandest scale ; but it is all
grand, and there is nothing upon which to rest the
eye as it ranges from ono colossal palace to another.
One feels in passing along its interminable streets,
or crossing its prairie-like squares, something like
what must have been Gulliver's sensations in the
capital of Brobdignag, namely, a mortifying con-
viction of one's own littleness, and of the immense
want of proportion between the huge architectural
shell and its insignificant human kernel. You
think of the hall of Eblis as you gaze on the
solemn grandeur of the Izaak church, and long to
come to the humble habitations of common men.
But in Moscow, with its glorious undulating
site, its long irregular streets of handsome villas,
interspersed with greenery, its handsome maga-
sins, and its constant rattle of equipages, you
feel as if surrounded by human interest, and
cease to wonder why neither despotic power, nor
long neglect, nor systematic preference for a rival
can wean the true Russian from his love for the
ancient cradle of his race. And now it looks
brighter and gayer than ever. Paint, and lime,
and varnish have done wonders, making even the
old Chinese town look sprightly and modern ;
while the gilder has given to the thousand domes,
minarets, and spires of Moscow a splendour and
refulgence which can only be appreciated by being
seen.

Stand on the esplanade of the Kremlin, and
having first curiously examined its battlemented
walls, its ancient treasury, its grotesque church—
the Assumption—so soon to be the scene of a
solemn rite, its gay modern palace, and its thou-
sand and one quaint details ; watch for a moment
the people, high and low, military and civil, as
they reverentially doff their hats while passing under
the sacred gate ; and then turn suddenly towards
the vast city that spreads itself out beneath your
feet, count its innumerable church spires of deli-
cate green, bright golden, or royal red—look down
its long streets, alive with human ants—learn to
distinguish its fortress-like convents, its regal pa-
laces, its great public institutes, and you must in-
deed admit that you are gazing on a panorama to
which the civilised world can offer but few paral-
lels..
We can tell that the Boyards are pouring
into town by the number of extraordinary look-
ing old equipages that throng the streets in every
direction. I saw otte to-day that would astonish
Long-acre, drawn by a train of four wild-looking
Cossack horses, and laden with a large consign-
ment of the loyal Noblesse of rural Russia. Even
the mujiks stopped to look at it, and the cochers
of the handsome modern landaus, as they flew
past, passed jokes which must have been pungent
from the irritation they created in the rustic Jelin.
But not only the Boyards come to pay their re-
spects to the Czar. The streets are literally crowded
with wild Cosaques, handsome Georgians, pale
Circassian s, fierce Kirgkisians, foppish Persians—
all come to see the sight and pay the regulated
homage to their sovereign lord. One is never tired
looking and asking questions, but that the answers
are always satisfactory would be, perhaps, a rash
assertion.

The Emperor has not as yet arrived at his little
roadside palace of Petrovski, but he is momentarily
expected, an :I everything is ready for his reception.
Close to the palace is a triumphal arch, from whence
the procession is to start, and from that to the
Kremlin is a distance of five versts, a tolerably
long route for a great and solemn procession. The
road on both sides is thickly studded with gal-
leries, exceedingly well constructed for seats, in
which the prices vary from ten to fifty roubles.
But the fact is that, by a curious monetary revolu-
tion, the rouble has completely taken the place of
the kopeck in the estimation of every one that has
anything to sell, and will soon, I fear, be seen only
in the cabinets of the curious, if swallowed up at
the rate at which it has disappeared during the last
ftw days. If you want a inujik to go a message
into the next street ho demands two roubles for the
job, and five for droshki fare, as he could not pos-
sibly think of walking in weather such as we aro
now blessed with, and the same system pervades
everything with which the visitors have anything
to do.

Lord Granville is comfortably located in his
splendid palace, formerly the residence of Prince
Graziano, and the street in which it is situated is
a scene of constant bustle. There is a splendid suite
of rooms, elegantly furnished, and capable of ac-
commodating, according to the London system of
cramming, two thousand persons ; but the Rus-
sians must have room for their Mazourkas, their
Cracovieunes, and their sit-down suppers, and
therefore it is probable that the invitations will
not exceed six hundred. I believe his lordship's
olject will be to please by the good taste and quality
of his entertainments, rather than to vie with the
Russian nobility in that lavish expenditure which
to them would be no novelty. Whatever is done
at the ernba,-sy will, I am sure, be well done, and
will fully sustain the reputation which his lordship
has already acquired in this ancient capital. Both
ho and his suite aro everywhere treated with the
greatest attention and respect, and are unanimous
iu their testimony to the kindlineris and hospitality
of their reception.
Yesterday evening his lordship rode over to the
camp, and was fortunate in witnessing a grand
parade, for which the whole of the Guards, about
60,000, were turned out. They are all fine tall
men, and go through their evolutions with great
certainty and precision. They march well, but the
length of their step takes from their tread that pe-
culiar weight of sound, so to speak, with which our
own Guards have made every Englishman's ear
familiar. The officers were most polite and atten-
tive to all the spectators, and frequently asked
them what they thought of the troops. Just praise
was of course given, but some learned civilians
grew quite critical in their comments on the Rus-
sian column as compared with the English line.
The manoeuvring, which lasted a couple of hours,
consisted chiefly of rapidly moving these great
columns from one part of the field to another, with
an occasional fusilade as they came into position.
One of the officers told me that when the Emperor
arrived, the whole army, upwards of 100,000 men,
would most probably be startled some morning by
the rappel, and put through the evolutions of a
sham fight, without any previous notice or prepa-
ration. This, while it will test the efficiency and
readiness of the troops, will be a splendid spectacle
for all who may be so fortunate as to be on the
qui vim._

- From the Champ de Mars to the field on which
the great " Festin ' of the people is to be held is
but a step, and three miles of tables are already to
be seen, flanked by the fountains from which wine
and " quass" and " vodka" are to flow during the
festival. I ventured to express my fears that such
I an unlimited supply of strong drinks might create
riot and disorder, but was comforted with a hint
that care would be taken in the preparation of the
tempting fluids to prevent much disturbance of
mujik equilibrium. Still I am afraid that if Mr.
Henry suddenly appeared here from Bow-street on
the following morning he would find ample em-
ployment in inflicting the five shilling penalty.
Another feature of the programme, for which a
grand success is expected, is the " Spectacle gala"
at the theatre—a new ono, and I believe one of the
largest in the world. Its predecessor was burned
down some three years since, and the present,
which is quite finished, has been only eighteen
months in course of erection. I should strongly.
advise Mr. Gye to get a drawing of it before he re-
builds Covent Garden, as it is decidedly the
handsomest and best proportioned I have ever
seen. Although of twenty-five feet more diameter
than tin' ‘; San Carlos, it appears to be of moderate
extent ; and tn :lecorations, while costly, are of
the best taste and desi; The architect, the
Chevalier Albert Covas, is a lreha!'", long in the
_s
service of the Czar as chief theatrica: xchiteFt ;
and to a compatriot, Signor Duzi, the prepar...:loll
of the scenery is entrusted. He has completed a
beautiful drop-scone delineating an episode in
Russian history, in which a peasant and a soldier
roused the people of Moscolir to a successful resist-
ance to the then all-powerful Polcs. It is a fine
work, and will no doubt look splendid when pro-
-serly placed in a well-lighted theatre. The artistes,
00 in number, arrived last night by special train,
and were reduced to great straits for sleeping ac-
commodation. The petit lAblache was, I am in-
formed, so fortunate as to secure three camp-stools
and a sofa cushion, with which he extemporised a
luxurious couch. As a matter of course they will
all settle down soon into comfortable quarters ; but
a sudden irruption of 500;ohoristers and corYPIlO°4

was enough to put any hotel-keeper to his wit's
end.

Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, Lord Ward,
and a large party, are all off to Nishni Novgorod,
to the great fair, where I fear their accommodation
will not be much better than that which on the
night of their arrival here so much startled the
Italian invaders.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY.

THE TITPERLD,Y BANK.
The affairs of this wretched swindle were again
brought under the notice of the Master in Chan-
cery yesterday, in the case of " O'Flaherty ♦.
M'Dowell," when counsel on behalf of the official
manager submitted the following statement of facts
relative to the lauds of Clonacody, forming a por-
tion of the estate in the county of Tipperary of
which Mr. James Sadleir was the owner in fee :
" When manager of the Tipperary Bank that gen-
tleman resided there, and in February, 1856, when
Mr. Kellett became the purchaser of the property in
the Encumbered Estates Court, James Sadleir re-
tained possession as tenant from year to year, with
the right to the crops growing upon the lands. After
the disappearance of the latter, the official manager
made inquiries about these crops, being appointed re-
ceiver over the property. The exact time that Mr.
Kellett went into possession did not appear ; but he was
now in possession of these lands, and maintained his
right to the crops by virtue of an agreement which was
alleged to be subsisting between him and Jas. Sadleir.
Mr. Meldon wrote to him to produce this agreement,
but he bad not done so. In his reply, however, he ad-
mated the ownership of James Sadleir up to the time at
which he (Mr. Kellett) went into possession. Under
these circumstances the official manager wished to obtain
possession.

" The Master said it was perfectly plain that Mr.
Kellett had entered into possession under a claim of
right which he could not interfere with by a summary
proceeding. Mr. Kellett was a sufficiently responsible
person for future proceedings to be taken against if
necessary ; but it would be quite right for the official
manager to take steps to ascertain the value of the crops
and implements, in order that, if the question of damages
were taken hereafter, the amount of the offieialy mana-
ger's claim could be correctly ascertained.
" Mr. Meldon said it was a complicated case in refe-
rence to the title, and, under the circumstances, he
thought it would be advisable to take the opinion of
counsel.

"The Master said he was very averse to taking the
opinion of counsel, as tending to expense. He was always
anxious to dispose of cases on the facts and authorities
brought forward by counsel who were present. In the
present matter he was clearly of opinion that it should
stand for Master Lyle, in whose office it had originated.
"Mr. Lawless then said there was another denomi-
nation of land upon the same estate upon which three or
four tenants who owed small sums were not paying any
rent, and were inciting others to do likewise, being at
present in the act of removing themselves away.
"The Master said a civil bill ought to be brought
against them next session.
"Mr. Meldon replied that they could not be distrained
upon, as they were quitting the premises and takin;
everything away. The amounts due were small, but he
thought an attachment, it issued against them, would
have the effect of getting them in.
"The Master said he would not issue an attachment
for such trifling sums as these appeared to be.
"After some discussion, however,

"The Master added that the official manager, after
applying to the parties for the November gale, might,
in the event of a refusal on the part of the tenants then
due, apply to him for an attachment, which he would
then grant against each of the defaulting tenants."