The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-09 00:00:00

TOPLITZ, SEPT. 26.

At (Prom a Morning Paper.)
at the 00,e
arrival of of my letter this morning I mentioned the
~.t-'e Emperor of Russia. He came in, as I have
stated 'ithout any retinue, having travelled all night, and
"e w" ‘s received in the most complimentary manner by the
A- • ~
Sastnan iamperor, who went out to meet and conduct him
O the chateau in his carriagt- The meeting of the two
Sovereigns was, I am told, apparently very affect'..nnte,
and I
suppose they kissed each other, a
the other R
1 .
.1 iew, but history for the
Royal personages who are as T ;lave seen all
'nter •• 'aere do, at the first
taint of that important .. *present must omit the cer-
m a is
while
Met. The Emperor of Russia,
in chamber larit • a part, and affecting to court popu-
, s
c3a l'hile in reality he avoids it, was not half an hour in
"vliPlar'ing:
Only one ai 'the streets of Toplitz with
ien he went into
(15_5, _ atenuant, and walked about the town, the gar-
o, . add the baths, like a good citizen who came to en-
Joyb-is ease. He is certainla very fine young man, over
leet in heiabt fair, andwithgood eye and Roman
nose, _L. , . a ~
__ has a "'men gives him a striking and bold expression. He
Le
so strong likeness to the Emperor Alexander, who will
be well remembered in England, but he is a finer man.
)14,
and cotatly personages were in a bustle to visit
bustle r th(t Palace rune. for the rest of the day with the
n, ' °L tom 1. t' 11 The Empress, who travelled
more 1 p imentary calls.
in ,a,h.',ewlY, did not reach till night-fall, and the manner
and len she was received was highly flattering to her,
eati most pleasing, to be witnessed by a stranger, as indi-
ve of the simplicity.•which ' high birth. The
ttn„e
left Pr" of Austria and Empress 'nearing of her arrival,
through great saloon, deseendea the grand staircase, passed
a la
gate just a P .
o en ri? r d met' her at the castle
cor ao , an
ollowed by
411 the
it s the carriage drew up. They were f .
ciet , oyal and Noble persons then composing their so-
itas)s. and the Emperor of Austria leading the Empress of
t ja' and the
line
esY to thr, 1? Emperor of Russia paying the same coura
of - JamPrass Marianne, passed through the courtly
duete Military uniforms and full-dressed dames, and con-
tieentl phetr. to the apartments which have been so magni-
dau lar i',ted up for their use. The Empress of Russia,
4,4 i•er of the King of Prussia, is a pretty but not a
41smne i• plainly and her
wanner
1, ornan. She was very . dressed,. _
have 'ad more of style in it than the other ladies who 1
tio_, haves
on this occasion, and who, almost without excep-
C iall short of that high carriage which distinguishes our
`Wish Nobility.
The K Y•
4 ar
e, log of Prussia arrived about the same time, but in
n expectedn more private manner. Hearing that he was
him, and that great preparations were made to honour
°llt to t:110 eel'ferated battle-ground of Culm, I went
had h-e w`tne.ss what was going on. Triumphal arches
pyrata.loell raised in several parts of the read:, and two
sabre of arms, composed of muskets, pistols, and
herai ' Laken in the action, and ornamented with the Bo-
at than. Austrian, and Prussian colours, were constructed
eert i! Meeting of the two roads from Dresden, it being un-
counall hY which he might come, and a crowd of persons
he hoe.eted with the town had assembled to do him honour,
gitae'itn,g a great favourite here—but the good old King
carpi. them all the slip, and stepping from Lis travelling
ae age into a little drosky, equivalent; to a Brighton fly,
147nManied by M. Ancillon, drive into Toplitz like a
apar,te person, and, avoiding the palace, passed to his usual
setrttnents, from whence he had ordered previously the
at his to be removed. The good old King is now quite
aesa ' ease, without state, which he detests : and be will
and Tee his usual walks to-morrow, mixing among the people,
stout,
siring not to b.:e noticed by them. He is short and
of his 'Pl:ith a eare,worn face, indicative of the vicissitudes
severe 'ife, and 'ne appears to suffer from the effects of a
and ijvoutql in the leg, which he received some years ago,
had 17"Ick.' might have been fatal if the waters of Toplitz
and Ili'lt been successfully applied. It is for that reason,
to the necessity that he should still use them, that he is
his attached to this place ; and I am told by those about
man Person that the change which takes place in his
lerfie.
on crossing the Bohemian frontier is tru y 1 wonder-
At! Berlin the King is not happy, the populace are
i3'aeuiet, and the exigencies of the country are incessant ;
at here, in every face he sees that of a friend, and he is de-
\anted to lay aside Royalty, and place himself on an equality
;tity the world, The soldier who shews the monuments at
totha told me that every year the King called on him at his
r ta'e shook hands with him, and, with a bounty, inquired
'°r tl7 '
the e health of his family. It was at his desire, they say,
te ~ To was selected for this re-union, and it is his in-
reignsti lea`emain here three weeks after the other Sove-
e. His wife—not the Queen, but the Princess
ielpiita formerly the Countess Hanach, the marriage being
t'handed----will come to-morrow. She was one of the
most`and
beautiful women in Germany, and is still handsome
llend I understand that the King is sincerely attached to.
tu4.l' !"1,1 Prefers passing his hours with her, at a private
f
the sr,'", near Berlin, to spending them in the Palace o
a., knirt.
eatol nese wra.
" tt grand dinner party to-day at the chateau,
others of all the great personages now here ; among
boor:' the Duke of Cumberland and the Marquis of
brill', ' The hour was the very early one of two, and the
place of the scene lost much of its force by its taking
eye k' by day-light. Still it was a splendid sight, and the
costwas completely distracted by the variety of military
ceirues, from the plain white of the infantry and
Ile iers , to the gaudy blue and gold of the Lancers and
to se'a,,rs• The genius of Mr. Stulz alone could do justice
laoo-e"„ a variety of coats, jackets, and pelisses, with gold
slat; sliver lace braidings, epaulets, cocked hats, round bats,
ka4o„,°es' ,Plumes, feathers, sashes, swords, sabres, and Heaven
turu..;',w,nat besides,-. -I shrink even from the attempt, and
ia eliVitill Pleasure to the line of female charms who shone.
liner. the hues of the best Parisian and Vienna mil-
in air: Women full dressed are exposed to a severe trial.t
The noon
a day, and very few in England can withstand i .
end fin of of the Court here have good homely complexions
hat 4.4 skins, both a sound defence against the sunshine,
Qurn'ew of them were neatly turned, and the figure was
T1,;,87 and the foot ill-shaped with the greater number.
the II Costume was also heavy for a beautiful warm day
t;
!lair ead-dress was ill-arranged, and I saw among all not
lug -a-dozen who had that air of high blood and high breed-
8p
hieh
p, almost stops one's breath .
in witnessing the near
k'Peh of a Peeress bound for the drawing-room .
m at
rnes's But must do the German ladies justice,
and if •we
eXp„ eene were very lovely, all were good-looking, with an
ataia-hs,sion of true goodness, worth more to man than h n less
aended
at fou'r° beauty. The dinner took place at two, an
The b ten he attle-fi,:ld of Culm is an interesting scene,
and I in-
and
Nat, going over it in detail on the day when a
allthe
aets in the neighbourhood being ordered to assist. Thereobe
lisle, w° Monuments on the ground—one a simple
llead:r4ised by the Prussians to the memory of their
rot and bearing the brief inscription of " a grate-
-I,s tenutry to its brave defenders, and the othera
hje square column, erected by the Austrian army to the
i a`„4l,nr of. the Prince Collercdo Mansfield, who cornd-
fiHarit"ed the first day, and was killed in the seconded
the It bears a variety of inscriptions commemorative,
was
is ,ev,ent, and it is shown by a fine hale veteran who wa
Ate 4-4 ed in defending the General, and got this place and a
uleas'on for his services. His cottage, close by the menu-
uesst, is the picture of comfort, as he is of military neat-
Plexi,, the
hair and whiskers are white, but his bluff corn-
lo his4l shows that the old fellow has many years in store.
black gre3. frock coat, black stock, white breeches, and
the 6 gaiters, standingever as at the word attention, be is
seet,,.o ideal of the Austrian soldier, and no bad !epre-
b 114tia,
of Corporal Trim. I can fancy the King ofd
14ratrossia, like my Uncle Toby, squeezing the old boy's hard
On ti; a,nd the tear standing in the Corporal's eyes or falling
sons ~e. nand Which thus honoured him. One of the rea-
To ev tz en by the Emperor Nicholas for his desire to visit
troops
, Is
to place a monument in memory of the Russian
is to Ps who also fell in this engagement, and a grand parade
Stone take place on the day in which he is to lay the first
no„,„*, A model of the proposed trophy in wood is erected
atot; the intended spot, and workmen are finishing the great
134 e Platform on which the true one is to be laid. The
140,e. represents a lion couchant, and the obelisk is sur-
aie"ted with the figure of Fame recording the date of the
I°l3', the 80th of August, 1813.
ocean,e expense incurred by the Emperor Ferdinand, on the
leasi.sam of this re-union, is enormous, and will amount to at
Silo; a quarter of a million of our money, though it falls
per t of that wasted in displays at Kalisch, where the Ern-
steiZ Nicholas got ri,l of one million and a half of English
it . ing• Perhaps the occasion and the company are worth
three least there were assembled at dinner to-day forty-
eleve?re"enages of Royal blood, male and female—namely,
liVe i'irent Austria, five from Russia, nine from Prussia,
four rr°4l Saxony, one (the Crown Prince), from Bavaria,
Ni-A .i.,010 Saxe-Weimar, one from Nassau, three from
—`-'ehltrg Gotha, two from Lucca, one (the Duke of
burnberland), from England—in all 43. The Duke and
ItTehess of Gordon arrived to-day from Kalisch.
bri"FLITz, SEPT. 27.—This is Sunday, and one of the
~, ghtest that even an Italian summer can bestow. The
atTher since the Emperor of Austria came here has been,
h( still is, the finest that can be imagined—warmer., pe.r-
Ps, the. be wished•the forenoon, but refreshing in
the
el. o might
to b ening, and allowing every hour from morning till night
this
cae:,employed in the various festivities displayed onde
gre,:sien• The splendour of the re-union is in no slight s
-phaneed by this most fortunate circumstance, and a
114 d ti °ace windows arc always open, and the public walks
'''eoccupied by the
R,„ garden of the chateau constantly
• ; Pers
gitteA °tinges in every variety. of costume that
can be ima-
from
fr,,,,n7i,the People, who otherwise -would be excludedral
do.
lie, tne show, are now partakers of it, and the general w
13 obvious and stranger. Indeed the
eor4t_ gratifying to a
tlio6rt desire to please the people on the part of the au-
-1 dmitted
Ore 'es is striking, and they are indiscriminate y a_
.x
_o
ost to the reception room of the Sovereign, and mi. I

the walks with Emperors; Kings; and. Princes and I ob-
serve that every Ntiljte or lady going to Court
bow es to the Crowd immediately on leaving the carriage,
and before entering the corridor. The people are highly
pleased, and they in return conduct themselves in the most
exemplary manner. I have not since I came here Eden a rude
action done, or heard a rough word spoken ; and, above
all, not the shade or substance of a drunken man ;
hod the thing seems to be so well understood that every one
performs his part in a decorous manner—the Nobility are
condescending, the multitude
who direct t_ln order of exit and entrance are mild and
-,:ell-loehaved, and the police
courteous to a degree ; and what pleastit the mist is, that I
see no subserviency nn the part of the people. Every one
is civil, but not grovelling ; and while each just touches his
hat to the principal Nobles, no one remains uncovered ex-
cept when the Emperor or Empress is present ; and I have
seen a knot of stout burghers hold their 'Lice against a
rush of Cavaliers with as much pertinacity as John Bull
himself would do it. _ _ _

The town has been in an outrageous bustle all day ; the
great personages have exchanged a round of visits. The
Emperor of Russia was out of doors as early as 10 o'clock,
and the Emperor of Austria soon after, and the old King
of Prussia, in his little drosky, accompanied by the Count
Winnchurg and the Prince Schwartzenberg, so well known
in Doctor's Commons in London, and some hundred car-
riages, principally those of the Emperor Ferdinand, were in
motion. Both the Empresses were also abroad before noon,
and the thousand high-dressed ladies who compose their
Court were likewise flying about. Nothing was heard but
the prancing of horses, and the sound of carriage-wheels,
and the roaring of coachmen to the people who stopped the
way, while Princes and Barons were as thick as vine clus•
ters, and the young beautieS in full costume as crowded as
beds of roses. But to give an idea of the expense, as yell
as the scale on which the matter is arranged, there were no
less than 540 carriage horses and 200 saddle horses, all the
property of the Emperor of Austria, employed, with 150
carriages, at least all handsome, with the imperial arms, em-
bossed in silver gilt, upon the pannels. The morning was
occupied in the manner I describe by all but the Prince
Esterhaty, who having gone through his calls the day be-
fore, took care, like an old hand upon town,. who has
enough of ceremony forced upon him, without encounter-
ing it of his own free will, .to be from home, and I observed
him, with his usual white hat, lounging about, while his
friend* were enveloped in furt or uniforms, labouring under
the fatigue of visits and embraces.
At one o'clock the Court returned to dinner ; at three it
went to a little chateau in the vicinity where shooting with
the cross bow-is practised ;at half-past six returned for the
opera ; at nine, went to a ball in the pavilion of the garden ;
and, at eleven, retired to rest, like good citizens, their wives,
and daughters. I wonder what our Nobility will say to
those hours, and what they will think of ladies being in full
dress by tan in the morning, and of a Courtly dinner being
held at mid-day, not to mention the horror of dancing be-
fore midnight, and of going to bed before daybreak. It is
a circumstance very pleasing to mention, as it is illustrative
of the amiable spirit of the Court, that every stranger who
made known his name was provided With a ticket for the
opera and the ball in the pavilion. Even the Poles were not
denied, and every one wondered at the mauvaise honte of
the few English who are here declining to send in their cards
for the same purpose, and very naturally asked " How is it
possible the Court can know, and the sending your name is
but a form ?" I find even that the Marquis of Douro
labours under this infirmity, like other of his countrymen,
and he complained to a gentleman how much he was at a
loss for a riding horse, though he has been told that the
Emperor has 200 for the service of his visiters.
There was also to have been a grand illumination to-
night, in honour of the triple Sovereigns, and the people
have been at work for several days preparing transparen-
cies and mottoes, and piles of fuel have been accumulated
on the neighbouring hills to give even a 'grander specimen
of a Bohemian lighting up than what took place on the
20th, but the authorities have received orders to suspend
it, and it is now feared that no illumination will take place.
Why have these orders been given ? Aye, that's the rub.
No man here will tell three people what he thinks upon
the subject, but I, as a stranger, find them more commu-
nicative, and every one hints to me, scarcely above his
breath, that the countermand has taken place by desire of
the Emperor Nicholas. You see that when the people, on
one hand illuminate, the crowned heads, on the other, are
expected to show themselves, and not only to exhibit for a
moment, but to go in open carriages all round the town,
and on the roads, and as'many dark spaces occur in passing
from the streets to the highway, it is possible that
some ill-minded Pole, or anti-Russian Fieschi might
try whether the Emperor of all the Russias was bullet-
proof. The command could not come from the Em-
peror of Austria, for he is really universally beloved—.
and if there be any risk he has already encountered it ;
nor from the King of Prussia, for he is the friend
and benefactor of the people, and he lives among them at
all hours ; and therefore none but the Imperial Autocrat
could have thought of being thrifty of the citizens' oil and
candles, and the lamp of his own existence at the same time.
All this is very strange, but very true ; and is a pretty
specimen of the hues of despotism, that while two monarchs
lire in the hearts of the people, and fear neither the sunshine
nor the shade, the other startles, like the war horse, at his
own shadow, and will not travel by day lest his route might
be made known in advance, nor venture in a crowd by night,
lest some lurking enemy should cut him off. And the mat-
ter becomes the more jocose, when we see the Emperor
Nicholas carrying on a daily farce, and trying to make be-
lieve that he loves to be among the crowd. He was in the
streets half an hour after his arrival in Toplitz, and he walked
about to-day in a plain green frock coat, doing, as Frederick
Jones would say, a little bit of the popular. But he knows
that he is safe here in the noontide, and that since the story
has been made known that he punished a poor man who,
deceived by the same juggling at Kalisch, personally pre-
sented a petition, no one will approach him in a way calcu-
lated to startle or alarm him.

I suppose the Austrian Cabinet will be displeased to hear
such things said of their Northern ally and present guest ;
but the truth will force its way, and I believe in my heart
that the Government as well as the people detest the Rus-
sians, and that they are only playing a part which circum-
stances render necessary at the moment. A stranger, par-
ticularly an Englishman—who, thank God, for the honour
of our country, is invariably trusted—will hear sentiments
that people will not dare utter among themselves, and I
must say, that since I came into this district, I have not
heard a single person speak well of the Autocrat or of his
country. Brute -and savage are the ordinary terms used
when describing the Russian, and those who think politi-
cally, shudder at the proximity to a horde of wild bears,
who will one day over-run"and devour them. This is a
truth which every person in place will carefully endeavour
to smother, but still the flame exists, and I believe the
whole mass of the Austrian population arc so penetrated
with it, that the happiest news that could be given to them
would be that England and Austria had joined, and that
Russia must be cut down into good behaviour. This is the
time when the Cabinet of St. James's should be at work,
and I often regret such a diplomatist as Lord Heytesbury,
whose ability is so well known; and who has the confidence
of personages abroad, is not now employed to feel the way
for a union, which would be the true bulwark of our naval
power, and not hang like a mill-stone, like the quadruple
treaty, about our necks.
I suppose now that the Sovereigns are all united the
world will be impatient for the political result, but it is too
soon to think that anything could be done, and according to
the programme arranged for the six days they are to stay
here, and which occupies every hour from sun rise to
midnight, I see no time that can be applied to a formal re-
union, and I suppose that flying conferences will be held,
or the three Ministers negotiate while their masters occupy
-the stage.
Spain, which no doubt you look most to, has not yet
come forward, and I do not find that the Chevalier Puez
de la Cadena has made good his way. I believe that,
Russia excepted, who has always at heart the keeping the
west of Europe in a turmoil, the Powers would gladly see
Spain settled in any way that promised security for the fu-
ture; and I am certain if tile Queen had established- a
strong and a sound Administration, and kept the handful
of republican emigrants, who are now working the revolu-
tion, down, Isabel the Second, would ere this have been
recognised. The success of Don Carlos was quite a se-
condary object, perhaps rather not desired than much wished
for, for Austria's (in particular) great object is to preserve
the status quo of things, • And she will not stir up a cru-
sade of absolutism for old principles or old persons, if the
peace can be maintained without the encouragement of the
Propaganda and the extending it to her. The system of
A ustria and Prussia, particularly of the latter, is one of in-
struction, and there is not a village where there is not an
excellent practical school as well as their noble Universities,
which are the honour of Europe, and the miserable monkish
system which has ruined Spain and Portugal is of all things
least desired. The Government of Don Miguel and of Fer-
dinand, with the hanging and the proscriptions attendant on
them, would find no favour in the enlightened absolutism of
their natures : and always putting the Propaganda out of
sight, may be inclined to believe that the reign of Donna
Maria is more consonant to their wishes, and that Don Car-
' los would be looked on coldly if he were to follow the rules
of his predecessor. Austria as well as Prussia, but espe-
cially Austria, look to the maintenance of the existing state
of things, and surely, after abandoning Charles the Tenth,
and cruelly abandoning the King of Holland, they will not
now risk a war for a Peninsular crusade, Isabel 11., or
Charles V., providedthe Liberals are kept wit4in bounds.
Indeed the view taken three months ago of this subject is
so changed by the conduct of the King of France, that it is
possible now that Spain will be handed over to his watch-
fulness, as the Power vitally interested in her good behaviour.
In any case I cannot anticipate from the Congress—which