The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

PLAYING AT SOLDIERS is far too serious a joke
for Lord Hardinge to smile at. Ships have lately
been taken up to convey the 85th Light Infantry
•on foreign service. The regiment was no sooner
ordered on what by feather-bed soldiers is consi-
dered a disagreeable mission, than some of the
officers requested the usual permission from the
Commander-in-Chief to " sell out." Lord Har-
dinge peremptorily refused, and the carpet knights
are compelled to go and labour for their laurels.
This is as it should be. If " Private John Hobbs"
must go with his regiment, so should those who
are bound to set him good example. Idle and
much be-laced gentlemen, with long resonant Nor-
man names, are not to retain the old privileges of
conquest over the humbler Celts and Saxons.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. -No one knows
better than Louis Napoleon that, the less people
have, the more they commonly spend. The budget
for next year exceeds by upwards of two millions
sterling the budget for this, and the government is
now embarking in a vast and costly enterprise,
which cannot be based on any expectations of com-
mercial profit—nothing less than the establishment
of a line of steamers from Cherbourg to the French
West Indies. Now as there is no demand for such
a line, as Cherbourg is the worst possible starting
point for it, and as the undertaking cannot possibly
pay, can we wonder that the English press sees in
it a disguised scheme for increasing the French
navy, and fresh evidence of aggressive designs.
Natural suspicions, we think. " Odious calum-
nies," the ?loniteur calls them.—Guardian.

THE TRUE CAUSES OF THE DEPRESSION IN
THE FRENCH FUNDS are, in our opinion, the un-
sound and even dishonest practices which have
been resorted to, with the cognizance of many
members of the Government, to give an artificial
stimulus to credit, and to create a transient and
fictitious prosperity, not based on the legitimate
production and increase of wealth. For more than
six weeks the tendency of the market in France has
been to depression, although the Government has
notoriously employed all the means at its command
to keep up prices. At the same time the excess of
private speculation in various crude schemes has
been unexampled, and the avowed object of the
increased facilities of credit granted by the Bank of
France and the Joint-Stock Banks, under the
sanction of the Government, was to encourage a
spirit of adventure to the utmost. An immense
number of lines of railroad have been conceded
and commenced ; public works of every kind are
begun, with apparent indifference to the means of
paying for them, although many of these under-
takings had, from their magnitude and magnifi-
cence, been postponed by former Governments.—
Times.

THE GREAT MINISTERIAL EXHIBITION.—
The Great "Metropolitan" Exhibition of Poultry—
Pigeons and Rabbits—being CONCLUDED, the
Public is respectfully informed that the " Great
MINISTERIAL EXHIBITION (including some very
extraordinary specimens of the Pigeon tribe—such
as " Capuchins —Tumblers —Pouters— Carriers,"
&c.,)—will take place the SECOND WEEK in
February.

TESTIMONIAL."—CORNS ! CORNS ! CORNS !
—Mr. RUSSELL has operated upon my corns—
with great skill—and without causing the slightest
pain ! ! _ " Credat Juckus."

Broadlands, Jan. 20, 1853. -
DOWNING-STREET MARKET.-'
_ - QUOTATIONS."

•" LATEST

Old Meadow Hay (Broad-lands) a 60 to 70
Old Scotch (Aberdeen) Clover 7O to 75
Inferior (Netherby) ditto 56 to 65
Wheat Straw (furnished by Cardwell, Molesworth,
Young. and Co.) UNSALE-ABLE.
STOP PRESS !—ERRATUM.—For W. S. Wodin's
"Soirees Comiques," read Charlie Wood's " Minis-
tereComique."

MOTTO.—"Ex quovis LIGNO,' non fit Concel-
larius (of Exchequer).
MOTTO—for Sir J. Graham—by MAzzIXI.—
"Litera scripta—(non) manet."—John Bull.

LOUIS NAPOLEON'S MARRIAGE is another, and
a very striking, instance of the impenetrable secrecy
and uncontrollable wilfulness with which Louis
Napoleon forms and acts upon his own propensities
and resolutions. No doubt, all the ordinary consi-
derations of policy, decorum, personal dignity, and
usage might be urged, and have been urged, against
this marriage. All the Ministers remonstrated;
several of them resigned in consternation, when
they thought of the ridicule and contempt with
which such an alliance would be spoken of in the
salons of Paris and the Courts of Europe. Louis
Napoleon heard what they had to say, refused to
accept their resignations, and confirmed his deci-
sion by ordering M. Fould to make the formal
demand of the young lady's hand. We are not
disposed to take an unfavourable view of this deci-
sion ; but it is impossible not to see that a State in
which such events are possible is governed by
coups de tete, and that any other sudden caprice of
desire, resentment, or ambition, which should get
possession of the Imperial mind, would be gratified
with the same disregard to all existing modes of
opposition. In short, a man who acts thus is not
only absolutely without control, but he takes a
certain pride in demonstrating that neither the
advice of his Ministers nor the motives by which
men are commonly affected have any power at all
over one of his decisions. The course of conduct
to be pursued by such a man is wholly beyond the
reach of foresight and of argument. It is impossi-
ble to affirm with certainty that there is anything
he will not undertake; it is difficult to be prepared
for those things on which he is secretly intent.—
Times.

THE GREAT EMPEROR AND THE LITTLE GOD.
—Napoleon 111. has met with his match at last.
The Eagle has dropped his thunderbolt, and has
been metamorphosed into a turtle-dove. Jilted by
the Princess Wasa,—snubhed, if report speaks true,
by one or two ladies of right royal descent,—the
new emperor has determined, since he cannot gratify
his ambition, to please at least his fancy. While
our readers are perusing these lines, his Majesty is
making to the Senate, the Legislative body, and the
Council of State, the blushing confessions of a heart
irresistibly smitten. Those bodies, we dare say,
little suspected, when called into existence by the
will of the dictator, that they should ever be sum-
moned to the Tuileries for affaires de cceur. How-
ever, so it is. The gaoler of France is himself the
captive of a Spanish maiden with coal-black eyes,
and Mademoiselle De Montijo is destined to share
the imperial throne. Were it not for the proverbial
caprice of the mischievous little god who has van-
quished the conqueror of the barricades, we should
feel disposed to wonder at the precipitation with
which the illustrious heir of the great Emperor has
determined to condescend to fellowship with mortals
of common flesh and blood. Although his chance
among the princely houses of Europe may have been
but small, the possibilities of contracting a dynastic
alliance were by no means exhausted. The imperial
family of Soulougue might surely have furnished
a princess of suitable years and accomplishments,
and congenial tastes; or, in default of a Haytian
beauty, Queen Pomare might have supplied from
among her relatives one of those Otaheitian Houris,
celebrated for their expertness in swimming and in
the art of love ; and considering that "L'Empire
c'est la Paix," there would have been a singular
appropriateness in selecting an Empress of "Pacific"
origin. Besides, there was another and a most
brilliant chance open to the fresh-dubbed Majesty
of France. We have not heard that, except on the
boards of New York, the immortal Lola has formed
any fresh engagement; and considering the nature
of the alliance between the Countess of Landsfeldt
and one of the most ancient princely houses of Ger-
many, a more suitable consort could hardly have
been found for a Potentate who is the very imper-
sonation of antagonism to the principle of legitimacy.
—John Bull.

AMERICAN STATISTICS.—During the past year 299,504
aliens arrived at New York, of which number 117,537
were from Ireland, and 118,126 from Germany. In 1851
the excess of Irish over the Germans was 93,373. The
German immigration had increased by 48,248 persons over
the previous year, Whilst the Irish had decreased 45,719.
The German immigrants were of the poorest class. The
immigration from England was 31,275, showing an increase
of upwards of 3,000 on the previous year. The immigra-
tion from France and Switzerland had increased twenty-
five per cent. The number of British vessels which
arrived at New York was, 49 B4 ships, 252
barques, 407 brigs, and 22 schooners. These numbers of
course include vessels belonging to the British possessions.
POPULATION OF THE CANADAS.—The recent Cana-
dian census returns, for 1852, state that the population of
Lower Canada, which, in 1827, was 471,876, has nearly
doubled during the subsequent twenty-five years, and
numbers at the present time 890,261 souls ; while that of
Upper Canada, which, in 1842, was 486055, has also
nearly doubled, and now amounts to 952,004 ; of these
there are natives of

Lower Canada. Upper Canada. Total.
England and Wales 11,230 82,699 93,929
Scotland
Ireland
Canada, French origin 669,528 26,417 695,945
Canada, not of French origin 125,580 526,093 651,673
United States
Other countries

Total 990,260 952,004 1,8427276

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE. The question of the marriage of the
Emperor, about which there have been so many reports,
is now set at rest, the bureaux of the Senate, Corps
Legislatif, and the members of the Council of State,
present in Paris, received on Saturday, at the Tuileries,
a corn munication from theEmperorrespecting his marriage,
in which he announced his intention of espousing the
Countess Theba. We have giyen fuller particulars of the
lady in another column.
Louis Napoleon, accompanied by his aides .de- camp
and several Marshals of France, among others, Marshals
Reille and Magnan, took his seat on the throne. The
ex-King Jerome was seated on his right hand, and
Prince Napoleon, his son, to the left. The marshals
and admirals stood on both sides of the two Princes. The
Emperor stood, and in a firm tone of voice read the fol-
lowing address :
" I yield to the wish so often manifested by the country
in coming to announce to you my marriage.
" The alliance which I contract is not in accord with
the traditions of ancient policy, and therein is its advan-
tage. France, by its successive revolutions, has ever
abruptly separated from the rest of Europe. Every wise
Government ought to try to make it re-enter in the pale
of the old monarchies. But this result will be more
surely attained by a straightforward and frank policy, by
loyalty in conduct, than by Royal alliances, which create
a false security, and often substitute family interests for
those of the nation. Moreover, the example of the past
has left in the mind of the people superstitious feelings.
It has not forgotten that for 70 years foreign princesses
have not mounted the throne but to behold their race
dispossessed and proscribed by war or by revolution. One
woman alone seemed to bring happiness, and to live more
than the others in the memory of the people—and that
woman, the modest and good wife of General Bonaparte,
was not the issue of Royal blood. It must, however, be
admitted that in 1810 the marriage of Napoleon I. with
Marie Louise was a great event. It was a pledge for the
future, a real satisfaction to the national pride, as the
ancient and illustrious branch of the house of Austria,
who had been so long at war with us, was seen to solicit
the alliance of the elected chief of a new empire. Under
the last reign, on the contrary, the amour propre of the
country had to suffer, when the heir to the Crown
solicited fruitlessly, during several years, a princely alli-
ance, to obtain it only in a secondary rank and in a dif-
ferent religion.
" When, in presence of old Europe, one is borne on
by the force of a new principle to the height of ancient
dynasties, it is not by giving an ancient character to one's
escutcheon, (envieillissant son blason,) and by seeking to
introduce oneself at all costs into a family, that one is
accepted. It is rather by ever remembering one's origin,
by preserving one's own character, and by adopting
frankly in presence of Europe the position of parvenu—a
glorious title when one obtains it by the free suffrages of a
great people. Thus, obliged to depart from precedents
followed to the present day, my marriage became a private
affair, and there remained only the choice of the person.
" She who has been the object of my preference is of
distinguished birth. French in heart, by education, by
the recollection of the blood shed by her father in the
cause of the empire, she has, as a Spaniard, the advantage
of not having in France a family to whom it might be
necessary to give honours and fortune. Endowed with all
the qualities of the mind, she will be the ornament of the
throne ; in the day of danger she would be one of its
courageous supporters. A Catholic, she will address to
heaven the same prayers with me for the happiness of
France. In fine, by her grace and her goodness she will,
I have the firm hope, endeavour to revive in the same
position the virtues of the Empress Josephine.
" I come, then, Messieurs, to announce to France that
I have preferred the woman whom I love and whom I
respect, to one who is unknown, and whose alliance
would have had advantages mixed with sacrifices.
Without disdaining any one I yet yield to my inclina-
tions, but after having taken counsel from my reason and
my convictions. In fine, by placing the independence,
the qualities of the heart, domestic happiness, above
dynastic prejudices and the calculations of ambition, I
shall not be less strong because I shall be more free.
" Soon proceeding to Notre Dame I shall present the
Empress to the people and to the army ; the confidence
they have in me assures me of their sympathy, and you,
Messieurs, on learning better to appreciate her whom I
have chosen, you will allow that on this occasion also I
been inspired by Providence."
The Emperor then bowed, and proceeded, with the
same ceremonial as on entering, to his private apartments.
The following list of the numerous titles of the Coun-
tess of Montijo is given as an heraldic curiosity :—" Dona
Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick de Closburn, Countess Dow-
ager of Montijo. De Miranda, Banas y Mora ; Duchess
de Penaranda •, Mother, Guardian, and Administratrix of
the person and property of my daughter Dona Maria
Francisca de Sales Portocarrero, Palafox y Kirkpatrick,
Croy de Havre y Lanti, Lopez de Zuniga, Fernandez de
Cordoba, Leiva y la Cerda, Rojas, Guzman, Luna, Enri-
quez de Almanza, Cardenas, Pacheco y Acuna, Avella-
neda, Guzman de Iscar, Rodriguez de Aza, (Mica, Bazan
Osoria, Enriquez de Valdes y Cardona, Acevedo, Chaves,
Hinojosa, Chacon, Mendoza, Cardenas y Zapata, Vargas,
Luna, Vivero, Cabrera y Bobadilla, Lopez Pacheco,
Funes de Villalpando, Frances de Arino. Albion, Gurrea,
Fernandez de Heredia, Monroy, Aragon, Enriqucz de la
Cerra, Navarra, Lodena, Bracamonte y Davila ; Countess
of Montijo, De Miranda, De Banos, De Mora, De Fuen-
tiduena, De Albitas, De San Estevan de Gornaaz, De Ca-
sarrubios del Monte y de Santa Cruz de la Sierra ;
Duchess of Penaranda ; Marchioness of Valderrabano,
De Osera, De Barcarrota, De la Algaba, De la Baneza,
Do Moya, De Villanueva del Fresno, De Valdunquillo y
de Mirallo ; Viscountess of Palacios de la Valduerna y
su Infantazgo, y De la Calzada ; Lady of the Casa Fuerte
de Arteaga, De La Puebla de la Calzada, De Huetor-
Tajar, De Cespedosa, De La Adrada, De Codesal, De
Vierlas, De Romanillos, De Las Baronies de Quinto,
Figueruelas y Estopinan, De Las Villas y Valles de Aza,
Iscar, Valdeginate, Puebla de Naciados, Palos, Villaiba
del Aicor, San Pedro de Latarce, Horcajo de Las Torres,
San Martin de la Fuerte, Moguer, Belmonte, Seron y
Layos, de Las Regalias y Preeminencias de Mariscal
Mayor de Castilla, Alcaidia Perpetua de la Alcazaba y 1
Fortaleza de Guiadix y Capitania Principal de los cien
continuos Hijosdalgo de la case de Castilla • Petrone de
Les Insignes Iglesias Collegiales de Penaranda de Duero
y de Santa Maria la Mayor de la Villa de Sales, de la
Ilustre Capilla de la Santa Epifania de la Ciudad Ile
Toledo, del • Colegio de Santa Catalina Martir de los
Verdes de Unirersidad de Alcala, de la Universidad y
Colegio de San Gregorio de la Ciudad de Oviedo, y del de
San Pelayo de Salamanca, del Convent," de Religiosas de
la Santa, Espina de Gelsa, y del Hospital de San Andres
de la Villa de Belmont ; Grandee of Spain of the first
class, &c."
It is stated that Napoleon Bonaparte (Jerome's son) is
to be married to the young Princess of Wagram, and that
all the preliminaries have been settled. The Princess of
Wagram's grandmother was a Princess of Bavaria, and as
the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte was a Princess of
Wurtemberg, he will find himself connected with most of
the sovereigns of Europe.
Great preparations are making for the ball to be given
to the Emperor by the Senate on the 25th, which is
intended to be the most splendid of the season. A sum
of 80,000 fr., including 25,0001 r. given by Prince Jerome,
is allotted for the expense, and it is expected that a
further amount will be called for. The imperial throne
of 1804, which has been preserved since that period, has
been restored, and is to occupy a platform in the grand
gallery of the Luxembourg, on the occasion of the ball.
The Paris correspondent of the Augsburg Allgemeine
Zeitung writes :—" During the night, from the 4th to
the sth instant, a cabinet council, at which the Emperor
presided, was held •in the Tuileries, when the question
was earnestly discussed, whether the notes of recognition
from the northern powers should not be rejected, and
war immediately declared and commenced with the utmost
energy, and the exertions of all resources. The Emperor.
however, it is positively known, effected the carrying of
a resolution for the maintenance of peace."
During the whole of the week great excitement has
prevailed on the Bourse, and immense losses have been
sustained by various parties in consequence of the great
fall in almost every kind of stock. The excitement has
now partially subsided, the Emperor's settled deter-
mination on the subject of his marriage not having been
followed by the resignation of his ministers. The marriage
is positively fixed for the 29th inst.
The Emperor has determined to make St. Germain his
principal hunting station, on account of its proximity to
Paris. Orders have been given to the principal Veneer
to hunt a stag in the forest there twice a week regularly
through the season.
The Moniteur of Sunday week contained an article which
excited great sensation. It was a reply to some remarks
on the Emperor in the Times, the Morning Chronicle,
and the Morning Advertiser, and passages were quoted
from each to show with what acrimony and violence these
journals speak of the man who has been placed at the
head of affairs by the great majority of the French people.
M. Fould, who complained that he was not so well paid
as some of the other great functionaries, many of whom
have from 200,000 f. to 300,000 f. of annual income, has
had an addition made to his salary of 50,000 f. Shade of
Louis Philippe, what changes !

SWITZERLAND.--The correspondent of the Debats
writes from Berlin :—" Prussia has come to an under-
standing with England respecting the course to be adopted
towards Neufchatel, and is now negociating in order to
bring the French government over to its views. The
king attaches great importance to this affair."

ITALY.—The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states
from Rome that the Pontifical government has sent a list
of names to all the police offices of the state, with orders
to arrest the persons therein mentioned, whenever they
shall set foot on the Pontifical territory.
The Sardinian government has sent Dr. Ghione, a
learned canonist, to assist its ambassador at Rome. It is
inferred from this proceeding, that the courts of Rome
and Turin continue negociations on the ecclesiastical af.
fairs of Piedmont.

SPAIN.—General Narvaez has addressed to Queen
Isabella a spirited remonstrance against the '• unconsti-
tutional projects of reform" published by her Govern-
ment, which sow defiance, alarm interests, arouse po-
litical passions, and appear to drive the Throne towards a
precipice." The reply to this document is an intimation
that " his Excellency has incurred Her Majesty's highest
displeasure," and an order to proceed forthwith on his
mission to Vienna, from Which, on:account of its frivolous
character, he had prayed that he might be excused.

GERMANY.—Private letters from Berlin state that
Prussia will support in the Federal Diet the Hanoverian
proposition to erect batteries upon the North Sea and
Baltic coast. Many of the interior, and especially of the
southern States regard this as purely a matter concerning
the maritime States, and will oppose the application of
the Federal revenues to the object. The German States
have formed a convention, whereby each state is bound to
receive back any native subject which will be expelled
from another State.

DENMARK.—The Volksthing has rejected by 'fifty
votes against forty-five the removal of the Customs
Frontier from the Eider to the Elbe. The vote was in-
tended to be a demonstration of general opinion against
the Ministry, and was accepted as such, as the Chamber
was dissolved.