The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-29

Its floor and walls are formed entirely Of the most
beautiful Italian marble, and profsion Of admra-
BILE sculpture and carving adorns its lofty sides The
furniture of the palace is very Incomplete and OF not
very regal spendor, as the royal family do not very
often honor it with their presence. From the dome
on the top OF the palace enjoyed boundless view
of that uninterrupted hatness, varied only by canals
rivers and villages, which characteristics the whole
surface of Holland to the north, the Zuyder Zee
filed large part of the horizon,-its surface was
not more even than that of the land, and the whole
seemed so nearly the level, that the differ
ence of color alone marked the outline between land
and water. While Twas contemplating this singular
landscape, the chimes in the dome began to play
should have mentioned this, by the bye among the
peculiarities of Holland. Every public clock has
its set of chimes, which play a tune every time II
strikes There is little air for each quarter of an
hour, and minute or two before the hour arrives,
much longer one is played when several Of them be-
gin together, you may have idea of the chorus
that they form. AT first liked this bell music
ingy and could not help stopping to listen every ne
it commenced, but before ] had been three days in
Holland had become heartily tired Of it, and it
red me necessarily until wished bells and hammers
al the bottom of the sea. While in the dome Of the
palace at Amsterdam, the striking of the clock afford
ed me an opportunity of seeing the modns operdndi
Of this musical ding dong. There some score Of
bells of various size and tone, each of which has It's
corresponding hammer sci in motipn by means OF
wires pulled by machinery, which Is concealed IRON
the view. You cannot imagine funnier Sigh, than
the playing Of the apparatus which looked like a
hundred little legs suddenly seized with commissions
and though the chimes heard at a stance make pref
ty fair music must say that the pleasure OF hearing
it dminishes in proportion the square Of the dis
lance. Fancy to yourselfthe effect produced upon
the ears by changing Of hundred bells within SIX
feet Of ones head and loud enough be- heard by all
the two hundred and odd thousand inhabitants OF
Amsterdam!
have not space speak of the interesting churches
which visited nor Of the Jewish Synagogue, of
the Jewish population itself (amounting to ouetenth
of the total population of the city of the adnira-
BILE picture gallery, with its unequalled specimens of
art. All who admire truth to nature in painting, and
great perfection of drawing and coloring must admire
the Dutch school, and no where its merits be bet
ter studied than in the rich Museum OF Amsterdam,
which contains an extraordinary number of real
master pieces.
Ibid hope to finish my travels in this letter, but !
find that four sheets do not allow me to complete
even what had to say about AIMS, erdam promise
faithfully to get through with another inslamen
though might fill dozen letters with the description
Of Holland, which is the mos interesting country |
ever visited, with he exception (aways) of Swi'zer
land. aG
received last night Gan 14th) two letters of intro
duction to Mr.. Bouwaie and Mr., Everett, and papers
to the 25th December am delighted with Judge
Upshur's recommendation in relation to mn increase
of the Navy, &c, and don't think the people
ought to count the c,st-fir will have to fight
and we may as well get ready for it at once hope
the steamships won't be left out. Speaking of ex.
penses--woud you like to see what sort of thing
French budget isl The expenses of the French Go
vernment last year amounted to l276 millions OF
francs. receipts 100 millions deficit ~ nillono 4
and yet th.,o 10 less complaint about extravaganza
and taxes, even among the people, than there with
US they don't quarrel with Louis Philippe for
keeping up army of $50 to 100000 men TO give
you idea Of how the French smoke and snuff (rhey
don't chew may mention that the annual receipt
from the government monopoly of the manufacture
and sale Of tobacco amounts TO IS millions Of francs
Among the most amusing items Of European poll
tics which occupy attention at present, the lcqrs
Of etiquette in which France has been engaged with
Ru STA and Spain Nicholas is arisocrat il seems
as well as autocrat, and don't like Louis Phppes
upstar and mushroom dynasty. SO about two months
ago he recalled his Ambassador at Paris because be-
ng the eldest Of the diplomatic corps, he would have
4, 4
complimentary address to Louis Philippe at the grand
reception on the LIST of January Louis Philippe was
scxed at this, and ordered his Minister at st Peters
burg to absent himself from grand reception Of Mich
olas which took Place list month on plea Of indiSpo
sition. The French Minister did he was ordered
out appeared in public the same dav as well and hear
y as possible Netled this direct Nichols writes
word to his charge left at Paris during he absence
If his Ambassador to serve Louis Philippe the same
rick on the Is, of January. The charge according
y plead sickness and staid away but he showed him
self during the day at public place, and being
asked how he was, replied "ji souls ndisposc par
,rdre," This AGAR Of purgation, as one of the pa
1ars called it, created good deal Of scandal and hard
words but the cabinets retained to their senses
md arranged the affairs in this way the Russian
hare was 10 the pal atthe lulleres on the 18th +
nst provided the French Minister at ST. Petersburg.
would 90 to the Emperors presentation on the 18th /
80 courier was Despatched to st Petersburg with the /
'ccessary Instructions the Russian appeared on Wed
,esday according to promise, and salts are longer
N demand at either court The Spanish affair is
more serious. You know that the Queen of Spain is
girl of IL years of age, and that Espaitero is Re-
ent. The French Ambassador lately sent to Ma
rid was accr dcd to Queen Isabella, bat Esparero
Informed him that he must receive the credentials and
hat the Queen out Of the question. The French
nan refused TO address himself to any body but the
lueen Espartcro obstinate, so the Frenchman
emanded his passports and returned TO France, leav-
ng only charge at Madrid. There seems TO be
ONE ssblliy of trouble growing out of the matter,
u one Of The papers remarked Yesterday ct only re.