The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-15

Dulcn economy-causing each story to nrs;sct =
niue, 20 as 10 gain space. The Dutch were very
ceiu people, and did not allow their streets To be
badly treated. Vehicles were required 10 % vsrv
SLOW, and It was not an uncommon thing 70 see ear
riaees on runners-tho driver having pail of wa
ter IN front, which, with broom, he sprinkled the
way 30 as 70 maze the runners move the more
easily. He had seen fine ladies riding out in such
vehicles
Both the governments of Holland and Belgium
were constitutional monarchies, and were yery
good and very well administered. The Hollanders
were chiefly Protestants, the Beigians Catholics -
The two had been under one government for many
years; but their characters were entirely dissimi.
lar, and they could have no permanent union
They had war upon their separation; and but for
the fortunate Intervention of England and France,
who. like two strong men, held them of like two
bulldogs ready to tear each other in pieces-there
ia no teiiing to what length they might have been
carried in their hostilities They then erected
into separate monarchies. To illustrate the preju
olces between the two nations, he said that when
ne wentto Holland in '39. he found the people in
great straight Their old King had lost his Queen,
ana was about to marry a second time, and the peo
ps were bitterly oppoFed to it. because he was not
"uy going to marry Catholic but q Belgian Prin-
Soss. AZ was Dir BIS idea that they were making q
snen @ auss Tor nothing; for the King was Dutch.
I,an, ana having made up his mind, was likely to
aaSe .nS nls way. The cid King went to church,
rao On coming away. spoke in praise of the Domi.
1s- aLne used TO preach very good sermons but he
hssrd .na ne was SO deaf on that day he had not
ueafo word he said The Dominies sermon yxas
one against the Kings marriseei The Old kim
nao nls wayne got married but the psopIe had
snelrs-he had TO abdicate his throne. The Dutch.
however, could not part with their old King They
recalled him after short time
The traveller would fiud a great deal m ;,,a-..,
him In Holland, and there was no place more IN.
teresflng than the city Of Delft, from wbich the
Pilgrim Fa;hsrs" came There were two church.
90 OF great interest; one contained tho monument
VI u lhe nfst Frince OF orange and a monument of
Grodus, the most illustrious man Delft had eyer
produced. In the other church was q monument
TO Van Tromp. very famous Dutch Admiral
There was, besides, the Palace, where the gres,
Prince of Orange was assassinated. the walls of
the room where he was shot, contained the sulet
holes made by the balls that killed hm-the pistol
with which the assassin shot him. and even the
balls weresstill preserved. The Prince OF Orange
was the founder of the liberties of Hoiand-in eff.
feet concluding a struggle which lasted for up.
wards OF 100 years to the peace of Westpnalia.-
The constancy, the bravery OF the Dutch, were ex
hlbited in a striking manner. Few as they Were
and limited as their means they gave the Spanish
many dru obiDg at sea and land, and finally aided
by a1e geperalship of the Prince of Orange, who
did so much, too, for the reformation, they threw
OFT the Spanish authority entirely. As an instance
the lecturer mentioned the defence of the town oil
Leiden, which was beseiged. The citizens lived
on rats rather than surrender-and when sum
moned to give up, their answer was that they would
eat off their left arms while they defended them
selves with their right, rather than submit; and
they did not. When asked whether they would
be exonorated from the payment of taxes, for
their heroic resistance, they answered that they
preferred to have an academy. And ono was es.
tablished there. The prince OF Orange had had a
price set upon his head, and various schemes had
been formed to take his life. His assassin upon
gaining admission to the palace, expressed desire
to speak with him, and upon the approach of the
Prince, drew pistol and shot him through the
body. His exclamation was one of the most re
markable ever uttered by dying man:-"My
God hare mercy on me and tkis poor people ~
Thus perish the Prince of Orange, proving TO
the ast his devotion to his religion and his love for
his people. He was the friend of Luther and
Zwingle, and co-operated with them in the cause
of the reformation. He left two soma who com.
pleted the victory he had nearly accomplished
The lecturer then passed to the consideration of
Germany and Hungary; but our room will not al.
low Us to follow him in his detals After giving boun
briefly referred to Hungary, which he represented
a. having most delicious climate, TIE Danube
intersecsed swo ranges Of mountains and passed
through two immense basins which were included
in Hungary. The soil was fine, and the climate one
of the finest In the world. The people were much
advanced considering that the country at 80 iats
period of history was inhabited by savage races
Mr.. Baird spoke of the principal towns OF Ger
many, as also of Austria and Prussia-remarked
upon remarkable events In and around them. He
spoke of the ne institutions of learning especially
st Berlin where lectured the famous philosopher
Neasder, of whom he gave brief sketch He
wac man who bestowed not a thought on his per.
sonal appearance, and frequently passed through
the streets of Berlin dressed in the most strange
manner sometimes with boot on one foot and q
shoe on the other, &c A sister, who came to i've
with him, improvea hisdress; but she had to watch
him closely. and frequently to follow him to the
academy with proper clothing. He would take
his place at the desk, and resting on his elbows q
few minutes commence his lecture, in which he
became so absorbed that he seemed to be hardly
aware of the presence of The students-indeed he
would sometimes turn about and address himself
with great energy to the wall Yet, so learned
was he that he was almost sdored BY his students,
who never noticed his eccsntricities.
From the top of the highest buildings in Vienna
(the capital of Austria, with population of 500.
U00) you could see the battle ground OF Wagram
where one of Naposen's greatest battles was
fought, which lasted for two days and was termi.
mated by the desperate move OF Marshall mcDon-
aid, who marched with his regiment through the
enemys line cutting 1t in two and deciding the day.
Only about one third of his men survived the
march. The battle field was an immense plain
railroad passed through it now
The lecturer, remarking upon the noticeable
things about Dresden, spoke OF the battle there be-
tween Napoleon and the Allied powers. The French
occupied the city, and the Aies under the com.
mand of the French General, mOrear, approached
II to attack them Moreaa was accommodating the
tcdCu army, buEEOUu0cu Dy tEo EmperCgS OF
Austria and Prussia and q number of Lfhcers. On
his right rode Sir Robert Wilson, On whose knee
Moreau's right hand rested, as he was about to
make some Temark-just then he was struck by
cannon ball which Napoleon had ordered to be tired
at the group-t took off bis left leg passed through
his horse and shattered his right-passing under
the neck OF Sir Robert Wilson's horse. Moreau
exclaimed: sit is all over with me-" He was got
ten from his horse, which had fallen on his leg
with Some difficulty, and lying upon his back ia
the hsid, smoking cigar, underwent the amputa.
ton OF both his legs and thus died.
The lecturer dwelt for some time upon the inie
resting things in and about Pottsdam-especislly
the favorite palace of Frederick the Great-saxs
solscs-where he had entertained Voltaire, and
whence, In passion, be literally kicked him out.
Their differences were afterwards made up. The
Lecturer also spoke Of the church of tue garrison,
remarkable for containing the tomb OF Fred, rick
the Great. He alluded TO the solemn scene 81 mid
night when the Emperor of Russia and the King OF
Prussia shook hands in this mausoleuua. over the
coffin OF Frederick aud pledged friendship 70 each
other ia the war with Napoleon. Hs aso referred
to The scene Ia the same church one year AFTER
wards. when Napoleon, accompanied by jerome
Bonsparte, and attended by the sexton, enfei ed
tie same tomb. Napoleon, Tor some TINE, Win
his arms folded across his breast, remsiLed silent
,He then exclaimed, Great man II taou weT suu
alive should not be here = That was very nus,
said Mr.. Baird, he would nos have oeea there. de
did not brleye that Napoleon took away tne sword
of Frederick as had been stated. Toe picture OF
the Z, NIB In Harpers' MagazEe was not correct -
rha cotfias were lying ou the deor OF the uaauso-
leum and no. elev ated and arranged as IN the pic