The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-08

couieur dc rose, like his copauot Nj dc Hsxthausen all
uai he saw IN Russia during long residence there He
es 70 prove that IL is the privileged land Of liberty Of wit
OF Instruction. of hoptabe manners, OF loyalty. OF charity
OF All lhe virtues, Ia ne public and private, which cons
TUE me Ideal 50 sdeny pursued by tho reformes OF
Gay Inc knout Is myth Siberia a iantasmagone,
inc police paternal insiituon the censure sauiary
counsel no spies, Of high low degree. exis, there in
BRET u Is such country was seen and IN the
yperboicaI language OF M Zando Russia il nothing but
sort OF lcaria, OF which the Emperor Nicholas is the
Almighty CADET
In the way Of amusements. IL may be added that the
second volume of work in which De Lamarine has
chroniced the annals OF the Tarksh empire style PEE
euar 10 him, and admirably suited the subject which
be himself calls the Thousand and One Nights OF History,
10 now being written The first volume is in press and Is
10 be brought out, according the contract OF Messrs
Mes Mihaud for the publication OF the works Of Dc
Lamartine M. Mihaud lie quite a Maecenas In his way
mentioned last week that he had bought for 1000 francs
the Pantheon Nadar of M Tonnachon. whose carcature
Of the celebrities of the day worth than OF
their portraits At party the other evening" Merry the
Marseiles poet, In taking gu, snuff box richly oFna
mened with diamonds, and the gift OF royal hand ex
pressed wish to sell II order pay OF his debts be-
fore leaving Paris for Consantinope ASIA and Egypt
Mlhaud, who happened to be standing by offered
double the price upon the box condition that
he might give IL afterwards any he pleased Merry
asented, the snufbox delivered and paid for when
new Maecenas politely begged the poet accept il
token OF his friendship II is needless add that the poet
pockeed again the diamond snufbox readily he had
pockeed the Napoleons Merry, after leaving Prince Ma
poeon the Greek frontier will at last set his
travels in that East which he has often described without
having visited it, We may expect perhaps. more
faithful, If brilliant, descriptions from his pen
unless indeed he has taken time by the orelock." "a
way he has,) and written them beforehand
Theophie Gauer's brilliant book Consantnope has
suggested il seems an inited number of tableaux for
scenic piece about 10 be represented at the Cirque
where every body" has lately rushed "to the ele
plants !" while "eveIybo else" has the invisible
girl,' at the Theatre Lyrque; or wep over Nine de Gil
ardins La oe tat penr, at the Francais or watched
Octave Feulets CTse, rather that OF his heroine, at the
Gymnase or been dazzed by PEtoie du Nord, at the
Opera Comique or listened Cruve, in the Vestatc Of
Spon'ini, the Grand Opera to Albon and Mario,
the saliens; the music, vocal instrumental of the
numerous that enven this dull of Lent ;
or seasonaby The coquence OF the equally numer
OF its popular preachers
The Minister Of Public Instruction announces his decis
ion that Bulletin des Societies Savanes shall be regularly
Published presenting summary complete pos ibie of
their espective memoires His in favor
OF establishing proesofshp III botany, and professor
shp of general physiogy, the scientific faculty Of Paris
has sanctioned by imperial decree published this
morning Gen Canrobert, and the first convoy OF troops
for the eastern army left Marseiles at O'Clock last
ming The subscriptions for the loan, reported to the Mi
lister he Finance had already amounted on Saturday to
600 900 King Ohio has refused accept the dsms
sion offered by several superior officers who wish engage
in the Greek insuecton Emperor Nicholas has beg his
tour sf inspection Of the troops and Notifications the
Baltic coast He has elevated the Grand Duke Consann
to the direction opeeure" Of the Russian Navy Depart
ment But he has yet revived the kingdom of Poland,
and Gro xned the Grand Duke Michel as his viceroy.
Among the diplomatic and -d ploma,c American Wis
tiers now in Paris have Mr.. Belmont, from the
Hague; Mr.. Owen, from Naples; Mr. Mitchell, Qk Mar.
vel) from Venice and Mr. Barrlnger, late minister to
Madrid. Mr. Barnger and his wife Ian old acquaintance
of the Empress dined at the Taieries the other day