The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-23

nc Asemtiee Ndtondie, after ne Administration Of an
Impartial Corectire-Ercitement in The Couneis at the
1uilsies-Aa Luxurious Victim 10 SUperstnion-7ne
Uairersal EshiIfion-Annrersaryc Of ne Death Of Ma
polsn-AemordJle Soupenas-2he Prince de Bedufre-
nent placed under The Surveillance Of The PoliceArre
cfo Russian Count-ExtricatiO, ef Giratd and Geaer
oSiiy Of he Empress.
Napoleon the Third possesses certainly that qualid
cation which his great ancestor considered the most i'm
portant attribute Of a public man, namey-success.
He wills but TO realize and strikes but to conquer as an
lustra ion of which, the Assemble Rationale has just
reappeared in the ranks of journalism after eclipse
by imperial soie of two months And it's first tones are
the gentle atngs of the lamb delighted with its free
dom after temporary restraint. All its naughty Rus
sian sympathes forgotten absorbed in patriotic
nationality which, under the altered circumsances Of
the times renders it wholly French.
The bombardment OF Odessa seems to satisfy the public
mind better the details comprehended The in
suit offered flag ofuce required chastisement Snope
10 be avenged and the manner of eecting it-that
OF sparng the city the quarantine station the foreign
ships in the harbor and all private and neutral property
while the destruction of the Russian land batteries and
vessels Of observation-disclosures the French who
think that while Russia is mortified Muscovites will be
concated and fancy they have to believe that
TIE most chvalrous character Of their hostility
has been chiefly instrumental in preventing
Wholesale onslaught.
There is evidently immense excitement at present pre-
yaling in the councils of the Tuieries. Yesterday
Lord Cowey closeted for four hours with Drouyn
de Ihuys and the Emperor. 1t understood that
despatch from Vienna, containing important in
telgence from the Duke of Cambridge the subject
Of interest The Duke-and though is impossible to
indicate the Of my information, cannot for
moment doubt its authory-is said to have impressed
Lord Cowley the necessity of urging the French
government to commit itself aud to the al
anceto increase by every possible exertion its forces
in the East in order to insure the Danube
that Austria wants support Of this kind-wants to
feel that the French have araye ense and that
witness Of brilliant operation she will feel herself
justified in ngng her into the scale Of the West
aliancethat the young Emperor has clearly his
open to the desperate game which Russia play ing but
that his firm belief is that whatever at ODESSA
Sebastopo Cronstadt St. Petersburg, the Gar
has made his calculations for resistance which nothing
but personal casualty-such, for instance as his
own death-wl be allowed to interfere with.
Last night Geographic despatch sent to Lyons
that the AID and 7cd regiments Of the line should imme
diately embark in steamers the Rhone for the East
u coo have been contracted for at Marsees for
the supply Of the French troops at Gallipoli Ten GO
vernment steam vessels have just left the port Agers
with troops Constant conferences have been taking
place at Vienna in the Hotel du Foreign Affairs between
Count BuoLSchauenstein and the Ambassadors of
France and England the hand. and between the
Count and the Russian Ambassador the other 1t is
reported that Austria has appsed Russia that she will
maintain the neutrality of Montenegro by force of
In the account gave Of the loss of the Ercolano
mentioned that among those who persisted was the Prin
cess Cataneo Spnosa of Naples The unhappy lady fell
victim to the marine superstition which holds Friday to
be dies nefsst's By her influence principal share
holder she prevented the steamboat from putting sea
on that day. had it done the original intention,
of would not have met the Stella in the night
from which the catastrophe occurred Sir r. Peel
tends writing precise account than has yet been
made public 1t is understood that of the passen
gers were Americans, but whether among those prov
dentiay rescued or not have not been able to
tain.
The imperial commission of the Universal Exhibi-
ton nothing daunttd by the war, is making the most
active Efforts has already organized committees In all
the departments and elected the necessary presidents
and secretaries The Palace of Industry has thou
sand hands employed in its completion. Commerce APP
which had been caused by the war; and though capital
continues to be kept close and the discount OF paper
frequently impossible only to be effected very
onerous conditions, still business is more active.
The retail rade has not been for the last month below
in and MANUFACTURES has never Been 50 low
at present and the ordinary wants of consumption
viii unlock capital and produce an improvement in I
General business.
Friday, the fifth of May it may safely be predicted,
will not for centuries to come fail to be marked day
thirty three years ago. that the great Napoleon, inn
prisoned on lone rock in the midst Of the Southern At
% is ss sa his hrS
mains epose by the fair wA<ers Of the Seine the youth
who have read the wondTous story OF his deeds anda
they watched that Of human genius, repair the
anniversary of the day. and offer in the chapel Of the
Invaes prayers for the soul OF the departed hero and
to mediate by the side Of the gorgeous tomb which
contains his ashes.
surviving brother habited in the full uniform Of Mar
shall Of France, and followed by brilliant stan move
slowly and reyerenty up the Of the chapel sacred
to the prayers Of the veteran brave He leaned upon
the arm Of NJ. Anceln, the cure of the Invalides
Among those present Baroche, President Of the
Council Of State, Gen. Lowesne NJ Hausseman, Project
of the Seine and several members of the Senate and I
gslative body The body Of the chapel filed BY
Of the Empire After the service the Prince visited the
tomb Of what truly without the usual exaggcraton Of
the expression, may be termed, the "nlustrious De-
ceased and 1t Is possible that the strange mutations of
events which, but q few days BEFORE had sent the Mar
shals to fight side by side with the nation the
was not altogether absent from his mind But the fact
of eromes presence there with the baton of French
Marshall with his nephew Emperor at the Tueries and
wondcrment great that little room must have been
left for other marvel.
Some Of the veterans, they stood by tho splendid
mausoeum Of their great captain dressed In the old uni
form Of their ancient gores presented appearance
which, must be confessed bordeTed on the sero comic
belt the belshaped shake, those yellow breeches too
a world too wide for the shrunken launches they
caseu closeiy nttnB BhisoI, oucrcu
certainly strange contrast to the military garb Of the
presei. Gay IndAr.c. g. everything connected with
the OCCASION there Is something melancholy in this re-
suscitation poor Wondering humanity The bent and
STOPPING shoulder the palsied shake Of the head and
feebled, shutting gait seemed to grin in mockery on
"glory's Haunting feather" and could not help
thinking that the poor souls would be better at home In
their beds with wo<en night cap, and bowl Of SOUP
Sic transit, &c.
M Alexandra Dumas has escaped from the fangs of
Madame Balzac. He pleaded his right to obtain the
means from his countrymen Of raising monument to
grand public writer. He did not desire TO erect tomb.
Such there was already though shamefuy neglected by
Naaame Bazac, who now impugned his present proceed
;ne IN. Judge decreed that monument was different
from tomb, a-d that N Dumas had right to erect
the former as . national debt, but not the latter,
The poor Graud Of whom gave an account in my last,
has been from his perilous position, with
every prospect OF unnjured health. Nothing exceed
the interest he oecasoned in all quarters during his
days dreadful Incarceration The Empress has set
tle upon him annuity Of six hundred francs and has
sent down Photographic artist 70 bring her the exact
OF the locality From the hrst The imperial
lady has evnced hor wishes and sympathy for the poor