The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-07

among the many Thousands of Greeks domestcated at
Constantinople who placed in the nvidous posi-
ton Of either declaring themselves subjects of the Sui
tan or immediate claimants their passports does
diminish the general embarrassment. The indscrimi-
nate crueties too exercised by the corps of Abanans
sent to put down the instruction loudly reprobaed
Some idea OF the estimation in which the respective
beligerent powers held by the Greeks may be col
lected from the fact that gentleman the 5th en-
route to Consantinople, passed few hours SYRIA and
was addressed by the boamen, with every appearance
hearty sincerity, in these words -" IL you Rus
san we would pull you by your vessel gratis; but who
Their you are English or French you may thank heaven
we don't throw you into the sea-"
The Poles digent in pressing their services upon
the Sultan. 1t seems there vast numbers Polish
officers at Consantinople, who anxously awaiting
the issue OF hrman for levy of their countrymen.
With their usual sanguine spirit they declare that IL
allowed to wear their national uniform and display their
national flag, that an immense proportion of the Rus
sian army consisting it does of Polish officers 10 the
amount of one.third, would make diversion in their
favor.
appears that the report of the death of Colonel Deu
the officer sent by the French to assist Omer
Pacha, was without foundation,
NJ de la Gueronniere, whom pointed out not long
since as writer especially called upon by the govern
ment for its semi official journals when DESTROYS of
published by both the Pays and Consitionnel headed
La Guerre sans L'Empire" positively asserted that it
Tenth to cede the Empire of Turkey" to Russia the
condition that Russia to support France in appro-
l
the Union, the great organ Of the egtmiss does
deny the imputation; on the contrary, it says
popular in desiring the Alteration Of he Of
and return to the glorious limits of old France 1t
not merely province that we thus receivedit
ascendancy our rank, and our glory it the invasion
enacoG-it was the set of against 1852
Language such this II England had not already
learned the folly of her interference for the benefit OF
kings must be full Of instruction for her. and is poss
BILE that 1t was with view to call it forth-havng the
NAPOLEON thus am nil
ing their pet writer.
But Napoleons star is evidently sufficiently manifest
in its present acendancy without the aid of the owrng
shadows of that old House of France, which, for four
teen centuries, held its predominance, and which
from its own languagethe first in Europe and held the
sceptre when the other overegns vasses depen
dents Could the most fertile imagination have depicted
o success more complete than his present position9
Two years and perhaps hundred days have, at the
foot Of time deposited their strange eventfu rolls
since that memorable night the FIRST of December 1851
when Napoleon in the halls of the Eysee Toasted the
magnaes OF the republic. The north wind then howled
omnously through the gardens OF the palace and the
the front of the Taubourg st. Honore Rugged closer to
their persons their long and ample cloaks. Within the
palace all that admired disorder which betokened an
animation the striking that no one could account
forit But whether 1t were the gale that whstled it
came from the heights Of Chaloh or that all men
through glass darkly the events which throw their
shadows before them boots not bargain but that there
was humid gaietya feverish agitationon that event
full evening, nobody who looks back upon it will fail
TO remember.
Then the party melted away and here and there an
individual fitted the brilliant salon preparatory
his departure who does not remember the unaccustomed
animation Of the President he bent his head to the
ear of nupn the President Of the Assembly Rationale
And who at that time dreamed that from the Cabinet
into which that whisper invited Dupn to enter he would
not be suffered to emerge TILL like 0thelos his
patton was gone?" 'tStay here, NJ Dupin,o were Ma
poleons words; "wre to your family il you willhere
are pen anddnk and also bed, and omorrow morning
cannot object to your knowing the reason whyl'
But how changed the scene Could Eastern ma
gcan have held to Napoleons eyes the of that
nights experiment, could he have himself believed ts
hans he h~s z,,n1 r.st r. l.:
most sangune
On Monday last Napoleon once more entertained at the
ysee But great changes have been made in the palace
itself since the last OCCASION new front places the
old baraek facade Wings have been pushed out of either
side the former modest building, which forms the
centre Of an imperial pile No less than two thsas.aa
to clear every n Se
and to prepare it in three days for e to be given by
the Empress to the English Prince and his staff: a
None but Frenchmen effect these wonderful trans
mogrfcations None but those who witnessed that scene
of enchantmen could have believed that the wonderful
spectacle presented to their eyes but few hours
before half finished building all the necessary con-
fusion OF brick and stone and mortar and mud The
garden with Its lofty trees just unfolding their early
leaves was hung with myriads Of many colored lamps
exquisitey formed to resemble large and luscious fruits
In the centre grotte ornamented with Transparent
cies and numerous quaint devices around which
clustered orange trees and azans and exotcs each con-
tending with the other in rarity and beauty.
The beautiful band Of the Guides from time to time
ned the air with selections the operas it
was such night rarely indeed is given to morta for
chantment.
Hs s 2: was the arrangement Of the sale
de ddnse, which is only slightly raised above the
garden, it was impossible to restrain the visiters
within the walls. By common consent all rushed
forth to that bowery scene Of fairy illumination.
The slight advance which the foliage had made per-
mitted the graceful lines Of the ramifcaon Of the
tall trees to be visible which added greatly to the effect
The night was so still that but for twinkng star which
Si 1ss' Or 'shs:s
posed the softened lights which hung on the tender
boughs The deep dark blue Of the sky it had
been urpoeey created for it, but not content with this
morals must needs keep burning in the retirement Of
the garden Bengal lights which, fingng up their deep
tnts Of indigo and crimson spread the whole
such character Of witchery that the whole company
could not contain their enthusiastic admiration Again
and again the Empress congratulated her taste
and her admirable success. The Duke of Cambridge
openly declared that such housewarming would make
him wish for new house every day of his life, and the
December, 1851.