New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-02
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trirCc Napoleon reasoned (ONst2ntlhopIc on HIst
Of Msy, and paid his ceremonial visit to the Sultan
which the latter returned in person on the third
And that is not ceremonial merely. Such visit has
10 precedent in the traditions of the Turkish Court
But the dynasty Of traditional su.ans is nearly ended
Your old Otiomans and Suleymans arrogant Com
msnacrs of the Faithful, would not recognize their
descendant in the poor dilspidated Prince who goes
out Of lis palace TO pay visits to Giacur whose
dress he unsuccessfuly initiates, and whose language
he speaks |, is the will of Allah. This stream of
civilization with its sweet and bitter waters, cannot
he stored Caliphs and Khaus, and all that sort of
institution, built upon its banks when the current was
nsrrow are undermined and mus: give way. But
that is evident every who does not mistake the
stream for a stsgnant pool.
Much credi, is given TO Prince Napoleon for the
sc,iye psrt be took in extineuhug great fire that
brpke GU; at Consantinople few days after his
arrival He did not leave the ground till the ccnlla
grafton was subdued and until his clothes singed
Now Napoleon IS fond OF action, and, let alone his
principles and his want OF then-n0t particularly
hsd fellow. Like any other not peculiarly bad fell
low he lent z hand and an effective One to putting
GU, the FIRE. But he burned his clothes for BuncOmoe.
In the PTcsse of yesterday S notable article writ
ten by military officer, ccntanlng a long review OF
the political and military action of Russia since 11oS
The object Of the writer is present some data from
efforts which that power put forth during the pres
ent struggle The substance Of portion of his re-
marks nay he worth transferring 10 your columns.
Referring to the reports of Russian armies twelve or
fifteen hundred thousand strong he says they like
the fa uCus twelve hundred thousand soldiers OF the
first French Republic, which, with its fourteen armies
never brought third OF that number into the field 1t
is easier bring imposing cyphers than solid batta
lions into line. CHANGING al the distracted financial
condition of Russia; al the aversion to the war attr
iuted to the majority of the nobility and commercial
classes whose pecunary burthens augment as their re-
sources dinnish and at the difficulty OF recruiting
argued BY the violent resorted to,-the writer
proceeds TO a consideration Of the strength Of the
nv After the dismissal IN lc5l Of the $4,000 men
raised by extraordinary eves after o43 the remain
| ing sum was 100000 4 few months ago. the Car
decreed levy OF nine men TO the Thousand inhabitants
on the population Of all his dominons. AT the
iaerated estimate of siXty ye millions this population
iwould accordingly furnish so, Ws troops Bnt Slbe-
ira TaTtary, the regions lying about the North Sea,
knd the Caspian would send az best only few barba-
kous hordes, without discipline capacity of disci-
plne remain Central Russia. Poland, and the Ukraine
t-that is population of less than thirty MILLIONS, CIV
tne eco raw recruits. Make allowance for dcser-
tion. disease and death, between the date OF their
k,onscriptoD and their entrance into the ac-
live army, and admit that Nicholas has
kaised his army to 600 eco men. But he has at the
kame time multiplied his points OF observation ana de,
Tense, and added to the Importance and diihcuty oil
kdh classes of operation. Finland Poland, Clrcassia,
HE Asiatc line from Kars 10 the frontiers of Persia,
Odessa Seyastapol instruction to be kept down
kere; Schamyl to be held in check there's English ana
French be met the shores OF the sea- All tnese
bonts and lines cannot be well covered with less than
k2O 600 soldiers OF the immense army OF 6Jo,OOO
kayopets and lances but $50 UGO remain to keep open
he WAYS communication 10 guard Moldaya ana the
line Of tie Danube. and TO furnish an invading force.
kupuose the invading force beyond the Danube num-
hers then. lOO.OO To oppose that force there are
yO entrcnched camps five strong places held by large
karrsons and several corps d arhaet which, united
Inder Omer Pacha, will muster so 600 strong IN line.
Md TO these the AngloFrench troops, winch VIII DE
Iways there TO fall upon the Russian flank Here the
krter runs ahead of fact People are asking about
kese troops that will be always there, will they
Eer be there Outside of the theater, where there
nightly extravagant amount OF run extracted IRON,
! be- Eastern Question, we have mostly ceased TO fnd
EythiDp like joke in it and its complexities Hopes
Ma speedy termination 70 the war are much less san
bhe than they were few weeks since
Ia large part of yesterdays Moaite@ was hed WIN
REPORT from the Minister of the Interior on the pen
lptary establishments which are under the cohro vi
|, denartmept Ii appears from that document that
the close of 1852 there l972O persons IN the
krsons Cenfraies-houses of punishment and correc-
tn This is larger number than the average oi pre-
kding wears; but at the close oil 1898 IL hai sun III
tsssed TO 2070l-an augmentation that Is uouDtiess
be attributed in large part to the increased a.soy
A liking honestly. Let u.s. while thanking God thst
,re better than some others are, thank linn tnaV
are better fed than they. The giving OF bread is
ten enough the removing OF tennptation' ino nun"
An Of persons liberated in 1852 was tniry-hVe per
MT on the whole number confined, OF whoih nV NOR
b,n half will probably be condemned. Criminal s'a-
kcs show that out of one hundred persons VINO ieaDe
Nasons Centraies sixtytwo (n the proportion Vi %
lee to % females,) are brought before 'he Coul; ;
hin within the five Years following the date oil their
tntjon. In the establishment near Paris the pro.
r non of reapsed offenders is still greater. ou "a
whole number OF prisoners on the 3lst Deotmoer'
5 Z there were $50 whose education extended De,
IA the primary elements OF instruction; Dbl coui1
- ~ and write: 1898 could read only; 9,999 couiu
e kaer read nor write. Since their imprisonment,
= Vss had been taught to read; $3.50 to read
write. and 1895 had gone through the
n krpete course Of elementary instruction gwen
Y, 2 the prisons. At the last mentioned ua'e
t. nwere 4O2 boys and 10il girls, Uunes detesasl
b; kned in establishments devoted rather to reform
punish those young persons whose oiienses against
kxy are the result of youth, parental neglect ana
n. >anee The object is to give them chance 10 DC
st To this end they receive instruction IN tne
Of Parry elements Of learning, are taught ho'o 10 Woa
bio L bms trade. Two.thirds Of them at the time OF
r,pprehension were utterly ignorant Of the rudl-
'n- en Of letters While on the subject OF prisons
rom another source. the following statistical facts
IN reference to debtors prisons for the department o'
"a Seine, including Paris The whole number OF I'M
sned debtors entered during the year 1885, Is o.o
ter shom but Is females; 81 only are hs'Ns
100 isns while GO are foreigners 800 were ccnnnea
n'' the hrst tune; "a are single, 60 are married ou'
- dIess, while the number Of those who have children
sn; Ian equally striking proof Of the discourage
On Eonered to legitimate marriage among the WORK
u .asses Is presented In the statistics Of the public
ce, nies Of Paris. As to the Importance Of their
Pc u we're for sums less than 500 francs and but 10