New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-23
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
FIom Our Own Correspondent.


Tie plans Of Napoleon are not less ambitious than
those Of his uncle ard extend over long series of
years. From time to time we get a surmse of them;
now for instance read in an Italian paper that
Prince Louis Lucan Bonapate has taken holy orders in
Rome This prince the third son OF the late Lucian,
Prince Of Canine, the only one of NapoleOns broth
ers who did not Lis station to the Emperor Pres
dent of the lie gsatye assembly of the Fyehundred in
France he aided the schemes of Napoleon the 18th
Of Brmaire but dsapproyed Of the policy of his
brother retired to Italy, married Italian heiress
aud remained there as private man. Napoleon,
who could not brook independence in any member of
his family, excluded him and his sons from the sue
cesfon to the Imperial throne Of France, but this
circumstance saved Prince Lucan after the fall IF the
Emperor. The Bonapartes of Canine maintainedther
Italian nationality and their prncely rank at the court
Of Rome. The eldest of Lucian, Charles, the ac
ual prince of Canine is celebrated ornithOOgst, and
was President of the national Italian Convention in
is4s and lsi9 in Rome. His republicanism esranged
him from tie present Emperor; but he now lives in
Paris as Director of the .arein des PiGns. His broth
er Louis Lucian it, without doubt the most distin-
euishedman ofthe family, highly esteemed by Napoleon
III who had appointed him Senator. But the Prince
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out taking part in public life, though the Emperor
has often consulted him on the policy of Europe. 1t
cannot be without Interior designs that Prince Louis
Lucen known for his liberal and tolerant opinions,
has become priest In short time he may get the
cardinals hat, and as he has always maintained bis
Italian nationality the scheme of Napoleon to have
Pope in his family-hs uncle, the Cardinal Fesch
was designated to that digny-seems TO have beenre-
vived.
The explosion OF the powder magazine in Cronstadt
is confirmed; thirty-nne soldiers aud five artillery
officers lost their lives in the catastrophe which was
taken for bad orebodng by the superstitious people
Of st. Petersburgh.
A Gang of Greek fbsS.crs has succeeded in reach
inc the Island Of Samos but the Sanioes not TO
be discontinued with the Turkish rule, since they
PEELED the Hcllenes immediately, though there is no
Turkish garrison on the island.
The bonbardment of Odessa seems to have been
more serious than il believed from the first Vienna
telegraph Though no great damage has been done to
the city, il is still of the most serious sgnhcance II Ia
hard blow upon the Russian prestige, and mahes any
further negotiation impossible. Lord Aberdeen may
humble Peace Peace :" but he must give up all
hone ofsrrsneng affairs The Court OF Berlin just
sbsut 10 ty once more the virtue of negotiations aud
media,ions and protocols, but after the bomhardment
of Odessa, which finds an echo all over Russia the
Gar cannot make peace without having taken revenge
for the insult Vienna was seriously alarmed al the
news sncet now cannot be doubted that the western
powers are indeed seriously al war with Russia,
and Austria will soon be forced TO declare either for
the Car OF for the Anglo-French Alliance though
Francis Joseph is well aware that in either ease he is
lost: it is Sc Prince Metternich said the choice be-
tween death by apoplexy and death by consumption
Russia in the meantime cjoes and threatens IN turn
both Prussia and Austria and the Gar is said 10 have
declared openly to the Prussiau Ambassador al s.; Pc
tersburg that if Austria should 60 with England and
France he would give Germany TO the House of iO-
henzOllern
Bu, the plot thchens likewise at Constsntinople
The English and French find fault with the arrange
ments and administration OF the sultan. and speak OF
the necessity of supercedng. for vhile the Turkish
military administration altogether. and taking II en-
tirely into their own hands. The financial sdminis-
trstion would then of course fall likewise under the
direction of ne allies, AID the Sultan himself
would soon be kind Of Grand Mogul. 10 whom
the greatest outward respect would be paid whilst
he was shorn all power And al thisis done under the
plea of maintaining the independence Of Turkey
Whether such views entertained or once cni! sus-
pected BY the Mussuman population 1iI not lead 70
revolution in Turkey, whether the army will not md
that the real enemies Of the Sultan are not the Rus
slams but the English and French remains to be seen
So much is sure that Turkey is on the verge OF de-
struction either by war or by diplomacy, either by
Russia or by the allies.
Gen. Benin. Minister of War in Prussia, has been
dismsscd " the King. He was friend 10 ChevaheE
BuG,cn md belonged to The Anfi-Rr'''-- 'T ~