The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-20

oroads,des than again be in the presencs OF such a
silence.
There is, however, slackness in any department
now Fifty six thousand sailors in different seas are
active service and together with those OF Great
Britain make up number Of 100 900. Verify the soil
Is prepared deep and wondropsy cultivated for this
omnous tree OF war tree whose branches shan be dead
mems bonee and whose fruits viii be bowls of blood
No positively official confirmation has arrived o. the
intelligence gave you in my last OF the bombariment
OF Odessa but there appears reason 20 doaot thV
has occurred. 1t that the object OF the admras
English flags of truce They had desire to inue the
citizens and 1t therefore probable that the attack
has been limited the forts and other defensive out
works and that whatever damage has leen lone TO the
town has been impossible 10 prevent That II will in the
end be taken BY the allies material guarantee, there
does not seem 10 be a doubt In the time all
munta tons BY between ODESSA and the Russian
roons in the Eobrudscha Is intercepted and Odessa Is
the chief granary which the Russians in that quarter
can look adequate and permanent supplies OF food
50 shot has at last been fairly fred aud the
Emperor of Russia may truly say he does in his
manifesto, published this day in the Monnem-
cat last at the present hour, England and France
have cast of the maskthey regard difference with
Turkey as only secondary question: and longer dis
simulate that their object is TO weaken Russia
70 wrest from her part OF her and TO cause
the hand of the Most High has raised It, Can orthodox
Russia fear such meanst" &c, &c
This being the charming month of May, the churches
are all lighted up, and the affairs decked with gar
lands in honor of the Virgin. The religious services
celebrated with great poIsp and morceaux Of music &C
companed by choruses of young maidens executed
every evening at half past The cold weather,
with its blghting winds and hurricanes Of dust has
given place to soft genial breeTes and refreshing showers
and Paris Is rapidly assuming that delicate hue which its
white buildings broad streets and of trees
just opening their first leaf imparts to il at this season
OF the year For the month May and June, the whole
world furnish nothing beauty and baminsss OF at
mosphere, to the metropolis of la bslle France
But must repair to Agers for the colossal beauties
OF nature for the Akhsar Journal saysA rose oil I'M
usual size in garden OF Donera has been brought
to Office Its diameter is not less than five inches,
understand that Of the clerks in the Projects
office has several of nearly equal dimensions in his gar
hen Of ST Eugene"
letter from Rome, states that the second of
Prince Canine and of Princess Charlotte Bonaparte,
bearing The name of Lucien Louis and twenty five years
of age has Just entered the Eccesastic profession 1t
will be odd coincidence if hereafter there should be
q Pore well as an Emperor Bonaparte
But amid the lowering aspect of affairs, when thou
sands upon thousands madly hsrryng on to find
the Euxine the Danube and the Baltic, death in every
form Of savage barbarity-when mothers groaning
and sisters weeping that their brave should have left
their homes for the countless horrors OF plain
tive voice is heard from the vicinity of Lyons, which
ls the whole heart OF France with sympathy 1t is that
of poor Giraud
Some three weeks ago he and fellow laborer, called
Jalla, were employed to sink well at Ecally, near
Lyons Owing TO the peculiar nature OF the SOIL after
they had made some progress it fell in and so far i'm
INJURED them that the slightest possible erture left
to enable them to make their cries for help heard Im
medately neghbors and friends gathered to the spot
but from the loose sandy quality the earth every
effort to extrcate them only the more endangered their
position. AT last of the corps Of Engineers Capt
Robinet sent for and in order to the poor
Creatures against suocaon contrived means OF insert
ing boards between the and the sand and at the
time introduced pipe through which food could
be administered to them This has, however been 60
ing for more than three weeks and every effort at
direct nterpostion has failed the earth falling in
fast a. it could be removed. gallery has been
structed carried metres 10 centmetres out OF
metres 80 centmeres; and it is hoped that if all go
well, poor Giraud may be extrcated from his dreadful
durance to
In the mean while Jalla died. and his dead body
presses against his living comrade. Worse STILL it has
began to purify, and Notwithstanding that bags of
quick lime have been let down for Giraud to administer
from his position he scarcely his hands, the
vapors OF horrd pestilence infect the little space left
for him to breathe. Above his head and in various
directions about his body network OF planks, OF bar
rel hoops of gravel and of sand held together only by
the most artificial means and it is through this mass OF
rubbish that he receives what he wants that he hears
what is said 10 him, and dmly Kind of twilight.
On the 14th Of April the sandy SOIL in rushing in upon
the two unfortunate men, exactly like torrent OF
water, produced large excavation which forms, as it
were sort Of cell with wide chimney above, made
by the bore Of the well The sides of the bore were
stayed up by pieces of planks arranged at certain dis
tances; and it is these which, by crossing each other
loom Giraud's head a sort OF roof of which the
slightest shock may destroy the equilibrium, and bring
down the whole mass upon the unfortunate man.
The cholera and smallpox have been making ufms-
taxable signs of their awful presence The recent change
bf weather it is to be hoped will have some elect
these awful yistations.
From Madrid we learn that Queen Christmas birth.
day has been celebrated with very unusual pomp-sa
Iutes Of artillery, parades of troops Nominations &c.
and Queen Isabella at the palace held grand reception,
at which all the corps dipiomanae present. The
Minister Of the United States in order to do ample honor
TO the occasion, wore it is said, black velvet coat
broidered with black silk and it Is added that it'd ele
CANT simplicity attracted general admiration amidst the
brilliant uniforms by which il was surrounded. The
soule family are d-tssuipminanc co.treres.