Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-10-05

fore the tomb of her countrys mortal enemy in the
wierd torch-light which fckered along the walls of
the Invades. She stood there as the dependent of
his nephew-a suppliant 10 the mercy of the Napo-
leonic race, which knows mercy for its foe-a
Queen in name beside an Emperor in fact. Did the
spirit OF Sir Hudson Lowe hover around the scene
Did the laugh of the cold guard" which, according
10 the German legend attends the nightly reviews of
petit caporal the dreary shore of St. Helena ring
scorntully through the sombre walls? No; it was
but fancy, but the vengeance of the Napoleons
reality.
The visit of Queen Victoria to Paris was little
more than conqueror's pageant in which she acted
the part of distinguished captive, which could not
be endured by her for moment, if single drop of
Boadicea's blood remained in the veins Of modern
royalty. She was received with q magnficence
which threw her efforts at display the occasion of
Napoleon's visit to London into the shade and
showed. Sterne says, that "they do these things
better in France > but the cheers with which the
Emperor was greeted in London were not bestowed
upon the Queen in Paris and she passed onward to
St. Cloud, spectacle to be gazed at and not guest
| TO be honoTed.
Some years ago this same Victoria refused to per-
NIT distinguished English actress to appear at the
private thearicals in Windsor Palace, because her
character was not sGas reproche, and yet she
compelled TO accept the companionship during her
ten days sojourn in Paris of the Emperor's cousin
the notorious Mathilde, who is the Ninon dEnclos,
the most brilliant and brazen courtesan of the pre-
sent day. Mathilde is divorced from her husband on
account OF her innumerabe indelities, and is living
in open adultery with fast attache of the Court.
In the carriage with her the prudish Victoria
rode to the Grand Opera and beheld Alber-some.
what noted for his susceptibility to all her
wchery and fascination, while beside her sat her
superior and her master-the "mad-man of Bou-
logne," who was one of her special Constables in
'48 Who says that truth is not stranger then fc-
ton Who hints, after this, that History is not
greater romance maker than Walter Scott or Alex
| ander Dumas
| {" noticed" says correspondent of the London
Press I" that while the Emperor conversed with the
Queen in the Royal box the Opera, sinister smile,
half of triumph and half of sarcasm, parted his lips
occasionally and fickered over his inscrutabe coun.
tenance.n What did that smile mean? 1t was
faint revelation of the proud thoughts which were
swelling within bis heart. 1t said, St. Helena is
avenged The Parvenu is the master of the hered-
! tary Sovereign The triumph of France is almost
complete The houseless wanderer-the mailman of
former yearS-the prisoner of Ham-the dependent
of Mrs. Howard-the special constable of London, is
the ruler of France to-day, and France tho ruler
of England Craft has done the work of the sword
but the final retrbution- the grand denouement of
the drama has not arrived yet-not yet, o. Destiny
not yet. Ii advances, however, darkly and stead.
! lily as the shadow of the Gnomon" Gaze on, poor
gllded puppet, at the pantomine on the stage, and
dream not OF the tragedy which awaits your country
and yourself. So said that smile. Such was the
meaning of the faint revelation of the secrets of that
hitherto inscrutable countenance.
gratulatons of the London press. But what has
she learned during her visit? That France has
magnificent army on her own soil, while Eng land
has scarcely single soldier; that the French peo-
pc aroused and invi gorated by the Eastern war;
while the English crushed and depressed; that
the brlhright of genius is more potent than the
birhrigh of blood that she is a mele pawn, though
bearing royal crown, on the chess board of Euro
pean politics, in the hands of the most skiIlfu and
mastery player of his time Such the bitter lesson
oh how
Ill be inheritable with his crown-N. o. Delta.
From the Gazette d'Ausbourg.
i The Russian Possessions Oh the Pacific.
1t is already known that Russia has lately peacea-
bly, acquired the mouth of the river Amoor. Two
hundred years ago. the Russians had taken posses
sion of that territory but forty years afterwards they
abandoned il, and the Russian government did
not then appreciate the importance OF that posses
sion the inhabitants of the country recognized the
authority of the Chinese government. Emperor
Nicholas was the first TO appreciate the importance
Of settlements the north eastern coast of Asia
During his reign the population of Kamschatka rose
to eighty THOUSAND and the capital of the province
became the strong place OF twelve THOUSAND inhabi-
tants Ochotsk, the principal place of the territory
of lrkutsk next in Importance. This city num-
bered thousand inhabitants, and was $3.50 versts
(about $3.50 mies) from St. Petersburg.
Ochotsk was, however 80, 900 versts (233O miles,
from the mouth of the river Amoor. The Emperor
therefore ordered not only an exact survey of the
Sea of Ochotsk but also ordered several forts to be
constructed at the mouth of the Amoor, and sent
steamers to sound the river. 1t was in 1851 that
the plans conceived about this subject began to be
s put in execution. great number OF peasants be-
longing to the Crown, and from those regions be-
s You'd the Baikal, were in fact sent the Chinese
, frontier as military colonsts Three years afterwarC
5000 could be mustered, to the astonshment OF the
Y Chinese neighbors
e When, in 1854, all the regular troops were with
drawn from Siberia, and the Buriates sent Il
Irkutsk to succeed the Cossacks of the line, sut
cent force left at the capital of Kamschatka ant
on the Amoor. The Notifications were strengthened
the settlements increased and che Russian gov
eminent took advantage of the embarrassment of tn
Emperor of China TO obtain three hundred squar
miles of land by treaty of rectifcahon OF the iron
tiers A we'll fortified Russian city is now in cours
of construction at the mouth of the AMOR Whe1
it will be strong enou gh to resist the attacks OF tn
. Western powers it will become the nucleus Of rela
e tons which will probably take large extension
e CUBA ToBAcCo.-A late Havana Circular says
e The Vuelta-Abaio" leaf which goes into the fab
rio of our best CIGARS and of which the choice selec
Il tions are rarely shipped, there being no marke
. which can make profitable returns for 1t averages
for selections of the several classes 500 to S125 pc
hale, and the quantity OF really choice Leaf is s.
j small in proportion to the whole crop made tina
e this sale is maintained from year to year. The bal
J. of ceroon of Vuelta Abajo, weighs from 70 to 81
= lbs, but IN making contracts it Is never weighed
- each one making his estimate, as the price pc
l. bale is fxed-selecons of what termed lists,
- to be purchased separately, would cost Sl2O to SIG
q per bale-and lower qualities, cIassed DDS and ods
from 800 to $50 per bale The Wlndward leat' o
l. the most common tobacco of Island culture, IS al
e WAYS weighed and contracted for by actual weigh
although put up in the same class OF packages as tn
fine leaf Thus goods of inferior quality is frequent
" purchased at from SIS to 81 per loo lbs, from Ii