The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28

the Monitsur that the state OF the roads will prevent
mere pia desiderata. There is very good post road
from rerekop to Sympberopo and it IS fact thattwo
divisions of infantry Generals Popof and Lssen
ko have arrived there since the battle O. Inkerm
and that third is its march from Odessa. In week
or two therefore, the tug Of war is likely to recon
mence in dead earnest. A. b.
Our Paris correspondence.
PARIS, Jan. IL, 1855.
The Weather-The Rhnoceros Dead The Emperor of
Russia Shouting the White Fsather-Point Of Differ
ence beceen England and her French Imperial Ally
Lord John Napoleonic Fsatures--His Imerial
and Apostolical Majesty Of Austria-7he Frooning
Face Of the Csar-The Grand Dukes-Degradation Of
Officers Of the Eastern Army7ae Effective Force Of the
French Army.
cold bright day has broken the spell Of mild damp
weather which has lately prevailed in Paris The wioter
here has thus far been less nclement than usual
rains, and logs and mud have made it sufficiently dis
agreeable. One more foreign victim to the climate o
Paris must be counted-for the rhnoceros is dead
Two months sickness have at last ended the at
tempt during five years past to acclmate this interest
ing monster at the Garden of Plants But the h,ppopo
tamus stl survives there The arrival of female hip
popotamus, rather suppose, of hippopotama, is
daily expected to reevehs solitude and divert the good
people OF Paris from rejecting too mach upon the
mutation OF the national debt sSollen by two resaets
the shape Of loans the frat the sesand Of
500 000 in less than twelve nonths,) the fresh
,ingents required for the army-the rtantes of
Austrian, Prussau and German poicy-the discouragng
accounts from the Crmea and all sober reait
spectral shapes evoked by fatal Eastern Que ston
Yesterday the Paris journals announced the
capital tact Of the week the arrival OF des patches
from Vienna remarkable for their pacific nde ncy The
Iumor Of u special alliance between France Austria
~ o the ID Of December s as uasses
hero than in England. the EMPEROR al ter rehecting
as s bis won't upon the propositions delipera cd
about
baps OF the English cabinet, to whether any modi
fcations of the con in LIBERAL seass were a
yisable probably come to the concusi that whay
ght be the advantages an alliance with liberty
and revolution these would be by their
psr He prefers, doub Tess at least Tor the
maintain kurope in the classical condition OF n
between government and government. In alliance
with the Austrian Emperor for the mutual alton
of the limits OF their terri tora he
less the interests Of England than his own. England
and he, IL is obviously, have not precisely the
game to play.
l do not mag ne for a that the English gov
eminent sotcious than the French Emperor for
liberty in ITSELF but is sundenia0e that England would
gladly profit the struggle which she engaged ny
the forces which liberty might bring to its add
On this point you may be sure there real difference
between the two allies which gives serious
TO the statesmen OF England. England Is uneasy ut ad
ing herself ess the ally OF France of tine Frsnch, than
OF their Emperor
While the journals are fun Of as to the an
tic pated Ministerial changes in the English cabinet Lord
John Russell has arrived in Paris and been received
the TueIies II is not likely that he will alter the pre-
decuons of Napoleon ILL., Tor his Imperial and Apostle
hcal Majesty OF Austria, to whom he just the
Grand order Of the Legion OF Honor in return tae
order Of st stephen Lately bestowed upon him by his
loving cousin.
Have you heard that intimate cousnship than
that OF political conve connections by
riage has been suggested as existing between the
monarchs Not long since, it is said portrait OF the
Emperor Joseph being examined by group of per.
sons at the Iuieries, when certain high parsonage
suddenly S asked you not nSee the Naposonc lines
outspoken prncets-"how much he looks Ike tue Duke
OF Reichstadt" You must not be surprised then # the
hoart If tha nf
young and chivslric Emperor Of Austria.
Meanwhile the Gar rather frowniny face for
his young cousin, rs well A. his bon ami. II IL proves
true that the Austrian Ambassador actually lett st.
Petersburg on tue Sd, The tokens Of the Cars
erans IN bsar of nros,ia". a nnna and
preparations to continue the with relentless
vgor-are unmistakeable. 1t wiz be difficult for the
most sangune besvers in the efficacy OF diplomacy TO
unravel the goran knot which the sword has far
failed TO cut II will be difficult Tor them TO cry peace
peace, when there IL no peace
The Grand Dukes VINO had visited their sick mother,
the Empress at Gatchna-whsre " Is SAID, her health
is improving Of latewere to return without long delay
to Sebaopo Thus far they have been less unfortunate
than the two allied invalid Proces at Constan .inope
The degradation OF SULLIVAN Pacha commander OF the
Bey, who commanded the secoad OF dyi
sion, and their condemnation for years
towers on the gaieys OF the Sultan, have produced
deep and salutary impression Turkish army Their
punishment cannot however, be severe than the
upon the OF any similar culprtsn allied ARMY
The effective force of the French army estimated
you remember, by the Emperor, at the opening
OF the Legislative Session. high bsl 0J0 slight
calculation would suffice TO show that tns IL very
liberal figure. have elaborate statement, ac-
cordng 10 which the effective force OF tn. army
ed the lst OF December last to scarcely $4,000 BY
the law OF 1884, or OF recraitent the term Of military
service tndures seven years. which IL tbs same
say that the army composed OF taken from
contingents. Legislative debates add the reports OF
ministers Of war have shown the necessity OF an
nual contingent Of Co., in order 10 ppy army OF
500, 900
Such Is the theory. Now look at the practice.
In 1870 the seven eontlngents called out making
effective Of 496, 600
In ls4s the same operation made; the effective
amounted 10 51t 900.
In the year 1854 the army composed Of six con.
tingents OF So 900 men, for is41 ls, az 80 sI, 52
and one contingent OF 10000 for 1883
This augmentation Of 90, 900, the contingent being
carried from $4,000 to lao ooo would il SEEM az
$4,000, which, after all, 10 not 5si 900.
But II you svely deduct from this nominal nu m
Der OF 900 the difference between 900 voun
teers OF 1S4S and the hardly 10000 OF ls5t-that H.
1o,0O0-you have 500 90; then the 5000 conscripts
which the navy resolved from the contingent the dc
trment OF the army-that Ia, 600o In 1854 than
In Is4syou have $50 600 the loss by the ravAg.s OF
cholera 81 least 000 you have 500 00 then the nota
BILE dshcit Of conscrps at least 200 again. you have
still $4,000.
Bat deduct finally, the moderate sum Of TO- 900 for
the actual losses that the Of the East has suffered
By the sword and frc Of the enemy by choera by ex
excessive fatigue By malades OF al kinds and you have
lett only an effective force OF $50 00o Quite sufficient
quantity Of food for powder, but $1,000 less than
bs1 600 FIGARO