The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-03-02
Franco and England,

of the contr;rstcd conditions Of the French
and English armies before Sevastopol is al
ready having their effect in weakening the
good feeling between tho two nations. A
correspondent of the New York Advertiser
says:
As might have been expected, the late
developments before the british Parliament
have produced in France, as well as through
out Europe, the most marked effect. 3, The
first ctcc: in Franco WIS one of surprise.
mingled with sympathy; but the reaction
has disc!ose, Il disposition 10 cxu!t over the
avowed weakness Of their great ally, whicl,
may i";,i to scrions consequences for the
common interest of both parties. The
French Journals, gaining incl, by inch on
the tolerance which is allowed them, have
opened discussion OH the implied but not
spoken "lecadcncc' Of England, which is
remarkable for its freedom under the cir
cumstanccs, and which, by its continuance,
seems to imply that the Government does
not sec with dislike the weakness of England
paradcd before the French people. The
French politicians say that England, rcpo-
sing on the laurcls gained by two hundred
years Of supremacy, and higotcdly confident
in her nvulncral,ility, has sought with great
zeal and success for the last forty years, to
make herself the great commercial mart OF
the world that with . blindness, which has
no excuse, and forgetting the inronpatib:li:y
Of the two things, she believed herself still
great military power, as well rs q great mar
ed TO her true pos;icn, :: cry Of despair and
Of stupcfac::on is heard from the cutirc
three kingdoms, which only proves how Sc
curcly the nation slept in is cg"tistical IDEAS
Of supremacy.
In the first impulse Of revenge, the people,
forgetting that the fault lay with themselves,
throw themselves upon the unoiiendn" Min
istry, that Ministry whom they ll:sl them
selves pushed into the hazardous enterprises;
which had been undertaken, and thu:
brought about their overthrow. The Alb
erdccn Ministry was us able a Ministry as
can be again produced in England, an,!,
Notwithstanding the mistakes which have
undoubtedly been made, they accomplished
the work before them rs well as any Minis
try, unu:cl to the complicated "details OF Il
great foreign war, and with entirely raw mc.!
under their control, could have done. ;.
Tic natural fear now is, that France, the
Bonaparlc dinasty being i'll power: may take
advantage of these circumstances; and al-
though the alliance will be maintained, Il
time is coming when she will he liberated
and then will revive all the old prcu,liccs
and hatrcds which only lie dormant, bu,
arc not extinct. These developments of En-,
glands weakness only serve to powerfully
consolidate and strengthen Narolcon's pow,
cr; and it may well be feared that, at {;
proper moment, this power will be in ope
ration against England, and the cause OF lib
erty as well. The cxutation in Franc .
taken in connection with the fact that
France is physically stronger at this moment
than she ever was, while England is avow
edly weak, furnishes an omen which doc:
not carry with it, bright future.
I PnosrHoRUs.-It is now just two hun
dred years since phosphorus was first OBJ
tanned by Brand, of Hamburg. SO won
deriul was the discovery then considered
that Kraft, an eminent. philosopher of til,
day, gave Brand three hundred dollars fo,
the secret Of its preparation. Kraft then
travelled, and visited nearlyall the courts O
Europe, exhibiting phosphorus to kings and
mobiles. In appearance, phosphorus ,rcsem
blcs becs-wax.; but it is more transparent
approaching to the color of amber. IT.
name, which is derived from the Greek, sic
niiics "light-bcarer," and is Indicative of it:
most distinguishing quality, being sclf-lumin
Gus. Phosphorus, when exposed 70 the air
shines like a star, giving out beautiful
lambent grcenish light. Phosphorus dis
solves in warm sweet oil. If this phospho
rised oil be rubbed over the face in the darl,
the features assume a ghastly appearance
and the experimcntalist looks like IL verita
BILE living Wili-o'tlc-Wisp. -
| The origin of the phosphorus is the mos
remarkable concerning it. Every other sub
stance with which we arc acquainted cal
be traced either to the earth or air; bu
|phosphoric seems to be of animal origin
Of all the animals, man contains the most
and of the various parts of the body, tn,
brainsyields by analysis more phosphorus
than any other. This %factFfs of no little
moment. Every thought has perhaps :,
phosphorus source. 1t is, certain that til,
most Intellectual beings contain the mos
4 phosphorus. 1t generally happenssaha
when singular discovery is made, many
years elapse before any application of it il
fmade to the welfare and Happiness of man
This remark applies to phosphorus. 1T j,
only theother day that it was sold at fivt
shillings au ounce; Dow It is SC. cheap tha
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