The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-28
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
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Thursday Morning, February -, 1856
FOREIGN PARAGRAPHS.
The Imperial French Cradle. .

fOf1GlCN FAHAihAFaS,
The Imperial French Cradle.
Paris letter In the Independence, of Brussels
states that the municipal authorities of Paris have
already given orders for magnificent cradle to be
| got ready for the expected infant of the Emperor
and Empress. II will surpass, it Is said, in taste
and exquisite workmanship the famous pre-.
| sented to the King of Rome. The following Is q
| brief description of the work in question -
ut will be in the form of a boat, the principal
| emblem is the arms of the city of Paris. At the
/ Prov will be silver eagle with outspread wings,
| and the curtains at the head will be sup.
ported by an Imperial crown, also in silver held
up by two children, one wearing helmet, and
the other bearing round its head an olive branch.
| emblematic of peace. The body of the cradle
stands on two columns, at the head and the 9th
| erst the foot, and united by a rail beneath The
columns viii be of rosewood, beautifully carved and
| ornamented with foliageiD silver. The upper edge
| of the cradle will have border of silver flagree
work, having on either SIDE about the middle small
esc"cheons in silver bearing the initials of their
Majesties. From these medalions garlands of
flowers in silver will lead to the foot and head of
| the cradle. The curtains will be of point dale
noon lace and blue silk embroidered in gold The
composition, direction and superintendent of this
beautiful piece of workmanship has been confded
to NJ Ballard. the architect of the city of Paris"
The Procession of BGuf Gras.
A Paris letter gives the following account of
the parade of the fat Beef through the streets OF
that city on the 5th February:
The BGnf Grds made his final promenade to day
through the parts of the city which had not yet
been visited by his predecessor, who, by the way
has areedy been beheaded, quartered and eut up
into steaks 1t being tie last day of the Carnival
The principal streets were crowded to excess, and
The Boulevards, spacious az they are, in ser
tam parts blocked up for half an hour at time by
long nleS OF carriages and foot passengers. The
utmost eXerlonS of the gendarmes and city police
were required to keep passage clear. The mas
kerS Were more numerous than Oh Monday.
though this is not saying much, as the show seems
TO De declining apace. These mummerieS have
muGh degenerated; they have lost most of their
meaning and point, and have ouly retained what
Is simply eztravagant, without taste. Here and
there, however, might be seen grotesque limitations
OF female costume, particularly that part which
already rivals and bids fair to surpass the most
aGgerated amplitude of the ancient hoops and
which makes lady's dress resemble the swell of
i balloon. This seemed TO be the favorite costume
OF the oVergrown gGHiaS, and the mincng step
WIN which they moved along, In imitation of
lady in full toilette entering ball room, was su
premely ludicrous.
Nebuchednezzer EAhumed!
So tbs said!
1t is stated that Colonel Rawlinson, who is at
present engaged III prosecuting the discoveries
commenced by Layard and Botta, and in exhum
ing from the mounds of the long lost rival cities of
Nineveh and Babylon the instructive remains of
this once gigantic power, has lately discovered in
a state of perfect preservation what is believed
to be the mummy of Nebucheduezzar The face
of the rebellious monarch Of Babylon covered by
one of those gold masks usually found in Assyrian
tombs, is described as very handsome-the fore
head high and commanding the features marked
and regular. This interesting relic of remote an
tiquity is for the present preserved i'll the Museum
of the East India Company.
OF all the mighty empires which have left last
ing impression on the memory, none has COM
pletely perished as that of AsSyria. More than
two thousand years have gone by, since the two
great cities, renowned for their strength, their
luxury, and their magnifcence, have crumbled
into dust leaving visible trace of their existence
their very sites forgotten. A chance traveller
Layard, riding through the MesopOtamian valley
discovered the buried city and with a success
that will mmortaliZe his name, has commenced TO
unrol the book of Assyrian history and civilization
which, of all the histories of the first period OF the
world, is most clearly connected with the subse
quent destinies of the human race. The discoy
cries already made, furnish ample testimony to
refute the sceptic and unbeever of scripture truth
Russia.
The Northern Bee of the Goth January, ind1ilges
the warmest gratulatons on the prospects of
Peace-says that the French like Russians and
vice versa-that their friendship displayed
when there was a short suspension of hostities in
the Crimea, as also when Russian prisoners passed
through France. 1t hopes the Peace will take
place and that Russian commerce will be taken
out of the hands of strangers and new impulse
will be given to Russian trade and manufactures
But il says if peace does not take place, Russia
has the means Of defending herself from her
enemies. 'She desires peace, but does not fear
war"
CROWSING THE CZAR.-The New Prussian Ga
zette announces, from St. Petersburg, that after
peace has been proclaimed the Czar will pro-
ceed to Moscow to be crowned.
The Emperor Alexandria is said to have writ
ten an autograph letter to the Pope, mentioning
that he il about to establish ten Roman Catholic
bshoprics i'll Poland, and in the German Colonies
of the Volga
Petersburg journala mention the naming by the
Gar of six screw steamers just launched at Arch
angel.
THE GEAR SEES GHosT.-An extraordinary
story is circulating in the Paris salons Here it is
Toward the last days of January, 1854, the CZar
Nicholas when alone in his study, saw, all at once,
before him a monk of gigantic stature, OF whom he
instantly demanded what he wanted The monk
replied: L have come to warn you. If you under
take this war from pure motives you will succeed !;
but if from your own personal ambition you will
fail: your armies will be vanquished, and you
Yourself will come to untimey end, before the
close of the war; The Gear rushed at his visitor
and called the guards from the antechamber.-
The guards came, and found the Czar clutchlng at
thin air, and excaiming, The monk the monk
Who has seen him Prevent his escape ! Such
is the tale that stealthily whispered in st. Pc
tersburg in the last days of January, 1854 and
which was written on the 1st of February by q
Paris
PosT-oFFICE AFFAIRs.-Postmastsr General
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