Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-13
Foreign Items.

| FRANCE.-The accounts of the state of the
| vines are very satisfactory; this year (lS56)
| bears great resemblance in point of atmos
| phere with 1911, the famous year of the ap.
| pearance of the comet, and that which wit.
messed the birth of the King of Rome. There
were thunder and lightning in the month of
April as there were this year; and they con-
slider these peculiarities as most favorable to
the harvest i'll general and to the vine in par.
ticular.
The report that NJ. de Lamartine was about
to take his departure for America is quite UNI
founded.
RUss1A.-The Paris Constitutional pub
fishes letter from Moscow, dated April II.
communicating sketch of speech make by
the Gar, who, with his brothers Constantine
Michael and Nicholas, had just visited that
city. The Gar said, among other things, af-
ter announcing that he had ratified the treaty.
"War is an abnormal state, and the greatest
successes obtained by it scarcely compensate
for the evils it occasions. l should certainly
have carried it on had not the voice of neigh.
boring States pronounced itself against the
policy of late years. My father of imperish-
able memory, had his reasons for acting as he
did. knew his views, and adhere to them
from my very soul; but the treaty of Paris has
obtained the object which it was his ambition
to obtain, and prefer this means to war.
Surprising the fate of arms should have re-
manned constantly favorable to us, as it has
been in Asia, the empire would have ex haust-
ed its resources in keeping up large armies on
different points, the soldiers of which would
IN great measure be taken away from agri-
culture and labor. Iii the government Of
Moscow many mani factories have been com
PEELED to close. l prefer the real prosperity
nff bo VIE IS to -. aaE
bats.
have thrown open the ports Of Russia to
the commerce of the world, the frontiers to
the free circulation of foreign produce. l
wish, henceforth, that the greatest facility
shall be afforded in our markets for the ex-
change of wares Of every origin, and oil the
raw materials and manufacturers of oul soil.
Various projects will shortly be communicat-
ed to you, the object of which will be to give
an impulse 10 home industry, and in which,
trust, every nobleman will take a share"
The same writer says the ministers of the
interior and of finance have received formal
orders from his Majesty to do away with all
distractions in the way of commerce. The
frontier traffic is already open, and vessels are
arriving at all our ports. The export of prec.
ious metals is alone still suspended, and this
is explained by the scarcity Of gold and silver
IN the public treasury The emperor was
everywhere received with the most profound
respect.
The preliminary steps have been taken to
put the army ON apeace footing, and we in
fer from the accounts that the Car is conf
dent the peace will be permanent.
COUNT NEssELRoDR.-Th venerable Chan
celor OF the Russian empire, who has served
IN diplomacy under four successive Cars, be-
ginning with Paul l. has resigned He re.
tires with the highest honors, colossal for
tune, and the title OF Arch Chancellor. Count
Nesselrode IS of German family; he is seven
ty-six years old he was born in the Bay of
Lisbon, on board ship; his mother was Of
Jewish familyi he was christened a Protes-
tant on board an English man. Of war; in
early life he entered the army; in 1902, he
was attached to the Russian embassy at slut
gard, whence no went Us Charge to the
hague, and next, in the same capacity, to
Haris' Count Nessolrode early gained, and
always retained, tho confidence OF his soyor-
egns' lie was thoroughly Russian but
employed Germans mostly in his office. This
distinguished man framed tho Russian Ma
poleonic treaties; he accompanied Alexander
20 AK Ia. Chappole, Troppau, Layback, and
Vienna he held leading position at the
Congiess of Vienna. Although he was the
highest civil dignitnry in the Empire, Count
Nesselrode never meddled with the domestic
policy Of Russia,