Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-20
Concluded to-morro,O.)

TuE EIRsr MEETING OF THE PLESiPoTIST1AR-
IEs.-The Paris correspondent Of The IaIEy @Ne'es
thus describes the circumstances under which
the Conference assembled:
tEThe Partisan public exhibited no great Curl
osity to see the PlcnipotentiarcS, for the number
of spectators assembled in front Of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs at o'clock was not greater
than that which respectable Punch and Juddy
show will attract any day in the week. OF the
few assembled, the greater part were nursery
maids, washcrwomen and lOngshoremcn, whose
ideas of the injunctions Of plenipotentiarcs must
be of the vaguest The screens dc rifle on duty
seemed quite disappointed at seeing so few peo-
pie, for they rated those few for the mere sake
apparently, of showing their authority, and dis
lodged them repeatedly in most unnecessary
manner from the position they had taken up to
see the great men arrive. 1t was supposed that
the PlenpotentiarcS would arrive IN great state,
dressed in court suits, and escorted by guards OF
honor But this was not So Atprccisely three
minutes past one a nodest-looking brougham,
scarcely remarked till it was within few yards
of the Ministry, drove into the front gate, and
halted at the foot of the grand staircase. The
carriage contained the Sandman plcnlpotentlar-
les, Count Cavour and Marquis Villamarina.
single chasSeur was their only attendant. They
like all the Plcnipotcntiarics who followed, were
dressed in plain morning costume. AS they as
ccndcd the staircase, squadron of NJ. w alcw-
skis footnlcn, who were on the lookout, threw
wide open the glass doors, an the Picdmontcse
Representatives entered the hotel the first. A
few minutes aftcrward came Turkcy-Ali Pasha,
the Grand Yizicr, and Mchemet Boy were dress
ed just like Europeans, except that they wore
of course tile inevitable red fez. The Grand
Eizier wore Talma, that might have been bought
in Regent street England and Austria followed
very shortly afterward in remarkably unpretend-
ing carriages. There was then apause Of sever
al minutes. People began to ask whether Rus
sia would not find some excuse not to come
But at ii handsome carriage. with two chas-'
seurs behind it, drove up at rapid pace, con-
tanning the Russian Plenipotcntiaries. Count
Orloff stepped out first, and although he is 20
years of age, ran up the steps like u boy. had
an opportunity of seeing him WELL for when he
arrived on the top landing he took off his hat as
if to return the salute of the servants in wait
ing, and then turned round to sec what had be-
come of his colleague. Baron dc Brunow got
out of the carriage very slowly. His face was
cnveloped in an ample comforter; he walked up
the stairs with a somewhat ALTERING step, and
his spare, bent from presented striking con-
trast to that of his coadjutor. Count Orlotf is
a wonderful looking man for his age. lie is of
large size, very erect, and his countenancc de-
notes robust health and great resolution. He
has very large head, covered withc iron gray
hair, cropped close. The expression of his fea-
lures is quite Calrnuck, butas he smiled at Bar
on Brunow slowly mounting the stairs after him
he had good-natured look