The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-08

st toough this lady receipts the highest IN going 10
her house, the Emperor passes through empty domce
al the back, and during this passage thai the attempt
was made Colonel or General Flean always accompanies
his Imperial master these amaolry visits and Is 10 be
hoped will be able to give as successful an account Of his
stewards hip IN this as in other employmen.s.
An exhibition Of the works Of ~ Paul Dearoche opens
to day, at franc per head.
The China War.
ENGLAND's DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY MISSION TO
CHINA.
The Earl Of Egin has left England on his mission
China. On Tuesday he started for Paris where he will
have an Interview with the Emperor OF the French and
VIII Then proceed, by way OF Marsees, for Alexandria
Attached to his mission four conference.-the Hon +.
Bruce, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Oliphan and Mr. F,srey. Gene
troops which viii accompany the expedition, has taken
precedence Of his diplomatic superior He has arrived at
Malta where he was seized with fever, aud could not
attend the parade in his honog The leading ministerial
paper has small hopes of his qualifications for the high
post to which he has been appointed and it now tardly
discovered that his only solderly achievement Is that he
commanded brigade in the battle OF Chillianwallih,
without exhibiting extraordinary promputude or ability
This not very encouraging The days great soldiers
gone, fear, return Mr. oebck remarked,
when he was in Liverpool month back that England
had only produced two great soldiers from the time Of
Queen Ann 10 that Of Queen Observation-Disclosures and
Wellington, while the navy during the century aud
half produced several great admira, and he accounted
fashionable profession and the truth of this saying
ceives striking confirmation in OF General Ash
burpham Our Crimean disasters were mainly owing to
the want Of good commanders-a want, fear, which
will be felt in this Chinese war, IL unhoppily, war should
be really necessary, rs
PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN cnINA-sEyERE FIGHTING
IN PRosPECr.
from the London Post, Ap.il 8]
The departure of the Hraaya and Transit, with nearly
present relations Nth China There Is oossSilty Of
satisfactory adjustment Of that untoward and unookedor
difficulty without tho and its sage to Canton but
there Is an equal or rather greater probability adt things
must be ,rorse before they better, and hat the sangunary
Yeh will not sudcumb till he has had further OK.
perence Of naval and military operations
wife the official Of q single province; and
sent dimensions if possible But when quarrel like the
present breaks out is manfestly impossible 10 cacu
late where It will end as to determuo how much fire
given spark will kindie when cast upon huge mass Of ig
nable matter The sight Of troops and the action or
our gunboats may work change of purpose In
that wrought such devastation two years ago In the
Sea Of Azor may, W thout tho like devastation, con-
vince the obstinate Commissioner at Canton that he Is
playing a 1sing game aud he, with the instinct of
self preservation powerfully at work, may perceive
Iteration and reasonabcness in the English demands which
now are quite hidden from his eyes This possible but
II is more probable that considerable firing storns and
bayoncttng may be in the first instance. That
there will be considerable bloodshed on both sides IS a
contingency that must be contemplated Is not plea
SAINT yet would be folly 10 ignore H. But death and
wounds in action arc not The ony losses an army
undergoes, we learnt too well IN tho Crimea
AS, indeed, every army has learnt OILY too well
ever since the siege Of Troy. The British troops
healthy climate a,qmered BY tie irregular and almost
phbo life they ,u have 70 lend. Let the best precautions
viii be inevitable and these together with losses in as
ton will form an aggregate Of suffering that will be
severely felt in our small exled,ionary force
Our readers will readily see whittier foregoing re-
marks are leading us, NO can with certainty cacu-'
late upon suffering, wo ought with equal GER
the experience of the Crmea before rs,
the three points TO be attended 10 hospitals chaplans
ard nurses i i not for US TO prescribe how the arrange
of the simplest, most practicable and most Immediately
available, would be well fitted up hospital ship In attend
pose ofresidence for medical STAFF ehapalns and nurses
as web as arecepaclc for the suffering. The whole
from The crmea, and the principal cSapan Of the ,' ce.
could arrange IN few hohrs All pretend 10 do Is to-
urge at without something Ct the kind the expedition viii
be not only incomplete but inexcusabiy deficient
NOS-COMMITTAL ATTITUDE OF TIE UNITED STATES.
From TIC london Chronicle, April %
The refusal Of the United states government 10 coope-
rate with in China, and their determination 10 strengthen
their forces and send special nvoysurcly this is phase
Of the Cuese question dcman ipg that tho different
tons of the House Vi Commons should make up their minds
in advance the principle Of future policy those
regions, without ang the rdy and imperfect announce
Of Minsters2 II may fairly be Inferred that tho
communications Of this government 10 that Of Washing
ton could not have been Of satisfactory Character,
resolution so dscourcous TO this country, and implying
much suspicion OF int niiOns would not have been
adopted The chiefs Of the opposon, aud those sections
Of the liberal party whose members opposed TO mere
aggressive wars, are absolutely bound % fo opn.
ION and resolve a OF action on this subject,
of Lord Palmersion. lhe United States govern
ment have in all probability bacn actultod by q
sale pOa.en and plumber Ought the chiefs ofparcs
TO take cegnLDce OF fact o this, ~ matter Of pubic
Do,oricy and to be preparoa 70 take specific course
prepared to demand explanations whether Lord En goes
TO China as neeosor for PEACE or as Tho director of
OF his mission may be Inferred from the military pre-
paraons and the tone Of the Ministerial journals ought
they to determine whether they will sanction such
N
the gcTernmcnt
Duke Constantine Of Russia ut TouIon-Iris
Reception by the Authorities.
The PARIS Pabie publishes prv ae letter from Touou,
dated Monday evening, 10Th of April giving account Of
the arrival in that port OF the Grand Duke Constantine
His Imperial Hgnnas sailed from Nice a; III O'Clock
Sunday night, on board the Russian steam irgae Oan
The squadron which accompanied him, under the ORDERS
Of Admiral Bchrcus consisted o tho ship whorg
tho steam frgatc rokai and the sailing frgao Castor
Baron Duhordicr Marue Project Of TOl0n, Despatched
O'Clock Monday morning. the small stca Navcttc
meet tho Russian squadron and pilot them from Cape
C.pet The squadron was not ielegraphed until l2s.
great movement n per ;cived board tho French
fleet The drums beat % arms On board the Bfetagne
Carrying The Admiral fng) and the other ships, and At
O'Clock the batteries OF the Crosse Tour fred salute NJ
twenty guns TIE yards manned In gallant style
board the Geet At tat moment the 0an entered he
outer harhor The pane annie Wow magnidcept-ibc
clear blue sky. and he heights crowded with sctsors;
cries az Vip pEmprer and hurrats filed the air, and
tho volcys cchoug from the hA had an rscrhahie cf
feet Scarcely had the smoke caused by tho guns OF
the feet dispersed than tie Oaf which passed pe-
the doublc line Of ships, returned The salute
and hoistcd tina Fri cnlcrcl Gag The steamer stnrcd
aud tho Maritime frefcct, with be star, in tho I'm
peral barge, went alongside The efc' took TIE orders
Of the Grand Duke, and returned % shoe. Ia The mean
time the troops Of the garrison were Formed ~ nc asena
pay military hsnora 90 the nstroas visiicr The Mari
time Project and Admiral Trchcuart rcceived no Grand
Duke his landing at quarter 20 TIC Grand Duke ~
described 30 years Of fair, and of middle height
lie the decorations Of ~ Andrew and ~ George over
q admrsl's uniform. His Hehncss passd through tho
lines formed by the troops In the arsenal the hands play
ing Queen Hor'enses air. "Parant pour "a Syre AMI me
drums beating Imperial sautc He lhcn stepped into
the Projects carriage and drove 70 the Prefecture, wnero
the principal officers Of the army and nav we're presented
TO his Imperial ilighDess.
Russian Railway Speculation In london and
Paris.
rrrom the london Tines (city srilclo), April -
The discrcditablc practices adopted By the spectators
Interested the Russian Railway schema have fccelvcd