The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-17

the exception Of the Engsh factory have been burnt to
me erouna Ino nre appears 70 nave oeen onesssa oy
block ut the entrance Of Hog lane.
Inoeodiaries we're perceived by ths officers placing
brands In the various houses IN the vonity or the fre
and 1red at by pckets The whole OF the Old
and New China streets, with the contiguous portions OF
the suburbs, have been consumed
The eres,est exertons have been used by the officers
and men Of the force under my command 70 check the
Of The but the dryDess Of the houses ana
peculiar MODE In which the various hopgs Iucsed
vaulted passages rendered their efforts unavaing
The confAgrston will circumscribe oar defences and
render necessary q arrangement OF them but il is
my intention TO hold the British factory. l have
hitherto done the larger area on which the houses have
write this hurried despatch to go by private steam
vessel, which 10 likely to ovsrtako the packet ct sosa
Rear Admiral and Con- maad or In Chief
Tar SECRETARY tF tn ADMIRALTY.
The Late Pfi-cess Lieven.
From the London Post, Jan. IS
most agreeable lively Of capitals Paris are
that one very nj and noscesbie parsonage
OF the Faubourg ~ 0erma aud Caaussee Antin-
has been missed q, the Russian and Prussau embasses
has not been seen In the Fauboug st. Hon,re the us
de Bouo, ne-bN not received her acoustic med even
ings home assisted 81 any the grand dotngs Il
the Tusries the gay doing elsewhere. The Political
and fashionable puSlc IN for the last fortnight
been arc hsds me de Leven was confined the
bouse with hat was ~ iome called cold, and by some
rfsn nation; but Is WAS not uiI three or four days
ago that became nolsed abroad that the ndsps,ton
was much srsver Than any one had Imagined;
and on sunday last, wheh all the world was
suite II was announced for certain that 9
lady. who has played 10 prominent part 10 more than
wthou. : chance OF Ultimate rsc1 S Within iss
more than thirty hours the runner proved TO be we'll
tounsed for on Monday evening Madame dc Leven, who
has for full haH . century led busy add public .
life, disd In tho mansion which she hsa recently
taken on Der return from Brussels Thus, short
and sudden = warn ng 10 called way the confidential
Grand ChaLce1ors. CbamberAns and Governors OF Rus
sisu provinces without bumber-a who exercised
IN her time ~ much political aud social influence and
perpe'rated much Political mischief, any iady OF
the generation 10 which abe belonged. 1t 10 now more
than eighteen years since the husband o. Madame de
Neven oied at Rome and II IL nearly quarter OF cen.
fury since he ceaset, In 1884. TO be Russian Minister
may be nsees,sr TO .t,,e Who and whn TIE uievens
what functions they filed and what icaence they
exercised The nrst OF the family OF whom any mention
l. made in hhtory ore John Henri, Leven, q native
OF IivopiA soldier OF fortune under CnAries XII Arer
be sent kind ofsgenito the captive KING a. Ben
der. Charles pleased with his zeal, sent him 70 ION
stsnunope 10 negotiate In his nvor, and TO induce tbs
sp;an 10 break ~h Russia portion OF this mi son was
executed successfully that Charles appointed the ncgo
uaior Lieutenant General Senator and Governor Of the
great swedish harbor OF Carscrona rso younger bro
ihsrs Swedish adventnIer subseo uenty accepted
service In Russia under Catherine H. sod both OF tnem
1Susd ,ns Tsns sDs Sns 90 pa.s
wealth and OF considerable talent aud from this
Union sprapg Andrew Leven, born In Ill., the husoan
great sensat!on among the diplomatic body botn here
an, IN Paris While very young Andrew Leven lost his
uspss vas made governos the daughters OF the Em
PRO Paul ard the late Emperor Nicholas aud To lac
yr.nd Duke chaei were .'o oonnded 70 her care 10
did ,bs lazy execute she uu oonndcd 10 her that she
SUCCESSFULLY ated Dame ddnnneur and Countess
snd her Apcrew entered the military service with
every advantage thai the highest patronage could afford
He noticed By Paul ul the psriod Of that monArohs
assassination In 1901 ano, subs, quenuv, having
GUN, The favor Of AexAndes attained toe rank Of Gene
raj afsr the peace Of Tisn 10 1907 Immediately afsor
the Russian General OF Infantry Benkendors lady VINO
sn o.stnsushea much more BY her accom-
Pl.hnen. and alta nmen.. than By he, beauty;
In middle hie for exprepive and
intelligent coun,osapce The family OF Bsnkeudor On.
isner OF Madame do Leven was one Of ,ns Germsu cote
RE In ~bich the Gar delighted. Her brother was the
imperial aoe de camp and soon After his chosen Minister
Of P)ce poessipg his entire confidence, and carrying
the Czsr's pondence With his empire
and foreign courts 30 CONNECTED and 20 patronzed tins
Levers obained the Prussan embssy 81 the close OF
hl7 or the beginning OF 1908, ~ which they remsn &C.
crecisec We mstsse not, iron lsos 70 isi9 We say
1910 notorious fac, .ha, M.dsms de Lsv.n moi merely
ed aid the hotof OF her husosnds house. bat
carried on an ext, nsive business and olcai corrcspoo
den with her mothern law, who enoyei the oou.
ndepoe Of the aomano smiy with her brother the 70
voie aide de camp Of the Czar; and With Tue Gar
himself when The French Invasion OF Ru sa put end
10 nearly all int between Courts OF 81 Pc
tersourg and Berlin, N. ana Madame de L,eveu were
represent
where tovards the close OF 1917 Lord Liverpool sm
The Trst Lord Of the treasury the position Of principal
Secretary Of Ssste for Forern Affairs held BY Vie
couIt CsstlereASn and ths Home MiEssx Yiscouni
semouth Mas anne Lieven made herself agreeable
Loposu society 81 this period By her com
psnmene, ard not q little aided her husband aud Pozzo
al Borso and 3e1z, came q special service from
Austria bet~esp 1879 and lslt In tnn latter year the
lady had 90 ineraaled herself win the srstosracy OF
rank and fash,on In Load, q lbs, she wS esteemed 4
general svortc, and great acquisition tue oorys d.
ItomGips Win The peace, bosever, came tue coo.
Afrl nf trf.vr and Nntw ma
Madame Dc neven vs, much 700 renu,~< and
intriguing 70 be regarded win favor by Epgsn sta.es
for Greek independence che did ~ mucs A. in ner isy
TO foster the enthusiasm Of young and old 10 England
cared rush for Greek liberty u u could not be made
subservent 10 the weakening OF rarsey sod sssran
dzemen, Of Russia In lsH, again, she vas sasy
partially AID We believe very truly accused OF payng
isse both psrteso the Cannnres and wings on inc
nay certain n ,ba, ser the death OF Gaming and tins
cattle Of Nsvatpo the ~ pshies OF ths busy Intriguing
.cmsn sos Of shs Court represented By her .od nef
nsns Of oil liberal improvemsn IN Eogand In ireland
however TIE Russian Embassy played . distlncs and
separate game In that country there were not wanting
sdro Russlan agents 10 announce the Romao Catholic
ssna that the Czsr Cmpsthizsd With their susrses
By n1oducss The Roman Catholic Relief sil nippsd ~
The bud these pascens ymps,hies OF t~o ohuros the
Greek and Romsn, which = - Other oouptsies have
rsbcor.
Busy Madame do Eeven made beryeIf In The Greek
Roman Catholic questions, she WAS SIN more active
ind ntr ung In the discussions touching the Reform bill
apd the estabInhment Of Belgium 80 o knsdsm. Not
withssapdipg all Russian male and female efforts both
measures we're, however conduo,ed 10 . happy issue
The consolidation Of Belgium ~r great European bene
a. which hes stood the test Of time and The glory Of the
suusah and Of the success which very arduous
lsbors chiefly due 70 the present First Lor5 OF the
treasury (hen Secretary Of Foreign Ansrs) and 70 r.
de Talleyrapd Soon amer the abors OF the Conferences
OF London, ~ and Madame Eeven we're recalled 10 81
Petersburg. n. de Beven was appointed governor and
tuor OF the Cezsrewsch fbov Emperor) with that
Imperial Prince made the tour OF srea, part OF south
ern Europe. Al Rome he vss seized with sudden H.
re,an illness OF which he ced The 10th Of January
1889
Aner the decease Of her husband kadsme &c Lisveu,
Who had played in ,ortant psrt could not remain
dle she eftsbnshed herself IN PARIS 1882 and 1870 IA
snyre and tandtome mansion. ard cOagrCgated about
Der the chief political and literary ceebfo. Of France.
In boudOifs the principal business ~ the R1ssan
bssy vas done She had her CnrrcspenieuH aud dmoes
,very part OF Europe, and Toe ihornah1a obtsiBed
from them vas Forwarded either her brother he Mn.
lssr the Russian Police, the General toede Camp