New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-30
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

vxish aattered so much the PRIDE Of Napoleon
.sv ,yes httic satisfaction at the Tuileries. 1t is
10 opssr secret that the Grand Duke wished 20
inform himself personally on the state of things in
France as regards the stability Of the NaPOieonlc
dynasty, 70 that Russian policy might shape itse'i
accordingly, either abandoning the BouroonS alto
,stAer an the Vasas of Sweden were abandoned,
=, treating the reign of Napoleon III. as most I'M
..,t.nt but transient fact. Now the Grand Duke
!. Inclined 10 regard the Empire Of France only as
ana phase Of the French Revolution aud does not
believe ID the possibility, or, at least, 10 the prob
ability of its continuation beyond the uncertain
I6etime Of the present incumbent; and as it is i'm
possible altogether to conceal such Impressions, his
imperial host seems somewhat annoyed. Besides,
he Grand Duke was surprised by the yulgarity of
mind at the present French Court and the coarse
ness Of the imperial pastimes The Empress
Eugenis is az illiterste as any Spanish lady, and
exercises her conversational powers almost exclu-
siyely on fashion and theaters, while the Emperor,
ayerse 10 higher sulture and 10 the fine arts, en-
eourages practical jokes. A striking description Of
enc Of those strange imperial amusements where
the Empress and her ladies occupied an imaginary
fortress q mound in the garden, to be dis
lodged by the gentlemen, headed by the Emperor,
all of them hopping on one foot, lately appeared IN
the notorious Russian paper lie Aord, and scandal
Hed the Eng sh 80 much that they did not believe
il to be true; and still it true, and came from
the Russian suite of the Grand Duke. The yul-
garty OF the Imperial Court passes however almost
snnoticed at Paris since nobody cares for anything
but speculation, and the extension of the Bank
charter interests the public more than the Court or
even foreign affairs Still the papers do not all take
the sangulne view Of the subject as the MONT
no Ngerle
"This bill extends the charter of the Bank, and fol-
lowed by treaty between the Bank and the State;
by this treaty the State obtains great advantages, ana
IT proves the readiness with which the Bank consents
TO al that interests the State and the Treasury More,
therefore, might have been obtained from in the IN
terest Of the public which has many claims TO good
treatment as the Treasury and the Minister OF Finance
The opportunity offered by this renewal Of the Bank
charter might therefore have been seized IN order to
study with the system Of that establishment, with
he view Of giving satisfaction to the wants OF com
merce and industry. As the present charter hes stl
years to run, 1t is by means necessary To mort
gage the future. The Legislative Corps will under
stand this and avail itself OF its right TO demand from
the Council of State q more complete bill, and one
better adapted to satisfy all interests Why should the
activity of progress be chained TO the Bank charter
II appears that the State would act well IN Ia king
measures not TO abdCate its rights for the benefit of
the Bank monopoly. circumstance might arise when
would regret having done so"
As 10 England politics are now at a standstill;
great question is likely TO disturb the routine work
of the present Parliament, and Lord PalmerstOn's
victory at the elections has made public men so
cautious in handling the Chinese question that even
the infamous treatment Of the Chinese prisoners
accused of poisoning at Hong Kong, tOrty-twO
of whom were confined in jail of sixteen feet by
fifteen and ventilated only by hole at the top, the
chimney and the door, is scarcely remarked In
such times however, anecdotes aud malicious
remarks thrive abundantly for the amusement OF the
public. l copy from provincial paper the follow
iDg little incident at the Manchester Exhibitions;
From every corner, Opera-gasses were pointed to-
ward dais in the transep where the American AMI
Belgian ambassadors had already taken their seats
Mr. Dallas, TALL venerable, gray-headed man OF de-
tofm:ned American features, was dressed IN an old
blue top-cOat with velvet neck. The Belgian En-
baosaGuI, N. Van de- Weyer, decorated with
Numerous orders and gayly walked about, chatting
III the most fluent English. An amusing scene
happened about this time Il O'Clock which expecting,
We Kept sl~ip lookout to see in full. The Embassa-
dor TOlI Hay HGlUu Damer Is black OF tue hrst
water, with Us greasy skin aud rs plump and merry
face dis wellto-dO blacks usually have. He had been
promenading during the morning and we anxlJusly
waited TO how be and Mr.. Dallas would treat each
other when they met as report says c Ha9f'en "06le
dciighfs 10 bother The CttcR Dni1S BY ProrHg on all
paLIc occasions that he IS a ns1a and a 6r0ther.'
AT length they met. Dallas lstandIng) and Van de
Viewer ,sittine were ON the das couversing, in the
presence Of the vast assembly The black Embassa-
dOr came up the steps, and his Belgian ENcelency,
with the politeness of a Frcnchman, and shook
him by the hand. The Haytien glanced at Citizen
Dallas, as if he expected q similar greeting; but
wave of the hand directing him to pass by, was all
that the representative OF that republic which declares
that all men are equal could give to his black brother
The sight caused many smiles and cunt remarks
unfavOrable to our American cousins
Spanish politics are as hopeless as ever, though
the idea of a Mexican war has been abandoned for
fear of the United States Royalty has never been 80
much degraded as now at Madrid, not only that the
depravy of the Queen creates universal disgust but
the King, her husband, has been discovered con-
spripC against her in favor of his cousin the Count
of Montemolin and his brothers. Ii was eX-Queen
Christina who, at Rome, got the original documents
Of the plot by feigning to enter into the conspiracy;
she sent them Ia NaryaeZ, who read them 10 the
Queen in order To strengthen his position against the
Carlist Court intrigue The affair is now hushcd up
since the royal cOnsOrt cannot be tried and punished
without giving Il triumph 10 the Republicans of all
Europe still the scandaOus dissensiOns Of the royal
couple at Madrid suffice 10 destroy rOyalst feelings
all over SPAN. While Donna Isabella amuSes herself
m her own way, Sister PatrocanO anun of remark
able beauty aud piety has the conscience of Don
Francesca IN her keeping, and until now at least
has succeeded in involving him in Carist plots
against his own wife and nominal children. Portu-
gal is in the mean time quietly progressing The
young King has not inherited the medding absoutist
temper Of his mother, and accordingly We hear lit
he Of ministerial crises and discussions between the
Court and the people.
The King OF Naples is a rather curious person
Regulated by the Governments of England and
France and bothered with Austrian advice, he at
once turns round and joins in Mann's cry for the
independence of Italy, and IN his denunciatiOn
against the foreigners-that is to say, French and
Austrians An anonymous " McmentO" has, III
deed been published by she Neapohtan Government
which advises the Pope h fly tn Gaeta, while the
King OF Sardinia is called upon to visit Naples, to
dismiss Cayour and the English alliance, to take
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