The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-11

kings and their sppresentatives for his asso.
ciates, IL not likely to be despsec by the author
of "Coniugsby." Such an appointment would
still keep him before the world, and pee
haps add eclaf To his subsequent return to the
active of political life 1t is more than twenty
years ago since we met the leader Of the opposition
of the Commons OF England 1empora mutantur,
st nos mut0nnr in iHis may be truly said with re-
spect to him. Then, NJ Disraeh was at South End
little sea bathing place AZ the mouth OF the Thames
in Essex. He was busy making love to Lady Sykes
wife OF sir Francis, with whom he was visiting, and
whose empty head he easily managed to bamboozie
while carrying on his own purposes. The contrast
between the person of the fair lady and her
cicsbeo was very striking. DisaeH, thin,
skinny figure, with baggard Jewish physiog-
nomy, and Lady Sykes, standing five feet ten
inches with q bust and shoulders worthy Of
Zenobis. i remember they danced together at
the Assembly room, and the cid comparison of
fly and chariot wheel fOrcibly struck me- Lady
Sykes subsequently flung Mr.. Disraeli for Maclise,
the great English artist and Sir Francis making the
discovery, wrote the following notice, hich he nailed
to bis front door at his arstocratic mansion in May
Fair" Whereas l. Francis Sykes, having found
my wife in bed with Maclise, an artist, do give
notice that have separated from her., and will no
longer be responsible for any debts she may con-
tract" But Mr.. Disraeli dare say, has now for
gotten, as it IL proper he should, those naughty
days, and with the widow who brought him 900
ayear, besides procuring him his seat for Maidstone
during her husbands life, has become quite moral
nan, as becomes a late Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, and future whch--to use his own memora-
bic phrase" is looming in the distance
Lady Sykes is the original of Maclise's Lady
Macbeth, in his fine picture entitled Banquo's
Ghost
PARIS, Dec. II, 1885,
Uneasy Political Feshhg-Ne'os from 81. Peters
bmg-Hatred to,cards England and Respect for
France Position Of Ferdinand Of Naples, 8-c.
The feeling in the public mind is 80 uneasy that
- t,a.
foundation In spite of the approaching dividend
the funds fall every day. and many who were only
waiting for a small additional rise to recall the
investments they had made in the MObilier, and
other securities are in sad dudgeon that they had
not wit enough to seize the tide while flowing in
apparently so steadily last week.
YESTERDAY had an opportunity Of coDyerspg with
a gentleman who has only arrived within the last
fortyeight hours from the Court of st. Petersburg
with which he has intimate relations Allowing for
national preud &C. his statements, from his position
certainly worth attention. He says that both ut
ST. Petersburg and Moscow, the French are es
teemed as the natural ally OF Russia that evidently
a mot dordye has been given or the general unan-
nifty of sentiment could not be so unqualified as 1t
is that all persons of any status, both in Court and
commercial circles speaks of the present peace, as
respects England as a simple truce; that France Is
mentioned with the most entire confidence, while
England Is in every ones mouth subject OF intense
detestation. That as regards Herlt, the belief ia
general that Russia does intend 10 support Persia
with her utmost strength IN combating the tyranny
of England, and that no nan doubts the consequence
will be a general war, into which Ftance, and every
other European Power will ultimately be dragged.
For a time, it IL believed, France will play
,he r6ie OF mediitor, but with faint success,
and her attempts at mediation will only be for the
nltn rtr.u hgr l1E. .tpl IN.
The end 10 coa(Dece with Ras~s, and, III possible,
divide the world between them. Wild and inexp-
cable as all this may seem, it is lot, am bound 10
say, without its echo ia French society. The Rus
sian attache, whose sentiments / am retailing, is
connected by marriage with some French families
who are jealous supporters of the Bonspatte dynas
ty and perhaps the presence, before which the Rus
sian spoke without con radicton, seemed TO gi,e
more weight to his words than under other circum.
stances would probably have been accorded them.
Again, within a few hours, have bad some con.
versation with gentleman VINO married the
daughter OF widowed Sicilian lady, who had es-
poused for her second husband an EGglish gentle.
man Of rank and fortune. by her former marriage
tine widowed lady had two sons, who. for the lead
ing part they had taken In the rebellion In 1919,
we've Obliged 10 expatate themselves. Well, these
gentlemen have now returned TO Sicily, and saw
a letter from one OF them, in which he states that
the rebellion there is secretly rife than ever,
hat the outbreak the other day has nothing what.
eve 10 do with The general organization which Is
every where ON foot TO assert sicilian liberty aud
that pe.,Ne the spring explosion Of a far more
general an devastating nature may be looked for,
and such AZ as rarely been equllcd In Sicilian his
tory; that, ia ia Ct, the King OF Naples he's not a
friend on esrth, aid that any protection he may
hone for nor Rux,> l. looked upon with profound
contempt. These gen uemen belong 70 one OF the
first Bicilien families AMI only abstain from re-.
peating more fully the details Of the information
speak VI lest an exposure might bring them into
difficulty. That the Swss regiments will he
called from Naples n consequence OF the Neufchstel
business, seems now generally believed, and this
cannot fail to precipitste matters at that Court.
No booths are this year to be crested on the
Bouevsrds for the purpose Of selling toys for the
new yesr, but such az have for contents the bona
fde productions OF the owners.
Our Lisbon Correspondence.
LrssoS, Dec. 10. 1856.
The United States Frigafe Msrimac in PORT
Visa of the hing aad King Rsgent ON Board