The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-08

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these poor peasss are represented following,
to impIore them. J, 4 to take their husbands to
the desert; in Asawer to which. the whip is
raised over the hst,d of venerable old man,
whose daughter, ssisntic with grief at seeing her
father thus malH sted, throws herself in the
way to ward Oft sFe blow. The drawing is
good, the scenery sicturesque, the suffering of
the poor peasants. tSe grief of the women, the
beastly look and aged determination OF the
northern barbarist5s is well depicted and i'm
pressive. This pscture should have been lung
under the great picture of the Congress of Par
is, that the Russian visitors might not fail to
witness the low degree at which they staII in
the scale of civilization, and strongly to inn ress
with horror at such acts of cruelty all those
who have the welfare of our fellow-creatnres
at heart. l muss acknowledge, howeves, to
have discovered more GENE principally among
the small pictures; than had thought 10 find,
after my first superficial examination Of this
exhibition; but as whole, it does not dc JUS.
tice to the progress of the arts in general. The
Palace of Industry, in which the exhibiti, N is
| held, is exceedingly well suited to il, an6 the
| fatigued visiter fluids among the shrubs, rass
plats fountains, and hower-beds, which esabel.
lish the centre of this vast building, del ght
full place of repose, surrounded by nature and
art
The difficulties in India excite much tier
est here, not from sympathy, but from a ,sre
10 see their neighbors deprived of exte sive
possessions, and reduced to an inferior p, wer.
Some even go 80 far as to speculate or the
prospect of seeing the English driven rom
there, in the hope of being able to conque, and
coIonize India themselves. The French rave
become veinglorious. If they could b, in
duced to look back upon their conquests an an
Gent colonies, they would be disguised a: the
prospect offered by such an underta' ing.
What is the state of prosperity in the col MES
of Algeria?
The French have been in possession of that
country for twenty seven years, and the ami
grated European population there amour to
about l25,00O, the greater portion of v hich
consists of citizens of other countries. ] the
French should ever attempt to conquer a por
ton of'China, they would wear cues and s, ,oke
opium like genuine Cslestiala Having all ,ded
/ to that estimsble quality of assimilation pos
sessed in such an eminent degree by the
French, / might as well state that we hall
have bull fights before long in the city of Par
is. The first step towards the intrcductit o of
that barbarous amusement is already mad !, by
cow fights. The FIRST performance of that kind
came off few days since, at the Hippod, pme,
and is said to have been very amusing, wi bout
so tragic an end as the combats indulge in
by their better halves.
The Eastern Railway Company has con,
structed a train of beautiful cars for the EN-.
peror's special use. This train is compos d Of
eight cars. One fitted up as dining room an.
other as q terrace car, for the accommod ,tion
of smokers next comes a parlor car, a bed
room car, and then three carriages for til Ia
dies and gentlemen cf the Emperor and En-
press's suit, followed by baggage cars. The
dining-room car is little chef deere of com
fort and ingenuity. The interior is of c. rived
oak wood, the windows ard panels are sur
mounted by escntcheons, enlvened with gid
ing. The furnitare is also of carved oak cod,
covered with yellow, red, aud gold emb ssed
leather. The terrace car is simply foo (, en-
closed by rich iron balustrade, aud CO cred
by roof supported by twisted columns. ssur-
mounted by eagles to form the capitals. jnch-
| es of carved oak wood are placed all alof the
railing covered with embossed leather, rres
ponding to that of the dining room, with mag
| nifcent curtains of Aubusson tapestry, phich
can at pleasure be drawn entirely around the
cars The parlor car is marvellously rich. The
ceiling is green, white, and gold; the wa,ss are
also hung with Anbusson tapestry, represent
| ing large boquets Of flowers upon white gSJund.
| A most elegant sofa placed at one end e in
tended for the Emperor and Empress. The
furniture is Of gilt wood. The carpet ma ches
the hangings to perfection. The W. adow
frames, cornice, and other ornaments are
of gilt bronze. This very long car d.
| vided into three compartments at ons end
there is little cabinet, with lounging chair
for the Empress; the chairs and walls ar COW
cred with green silk next to it is tn, bed
room car, which is divided into two rooms each
containing two beds. The Emperor's ant EN-.
press's bed room is hung with blue silk dam
ask, the other with purple; three little t. ,lette
cabinets, hung in Pompadour style, cor plete
this car. The frst-class carriages destined rihe
suite are very elegant and comfortable, Gf'er-
ing but little from the ordinary first-class cara
! The exterior of these cars is magnificent, aint-
ed in green aud gold. The saloon car re-
markably rich the door panels are orna nent
ed with the Imperial coat of arms, and be ieath
the windows there are little medalions wi I'm
perial bees upon branch of gilt bronze Il ives !;
the whole car is bordered with rich gilt ,onze
ornaments. The beautiful door knobs al d the
lamps, covered with net. work of gilt b pnze,
contribute much to the splendor of tn tout
ensemble. Trains bearing some anal, ~ to
these might be built for rich invalid tray alers
How delightful it would be to have " arself
transported all over the continent, CT. ssing
bridges and running through mountains, with
ont once leaving Jour abode, quietly p ssing
from your sleeping room to your parlo and
from thence to the dining room. This audy
train is to go to Chalons, and from ther !, it is
thought, it will be sent to Calais for the com
mediation of Prince Albert, who is 81 IN to-
visit the Camp at Chalons. The Emper viii
doubtless make his trip to Germany this
train, where the interview of the Empe pr of
Russia and the Emperor Of France is t take
place, on the 26th instant.
The old King of Wurtemberg recently spent
some time at Biarritz with the Empress and
has just returned home to make the nee ssary
preparations for the reception of the tw I'm
perial guests. The troops of Wurte iberg
number about 10000 men, and are a ready
called together for great msneu vre, d take
place near Heilbrown, for their anus, ment.
Artists and upholsterers are at work to brush
up the rusty old furniture of the King Pail
ace the expenses of which will be defraa ed byl
a tax levied upon that poor people, obi red to
emigrate by thousands every year, to- insure
the welfare of the younger members fam.
lies
The question now is, "what will II two
mighty chiefs cencoct?" The general e,inion
is, that Austria viii be called to accoI It: I'M
consequence of which, the funds have 1 ready
declined at the exchange of Vienna IF that
perfdious Government should ever ceas, to exl
list, it would only be regretted by the h, ase Of
the Hapsburg.
! SiGHING.-There is not more per, icious
habit, nor one that grows more insensibl upon
q man, than that of signing. Besides asiing
a great deal of good breath that we W int fol
something better, it wears out the lu gs; il
induces irregulsrty of respiration; it at ckeni
| the action of The heart, and it depres Is the
spirits-just as . hearty laugh exhilirate them,
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