The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-28
AFFAIRS In EUROPE.
OUR PARIS AND MADRID CORRESPONDENCE.
The Rev Central American Treaty,
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n. Chinac Qu7Hor-lntsrstina Biographical Sketch Of
ADMIRAL Seymosr--Dlraeh, he kraer.I the En9tah |
Tmies and HI, Cara Sposs- Female Influence in Poi
cal Cucls-TAe "Ri,irg Htps Of France 4"
You may sure the China question does not fail to
cupy much OF the public mind at the present moment
Lord Pamerston by no means popular here but not
wi,hstanding strong sisposon to up this as an.
other illustration OF the miscellaneous, meddog domneer
ing spirit the English Premier the mmsry mode Of
dealing with barbarans which he Ia Just pursuing
with the Chinese, eminenty French In |" character
that many Apolossn found for It. rhe last feather
breaks The back OF the came says the proverb; and
o notion prevails that but for series OF pctnfogsng
tsszng troublesome tricks the part OF the Chinese
authorities only against England but America also,
neither Cir John BowriDg nor the admiral, Sir hchse
Seymour, would have proceeded TO the present exrem
ties with Them.
Some account OF Sir Echael sey at this juucture
may prove interesting to your readers particularly a.
speak from sources infor nation not generally avAla
BILE.
Sir Michael Seymour holds the same rank-thst Of
Knight Of Ba,h-as did his father The secret Of his
promotion, well that OF his father, lies in his CON
necuon with Sir William Knghon who hold the of,e Of
Privy Purser to George the Fourth. Sir William
Kngh.on originally physician, who, from an hum
Bile extraction had fought his way up to extensive prac
tce Until he became the fashionable physician of the
Of The occupation Of unfolding their
envelopes guinea the Of the day
slipped into hts hanfs by arssocratc patients
Ac ;dent uced him 10 George the Four H.
after proposed TO him TO Cult prsou,e have private
tmen's next TO his own Windsor and Do ais 40
mestc physician and purse bearer, with salary OF
Gb co year. The offer accepted. and SIR William
Knishion created bsropet enjoyed the Kings IA
vor and oountepance-such az 1t was-unul his DEATH
But what life be led him, did this Eplcuresu monarch
oil merry England Alone, at dsad or night. he would
| summon Knigbton TO his chamber 10 which no had
entrance, and TnaCkerhys OeYiggcd, Dep1dde1,
be wantcoaed George would blobber on the doctors
| shoulder about his grievances Ike any spcilt over
| srowu sohoolSoy, The same George, surround
ed BY his guesn At table The following day,
and CONSIDER Of hi, night Thoughts aed adopt tone Of
kngy superiority before him. as be dreaded tnat hM
nnales should suppose kngnton mad any influence over
| him. SIR William spoke FreLco ndierentiy, ana when
George the first geueman OF bis day, wined TO ba more
ordioary ing to bis friend he would say to some
distinguished foreigner, "Knghton will tell you that
story while the poor physician and purse bearer
had help but TO obey The mandate Of the King that
King poud IN the conscious OF his own aciiIy IN
language which his had taught him-woud sit by
and sneer, or mayhsp saow at last, now much better
himself could do that which, tor his own mean purpose,
| he had desired Of the o.Der.
| However Sir William had his revenge In private, and
DID not ial TO feather MS own nest ana tnat OF nj, re
George Fourth might say do In pubo, fond
| his subserviepce TO Kngnton was absolute Everybody
knew this and the private correspondence OF the quOn
ply had been suffered to SEQ the M ht strange
tales might have been told. To mis- honor be said, be-
fore hrs death. Sir Wilhelm every letter consigned TO
| the hsmes Tho volumes which subsequently appeared
mere caschpenny, containing nothing which the
world did not know before. But letters which he
ccved from o spite world, asking tor everything
King could give, have been told from relative VINO
did read them would hnve made a volume the
world has seldom or never seen. The Juicy,
these from ministers OF the gospel WAC had
the coed Of tho church a. heart, desiring TO be mao
biaho rs with SIC ,000 q Year.
The iatner OF the rrs,ent Sir Michael Seymour mad,
thus obtained hts promotion and SIR hoosel himself,
through the same Influence made pc aptain be
fore he ave ana twenty, when his promoon follow
"A kx. .ttu III .Ft.r -.lo nasVr n
Knighton daughter. Al the seymour are singusry
handsome raoe and In addition 70 the prestige OF his per
soual appearance, the Admiral commanding the
China ileet q OF singular discretion aud habits OF
bus When Sir Charles Napier went TO tue Baltic,
| Sir James Graham took SIR Michael thon Captain Sey
mour av ay from staff appointment purpose that ne
might be Nsper's captain OF tho feet, on account q his
ana hi, thorough discretion In that know no
Lost eye by explosion OF OF the Russian sub
aqueous machines hlhed BY the eet and hence on mis-
sent appointment in the Ess Indies was given to
blm-wth private ns.ru ,tons from Lord PAlnorston
| ito stand nonsense from any one" This well
known discretion will stand MIN support In The
absence Of srsocrsic friends II he Is sucoessful. his
| conduct when Parliament meets, Wi not be too mar
rovy sined; but anything 90 wrought he trip 10
slight degrectbcn will come out 10 oil Us ulness Tho
| pa,roisn system Of England. Without srsiecrsuo
| nectops public man England IL annhilAtsi and
ike seymour, whose antecedents Oil uaceabie N .
humble Hpoihsoary converted fashionable physi
esn and snbsequen,y into kings pure bearer VIII
have slender mercy from the HANDS OF an hereditary To-
gaAture should be need u The American residents 81
Sanisn and snanshse ani Beug Kong am toa spcAk IN
the highest praise Of hts nrm but temperate conduct
| Tao Nouooatoi question continues sui 10 oocupy the
public mind, although the anxiety thai prevailed on tho
subject n abaicd Mr. Dsraci, who has been residing
here for tune, has been consulted daily ooy by
the English here, but the french mini try have aso
been diligently sounding him Dsrae no seyer is cNu
ppg bird that not 10 De caught with cnsn aud ne has 90
shaped bis during his sojourn here that the Er
peror himsei has paid BIN the most marked alenen,
and more than solicited hir TO express his opinion
by the political crcemont he has paasd tnrouga OF lac
years Tns Jet black hair seems blscx ever, but
| me crop ~ DO means 40 uxuraat Tao Jeri,n phy.
\ scsror1y, a. he grows oder bcoouncs more and
| Characteristic. The eyes especially Hebre sisnc.
HIS compiexion rs saiov brown bat regularly smsotn
and chldkc, and altogether he minis more OF a
large tchooi.boy Of whose words oohoed
the 'srthercrt OF toe world and sboik IRON his
throne Eoglsnd's greatest statesman HIS voice pc.
tunsrly soft ard suotle .nd cGuuols han
fcems consistent ~ith very large breadth cf mind a>
sfe rs evideuuy porsoa o. superior mud. sue "
years older than himself. " Judge from
| appearances. but s5ould conceive o. invaluable
| 10 nan carving his way Ike Dsrac 70 place and To~
err SOC pain fcaGSro,, yelo~ skls
Der ears aud 81 os are every pot sound OF ctr
SS.nas op ,,s.S po,,e. osp'sl ana the r1r,ag, sse
has got hod CT ate r. Cd insnter fetch husband
TO enoca the nail ,se has pArnslT driven: In Lag.
sh rociety abroad this business ike activity oviuced
hy thorough knrveiaa ef the rsmes of individuals,
heir polroa BIAS AM above oil their breadth Of acres
and queat asatd % votes. "Ah," she would
| tsy, edo you know aad So 90 what would evc
to meet biml When PROBABLY DO so" And
ssdres.iDg would be over helmed with attention, sni
perhaps he rcsul, be that LORD Pumpkin, With hn vast
estates In Devon. or Sir gudibras romkns with forty
thousand year whose hish Tory Ism rsde him despse
Dsraeh would he goa invitation 20 meet tooso a.
fccd AID Dsraell's charming powers OF c0uversauor
would be brought to bear melt the political iccles OF
THAR hearts Che calls her husbsnd "Dz1y." and her
hnndwritug 10 OF that masculine character and her
preston diplomatic ,ervenoss shoh boapcak her
peculiar order of mind. She was originally toe wife Of
Er windham, and by her inf1ence brought In Drseli
oc the cal Interest bis colleague for the borough
Of MAIDSTONE. Aitcrwsrds becouiinga widow with Is 90
yca- she became Ms Dsrsel and doubt gave her
husband support and encouragement he ucrod his
philppcs against Pool. II "a ono Of the advantages OF
living IN PARIS oil the chief OF the age or,
sionsly their ue hour before you no revcr
familiar you may be with their hivory astonishing
| how greatly thar knowledge seceros modified By ten
inmates coeversstios with them OF BY remNklug
for m hour their casual iniercsurse with others
The little Prince Imperial bursts upon us IKE rainbow
every day. with bis dashlng cavANdes OF ruides and
BY cells said 10 be acouse med 70 fknnlpg %
DO the republican preiudoes which seemed drs great