The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-07

THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.

THE PRINCE IMPERIAL
Icorrospondsnce q the New York Heralal
Az 10 clock the guests assemble to deuna. At two
lunch Is provided The dinner hour s seven Horses
carriages, boats, dogs, fishing tackle every thing - M
hand for the entertainment OF the guests and speca
attendant appointed 10 each party or individual who s
responsible for his The discipline OF the establish
ment very much resembles what l have witnessed at
some ducal houses'in England and has altogether an
Anglican taste and arrangement about II me young
Prince Imperial wa of course the observed OF all OBJ
servers He is decidedly remarkably ne child strong
and lusty and possessing all the promise OF vigorous
manhood He does not seem even 80 mach AZ 70 under
stand French, and the few words he uters are an Eng
sh The Emperor and Empress always talk to him them
selves in English and Miss Shaw, his nursery goycrncss
does not speak word of French He Is very fond OF
bon bons and on recognising the lady by whose side
was standing and whose husband old friend OF
the Emperor he Immediately began ring that part Of
her dress where pockets are supposed to be- One
day, on Miss Shaw bringing In the child TO the Em
peror his Majesty said, Well, nurse, hope he has
been good to-day :, 'Oh yes, SIRE was her reply
..during the ride he has said his prayers no less
than four times" The nurse Is Protestant, and he
particularly anxious to know why she don go to
church. When the Empress retires 70 her dressing bou-
dor the little Prince is always introduced to see his play
things which consists of the Empesss magnificent
of jewelry opened for her evening toilet While the
thousand and secret arrangements OF that mysterious
process being enacted the young gentleman has it all
his way''a very bull in china shop --and tosses
about baubes any one of which would be riches enough
for millionaire of the first water. Sometimes it hap
pens that the which gives him the most pleasure is
Immediately wanted and then the orignal sin OF the
future Emperor manests itself. He won't give it up
In vain his little hand is seized vain is he coaxed
and wheedledthe pride of possession is strong in him
and not till the Empress has nerposed and regular
explosion has occurred is the pearl OF great price re-
stored to its owner The Empress pqucs herself on the
obedience she shall exact from him, and though his
imperial highness often ncurs penalty or other 1t
be confessed there are no very visible symptoms Of
his submission The Empress herself all anable as she
is, Is of somewhat gusty temper, and collision be-
tween the two generally ends in family uproar The
Emperor is very gentle with his child, and
SO happy as when fondling him on his knee.
The Emperor is at St Cloud, where squadron OF
the second regiment Of the Cusers of the Gardc and
detachment of the squadron Of Gendarmerie have re-
ceived orders to DO in attendance.
THE EMANCIPATION QUESTION IN RUSSIA.
correspondence of the London Post, June Io.l
II is now said that before proceeding to Archangcl the
Emperor OF Russia will pay short visit to Moscow and
that his Majesty will thence proceed to the north without
returning to st. Petersburg Some obstacles which have
presented themselves TO the carrying out OF tie plan for
the emancipation Of the sers have been understood to be
the cause of this alteration In the programme it Is
thought the personal explanation of the Emperors views
may serve to overcome difficulties which all the other
resored to have not yet been found sufficient to
move; and the progress of many other contemplated
improvements Is dependent the promotion of this a-
vorte measure of his Majesty neither pains trouble
will be spared II it is supposed that they contribute to
its 1t will behoovc both Emperor and his minis
tcrs however to take care that Ia their TOO obvious
anxiety to encourage enterprise OF all kinds they do not
foster spirit Of speculation which will be runous in It's
consequences New ioint-stock schemes launched
every day. and it s the characteristic of all such to
give promise of great advantages commercial
politicathey require the more carefully to De
ined before privileges conceded which ay only
der their failure the disastrous. Among the last
of these is Trans Caspian Company with capital Of
two million silver roubles under the direction of M Ko
kore with view to the extension OF commerce with
Central Asia and Persia and profits compcn-
for the risk in such an undertaking. it is evident that
the whole scheme is only of the branches Of that
system of aggrandizement policy which Russia pursues
by bringing into subecton weak intervening neghbors
that she may be the ready to lay hands British
India when is thought there may be chance of doing
so either with mpunity success. But while the pur
of the East thus supposed to be served
those in the West not overlooked forgotten these
specially regarded in maintaining the influence which
has been acquired by the possession of Poland which it is
thought will in future he better promoted by the
ernment Of that country being ntrusted to Of the I'm
pera family rather than to any other parsonage however
otherwise suitable 1T has therefore been determined
that when the Empeorrepars to Warsaw in August the
oason will be avaled of to dispense with the future services
of Prince Gortsohako and to install of the brothers
of the Emperor in the Office Of yceroy of the kingdom
for which preparations not to be mistaken already
making both at ST. Peersburgh and Warsaw All that
doing that intended to be DONE either in the East
or In the West however, will not be productive of more
beneficial consequences to the true welfare of Russia
than what will be accomplished by the udicous but less
conspicuous which in progress under the d
rection of NJ Kovalevsky, the new Minister of Public
Instruction Already have exorbant fees been reduced
in many institutions and elementary schools for the
sruction the peasntry have been established in su
bic districts from which the greatest good may be anti
cipated Such system it had long been contemplated
to introduce but convenient for delay were
ever readily brought forward, which were however no
longer listened to when affairs intrusted to practi-