New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-01
Nespa)orkD daily Gxibm,ts
TIE STATE OF EUROPE

Three ilastrious deaths mark the hrst fortnight
| If the nav ,esr-Rsdetzly. Rachel. and RsdsA.A
| Pssaa. have gone. mentioned IN . former letter
,Aa rech,essness Of the Austrian Field Marshal 10
| money matters; still. wss not prepared to hHar
| from toe Vienna correspondent Of The London
| Tunes tina, RaJetyky had actually mortgages hs
| own body to q Vienna lineu-draper. Aud sucd IS
ypaDy the case. The Duke OF Wellington. WITH
| pob,a pride. placed his body IS the disposal Of his
country. The Austrian hero disposed Of bis corpse
by private contract. for ready money. The storT
RIM. A. follows: Mr. Barkfrieder, lneo draper
| OF yeuns was the great contractor for the Aus
tran amy in Italy, and you know. even from
American experience, that a war is always Ger
tain source Of wealth for army Contractor 1.-THE
troops be defeated the baggage - lnvariaely ioss;
&c the, he victorious il has to be left behind. net
to incumber the victorious progress. ln either
case, il must be soon replaced and with soue man
sgeuen. and some ayors at headquarters, the cou'
tractor sooa becomes q rich man. Stl, be must
be on good terms not only With the account
ants but likewise with the Commander:
and thus it happened that wheaever Field
Marsha! Radetzky wanted money. he drew
opened blank credit to the Commander.iu-Chief.
Peace was at last concluded, the accounts weSo
closed and the contractor found himself creditor
O the Field-Marshal for rather considerable
amount, to be written of among the bad debts.
The shIewd lneu-draper, however, tried 70 turn hn
loss to advantage, and, having become suihc'entS
wealthy bit upon an excellent plan for getting ad-
mittance TO the exclusive Vienna society. lie pro
posed to Radetzky to cancel the debt for wr,ttea
bond of the Field. Marshal delivering over his body
10 the army contractor rs soon SO he might haPpee
to die TO be inferred in the park OF Mr. BARK
freder at Watzdorf near Vienna, who, on the other
side. bound himself TO erect there monument 70
the Austriaa army and to its Commander Chief.
Both parties we're we'll satisfied with the agreement.
the Field Marshal got once more rid OF the de0t.
and Barkfrieder has the satisfaction OF entertaining
at his country seat all the brothers IN arms and
ilustrous visitors who go down from Vienna 10 pay
their respects to the mortal remains of the AustraA
hero.
The death Of Mdlle. Rachel is likewise chsrsc-
teristc Feeling the fatal hour approaching. shs
rejected the offer of some friends to De baptized by
q Roman Catholic priest, and had all her jewels
and trnkets brought TO her bed, once more to enoy
the recollection Of her triumphs marked by those
souvenirs received from nearly all the crowned
heads of Europe, beside from many others in lower
rank once her admirers. Having cast glance Of
regret on all these tokens OF admiration aud love-
she exclaimed. "Why have to part with all this
40 soon 2" and expired. She had, during her lifo
provided for her parents, brothers and sisters. and
lett now two millions of francs TO her two sons--tho
father of the eldest boy being Count Waewski.
ReLshid Pasha's death unexpected. He had
risen b. his talents from low station TO the rank OF
Grand Nzier. His younger son is the sonn-law
of the Sultan and the elder ambassador at Paris
In former days, he noted for compatibility;
still in later years he had amassed a sufficient
fortune landed property, houses and palaces.
capital and Jewels. and could no more BE-
tempted BY vile Greeks and Armenians Red
shid represented the English influence at Con-
stantinople; he was the creature of Lord Rcd
clife, while Mehemet Kuprsly is the tool Of
the French ambassador Az his death occurred
Just at the time when Lord Radcliffe was absent, it
was expected that NJ. Thouvenel would succeed in
getting Knprsly appointed Grand Vizier. The Aus
trian ambassador, however, Baron Prokest-Osten.
thwarted the French scheme, and it is AL,
formerly Minister Of Foreign Affairs, wel-neanc
ing gentleman Of little energy and easily influenced
by any foreign ambassador who has succeeded the
champion of England. Fuad Efendi, young. in
triguiDg, but well-instructed and uncOmm0nly
shrewd statesman is now Minister for Foreign Al.
fairs. He is strongly ant-Russian, but has not
shown any marked difference either to English or
French influence.
The King of Nuremberg, seventy .eisht years
DID, has suddenly become i'll, and may soon die. His
son is a weak-lnnded Prince, husband TO Princess
Olga. the strong minded sister Of the Car Asx.
ander. Should she become Queen, we shall soos
zee Stultgard the center OF Russo German dplo-
matte intrgues.
An attempt 10 assassinate Emperor Napoleon yes
terday has tailed. We do not know as yet the par
ticulars.
Parliament meets in fortnight, and il il expect
ed that PalmerstOn's administration will be- upset
during the session. Pressed by the friends Of The
Reform bill on one side, threatened by seriouz
opposition on the Indian question the other. the
Premier lately enforced his Cabinet by the accession
Of the Marquis Of Canricarde; but this appointment
has aensted many friends, especially the Church
party; mean the Eyangelicals whose strict notions
of prOpriety have been Justly shocked by the scandx
lous antecedents of the Marquis in private life.
The majority Of the Chartists have joined the mid.
die classes in the Reform movement, but noisy
aud obstreperOus minority, headed by the Irish Brou-
terre o. Brien. makes opposition to Ernest Jones
aud his followers. The Chartist body has had lit
tie influence since lS4S, but by this split il has
lost the last remnant of its power. 1t must merge
INTO the Reform party without separate organization
The commercial crisis has passed; money is again
TO BE- had at D per cent; and it is expected that
within the next six months, unless the harvest pros.
poets should disturb the market, the rate Of ds-
count will recede TO 3 per cent. since people have
become more cautious and do not embark aaails
IN commercial enterprises GU credit. Vienna and
Paris have. for the present had lucky escaDs
amid the general breakdown, but crisis il sntic;
pated at Vienna about the lst OF January. 1880
when the Austrian Bank is pledged to resume casb
payment. Baron Bruck is trying hard to prevent
general rln at the Bank and the absorption Of all
yer by the lower classes, who, warned by taeir
losses during the last few years. dstrust bank notes
snd may return to the bsrbarous practice Of hoard.