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The Actors in the European Drama.

'ouhuing arms from Europe, it may be Of
interest to take rapid glance at the prominent
men who are connected with the crisis. From
present appearances, the various national forces
now mastering upon Sandman soil will bs
under the nominal-and possibly, in time, the
real-command of their respective monarchs.
Courtesy, therefore, requires US to give them
the precedence in our list.
Louis Napoleon, Emperor of France-whose
reputation is now to be tried in the fiery furnace
OF his own heating, mainly--is too well known
70 the world to need much sketching at our
hands. He was 81 years old on the Doth of
April last. After an adventurous youth and
early manhood, he ~as elected representative in
the National Assembly in 1S48, from which
post ne was soon raised to the Presidency, and
thence raised himself to imperial power. He
was formerly accounted hair-braned and Eighty
but as Emperor has shown himself as patient
and inscrutabe as the stony Sphynx which
stares at us from the banks of the Nile in all
standard biographies. He is now anxious to
add the generals fame to that of the statesman
Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria, was
born in August, 1880, and is consequently but
nearly twenty nine years Of age. He is son
of the Archduke Francis Joseph. He was de-
clared major December, 184S, and succeeded
his uncle, Ferdinand l., who abdicated Decem-
Der 2, l848, through the renuncation by his
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administrative ability than he was supposed to
possess-although it is said that much of his
success is owing to his mother, the Archduchess
Sophia His personal participation in the war
attract, much interest.
Victor Emmanuel, King of Sardinia, was
born March IA, 1920. He acceded to the
throne in l849, on his fathers abdication, after
being defeated by the Austrians. His reign
has been eminently successful. His action
during the Crimean war, in joining the Sardin-
ian forces to the allies against Russia, and
securing for Sardinia voice in the Congress of
Paris, and to settle the questions in dispute,
placed Sardinia ahead of all the other Italian
States while his support of the liberal cause in
Italy has won him the sympathies of the peo-
! pie.
!, Count Camille de Cavour, Prime Minister of
Sardinia, is thought to have had nearly as much
! TO do with bringing on the present crisis as any
other man except the French Emperor He was
born at Turin, of an ancient and wealthy, but
not noble family, on the 10th of August, 1910,
and is now in his 10th year. In lS47 he had
already made himself political notability in
Piedmont by becoming editor the Risojimeto,
a journal of darngly liberal tendencies, yet per-
vaded by the aristocratic spirit as regarded the
tone o. Its articles. He assisted at the very
birth Of the Piedmontese Parliamentary system.
In lS49 he went into Parliament; ID 1850 he
was called to the Cabinet and in 1858 he be-
came Prime Minister, continuing such without
rival in influence to the present day.
General La Marmora is the actual Command
er-in-Chief of the Sandman forces He is an
old and tried soldier. When the Crimean war
broke out, and Sardinia joined the Western
Powers against Russia, and the Sandman con-
tingent was raised, he was placed in command,
went to the Crmea, and behaved in the nobest
manner, making himself famous as one of the
Generals of Europe. Since then he has been
mainly occupied in organizing the Sandman
army, which he has brought to high state of
perfection.
Gen. Joseph NJ Galibaldi commands the
italian volunteers in Sardinia. He is about
fifty years of age, and has seen all sorts of SER
vice in various parts of the world. His reputa.
1ion as desperate fighter is only equaled by
that of his integrity as man. He will doubt
less play conspicuous part in the coming
struggle.
Marshal Canrobert commands the third corps
of the French Army of the Alps, upon which
great reliance is placed. He is just fifty years
of age, and has gone through the whole grade
of military promotions, from boy in the mill
tary school of St. Cyr, to his present proud
position. lie first served with distinction in
Algeria. He took part in the first opening of
the Russian war in the East, and IN the Crimea
I distinguished himself at Alma. On Arnauds
death he became commander-in-chief, and was
in the battle of lnkerman and Balaclava. Being
unable to agree with Lord Ragglan, he resigned
and was succeeded by Pelissier, who does seem
to be designed for the coming war, SO long, at
least, as it shall be confined to Italy.
Bamguay Hilliers commands the LIST of the
corps of the Army Of the Alps. He is nearly
ninety years Of age, and served under the first
Napoleon in Italy in 1867 He has always
held good position though still retaining his
original name devoid of titles. Of the other
names now brought before the public by the
war movements, none are in the first class
Events, however, may make wonderful changes
in this respect, even in a few weeks.
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