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BAYARD TAYLoR's LECTURE-Moscow.-T
Melodeon was entirely filed last night, on the oc-
cssion of Bayard Taylor's Lecture on " Moscow"
Striking at once into his subject, the speaker re-
marked that the traveller, who, after passing over
hundreds of miles of deserts, comes suddenly with
in sight of Moscow, seems to see the work of en-
ehantment. The face Of the country between ST.
Petersburgh and this city, is SO terribly monoto-
nous, that one days progress is exactly like anoth
er, and there are no hills to serve as landmarks
When you therefore come upon the city, it seems
journey to 1t, you find no fresh, green yer.
dure of woods and swamps, but all is a dup
color, which gives no pleasure to the eye of the
spectator. The gittering domes and spires of This
city of mosques, fash upon you as a dramatic
spectacle. When all this magnificent scene burst
upon the view of the French soldiers, they inVol
UNFAIRLY paused in wonder and awe. But of all
that magnificent booty which they'hOped to carry
away, nothing ever reached Paris. The conAagra-
ton of the city left nothing for the spoilers but in
rebuilding the city its plan has not been altered,
and many of the prominent buildings were never
entirely consumed
1t will be found in every country, that the large
cities are the index to the interests and character
of the whole country. London is the typelof Eng
land, Paris of France, Boston is an epiIome of
New England, and New York has many of the
| good qualities, and all of the bad ones, of the
! State So Moscow is the type of Russia; for al
though its growth has been slow, it is still the holy
city of Russia, and the residence of many of the
noble families. 1t is in nearly the center Of the
great nation, and combine within its walls are the
peculiarities Of Europe aud Asia, and of all the
countries round about. The first impressions of
Moscow are dazzling and startling It covers more
ground than Paris, and nearly as much as London
Gilded domes of Lucknow, pagodas of China,
French cafes, German lagerber saloons, and every
feature of the old world and the new are found
within the limits of mornings walk thro' the city.
Owing to the rolliug land, there is no spCt where
the whole city can be seen at once. 1t is twenty
five or thirty miles in circumference. 1t is truly a
city of magnificent distances, and if a man tells
you he is near neighbOr to another man, you may
be sure there is an hours walk between..the The
streets are extremely crooked and cireutous.
There is no symmetry in the city as whole. All
is confusion,-while churches, shops, gardens
parks, bazaars, &c, are curiously mixed together
The common buildings are made of wood The
carpenters have most extraordinary powers with
their limited mechanical tools. There is a univer
sal adaptation to mechanical labor, all the inhabit
ants having good knowledge of architecture ant
mechanical laws.
The hill of the Kremlin, which stands in the cen
tire of the town, is the grandfocus of all buildings
and the great altar upon which the nations incens
is offered up On that hill was first planted tina
! tree of power whose branches now stretch owe
three continents. The Tartar first planted hi
standard upon it; Napoleon then stormed il, and
thousand OF his cannon now lie piled upon ii
, courts, while the whole has now become the sea
of Russian worship and sanctity. Within this grea
temple, images and pictures of saints are plaeedfo
worship, these saints being all of q dark mulat'
color, the people having an unconquerabe aversio
to praying to saints of the same color as then
= selves. The people are very religious and sanct
moniOus and many of the peasants would rathe
die than omit any of their customary religious dI
: ties Each house, however low and poor it ma
be- has picture or statue of some guardian sain
to which the greatest devotion is paid.
t. The utmost attention is paid to the obseIvanC
: of Christmas, on which day, all who can afford
+ appear in new clothes, and all greet their acqua
n tances with kiss Men kiss their ehambermaid
and servants, down to the fat cook in the kitchen
Is women kiss heir footmen, boot-blacks and begga
s. at the door; and even the Emperor is obliged
kiss his sentries, and every one who gives him h
z blessing in the streets.
The churches are so filed with all manner
gold, silver and Jewels, that one passing throuG
them loses his idea of the value of these precio
\ commodities. In the course of an hours walk
person will meet representations from every nat
on the globe, from China, Indil, Paris, blarn
land, and Pixies Peak. The physical diferen
% between the mobiles and the serfs strikes one We
foreibly. The serf is of the Tartar type The pc
- SAINT women are without exception, the ugliest ella
In of women in the world. The annual number
e deaths in the Northern provinces exceeds the brit
and in the whole country, the population renal
40 nearly stationary. Among the mobiles, there q
many specimens Of great beauty, having been ref
=. through many generations.
) The peasants are the most good natured peoI
in the world, and viii be courteous under all pos
bic circumstances. Your servant executes 70
nd commands with the most serupulous exactness,
r. If you tell him, in jest, TO put sHeh one out
'n- the way, You may be called upon the next day
an accessory to the murder of your acquaintance.
The baEsars or markets contain every imaginal
D. object which can be desired The Russians art
very social people, and their language is general
: smooth and musical.
The present Emperor is making some very
= sirable reforms, one Of which is the suppressi
and prohibition of all political corruption. 7
Emperor is generally liked and revered. The
teITgent portion of the inhabitants express stro
L. hopes that present favorable state of things
., last.
The lecture was delivered in an off-hand, natu
manner, without any notes, and, being compos
mostly Of personal "reminiscences of scenes famil
to the speaker, was highly interesting to all
large audience. twas full of instruction as "
as of romantic interest, and, unlike some Of
lectures of the Winter, furnished food for af
thought.
:. FOREST CITY LYCEUM.-There will be ne
ing of the Forest City Lyceum this evening, at {
. Hall of the Sons of Temperance.
Question for Discussion. That Lor
: Napoleon should extend protectorate over {
Italian Provinces