The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-03

WALL STREET TO CASHMERE: A journal of five wears
in Asia, Africa, and Europe. By John Il. Ire
land. New York Rollo & Co.; London Low &
Co.
Mr.. ireland is one of those energetic "go-a-head"
Yankees, whose humor recreation it is to be
veyed at full gallop to every quarter of the world
who sleep, whenever they do sleep, like an alba
tross and afterwards are requested to publish their
EMOTIONS" London pdssant-a glimpse at Paris
Ito Copenhagen by steam-ten days in Norway
Sweden ditto-then off for ST. Petersburg-a ram
BILE through Moscow-a thousand miles iaunt to
Odessa day at Constantinople-Troy en-
route to Syria-Egypt-down the Red Sea--India-
cross over into Cashmere. Such is Mr.. Irelands
programme, at once brief and exciting. Nothing
can inspire a reader with stronger feeling of real
ity and business than the appearance of the book;
and yet it is entirely the result of pastime. The
author was taking lawyers holiday when be
wrote these letters and travelling as rapidly as it
possible, or compatible with noting and Jour-
nalizing. The classical observer who wandered so
far. and suffered so much by land and by sea- never
had the physical and social opportunities enjoyed
by Mr.. ireland. Where in the Odyssey is there
anything like the amount of incident and adven-
ture, of gossip or scandal, recorded by travel
er? When had Ulysses, or Nestor, or Telemachus
misunderstanding with couriers, or "scrimmages"
with Arabs-Or where do we hear of them ''tip-
ping" custom-house officers, or ournalizing amid
tobacco smoke and discordant snoring, or assisting
the natives in holding "a grand iolliicaton over
the bones of relatives? Here and there the midday
sun must have shone luridly down the page or
the dust of the desert blown over it or it has been
dimpled with light from the Red Sea, or vavering
impressions Of palm leaves. Yet somehow other
the traveller, though he has illustrated his work
with nearly hundred illustrations from sketches
made on the spot has missed every thing but the
sod and very often the vulgar In London Mr..
Ireland stayed to be presented to the Queen, and
gaze at the three great notabilities, ''the Duke,
Cardinal Wiseman, and the hppopotamus, at
Upsala he visited ''the tombs and tumul of Odin
and his family; drank mead out of his horn who
descended into the Dunumora iron mines, where
ga good place to see and hear the men blast the
morning drills" was secured and, as we are in
formed,
Old Jove's best thunderbolts are chiIds play to it..
Mr. Ireland gives diplomatic index of his coun-
trymen, extraordinary in character that it seems
necessary to call attention to it for the sake of ref
utation-omitting, however, the names:
''The great railway to Moscow is in CHARGE of
Americans; the Emperor has much confidence in
them, and it's pleasant to know that some of them
are credtable-the diplomats are rarely so, except
to England and France -, Charge to Sweden
defra1ded the government, and left without paving
his private debts. At this court, -- behaved so
rudelv to the court that his recall absence was
requested. --, our late Minister here, had three
APPOINTMENTS to present bis credentials, and every
time too drunk 10 keep them; and when he
did get them made long harangue to the Emperor.
He was so constantly engaged in low debauehery
that I'm told, letter was written to Gen. Taylor
requesting his recall or that otherwise the Emperor
would be c0mpelleu 10 give Hlu HIS passport. Oue
of the Secretaries, who was left Charge, went
armed to the ball given on the marriage of the
Crown Prince, and getting drunk, swore he'd
shoot any one who attempted to remove him.
-, in Prussia, was drunk most Of the time
left in debt to every one and murdered his brother
in-law when he gotahome for greater eclat. The
man who was sent over with the ratification of the
Oregon Treaty, stopped at Liverpool for spree.
Our Minister, after hearing Of his arrival, waited
three days and then sent To Liverpool; he was
there found in low groggery, beasty intoxicated,
with the treaty in his pocket. In Italy, Presi-
dent =; -'s brother ,disgraeed the country and
himself, If possible. The sent to succeed him,
l heard, was drunk all the time he was there, be-
s'des lots Of others could mention
Alter hearing the Emperor Nicholas 'blowing
up his troops, our traveller wedges his way up
the dome of the Isaac Church, with its magnif-
cent shafts OF malachite, from the roof of which
view is obtained that "makes one obliyious to
wrenchings Of body or vexations of mind" eTwo
regiments of horse" says Mr.. Ireland, "mioht
maneuvre the roof" From the church we
are conducted to the burial ground:-
"The specialize there being grand Notification
over the bones of relatives; annual fete (proba
bly, originating from some grateful spendthrifl