New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-27
THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE AT JERU-
| SALEM.
e,pondence Of The London Daily New

Correspondence Of The London Daily News.
JERusALIN, May %.
Another Zine dayss wonder is just over Inc Grand
III We , Eyir i a Ra:r.ian city ThS s.-eo,s
were filed not only with Russisn pilgrims, but with
marines aud sailors who are always trained rs soldiers
also in bite uniforms, by hundreds from the frigates
at Jas. About every second day these came IN large
cetactnens replacing others, so that the high
road must have bSeu constantly pessing and IN
| these streets hardly any Other people were 10
be seep I'll ey all furnished with extra gratutes
of mouey on leaving the ships, and with each Of
the tachmenis about twenty were armed, but they
unscrewed their muskets entering the city; on the
whole, they behaved themse YES very we'll aud were
| lod ged in the smaller Greek converts The hotels
were filed with officers; the large Russian consulate,
and the Greek PariarChate with It's numerous rooms
built for the OCCASION and furnished from Marseies,
were occupied by the court and by officers OF the civil
service any Of them acquainted with the English Ian
guace. The Grand Duke and Duchess resided at the
PatIiarchate and afabe to eyerybOdy-the
former speaking several languages including Turkish
and trhe Of Arabic Her Imperial Hgnness II
blonde beauty with light blue eyes, being a German
of Saxe-Al;enbOurg
The Entry ON the 18th inst. formed magnificent
SPECTACLE but though conducted large scale as
possible was wanting in several of the features oil nat
ura feeling which characterized the arrival OF our
sailor Prince. There was less also OF good arrange
| melt chiefly owing to considerable withdrawal OF
troops from Jerusalem since that time The imperial
party came up in three Gays from Jaa, and were re-
ceved on approaching tbs city IN pavilion with much
state such salute OF field pieces, eonsu' IN uni
form presented &c., as also the patrarchs OF All &C.
cesistical establishments the English bishop and his
staff Of missionaries went up with the Prusan consul
| to be introduced.
As the political affairs OF Europe were clouding the
! horzop, ard the season was pretty well advanced
for strangers to travel in their imperial blghnesses dl1
spend time in going down TO the Jordan, but limited
themselves to jerusalem, Bethlehem Bethany and Mar
Saba In the city the Grand Duke visited every pub
lie Institution with careful attention, including the An;
glican Church in which, athoughIt isindsputaDy ana
exclusively English property, be was received by the
Jewish Society Missionaries headed by the Pruseian
Consul no notice having been given 10 the English
Consul The Grand Duke did dot, however, visit any
insti uton Of the jews neither nagogue, nor the
Roth.child and Cohn hospitals and schools. -,
Al the sepulchre Church, the Imperial party edihed
al beh0ders by their religious feryor. On Sunday
peculiar visit was paid to the Sepuchre "a SUCH inde-
! ueudent OF the church, or Of usual ceremohhh' ch
This occasion the Greek Patriarch bestowed on them
crosses Of gold containing portions Of the true cross
and exhorted them To be champions Of the Sepuehre
The Armenian Patriarch has also since gwen them
valuable crosses inclosDg pieces OF the true cross
On the 18th THURSDAY was commemorative
service Of the desth Of II emperor Nicholas ana
were Russian, should have felt proud emotions al
the speedy retributOn Of events, By the hohots pd
hi memory in such place, and for which he died
martyr As it IT, Only regard as an instance OF
! riy hteOus censs-that against the Russlah-ba'ine
been ouiwtted by cunning and faEehood. -
The l7h was the great day Tor entering the Mosque
Of Omar 20 called and il wss day not to De- forgot
ten. OF course the great people behaved WIN pro
priey but al the uuiBie Of dirty Ignorant Russian
Wsliaehian and Greek pilgrims, who we're Above
eccess al the time gave rse TO hdeserosble DIS
ORDER The soldiers not sufficient 10 keep decer
restraiut over them and while the imperas were N th
very akhrah, The ignorant end fanatic crow
rushed against and broke vi the great iron doors OF
it, hinges Notwithstanding the resistance OF the mis
within The raganufiRs of Jerusalem laughed, shoute
and galloped about, while the Mosems cursed an
srat and threw stones In the mosque OF Aka Ju'
tnians ehErch Of the Purhcati9nl the 6feek cler3
were Ike mad shouting Glory be 10 thee, Mothe
os God and yoelera:ing in praise Of Their new d.
Everer Constantine, while Moslems mounted tne 10Y
gslery Sc. apar. for the Kad multi &C., eurslng an
Splitting anon the Christians. One fanatic rushed uo
an English clergyman and DIT him IN the shoulder, Al
xLcthsr gentleman wss knocked down to the groun
by colder for in the general e1citemen, thsy y
ssi ed both friends and foes The Pasha was vsfed
he d.eIsceia events; bat VIVA. could he do lie ha
that morning received his present Of the Grand 70
don AID Cross Of Stsn.lars aDt the hereditary keep
a. the sanctuary was expecting, what lac has since r
Se;>d hi. hal, heesh Of / 100 sterling twenty purses
Several Ergi,h travellers were in tke city, and too
\ advartsee u he sto'raI boisy u walk Ultaa u