The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-15

correspondent NJ, ost
FRENCH IGNORANCE OF ENGLISH AFFAIRS.
Y ou are probably well aware in America as
we are here that French writers have been at all
times distinguished by their astounding ignorance
OF things English. The alliance of the last six or
seven years seems to have effected no Improvement
in this matter; for here is Monsieur L. r. Larcher
making the most ridiculous statements about us in
This absurdity is graced by an introduction from
the pen OF Emile de Girardin, who gives his "cor-
dial approval" to his friends pages If YOU be-
heve the statements put forth in these pages YOU
must regard us as a nation so shockinply depraved
that the French not fit to keep company with
us. NJ. Larcher says, among other preposterous
ibels, that at our dinner parties the ladies' as soon
as they retire, pass away the time in tppng bot
ties OF Cognac; and he quotes from work by Gen
eral Pilet, who afirms that, "tOwards forty wears
of age, everv well bred English lady goes to bed
intoxicatedH' This does not say much for the
class of "well-bred English ladies" with whom
General Piet kept company. Then, Englshmen
have no sense of beauty; they have "nothing but
appetite"-that is to say, appetite for roast beef
porter and spirits. Furthermore, they are so
sanguinary in their disposition that they take
delight in witnessing the combats of with wild
beasts, as in ancient Rome. "1he Young girl"
says Frenchman quoted by censor, "who,
two years ago (this was written in 1851 was de-
voured in presence of full house, at Astley's the
atre, obtained great success. To hear the bones
of poor girl crunched by tiger ! What deli
cious excitement! y l need not say that this is
malignant caricature and exaggeration; but it is
to blame in encouraging spectacles such as those
which, only few weeks ago, led to the horrible
death of poor man at this same Astley's theatre
The catastrophe of lS49 has entirely escaped my
memory; but will be sworn that one witnessed
it as ga delicious excitement" Nor are the French
who have lately tolerated bull fights and other
cruelties to animals, the people to throw the first
stone at us in these things 1t further appears that
we are a race of beggars-fifteen millions of our
population living on the aims of the other fifteen
But enough of such folly. 1t only teaches us that
we ought to be equally careful not to malign other
nations-which, it must be granted, we somesimes
do.
THE EXHIBITION PALACE OF 1s62-This structure
is to exceed its iustrious predecessor in grandeur
in beauty of design, and elegance of finish. The
main hall is to be $50 feet long, $50 feet wide, and
22o feet nigh. The picture galleries, built of
brick, will be $500 feet in length, 60 to 20 feet
hgh and from 35 to 55 feet wide. The nave and
transepts are to be 1900 feet long, so feet wide.
and 100 feet high. The Sheds and other necessary
buildings, are planned on corresponding scale
The whole workmus be finished in less than one
year from the present time, by the 18th of Feb
ruary next. The Guarantee Fund, which amounts
in all to $3.50, ,000 is headed by that truly roval
patron of the Arts and Sciences, the Prince Con.
sort, for flO,O 1t is stated by competent au-
thorites that the entire structure will cost G25O-
600 or $1,000,000. 1t is to be located at South
Kensington. The building will be made suitable
for permanently remaining the site, and will in
every way outshine the Crystal Palace of 1861, or
states that the great hall will contain a cubical
area more than ten times as large as that of the
great transept of the Hyde Park building and that
1T would contain five of the centre transepts of the
present Crystal Palace; its height will be unparal
leled. There is vast space to be occupied by the
worlds products, its Inventions manufactures. and
works of art.
America will be allotted all the room she car
creditably fill, and it is to be hoped that no time
will be lost in making preparations for having the
country well represented in all the departments
Many manufacturers may proitably exhibit theiI
goods to the millions that will be gathered here
from all parts of the world. 1t is however, the
American inventors who will reap the richest har
vest OF profit and honor. There are thousand in
ventions IN use in America which are PRACTICAL,
unknown in Europe, that could form one of thu
most attractive collections of the Exhibition, anC
the publicity thus given them will amply reward
the exhibitors. Aside from those directly inter
ested IN the Exhibition, we shall expect tens O
thousands extra American visitors in 1862. 1t will
De good time Tor London and the Atlantic steam
Even the Great Eastern will he able to fin,
profitable employment during the Exhibition yea
London American.
CURIOUS DIVORCE CAsE.-A sort of Jobn Daa,
case was before the Manchester (Enp.l Divorc
Court few days ago. The petitioner. a vonn,
lady named Margaret Lea Bevan, the daughter o
Mr.. Beven, a surgeon of some eminence near Iiy
erpool but now deceased had in fit of piaue a
a disappointment, contracted clandestine uniol
with MMahOn, the driver of an omnibus in whic
she was sometimes in the habit of riding. 1t wa
agreed between the petitioner and the responder
that the latter should obtain license of marriage
omittng the name of Lea, the petitioner insisting
by way of condition, that the respondent should
claim her as his wife until two years had expire
from the time of the marriage. The petitione
now entirely repudiated the ground that, a.
though she was an assenting party, the m arriag
was null and void by reason of the fraud and mis-
representation in obtaining the license Sir Cress
well Cresswell said that they felt bound to decid
that the marriage was not void there baipp NJ
iraud as to the person to be married. If they wer
10 mold otherwise, much misery might occur wher
there had been birth of children; the husband coul
turn round, and, upon mere misdescription, Sc
ASIDE the marriage, and reduce his wife to tb
position OF his mistress. Public policy as we'll a
the statute Justified their decision; the PRAYER 70
the dissolution of the marriage would be- therefore
of marriage refused
Some OF THE yARIFF RArEs-It will not be amis
says the New York Post, to give the rates as r
by the new law on several articles, about wb;c
there has been much uncertainty