The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-28

The PRINCE IMPERIAL OF France has riding
school nearly finished are also the stables and
coach-houses for his horses and equipages. Ac-
cording to etiquette, his imperial hghness will not
have household till he is two years older, when
his education will be DO longer under the direction
of the genter sex. Till that time the Prince will
have, properly speaking, equipages of his own,
but will go out in those of the emperor empress.
He has, however, already had several miniature
carriages for his amusement. The first he had was
pretty carriage drawn by two goats, conducted
by two tiny grooms. He next had donkey, on
which he rode about the reserved gardens and park
at St. Cloud. But the prince, who seems to in
herit many of his fathers tastes, wanted real
horse, and ere long his wish gratifed by the
possession of Balmora,a "a Highland pony, presented
TO his imperial highness by the Queen of England.
His stud was soon afterward increased by two Nor
wegian ponies, which had been bought for the en-
press but her majesty, thinking them too small for
her chaise, gave them to the prince. handsome
carriage, green, picked out with red, miniature
copy of one of the Emperors caleches, accord
ingly made for them to draw. Riding is not mere
ly amusement for the prince, but forms an es-
sental part of his physical education; consequent
ly, as be advances in horsemanship, his stud will
increase.
THE LEvANr PROBABLY LosT.-The most impor-
tant intelligence by the arrival of the Ariel relates
to the missing sloop- p-ofwar Levant. 1t is consid
cred almost certain that she lost in terrible
gale which occurred few days after she left the
Sandwich Islands. The Panama correspondent Of
the New York Times writes, under date of Febru-
ary 15: 80. ,,
cradle degree Of probability, the fate of the United
States soop-ot-war Levant. Captain Robinson, of
the Boston ship Daniel Elliot, which vessel, you
have already learned, put into Valparaiso in dis
tYess, goes home on the Ariel. His vessel has been
condemned and sold. On the 9th of September,
eleven DAYS after the Leyant sailed from the Sa1 d.
wich Islands, Captain Robinson encountered
tremendous gale, which carried away his topmast
mizenmast &C., and he saved his vessel with great
difficulty. The Levant, it is feared, went down in
this gale, and of course all hands were LOST
Gov. Hicks IN WAsHINGroN.-Our readers have
already been notified of the presence of Gov.
Hicks in Washington. The correspondent OF the New
FORK Herald says:
Governor Hicks, of Maryland, has had long in
terview with Mr.. Lincoln to-day, aud there is no
doubt that the Governor will be invited to assume
some important position under Mr.. Lincoln's ad-
minstration, if not to take place in the Cabinet.
The idea of inviting Governor Hicks to the Cabinet
has been discussed by those high in Mr.. Lincoln's
confidence, and is well received
am satisfied that the main object of Gov. Hicks
interview with Mr.. Lincoln to-day was to urge I'll.
Winter Davis for the Cabinet If Mr.. Davis goes
into the Cabinet he will be Secretary of the Navy
II nhiswishes be consulted. Thurlow Weed tonight,
before seeing Mr.. Lincoln, had private interview
with Erastus Corning, Congressman elect from the
Albany district. He heard that Greeley was here,
and had the ear of Lincoln, and fastened forth
with to lead the philosopher off. Mr.. Greeley is
husy as pee tonight, if in doubt whether Gov
ernor Chase is up or down
From PENsAcoLA-NAvAL.-We learn from the
Pensacola Tribune, of Thursday, that on wednes,
squadron, arrived off Pensacola. The Wvandotte
went out to communicate with the Powbatan. and
brought ashore Captain Hazard, u s. N. who
was sick, and who started North Immediately, to
invalid at his home in Rhode Island, il is presum
ed.-MobiIe Advertiser, FEB. "a.
A meeting was held in Mason county, Va, on
the 10th instant and TWEEN ty-fve delegates appoint
ed to mass Convention of the border counties of
Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia. which was to be held
at Catlettsburg, KY, the I'D OF February next,
to deliberate upon the means of preserving peace
and Union.