The New York herald., 1862-01-04

culiar character of Lord Melbourne rendering
MN almost the only in England who
was competent to the task OF managing the virgin
Queen Prince Albert appears in the scene, and all is
changed Those eccenrices Of temper toned down,
or never suffered to appear. The government Of the
country goes steadily forward hcar Of no preudces
antpathies, eanings to this that side to particular
ndivdualsa goes smoothly the wheels of some well
regulated machinery. But those who admitted be-
hind the scenes know that there always great d
cutes to contend with in the Queens passionate and
overbearnemper of which Prince Albert lld alone the
key When her Majesty visited Paris in 1865, was well
known at all the different missions that quite as
much as tho English Ambassador and the minister's
who were in attendance could do TO keepin sporting
language-her Majestys head straight She would and
she would not do this that and man knew exactly
where to have her. An appointment made for the next
day, at fixed hour, uncertain the wind unless
Prince Albert fairly took the hand and the
whole have hesitation in saying from the very best
authority that all parties very glad to have got her
Majesty out Of Paris without breakdown. She greatly
disappointed the whole Partisan popuace by the atencss
Of the hour at which she entered the capital Vat hour
being eight o'clock P. NJ instead Of two O'Clock p ~
appointed and all because she chose steam it from
Osborne in her yacht Of going Dover she
might have done, and keeping her appointment to
minute.
had never waited assembled beforefor was great
event indeed to witness The crowned head OF their he
reditary foo coming to share the hospitality Of their
nonarch-and that monarch q Bonaparte--and they
returned to their homes grevously disappointed The
press, under It's iron regime. was silent the English
papers took little notice Of the fact and 30 the matter
passed Off
But now that Prince Albert is gone-now that a
woman reigns England sufficiently experienced in
life TO know the sweets Of power how will 1t boz Tho
French who with all their gaantry have at heart the
most supreme contempt for the understandings Of
cav thoU ncf~u k1ty aAnr
10 think that Queen Victoria Of forty will display
all and more than the dangerous will Of her virgin
state They think she will have NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
loversake possibly, another prince consort and that
England has fair chance under these circumstances OF
drifting before the wind rudderless aaoat" The great
breakwatar is removed Every wave Of public OPT
MON must fsh its spray right against the head OF the
Queen. Te wise pilot is gone and who shall say whittier
the vessel OF State may wander9 1t known that the
Prince listened with something than>a cold and
sess car to the language OF Lord Palmerston on the
Mason and sds question The Quosns strong penchant
bable had he ved in the present nicely balanced state
Of parties his Royal Hghness voice would have exer
cised powerful influence. The same may be said Of
general European politics. The moderation Of the coun
ellis of England has owed far than s generally sup
we'll known the Tueries and Emperor is said to
have departed from his usual retccncc SO far as TO re-
mark on tho rst alarm created BY his Royal Higness
health Tha at the present crisis Of the world he knew
Of death in Europe that would exercise equal in
fuencs." At that time there substantial grounds
for supposing such an event.
cannot for q moment Question, that Prince
Als'rs M impressions, On m. the l FIRST report Of
tirsly favor Of America That he said TO Lord Car
endon that in his mind there analogy betwixt
neutral territory and neutral ship and that men like
Mason and slidel, with official appointments from bel
lgerent power lawfnl captures. Finding that ne
thor Lord opinion nor that Of the court en-
tovage whig tory, conceded with his he az
forwards expressed himself the subject II usual
for him under such circumstances to exercise great
tion the end it generally observed that tho
Queen took herself the endorsement opinion
once given vent 70 by her royal consort.
The usual etiqusto in such circumstances is for the
Court here only to put mourning for fifteen days; his
Majesty has prolonged ths period TO twenty-one The
Imperial Standard France at present unfurled the
Tuileres, IA lowered 60 half mast.
Yesterday happened TO bsar the opinion Of no less
parsonage than M de crsgny the prospects Of Ame-
s s
ceas his ideas under the mantle of diplomacy but at the
dinner table will give vent TO them with peculiar freedom
The substance of his remarks foflows-That such
event greatly TO bs deplored, but at the
time, should ii happcn to occur, 1t was great mis-
take to suppose that, with all her intestine troubles,
tho cause OF America was desperate II is true,
lac said England might, as khe says, sweep away her
feet but the n,ischief Anc'ica coad ait on the mother
couaty By her prudteers incdcuot. These would
appear in all parts Of the globe. Other natons-repre-
sented by indivduaswould gladly hoist the Stars and
Stripes ami associate themselves with America in pro-
ftablc venture. England, covering the with her
argosies would be at the mercy Of bold adven
trerhe commerce OF the country would be thoroughly
disjointed civil commotions at home would help the
Americans, for not TO ne supposed that Manches
ter, Liverpool, Preston aud other would not bs
severely hurt by such Great Britain would get
into hot water about the individuals Of foreign
nations, whom no law could restrain from pri.
vatecring in the American quarrel; tho govern:
mcnts be appealed to, MISUNDERSTANDING would
sprung up, till at last somo other maritime naton
haps nations might take the side Of America and all Eu
rope brought into the quarrel France will certainly
maintain he added, as IL afraid Of being misunderstood,
the neutrality She has money for tho quar-
rels Of her neghoSrs though she viii always have su
dcyoutly hope that Messrs. Mason and Sidel may be
given up. aud am inclined to think they will.
The Ncnit.ur yesterday published formal and abso
lutte contradiction ID tha rnors that have been for
time aoat Of changes in the ministry being imminent
The truth s the uneasness OF tue public MIND about the
all sorts of Wild reports and the official ourpa displays
ordinary anxiety in it's desire TO disspate the com
mon unessiness Inc emperor despite a9e sols report
the Empire has only borrowed for the purposes OF war.
two thousand millions, the return for which has been
the giores OF Sebasopol Magenta and Solierno, and
vo hundred millions for peace while IL has executed
works the value of which Is i've hundred millionshas
been spending money 50 last ,h.s people are o.
rides the DEVIL and his calling on the representatives
Of the people to help him out of the scrapc he has got
into is not very well received however the scmo6cal
Journals may eulogize IT, loan Is clearly impossible,
and shall have issue OF nifty franc notes The old
disposition is maufestng itself TO get hold Of the gold and
hoard IT, The staguation in every sort OF commerce IL
felt be increasing and is known that the funds
only kept to their present low standard by ARTIFICIAL
mean =
M 20 meantime the news from italy s dscouragng
tho extreme. The King OF Sardina's ministry Is daily
expected collapse At Naples the state OF reaction can
only be put down by second TO Garibald and
there every probability that the dshted hero, who
has been abomnaby used will soon Appear again on
tho political stage. England, with her hands full OF the
srcan quarrel, must leave Italy TO him whose "idca
1--WE and With Hungary Poland and Venice, Europe bids
Quite as fair TO have her hands full rs America.
The Paris shops arc making their usual display Of no.
vces. H. Tahan at the Corner OF the Rue do In Paix,
is brilliant as eyer but complains that purchasers have
greatly fallen on since last year The American demand
Is entirely dried up and but for moro than usual expor'a
tons TO Engand he would have much OF his wares s
disposed Of NJ Giroux the Boulevard des Capucnes,
who at this OF the year possesses the chief empo
rum has handsome collection Of beautiful novelties In
buh rnarquctcrie oncrers clocks, toys puzzles, &c,
but makes similar complaint. His original paintings,
which IN former years found American customers At from
four thousand francs zach, RENAME heavily on
hand.
Our St. Petersburg Correspondence.
sr PrHRsBt Rc, Dec. IL, 1861
The Council Of Kinisters-Angio- american Difficulty
Political Retrorect- Russian Advice to The Americans