, 1877-01-07
A AROMAN1'IC INCIDENT.

| The French Superintendent OF Police VINO,
| when crime was reported at his bureau, askco'
before knowing any Of the circumstances, VINO
| is tho woman?' contributed an axiom TO the
science OF detection By the aid OF Which othcr
than criminal problems might find solution.
At the present moment I'LL Europe IS IN hub
bub ostcnsibly arising from adherence on the
part Of England to traditional sentiments touch
ing the maintenance OF the Ottoman Empire,
and adcsirc on the part Of Russia to rearrange the
map OF Southern Europe, The French Police
Minister to whom we have referred would not
have been satisfied with such an explanation,
but would have asked, "Who is tue "onahs'
The diary Of French nopleman-the proof
sheets Of which we're suppressed by order OF inc
late Emperor Napoleon, but which are shortly
to be reproduced by Nfessrs. Bcrtcr q CalVlnl,
Of the Boulevard Seyastopol-cnables our faris
correspondent to supply the answer by say1ng'
"a beautiful Albanian slave.' The story, exo
tracted from the proof-sheets Of the fortheom-
ing publication, is shortly this: When the oc-
cupation Of Paris by the Allies was at an end,
and the various crowned heads and Princes were
departing to their own dominions, certain i'm
portant dispatches OF joint import were sent
from the Duke Of Wellington and the newly
Installed French Government to the Sultan.
The bearer Of the French dispatch was young
French nobleman, the Vicolnte lie NJ l., since
become celebrated as supporter OF the tegit-
imist party in France, While the Duke OF Well
ing;on's dispatch was intrustcd to an attache
of the English Embassy, who has SINCE become
falnous Tor MS vigorous ana unosslas.ns s ~
While waiting at Constantinople for the answer
ing dlapatches-as was tnen .ne ca3to-anss a.Il':
came III contact WIN hulhpei " et1a9sGia ~
who ny one way OF atiotues n1n lGaeacV a.; sne
bosphorus amou %n9 mas usit inaxEarst-
Die pecunlary resources ~ sGFeta oscas.ou5 ~
| the young Englsf!man and Tue hus51an uau
founu themselves III 1rlenaly tivall5 nuI ~
reception at the austrian anapassauots an es;sa an
moment, threatened to have SERIOUS end1nS.
The conversation turning upon the recent events
III EUROPE, the Russian twltted the Young a.
tache upon Engiand's attitude during dhe
| French Revolution stating tnat Tue Ensisn
Government had looked coldly On while that
conyulsion took place, and only lnter1ered When
| their own interests we're Threatened. we COM
! mend the English Government Tor their wisdom.
But Sir s. r. Eeplled-so says the diary
that but for England's interference and her
victories on the Peninsula, Napoleon would
| then bc holding his court IN Russia, instead Of
| the allied soreregns being in Pnris; ana aduea,
that but for the perdy OF Russia, would
never have been in position to threaten En-
| glaud. The Russian replied chat the statement
| was false, and the young Englsllman had turn
| cd in sudden wrath aud was about to strike the
man who had questioned his word, when the
! latter, stepping. back to avoid the blow, Pro PRO
| claimed hl1nself To be the CZaroWttz. lhe
| Austrian Ambassador, together with the other
guests, at oncc intcrfercd, aud the Englishman,
bowins to the Russian Prince, and followed By
hts friend, whose diary we quote from, left the
room. THUS the first breach was made between
| the future Emperor Of all the Russias and the
man who In after years was to thwart that
Empcror's views and invoke the English sword
| in defense OF the Turk. But such quarrel, US
| 1snr r1,e ntf1i ha
in week had nothing occurred to intensity the
dislike on either side It happened, however,
| that sale Of slaves WIS to take place in the
slave market Of Constantinople, then an tr1stt-
taehes from Paris attended it. Our correspond
ent gives the account Of what took place almost
as the diary tells it, save iM another language
| "We passed." says the Vicomtc, from the
| narrow street which we had travcrscd though
crowd most dense who permitted itself many
| remarks, to us not complimentary, into an
| open square in which The sale, cu]pab1e and in
human, though absorbing TO our curiosity, was
! groups Of persons, male and female, about to
be sold to best advantage. There were many
groups Of men, inhabitants of Turkish provinces,
and negroes from parts Of Africa we know not
which. Some also there were whose nationality
spectator much sign Of misery. Wc passed by
| these, bcstowire on them pity, which was OF
good all We could make for them, and pushed
ourselves through the crowd tnat aSscmnleu
itself more and more to the place where they
put to sell the women. To every group, OF
women were many persous. who made to under
stand that they wished to buy; but greater
than all other groups was one that gathered IT.
self round a young woman, half nudc OF fair
skin and complexion, VINO strorc to shrink from
the eyes OF the people surrounding to hide with
in herself her Shame, and who was already de-
sired OF many at nigh price. To my surprise
beyond expression, SirS-R--, OF the English
Embassy attache, presents himself, in large
voice, buyer Of the beautiful slave, and at the
same moment an official, whom I recognize OF
the Austrian Embassy, declares that he has
obtained the girl by fair purchase, and demands
her for his employer, for whom he Is commits
siW.aire. ] demonstrate with my companion,
but he is of the English obstinate, and declares
he will not allow woman SO beautiful to be-
come q slave, he having the Intention to present
to her her freedom. For me, do not believe
he will SO easily leave her, and I fear for bis
position ut the Embassy, should Milor the Earl
of c. hear Of his subordtnate's folly. He
Austrian, who, at the end, whispers to lis that
friend declares that be will give his patri1nony
succeed to obtain her. He RACES at this; he
money he had named and causes to be taken
away the cirl.n Thc diary then goes on to deal
with other matters, but VIC learn farther on
that Sir S-R- had the girl conveyed to a
|, cottage, on the Thcrapia side, where she lived
making many English friends, and where not
many Years a9o. she ended her DAYS, Tic Young
Errt,rk 10 ~ ha