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REVIEW, BY TIIE EMPEROR, OF THE FRENCH TROOPo FOR T.IK BALTIC. 
f lic Oxford Bill, which, in the third night of discussion was 
read a third time and passed. In a journal in which 
the interests of animals are very largely advocated, we 
must not omit to state that the House of Lords has been 
pleased to legislate for the prohibition of the use of dogs 
as beasts of draught ; and a quantity of curious, if not 
very valuable, zoological speculation has been elicited 
during some rather animated debate upon the matters. 
Of France we have spoken. From Vienna we hear 
(somewhat early under the circumstances) that the young 
Emperor is likely to perpetuate the line of Hapsburg. 
From Spain we learn that the revolt, at present, wears 
an unfavourable aspect for the revolters, a larger portion 
of the army remaining more loyal than was anticipated. 
A glowing letter from Abd-’el-Kader to Omar Pasha 
hns appeared in the French paners. The African hero 
exults in the triumphs of the gallant defender of Turkey, 
and declares that he has had a brilliant dream of Omar’s 
successes. Abd-el-Kader should lay his lance for the 
head of the Mahometan world — 
“ One blast upon bis bugle horn 
Were worth a thousand men.” 
A melancholy loss to the world of lyric art is recorded 
in our obituary of the week. AVe learn that the amiable 
and accomplished Madame Sontag (Countess Itossi) lias 
fallen a victim, in America, to the cholera. Her success as 
a girl, and her return to the stage to repeat that success 
as a matron, will not soon be forgotten. Her last season 
in London was during Mr. Lumlcy’s final campaign at 
Her Majesty’s Theatre, where the deceased lady was ever 
a fftYourite. 
ADIEU OF COUNT DE PERSIGNY TO TIIE 
EMPEROR LOUIS NAPOLEON. 
The following graphic warning is reported, in the 
salons of Paris, to have been the last words uttered by 
the late Minister Persigny to the Emperor of the French 
upon taking his leave: 
“ Adieu, Sire ! Fuula will sell you , Barochc will judge 
you , and St. Arnaud will execute you !" 
The Parisians to the full approve of the Emperor’s 
judgment and determination in the affair, but consider 
the above a shrewd estimate of the parties alluded to by 
Persigny, — to whom the Emperor, with his usual gene- 
rosity and remembrance of services, has been 'most 
bounteous. 
THE SUBLIME AND THE RIDICULOUS. 
From the sublime to the ridiculous there is but one 
step, and certaiuly, if we have not taken that step, we 
have approached it so nearly, both in our domestic and 
foreign policy, as even to make the Times to blench. Bill 
after bill fades from our vision, and, like the issue of 
Banquo, the line seems as if it would stretch out to the 
crnck of doom. The House of Commons has ceased to 
be the pioneers who should lop off the festering limbs of 
thJ monsters of abuse, and remove from the oppressed 
breast of the country the place-hunting incubi who weigh 
upon her trade, and are stifling her freedom. Mirabile 
dictu ! for liberality we must exclaim, “ Thank Heaven 
we have a House of Lords !” Electors, look to this, and 
let it be a warning for the future. The disease is in the 
lungs ami heart of your representatives, so be not de- 
ceived by the hectic flush of health, which coughs down 
every attempt at improving the constitution by en- 
lightened legislation. Reform is now a cant phrase, a 
gag, a claptrap word, full of sound and fury, signifying 
nothing. For ages, we may say, the Charitable Trusts 
have been a corrupt aud bottomless well, not of truth, 
but filled with the wheel-within-wheel animalcule, that 
absorb, each into its sinful vortex, the proceeds intended for 
the keep and education of the poorer classes of society ; 
sacrilegiously laying hands on the holy gifts of the good 
aud pious, long departed. Last year a bubble was blown, 
sparkling with the prisms of oratory, at an expense of 
£16,000 ii-year, and called the Charitable Trusts Bill, but 
so utterly powerless ns to be unable of itself to remove 
the smallest evil with which these glorious insti- 
tutions are encrusted. They may, like good butlers, 
decant the wine, but must not shake the bottle for 
fear of disturbing the accumulation of years, nor 
go quite to the bottom ; neither must a strainer be used, 
lest you destroy the B’s wing ; so we arc left the lees of 
the job lot to brag of, and John Bull, “ though nothing 
can come of nothing,” must continue to pay his £15,000 
a-year and look agreeable, because, in Parliament, while 
there is a place there is hope. Again, can anything be 
more removed from the sublime than our foreign policy 
and our war administration ? Not one largo or decisive 
movement, by sea or land, has yet been undertaken, 
though our men are eager for the fight, and quite half 
the season for operation has passed away. If the shades 
of Wellington and Napoleon were permitted to visit the 
glimpses of this half-moon war, how would they upbraid 
the tardy spirits at home and abroad, and prick the sides 
of Austria’s doubtful intents ? The solving of the riddle 
seems to be, Give time to Russia, that she may repair 
and prepare. Honour among thieves. Austria never 
was, nor never can be true, either to herself or others. 
It is in the blood of the beast, and we arc, in every 
relation of life, cozened by Germans. It is a proverb in 
Russia, in France a fact, in America a prediction, and in 
England a foregone conclusion. Many-tongued rumour 
is buzy with reports rife with rottenness at the core of our 
State. The Morning Ucruld tells us, “on good authority,” 
that Count Pahlen is among us, — a Russian employ 6 t and 
son of the impassive traitor, Count Pahlen, who force- 
ably locked the Empress of Paul I. in her room, while 
the regicide of her husband (the father of the present 
Czar) was perpetrated, — that he is here on a diplo- 
matic mission, and has been introduced at a Weat- 
end club bv a Cabinet Minister ! Strange if true, but not 
to be wondered at. The Morning Advertiser states, that 
though a strong feeling was evinced in the Cabinet 
Council of the propriety of substituting Lord Palmers- 
ton for the Duke of Newcastle as Minister of War, that 
though the noble Duke, with right feeling, was willing 
to resign the post, and waited upon Her Majesty to that 
effect, the change was not sanctioned ; and the country 
is deprived of the services of the only statesman fitted 
by nature and long experience of foreign affairs, to 
carry on the war with vigour, dignity, and honour, and 
who now wastes his sweet voice upon miphitic air, 
whose calumet of peace is a non-smoking chimney, and 
who has to do battle for an unhealthy Board ot Health, 
of which Chadwick and Southwood Smith (of a TAttle- 
like novel celebrity) are the Scylla and Charybdis. And 
the result of these sub rosa doings is, that ships drawing 
twenty-seven feet water are sent to navigate channels 
of thirteen feet depth ; and troops are dispatched with- 
out any definite place and with on inefficient commi aria! > 
when landed (and why not in the first instance at 
Varna) they ure borne down with accoutrement q 
wearied with inactivity, and obliged to have their audible 
impatience, calmed by a promissory speech trom their 
commanding officer. How are the mighty fallen! 
The Post intimated that Her Majesty and Prince 
Albert would visit Calais to see the embarkation of the 
French troops on board the English ships, and meet our 
trusty ally the Emperor of the French and his Empress. 
This much-desired event did not come off; but singular | 
to relate, at the very hour the Emneror left Paris, on , 
Tuesday, for Calais, the Queen and Prince Albert paid a j 
visit to the Countess de Neuilly, the late Queen ot the 
French, at Claremont. The Duchess of Kent, the day 
previous, visited the Duke d’Aumale (son ot Louis 
Philippe), his Duchess, and the Princess de Salerno. 
The small King of Portugal (nephew of Prince Albert) 
is about to proceed to Vienna, Berlin, and Gotha. All 
tliii looks bright for the future, complimentary to our 
neighbours, and confirmatory of the entente oordiale. 
THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. 
( From our own Corrcs/iondviit.) 
Cami* at Duvna, BlII.OAllI a , 
2 till Juno, 1854. 
I would Imvo written to you boforo this, but having little to 
communicate, and less opportunity, I constantly put off. Tim 
Light Cavalry Brigudo being the advaiico guard of tho 
English army, wo consequently occupy n position in front of 
tho main body of, generally, llfteon or twenty miles, nud keep 
up a constant chain of communication botwoun tho camp of 
Lord Itaglun and that of Omor Pasha. Thus bivouacked 
among tho hills, at the huso of tho Balkan, our fucllll les for 
corrcspondonco arc scanty indeed. Tho duties, too, at this 
posturo very harassing, with tho continuous outposts, plcquots, 
and patrols necessary for tho maintenance of tho position. 
Shumla is nino. miles to our loft. Wo huvo n corps of Turkish 
cavalry encamped near us, tho outpost of tho Ottoman army. 
These troops uro much inferior in evory rospect to European 
troops. Tho tnon nro low, clumsy-lookiug fellows, not half 
disciplined, and badly armed. Their carbines and pistols uro 
of a curious antiquated description, witli flint lock, mid tho 
band secured to tho stock by bands of brass wire. Their 
horso appointments arc wretched, and scarcely two of them 
alike. Soino huvo bridles of louthor, similar to our brldoon, 
wliilo the major part have only either a ropo or glrlli wob 
bridle. Their horses, though very small, arc romurkubly 
swift, and capablo of enduring much futlguo. They evinced 
great surprise and admiration on seeing our horses and 
accoutrements, and tuke poculiar delight In looming tho 
names In English of tho different articles of our appointments. 
There nro great numbers of tho Buslil Bozouks, or Irrcgulur 
Cavalry, ulwuys roving ubout us. These would moke u very 
cdcctuiil cavalry force, hut for their tolul want of dlsclplliio 
nud officers to command them j as they aro, they arc little else 
than a legalised bundltti. Thoy And their own horses, arms, 
and rations, and recolvo from tho Government u very pre- 
carious moiety of pay per month (nomliiully 02 piaslres, or 
14s. Gd., English). They arc thus, as it were, drivou to 
plunder, to find subslstonco for themselves and horses ; ns 
their sinull ullowanco of pay, ovon if regularly roccivcd, is 
very Inadequate to thoir maintenance at tho prosont exorbi- 
tant price of provisions, which aro continuing to advance in 
rate as tho demund increases by tho arrlvul of tho troops in 
1 1 1 o country, in sorno articles tho prlco now asked is livo 
limes as much as was demanded for tho same ten duye sinco. 
Taken individually tho Bashi Bozouks fur excel tho regular 
Turkish soldior. Fine dashing looking fellows, active und 
athletic, they would, if officered, disciplined, and properly 
urmed, make tho finest troops in the world. They use no 
toots, and have an utter contempt for rain or severe wouthor ; 
the only luxury thoy indulgo in being their clilbook, or pipe, 
which is generally about tlirco feet long, and which they in- 
variably carry stuck through their girdle, or scarf, which they 
bind round their wuist in lieu of that nriiclo. Here ulso they 
carry their pistols, with a long knife, or raplor. Sorno carry 
a musket, tho greater part none. Yesterday morning l wit- 
nessed on instunco of their predatory disposition. Having 
strolled about a couple of miles from our encampment, I met 
a Turkish peasant driving a lurgo flock of geese towards our 
camp, whore they always find u ready market for their fowls 
or anything clso of tiro sort they bring. Alter passing this 
man a short distance, a party of eight of them) Baslii Bozouk, 
came in sight, riding furiously, from tire direction of tihuirilu. 
Presently they duelled through the geese, scattering them 
about la all directions, and then commenced snatching them 
up — some one, some two, and some of them three — until they 
had secured nearly all the flock ; then cuiflurod on towards 
tho vulley, whilst the uufortunato victim of their robbery 
stood gazing after them, making the most ludicrous gesticula- 
tions of uiigor and disappointment. But they took no heed 
of his outcry, leaving him only four out of Ills flock to drive 
on to the English camp. 
The allied army will not, it is thought, advance upon 
Silistria until both armies uro completed to their proper com- 
plement of troops. Lord Raglan, with the main body oi tho 
urmv, is encamped at Vurnu, where, also, is the nuke ot 
Cambridge, with Ids brigade of Foot Guards. General bir 
George Brown's division is encamped at Aladden, eight miles 
from Varna, on the Shumla road. The first brigade o cavalry 
(such regiments as have arrived) Is six milO» further up, 
whilst tho light cavalry brigade, under the command ot 
Brigadier-General tho Earl of Cardigan, and con B isting of the 
