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than the nephew of the Emperor . The President is merely described as having made his appearance on the ground with that " numerous and brilliant staff " ¦ which always accompanies him , whereas the Ambassador of Nepaul , we are told , " Glittering in gold and diamonds , his tawny complexion contrasting strongly with his snow white plume and the pearls that hung profusely about his neck , rode at Napoleon ' s right hand , mounted on a superb charger ,
supplied for the occasion from the stables of the Elysee . Amongst the officers of the staff that followed hard behind were the three companions , or aides-de-camp , of the Ambassador , dressed in uniform—a green tunic , the upper part of which was covered with gold embroidery , while massive gold epaulettes hung from the shoulder ; a low cap , fitting close to the head , with rather a broad brim , formed their headdress- Their scimitars were suspended by gold cords , attached to a belt of the same material , which clasped their waists . "
The review , which was pretty much the same as all shows of that kind , was over about four oclock The President and his " brilliant staff" then proceeded to a house in Versailles , where a collation had been provided for them . The Indian Princes remained outside on the balcony , conversing with an English officer , and gazing on the crowd below , while the others were taking refreshments .
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THE PREMIER IN THE HIGHLANDS . The Inverness papers contain an account of a visit lately paid by Lord John Russell to the Dowager Duchess of Bedford , at her Highland residence , the Doune of Rothiemurchus . As his arrival had been announced , the people of the district made a great demonstration on the occasion . At an early hour in the day every man and horse in the neighbourhood were engaged in collecting materials for a bonfire on the summit of the Ord Bain , one of those high mountains which overlook that rich expanse of wild and cultivated scenery—birch forests , deer corries , pastoral glades , corn fields , and pellucid waters—which distinguish the district of Strathspey . By six o ' clock a pile was erected about forty feet high , a tar barrel
being placed in the centre . At the same time the domestics at the Doune erected a triumphal arch at that part of the banks of the Spey where his lordship had to cross the river . A body of Highlanders , marshalled by Mr . Mackintosh , the factor on the estate , waited the arrival of the Premier on the northern bank of the Spey , while on the opposite side were the duchess , with the different members of the family at present at the Doune , and the whole household establishment . At half-past six o ' clock his lordship ' s carriage came in sight , when the people raised a loud cheer , and the piper struck up a pibroch . His lordship , on alighting , bowed repeatedly to the people , and seemed much gratified by this unexpected demonstration . He was accompanied by Lady John
Russell and two of their children . On landing from the boat , the duchess affectionately embraced his lordship and Lady John Russell , and the party walked towards the mansion house amidst the cheers of the people . The Highlanders immediately crossed the river , and marched two abreast to the Doune , when they again drew up in a line , and quaffed a bumper to the health of Lord John— «« Ard chomhairlich na Banrigh , " the Queen ' s Prime Minister—with three times three and one cheer more . This was followed by a hearty dance on
the green—a genuine Highland reel—in which the men exhibited an energy that any Prime Minister might have envied . The party then gave a round of cheers for the duchess and her family , after which they proceeded to climb the Ord Bain and set the bonfire in a blaze . On the top of the hill toasts were again proposed and drunk with enthusiasm—every member of the Bedford family being duly pledgedand the proprietor and factor of Rothiemurchus also remembered . Gaelic songs were sung and old tales told , and it was two o'clock in the morning ere the festive party descended the hill .
On the 18 th instant , Lord John arrived at Balmoral on a visit to the Queen . A Privy Council was held there on Tuesday , after which he took his departure on a visit to his father-in-law .
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ANOTHER GERMAN REVOLUTION . On the 14 th instant the Grand Duke of Mecklen-Durg Schwerin abolished the constitution voted by the National Assembly on the 10 th of October , 1849 , as well as dissolved the National Representation , which was elected in virtue of the said constitution , instead of which the old one was restored . The question is , what will be the result of the 24 th instant , on which day the dissolved Chamber will , according to the constitution , be reinstated in its rights , especially as the Crown has received from all its members the oath that they will truly and inviolably maintain the constitution ? _ . .
It would appear that here , as in Hesse-Cassel , the system of passive resistance will prevail , and measures arc being adopted in the rural districts and towns to get up protests against the expungement of the constitution .
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GERMANY . —HESSE-CASSEL . The bills proclaiming the state of siege at Hanau ,
which -were placarded during the night of the 14 th instant , by the gendarmes and soldiers , were torn off by order of the mayor . The seat of the runaway Government has been removed to "Wilhelmsbad , where the Elector has taken up his head-quarters . His three ministers and advisers are protected by a permanent guard of 100 soldiers . The tranquillity of the town of Cassel , as well as that of the whole country , has not been interrupted for a single moment , and will continue quiet if the Elector renounce his hostile intentions against the people , which is not probable , for , in consequence of an interview he had on the 19 th instant with Count Thun , the Austrian plenipotentiary , he set off to pay a visit to his three nearest agnates in the Castle of Kumpelheim , where he had the satisfaction of hearing his relations express their unqualified approval of the policy which he had thought proper to adopt . On his return to Wilhelmsbad , the Elector asked the officer on duty , " How he liked the state of war ? " and on the reply of the officer that , " all was tranquil and nothing had happened , " the Elector seemed greatly excited , and replied in a passion , " Very well , then we'll put another screw on !"
Such are the intentions of the ruler , and the following fact shows , on the other hand , how the Hessian people are disposed towards him . On the 20 th instant , when Lord Cowley , the British Plenipotentiary , was entering Frankfort , on his return from Wilhelmsbad , it so happened that he was accompanied by a Hessian officer on horseback , who rode at the side of his lordship ' s carriage . This circumstance caused him to be mistaken for the Elector , and a crowd of people , surrounding his
carriage , addressed lordsnip insulting and abusive epithets , shouting , " Take the dog out ! Kick him down ! Knock him on the head ! " But no act of violence of the kind was committed , and , the identity of the British Ambassador being established , Lord Cowley was allowed to depart amidst the violent cheers of the crowd . The committee of the Chamber , and all the public authorities , continue , and will continue , with tindeviating tenacity , their system of passive resistance . It would appear that " the Austrian Convention , sitting at Frankfort , meet with obstacles in the way of granting the Elector any material support . Meanwhile the Elector is withdrawing his troops from Cassel , and concentrates them in the vicinity of Hanau and Wilhelmsbad .
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ELECTION OF THE RECORDER . A Court of Aldermen was held last Tuesday for the election of a Recorder , in the room of the late Mr . Law . The candidates were known to be—Mr . Sergeant Merewether , Mr . Russell Gurney , Q . C ., Mr . Common Sergeant Bullock , and Mr . J . A . S . Wortley , brother of Lord Wharncliffe . An extraordinary degree of excitement prevailed during the long private discussions among the members , all except two , even of the highest officers of the corporation , being excluded . A discussion ensued on the motion of Sir P . Laurie that the court should be cleared of strangers . Aldermen Humphrey and Copeland hoped that the public would not be excluded . Alderman Farebrother had no objection to strangers remaining . At the same time it was the right of any member to exclude them without appealing to the court for consent . Sir Peter Laurie meant to persist in his motion . The appointment of a judge was a business with which the public had nothing to do , and could not , without impropriety , meddle . Alderman Sidney was surprised to hear such a doctrine . Ho considered that all who paid the Recorder ought to understand the nature of the proceedings distinguishing
his election . Alderman Wilson hoped the doors would not be closed . Sir P . Laurie insisted on clearing the court , and strangers were accordingly directed to withdraw . It was understood that when the doors were closed a long discussion took place on a motion that strangers be again admitted , which was negatived by a majority of three ; and a proposition to adjourn the election for fourteen days was also lost by a majority of six . The election was then formally proceeded with , and was gained by Mr . J . A . S . Wortley . General expectations as to the result were completely contradicted , and it was thought that some Alderinanic promises had been broken .
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LORD BROUGHAM'S POACHING QUARREL . Lord Brougham ' s dispute with the Eamont Angling Association came before the magistrates at Penrith , on Tuesday , in the shape of a long list of illegal netting eases , and a still longer list of assault charges on the other side . The chief witness was Mr . William Brougham , brother of the eccentric nobleman , who stated that he and a party had gone to the river Eamont on the Kith instant , with the express intention of trying the construction heretofore put on the act entitled the Sol way Act : — " Their object was to go down and draw the river with a net of a peculiar description , of a smaller mesh than usual , called a * double-armoured net , ' to try whether
the act of dragging the river with such a net was illegal or not . The river was drawn three days previously to that time for the same purpose , and nobody had come to inform against then ? , and they were determined to continue doing so until they were informed against , or they had ascertained the proper construction of the act . " In carrying out their project they were obliged to trespass on Sir George Musgrave ' s property , he being a member of the Angling Association , but they had
done so on previous occasions without hindrance . The trespassers , consisting of Lord Brougham and his friends , were of opinion that the Solway Act applied only to the taking and killing of salmon . The bench decided that the charge against John Robson , Lord Brougham ' s gardener , for illegal fishing , was fully made out . They therefore adjudged that he should pay the penalty of £ 5 , including costs . As for the assault cases , on both sides , they were withdrawn by mutual consent .
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A WILD IRISH GIRL . A remarkable trial , which has excited much interest among English residents at Tours , took place in the Court of Assizes of that department last week . The case is well told in the French papers : — " The Count Forestier de Coubert was brought before the court on the charge of enticing from her home a young girl named Isabella Hamilton , daughter of an English clergyman resident at Tours . Some months ago M . de Forestier went to live in that city , for the benefit of his wife ' s health , and in his walks he fell in . with Miss Hamilton , who , with her bonne , accompanied her young sisters and brothers in their promenades . He
commenced an acquaintance by giving the children cakes , and afterwards made a point of being every day on the promenade when Miss Isabella arrived . After a while , he began making love to the young lady , and she received his- advances with a good grace . She used also to indicate to him , by placing a flower-pot in a particular position in her window , in what promenade he might meet her . He at last persuaded her to leave her father ' s roof , and , in company with her bonne , a girl named Adele Gendron , aged seventeen , go to Paris , where he said he would secure her an apartment , and would provide for both . Isabella , it seemed , was very glad to get away
from home , as her parents were about to send her to school in England—a measure to which she had the strongest possible repugnance ; she even , it appeared , had gone the length of telling Forestier that she would sooner commit suicide by poison than be sent away . Forestier , it was alleged , arranged with Isabella that she and her servant Adele should leave the house of the Reverend Mr . Hamilton in the evening of the 22 nd of May last , and that they should go to Paris . He had previously written a letter to a friend of his , the Baron . Eugene de Vivier , telling him to meet the girls and provide lodgings for them . This letter he began by
saying : — " ' I send to you , my dear friend , a young English girl , aged fifteen , with a pretty little face , light hair , clear blue eyes , delicate nose , sensual mouth , and a slightly prominent chin . She is the daughter of an Irish minister , who has a host of children . She will be accompanied by a little bonne of seventeen , with auburn hair , &c , named AdJle . * He then went on to say that at a future time he would tell the friend all the history of the affair , but that he might then mention that the young lady had . threatened suicide , ' Don't make me any objection , ' he added ; I have only acted after long deliberations . I beg of you to meet them at the railway station on their arrival . Isabella ( that is the name of my charming pretty miss ) will have on a plaid gown , a straw bonnet , and a black woollen cloak : the servant , an . old black bonnet of her mistress . They have been told you will be there , and will expect to meet you . That they may recognize you , have a white flower at your button-hole , or rather keep a
pocket handkerchief constantly to your mouth . I laugh at the thought of your meeting these poor creatures ! Take an apartment for them—let it be simple , but becoming . ' " He next recommends the friend to be cautious , and then says : — The father will no doubt take some measures which it is important to render vain . I shall , therefore , continue to show myself in the public promenades , that I may not be suspected ; and then I will relieve you in your guard . My wife is better . Brctonneau is tending her as if she were his own child . She is surrounded with devoted attendants , has a good house , and her physician in ordinary ia one of the princes of the science . What can I do more ? I may venture to give myself this little gratiiication . Don't scold me . I tell you that the father is an Englishman and a clergyman—two animals I detest , and who are , as it were , grafted one on the other expressly to take from me all Bort of remorse . '
" The Baron Eugene dc Vivier replied in the same strain , saying , among other amiable things , * I had some thoughts of moralizing with you , but what ' s the use The wine is drawn , and you must drink it ! ' On the 22 nd May , as arranged , the two young girls met the Count de Forestier at the appointed rendezvous . He accompanied them to the railway , and paid their fare to Paris . At Paris they were received by the Baron dc Vivier , and he took them to a lodging-house in the Rue de l'Univcrsite . There the young lady refused to give her name , and directed that no one should be admitted to her except her uncle ( Vivier ) and her husband , whom , she said , she expected . Vivier visited her several times
during the day . Meanwhile Forestier remained quietly at Tours , in order that he might not be suspected of having been concerned in the flight . But it so happened that the family at once suspected him , and the Reverend Mr . Hamilton immediately laid a complaint against him . before the Procureur de la Ilepublique . Foresticr declined to say anything , and thereupon the Procureur de la ilepublique resolved to have him ar » rested . On this Forestier wrote off to Paris to Vivior , to send back the girls immediately , and he constituted himself a prisoner . The next day Miss Isabella and her attendant arrived in Tours , and the former was restored to her parents . The public prosecutor , however , deemed it his duty to prosecuto Forestier . The Reverend Mr . Hamilton , on the cou-
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Sept . 28 , 1850 J * & % t 3 LS » & £ t * 629 _ _ . _ . J - .... _ — .. . —
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 28, 1850, page 629, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1854/page/5/
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