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. » . cathered the Aurora Borealis inn style that ex-V 'L admiration , and it was even now thought she ^ hfc turn out to be worthy of her famo At seven minutes past three o ' clock , the required 1 stance of eighteen miles , from the Nab Light to sea , b vin 01 been run , the steam-vessel , on board of which were the committee of the squadron , was brought to nclior . In the progress to the steamer , in consequence " f the ' very g reat drop in" the wind , the Alarm had fallen considerably astern—the Julia maintaining the lead against the Sylvie , who made a desperate effort to overhaul her , but all in vain . The two vessels , containing the latest embodiments of 'the . science and
modern improvements of both England and America , were now fairly pitted against each other , and never was there a greater proof of British superiority , even admitting for the moment that some of the best points of the Julia were obtained from American lines . When it is known that Nicholls , the captain of the Mosquito , had charge of the Julia for the day , with some of the crew of that successful yacht , no doubt whatever could exist that , with the advantage of his superior handling and experience , it would tell fearfully against her American opponent . She had it all her own way , running away from her , as did the old Arrow , which will be seen by the following order in which the steamboat was rounded : —Julia , Arrow , Sylvie , Aurora
Borealis , Osprey , Alarm , Aurora . On the return to the Nab , when off St . Catherine ' s , the Julia was leading the Arrow by about three-quarters of a mile , the American at this time being a good three miles astern . When off Ventnor , at half-past five o ' clock , the Julia had obtained a lead of the Arrow by nearly a mile . Off Culver Cliff , at two minutes past six , the wind freshening from the south-east , the Arrow , with her immense balloon jib , began sensibly to draw upon the Julia , who , throughout the entire race , was sailing under her ordinary going sails . From the time that the American had been
observed so far astern , but little attention was paid to her ; and as to her chances of obtaining the prize , or even a second place , they were never for a moment entertained . Great was the surprise , as the steamer was waiting at the Nab , watching the progress of the Julia to it , which was to be the winning-post of the race , when the supposed almost lost Sylvie was observed so near abreast of the Arrow , as to be a question of very great doubt which of them had the lead . The light wind that had for some time prevailed had been turned
l > y her to good account ; and , although it was not ascertained at the time , she would most likely then take advantage of her novel construction , by hoisting up her keel , and leaving nothing but what has been aptly termed her " skimming-dish" upon the waterthus drawing but three feet at the fore and six aft , she was able to appear in the extraordinary manner here described . The Julia could , however , never be overhauled , and on her appearance at the conclusion of the race was greeted with loud and hearty cheering . The following statements of the time of the arrival of the
respective vessels given below are those taken by the sailing committee on board the Nab Light ship , and by those persons who remained on the steamer , the « lil ! l : rcrice mainly arising from the variation of watches : — Committee ' s time .- On board tho stoamer-T .. H . M . H . It . M . H . •' , 7 7 3 . J- 7 6 12 ty lvi « 7 13 42 7 11 40 » - - _ — - ^ v * vv m . JL . * r -m . Arf g j ± . m ^ -& . ^ r
™ 7 14 , 29 * 7 12 34 " Pw > . y 7 18 3 <> 7 ltf 45 Aurora Boronlia 7 It ) i \ 7 17 32 'J'lie Julia was then declared the winner , after one of ' « finest races ever witnessed . The winning vessel was built by Mr . Rutsey , of West Cowes , and was only 'Winched about throe mouths ngo . No restriction wlmt-^ w was placed upon tho Sylvie , either in the use of res ? PPII 1 {? kcel » tho "umber of men , or in tiny other Pect , and she sailed here perfectly on her own terms .
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LETTKItS FltOM PARIS . [ FllOM OUH OWN CoitUKHPONOKNT . ] Lkttkh LX XXV 1 L ^ y Puris , Thurmlay Evening , August 25 , 1853 visit ^ i , 11 Ot foP onr forci B "» cspcttiiilly our IOnglisli ik > i « " !'• nn " WOUlcl now 1 ) 0 H ( lesort - Tho wholo 2 . , ° ' to tho «>» l » t » y . « r to tho Houside ; all ; ' <> ty is broken up . All sorts of business and news t
* standstill . Ah if by enchantment , the whole W- . PwbKo Viih iH »«« l < lenly stopped . Tho , netlu ' , 1 W > C ° I 1 UJ n vast N <* ropoli « . Inhabitants Dolii ; 7 ° ° " ° ° Uly wan ( 1 « rinf ? Shades . Tho few tu . nl , n « n tliut remained in Paris are dispersed . It ^ "" lwwibUi just now to got afc any information ; WO Imvini / , l ? th ° PUW' IC 1 ) Viutrt fov ll 0 W 8 ' niMl th « V tl "Z T tcU ' tel 1 MOI 1 ° - 8 inco th « 10 M » inHt , J" « Wo him , t bmithod of lato about tho Eastern
Question . It is understood that the French Government has received two despatches—one from St . Petersburg , the other from Constantinople . Bonaparte put these two despatches in his pocket , and the public has not known a word of their contents . You in E ngland , by the bye , have little cause for boasting the superiority of your regime in these respects . Your Government , which , you are always pretending , does nothing but with the consent of the nation , has not , it seems , told
you a word of what is going on . You are as much in the dark as we poor imperialized Frenchmen are . We , however , have good reason to believe that the first of these two despatches announced the adhesion of the Czar to the propositions of Vienna , and that the second , on the contrary , brought the refusal of the Sultan to assent to the terms imposed upon him . The Divan , it would appear , was assembled on the 11 th , 12 th , and 13 th of this month : the Sultan himself brousrht
forward the propositions of the Vienna Conference opinions were not merely divided as to their acceptance : the great majority of the Council pronounced themselves against . Beschid Pacha and the Sultan , to appease the anger of the national party , were obliged to declare that , although approving the note of Vienna , they would not consent to send an ambassador to St . Petersburg before the evacuation of the Principalities . As eoonas he receivedthisdespatch , Bonaparte sent orders to Toulon for the Ckaptal to prepare to take letters for M . de Lacour , the French ambassador at Constantinople . It is whispered at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that in these letters M . de Lacour is instructed to proceed to the Sultan , and to prevail upon him to send an ambassador at once to St . Petersburg .
On the other hand , we know from letters received by the Vienna route that the Turkish army is all but in insurrection . The Redifs ( national militia of veteran soldiers ) have sent deputations to Omer Pacha to signify to him that they would not stand being called a way from their households and field ? to be made fools of as in 1849 ; that if Omer Pacha would not lead them against the Russians , they would march without him . I have told you repeatedly during these last three months that the internal condition of Turkey is not sufficiently taken into account . I am only afraid lest great complications should arise in this quarter , and the whole affair have to be gone over again .
After the battle of Wagram , Napoleon said to General Marir . ont , that he had manoeuvred like an oyster ( comme une huitre ) . I fear this description may even be applicable to your own Ministers . I must do this justice to Bonaparte ; if he becomes entangled in the consequences of a mistake , it is your Government that paralyzed him . He at least saw clearly , while your Cabinet had the sight of a mole . Another grave circumstance is , the declaration of independence of the two governments of Moldavia and JVallacJiia .
The Sultan had suspended the two Hospodars from their functions . The Boyards , at the instigation of Russia , compelled the two Hospodars to remain at their posts . The consequence is , if the Russians evacuate the Provinces , the Hospodars , finding themaelves exposed to the fury of the Turks , will rise in insurrection , and recall tho Russians . This follows as a matter of course . I shall wait with considerable anxiety to see what grimaces your Lord Clarendon will put upon that /
If that single affair goes ill with you , however , I don't mean to imply that matters in general are going on better at all with us . On the contrary , the status quo continues , and that is saying a good deal . Tho result of the Appeal in tho affair of the Foreign Correspondents is now made public . As I hud told you was probable , the Government , stunned for a moment by tho formidable decision of tho Court of Cassation , would not consider itself beaten . The Court of Rouen has been found a complaisant instrument of its will . That Court has condemned MM . Coetlogon , Virmaitre , Flandin , and Plitnhol for the third time . Hut the remarkable fact is , that it has condemned thorn by treating tho decision of tho Court of Cassation as absolutely null . Interpreter of tho arbitrary will
of the Government , it has erected in this ea . se a now jurisprudence which threatens to upset altogether the whole system of jurisprudence iu force hitherto . In ¦ other countries , perhaps 1 . n * my nay in nil civili / . od States , the legislature lias carefully separated the judicial power from pdminitstrativo functions . In France , hitherto , the judge hud been carefully distinguished from tho public functionary : tho judg-o charged with tho rendering of justice ; was never confounded with the Prefect charged with the administration of public affairs . The decision of the Court of Rouon , in its eagerness to ascribe to tho Government the right of violating the secrecy of letters ( m if a violation could ever become a right ) has just destroyed all thoHO elementary distinctions . Tho Prefects are declared
to . be charged with the examination into crimes , misdemeanours , and contraventions , and , consequently , vested with the right cf reading letters committed to the post whenever they suspect a crime , misdemeanour , or contravention . Now , as they are paid to suspect , it follows that they are henceforth entrusted with the right of opening just what letters they ^ choose to suspect , whether there be any delinquency proved or not . It is a Norman advocate , and in that qr . nlity , craftiest of the crafty ( irois fois retors ) , who lus discovered all these beauties in our Code . His navr . e deserves to be handed down to remotest posterity .
Bonaparte is gone at last to Dieppe with the Empress . The poor town of Dieppe , stupified by such an honour , has acted with pardonable extravagance . It had voted in the first instance 100 , 000 francs ( 4000 Z . ) for the reception ; then , for fear of that sum being insufficient , it had given carte hlanche to its Mayor . Finally , being quite at its wits end , it offered to Bonaparte and to the Empress in perpetuity the Hotel de Ville , where they are at present residing . The good town of Dieppe omitted to mention that in 1825 it had given this same Hotel de Ville in perpetuity to the
Duchesse de Berry . Indeed if I am not mistaken , it gave the same Hotel de Ville in perpetuity to the Empress-Josephine in 1805 . Unfortunately the good town of Dieppe has forgotten this time to give in perpetuity to . its " august" visitors a few days of fine weather . Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday it rained torrents , and Bonaparte had plenty of leisure time to examine his new property within . To-morrow or the day after , I hear , he is to leave Dieppe for the camp at St . Omer , where great manoeuvres will take place , and he may even gladden the eyes of the loyal population of your countrymen at Boulogne . S .
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . M . Visconti , the imperial architect , was sent to Dieppe to prepare the Hotel de Ville for the reception of the Emperor and Empress . He is said to have astonished the population by the magic celerity with which he transformed the dull and rickety old municipal fabric into a palace . He brought an army of workmen from Paris , and superintended the operations by day and night . The Emperor ( remembering' perhaps the traditions of the place to which our correspondent alludes ) has , it is said , declined the handsome offer of the Hotel de Ville , alleging- that tho demands on his civil list do riot allow of his increasing the number of his palaces . AVhafc will the present expenses of mere lodgings cost may be asked ? We have been informed by an English gentleman , just returned from Dieppe , that as soon as the Emperor's visit was positively announced , many of the old French aristocracy took their departure . JEn revanche , our Ambassador , Lord Cowlcy , has arrived at Dieppe , and has visited the Emperor . General Montholon , who shared the Emperor Napoleon's captivity , has died in Paris . It is reported that he will have u State funeral . The annual meeting of tie French Academy , ftr tho distribution of prizes , was hold on tho 18 th instant , M . Viennct in tho chair . As usual , a largo assemblage of literary , artistical , and fashionable personages were present . Amongst tho adadomicinns in their seats was M . Guizt t , whose son , M . Guillaumc Guizot , divided with Charli s
Bonoit , ayreye of tho faculty of letters of Paris , tho Moi - thy on prize of the year ( 3 , ( K )() l ' r . ) for the best historical and literary paper on the comedies of Menander . No prize was awarded for poetry , none of tho compositions sent in being thought by tho judges of suflieient merit . Tho subject proposed , the " Acropolis , " remains over for tho year 1851 ' . M . Villemain , the distinguished writer , Minister of Public Instruction under Louis Philippe , in his capacity of porpotunl Secretary of the Academy , delivered a brilliant report on tho compositions lo which prizes had been adjudged .
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Tho Paris papers relate with great gusto an adventure which befell two Englishmen— " eccentrics , " of course —• on tho Quai do S&vres . These two eccentriqnes , who woro Boeing nil tho citriositt ' s , lelt in that neighbourhood a sudden thirst , and , to satisfy it , entered boldly a wino shop . Having seal (; d themselves , they asked for u bottlo of Bordeaux , and a bottlo of Seltzer water , with which they woro immediately nerved . Tho two islanders wore , howover , soon seized simultaneously with a frightful colic , which they did not ; hesitate to ascribe , with a belief in tho
old international enmity , to poison . They didn't conceal their opinion , and caused an iinnicn . so uproar . A crowd rapidly collected round tho door . A doctor wuh sent for , and speedily arrived , to whom tlioy inudo a complaint , and who , on their demand , examined tho bottles . It was found , that instead of . Kmt de titilts , IQuu <> Mirflitz had boon given to thorn by mistake . Tho Englishmen wont ; homo in a voituro , amidst , tho proi'uso oxciihi'm of Iho mitrchaml dit , vin , uud tint hilarious hoolingrt of tho crowd .
A school of religious music , vocal and iiisl . riimcn ( . al , with a Nidvontion from tho Ministries of Public Worship , and of Stato , hatt boon established by tho Minister of Public Instruction , under the direction of M . Niedorinnyor . Mndllo . Haohol is reported to bo about to m > U hor magnificent Iiouho in tho Jtuo Ti udon . Tho house , with all its furniture , is estimated at 40 , O . M )/ . Tho Royal Families of Austria and Uolgium linvo juist boon united by tho marriago of tho Duko of Urabant , a boy of eighteen ( but of precocious manners , tall stature , and a JJourbon faco ) , und tho ArchduohoBH Maria of
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August 27 , 1853 . ] ' THE LEADER . 819
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 27, 1853, page 819, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2001/page/3/
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