The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

IMPERIAL REVELS.

(nom ova ow oomsrowlarr.)
PARIS. Twasoar Emma.

The publication of an elegant charade, composed
by M. Ponsard, of the Academy for the Court of
Cotnpihgne last autumn, gives the outside public a
sample of the quality of imperial revels. The
word was Harnweie. Mis-spelling being allowed
in charades the first syllable was " Arms," and it
was illustrated by a scene representing the cere-
mony of conferring knighthood in the middle ages.
A neophyte receives his sword, and takes the vows
of chivalry in presence of the lady whom he adores.
The parts in these as in the succeeding scenes of
the charade were played, not by actors, but by the
Rik of court society, the Emperor and Empress being
in the seats of honour. The first syllable, " Harm,"
is now done. The next " onie" is intended for
the idan Rosana expression au aid. The idea is
that young love is hidden in a nest of rose bushes.
Young love was played by no less • personage
than the Imperial Prince, the heir to the throne
of France (etat 9 years), who was dressed up as
Cupid. A number of nymphs (all court ladies in
low dresses and short petticoats) set out to look
for him. Two of the principal nymphs fall in
with a hunter, who puts them on his track. But
seeing many other nymphs coming in the same
direction, they say to each other that the
hunter must be a man " loose of soul, "
since he has told every body what they
had Battered themselves was • secret. These two
nymphs, who seem at all events to have got a good
start, then consult together to see how they may
get at Cupid before competitors come up. The
following dialogue takes place :

let Nymph—Cherolsoos I os potursit now le prandre.
Si nom le saisiasooe mum bruit,
None name, now deux, nous enteridne.
Tu Nunn le jour, moi lo suit.
2od Nymph—Too lot ne sera pea le pint,
Maio Pik j'aeoepte le morche !

Although the above warm lines were recited
before a court by court ladies, I decline to translate
them.

The nymphs, after much searching, succeed in
pulling young love out of his hiding place, and
then • goddess comes forward and explains that
this particular cupid (i.e. the Imperial Prince) is
something widely different from all Cupids of by
times. In a strain of eulogy altogether of the
time of Louis XIV., the courtier poet says :

Os saavel et ebarmemt Amour
West plus aslui qui tut ador4 der l Grime.
Nos ; ori !Worn so Preece, easel Case dolma.
C. east plus rare enfant de is folk View
Si mere u'est pee mains belle.
a Ise crams emit autour
Aatour dell e set is vertu&
Boa pare est maitre de la foadia,
Qui dart terrible et cabs/ ease puissant* mala ;
Et le meads atbseW, Ass qu'il vs rdeoadre,
Wes repose stir lai de reveuir b amain.

These lines I can venture to do into English, and
as all your readers cannot be presumed to be French

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sagastward Legion* and Religoland.

It is stated that Mr. George Elliot, of the firm
et Meson. Glass and Elliot, submarine cable manufacturers,
has presented to the New York Bazaar, in aid of the United
States Ssaitary Commission, 1,000 tons of best coals from
hie collieries is the north of England, fns oa board ship at
Liverpool or Newoaatle•on•Tyoe. The Sanitary Commission
extends its care to soldiers of the United States army, and
to such Confederate soldiers u may become prisoners of
war and inmates of hospitals within the Northern lines. It
is expected that Mr. Elliot's generous gift will yield about
a thousand pounds sterling to the funds of the Now York
Bauer.

The account of Mr. Beillia Cochrane's visite to
the primes of Rome and his impressions of pontifical prf-
som has been extracted, with some modifio►tiono,
by the Onerratore Rostano, as presenting on the whole a
report go favourable to the pontifical government as to rem.
der its circulation advisable among Italian ceders through
the medium of the Roman prem. Mr. Cochrane figures
ae "Mr. Cookreae, M.P., and Deputy to the Chamber of
Commove of Lowden" The Roman writer has evidently
not beep aware of the enact valuable of the initials, M.P.,
which he takes to mean that Mr. Cochrane is is the church,
for in his wood column he distinctly mentions "II Signor
Cochrane, Ministro Protestants."

The spring races at La Marche will commence on
Sunday, the 6th March, and continue on the two following
Sundays.

K de Fallon: is at present engaged in preparing
for pablicatioa a somber of letters of the Abbe Lsoordaire.
Mr. Home, the spiritualist, has arrived in Paris,

THZ A LILIAN& —Au officer of the Alabama, who
left that ship in emtwooneece e( a quarrel with Captaim
Semmes, states that the Alabama has the very best Wier
copes oo board. A lookout man is always kept at tke
nairethesd. As moos as the faintest symptom of a sail h
descried Samosas goes to the masthead himself, sod if there
is the slightest probahllsty that the Wreager it a wof•
war, the Alabama& is driven with iln MOM OS eat et
sight, sad, if possible, in a totally opposite direction to that
of the shames sail