The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

SINGULAR ATTACK ON THE PARIS OPERA.

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Considerable sensation had been caused in musical
circles (says Galignassi) by Count nudges de Tyiskiewicz,
a Genus, one of the editors of a musical Pamela Leipsic,
having brought an action against DI. Roqueplan, director of
the Grand Opera, to recover damages for having, on the
7th October last, caused the Freyeeltia: of Weber to be
performed, with mutilations, and in a very imperfect
meaner. To this action 11. Romplea responded, by a
demand that M. Tywkiewies, as a foreigner, should be
obliged to deposit I,ooofr. as security for the costs, and by
an action against him for damages for what he sailed his
libellous complaint. IL Tywkiewies having duly deposited
the 1,000 fr., the two ewes time ca yesterday before the
Civil Tribunal. M. Lschaud appeared for M. Tye:.
kiewicz. Re stated that his client belonged to a
family connected with the princely one of the Dukes
of Lithuania, that his aunt was the sister of
Poniatoinki, end that one of his ancestors was the
last Polish embereador mat to the Court of Prance—also
that as editor of the jeureal at Week, be was a peat
musical authority. He they went on to say that swig the
Pesposisis, as epees of which he was a pamimiate Whim*
mamma fee the 7th of October, he west to the *Mee
explodes to lad the performasee worthy in every
of the Ihmod Opfra of Paris. Bat that, instead df
the lomninewel part of the performease was MN NOW
deka* esomeek the choruses did not know their MOH
um sow gorewhat he esolidered cenameate wild;
won me • for him ;" the MOM heeds poet
was Med be a :ate mateenhe ; dot emorweim of
,the booleeelleet of the SIM slot were awe% whereby the
the -set-art reiNiered Wham sad issompreheunibie.
la addition to all this, the opera was made the
hew die rides.; or hitradostioa to a ballet. Oa the
whelk X. Tysakiewhe devised that be hod never
'Sea Ow Who •14 l'aum at Weber, treated with
wide ereawathe la Ile Inet welshed theatre of Germany.
liesePpert of Oft ephiea ef his sliest, the advocate quoted
Getout" fromfemilidesioef K. Berlin and other eminent
critics ; and be then beat M Weesesod that damaagees were
-else bemire the _lost had ommeoesod Prayechatt, but
had sly given a pert of it, and Maw* it was right and
peeper to defend the works deem of genius from motile-
dam. And-as damages were dos to his client, be contended
that the counter woos of M. lloqueplan must be dismissed.
X. Cellist, advocate of M. Romplim, said that the whoa
vela mest ridiculous one, sad hod excited loud laughter
sweetie the public aad be lelheated that the general
opiates was that M. Tylddewlee was a very original chi-
water, or inane. He afterwards alleged that the
opera was peehested ea *0 evening in question
as it was wed in WO by M. Yoshi and M.
Bulge, as it tommholead, sad as it
bad been easedtmed 17.14 lILMwt sof the Interior and
the Ministry of State mid that M. uepkin, being the
director of a subveetgeed theatre, was obliged to perform,
without any alteration. sr eilisioti whatsoever, the pious
so sanctioned. As to Ow phiellirs eimatione st die bad-
ness of the perfermeamt; veal sad teelowelmesl, the advo-
cate declared that they were calwasieek sad that when
they were made with respect to such a theatre as the Open,
did not deserve a reply. He °pounded that M. Tywkie:
via had only brought his whoa from the hope of gaining
notoriety, and he maintained that, es that action was a
calumny on M. Romplea's system of management, he
ought to be made to pay damages, if only to teach hire that
he could not be allowed to employ inch moans to bring his
name before the public. The public prosecutor said
that, in his opinion, no damages were due to K.
Tyukiewira, as the opera had been performed as the
public were accustomed to see it ; and he left it te
the Tribunal to say what reparation was due to the dhow
tee of the Opera for the attack made on it. The Tribunal
gave a judgment which &elated that, if it were true that
juipertaiit passages were omitted from theFreywhies wan
performance of the 7th October, those passages had beat
wastantty omitted awe 1860, that it vaulted from this
fact, which in principle was to be regretted, that works out
down were assoteiced to the public m helmet; bet that the
plaintiff hidag had only to Obteit to the *whinges which
had bean imposed ea the public from the beagoing, could
sot establish that be had unto say dame he which
reparation *ea due ; that
Boquepleri, be bad not proved that he had outeletill any
deem, which could be estimated; and that edesecisetli
, With actions should be dismissed. The Tribunal. however:
weidemeed M. de Tyukiewice to the spec