The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-26 00:00:00

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•
Sx.R,—=As,• the subject •of I.llomilids• is likely to
be .agitated again,..pe.rhaps the followirig extract
from ,SouTitsY'S• very curious •and. valuable His-
•tory,of the Brazils may,proveinteresting to some
of yoor..readers.
„tam, ,SiA,,your molt obedient Servant,
A CONSTANT READM
that—is, as Dv.- LlAty sensibly
observes,.3ra Apes, exist any where, they are to
be found' here (Bahia).--4•see no 'sufficient reason
for,disereditiug .positive,,teatinlony of their exi.4f-
ence, since the analogy of riatHre renders it pro-
: The natives. call them::Upuiliara, and re-
present „them as tuischievous• %.11() go up
the rivers: in summer,. ,and ;:ibqy find a MA:I
sw.inwing or.-fish ingOn onettafieh4se•rafts. upon
.which he.sits, half. in ,water,ildlzig 'down,
in
spt-.pt it appears, just'as meiv!would catch them,
~nither• than.'for, food; for the:bodick 'have btien
git wurds- found .greatly•mangled."

rt,117. AIIBISTIINDT, •of the Tveast:ry, his' just
completed the erection of an agricultural chateau
au his estate. in Northamptonshire, near the seat
of his friend Lord SA,cicli-tta.E. The farin‘boild:
ings,yards, ex.c. are on an improved construction,
and well calCulated for the cultivation of a large
extent of- land, which I>lr. A: has t-aken under his
-own occupation, and seems to be farming on a
good principle, with great spirit.
The principal Lords of Manors', thetastern
• parts of the kinVotn, have rtgrt.=ed thit their re-
spective Game-keepers. shall -notf,onuenee Par-
fridge Shooting until the 156 irteptemb'er the
early broods of bird's haViV been. gen+rally de-
stroyed by the rainy Seaton; and the latter ones
being scarcely fivers. . _ • - • _

YorniszAL OF A TRIP TO PARIS.

.(No. X XVI .)

Paris, Saturaa i, 361 h..

tt bat been jitStly observed, that IIttoNAPARTR'
has adorned without improving Paris.. His works
are almost all magnificent, but useless; grand,.but
injurious to public coMfort ; and as (in sinte-of
the assurances of his friends in London) they are
every where unfinished, and surrounded with rub=
biSh, it will be a long time before they can either
be so completed or appropriated as tc) cease; to be
nuisances and eye- sores,to the Community.
'My first visit this morning, however, was to a
Monument not liable to any of these objections—
the celebrates bronze Pillar in the Place krendome,
constructed upon 'the model of Trojan's Cdlumn
at Rome. !'his Memorial of.the Coiiican's Victo-
ries is erected upon the scite, where, previous to
the Revubition, stood. the Equestrian Statue, in
bronze, of Loins ;IV. which the infuriated mob.
broke in pieces, leaving scarcety, Clll4, of the feet
whole, which is preserved in the Galkry of
-metis,Trancois. Iu the pace of this erection to Vain
Glory; BUONAPA RTE raised another in the Pillar
now standing, which is 133 French feet in height,
and 12 in diameter. It is turned of the cannon
taken at the, battle of Austerlitz, einielied wits a.
Aeries of basso-relievos, which ascend in a spiral
form frimn the bottom to the top, and'represent
various achievements of Buo.N.krARTE, his Gene-.
ruls,‘and Army, and a multitude of warlike de-
vices, implements, and operations.' [These coin-prize, between lineS of about 3 feet, a ChronolO-
gical History of the Campaign of 1805, from the
march of the French. ArMy from 'Boulogne to
the issue of the above-Mentioned battle. The. 4
whole was surmounted. by a small - dome, On
which was placed a colossal Statue of,INTAroLEtsi,
in Roman Imperial Robes, crowned with a wreath
of victory, and holding a globe in his hand ; but
the new revolution of affairs has, doputed Itim"to
the fate of his predecessor, Loots XIV.: he was.
ignomitiiousli lowered from his towering station,:
and, if report-speaks true; nailed tip in a box, and
sent prisoner into Russia. The douse is surround-.
ed by a narrow 'gallery, from which there is a de-
lightful view of Paris. The ascent is by 150
steps, and, from the narrowness, Which renders it
almost impossible to pass any person, you may
meet descending, and the utter darkness which
prevails, is very disagreeable, and even
On the Pedestal, which serves for•.the busis of
this stupendous structure, is the' following in-'
3,:zipt.ou
icArot.io Imp. Aug.
Motiumetauva Belli perwaaici " •
Anno MDCCCV.
Triptestri spatio,
.chicto sun profiegati , •
Ex atre capto
91oria; eXercitus maximi dieav;t.

At each angle there is Eagle, with a gar-.
land of laurels passing from its beak to the next

cornice.

From the Place Vendome, I sojourned to L:c
Louvre, where there were too manyattractioris cox
permit my departure till the hour ofelOsinktioori,
when I unwillingly adjourned to dress for: dinner,.
and in the evening went to the Theiltre de l'Aca
demie Imperiale de- Musique, alias' the Opera of,
Paris.. The performances were, Iphil;eitie ; and
the Ballet of l'Enfaut Prodigue:,,Aml thc4utli-'
ence crowded and brilliant, as it included many
Foreign Ministers and Generals of the highest,
rank. The Iphigenie era Tuuride is a stock-piece :-
the chief cliaraciers were filled by Mademoiselle
POLAND, ; GL GION D arieSICS ;
and Nonni, in Pylades. 1- had, for' the fir.t
s
time in my life, an opportunity Of appreciating
the value of the French Opera, which, though in
the language of the country (a prae4ce.worthy of
example), is in every other respect parallel to our
Italian Theatre in the Haymarket. There is eer_
tainly,at this period no pre-cmittence.of:talent in
this.. department--=all mediotrely
,and, though
pleasing, not enchanting, or, to
,se.,an Operatic
phriASC, ravishing." In the firit.:Act 'None'
g-tre most sweetly the air, •

Jg ne suis pas si miscrahle„• .
Puisqu'enfin Je tueurs ptesqle tai.

Though not astonishing for body of voice or exe-
'ention, this song was delightful, from the pathos
t •
and trite feeling with which it.was sung. A duet
in the second act, between Pylades and Orestes, in
Which they mutually beseech each other to consent
ta he sacrifieed,, was equally touching; and the
concluding solo by Pylades,---

• ." Pirinit4 des grandes times,
• Angtie ! viens armer moll bras ;,
Remplis mon .cceur de to celeSi'e‘fl4nnitS*;'''
Je vais gaiiVer Or6te, ou coniir,Z • •
and _in the .17es,t IA .as also extremely pathetic,
man-
ner of our SINCLAIK--affeCtngp: bUt
.of limited

power.

I fear you will tbink'rne too.prpliX On the suh,
ject of these performarices; but When you recol"-
Icct, that the principal Theatre is. g-enerally re-..
ceivecV as a sort of index to thefpational manners;.

-I think you %vill excuse my dwelling sO,:longlnpon
Thy tif•st iinpreSsions. It struck me zppst.fßF,cilqy
in • the.conrse of this tragic Overa,„tlot n.e,W,ler
the language nor 'the manners of trlii,Ererrelt,pre
suited to any lengthened coritinuation 45hefferi

The Audience seemed tired. The AtlotA
were devoured by ennui. The text, in„itelf not
very consistently grave, was delivered in &most
slovenly anti slip-slop manger. If a .favourite
aria fixed attention far a moment, it was ;Speedily.
dissipated <*amill hunt .atni uukversal.
t •
laughter, and fashionable carelessness, 'n Pit,
Orchestra, and-Boxes:. 'The contagion sin cad cyca
to the Stage : Orestes, like a " 10-ITIbUStiOUS pC!
ri-
at - pitted fellow,-, tore, passion to tatter's;
lag, in the most vulgar tone, to his.friend7--

" Et to pr6tencl r acore que td m'aimes,
" Lorsqu'au mepris des d'\eux sacriElut teShiasii'ei
and the elegant lladembiselk rtiLANlY;filiqrltikibe
utmost sang froid, spit upon the ,stage, befotcfputr,
tint; herself in an attitUde`to exclaim, with.grand
effect—
""Et cc tin ciela'Stri as eolZse; • " •
CC fatal iastrualea de4 vengeauces des Dicux!
I had' intended to; acid 'some ohser.vatia on the
Baliet, hut this letter has so grown upon, my pa 7.
per, thati
,must conclude with this derogat'Orr
notice, oil' Fl-61elv manners upon
the, Stage by Iplagenie eat Tauride, and w,ith,signing
myself en Paris,
vnitckt.