The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

GRAND BALL AT THE HOTEL DE VILLE

AMERICA
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SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING. • ' ____....,........
PARIS, Frida .-N
The North Star steamer, Captain Lefevre, has othin is more remarkable in
y g
the magnificent fetes given at the Hotel de Ville than
arrived from New York with two days later riews.
She left New York at noon on the 16 b and arrived the,very different aspects which they are made to
in Cowes Roads at 2.45 m. this (le •
~but the ten- assume ; like Cleopatra, "age cannot pall their p
in-
der, with her despatches, .
&e., did not arrive here
', finite variety." Who that was present at the admir-
till 8.30. - She brings no mails, the mail steamer able entertainment given within the month to the
Hermann having left the same day.
', Grand Duke Constantine would recognise any ebni-
The North Star has 312 asses er of whom 112
larity to it worth. speaking of in, the splendid hall of
are for Southam ton 109pfor Hgs,avre and
91 far I last night in honour of the King of Bavaria `?With
Bremen she also bri,n $3 400 for,
Havre,
and : the exception of the fine old building itself, and the
; gs ,
lights and flowers inevitable to every such festive
$l,OOO for Bremen ; she experienced six days' i
scene, all was changed. Even the exterior of the
heavy gales, easterly the first part of the voyage. I 1
The North Star proceeded on to Havre and Bre_ illumination, in the numerous lines of gas which municipal palace presented a more wonderful
men. The steamer Queen of the South, from South-- '
ampton, arrived from New York on the morning of ran, one over the other, along the whole extent of
the 16th. the facade, until they were lost at last among the
The mail steamer Asia, from Liverpool,
arrived i fretted pinnacles which surmount the roof. A tent
out on the morning of the 15th. fitted up with crimson velvet and gold, and laid
The North Star, Hermann, and Leopold all left down with such rich carpeting that one almost re-
' New York for Southampton on the 16th. gretted to press the lovely flowers with the foot,
A letter from Aspinwall, of the 4th, received in I was erected at the central entrance. There the
New Orleans on the 13th, stated that the United IKing and the-more honoured guests of the evening
States' frigate Wabash, from New York, had not 11" d the privilege of alightieg. A flight of steps
The I led up to the marble court of Louis XIV, which,
reached that port, but was hourly expected:
letter adds that there had been no other arrivals of iwe must presume, has now arrives at its acme of
United States' vessels either at Panama or Aepin-
I ornamentation, for nothing more charming can ever
wall, and that the squadron in the Isthmus waters
I have suggested itself to the fervid imagination of an
remained the same, as regards the. number of ships,(Easton tale-relater. The whole has now been in-
as at the date of previous advices. - 1 vested with marblee of various colours, harmoniously
The difficulties pending between the United States
blending together, the bases of ;the pillars all
-
and New Granada it was believed would be settled. .round the hall being surrounded with corbeils
without any unpleasant occurrences. - of living flowers, on .which a shower of spray
descende f rom fountains g forth ab,
A despatch from Washington of the 15th says
while all the backgroundushing isoccupied by ove a
that the New Orleans mail of the 9th had been re-
golden trellis-work supporting creeping plants,
ceived most of 'which are now in flower, and present
Commercial business was very active at Galves-
ton on the 7th. Reports of the upper part of
the most brilliant appearance. The, large foun-
-
Texas were encouraging. Hailstones of the size of twin in the centre of the beau:iful horse-shoe
eggs fell on the Brazos River, and the: cotton crops staircase has undergone some further improve-
was extensively damaged by the storm. Snow fell Meats, and long lines of lamps at present run
to the -depth of 10 inches in Hopkins County on along its edges, both inside and out. Four
the 11th of April. Trinity River was rising, and silvered female figures support immense masses
would soon be navigable. Advices . from the city of waxlights, while all round the hall above
of Mexico to the 29th of April had been received. cupids in varied attitudes bear aloft groups of
The Filibuater expedition in Sonora was creating, ground glass lamps, shedding a chastened light over
the whole. The grand entrance at the other side of
the building, which responds to the beautiful Cour
excitement,, and 4,000- troos had been sent
against it. It was reported that General Crabbe,
Louis XIV., was one mass of beautiful floivers, and
the leader of the invasion, had captured several
above a einider lavish display was everywhere to
points.
.•, .• •
The National Hotel in Washington claims he seep, causing the speutator to wonder how 'such
an immense amount of floral productions could be
another victim in the person of Mr. John M. B.
obtained at once. The distinguishing feature of
Petriken, a-member of the Pennsylvania House of
the whole oenamentation of -the night was, in fact,
Representatives from Lyceming c iunty, who died
the extraordinary profusion .of flowers collected.
on the 15th of disease contracted at the hotel, ,
They were seen everywhere-among the falling
where he was sojourning at the time the epidemic
prevailed.
waters, on the staircases, in every available recess
- . #
Lake Erie was open at last, and business begin-
and half-concealed nook, aud even on the sills
ring in good earnest. The Buffalo steamers would of the windows in the principal rooms. The King
between 30
soon commence their regular trips '
of Bavaria arrived, with his suite, at a little after
•
ten, in three of the court carriages, and with an
and. 40 vessels had already cleared for the upper -
escort of the Dragons de l'lmperatrice aninahlense
lakes. , ,
A fearful riot occurred at Louisville on the 14th crowd having assembled along the whole way from
inst. The four negroes accused of murdering the the Tuileries to the Hotel de Ville. His Majesty,
Joyce family some months since were acquitted. on alighting from his carriage, was received by
One of them turned States' evidence, bvt his testi. Baron Haussmann and-the members of the mune-
muny was not legal or corroborated. There was cipal council, and conducted at once to theCour
Considerable excitement about the court-house 'clur- Louis XIV., with the extreme beauty of whiCh his
ins the trial. About dark a mob broke into the Majesty was exceedingly struck, as indeed all per
cannon-house and got a cannon, which they placed sons must be on first beholding it. The august
in front of the gaol. Several shots were fired by visitor then proceeded to the Galerie des
the mob and from the gaol. The gaoler,' fearing Fetes, where Prince Napoleon, the Princess
the escape of the prisoners, formally surrendered Mathilde, the Duchess of Hamilton, and a oust'
two of them, who were hun b the mob ; the
her of other high personages had already at-
g y
rived, and after a moment's pause devoted to the
third cut his throat with a razor, but the negro
magnificent scene before him, took his place in the
who turned States' evidence was unmolested. The
remaining negro implicated in the Joyce murder court quadrille. His Majesty, who „was dressed in
the mob next night, making three
hung
was by
a short light blue tunic of the Bavarian service,
with the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour,
hanged and one suicide. .
The principal feature of the stock-market at New and long white trousers, danced with ttie Princess.
York on the 15th was the activity and fluctuations Mathilde, and had for a vis- a-vis Prince Napoleon
in Illinois Central. The market had generally ad- and the Duchess of Hamilton. It was soon apps'
rent that his Majesty looked on dancing iu a verY
vanced within a few days from 134 until the 15th,
conscientious mauner, ache did not content himself
when it opened wlth a sale of 500 shares at 140.
with merely walking listlessly through a quadrille:
The stock was afterwards offered more freely, and
as "trick of custom" but really danced in the rose'
sold down t0.138k. Toledo continues active, with
meaning of the word,eand, what is more, dance'
considerable business • stock offering, it fell off i
gracefully and well. The result was, that all the other
per cent., closing at' 68. Southern was rather g
ersonages were oblted to throw a little life int_o
firm in the morning at 68 to 681, but was dull at p
their movements ; and before the second figUre vm:
the second board ; late in the afternoon 684 way
bide Erie very dull, closing at 41k, and Central over, the King's quadrille' presented some seep
also dull at 86. Reading heavy, and sold at-794. elegant dancing., Subsequently,
.when, the Y
The Philadelphia movements seemed to have sub-
am
stood up with Mine. ' Haussmann, and Princ.e.
sided. In California stocks there had been a rapid
Napoleon with the Princess Matilde, the effect vow
improvement since the arrival of the George Law still more striking; for, from the very commons°;
merit,' every person danced wish a certain additions'
with more favourable reports in regard to the statelo
animation, which rendered the whole - spectse
of public sentiment in respect to the unconstitu-
well worth being looked at. In the same quadrille,
tional debt. Sales were made at 57, an advance a
8 per cent. on the lowest price touched. Illinois Marshal Pelissier danced with the younger We;
Ilaussnianu, and acquitted himself in a inane
Central Bonds were in demand, and advanced to
par. Freights continued dull and nominal. to fully re,,poud to the graceful bearing of b:i
In the cotton-market small sales were r:portsd Youthful partner. But the result of this ror,
at ie. decline. The foreign news ch eked. the innovation was most strikingly manifest anon?
downward tendency of breadstuffs and holders were
the night, for listlessness everywhere diappeared,
firm.. Corn was held higher. Coffee was quite in- as all present endeavoured to imitate his Majesty'S
active ; salts, 300 bags Rio at 10ic. to 1110., and example. Waltzing was at first somewhat at 0
100 ditto La Guayra at 12k to 12i. Hides were discount, for as the King only took part in tli,es
drooping, and large sales at a considerable decline quadrille figures, the other guests thought it ev`J
right to act similarly. At last, on the second '
were reported. Tree sugar-market was excited and
being played, some daring couples ventured on waltz
unsettled, and although the sales on -the 15th Were
at ic. advance over the highest prices obtained this turn in the immediate vicinity of the royal Pre'
Bence, and as the King seemed to look at the st)os
season or in many years, many stocks were hell
to with interest, other dancers followed, 0-
fora still further' advance. The sales were 1,500
in a few seconds waltzing was triumphant l 0
,
Mids. fair to good- grocery sugars at 104 c. to I.okc.
every part of the room. ' The King, it was re'
Very little prime in market. Sixty Wads. Porto
marked, scarcely sat down during the everliZ
Rico in bond at 91c., and some muscovado at 94c. ;
so that from ten until a little after one; when ,--,a
1,000 boxes Savannah, Nos. 10 and. 104, were _
Majesty took his departure, be was not seated
taken by refiners at 101 c. • tio
CHARLESTON, MAY 14. perhaps more than half an hour. His Maps
• die%
going round the rooms al- •
also, in place of procee 130
Cotton sales to-day, 800 bales ; sales of the weekfirst towards the Prefect's apartments, which iBLto
4,500 bales ; prices iu favour of buyers. Good mid- usual custom, went in the' opposite directioot d
dlings quoted at 13a to 131 ; decrease in the receipts the great disappointment of a -great - number ad
at all southern. ports this year as-compared with guests, who, beiugaware of the generatcouree, J'"
the last 484,000 bales ; decrease in the receipts at placed themselves along the other end of the re°'-'
foreign ports 519,000 bales..o
There were on this -occasion three ball-rooms li (''
t r 1,
CINCINNATI. MAY 14. open, Strauss's band being placed °ao
Flour in the' long 11,0
Flour firm and scarce, sales at $6 75e. to $7. less wherethe
King and his party danced. lie
Corn in active demand at 75c. Oats advanced to b
standing of
guests was about 6,000 ; but Doty/Jere
65e., and scarce. Whisky declined to 29c., closing soa great an assemblage of persons, e/11,'
dull and unsettled. Provisions very firm. Bacon one seeme to have "ample room and verge ereaqeee
91c. to 111 c. for bulk meat, and Sic. to laic. for after the first great crush towards the King's ofno
shoulders and sides. Mess pork, $22 75c. had subside i, to move about freely. Refreshnie,",g
OSWEGO, MAY 15. . were, asusual furnished in abundance, buffets be
stf
Flour dull. Sales 406 barrels, at $6 87c. for placed'in '
every part of the building. His Maiec-ee
fancy Ohio ; and $7 25c. for Canadian. Wheat partook of scarcely anything during the vo' e
til
lower, sales 5,000 bushels at $1 70c. to $1 75c. for e • Itafter
evening. was one o'clock when 0
.„
white Michigan' ' . • and Canadian. Canal freights to King left the grand
ball-room, and parsing ''
0 ale
New York, 12c. for wheat, and 15c. for corn. Lake tl 811 des C • •
le a e arratides, his Majesty paused to evi
imports to-cley 11 300 bushels wheat.' Canal ex- amine the beautiful sight presented by the donu
,• 2 . esr
ports 12,660 bushels wheat ; 3,000 ditto corn , • staircase, and asked Baron Haueeman several (1, 0
5,200 ditto barley. tion in explanation. His Majesty also pausos
PHILADELPHIA, MAT 15. the Cour Louis XIV., and passing down bet'iv-
Stocks heavy ; Pennsylvania Fives, 84 ; Long two lines of elegantly-dressed women, and hsylee
Island Railroad, 12 ; Pennsylvania Railroad, 46e ; thanked the prefect and the city of Paris for 'r,
Morris Canal, 154 ; .Reding Railroad, 391. noble hospitality afforded to him; took his dere,
BUFFALO, MAY' 14. ture. The other guests, however, and 'in pto
There is afloat at Buffalo, mostly from the upper
cular the younger portion, did not follow v:e'
'
lakes, 390 000 bushels of wheat, 140 000 bushels of example as readily as that given by his Mai°'eil
, ,
in the ball-room, for several thousands were ''
corn, and 6,000 barrels of flour. dancing gaily half-past at
three in the morning'
NEW ORLEANS, MAY 13. _
Cotton market dull. Sales to-day, 700 bales, at '
13c. to .13ic. for Middling; flour steady ; mixed
corn, 75c. to 80c. ; mess pork,
.$24 ; Rio coffee,
104 c. to 11c. for prime.

MAY 14.
,Cottou easier, but not quotably lower. Sales to-
day, 1,000 bales ; receipts to-day, 1,900 bales.

AUSTRALIA.

PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY EVENING.

The ship La Hogue, Captain Neatby, belonging
to Messrs. Dunbar, of London, 97 days from Sydney,
was off Plymouth this afternoon, and has landed a
small mail. She is laden with'wool, tallow, and
oil, and brings about 4,000 ounces of gold, 70 cabin
passengers, and 30 steerage. La Hogue lett Sydney
Feb. 21, rounded Cape Horn March 28, and crossed
the line May 3 ; spoke, March s,.the brig Alma, 11
days out from Launceston
.; April 16, the ship
South Carolina, belonging to the White Star line ;
April 17, in 16 or 17 deg. south, the Donald
Mackay, for Liverpool, which left Melbourne with
gold Feb. 27, . seven days alter La Hogue left
Sydney. The ships-were in company, off and on,
for a' week. In 7 deg. south spoke the bark Ben-
thick, from Iquique ; May 13, the Epaminondes,
from Newcastle, for New York ; and (no date) the
Americ►n ship Mary Frances, four months out
from Rhodes, with loss of top-gallantmast.

MADAME SIEVERS' CONOERT.—A matinee musicale
will be given by this accomplished lady, at Willis's
Rooms, on Friday next, the 6th of June. On this occa-
sion the musical world will have the opportunity of wit-
nessing the effects of a newly-invented instrument,
called the harmonicorde, invented by M. Debair, an.,
which has been termed by Rossini "the drawing-room
orchestra." The power and sweetness of the instru-
ment, and the admirable performacce on it of Madatue
Sisvers, have elicited the cordial admiration of the Cele-
brated critic Fetis, in an article contributed by him to the
" Revue et Gazette Musicale, de Parisi;" and the great
maestro already mentioned has expressed himself in warm
r,,commendation of Madame Sievers' general claims to
public favour.
ROUTLEDGE'S SHAKESPEARE, IN SHILLING MONTHLY
PARTS.—Now ready, parts 7 and. 8 of Routledge's
Shakespeare, edited by Howard Staunton, and illus-
trated by John Gilbert ; comprising "King John" and
" Midsummer Night's Dream," with 35 illustrations by
John Gilbert. "Every number that is published of this
edition appears to be an improvement on the preceding
one.
Routledge's Shakespeare is the most attractive
and valuable edition which has yet made its appear-
ance, and khould he in the hands of every 'admirer of
the great master."—Daneaster. Gazette. Advertisements
will, in future, be received fir this work ; terms, on
.application. London : George Routledge and Co.,
Farriegdon-street.