The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-04
Map Hamburger

NdIiottd pIlsi mas arrived at IariS, ana made her
rentrfe at the Academic Royale in her best part one
of her own creation, the Giselle.
AT the desire of the King Of Prussia, Meyerbeer
is at Berlin experimenting the rehearsal of his own
opera the " Huguenots." lie has been, received
with flattering distinctions. At no period was the
musical art more highly cultivated, norits professors
more honored and rewarded.
The management OF the Italian Opera at Paris
has been this season unsuccessful in all It's specula
tons; empty benches, small receipts, Gasco for their
Director baflled and defeated by Ronzi, the singer,
whom he had cited before the tribunals, on account
of an alleged simulated illness-phomme de paiNe-
the piantom.director was condemned to pay the
expenses OF the law suit
Sheridan Knowles new play at the IIaymarket is
to be entitled "The Rose of Anagon." Phelps is
engaged TO support principal character.
Charles Kean's benefit is to take place at the Hay
market Theatre on Monday, the 23d instant, on
which occasion Shaksperan revival is promised.
At Dury-lane the benefits furnish the only varie-
ty :" Marine Faliero' is announced, and a new
farce; but no novelties OF mark.
During the five nights Mr.. vandenhofi and his
daughter played at Cheltenham, the receipts did not
average E3.
The Haymarket is enriched by Mrs. Nsbet's
charming and inipulsve gaiety: she has been play
ing the Widow CHEEKY, and redeemng Cheny's
parlor paihos from sickness in "1he Soldiers
Daughter and Constance in So The Love Chase I"
Farren and Mrs. Glover also promised to alter
nate with Mr. and Mrs. c. Kean
Cerito made her first appearance this season at her
Malesty's Theatre Saturday night in the ballet
"LEleve d'Amour," and was received with the
greatest enthusiasm by the audience. Her dancing
seems to have gained much point of precision, while
1t has lost nothing OF that ease and grace which cha
racterlsed her former performances.
France.
Adeplorable catastrophe took place on Sunday
evening week. on the Versailles and Moudon X all
way, by which one hundred and twenty persons
were killed, or have since died of their wounds,
and many manned and wounded
In honor of the Kings fete, the water works in
the gardens OF Versailles were playing on Sunday,
which attracted immense crowds from Paris. The
train to which the dreadful accident occurred left
Versailles for Paris at half past five O'Clock in the
afternoon, and was crowded with passengers
There were," says one account seventeen or
eighteen wagons, with two engines before and one
behind''
The velocity was excessive. When between
Bellevue and Mcndon the axletree of the first ma
chine broke, and stopping, the second an over i,
killing the soker and breaking the first machine in
pieces, split It's lire on the ground. Instantly SIX or
seven wagons were broken in pieces, and the rest,
running the live fire of the broken engines,
burst into flames. 1t is the custom on the Left Bank
Rail Dad for the doors of the wagons to be closed,
without any possibility OF opening them except by
keys in the hands of the conductors. No conduc-
tors were forthcoming, and thus the inmates of
three wagons were burned"
From this account il is clear that but for the GUS
tom OF locking the passengers in the carriages,
awful loss would not have taken place.
The Paris journals, without exception, anticipate
war between England and America, unless that one
the other gives way, and cur private letters men,
ton facts which would appear confirmatory of that
anticipation. These facts are the dehnltive resolve
OF the French Government not to ratfy the treaty
of the 10Th of December, 1872 for the suppression of
the slave trade, and President Tyler's appreciation OF
all that the American Minister in Paris General
Cass) has written on the subject. Our correspondent
nevertheless, writes under belief that no danger Of
war between the two countries exists and IN the
postscript of his letter that the dispatches of
the French Minister at Washington On. Bacourt,)
received by the Great Western, expressed an expec-
tation that the question would be amicably arranged
before the month OF July next. $50 confident is M
Bacout of that result, says correspondent, 'that
ne has applied to his Court for leave of absence"
The Count de Las Cases, who acaQnpanicd Ma
poeon TO ST. Helena, died at Passy on Monday last.
Spain.
Letters from Barcelona of the 18th state that great
apprehensions were entertained that disturbances
would break out on the following day.
The Spanish journals of the I'd appear with black
border, that day being the anniversary of the isr-
recton of Madrid against the French, in 1908 when
a great number of inhabitants headed by Valerde
and Daviz, fell in the cause of their country.
Letters from Barcelona of the 10th state that the
authorities had been extremely active in their en-
beavers to extirpate the Carllst guerillas.
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.-Letters from Athens
of the 18th u state that several violent shocks of
an earthquake were felt in various parts of the Pc
oponesus; the 18th, at Sparta, the shocks lasted
from % To 30 seconds each. The inhabitants ran
terrified out of their houses. On the day, and
in the Of the night, four five other sgher
immense rock fell from Mount Menelos near the
village of Drouchas. An old tower situate in the
town OF Magoules was thrown TO the ground. AT
Mstra the soil trcmbled with more violence than
at Sparta, and portion of the Hellenic College and
several houses were destroyed. The water of the
springs and wells became turbid, and an enormous
rock, having detached itself from the summit of
old Mount Nstra rolled with terrific noise into the
town.
AT Caames the first shock, felt at half past nine
o'clock lasted between 40 and 30 seconds and there
were ten others, from that hour until midnight, at
intervals of three quarters of an hour. Most of the
houses damaged and several in the neyhbor
hood actually gave way. Upwards of 30 dwellings
were thrown down at Areopolis, and Is towers
crumbled at Gylus Many persons were buried
under the ruins of their houses in the province of
Mama. AT Androusa several churches fell in. On
the 18th ult., at about four o'clock A. M, another
shock was felt at Patras, which lasted minute and
a half
The Courier Gree announces that rcd mama had
fallen at Trpolitza and elsewhere, and thatthe Min
lister of the Interior had collected information re-
speeding that phenomenon, which would be submit
ted to the examination of the medical board.
Russia.
The ukase of the Emperor of Russia, which was
promulgated on the ID Of April, has caused degree
OF fermentation in that empire, which il may not be
easy to aay for under the system Of absolute GO
which binds the various classes of tia,
huge country within its iron circle conspiraccs and
violence are the only possible expressions OF dsahec
ton among the mobiles or discomfort among the reo
pie. In itself this ukase does not appear TO ingrot
any very important changes upon the existing law
OF acknowledgements in Russia, for it was already in
the power OF any noble to cmancipate his serla by
species OF contract, subject 10 the approval c inc
Marshal of the province, and OF the crown. The |
new ordnance does not enloin this eniranchl5e- |
ment of serfs-it leaves it optional twas before
but il defines the terms of the contract, and creates
species of copyhod tenure in favor OF the pensnnt,
who receives his freedom on these conditions from |
his lord. The interference of the crown between |
the lord and the scrf is, however, resented with in
tense luminosity by arstocracy which stands
in eerve relation to the crown and all the ex-
Of arbitrary power will be more easily forgiven
10 an Emperor Of Russia than the employment of |
that power for the relief OF the lowest class of his
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