The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-23

valley of several miles extent. | never saw such
contrast OF color beautifully Blended and 1t one
were suddenly transported there by magic on
summers evening, one would imagine oneself In
me genlai cline of the South, instead OF being IN
Northern Ireland. When arrived at the rendez-
vous, the company had already assembled There
seemed 10 be general dread OF sea-sickness
Inc gentlemen read the papers, and the ladies re-
NAMED outside resting themselves This cottage
was not such musty roomess country house as
there Is generally in Ireland. table was laid the
whole length Of the room from one end 10 the
other; the floor was plaster and sone and the cell
ing, beams and laths. The table was laid with cold
vlands and in corner there was another table, on
which coats shaws, hats, umbrellas, and parasols
were placed. The company consisted OF O'Con-
nelPs whole family, sons, daughters, brothers-n-
law, and grandchildren; Thomas Steele; Mr.. and
Fitzpatrick proposed a walk before dining, and |
voted for the proposition. 1t was also adopted oy a
minority OF those present; and they immediately
set forth, to my regret My sense OF duty did not
permit me TO remain, although e majority was
more Interesting to me than the minority; but at
dnner-tme We all assembled together again.
think In this world there is nothing unfortunate as
to have bad stomach All Of the guests, and indeed
the Irish IN general have no reason to complain IN
this respect. All O'Connel's friends and kinsmen
attached the bottle with great assldulty, but ! was
obliged to act teetotaer After dinner, Tom Steele
stood up and made, with comic pahes, speech
which filled me with some anxiety He said nell
Their more nor less than that we were under great
deftsion, that we might think we were IN cottage
on the mainland, but that IN reality and truth, we
were that blessed moment IN the island Of Oakley.
Every enc laughed, but | was In some perpexlty TO
know what the worthy Tom meant, TIL neighbor
explained the riddle to me. Before the Revolution
OF 9S, Oakley island was renowned for It's king.
Once every year all Dublin issued forth to the island
TO choose king thereof. The monarch was
OF the same kind as the Jolly king OF lvetot IN
France. The deepest drinkers were the prlmest
heroes, and first dIgnltaries Unhappy Ireland -
There came time when even tins innocent
joke became terror to the rulers Of Ireland, aud
source of persecution for her sons, 1t was a
national tee, and It was quite enough, IN order to
make 1t Joyous tor the patriot, that 1t should be
suspco to the oppressoI; the Irish who on Dali
key shore cried Long live the King Of Dalkey,'
Filled the castle with alarm the celebration was
reasonable, and therefore was highly priced. Tom
Steees speech had no other object than to resuscl-
tate this anniversary and for this he Inform
ed us that our terra trina cottage was positively on
Oakley Island. All agreed with him, and while
the circumstances were explained to me, the cleo
ton took llace 1t fell upon Mr.. Fitzpatrick, who,
on the spot, and without much ceremony, was I'M
medlately proclaimed king. All his subjects drank
to his health, IN answer whereto he spoke long
and beautiful address, Just as if he had been born
king of Prussia or France. 1t was easy to that
kingshp was not so awful burthen, though the
bearer strove to make it appear of certain weight
manage affairs of state, and he named Dan O'Con-
nell to the posi-; we drank APPRECIATION, and good
luck to the choice. O'Connel rose and returned
shert speech OF thanks, and straight elevated Tom
eddy most learned in the law. Tom Steele then
returned thanks in another speech, and declared
his intention of administering law and equity as
badly he possibly could, as the duty OF
legitimate lord chancellor
Then OConnell appointed court fool, lord
of the bedchamber, naming for the latter place
young man who spent eighteen hours out OF the
twenty-fou in bed, and devoted the remaining Elk
to his pipe. | had the honor Of being appointed
home secretary, by right OF my being foreigner,
and declared, in gratitude, my fitness for the
place, being in eight days about to quit the shores
of Ireland. The war minister lady who GER
tanly had whole park Of artillery in her eyes, and
another dame was appointed commander-ln chief
of the army. The widest young devil amongst
O'COnneli's grandchildren was named master OF
the ceremonies, and the most taclturn and quiet
young man in the company, who had not word to
say, appointed speaker of the House OF Com
mons; but still water runs deep, and the new spta-
ker made most appropriate speech, beng IN me
reigned the most beautiful and indescrbable fun
and jolty, that 1t is possible to conceive man and
wife, old and young, grandfather and grandchlld,
to conceive that the English, who amuse them:
selves, Frossart says, mOlt fristemcnt, could
not comprehend this or render 1t compatible with
the seriousness of liSe For an EngIishman to
have O'Connel at such moment, would
have begotten in him the conclusion that there
earnestness in the patriot A Frenchman
might understand his gaiety,, or even German,
but an Engllshman could only understand II In "a
comedian and such is the character which the
English bestow upon O'Conn-ll. He has shown
himself thus once or twice IN London, and thus has
sufiiced to obtain for him such false and hypo-
critical character there. There could not be
lovclier nor more sunshiny day than this tete on
Oakley cliffs the little cabin, with the old Irish
Thor in hisJoviality, was sufficiently poetic, and
pair of black ewes, OF which shall say no more,
rendered it more poetic still. The ladies at length
retired, the gentlemen clustered together, and
solid political conversation began to flow, OF which
have only two recollections. One was pane
gyrc by O'Conne on Father Mathew, as the best
orator he knew, tull of simplicity, brevly, discre-
ton, poetic language, striking metaphor, without
repetition, alike impressive on young and old
could not but ask O'Connell why, when he spoke
OF European sympathies for Ireland, he mentioned
Spain and France, but never Germany he answer
ed that Germany lay far of, and since 1882 had
shown no symptoms of liberal ideas. fatier my
self that lundeceved him in that spect.-Ire aud,
byJ. Venedy, German
Music and the Drama.
The events ia the musical and theatrical world
since our last have been OF an interesting charac-
ter. The Italian Open, at her Malesty's Theatre,
opened on the 9th ult with Donizetti's Adeha,
which failed in the beginning OF 1913. On this oc
cason it was substitution for Herold's Tampa,
the performance OF which postponed In conse
qucnce of the illness OF Fornasarl IN Paris. In
Adelia, new tenor, named Corell, appeared with
fair promise of success. In the following week
the manageme made sad mistake by producing
Tampa, with Sgnor Fece instead of Fornasarl
the consequence of which was that the opera was
a complete failure. The first great triumph of the
season achieved last week by Mad.moisee
Favanti, an English vocalist, whose real name is
Miss Edwards, who made her debut in La Gene
rentoa. She was exceedingly successful "Ne-
ver" say the critics, "was any thing beautiful
since the days OF Malibran, heard within the walls
OF the opera house" This extraordinary singer
unes three complete and perfect voices, compre-
hending the contraito, nezeo sop ano, and soprano
without weak note IN the whole of this astcnlsh-
ing compass. She is said TO resemble Catalinl in
beauty as well as voice. Her subsequent perform
ances have confirmed the impressions at first
created. Fornasar is laboring under severe illness,
sent for. new ballet graced the opening of the
Opera House, called La Esmerada, a clever adsp-
tatIon of few points in Victor Hugo's Notre Dame
de Paris most available for pauton imic representa-
ton. Carlotta Grlsl personates Esmeralda. The
music, by SIgnor Pugn, is described as very suPe-
rlor to the ordinary strains of the ballet. Cerlo
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