The New York herald., 1845-12-08

foot IA tl- garden where she IS sometimes seen so
early ny eight o'clock The Emperor. VINO rises siu
eaT'lsr; art-ds his wife m the garden, wnefe the
august mar deyote themselves Tor several hours 10
the.cutiya-inn of the flower beds, with which the
parden attached 10 their villa Is richly furnished
There are Ia fall bloom there al thls moment, all the
SPINNER flowers The assldntty o1 the Emperor
se"..ls IA ,ytfe and the aItenIlons he layshes
I-91 lfrr excite re most; qia'ified Ss;onIshment
ninlnQ lh- Siclans unaccustomed 10 meet this
conEal a9Schon manifested among the higher class
y. III their own people Last Sunday atulos the
whole porhiaTIan ot Palermo visited the Olivrezya
The crow which surrounded The palace inhabited
ty Tie Empress, was immense, but preserved the
srrcfest order and quiet The Emperor, Empress,
,he rrAad duche 0ige aud Prince Albert OF Prus-
Yia appeared on ne balcony and were =auted by the
popllice uncovered The King of Naples shows
towards his guests the most unwearled attentions.
Lately wnen going TO take drive, al the moment
otentcring the carriage, the Emperor wanted 10 give
precedence 10 the king. mutual pause ensued,
each waiting for the other 10 take the lrst place
The king settled the point, BY jumping on the coach
box The old Spanish courtlers OF his majesty
were scandalizsd al thS departure from long esta
bished etiquette, by the rules OF which none butths
sovereign take the first place.
This triHng brings US back TO the palHiy days Of
Louis Quatorae, whose daily domestic habitudes
Were regarded as spectacle Five hundred people
assembled 10 see hun shave ard put on his breeches
ot i morning. He then kneeled down al the aide
oi his bed aud said hls prayer while the whole
-emby waited the end IN solemn silence, the ecce-
ssstics Ga their knee., and the lsymen with their
has before their faces, He walked about his gar
d-ns with train OF Two hundred courters at HI s
haels; an Versailles came 10 SEE hun dine ana sup
lie was put % bed at night In the midst of crowd
as great as that which had met To him In the
morning. lie took his very emetics in state and
vlmtl majesticaly the presence Of all the gran
Tcs et pCtaes gHheeS -
The November togs and rains have produced
m5re ia IN their -ua devastation in the world ofhar
mOny. Tne vocallsts have been almost reduced 10
Tywlta hau kann ttFnaz
obliged TO close its doors by its utter inability 10 find
IN lis enre troupe forces eRough out OF the hospital
10 support performance. Gul.a Grls wss lately
laid IN, and The whole weight OF The Sale Vento-
1our le on the delicate shoulders OF Madam Persl-
ami Nor IS there any present prospect CT relief -
The tenor, that most frail organ, OF Duprez, has
given way b'ture the maignlty OF the atmospheric
enemy and he has retreated TO the genial skies
III ay, 10 ssek the restoration OF his vocal powers
Thus the AcGdeme has lost It's two great pillars of
opera, the Soprano MADAME Morus) having pre-
viously Withdrawn, and that establishment Is thrown
entirely on the ballet, Ia which, 10 all appearance, 1t
Will rest Tor several months 10 come The strength
OF Carloue Grls and Adele Dimatre. You know
iha, Tagllonl has made her final adieur on that
stage, Fanny Essler has been IN default 10 large
amount, by the breach OF her engagement during her
Vtst! 70 America, and cannot return TO France, and
Lucille Grain, the only remaining artistic OF tnat
grade, is engaged IN Germany.
Inc best musical entertainment now offered
Paris is that OF the comic opera, where the npme-
tous works of Arber, Adam, Harold, Boieldeu et
hoe genus omae, rre lsvishy produced and supported
bs most respectable company, and an excellent or
che-tTA
The English Opera house, opened by Bum, at
Drury Lane theatre, has experienced some rough
handling on the part, OF The public, who after
being Induced 10 tolerate the dull trash pro-
duced under the title of the 1eubie BRIDE,
being called upon TO endure most wretched YER
slon o that contemplate spectacle OF the Porte ST.
Marun, :. La 6lchs az B0is" exclaimed with Ci-
cero. Quo CUE tandem Catalina, a5ntere pat,sn-
ia nosrGl'' and consigned the piece 10 unqua-
ulied, merclless, and unanimous damnation. Never
was sentence more Justly merted. The French
piece bad enough; but the little attempts al To-
cathumor displayed IN illusions to certain Partisan
cockueylsms, were entirely lost or omitted in the
English version, and nothing substituted in their
place.
the uls theatre in Oxford street Miss Ellen Faw-
4li, supported by Anderson, is getting along" al
mlJdHng with legitimate comedy, and 'plays"
i The Haymarket, and Mrs Warner and Mr. Phelps,
both respectable artists, doing the legitimate,
also. AT S4dieI's Wells Jullien's promenade con-
crTts viii occupy Covent Garden unul Christmas,
aiCr which is reported 10 be taken for the legltl-
mate drama by a gentleman named Splcer, man
81 large fortune, who has distinguished himself az
an amateur dramatic author. This gentleman is
tae author Of play called Honesty" and is, no
doubt, mqelled to the bold measure Of incurring
the resp0ns lbty OF one ot the great patent metro
politan theatres, by the desire OF being thereby en-
aoled At will (i not al discretlonl TO bring out his
own pieces Miss Cushmau is the only performer
Jtt reported 10 De engaged Dy this entTeprefeW.
Frederick Lemaltre, the original Robert Macalre,
is the attraction the Porte ST. Martin, where
the . Bche Bots, after its TWO hundred success
slve nights, conunues 10 be produced an abridged
form on the of nlghts, and after piece.
II Is IN immediate contemplation to erect new
theatre on magnificent scale IN Paris. for the Aca-
demle Royae (tne grand opera) i will be the
finest thing Of the kind IN the world.
ia my former letters, | mentioned TO you the
hopes entertained by hs musical world, OF revival
of the Italian opera by The production Of The works
u Verdi The opera Q. " Nabucodonosor," by
That maestro, was accordingly produced and re-
psated tor few nights, being received codly at
hrsi, but with much appreciation on Its last per-
tormances 1t suspended by the demon OF IN
Auenza, which lald his icy fangs upon two or three
at the principal performers In II, Tne opera, how
ever, has not been reproduced, notwithstanding
the convalescence OF the artists II is said that the
management has been discouraged by the coolness
o the public, and IL IS doubtful now whether this
composer VIII be again brought forward. II is Gu
nous 10 observe the conflicting decisions of differ
eat pu5lics. A in Paris, so In London these pro-
daetons received but cold welcome; while on the
other side Of the Alps, they have displaced Rossini,
Bel ltnl, and DoniZetti, and have absolutely en-
crossed the theatres Of Milan, Naples, Venice
Bologna, Rome, Florence, and Genoa No other
music VIII now be listened 10 by the Italians
Bales new opera, composed for the Academic is
in state Of forward rehearsal and will probably be
brought out before Christmas. This composer is
well suited 10 the French taste He sends his audi
cnce away wlth the memories filled with his strains
t.iH huhtitHS dHu NuibLIHk
operas are not month the stage, before the airs
are n all the barrel organs In the town. THIS may
or may not be test OF mus cal excellence but il IS
IN lndsputable criterion OF popularity.
Inc opera OF David" In preparation al the
same mouse, will not be produced until spring.
General Tom Thumb has returned TO Paris, after
provincial tour, OF which we have not heard mvch
here, and now exhibiting, as is stated, before his
final departure tor New York.
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