The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-17

RoME Feb. 81, ls47
Theafricais-Houni Tesurius-.7n Eruphon--Tiew by
Eight--7ne Carniroi in Rome, &C. &C.
now address you from the imperial city, far
famed and renowned in history and the last that
left to me Of Christian Europe might now like Alex
ander, weep for more worlds to conquer. Through all
climates and different ATTITUDES have traversed from
the and ices Of the Russias to the sunny and
burning climate of the two sicly's Like the Grand
Emperor too have my Moscow, but without its
defeats
The last time had the pleasure OF addressing you,
was from the city OF the musc-loving Milancse-the
Paris OF Itay-wherc saw the great Risey achieve
satisfactory results at the Grand ALA Scala
left for Turin where theatricals were on shocking
DECLINE 1t being close to the carnival season and to
make preparations for which, they usually close fort
night before besides this, the artists had been
seen and heard for months past and the operas
peated so OFTEN as scarcely TO be recognized Business
dragged dull and heavy-the manager losing money
nightly and those persons who did resort there came
70 talk over Affairs and horse real estate cond be
barganed for purchased in the arsrrs Of the ROYAL
Theatre with as much facility as at the Exchange IL
needed something new they bad-not yet witnessed
Lumley. manager of the Italian Opera. London was
here short time since engaging as,ss for hi. Italian
Opera for the spring campaign He has host Of talent
Jenny Lind, whose sweet singing in the German Ian
guage has entranced all middle Europe stands first on
the list but Bum. Of The Drury Lane will dispute her
singing elsewhere than at his theatre under contract
executed years ago but it will probably end like
all such scrnpes In compensation Lumley has also
gagged Madame Frizzolina, the first prima donna in
Italy, who some five years ag6-appeared in ondon but
made failure there She will attempt IL again.
She is at the San Carlo. Sig Fracbini. whom the
English papers the best tenor I'm Italy but
differ very much there especially the Italians Sig
rope. besides many others Among his list OF dancers
Taglioni. and several who have every APP
penred there Among his ones ia Caroline Rosati
who Is dancing now mt the Scala, and who Is fast ap
preaching the first rank Of dancers.
Had been visiting Italy for other purpose than
Sights ing and curiosity could have arrived ut
Naples at propous time; for shortly after my
arrival, we had an eruption OF Mount Vesuyus Myself
and family. accompanied by Mr.. sgourney Of Boston
and Mr. Whitney, OF New Jersey mounted to the top In
the afternoon and returned ut night by orchlgbt IN
stones throw Of the principal cone during eruption
with the red hot flaming lava running like melted iron
at our feet IL grand and awfuly sublime sight From
the main mouth. at short intervals Of time forth
the eruptions. Volumes of smoke and ashes stones
large and small thrown hundreds Of Yards in the
arr and falling down the sides Of the mountain continue
70 roll with loud rafting noise to its very base Each
Eruption II accompanied by noise resembling that pro-
uucco ~ high pressure engine. The red hot lava
ogeo iorth from the sides Of Vesuvu In four different
places aud ran down the mountain side like the iron
from furnace until II reached the base when IL became
cold ana resembcd the Of iron after the metal had
peen extracted In the afternoon we partook of lunch
with the beefsteak and eggs cooked npon the hot lava
Ana Mt night returned home by torcheht pleased and
sspnished at what We had seem for 1t was grand mag
Here, in the Eternal pity the success of Risley has
been unbounded during the carnival The Romans can