The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-26

thousands per annum.
GRAND BALL IN FAVOR OF THE FRENCH REpuB-
Lie, AT THK PARK THRATRK.-Last evening, a
grand ball for dan cling and polking-not for firing
bullets and making barricades-was given at the
Park, in celebration of the French revolution,
and in view of the extraordinary efforts of the
patriots of that republic to organise a constitu.
ton and government which may last till the day
Of judgment There was a magnificent display
of beauty, elegance, philosophy, politics, rich
dresses, splendid decorations, and fine dancing
A full account of the whole is given in another
portion of our columns.
| This ball and celebration presented some Gu
rious scenes, no less interesting and important
than the conjunction of an ex-President of the
United States and consul general Of the French
republic-the one having been unfortunately left
out in the last revolution in the United States,
and the other hoping still to be retained In Of
! fee, in spite of the revolution at Paris. We
are no great admirers of political movements,
considering them generally as coarse, vulgar
and common.p place. But such political move
ments as assume beautiful complexion, orna-
mented with bright eyes and smiling counte-
nances-such as were shown last evening-have
something attractive, which even an angel or
arch.angel might contemplate from heaven
We believe now, that the chances are con-
siderably increased, both for the restoration
of ex-President Van Buren, to the Presi-
dency of the United States, and for
the continuation of Chevalier De la Forest
in the French consulate, under the new
republic. including even all the stars and
ribbons which the royal governments may have
given him during the last thirty years. We wish
it may be so, for we feel good .natured, benevo-
lent, and kind to all political unfortunates in
these benign mornings and evenings of the
sweetest season of the year
We advise our lady readers to peruse the des-
cription of the ball. The politicians may skip
over it, and treat themselves, instead thereof to
the excellent speech of John Van Burep, who,
one of these days, is going to be a greater and
brighter man than his father ever was or could
be.
FATHER MATHEW COMING OvRR.-Father Ma.
thew, the great temperance advocate of Ireland
will come over here in September next. let
ter has been received from him by a distinguish.
ed gentleman in this city, by the last steamer al
Boston, which states his intention of coming in
J the month we have named. He will not go to
Rome, nor has his visit to Rome Influenced his
delay. severe influenza has been the cause OF
the difficulty. He wishes before he dies and
goes to heaven, to complete the regeneration Of
ten millions of people, on whom he will have
conferred the temperance pledge. He has reach
ed about six millions and a half in Europe, and
will try for the remainder of the ten millions in
this country, and then take glass of Croton
water and die conteptedly. If we can procure
his letter, we shall publish it tomorrow or the
next day, or the next day, or the day after all
these, or at least before the Presidential cleo.
ton, and perchance before Mr.. Folks second
Inauguration.
The OCEAN MAILS Our merchants had an
opportunity of sending replies to their letters re-
ceived by the Acadia at Boston, by the Wash
ington, which left this port yesterday for South
ampton and Bremen. They could not have done
so, if Mr.. Pomeroy, OF the Boston post office, had
not run an express to this city with the Acadia's
mails. The public are, therefore, under obliga-
tons to Mr.. Pomeroy, as much as the press is
We received copy of the latest Liverpool pa
per from Mr.. Pomeroy, much earlier than We
received it in any other way.
LOCAL NKws.-In consequence of the great
importance OF the foreign news, which has be-
come so exciting recently, we have not been
able to give our usual miscellany of local intel
ligence. To-day, however, we devote our paper
to this kind of news, and tomorrow we shall
publish another assortment of European intelli-
gence. We shall endeavor, at all times, to let
nothing of interest, either foreign or domestic,
occur without the knowledge of our readers.
| Marine AMalrH.
srEAMER MAsDALErA.-The melancholy accident
which occurred to this steamer, ON the Msgdslsna
few weeks snoe has been attributed various causes