New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-10


-Rossini Insane.
Par. Correspondence OF The Tribune
PAKs. April 10 ls49.
Chronicisr F-6ssart would groan 10 his grave
II he heard that the English were a, Paris. yet
smile ssan ani sleep should he learn that 300 OF
them, al punch offered them by the Project Of
the Seine. smpsied 600 glasses Of the genisl
liquor and 700 bottles OF champagne. And in
deed. the lor Z wsistedness thin soledness and
easy nonchsisnce Of the Boulsvards has been
greatly amazed at this descent Of Cocksigue,
clothed b. the tas,eess. grSceess genius Of Brit
isb tailoring
/ You viii remember that few months since
several esions Of the National Guard Of Paris
made a trip % knglsnd sud were Hospitality
| shown the Lions In the Tower and elsewhere
sdm tied grams to Westminster Abbey, &c and
retained with Infinite satisfactions snd scknowl-
edgments Then followed an invitation 70 the
| F. ng' sh brethren 70 return the visit and asst
week. with free passages upon Railroads and
steamers asd rirsn' rs AHgiais - At the dsPoss,
some half a thousand Of most English EnslIshmen
arrived IN Paris. They have been feted every
where ana every how. Leon Faucher. Minister
/ of the Interior. received the depu,ation At his
Ministry and addressed them IN English. Then
succeeded soir6es at the Hotel des Princes-din-
ners at the Sale Neutrality-suspicious. at the h0-
tel de Nule-loges at the Assembly and ihe Opera
| boxing exhibitions by the celebrated Mr..
| Caunt''-the notices Of which were printed In
English and garnished with sdjectives pleasing to
the English eGr-"manly, vigorous athletic,
g.. &c. The Louvre was tall, and the Luxem-
| l.. -. IL, h,fl.
| teliigibe catalogues went down the Long Gale
rs and through the Freach rooms uarshsed by
valets W ho spoke unintellisib bile English with earn
estness and eloquence
The theaters aud CtGrrGrI at length caught the
injection occasional vsudevllles and csricstures
appea red The 500 English were everywhere
and IN everything The deputaton proposed one
evening to visit the Opera C0mque, aud as a deli
cate and appropriate testimony Of friendly &C
knowledgment each right hand Of the 500 was 70
bear a bouquet destined to be flung at the feet Of
the various sctors-ot the Lorette-ish Ugalde,
above all Bottom playing Oberon CkdrrGr
shrieked with delight and added that as it was
crayely suggested by certain apothecaries OF the
party that the overpow ering fragrance OF 500 bou
luets might seriously affect the voices Of the art
SITS. and rs another less poetic and impetuous soul
held that 500 bouquets upon the stage OF the Opera
Comlque would fairly prevent all acting by i'm
peding the actors motions the project was sban-
doned
The English . perhaps the lat people that
should undertake an expedition Of tins character
For the class that compose It 50 Intensely ma
tional in appearance and manner ms well AS In
feeling-so little capable of the graceful amen-
ties which gd with smiles and silence the
hues OF national difference that they have the air
~ curious bows az Menagerie rather than that OF
gentlemen Ia saloon Beside, the English char
acter i. the least cosmopolltan-the least facie OF
any-and while rs hosts they are aitsble and gem
ernus, as guests they are unfortunately awkw ard.
These bulky excha nges OF national clvllitisswood
| seem rather % Increase tne separation OF sympa
, | thy d., pronOuncing SO strongly the points Of dit
ference The Frenchmau " no Is the least chival-
rc II Europeans, cannot refuse himself n Jest
even it It costs him friend and the solid, at bot
, tom sweet souled Engshman cannot conceal his
contempt Tor the smooth, sliding superhcialltle'
OF his neighbor That the French enjoy a ira
ditiOnal name OF pOllteness, IL the homage which
} the world pays to tho fair flames 81 Bayard aad
, his peers. Yet one thing occurred IN Paris pro
| pos OF this English VISIT that IN bCriy England
would have been booted with contempt. and IN
quiet Germany aud romantic Italy, had been In
credible The English party arrived on Good
Friday. pom that day takes place the Long
CHAMPS the promenade or " corso' OF the Champs
Eysoes All the finest equpages are IN motion,
aud along the walks flows tho almost solid crowd
2 IT oJt-passsngers, and all that Is gayest and
richest in Paris holds high holiday. THIS was al
2 exquisite dav, and the crowd more brilliant and
beautiful thsn any since the Revolution. When
the sport was at the finest two men passed among
, the promcnaders dressed Ia caricaturd OF the
Eaglish. They wore enormous, pointed and pro
truding collars, fairly saving their ears-Yests
and couts whose scant pattern did not allow the
waist % tall below the chest-pantaOons oil
most exaggerated plald-hgure, clinglng aOoui
| the ancles aud shoes Of soes at least an Incl
| chick and utterly tormiess. The cOstume was
completed by flaming cravat whose colnrs had
no relation TO those Of the vest and pants and
which, tied very low with streaming ends. showed
the neck between the dlckey-haPPers, and hats
% set upon the very back OF the head. These indl
siduats were diving and plungiug through the
crowd precisely as the English Cockney does dive
aud plunge upon all public occasions.
q IL was ludcrous and complete ravestIe and
, made Infinite merrIment But IL was neithei
% timely nor polite. Though Tho can avoid sayine
y what he knows, that 1t any character IL contlnen
tally noted and absurd, u Is that "uch was mere
csricatured.
One morning part Of the deputation waited
upon NJ Lamartlne and expressed 20 him, as Eng
. ishmen their hcknO. Judgments add congratuls
! tiOus upon mis- position Ia the Revolution. ne re
| sponded m one Of those musical expressive
ID phrases which are new Ia political speecoes-
p . Justice comes from other ands gentle men AZ
p from uosterity." The Itm,s blamed and bew All
- this movement Of the deputstlon declaring thai
u yvas lnpoiite % France u mingle personal sno
polr:cal considerations with ylsit 50 generous
demanded and received aud UNJUST 70 Eoyland
" % 500, Ak 10 tas name Of Enghsnmen.
Lamarine still maintains himself conspicuous
b. ~ o.iors the public eye. He works indeiatigably
b. Il. has become the Editor Otthe COEHsetl0r " M
Ps0Dt. a political monthly Of INCH the trst ham
Der ust publi shed. II contains a pages OF tue
l. ti.rondin size and appearance-oi winch ne writes
81 ~ The obvious diihculry H. that the Fe0pfe car
hardly pay franc month iOr the political coun'e
of one msn. The pamphlet resembles the proc
sheets oi handsome history 10 ne upon Saioh
c.ute,-tab'es. II should have been hal as large
d lqb ,hed al least weekly, at the least expense
3. and sold for or sous Then, an important To-
d Raence mighty j0stly have been Prophe'ied io'
g. man pefceives the scope Of events more dsi
. cately and magnetically than Lamsrtihe. and &c
I. styleis more simple and intellg1oie. snsii AID
= mat tr France 10 Its present condtionthe sincere
anf lo,y spint OF MS politics, 80 chantaby and la
| sainousy illustrated and expressed-seems more
p hyuefll than the fierce, bitter, partisan ability o
= ne 81 disant Democratic press IL 10 not q