The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-05

one appeared to be the winner, then the other
first the odds on Hayes, then on Madden. Hays,
rior science by hitting with his left. Night was
fast coming on, and many were fearful of draw.
| The sponge was finally thrown up in favor of
Hayes, tie lighter combatant, in token of the de-
| feat OF Madden, at the close of the one hundred
and eighty-sixth round, the battle having lasted
six hours and three minutes. G. B. w.
Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS, July 10, 1919.
Prostration of Bxsinsss-Absenes of Foreigners
The Depression in 7heatricals-Close of the
Grand Opera-7he Prosecution of Members of
Assembiv-Ihe Remains of the Mountain Party
The Question of the Republ.c-Ihe Letter of
Leon Fasscher, &C., &c.
A large portion of the industry of Paris is now
fairly driven to despair. The capital is almost in
literal sense deserted by foreigners. The most
extensive banking house here, whose drafts are,
perhaps, the best test of the amount of foreign
visiters, assured me to-day, that the number of
foreigners now present in Paris does not amount
to one-ffth of the number who have habtually fire.
quented this capital at the same epoch in former
years. In several of my previous letters, men,
toned 10 you the forebodings of the theatres
momentary fit Of revival appeared to come upon
them two or three weeks ago, but 1t was only
extinction. The Grand Opera has closed its doors.
To give an adequate idea of the momentous i'm
portance of this event, to strangers at distance is
not easy. You, however, who have been some
what familiar with Paris, will better appreciate it.
This Is the first time since the foundation of the
Opera, now nearly two centuries ago. that its doors
were closed for want Of an audience. Not even in
the most deplorable epochs of the old revelation.
when the Place dc la Revolution flowed with
blood, and Samson and his associates were fairly
worn out with the amount of human butchery exc
cuted by them every day, was the Grand Opera
ever closed. 1t is now, however, literally closed
for want of an audience. Foreigners there are
none, and the drama of the streets offers to the
Parsians an infinitely more absorbing interest than
the fictitious of the opera and the ballet.
1t must go hard with the Parsians, as you well
know when they feel indisposed to go to the spec
tacle. Before this event took place, deputation
of theatrical directors waited on the Minister of
the Interior to inform him that theirestablshme
must close, unless government aid were afforded
them. The application was frultless for the best
of all conceivable reasons, namely that Of an empty
treasury. The Grand Opera, which receives an
enormous annual subvention from the State, after
wards produced to the Minister satisfactory evil
dence that it was performing at a nightly loss of
300 dollars, and showed that its past losses were
such as to render the continuance of its perform
ances utterly ruinsus. Before this the Minister
granted permission to the directors to close the
establishment for two months, on the condition
that all salaries under 400 dollars per annum should
continue TO be paid. THIS condition being accept
ed, the establishment was closed But the diff
Guilty only begins here. The higher classes of
performers, who are made the sacrifice of this ar
rangement have gwen notice that they will bring
actions against the directors for the amount of their
salaries. Their engagements are certain and spe-
cihc. They say that they could not with IMMUNITY
decline going on with their performances, If 1t
suited their convenience so To do, and that by COM
mon reciprocity such obligation must be equally
binding on the management. The tribunals will
take notice of the arrangement between the
Minister OF TIE Interior and The directors, but will
call the latter TO fulfil their contracts with the
performers, and thus the management will, il is
/ said, be even greater losers than by opening its
doors, unless indeed it be admitted that the gross
nightly receipts do not pay for the articles actually
! consumed, such as gas, &c.
This proceeding on the part Of the Grand Opera,
VIII, II Is said, be followed BY similar proceeding
by most OF the other theatres for which the example
or the principal theatre will Justify them and the Mi
mister cannot with the least show of Justice, with
draw the license OF any minor theatre, for closing
Its DOOR, having permitted the chief theatre, aud
that which receives the highest subventon from the
/ State, TO suspend Its performances. IL cannot be
said that this failure of the Grand Opera arises from
| the want vt attractions, either musical or scenic.
Meyeibeer's new opera of tbs "Prophete," is in
its meridian, and the best performers that could be
obtained, were actually engaged, at the moment
when this disastrous state OF things brought about
the closing of the establishment the real cause
Of this state Of the theatres is, chiefly, the political
excitement which diverts the public mind from all
other attractions, aided. at present, by the total alb
sence OF foreigners, the intense heat OF The weather
atf ba hall ff1aap
toned cause has, however, ceased. The cholera
has disappeared, or nearly so. The intense heat Of
the weather has mitigated and the two sole causes
now, for this state of things, absence of for
cieners and political excitement.
The public prosecutor continues his rd-.fds on
the Assembly An application has been made for
leave TO prosecute three more members OF the
/ mountan-Sergeant Commlssaire, MAl Cantag-
rel and kdnig. This will make SO members of
the Mountain hors du combat; this number being
either in prison, or in flight Sergeant Commas
sare is the last of the three non-commssloned of
icers who were returned at the last general cleo
tion. Screams Boichot and Rather ran away,
and are now in Londen. NJ. Commissaire, who
was elected one of the secretaries Of the Assem-
bly,, l. probably by this time, on his route to Eng
land, which has become sort of penal colony f,r
France. NJ. Cantagrel demanded OF the commit
tee, TO whom the application of the Procureur &C.
neral was reierred, TO be heard by them before
mere ruse. When the committee sat 10 hear NJ.
Csntsgrel, he had, probably, also thrown himself
upon the hospitality of London.
The remains Of the mountain IN the Assembly
! are, however, determined 10 die hard There is
irck to which they will not resort to PROSTATE
ihelr opponents You will recollect that no ques-
ton can be decided unless more than one-hau the
total number Of members composing the Assembly
vote upon it. Now, the mountain can generally,
by refusing 10 vote and calculating on the number
OF members who at any gwen moment will be abb
sent from the sitting, render the decision invalid
the necessary number not voting BY this adroit
device the mountain obtains the virtual support as
! IL were, of the absent votes. Thus they actually
enlist on theH own side no inconsiderable number
| "a their onponents This device was practiscd on
Tuesday, on the question Of the prosecution Of
these three members The montsgnards refused
to vote, and those who did vote we're MOI IN sn-
| cient number to render the decision Ns'uu' ,jpe
consequence was, that the question was 0Sinss
ed 10 be adjourned TO the neat day, although
the Assembly had previously decided against any