The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-06

stoned that there IL no heart so selfish as
not to join with us In the aspiration that many many
years of that domestic happiness which has been said
to be the only bliss that has survived the fall NAV be
in store for her in this the country of her adopton
and that II to be charmed by the magic
notes of Jenny Lind, shall, by many an act of that
unbounded and expansive charity which has equaled
her vocal fame. be often reminded of her existence as
the no longer apocryphal character" Mrs. Harrisn
Meyerbeer's New Opera OF the Prophete
This opera characterized by that powerful intricate
Instrumentation that sombre loftiness of intention,
which characterize Meyerbeers genius. Harmony
there OF the amplest kind but generally 1t has not
the mellowed grandeur suited to the oratoro whose
style II approaches nearest and of which Mendessohn
was SO complete master To the lyrical operatic
style II Is greatly opposed-having of those
trasts of light and shade and but very indeed Of
those melodies which the ear seizes and the memory
retains Meyerbeer appears here to have forgotten
more than in any of his more recent works, that the
rich and the powerful, and those whose DAYS are
spent in labors Of commerce and of art, do not go
to an opera for fierce excitement, to renew
the fatigue of the day, but for repose of the
mind by change of impression which nothing dramatic
or musical can afford when II is constantly oversraned
and OF ugubrious sameness and the appeal to the
ana the understanding carried on by the sheer ply
ea force OF voices and instruments In the choice OF
John of Leyden'-a choice clearly dictated by Meyer
beer-a greater error has been committed than in the
selection OF " Robert lie Dable,n in which the
sional approach to which all Of good TASTE
not to speak of the religious repudate the stage
yelled by the distance and the mingled supersttions of
the medieval period Whether tailor enthusiast,
an usurper OF power, or regionst-the selection of
I" John of Leydenn for u hero is most extraordinary
thought and his irreverent doings in his stage cha
racter are not likely to please either the Catholic or
the Protestant, or the Dissenter still certainly
would be offensive to the Anabaptist since the
devotee here has reves worthy of julius H., if not
of Borgia. The socialists alone will be perfectly
suited by the lbretto of this opera therefore
not astonshed to see amongst the audience Count
dalton Shec one of their leaders, the first to applaud
the las to cease You will that whilst it cannot
afford desirable inspiration to the composer its hero
and its plot exclude from performance in most
tries. 1t is surely not under the dominion Of the
Austrans or the Pope it is not at Vienna or in Italy
that it will be performed The king of Prussia himself
Meyerbeers royal master and ege lord, will not like
the example of the burning of palaces in religious and
political enthusiasm which this opera affords AS to
England, ofcourse libretto must be written, IT,
as it is said Madame Viardot is to have leave the
that whatever the defects of the work generally there
are some portions worthy of the PALMER days of Mey
nuyenr, but the others offer bright exceptions
amongst which must particularly mention singular
buo trio ofhighy artistic construction betwxt Ober
thai and two Anabapist preachers, supported by the
chorus of Anabaptis in the third act and the stan
sung by the Prophet. with goblet Of wine in his
hand before he pshes his destructive purpose
on the palace, in the fifth act. There is also excel
lent rioin this act bctwixt Fidcs Viardot the Pro-
phet" Rogcr) and Bertha - (Castcan) As regards
mise scene nothing has been spared, pctorialy
otherwise. Duponchel, who was the first to make
casts sing trio horseback spares nothing for
tune and other theatrical effects of appearance No
thing is wanting, not even dancing or skating. The
dancers Plunkett and Pettpas, and the skaters
music of this opera which keeps the voices of the sing
ers perpetuay on the stretch has much strained
those of the vocasts who perform the principal parts
that would be unjust to judge them by the result Of
the first night when some emotion must have added to
their fatigue Castelar, who has secondary and less
burthensomc part written expressly her alone came
out with full effect AS further proof of bad taste in
the French capital, will only add that besides this
same kind enacted the Boulevard; whilst the
martyred Louis XVI. is not respected-Frederic Lc-
matter playing this royal parsonage with every probable
horrible detail. ut the Porte st. Martin.
The Latest Continental News by Mail
Anr
The Bourse to-day has been much agitated by ru-
mors 1t said that Lord Palmerston had protested
against the French expedition to Cvita Veccha that
Mazzini the Dictator of Rome had conded to Kersan-
sic French red republican the defence ofCivita vec
than surrender that the French government had sent
formal protest against the acceptance of the of
the German empire by the king of Prussia, and note
to the Diet Of Frankfort with a 6eHi.
These OILY few of the rumors in circulation to
cause or account for fall of nearly franc in the
price Of the Rentes My own opinion is that the near
er we approach the elections the greater will be the agi
tation in the money market for the red republicans
and Socialists finding their hope of success by legal
means rapidly less founded will resort to violence
and great precautions will be necessary to pre-
vent emeu you may judge Of the desperation OF these
men by the manifesto put forth to-day by their central
committee, and to which the members of the Mountain
have nearly all adhered The committee refuse to ad
NIT any a candidate on the red republican and
socialist interest who does not pledge himself to adyo
cate all their principles and above all proclaim that the
republc-that is the republic they understand it
is above the right of maorties thus repudiatng the
right Of insurrecton by the minority against the ma
jority This is open declaration Of eeue and every
himself to respect of the decisions of the MAORI
ty against red republican and socialist principles,
and to hold himself ready to take the command OF the
troops of anarchy whenever they may think t to at
tack order and property.
declaration of this kind is of nature to alarm the
timid 1t will not terrfy the President Of the republic
or his ministers, will it terrify the men of action
the good side but it will have its effect with the
multitude of peaceful citizens and until the elections
10 IN del COuf from tlc
firm attitude Of its representatives, there will be
great agitation
Our accounts from Florence in the regular
Of the 18th They confirm the telegraphic despatch
published by the French government with or two
exceptions Guerazz for instance, is stated to have
fed whereas the despatch said he in custody and
have account of the dissolution Of the Constituent
Assembly. This body almost the first to proclaim
the authority ofthe Grand Duke. The reaction orgi
mated in quarrel between the rufans called the Log
horn volunteers and some of the people They fred
upon each other and several lives were lost The peo-
pie generally then turned out, and becoming suddenly
loyal cut down and burnt the trees of liberty which
they had planted, and shouted Long live Leopold"
They would have massacred all the Leghorn volunteers
IL the latter had not been saved by the National Guard
and the troops Of the line, whs had joined the people
The volunteers fled from the city their way to Leg
horn but their way several massacrcd by the
peasants whose against the had
no longer any bounds
The letters from Leghorn of the 18th lead to
pect dreadful for the republicans there Of
the most fcrocious character All the respectable in
habitants who had the means were flying for part
W
and threatened to massacre all the royasts One OF
the Paris journals Of day states that the government
has received accounts of the quiet return Of Leghorn
under the sway Of the Grand Duke
The Corn Trade Of Europe.
From the London Mercantile Gazette, April 90
material change has taken place in the tone Of the
grain trade within the last fortnight. The value OF
wheat has risen from Is to As per quarter in most of
the principal markets. and the advance in prices Of
other articles has been proportionably great This
Improvement has not been caused by any decrease In
the supplies or apprehension relative to the future
as respects the crops in the ground but must be
wholly attributed to political events on the conti-
nent Almost Immediately after the receipt Of the
intelligence communicating the fact that hostilities
had been actually commenced between the Danes and
Germans and that the principal Baltic ports and river
Elbe. &c. were about to be blockaded. holders of
corn raised their pretensions purely on the assump-
ton that supplies from the north Of Europe would be
interrupted, and might be wholly stopped. In case,
therefore the difficulties arising out Of the Scheswg-
Hosten question should be arranged and shipments
from the Baltic allowed TO proceed the upward move
ment would unqucstionaby be checked and the proba
bty IT, that under such the late
would again be lost provided nothing should occur in
the interval to occasion uneasness In reference to
next harvest The weather has recently been of a very