The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-18

to upwards 81 three thousand peSons, and It was
observed that q greater number Of The SHe OF
PsiIslsn society was seen there than was ever
vAuuon Of 1850 AL this. however. has failed to
pf(duee the dtsIred effect. Commerce still Ian
geshes-the funds are depress ed- money isscarce
-tofeigpers remain absent.
The thsat and places OF public amusement,
indicate more than anything else, the deplora-
bic state to which Paris 10 reduced. The Italian
Opera was compelled 10 close IN the early part OF
Dscember, by an utter failure Ut means. IL re.
manned closed until last week, when the avttsfes
r-opened IL on their own account under the
mansgement a RcnconI II has now been opened
ior abb Ut four nights. The first night there was
tcisrsble house In point OF numbers, but large
sioIs On the other nights the house was almost
emray, and tears are nov entertained that IL can
notsiruesle on through the season, but must close
smost immedia,ely.
traction OF excellent bsllsts, IN which Mad'lle
Csilio, and L. -. Leon dance, IL 10 with difficulty
thai aociences are made up BY numerous tree ad-
missions.
The Theatre Frarcsis. except ON the nights oi
Rschel's performance, is almost always empty.
The thea ON the Bou.evards are the only
places OF public amusement t,Ierabiy attended |;
and even these struggle 90 with difficulty.
The Opera Comique 10 The fh~atre In Paris which
has tsiisr leasL IL has been fortunate in the
prodaencp lately Of oae or two new operas, watch
sustain The audiences.
A seriss Of most brilliant balls has. - have
already mentioned, been commenced at the Hotel
de Vile. That OF which have spoken, which was
given on Monday week. was the most splendid
ffts 81 this hind which has been witnessed since
The days Of Charles y. Besldes The well known
ball room Of the municipal palace, another tempo
rsry room OF still kr-aler magnitude was opened
on the occasion, and handsome IN decorated. The
toileiies were reported by those Who conversant
IN thete matters 10 have been une xcepsonsbl~, and
IA sx.Yk q l..
been our toitune 10 see brought together in one
piece. The dancing was keps up unul three or
-FOUR IN the evening. The usla Of carriages was 90
ezcessve that some OF the parties who arrived late
and were at the end Of the queue did not get m al
oil, their carriages not arriving a. the door tl AZ
WIS too late.
Brilliant receptions are also gwen at the minis
trss 90 the evenings OF Taesdsys aud wednes-
days. The President Of the republic gives recep-
uons on Mondays and Thursdays; but as vet these
reunions have not been adorned BY the female part
Of the fsthiopsble world, and until tney are, much
cannot be expected from these entertainments.
Of the reception given by the minissers. the FIRST
was that Of the munster 81 public instruction.
dinner was gwen 10 the President Of the republic,
to which were invited representatives, professors,
on,ns,s's Professors, %e &c, .sr d,nss5 The
which IL unequslled any Of the hotels oi the mt
nisiry. A crowd Of visiters had already arrived
and continued to augment during upwards Of tour
sSsds public Ss sa.. e ss
tiers became sort Of neutral ground, where the
blanc elbowed the bsS and the rcxgs pro-
ierred his hand to both. We particularly dis
Cousin, st. Marc Girardin, Lubis. Merruau, lau.
rente, d'ArlincouTt, Berger, Laroch~jaquein, the
Prince de Craon, the Archbishop OF Pans, &c.--
The President, 10 whom most OF the vIsiters were
introduced, found some gracious and graceful OBJ.
servation Tor each.
ON the following Friday, the Min,ster Of the
Marine continued THIS series OF sorta. All the
old acmirals, and all the young officers, who have
by the gallant host to the President OF the repub
lie. On recognizing the captain who had tak en-
him TO America, the Prince approached him, took
HIM cordially BY the hand, and thanked him fol
the attt ntions be had shown him.
The next In turn came the Minister OF Foreign
Affair, where The President found hlmseif sur.
rounded by all the ambassadors, amongst wlom
shone conspicuous, by his Oriental costume, the
The last reception have to notice was that Of
the Minister Of the Interior. In the evening, The
oio~s Of Madame Leon Faucher were flied 10
overlooking with the Elite Of the be auiy and fash
ion OF Pans. The unremltting attentions OF Ma
dame Leon Faucher. and those OF the minister, TO
their quests, were the subject Of universal euogy
The Assembly on Monday, came TO a resolu.
ton to send the parties accused Of the attempt on
the Assembly Of the 10Th May last, that is to say
Barbes, Blanqul, Raspail, Albert and others, who
are confined at Vincennes, before the High Court
OF Justice, to be established under the terms OF ths
constitution, and TO meet at Bourges. The trial
will come within forty days alter the conslitu.
ton of the court.
Our stutgard Correspondence.
STuisARp, Jan. u, 1919.
Tho Publication of the "Gr~nd,sehfe" Dincaltrss
-Contsst bsftreen Prussta AID Assf''a for the
German Crocw-Locoi Ne,cs, r..
One great moiety OF the abors of the National
Parliament has, at last, been comprehensive ''biIl
oinghts," as the Americans would call il, or the
"Grundreehte,' % has been published, and, accord.
ing to the resolution OF that parliament, il is to
take effect from and after the seventeenth day from
the time of publication. Wurteniburg, this glorious
little State OF the south; though n took the
least active pat 10 the revolution last spring. has
been the first TO adopt, and to carry into et-
iect it's provisions. in the Goth session Of the
Chamber OF Deputies, on the 18th instant, the Pre-.
sideht opened the proceedings by Proclaiming this
important news. lie said that he co,ld not open
the session, as presiding officer OF the people 3
representatives Of Wurumburg, without well
coming the solemn, important day on which the
fundamental rights, agreed upon and proclaimed
by the representatives Of the German nation, were
ack nowltdged to have taken effect, and TO
be the suprt me law OF the land in Wur-
ttmbuIg. Enthusiastic applause followed these
words, trem all sides, except nom the deputies be-
longing to the privileged elasses-the nobility and
the clergy. Hornsein, in the name oil his cole agues,
arose aud declared that he could not JOIN in the
general ordinations of Joy. He 10 afraid that the
whole business has led 10 nothing and will lead
to nothing What, though Wurtembure, though
the majority Of the litllc States, such as ssxony,
LObensieID, Llchtensteis, Siegmaineers, &c, sub
mt 10 this fundamental law: can II bring us any
relief, 80 long as Hanover, Prussia, Austria, Ba-
varia, and allthose States which have the greatest
share II iDflut in the national councils, refuse
TO acknowledge III These words, though from the
lips Of an out and out aristocrat, contain much
Truth; for 1t is lamentable fact, that neither OF
the greater States have consented to publish the
"Giundrechle," or have, at best, done so under
perfectly ineffective. The 9th section, declaring
all privileges, titles and orders abolished, has
created eve n here in Wurtemburg, such luminosity
among the higher classes, that II is, indeed, very
doubtful whether this paragraph can ever be fully
executed, so long us the present state Of ihlngs
COntlbu 10 txist. WI