The New York herald., 1850-12-09
THREATENED REVOLUTION IN The
ttA CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
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Our French Correspondence.

THR GOSSIP OF PARIS
PARIS, November 2lst, 1850.
The Weathsr--Ls1is Napoleon -Paiati ings-Sta-
tuary- Washington California Gold-FaA Of
aFsnale Acrobat--1heat tcai-Fsmale american
Gambier-Mr. Green, the Banker, &c
The Indian Summer of France has been over for
four days. and, at the present hour, seated by the
FIRE, hear against the glasses of my windows
snow, hail, and rain, making very disagreeable
noise Beside all these disagreements, Paris is en-
veloped in the darkest fog ever seen and assure
you that the great city, is far from being charm
ing place, particularly for one who is fond of pro-
menading The boulevards are as muddy as the
bottom of the Jersey swamps, when it is low water
and their mud is greasy as lard oil.
Alas we are condemned for six months to the
chilly frlmatS of our northern France, and for one
whose fortune is not large enough 10 keep horses
and a carriage the pavement of Paris is far from
being agreeable.
On Monday last sort Of equnoxial gale ragged
over the city and was the cause of much damage
the roofs of the houses aud public buildings.
The gardens of the TuiIleries and Champs Elysees
were also devastated by the storm, and could one
have obtained permission to pick up all the wood
which had fallen to the ground, he would have
made ample provision of fuel for the winter
On Sunday last, the last day of our etc de Ia 81.
Aartin the sun dis played his brilliant rays.
The public thoroughfares were thronged by
dense population, and any one who obser Jed the
animation of The people would have been satisfied
of its quetness The sellers of visets were all
along the b0ulevards and the Champs Elysees, and
every passenger was buying bunch to ornament
his button hole. II one could believe in omens, he
would have taken this for very significant one !;
for you may remember that violets the flo wers
adopted signals, in 1885, by all the partisans of
Napoleon -, =,
the effect produced on the masses by the message
of the lIth instant, left the Elysees, on horse
back, in company OF M. de ,Touiougeon, his
aid de camp. As new Haroun AL Ra-
shid, he mixed with the crowds of visors,
without escort, and, though he was not followed
by The shouts Of Vtve Louis Napoleon as al Sato-
ny and ST. Maur, he was received, everywhere, by
the utmost friendship and marks OF respect. The
people seemed 10 desire TO make him understand
that his words Of peace and faith were universally
appreciated. The President has been very often,
this week to the Theatres. saw him at the Grand
Opera and at the Italian, where he has a box on
the left side of the proscenium.
The exhibition of pictures for 1850 will take
place in about a fortnight. The 18th OF this
month is the last day designated for the admission
Of the paintings, and il 10 said that than 800
paintings and statues have already been received
at the Palais National. The provisional building
erected for that purpose in the yard of the Palace,
Is well designed for its object; and with the spen-
will be sufficient 10 receive the 1000 objects OF art
which will be exposed this year. The architect Of
this Salon de 1850 is M de Chabro and his deus is
well understood either as TO the point de rue of the
exhibition OF the elt gance of the bull ling Macy
portraits will be exposed this year. But, there will
be also many splendid paintings, among which, it
is said M. Couture will send his DeDlrf dss UOi)u
faves There is much spoken of, IN the artsticdl
world, fthe immense statue, in bronze, OF Rognet,a
young sculptor who recently died at Rome, which
is said 10 be a ehsfd'duUre.
n proyos of sculpture, understand that a monu-
mental statue of Washington on horseback is on
the eve of being made in Paris by the celebrated
sculptor, Schleunger. The well known English
horse hfoise (Moses) has been brought to the con.
tnent expire ssly for that purpose. More anon on
this subject. will soon be able to give you the
names Of the persons who are at the head OF the
committee.
A million of francs Of California gold have been
sent TO the mint of Paris, where It will be struck in
10 franc pieces. This amount OF metal was re.
ceved from San Francisco by two merchants, who
have business with that country,
very curious report has been made by the
American packet La Seine, relative TO whirlwnd,
the effect OF which to snap oil all Of her masts
IL occurred on the :Dth October last, when the ship
was between the forty fifth degree OF latitude and
the forty. third Of longitude. The sea was calm as
alske, whilst the wind was raging at two huntred
feet above.
The acrobat, Nine Damakn of whom | spoke
TO you, in one Of my letters as having fallen, at
Amiens, into the Seine river, where, last summer,
she was crossing the water upon rope. met, four
days ego, with another sad accident, at Naugerard
She fell aRain-the rope upon which she was
dsncing having suddenly broken uader her weight
Having fallen upon the ground, she broke her night
LEG and her left arm.
The theatrical news is not OF much importance,
this week but cannot pass, in silence, the remark
able performance OF Norma" which took place,
on Tuesday last, at the Italian Opera. Mr. Lum
ly the able manager Of that theatre, had spared no
trouble to have brilliant performance. Lablache,
the inimable basso singer, was Oroveso, and tlo.
rentius, an excellent singer and ye'y beautiful
woman, made her debut as Normi. Her voice was
h.r, thn1tty aCsa ad hv
a host Of admirers. No doubt, this ne singer will
soon become popular in Paris. Calsolari was Pol
lone, and he sang with much elegance. Adalgisa
was personated by Nine. Julian, ex-pu2l OF the
Conservatoire de Musique, who, under the name
of GIulians, deserved much applause for her must
cal charms and beauty Of method; In shori, that
sorts at which were present the Gefe OF our socie-
y, will long be remembered in Paris.
At the grand opera, Nine. viardot has retahen
her part Of Valentine, in the Huguenots, and was
received with the utmost enthusiasm. new bas-
so Ginger, named Obin, made his debut in the rots
OF Moral, and was admitted with all the honors
At the Theatre Francaise, new comedy 10 one
act, by Messrs Michel CARR and Barber, entitled,
"Les Amoureux sans lie Savoir," has met with
much success.
The theatres Of the Bouevsrds are doing foe
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had much success in a vaudeville, entitled, Som
pouetre et Sompsdour," by Messrs. Moli, Gentil-
homme and Guerout
Two new theatres are on the eve Of beiag erected
in Paris. The first will be built in the passage
Jouhfoy, opposite the passage dss Naretcs, and
the second near the church OF la Madeleine.
The Theatre Historque, II is said. will be chang
ed into a lyrical theatre.
/ will fnish this letter by naming TO you Of the
capture in Paris, in the rue St Pierre Montmartre,
of a nest Of gamblers, among whom certain Miss
Hsrnel, Of PbIadelphis, was the most prominent
member No doubt the black legs OF your city will
pty their sister, who will be probably pa, in prison
for one or two years.
am sorry to give you bad news, which will be
much felt by all Americans who have visited Paris
for The last twenty years Mr.. Green, the banker,
who was the most popular Of our city, s nearly
dead. At the moment am writing to you he "