New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-04

Paris Correspondent Of The Tribune.

ambition
our Minister here concluding, doubtless, that In a
country OF Cuba expeditions, and Macready ana
Garrison riots, the bump Of barrcade constructive
ness abounded.
But that career is now closed to genius 1t Is
10 longer the Mountain that descends into the street
to resolve political problems. The Government
descends now and is removing the paving stones
as if they were mere Socialists.
The enchanting phases Of French politics VIII
never cease. The paving Of streets is now Po
ltical move and the battle against street stones
those gritty allies Of the Reds-proceeds along the
whole line Of the Boulevards | doubt not that
MacAdam viii prove the Cloats Of the time-wlu
be made Frenchman and be declared well merit
ing Of the country.
II is not pretended that the fat, firm pavement
of the Backwards is not admirable, nor asserted
that the MacAdamizatiOn is in any point oil use
and value preferable. In vain the shopkeePers
protest that the dust will ruin their wares and ex-
tinguisb the brliance Of the Boulevards by forcing
them TO withdraw their shining silks, &c and hide
everything in drawers. The reign OF the shop
keepers il past Charivafi laughs and rails and
the much grieving Parsians look sadly upon
their promenade reduced from trn clean street
to an uneven, muddy and dusty garden walk.
The Government must see that France takes no
detriment, and how can conscientious austerity
permit those stones to fill the streets which have
60 often resisted the civil and military power
These things commend themselves TO the worlds
sense of justice and proprety, as also the mild re.
quest of the President for few more millions OF
francs salary and the prosecution oil sundry men
and journals for declaring President and Cabinet
false 10 the Republic while the AsseDbtee Nation
ale and kindred prints declare unprosecuted and
tacity commended, that the Monarchy is the
Government Of France by right by justice and
tradition. The same journals announce with
I'LL - Ill. la a
"Prince Louis or Napoleon Bonaparte," as they
now affect to call him, the crowd shouted with
great unanimty and as far as appears, without III
reference, "Vive rEmpereur Vive Napoleon
H." NJ. Theirs, too, has gone over to see Papa
Louis Philippe and confess that he has been
naughty boy.
In short it should seem as if we were advancing
straight back again to the green pastures and still
waters OF Monarchy. Only, unhappiy, things can
not stand without legs, and Monarchy is impossible
without loyalty | see but one exit. That is Mr..
Caryle's modest" 1t is certainly debt due TO
the Time for Mr.. G. TO announce the whereabouts
of that friend of his, and have things properly ar
ranged.
You see one cannot escape a touch at politics
here Like other things Partisan, they are piquant.
The only men Of France are quite left aside, Cav
aignac is not even named on some military COM
mission. The puppets chatter and play with the
fate Of France, while grave men weep. The sport
u.s. 10 see the Liliputian game and hear French
men congratulate themselves that France leads the
world
But the palm of the drama and music is passed
or is passing to perfdious Albion Grsi and Marid
sing no more in Paris. Jenny Li2d has reversing
| here. Scribe and Halevy 60 to London to bring
out their joint grand opera, and to an applause as
apprecstive as that Of their countrymen. Rachel
! Samson, Regnier-al the best French actors have
their London season. 1t is there that the new
dancer dances, forget her name and there that the
! four dance together. Lablache visits Paris as
/ provincial town for a month or two
/ And again in the face Of these forcibe facts
/ against the two permanent Italian Operas-against
the,perpeual and perfect performance of the finest
music in the word--it is delicious to hear the
Partisan declare that there is no musical taste in
England. Scarcely, symphony OF Beethoyea rs.
year in Paris. Possibly two or three times Don
Giovanni is sung at the Italian by La6lache and
Romoni and Persian, fresh from their English
tastes and habits, and at the Grand Opera Der
Freiscbutz is made mere spectacle mucn oil the
! best music being omitted.
AT the Grand French Opera the public is fed
upon the old Italian works, and once in ten years
an immortal, colossal, pyramidaP operaspectacle
| ofMeyerbeer. The anet is the really grand point
OF the house. But there is rarely combination OF
talent as in the rival Babylon. At the Opera
/ COmiQue an occasional delicious dripping OF mel
ody from Auber is rich, and rare genius reiresaes
the parched pilgrim Of music. But Auber is in
stantly PLAY ed as well in London aud il is with
difficulty that the manager here can prevent his
Prima Donnas from concluding English engage
ments even when bound to him.
The palm of music has crossedthe Channel
"'Ts sad, cried Paul Pry,
And be wept like noddy."
The brilliant lists Of French painting still ilumlne
the shop windows. Dazs little things are always
as beautiful, bat will he neverhave done tuning his
fddle-or can he only snatch sweet sounds from
it, and not make music There is no end OF
ska q extreme
beauty, but no pictures. mean from the modern
men. Even Centuries "Decordence of the Ro-
MANS the finest picture for thought and poetic
sentiment ever painted in France, is a colored
cartoon rather than complete picture. Horace
Nernet has finished another African Battle at
Versailles the Battle Of Isy, Marshal Boseaud,
the hero. 1t is clear and forcible, and truthful,
like the rest.
The Il ng gallery Of the Louvre is closed for not
less than two years probably. This is TO change
the light for which the whole length Of the plat
form must be disturbed. The best pictures will
be distributed in the French Gallery covering with
grace and beauty the stiff, proiane daubs that con-
stitute French art Of century since. The Salon
Care is not yet completed, nor the French Tribune.
You will be glad 70 hear OF the arrival in Paris OF
Witram Page, ON bis way to Italy. VIII not
those Southern perfect the fruit mewhat
long in ripeningl Mr.. Healy is still here. busy
upon his large picture of the Senate Chamber. 1t
is all drawn in, and he commences coloring it in
mediatey. II will be an invaluable gallery Of
portraits.
l am glad to say too, that George L. Brown, the
best known OF American landscapists abroad, is
Just quitting Paris to resume his residence in Flor
ence. The lovers of his landscapes will be glad to
hear that during two three years Of absence from
France he has been most diligently extending his
experience by years study in Southern Italy aud
a rOrking tour in Germany and Switzerland and
France. The rich results hang about his studio
manifesting that improvement which the best and
Oldest artists unwesriedy seek.
Americans wandering though Italy will find in
Browns studio at Florence many memento OF
spots they remember or look to see, painted drec y
from nature, hich they will be glad 70 carry away.
But Brown is already so identified with Flor