New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-25

We should have been here st IOl Pm bat.
though VIC met with none othe, than the o-l,.
nary teioniions 1, was ha.fpaS, Two on Sunday
morning when We actually reached the station
at the barrier Of the city. Here commenced the
custom house search and must say r. was con.
Quoted with perfect propuc,y and commcniabIe
energy. though with determined rigor On,
trunks and va>cs were sll arranged on Iona
table according to the numbers a,fi1es ?, thorn
respectively at Calais snd each. being o,eneI
by us Owuer was searched u i> turn. and I'm
uedia,ely surrendered. # found an right
had been required 70 pay Smartlv on ms 5,oksat
Liverpool, though nobody could have SUSPECTED
that they were for any o;hcr than mn OWN use
SO LETT most of them at London and had no dif.
fculty here zone unlucky wight. who had
pieces OF linen IN his trunk. had 20 see them
taken on, and pat safely awayl dd nos At
first comprehend that the number ON my trunk.
standing out fair before rae IN honest. uncqul,o-
cal Arabic figures could possibly mean ANYTHING
but fity-two.' but a friend cautioned me IN sea.
son that those figures spelled cnQumte-deuN.
OF phoneilcally 'sank.on-du' 20 the officer. snd
made my frs, a,tcmp, a, mounting French ac
cordBgy and succeeded IN making myself intel.
hgible
1t was fair daylight when We left the railway
station tor our various destinations Mine was
the Hotel Cholseul,' Rue st Honop, which
had been warmly commended TO me. and where
managed 10 stop pro tenn. though there was nO
an unoccupied bed IN the house Pans. o., the
way. l. quite full-scarceiy a room to be had iH
any popular hotel and. II any. the price IS very
high or the accommodations quite humble Lon
don. on the contrary where The keepers of hotels
and lodging houses had been induced to expect
a grand crush. and had aggravated their prices
accordingly, Is comparatively empty Thousands
after thousands 20 there, bot few remain for any
time. consequently the hotels make what money
Is spent, while the boarding and lodging houses
are often tonantlcss Many sharp hndladIeS
have driven away their Old dodgers 10 the Conn
try or the Continent by eNOrbltaut charges. m the
hope of oytortlng mauy times as much from visit
orS to the Exhibition and have ihuS far been
bitterly disappointed presume 1t Will be ~ to
the end Sixty thousand people are rs many as the
Crystal Palace Will comfortably hold, m addition
to It's wares and their attendants. and these make
no impression ON the vast capacity OF London.
while they 20 away rs soon MS they have salts
he'd their curiosity and ceased 10 attend The Far,
giving place to others, who require mo more room
than they did | suspect theirs are not the only
calculations which Will be disappointed by the
ultimate ISSUES of the Worlds Exhibition.
THE MADELEINE.
Nv FIRST day m Paris was Sunday, 50, after
breakfast, repaired TO the famous modem
Church ofthe Madeleine, reputed one 9th finest
IN Europe This was the day Of Penlec0St, and
fty commemoratcd by the Church The spa
cious edlice was filled In every part, though &C
least thousand went out at the chose OF the car
her service. before the attendance was fullest.
think ! was never m place Of worship 80
gorgeous IS this over the main altar there Is
picture on the largest scale, purport
ing to represent the Progress of Civilization from
Chrlst's day to BOnaparte',, Napoleon being the
central figure IN the foreground, Wthe the Saviour
and the Virgin MARY occupy a similar position IA
the rear hevery part, the Church Is very richly
and presume tasteiully ornamened
!
lntelhglbly describe It. The bowimgs and genu-
flexi0ns, the swinging OF censers and ringing of
bells the frequent appearance and disappearance
of band of gorgcousy dressed priests or assls
tants bcaung what looked like spears, were IN
eyplcable dlmb show to me, and most OF them
unlike any thing ! remember TO have seen IN
American Catholic Churches. The music was
generally fire. especially that OF chorus Of
young boys and the general beanag of the peo-
pie IN attendance, that of reverence and interest.
Peace be- with all yhate'er their ytr'ing creels,
Wuh all whssend up holy thoughts onilsh
But could not bring myself To like the con
iuual circulation Of several Officials throughout
almost the entire service, collecting rents tor
seats Uhey were let very cheap) and begging
money for the Poor OF the Church rs a stout,
,ross absurdg oyerdressed herald VINO preceded
the collectors. badly proclaimed think this
collection should have been takcn.beiore or after
the Mas, There was no sern1n up'to one
D clock, wheql lett, with nearly H. the audience.
hough there nay have been one aterward.
Extensive Sale Of BIoca stock.
The second Annual sale OF the chOlcs