The New York herald., 1851-10-02
INTERESTING TERS


Ayo~nd the World, &c. &c.
The venetians are the same pleasure loving peo-
pie now they were thousand years ago, and Ve'
nice is still
The pleasant place Of all festiyity,
The revel Of the earth, the mssque Of Italy.
The whole week past has been devoted to fsstas
Of some sort or another. Every one of the sixty
churches of the place has its series Of festas and
every day in the calendar is devoted to some
saint. On Friday last, the Assumption OF the
Virgin was celebrated and all the shops were closed
(by law), and mass was said in all the churches,
and the bands played to unusual crowds in ST.
Marks Place at night. Saturday night begun the
fiesta of St. Luke, and banners, and paintings, and
statues, were displayed in the campe Of that name
which was thropged with GRO wds of people. This
kept up during Sunday and the ringing of bells
throughout Venice was even more ceaseess and
camorous than usual, and that is saying much, for
there is not probably acty in all Italy well sup
phed with sweet-toned bells, bells constantly
in use. One is often reused in the middle of the
night by tripple-bob- major, and when midnight
sounds from the sledge-hammers of the bronze saw
ages Of the clock-tower OF st. Marks, perfec.
host of eamyasues seld forth their echoes in obe
dienee to the order. Sunday evening there was
treScG-a procession oil gondolas the liquid Corso
Of the grand canal, accompanied by two of the
bands of the Austrian garrison. The evening
delightful; all the beauty and rank Of Venice was
abr cad, and the music was perfect. long letter
could hardly give an idea Of the scene AT nine
o'clock, the Austrian corvette, or soop Of war, led
Of all the batteries and gum boats in grand can
nsnade OF hundred guns in honor of the eve of
the Emperor's birthday, succeeded by the usual
music to an unusually large and brilliant multitude
in the piazza.
Monday morning all Venice was reused from its
slumberu by an imperial salute of an hundred and
one guns, from the shipping and batteries, far and
near, eontn uing for nearly an hour, and the music
Of band which paraded the principal streets with
martial and Inspiring airs. At o'clock, the diffe-
rent troops Bohemian and Hungarian infantry, the
artillery and marines) to the number of about four
thousand, began marching from their casernos in
different quarters Of the city, their caps and colors
decorated with sprgs of cedar; and at nine o'clock
they we're formed into hollow square in the Place
S.. Mark. General Gorskowsky, Governor Of the
city, then deseende from his palace, accompanied
by the king of Oldenburg, who is visiting Venice,
and his splendii stat, and was received by the
bands with the national anthem, "God Save the
Emperor'-a rather imposing, but simple and mo-
notonous air, in movement somewhat like " God
Save the King" In view of European events of
some force Byrons lines
"God save the king and kings
For il he don't, doubt If men will longer;
think bear little bird who siuys-
The people by and bye viii se the stronger"
AS for the people of Venice, must do them the
credit to say, that they seemed gorously indifer-
ept to the whole affair, from Alpha to Omega; and
seemed not TO one rush whether his most illus
trious Highnesf, Franz Joseph, was born August
18th, or January 18th, was never born at all As
old Damas said OF women,-" These Nentians are
not SO bad after all
Old Gorzhowsky was dazzling to behold in his
scarlet coat all covered with gold lace and decora
lions, ard with high conical Tartar cap of far,
surmounted by tall straight plume Of white fea-
thers, like a Suit ans, in front. The King of Oh
denburg was also in Field Marshars uniform.
The uniform of his staff and Of the whole army Of
offcers-(so ridiculousy disproportioned in their
numbers to the rank and fle)-Which accompanied
him, as he walked rapidly along the lines, were ex
cessively rich and gaudy The colors Of the infan-
try officers white and gold, and those of the ma
Wy and other arms blue OF all shades, from the ce
iulean to black, faced with scarlet or gold The
IN was wnherDgly hot d1rirg this review, and his
beams poured down like floods Of flame into the
quare, as into burning frey furnace. The ap-
imposing, especially from the tall summit Of the
Campanile but buckled up as the poorsellows were,
their broad fets and bapdeers, with their
heavy knapsacks, cloaks and muskets on their
houlders, . regular engagement could hardly
have been more exhausting than that gala-day
,eview. And there they stood beneath that broil
ing sun, upon that heated pavement for three
mortal hours In the shade of the deep arcades
running round the Place. and in the cafes and
chops, the atmosphere was comparatively cool,
though sultry enough in al conscience, everywhere.
The sun Of Venice is like that Of ct. Louis in its
withering intensity. After rapid review Of the
troops, the Governor, accompanied by several hun
dred officers, entered St. Marks, and assisted at
high mass. The music was glorious, and the
martial sounds Of trumpet and trombone, blend
ing with those Of the dee toned organ, grand
ly reverberated by the gorgeous arches OF that an
cient pile. During these solemn services, the guns
Of all the batteries and the shipping were belchng
the canpanies in the city were making the atmo-
sphere tremulous with sweet sounds. The mass
lasted about hour, after which the troops, hav-
ing executed few light eyolutions, were marched
OF TO their different barracks-rejoicng, no doub',
with exceeding great joy-notwithstanding the
extra sevanziger in their pay on account OF the day.
that the Emperor was born but once while, at
the same time, they doubtless deplored the fact,
ID at his mother first gave him the light in midsun-
mer. Ateleven o'clock the square was deserted, as
usual at that suItry hour, and just as the giants
were striking its number, the whole city was star.
tied by one Of the mos. tremendous peals OF ttua-
der ever heard except in the Alps; that too. appa-
rently, from q cloudess sky. The bolt hal de-
seeBded on palace on the Oindecca, and shattered
il like clay Clouds, not before noticed, noT came
rushing up from the west and enveloped the whole
city in midnight, which, for nearly al OF the re-
nainder Of the day, poured forth most terrific thun
Ger and lightning, accompanied by delugs Of
rain-not very suspicious omen 70 ms highne.s,
Franz Joseph, the superstitious say. The artille-
~ Of heaven seemed 10 lift its awful voice, as If
in scorn Of the petty devices Of man; and from five
% six o'clock IN the evening during the scharge
ef third imperial salute, the alternate peals Of
heaven and earth formed amost impressive con
trsst. The atmosphere, cooled by the abstraction
Of eleetT city rendered the evening Delightfully."- |
bracing aud ali Venice was listening to the Aus
trian bands in -. Marks square, while la-ge |
party Of ofaeers were dining with the Governor n
the neghboring palace. Tae festivities Of the day /
were closed BY splendid display Of fireworks, and
fourth imperial salute at nine o'clock, making, in
all Eve sslutes Of l0l guns each, in honor Of the
m oct auspicious birth Of his mos, illustrious little
Higbness, the LIN peror "a consumption Of evil |
lainous satpetre, By tbs by, perfectly, awulquite
sufficient for a bonn mbardment or a battle-a Ne- |
nice or a Novars' But how different all this |
hifeling noise from the enthusiastic, soulfet, |
,pontaneous effudon OF joy and reverence, all |
over our great land, on the anniversary Of the |
birth day q our great washington Thi, jubila-