The New York herald., 1851-10-14

face Of her lovsr-"snply, his having In beard d
younger brothers revenus." No one would call
him bsndso%s; snd % yst one would hardly, perhaps,
all its characteristics, although rather more ami
mated than is usual His manner is self posse ssed,
though courteous and simple The contrast be-
tween the Emperor and the old Marshal who strods
along at his SIDE, and to accommodate whose steps
he often slackened his pace, was striking.
Alter reviewing the lines Of soldiers, the Emperor
approached the grand portal Of ST. Marks, and was
and all bis clergy, in full canonicals, with book,
bell, candle, gilded umbrella, and holy water The
Patriarch Of Venice, Jscobo Monico, VIII, died this
spring, has been succeeded by Mutt, Bishop of
Office. The Canon Trevisonato, of this city, takes
the vacant place of the Bishop Of Verona. The
Emperor and staff advanced to the high altar,
splendidly decorated for the occasion, and listened
to mass The celebrated lcon scriptural picture,
composed of precious stones upon q gold ground,
which Is very rarely exposed, blazed like fame
under the illumination of the numerous candles.
Afterwards the sacrament was administered, and It
is mentioned as q most "edifying spectacle" in the
few 0bsequious lines devoted to the subject in the
official Gazette, that, when the sacred Host was
raised, the Emperor stepped back from the rich
velvet cushion placed for his accommodation, and
knelt on the marble pavement, like the most COM
mon Bohemian in the ranks before the church.
Leaving the Basilica the troops de6led before the
Emperor in the square, when, passing through the
Pasetta and the gardens of the ducal he took
agovernmentGondola covered with crimson velvet,
accompanied by his suite and all the officers, in
other gondoas, for his passage up the Grand Canal
to the railroad station at San Lucia About three
hundred gondolas followed in procession. Very few
ladies honored the aston with their presence, and
but few also Of the better class of citizens. The
earliness of the hour, ,perhaps-although it was now
although other reasons might possibly be assigned
why the pressing invitation to the citizens to swell
the cortege in honor of ''their sovereign" was not
fully accepted A large proportion Of the inmates
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city, and most of them bore the Austrian coors at
the bows. The flags Of nearly all the nations of
Europe appearedn the train; even the British ensign
displayed itself The stars and stripes, however,
were not beheld ia the imperial ovation. Venice is
great place for consuls, though by no means re-
mar kable for trade. All Christendom, and some
of Heathendom, seems represented here. England,
Esn1s E.no sgs Russia. Asst,s pfS: Pas
States, Turkey, and numerous other governments,
have representatives., and some have two or three.
The point seems to be reviewed as very important,
for some reason, by European States.
The grand canal presented a most splendid as
pect as the procession moved along. The morning
was fine, and the windows and balconies of the
ancient palaces displayed their richest hanyings:
The facade of the Palasso Manin was half covered
with crimson velvet, a. was that also OF the
Outchess Of Berri with blue, spangled with silver
fe,1 de hs. The quays, windows, and balconies, as
the procession passed, swarmed With spectators,
while the Rialto presented living mass Of heads.
The scene could not but recall to the mind those
gorgeous pageants of other days, of which history
tells us, and of which this magnificent sheet Of
palaces have looked Nor could an American
avoid contrasting this parade with those he some.
times witnesses in his own land. The whole affair
was characterized by the absence of the
least spark of popular en- shusiasm. The pro-
cession was unaccompanied by music, and moved
on in solemn silence, broken only by the dippings
Of the countless oars. Here and there, indeed,
might, from time to time, be caught the waving OF
lsxG Al~I Ic1.A vxAfaA
cited fair one, who probably, had just opened her
eyes, and who kept them open long enough to see
the pageant pass, and then quietly resumed her
morning nap. But from the people came not forth
all the asseveratons of the official journals next
day to the contrary nevertheless An effort, indeed,
was made when the Emperor landed at the Strada
Ferrata to raise shout; but it was q most de-
plorable failure-infnitely worse than the former
silence and strongly suggestive Of that scene des.
cribed by Buckingham, in Richard the Third"
when he strove to elicit similar shouts in behalf of
similar usurper, and the people Of London, "ike
other and looked pale: The whole affair,
as a reception, was chilly enough, and would
have disgraced forever any of our second rae
statesmen on an electioneering pilgrimage in
a second rate village of the United States.
At the same time 1t presented all that i'm
posing effect which richly attired stat,
numerous and well appointed garrison, and the
finest bands of music in Europe cannot fail to pro-
duce; andfor which pageant, of all cities in the
world, the City Of the Sea afford the most une-
quallcd theatre. There never has been, nor can
there ever be, city so we'll adapted to gorgeous
pomp and splendid parade as Venice; and the recep.
tion of the young Emperor Of Austria, cold as 1t
was, and despot though he is, could not but inte-
rest the spectator, afording him some faint idea
that very spot, when Dsndolo, Zeno, Moncenigo,
and Morisni returned in triumph from his splendid
achievements. From this very spot, also, every
year, the Feast Of the Ascension, for more than
ten centuries, went forth the Doge in the gilded
bucentauro to espouse the Adriatic and here Bar
bar Carrara, Francis Of Valois, Henry of Po-
land, Cs,harine Conaro, the lovely Queen of Cy-
press and many other lustrious guests, during the
centuries of the proud career Of the republic were
received with splendor and pomp. Is there spot
in all the world which can well recall memories like