Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-14

The Emperor of Austria recently made visit to
the city of Venice arriving there after night. A
letter in the New York Herald thus describes the
mode of his reception
The whole day was delightful and preparations
were in busy progress for the reception. As night
set in however, the clouds gathered. and the sky
dark as Erebus, and some warning drops
began to fall A ten. the sprnkling ceased music
began to move up the Grand Canal to the Strada
Fenata and host of grenaders began to follow -
Lights, too began to appear at the windows OF the
palaces and hangings to be suspended from the bal
comics Next, the lamps of the Ral1o were lighted;
and truly a gorgeous. splendid, fary-lke spec
tacle witnessed than that exhibited by that
ancient structure all in blaze with its myriad
lights bridge of fire seemed hung across the Wa
ter, and every butress. angle g coin of vantage, in
equality of architecture arch, keystone, pinnacle.
balustrade, pillar entabaure cornice and capital
were clearly outlined and distinctly defined against
the back ground of the nky sky in lines of re-red
blue green, yellow pink.mnore like ike creation of
oriental fancy than any possible reality.
Passing this appeared the railroad station in
blaze of light. and the whole canal was bridsed by
gondoas, The neighborng edifces were decorated
with flags. and in the gondoas Heated the consular
ensi gns of all the European powers-those OF Eng
land and America waving side by side in the fresh
breeze, lin ominous contiguity.' remarked by
Groskowski, the Military Governor, to Toggenburg.
the Civil Governor they passed in their gondola.
Promptly at the appointed hour. there was faint
shout. rush. display of fireworks the bands be-
gan the national anthem the Emperor was in his
gondoa. and the whole mass began slowly moving
down the Grand Canal, distance of nearly three
miles towards the Pasete. the dipping and dripping
of oars keeping time the music. The Emperor was
alone in the gondola, closely wrapped in gray mil
itary overcoat, with the common forage cap on his
head. He looked fatigued dissatisfied and disap-
| pointed. And surely from beginning to end of this
reception, although splendid his servants and
the wonderful pecularties of the city could make It,
there little him bV the demOnStrl-
tons of the people. Exactly at Milan Verona,
and everywhere else only a few venal shouts, and a
faint and spasmodic clapping of hands from time to
| time, welcomed him. But the scene presented,
as the procession approached the magnificent Rialto
hanging from shore to shore like that bridge of fire,
| Al Swat. that spans the flaming gulf between Ma
| hornets heaven and hell. was strange and splendid
beyond description. Thousands Of gondolas, with
their flashing steel beaks. the waving consular en-
signs, the gittering costumes of the military and ma
val officers, and all the beauty and rank of Venice
/ moved slowly along upon the gliding waves, to the
| music of the floating bands On either side, hang
ings of damask velvet. and tapestry, of every hue
hung from the windows and balconies; while they
as well as terraces and quays to the waters edge
literally swarmed with curious and eager spectators
i As the pageant moved along, it was Illuminated by
the burning of Bengal lights Roman candles and al
the other brilliant specimens of modern pyrotecbni'
art. which. with the illuminated windows and thu
blazing hambeaux and torches, rendered the seem
as light day. while heavy masses OF shade hun;
or the skirts of the spectacle and hemmed it in TIL
Rialto presented singular as we'll splendid as
pect behed through the haze of the smoke of torch
: es and powder The palaces most splendilly light
ed were those of the Duchess of Berri, Count c
Chambord Admiral Nimppen Gen. Gorskowsk
Countess Moricenigo, and the British Consul
The next annual session OF the North Carolina Meth
odst Conference is TO be held in Salisbury on the 25t
instant