The New York herald., 1851-08-15
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THE GOSSIP OF PARIS.

THE GOSSIP OF PARIS.
PARIS, July 81, 1851.
1N Weather = PleaSvre-T The Floods - Damage-
Eclipse of the Srn-7he approaching Grand Fae
--Oaba, the Icarian-IniecorouS Paiattngs-7ae
Mother of Count Bocarme- 1heatres-Mrs. james
Gordon Bennett in Paris -AmnSemsr1S--a
rrcamS in Paris, &C., 8c.
Nocte pluu tad redeum spedaci4a n,an.-This
has been the motto of Partisan life during the last
fertnight, and, if no change comes with the moon,
1t Is to be feared that the French will not change
their mind" Let me explain. do not know
what kind of gay breeze blows over Paris, but no
one thinks of anything else than pleasure In order
20 keep up the excitement, the theatres and other
places of amusement are daily pastng on the walls
of the city, large bills, by which they try to entics
strangers 70 give them the preference of patronage
Pleasure! Pleasure Pleasure! This shout is uni
versal, despite politics, for which no one seems to
oAre. Alas! We, of the careless world, do not ask
about to morrow, and here is, perhaps, the abyss.
However, before politics can overtake US, we may
boast Of having had rain and hail, and enough Of
both. In the departments of La Nievre the Mo.
aeue, Charente, Oise, Pas de Calais, and many
tthers, disasters have been so numerous, that it is
painful to read the accounts published in the
papers The harvests have been ruined, the trees
of every orchard cut, if with the axe, and the
rivers have been much swollen that in most
places they have swept away large quantity Of
cattle Still, though more than three thousand
families have been ruined by these misortunss, the
people do not think about it. We pass thought
ieasy near the place where the disaster has taken
place and if we willing to be charitable and to
help the sufferers, it must be with this condition,
that il will be done in the shape of ball bene-
Ct performance. How frivolous people are in
France! And what pity 1t is to see how well
xe might act snd how badly our duties are per-
The eclipse of the sun, foretold by all the distiu-
guished astronomers, toek place on Monday last,
18th instant, at the exact hour, minute, and Sc
cond. The weather was very foe on that day, and
1t Afforded great pleasure to all the population Of
go6esn,ouches, who had prepared, in advance, dark
ened glasses to examine the junction Of the and
the moon. Telescopes of all kinds had been
brought on the public squares, and men we're walk
ing along the boulevsrds and the streets selling
colored glasses, prepared expressly for the occasion
Long before two o'clock every bit of lass had been
sold In Paris. One could borrow, but not buy, the
precious flint. Every window from which the sun
could be seen was crowded with people Many also
stood on the corners of the streets or the pub bic
squares. The soldiers on the staircases Of their
barracks, and the sentries in their small wooden
houses, had their eyes turned towards "Casta Diva"
usual the thieves and pickp pockets, who it appears
made Q nice job between two and five O'Clock. In
order to make the review complete will also say
That the stage drivers drove their horses with the
rains and the whip in one hand, and a piece of
glass in the other At two o'clock precisely the
moon entered upon the image of the sun; a black
crescent was seen by the naked eye, and with the
hep OF o telescope one could perceive four large
mountains Of the moon, which sho we'd their huge
backs on the far distant celestial horizon. Soon |
after the sun was surrounded With clouds aud then
the famed circle, which is remarked in like circum-
etanoes, called Hello, afforded the most astonishing
coSP.deGI 1t was then O'clock the wind blew |
and the thermometer went down from 35' to 32'.
At thirty two minutes past three oc!ock, the phe
" m nnst dina nh
The darkness was very sensible; the Thermometer
was st "a, and the psycrometer, which up, at
thirty thirty minutes past two clock at 45l, had
advanced to 49O The entire light Of the was
again visible at thirty minutes past four o'clock.
The genealogy of this eclipse ia draxn from that
which took place in the year 2i5o before Christ,
the first mentioned IN the Chinese sacred books.
This eclipse, as reported, the cause of the death
Of the two astronomers Of the court, Hi and Ho,
whe had not science enough TO fOresee it, and, of
course, did not give the Emperor sufficient means
to prevent the troubles which, this occasion,
took place In the empire
The preparations for the grand fete to be given
TO the Lord Mayor, Corporation, and Parliament Of
London, as well as TO the most important persons
of England, is daily progressing, and there is every
reason to believe that this repast wi be as grand
as il Is national The magnificent boding Of the
Hotel de Vile has been brilliantly decorated, and
inside OF its large yard, which is called Cour Louis
XIV, large garden has been prepared, and it is
ornamenteo with magnificent fountain, and
several splendid statues. theatre mas also been
prepared in the hall of the republic, which is near
the dining room; and there, on saturday next, .
comic opera will be sung, expressly for the occs-
sion, by the artstes of the grand theatre of Paris
As for the dinner, you nay be assured it will be some
thing tip top, and 81 Ohm Bull will have confess
that there is place like Paris who're can eat
refined dishes. The fish, IN order to be fresh aud
good. will be sent from Dieppe by special train.
AS for the roast, the largest pece which will be
served on the table will be large OK, OF the |
Durham breed imported expressly for the occa-
sion from the fne pastures Of NJ de Tsrcy, In Nor
mandy. Cbevet, the celebrated gastrooomist, u |
the 0dorsafex Of the dinner, which will be eaten
by Elk hundred guests. The gards ulitb1 OF the
State has opened all its closets 20 the Prefect Of
Police, who, for this OCCASION will put the table
u his palace the most superb gold and silver ware
ever exhibited at any royal festival Candlehold-
ers and glasses OF crystal, baskets and china OF
.5evres. Every hing will be spendid and more
than Eve hundred chandeliers, IN gold and crystal,
viii be hung up in the dining room As may be
seen, the programme is msgu6ceat, and am per-
suaded that my next letter will be very interesting,
for II will contain a full report Of this fete.
Cabet, the lcarian prophet, and leader OF the
communist exiles at NauvOo, came fron the United
States TO Paris in order 70 be released from the
sentence of imprisonment for the robbery OF which
he accused by several Of his followers. Ills Law
suit called VI on Monday Last. aud. after two
days debate, be was finally Discharged from all
seEterces issued against him His good faith vas
cOnsidercd evident, aad he would be able 10
return 10 the mighty shores Of the land offreedom
The police baye made an attack on oil the print
shops Of improper painting. which have been ex-
hibted 10 the people passing by without any fear or
shame. u will be ren.em bered that about three
years ago, engrayngs representing Christ and the
Virgins were hrst Imported into the United States,
and proved 70 be very popular THIS was but
s'test Of the public taste, and hort time after
NEUROLOGICAL gsddesses took the place OF the Sa-
vior, and, successivey, they replaced by naked
women. This was not all. Daguerreo'ypes had
also been az piled to those paintings aud they we're
exhibited in the window cases Of the principal
istationers Of Pars. This was, indeed considered
too bad and the police not only seized the pictures
hut aso the painters who have been sent to pri-
son 20 await their trial.
The m other Of the Count Of Bocarme, wto was
beheajed fsr weeks ago at Mons, having met
with Bishop Purcell, the depot Of the railway al
Cologne threw herself az his feet. aud begged him
% receive the she made 90 devote the remain
der Of her life % make e broidered DIRE for the