The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-14

chevaliers who enjoyed with them either polka
or a mazourka. In the crowd Of visiters was also
Mr. Lumley, the manager OF the Italian Opera,
who was complimented by the President upon his
wonderful enterprise, and Count d'Orsay. the Ia
Tented sculptor Of Washington's statue.
The theatres have been very dull during the
week. l must say, all at once, 70 explain p TINS
dulness, that the success of the "Enfant FRO
digue," at the Grand Opera, il SO great thal me
mana gers of the other places OF amuss ment are
afraid of The competition and, no DOUBT TINS state
of affairs will remain for about the Two next weeks
The new opera of Messrs Scnbe and Auber IS
nightly received with The utmsN APPRECIATION, and
unbounded applause The sisgeIs are also called
out after the end Of each act and am sure ina,
that of "Robert lie Diable," or La Muette de
Portici' The luxury Of scenery, costumes, and
properties, would be sufficient to insure its success
If the music was not gem Of itself.
AT the Italian Opera House, D,nizetti's Z" Lucre-
zia Borgla was performed on Tuesday last, for
the first time this season. and produced the deep.
est sensation. Lablache was the Borgia; lvannotf,
Gennarro; Nine FioreDtini, Lucrezia; and Nine.
Ida Bertrand, Orsini. The cast, az you may see,
was powerful, and the public were highly satisfied
lyanno was principally applauded, and recalled at
the end OF the opera, Nine Ida Bertrand sang
with much feeling and expression. In short, Mr..
Lumley has obtained another success, and thus
enlarged the feeling of the public for the duration
of his fashionable enterprise. There is no doubt
that this OF 1850 and 1851 will be of the
most brilliant ever seen in Paris. Duprez and his
daughters will appear al the end of the month.
AT the Comic Opera House, the new work of
Messrs. Scribe and Halevy, the Queen OF Spades,
Qa Dame de Pique,) is daily rehearsed, and will
appear on Monday next have heard part of it,
and | am satisfied that Mr.. Perrin, the manager
will meet with a reward.
The Gymnase theatre closed on the 9Th inst.
Il will be re-opened on Saturday, the 18th; and II
is said that. during the interval, this gloomy theatre
| will be changed mic a fairy palace, which Will
become one 81 the pfettiest places OF amrse nj,
i OF the great metropolis.
Sallp NJ tlsI
Les eXtaseS de NJ HocheneZ," by Nj Marc Mi
chel, was received with bursts of laughter. The
actors, Sasuyille and Hyscinthe, developed their
best histrlonic talents, and were hailed with much
/ applause.
Before leaving the theatrical gossip must 81. TX
1 OF the new ordnance OF police, by which the bills
OF the theatres are regulated In size, length, and
! contents. You musl know that certain spots are
selected ON the walls OF the capital, 10 receive the
daily bills of all the theatres, which not a.lo wed
to be post.dupon piece OF paper larger than foot
and half square. Several theatres having, since
| ashort time, uled TO escape the law, NJ. Carrier
has enforced 1t, aud the managers will he obliged
to stick 10 II, under the threatening of fines OF all
sorts.
An experiment, of the greatest interest, took
place, on Monday night, al the gas factory of M
i GIliard. You remember well, that in one OF my
last letters spoke to you of the discovery he had
MADE os hydrogen gas, burning without the aid of
carbon, which was replaced by wick made of
plauna The patent for this discovery has been
taken out IN the United States, and a genem IN
from Philadelphia is the eve of going from Paris
/ 10 New ! ork 10 establish a factory OF this gas
aud also 10 make contracts with The largest estah
shmeLts OF all kinds, in the principal cities of the
Union.
large number of American gentlemen had
been invited by the inventor and his new agent.
Mr.. Riyes, our American Minister, had been re.
euested TO be present, but, owing to ndispostion,
he was replaced by Mr. Shelton Sanford, the Sc
cretary OF the United States Legation. Mr. Breed
love, ex Collector of New Orleans who first intro
duced the gas into his native city, was also pre-.
vented by illness from being present. Neverthe-
less, the mblage was large enough appreciate
the merits OF Mr. Gillard's discovery. There is no
humbug about IT, The gas is made with coal and
and water, and ITS came, when lighted alone, with
out the planna wick, Is blue; bat as soon as the
metallic wick is applied, the light becomes so in
tense that no eye can look al il without being hurt
The most elegant part OF the discovery is, that
wood or coal are no longer required to heat apart
ments or 10 cook. We saw, with much astonish-
ment, two mutton chops cook ax psint. They had
The hnestfiavor rum punch was also made upon
The gas light, and proved excellent. InheatnQ the
apartment, sort OF flute ppe with innumerable
holes, is liked inside of a chimney, which h As no
draff, and as soon as the gas is lighted, you feel
the most agreeable heat, which cannot be furious
10 the health, SINCE ii contains the dampness of
steam. have ne doub, that the discovery of Mr.
5iliard will create a revolution in the gas manu-
factories OF Europe, and in the New World
Mr. Laforest, formerly French Consul General
IN New York, has now retired to a cha teau in
Normandy. which he found when he was sr ,onfs
for Italy