The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-10
GOSSIP OF PARIS.
PARIS, August 10, ~


Mar ages Tho Theatres and Op9as-Soaiags
Movements.
Noete pluit tosa, rsdeilnt syecidcu!G mant. Never
was the Latin poet written sentence TO express
what has taken place in Paris for the last week.
The rain has disturbed all the arrangements Of the
fsts given by Louis Napoleon to the people, on the
18th instant, in commemsration of those given I'M
der the reign Of his uncle at the same epoch; and
at the present hour, the liquid element is pouring
down by torrents from the high clouds Of the deep
grey shy. We cannot complain Of the dog days, for
they have been as fresh autumn morning; but
we have some reason not to be contented With the
end of the summer, for it is too wet to be called
comfortable.
This stsse Of the atmosphere caused great food
to place in the Southern departments of France,
and along the shores of the saone and the Rhone
the damage has been considerable The river Isere,
in the department of that name has also overlooked
its banks, and covered the whole neghboring
country, carrying away many bridges. The rivers
Drome, Breda, Dordogne, Gard, &C., have also left
their beds and committed much damage. A large
quantity Of wheat, which was still in the field has
| been carried away and destroyed by the water.
The grapes Of the wine trees all rotten and good
for nothing. 1t is generally feared that the wine
S Dc Of value hS s, In doubt
Il
ter for the wine dealers, but 80 much the worse for
| the drinkers
Besides the faes, the only interesting fact which
has taken place in Paris since my last letter has
been the grand distribution of premiums of all the
| colleges 10 their students. This affair in Paris
| as well as all over France, very important one,
and it is considered the first step of the distn
| guished men whom France produces. The ceremony
took place, as usual, at La SorboDne, on Thursday
last. at twelve o'clock, under the direction Of NJ
de Fortoul, the present Minister of Public Ins.rue-
i hy do md Mipiat rofW
| Baroch, Vice President Of tho Council of State,
the Archbishops of Paris ana Reins, and the Bishop
| of Arras. the members of the Grand Council of
| Public Instruction, and other dignitaries Of the
French University, not to mention General d 'Haut-
| poul, Nj. Garibal6i, Nuncio of the Pope, General
| Magnan, nj. de Reyes, General Attorney, Ste. N
Nisard the celebrated professor of rhetoric at the
Lyceum Bonaparte delivered the usual Latin speech,
and was followed in the tribune by de Fortoul,
whose discourse was received with much applause
The distribution of premiums came next; eighty
threepremums, and three hundred and Eve accesStSs
distributed to the pupils of the College Charlie
magne, Louis e Grande. Napoleon Bonaparte,
Rollip, Saint Louis, Versailles. and Stanislaus The
whole Of this ceremony afforded immense interest
to all the pupils and their relations, as we'll as to
all those present. Several American young men,
who are pupils at Charlemagne and Versailles, have
been among mo- the pupils rewarded with premiums
| Bordertown, in New Jersey, gave, at his newly
bought country house of Buyenval, beautiful
musical fete, at which the Prince President was
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Nine. Drouyn de L Hugs, Princess Mathllde, Nine.
Ducos, Nine. de Casabianca, Nine. La Marquis do
Boissy. Nine. Salvage, the Baroness of Richemont,
| sc. The tete was splendid, and the lunch maguih-
Gently furnished with all the delicecies Of the
season.
The professions Of the Festival Of the ASSUMPTION
which, since 1850 had not been allowed to take
place. have been allowed this year, to go out of the
churches, in all the cities, Villages hamlets, and
| burgs of France IN the cities where the Protest
ants are in large numbers, as Nismes, Toulouse,
/ n,nrsac Cf tta Da,, Oath
| lie religion have been respected by all the oppo-
nents Of the Popsh faith, and not the least disorder
has been experienced.
The festival arranged the occasion Of the e,ec-
ton of the statue Of Lesueur, at Dieppe was cele-
brated with much pageantry, AMI attracted an i'm
mepse number of visitors The whole affair went off
| in a very brilliant style.
AT Tarascon, a bull6ght, which took place Sun.
day last, was the cause of terrible accident. A
bull, tie worst animal ever beheld in bull6ght men,
ory, entered the arena, end within second
over one OF the taureadors who was pinned through
the body and thro dead upon the spot. This hor.
| rible death ended the spectacle, which was immedi-
ately cut short by the authorities of tho city. 1t
would have been preferable not TO permit it to be
performed at all
report made by the Mayors of the city to the
| Prefecture Of Police, mentions that the lumber OF
| weddings which have taken place in Paris during
| the last eight months Of the year, amounted to
1871 thus diTided:- Single persons not before mar
ried, above 80 years, 2 $50 from 20 to 30, 9,797:
| widows and widowers, first nuptials. 5Oi; second
nuptials, 2l4; third nuptials 6; fourth nuptios 2
On the 14th inst 227 marriages took place in Paris
The cholera is still raging in Poland, and Austrian
doctors have been sent to Warsaw to assist the To-
cal doctors in their duty. 1t appears that it has
been remarked that the birds had totally disap-
peared throughout the country and that also cleo
treity was less intense than in previous months.
The theatrical operations of the week have
offered much interest to the amateurs of plays in
| Paris.
| At the Grand Opera Nine. Tedesco has obtained
the utmost triumph in her part of Leonora Of " La
4 Eayoritp' She IL with matthias and mr. ad.
mirable method, which elected from all her
hearers the most deafening applause ever given at
the opera to any singer; During the Performance
donna was deafened by the plaudits she was
warded with by the audience These applauses were
not paid for-ike those which are daily heard at the
opera-.and, as matter Of course, they were more
appreciated by Nine. Tedesco.
AT the Opera Comique, musical burletta, in
one act, called Les Deux Jackets" by M. Panard,
and the melodies by NJ. Justin Cadeaux, met with
much success. Messrs Meillet, Carvaltho, and Nile
Meyer. sang their parts with much success, and
were rewarded with much applause.
At the Gymnase, Messrs Dumanoir and Clair
vile have produced comedy in three acts, entitled
''Les Avoeats" (the Lawycrs). which proved to be
very successful. Messrs Duprs, Geoffroy, Lesueur,
and Mile Tigeac, one Of the prettiest actresses Of
Paris, who performed the principal parts deserve
much praise for the elegant manner in which they
rendered the prose of the authors and sang their wit
ty couplets.
At the Palais Royal Theatre, farce called
''Les Faux dc Spa," was also received with much
laughter.
But the most brilliant success of the week is no
doubt the mammoth fairy play Of Messrs Coignard,
brothers, called ia Chatte Blanche Chew bite Pus
sy), which was performed on Saturday last at the
Theatre Rationale. Never has such magnifcence
been observed anywhere. The manager has
passed himself; and the play viii live for one
year at least, without being changed the bills Of
the theatre.
At the Hyrpodrome, the manager, n. Arnaut,
has obtained from the government permission to !
give night performances, and he began his first en- |
tertainment Saturday last. The performances |
were indeed Of the first order Nine, Sacqu the ce-
LIBERATED rope dancer, made her wonderful ascension
or the tight rope among the most extraordinary |
display Of fireworks, and the whole ended by the |
exhibition Of tie witches Of Macbeth n fsntas-