The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03


the ground, and cause more bruises and loss Of
limbs
The whole play is like the fight Of gaome and
dwarf against giant; but the manner OF execution
shows the savage humor Of the people. end this
picture here not to fatigue the patience Of tho
reader, who will perhaps think it strange to have
chosen for my subject the faults and fangs OF soc-
ETY., but to the studious, the subject may possess
matter Of interest. Two men of great ability and
talent have proved that this kind of probotary can
be soon estimated and made useful to the public;
one was the Count de Reylla Gigedo. vice-liing OF
Mexico, in 1850 to 1899, and whose memory is still
revercd, and the other, from General Tacerc, Com
maader IN. Geuera, Of Cuba.
AK, September 20, 1852
The Festival az Air IN Honor OF Prince Louis Ma
poi,oa.
The old city Of Provence whore King Rene Of
Apjou, the Prince Of Troubadsurs, had established
his residence, received Louis Napoleon with much
honor All the distinguished men Of tho ancient
capital Of the kingdom Of Provence had assembled,
headed by the Mayor and Project, at the gates
Of AK, and when the President arrived at half past
two O'Clock, no welcomed with deafening shouts
and enthusiastic applause the ladies at the windows
Of the magnificent hotels on the waving
their handkerchief and shouting ''vivs Napoleonn'
All along the way on tho Boulevards, as well
in tho streets to the palace Of the Archbishop Louis
The dinner went Of in brilliant style. and after
H. the President went to the Palace of Justice, in
the yard of which magnificent ball had been pre-
pared, end to which al the nobility Of AK had as
s,mbed.
Whilst this party was going on, tho Mayor Of tho
city, Mr. Rignsrd, gave the signal for the theatre
cal dispsy which was 10 be celebrated the oc.
casion of the Presidents voyage to AK. There is
in that city, old custom, which had been neglected
for s0me time, whi,h is to repro, sent each year,
the Festival of God, during the month Of june
ceremony representing several tabeaux in honor Of
Christian Faith chasing away Plagiarism. This
theatrical display consists in more than seven.
teen different games, which offer brilliant coup
d'Ra Among them there is the personation Of all
the gods and goddesses OF mythology, which APP
peaed at night and parsded in the Streets Ia aprs-
oesion of torchlights Louis Napoleon, to whom
tho Queen Of the Devils" (a hugo man, we'll
shaved, and face covered with rice powder,l Of
fered bouquet, laughed great deal At the joke.
In short, the whole went off in brllian style.
The President, highly pleased with his reception,
retired from the ball ut about eleven o'clock and,
after having spent good night Mt tho Archbishsp's
palace left AK On Thursday morning, on his way to
Mines. B. Il. r.
MINIS, Oct /, 1852.
lirrical of the President at this Cay-His Reception
-Vtstt to the Cathedral and The Roman Amphi-
fheatre-BuN Fight-Grand BaN-Laying the
Corner Stsnc of New Church The Protestants
and Cathoiics-Rumr to Louis Napoleon
Assembling the Senate and Declaring Himself
Emperor, on His Retssrn to Paris-Erpected Arrt-
gal of The Pope IN PARIS to ASSIST at His Corona
tion, 8c,
l arrived here last night from AK, and this
evening" Though much fatigued from the toll Of the
day, intend not to leave the city for Montpelier,
which start for tomorrow morning, without send
ing to New York the details Of tho fete here.
As expected, the Prince President, after having
departed from AK at halfpas. seven o'clock, by
tho Mars.illes railway to Avignon, stopped at
Aries to breakfast, and mt Tsrascon to receive the
compliments of the authorities and visit the church
of Santa Martha, one of the oldest Christian tenn
pies Of the department From thence hs went on
to Besucaire, where he received, At tho railway
depot, the compliments of all his " subjects" Bat
in these two cities, am informed by IN "eye and
| ear" witness, he was coolly received.
The Prince President was expected here at twelve
o'clock, but, owing to delay in the sbovs. named
cities, he did not arrive till half past one o'clock.
Rue de la Paix, in Paris, had been ornsmsnted
with high poles, bearing the flag of France.
| At the appointed hour, the authorities and the
magistrates, and deputation from all the villages
! and towns, had congregsted ut the gates of the
railway, and when the President arrived he was
welcomed by them with q few shouts Of "Vive Ma
poleon!' and vive lEmpereurp
| He proceeded Immediately to the cathe dral where
the bishop received him with much honor, ana sang
the usual "Salvum fac Ludovicum Nspoleonem,"
with all bis clergy.
From the cathedral, the Prince proceeded to the
| Garden ofthe Fountain, magnificent spot, planted
with green trees, and replete with many curious Ro-
man antiquities, among which is u temple dedicated
| to Diana. Mounted upon stand covered with Grim
son velvet and adorned with gold fringe, he was
| received by the w0rkmen of the mammoth cod
mino of La Grand Combe, the population of the
Deighboripg villages, and also the communal schools
Of the department. This procession, composed Of
about 5000 men, offered q brilliant sight, and
though the shouts not numerous, the President
appeared well satisfied.
From La Fontaine the Prince went to the Roman
amphitheatre, called Les Arenes, which is the msst
complete specimen of the art Of building Of the chill
dren Of Romulus, during the epoch Of Cesar Angus
tus This mammoth ampnithsstre was filed from
the upper part of the wall to the lower edge Of tho
arena, with people Of both sexes and all ages,
whose varegated and picturesque costumes offered
number amounted to 10000. A grand bull fight
was to take place, and soon as the President was
seated on the stand prepared for him and his suite,
the signal was given to the tauriadors. The first
bull which entered the oval of the circus young
animal Of much courage. but Of little strength,
who, after q short struggle with his persec utors,
was thrown down by the horns by one of them, and
marked on the right leg with red hot iron. Tho
| next bull, to whose horns . crimson cocksds had
been fixed, was fierce animal 1t was necessary,
to be the yanquisher, to take it off from its place
with the hands. The taurisdors did all in their
| power TO excite the animal; and after numerous
attempts to take hold Of the cockaie, one Of them
was lucky enough to obtain it without much dam
age to his s'breeches" The third bull shared tho
same fate; but the grand fight took place with tho
last animal, who was a. dangerous as lion, and
who was to DO thrown down with the hands, and
marked with the red hot iron. This ceremony was
done in the usual style, and the man who performed
tho duty showed much ability and audacity
Louis Napoleon appeared to be much pleased
with the performance, but not so much satisfied
with the enthusiasm Of the people, which WAS IS
chilly as winters day.
From the amphitheatre he proceeded to the pre-
lecture, where the dignitaries of the government,
resdDg either at Mines or in the neighboring
cities, presented to him. After this ceremony
was over, the grand dinner was served, which the
President and his guests did ample justice to.
When the dessert was ever, and the champagne
tasted by the company, the Prince and was fol-
lowed into the grand saloon of the prefecture by all
his guests, with whom econversed till the time
to go to the ball prepared in his honor, at the Hotel