The daily republic., 1853-08-26

GIDEON * co. Washington, D. c
visions of all sensible mon to the maintenance
Of peace These provisions are still further cor
roborated by letters addressed TO some of the
principal banking houses. We are happy in being
able to lay before readers some extracts from
these letters:
ssBERLrN, 29th July.
| "There is nothing talked of here but the con-
versation which took place at the Hotel Of the
Grand Chancellery at st. Petersburgh between
M. de Nesselrode and the Prussian Ambassador.
The following is the conversation textually re-
ported by diplomatic agent himself:
g Monsieur Ia Grand Chancellor, do you not
think that there is some indirect means by which
the Eastern question may he terminated:
!" Monsieur PAmbassadeur, perhaps So.
| "sIf Prussia were to present to the Car plan
powers, would it have any chance of being lis
tened to:'
"'Eh, eh, eli, chi who knows;'
! SIT is impossible not to see in these words
formal encouragement to the proceedings OF Prus-
sia. M. de Nesserode allowed to be seen the So
cret desire of Russia TO come to an arrangement.
One must be senseless to think that things could
como to any other denouement. The Eastern
question may be considered as terminated. /"
M Costi the manager of the Italian Opera,
who lost twenty thousand dollars during the
campaign of last winter, has resigned his post,
and has left for Italy. He offered to remain if the
government would allow him the use of the house
rent free, which would have saved him sixteen
thousand dollars; but the Minister of State would
seem to hope for better terms. 1t is thought in
theatrical quarters that the Italian Opera may per-
haps remain shut, unless the government manage
it itself But do not think it credible that Louis
Napoleon, who desires his regime to be the most
splendid of the numerous successive dynastles,
will allow Paris to be deprived Of an attraction
which has always been held as the most elegant
and brilliant of its many winter entertainments.
Nadars Pantheon, consisting of four immense
Autographs, containing 800 comic portraits and
biographies, is on the point of publication The
publishers prospectus for subscribers is out the
price to such as put down their names before the
18th of August is 80 frances after that it is to be
48 francs Nadar is we'll known caricaturist,
and has been occupied upon this immense work
for many years Every man who has made him
self name in France will figure in the plates.
good carcature of a face is sure guide to re-
cogntion of that face, when you meet it, us is 4
good portrait There is always a basis of resem-
blance, with an exaggeration OF the prominent
feature. The biographies are to be comic, with a
foundation in fact; the dates and such fundamen-
tai matters will be correct. There is no unwil-
lingness among Frenchmen to be caricatured; and
Mr. Nadar q need not say that Nadar is nom
de pl,ue) has had no difficulty in obtaining sittings
from all the celebrities whom he wished to include
in his gallery In fact he has been somewhat
bored by applications for place in the Pantheon
bv mediocrities to whom the honor of a burlesque
would have been very palpable puff. similar
gallery of comic likenesses was published six or
seven years ago, under the title of lie Chemier do
la Porterits, and had very fattering success.
The present attempt is on a much larger scale,
and the caricature of the lives and achievements
of the caricatured portraits is feature altogether
new.
The grand opera has been closed for nearly
month, for repairs. On Friday night, by order
of the Minister of State, it was lighted, as if for
performance. The paintings, decorations, gild-
ing, &C., were closely examined. All was ap-
proved, except the allegorical design on the CELL
ing, and this the Minister decided must be painted
anew A fortnight more will be necessary before
the opening The season will be inaugurated by
the Huguenots Mile Pannetra, who has just
won the first prize at the annual examination at
the Conservatoire, has been engaged by the man.
ager.
l A gentleman of Orleans, who is about starting
upon IL Journey WILL Hio AAoo AA"u eoAA
structed what he calls house upon wheels. 1t is
an immense wagon, to be drawn by four horses
1t consists of a parlor, bed chamber, kitchen,
n cellar and outhouses. The cellar has rack
for fifty bottles of wine, besides refrigerator. The
cost of this enormity was $4,000. If Mr.. Wander
bt should happen to meet it at any seaport at
which he touches, he will be likely to purchase it.
as the owner is dangerous rival. There is only
room on the earth for one such tourist; the rest
must be bought out or got rid of in some equally
efficient way. .a+,4
| A new feuiletonist has made his debut in one Of
our daily papers. He signs himself Jam Slick.
do not not know whether this is mistake of
letter-the substitution of for an S, or whe-
ther the article is original in French. The law
is strict the subject of signatures, requiring the
real name, and not the assumed one; and this fact
would initiate in favor of the article being a trans
lation, which may of course be signed by the nom
de plume of the foreign author. Sam Slick in
French must be very droll literature
FRANCO.
| Divorce AND RECoNsrDERATIoN.-A resident
of this city sued for divorce from his wife III
of our courts last winter. 1t granted, and the
couple duly separated. He went to New Orleans
and engaged in BUSINESS and she remained in this