The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-28
PARIS, Nov. 10, 1853.

hhOne-AsiuTln9t IesftGHteS-Spf it IL ftOckers--
Byron Translator TO French Poet Horse
Races Extension Of the CRY Ratrag-ShP
me,i of Monks to Ne,o York--Partsian itchy
my OlW Theatrical Reuiew--Death Of Zmn,ei-
The weather for The last two weeks has been e2-
tremsy variable and all the meteorologists have been
a. loss - know whs. were the causes of these sud
den changes. bright sun, the aurora borealis, a
small sno. storm and raiu-every sort Temperature
have been felt during the last two weeks. The Seine
has overlooked its hacts and the Rhone river has
dene the same thing Many accidents have been
experienced curing this uncommon overfo wing Of
the rivers Of France, and the harvest yield the
banks has all been carried away.
The usual visit To the cemeteries Of Paris, on the
I'd inst, was considerable. 1t has been calculated
that over two hundred and fifty thousand persons
visited the Pere Ia Chaise, and one hundred and
Fifty thousand the cemetery OF MontParnasse and
MoDtMaltre. The quantity Of immortal Nreaths and
bouq, cts brought by the yisters To the graves OF
their relations has been immense the cost Of which
is calculated at the Of three hundred thousand
francs.
On tie following Sunday, 9Th instant, the great
steepe chase OF Lamsrcbe the last racing Of the sea-
son took place in presence Of al the sportsmen Of
Paris. The most f. vorable weather, at first, favored
the amateurs but before the end OF the race the
clouds darkened, AID the rain SOON poured down il
tOrr nts giving the most dssgreeable dQcking' 10
all those VINO had not been prudent enough to
carry with item their umbrellas and water proof
coats On the whole, the steepe chase was
poor affair, and accident happened, the
spcrtsLnen did not seem 20 lie much contented.
The Americans we're in arge numbers on the
ground, ana among them | will particularly
mention Madame HIS daughters and son in,las
Mr.. B., driven in a large barouche, d Ia Danmont /
who seemed to enjoy the tuI si.d tie utmost salts
faction Mr. D. OF cc7s York, and his lady, accom-
panied BY -sessrs 7. and NJ, were also loungng in
41aTge barouche.
Whilst the sutunnsl sports are thus going on, the
greatest preparations made for the winter carn
val. The court Of Louis Napoleon will give the note
oi the festivities the Emperor and staff
have returned from Foo tain6b!eau and then the
fpsncial commercial, srd botrgeoisie saloons will
follow The example. If nothing takes place to
change these prospects, we are induced TO Think
thst Paris will be gers gsy this winter,
The knocking spirits or rapping " tic taos,
we call them N Paris, ale stii IN favor TIE book
Of Mr. Henr;ques, called Sauvons lie Geure Ha-
main, has appearej, aud been read with much
avidiiJ; but unfortunately the Inside did not Ger
respond with the outside, and tals new patchwork
has BEEN thrown aside as unfit for celebrity. Mr.
Amedee Bichot, The publisher OF " La Revue Bri
taDnique,' ias printed, in the last number of his
book, an ode, translated from the French into Eng
Esh by Lord Byron, st the request of t1e writer Of
the French poetry, Mr. Bchot himself. 1t appears
that the shadow Of Byron bad been forced, THROUGH
the influence OF the table, to obey the order OF Mr.
Biehot. Very queer, indeed! And as the Italian
saying ls,
Sc zero, ben trovAto.
The rev railway omnibus of Passy is in full ope.
ration, add the large ears, similar TO those running
N New York, on the Harlem railroad, we're inau-
gurated on Sunday last, on the quai de Billy and
tn8t Of Ccurs la RENE, length Of 1000 stres.
IT has met with al desired success aud it generally
supposed that this new method If carrying pas
sengers VIII soon be adopted on the Boulevards aud
Other large thorougbfayes.
Breadstufs are now plentifuJ1p our markets: but
neyertheless, the price OF bread IS s. quite eaag
mons. At Ha7re, -four from The United States !
is freely sold at current prices and az Warsee the
last arrivals from the Black sea- Egypt and Tunis /
have incumbeIed the MAJ ket. On the evening OF the
I'd inst sixtynIne SHIPS loaded with -four and bread.
stus, entered the port II il calculated that about
i,OOo hectclhtres arrived on that dag.
The large wooden cross which was placed feT /
weeks ago on the top Of the church Of La adelere
fell On Saturday last bat fortunately there were no
persons under the porteo, and accident il 20 De
regretted.
Large or6ers Cor champagne have been given from 4
Russia. TIE firm Of Messrs. Bouche, Fills, ayd I
3
with the special mission toplace the chdmp1aosse (
brand before the rich inhabitants Of the Rus |
sian Eb pire. The enormous Of 100 900 francs /
Is allowed to this Clerk pay for bis trouble and e.
ertl0n. As may be observed he Is well treated as
our ambassador.
81 Whilst the chemist, N. Duprez, Is making die
nonds by process OF his own, NJ. 8atisr, another
Chemist assures that he has found the secret
OF god making lie -sgs that metals Of all sorts are
Dot simple bodies, nut composed u various Things.
IL IS lhefefole easy 20 change them and particularly
IRON toto gold. He says t1at be has seen the light
chansing silver 10 gold, and he is altogether CON
vincec that there are chemical or physical agents
which can perform the miracle.
The census Of all tie employees Of tie government
Of France will be resG with rouch interest in tue
United Sfa'es. They 53l S82 In all thus divided:
Ministers u justice, IL 100; dc. Of Foreign Affairs,
632 Do. Of Psbc instruction, 10000; d.. Interior,
34l 600; %. agriculture and Public Works, 10 600;
DO. War, 80 000 d. Navy, $4,000; do. Finance,
5,o00. The men attached to the highways of
France, add amounting 70 5000, are not Included.
Two monks a the order 1T St Benot have en-
bsfkeo At liasre for New York. Their intention 10
to go TO lnciana, where two other monks have
founded monastery in the neighborhood OF the city
of ST. Ferdinand
A ship builder Of Hamburg has bought the Dan-h
Dan-ctwar Frers, for the sum OF $4,000 francs.
The ship is 10 leave Copenhagen for London and
thence for California. She VII be paid 225 900 francs
for that trip, which is double the usual charge
The theatrical spectaces N Paris hare been quite
important for the asst two weeks
The French Theatre has produced g. FIVE act pay |
N rhyme entitled, /" Une J1nrnee d Il grtpga d Ag-
Jrtque, by Mons. Fousser, which has met with the
utmost success
at the Italian Opera the trorps is ready and the
opening viii take place on the 18th last, with
CenerentoIan-Al boni, Tamburini aud Rossi, will |
oil the principal characters, and sing the superb
sic of Rossini.
Parodi il engaged by the manager Of the Iteian
Opera and Cruvei hes signed her engagement wit1
The managers Of the French Academy Of Music.
. Verdi Is in Paris, and will produce opera emit
Opera.
AT the Vaudeville theatre, play IN one act, called
: Les Ptns ne Francs,n was received with so5le re
Iuke, but the whole Of it has proved amusing and II
IS alternately performed with Les niles de Mtytre."
At the Varieties, an operetia called Stgao,' the
music BY Mons. 0nenbdcb, bas mes si5h the public
appreciation.
at the Theatre Lyrique Mdiie. Nathalie Fitzjanes