New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-15

elosed my last letter. WA uJins 70 mo" sns' 'ao
.rrns q he syie and customs Of European diploma
-, and the consequent sdvsntagea 10 our national
iusererts and luster 70 our national dignity, would be
imperecfly attained by IN outlay Of tls 900 per an
mum. Les me odd few more proofs Thss tTiaing
increase would little than suffice 1t the high pee
q ham and chickens, fuel and gh for the expenses
of dinners balls and other hospisalities which the
presess limited salary Of our ambassador suffers INN 70
extend to very small minority of Americans In PARA
Al matters stand I've out Of six Of al the Americans
here are obliged TO dine ct the restaurants and dance
Metis,es or Haiexfiso. Besides, should tnere DC my
iule surplus TO lsy out in the purchase OF ngn aye
and dignity On American from the TACT Of oens eo'
uarsiyev Ignorant previous 70 crossing the wsfer OF
that sort Of articles viii pay twice o. much Tor MS
baress,. % European noble who has been broushfup
IN the rrrc;ncts of Court But II the United states
deny ese are to be represented not by the man. but
nv b;s coxbes then let him have the bravest aftne
Court of an others he stands most In need OF them
Into this brlian; world he must from the nature OF
our instisusions come naked-s bare untitled vulgar
youriey-and out Of II he must 60 naked homsto the
Repubiic; but while here let him, by all means, be
decorated insist upon the importance OF the stars
for our Minister They msy help to withdraw some OF
the universal attention at present paid TO our other Rep
rcsentatiye-him Of the stripes.
Unole Toms literary success have spoken OF in
former letters it had then surpassed anything OF the
kind since the ssue Of the Mysteries OF Paris hn
eth going on without abatement II has been publish.
ed ct Paris In the fcuietons of the Pre Of the Pays,
Of the Estae of the Prese Linersie and Of another
paper Il has also been Published In eight distinct
book FORMS of one Of which edition of one hundred
thousand has been cold. Not Of the numerous cir
cuating libraries that has not lite wethumbed copies.
Besides the large importation from England the house
of Bsudry has Issued edition for English readers
and still new translation, the eleventh, announced
in press Not journal literary periodical. from the
Rerre des Deuz Mondes and the DEBATE, down to the
Cyoniqxe de Fraace and Charrari, that has not had
t. article on Mrs Stowe and her book Engraved por-
traits Of the lady are displayed In the shop windows;
artists already transferring to canvass the graphic
scenes from her pages reflex fame illustrates the
merits Of her other writings, andtwo TRANSACTIONS OF her
smaller tales have appeared. And all this began only
three months ago; Uncle Tom came out In French
dress for the fret time last October. We briefly ex-
press the universal popularity Of person by saying
his name is familiar throughout the land ss house
hold word il l. indicated In this latitude by its appear
tnce at the bead of the plsybl No book that has at
tanned anything like the astonishing success OF Mrs
stowes If its scenes and characters offer sny dramatic
elements, fails to be adapted to the stage.
The French. more sensuous Of may 90 apply the
word )bu, less more gregarous and less do
mstic than We love to sec and hear in sympathe;ic
crowds what they have wept and laughed in solts
~ perusAl. Consequently, the Ambigu Comique and
the Gate the two largest heacrs In Paris nightly
crowded from pit gallery with oager listeners and
spectators to the thrilling words and brilliant tsbeaux
Of the dramatic spe-tacles founded on hsAmerican
book Il would not be worth the while here present
analysis Of these two plays You will find given
In all the Monday feuietons Of your Partisan files re-
ceived by las. steamer II Is enough to say that, with
abundant In manner scenery and local colorng
generally, the Jlaok shade was essentially American;
for Of the critics last Monday observes: We
have no slaves on touching the noble soil OF France
one becomes free The acting at both theaters is ex-
! celent; the pcrsonation Of Eliza by Madame Guyon
at one and Of Eva by Mile Felix sister OF Rachel at
the other, drew down-,cars of applause. At the Am
bigu one Of the scenes represents auction sale Of
slaves at New Orleans where George, returned free
man from Canada, bids for his own wife; his eompsn
tor his former master whose passion s rouse BY the
charms of Eliza the wealth p the latter soon enables
him TO run up the merchandise 10 n price beyond
Georges resources two friends add their purses but
they outbdden by the planter, mad with pas
zion at the moment however, when the chsel Il to
that his house Is fire. and he hurries of George Is
enabled by another friendly contribution riso the
last enormous bid and the auetoneer knocks doca hs
wife 10 her husband. q" II reuss r. shouted at this
instant worthy blouse, who, with HE body halt
tended over the railing of the gallery, hid followed
every incident OF scene novel 20 Frenchman with
bresthets interest.
This 10 but Of several instances where the audi
seemed 10 confound the fictitious horrors passing
before them with some dreadful reality mus, note,
with thsnkfuncss, that the authors of the dramas had
not taken the occasion to retort upon America the
hard words which we have found cause 10 toward
France during the last year. The two heAters which
have mentioned, sea, together audience Of 37O0
persons; they count upon hundred successful repre-
seuta,iens of the American dramas sin two ohss
theaters, the Gymnase Drainatique. with 1880 scat
and the htile theatre du Palas Royal with go places
seVersly announce orhcoming the CabdAs De UseS
Ton, and the Casstas de rUae,e Ton. Finally, Mr. Ida
or Ire Aldrige, "black Mscresdyr who would doubt
lees re mobbed at the Aston place House but who has
been well received at the elegant Opera House in Ber
in ia soon play bis round Of shsksperAa characters
on some Partisan stage He is, believe, our com
patriot LebaO s NasTt who, in this revival OF the
dramatic black art, figures nghtly with sufficient APP
plsuse not and canno, ne further treated Of among
American representatives abroad.
! And now few words Of very dihereat person,
who may rightly come under that les,sr Mr. Waite
mare the originator and ndeagsble pro'ao;er of the
system Of international literary and scientific ex.
changes. ! learn from him thS, between the li,h Of
November iS5l and January lst 1853 he has cent
to our country t9l4 books and pamphlets besides val
usble collections OF charts, engravngs, medals, coins
| sc. These contributions have been made In great
part by the Government Ministers and public iasst.
tons ID France and Belgium Taey include numerous
legislative and statistical documents which money
could not procure and books Of great historic
scientific and artistic worth. Among other important
works note Mr. Nstteulares catalogue several OBJ
tanned IN Holland, relating the commerce the
pers state Of civilization Sc Of Japan sni is inh,5t
ants. On hearing of the Ere which destroyed part
of the Congressional lbrsry last year. ar v iiamel-
stey wrote to the librarian Mr. Meehan requesting Of