The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

because she has used her maternal IND uence in order
TO obtain Fl om culpaDe Ministers from time to time
exorbitant concessions Of public works. It is under
stood that the Mnistrydo not feel themselves strong
enough TO resist this demand; but Queen lra BELLA
must formally give her consent to her mothers I'M
parchment. And can IL BE- wondered at u she re-
refuses? In that case, mother and daughter must
bota quit. Abdication, In fact, must take Place.
The question is already becoming serious-murmurs
are heard deep and lond IN the capital. Men
have arms in their hands. The baIricades
are removed, but the populace have never
taken thsir eyes of the scattered debris W ich
compose them. SuDdry executions have taken
place at Barcelona, and the factories are again
at work bat every drop OF blood thus shed il so
nuch oil unon the s9ciaiistic fuel common tn all
revolutionary tuDuts, and which does not fail to
ind kindred spark within the walls Of Madrl1
Upon the slightest provocation or Misunderstanding
ire POI nlar resentment, which ia rumbling like a
volcano beneath the new ministrys feet, breaks
forth. company Of the. division of Bacete, the
celebrated republican chief who raised the standard
OF independence after O'Dsnneu, entered the city
on the 4th inst. 1t was comman led By Pasquale
Barracks were at first assigned it, but on 'Doane's
representation that the popular victory was COM
pete and the men no more required, they were
marched without the barrier to he paid off A dis
pue arses-the paymaster takes to his heels, holly
pursued by the men, and it required all the influence
OF Pssqpale, and the energetic acton Of battalion
'of hoops to prevent an expiosion which wonld in
nediafely have found adherents among the people.
TIE MOnffeur OF this morning announc es that the
Costs IS to consist of one chamber only. The de-
cree which supersedes General PeZuela as Governor
OF Cuba and substitutes Gen. Concha goes out Of it's
way 10 pay tribute to the public services OF the
officer removed. What does this mean? IL Cuba
to be more jealously watched and guarded under
TIE revolution than under the late ministry Tnis
is OF some i'm portaDce to the United States.
Oar preparations for the tete on the 18th, of
which hole TO send you very full description by
my next letter, which will leave Paris on the l7sh,
30, tiDue on scale 80 increasing that it Is with
Ms fraf III hi In
ready by the day. II is curious to observe the i'm
mshse labor 1hich is brought into operation these
occasions. The city is one vast dteiier. Among
your sixty Thousand subscribers, and the hun.
d,eds Of tsonsards who read the HERALD.
without subscribing to il, there must be many %
whom rough sketch of the locality which IL to be
the scene Of this great ete must be necessary, in
order to understand toe description of what is 10
take place next Tuesday.
Though there will be great deal Of interesting
spectacle going on at the Darrere du Trone and in
the CHAMPS de Mars, the Champs Elysees consti-
tute the nucleus of the scene. The reader, then,
must picture to his minds eve direct line-say Of
two miles from the palace of the Tuileries to the
Arch of Triumph the whole Of which, after different
fashions, will be one varied blaze of light. 1t is
divided into three portions:-l. From the renowned
Arch OF Triumph, redolent with the sculptured
spendors Of Napoleon's victories to the Rond Point
viii is perhaps, three qua tiers Of mile. The CEN
tra road through avenue of trees Is about sixty
yards in width; the walk, on either side, twenty-five
YARDS at distances twenty yards on either side the
road are posts painted green on which are already
suspended-ready for Observation-Disclosures com.
are festoons Of globe lamps, while floating banners
Of purple and gold futter above. By the walks, on
| the side where they are Aanksd by the houses, IL
every species Of theatrical display that can seduce
the spectator. We have now, however, reached
the Round Point, where the gallery Of splen5ors
begins. In the mdst is o colossal sphere, composed
Of lamps-of shades inpu merable--but where blue
and green predomnate. IL Is surmounted by the
No rd nf vvhi fhn ,nrfa hQva
made their own. At the four corners are golden
kosks, each as large as an ordinary sized house
! Arches OF trellis work. covered with lamps, form
vast circle round ALL T1e same arches run along
each side OF the "road," as have before described
in my last letter. The walks on either side being
earnished with picturesque temporary bontiques,
which are frcnted with kind OF arabesque
Moorish masking; chandeliers, on garlanded ropes,
each with 500 lamps, are swung over the walks, az
well as the main road, and thus we are conducted
to the Place de Ia ConcOrde, which finishes my
second division, three quarters of mile more.
The Place de Ia Concorde q squa of half mile,
il surrounded with arches; but there is one of 81
gantic proportions OF the gate leading into the
garden of the Tuilcries, which, With q central arch
ard two side ones, stars above and the initial letter
Of the Emperor over all, when lit up with myriads
Of lamps Of every share and color. will be more
dazzling than the eye can bear. Fireworks will &c
off here Also from an immerse scafolding, covering
the While 70 Of the Chamber OF Deputies. whict
l. on The opposite side Of the river but anks tht
| Pace.
Ia The gardens Of the Tuilelies, relief is to b.
siy,n 10 the eye. aching with 80 much excessive
| tyancy. The entrance arch | have SPOKEN Of
| sill have its fac sim,ie tho other side;
but Afterwards the illunir atoms of the gard IA
are t. have softer and more soothing effe It, Toe
lamrs, inDumerable they are, are however formed
of silver PAL of all shapes and sizes; and peeping
rough the massive green of the tall tees. every
branch of which is literally laden with them, tht
effect must be charming. Festoons Of lamps, OF
standards of gold and purple, on which in beautifu
combination groups Of tri-coored banners are fixed
are every ghere scattered about. A beautiful pa
CODA, such as French taste could have only ina
eued is erected for the monster concert, and foun
tans from all quarters will plash up their cooling
streams, and mingle the sweet sound u their allnl
waters in the midst of this wondrous effort Of mai
to cheat the sun aud neon, aud all the stars OF hea
ven, Of their rightful pre- emine nee. BERTHE.