The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-11

for ts honors and prizes the Is certainly not pos
lar OF morality AZ this Is called u not vesy
teligibe thing among The French me! .ncJ -.
tage such the acquisition Of territory, &c and On
strange alliances they have in the Qussa Of
and the King OF the Begians somewhat confuse taen
The agents Of Russia too are busy fitting In the air k
so many poisoned Look at the naval force q
es your
absolutely dare not let single sailor or oosr except tn
adnrals have tho slightest commun,casion xisn coe
II turns out as my last that the Russian nest
did avail itself Of the opportunity the Withdrawal OF
combined fleets to the Bosphorus afforded them, ans
very serious attempt at st Nicholas, which might
have proved another sinope In fact the time has CONF
when neither the French the English viii submit
either the part Of their governments ocen IN COM
mand, to a shlly shaly course II war there must be
must be carried ON BY brave hearts and stout bodi
not by gentlemen who afraid OF catching cold IN ~
breeze and the result TO which all the nav
ments backed their interference II interference was ne
cesssry, in different manner dreadful tempest ms.s
in all human probability have blown away.
There is not political man in Europe, writes thS
Steele of this morning, who does not think that
the Invasion Of the Danuban provinces BY entrance
Of the fleets into the Black Sea- the state of affairs woas4
have been better that the realization Of what nov
demanded would have been easy, that the Caax
would have been less prepared and that humanity would
;st wh;h w th Fror r. III iss
as offensive as unexpected for France and Ensane
1t was no longer our policy which there received
check; it was our military honor.
The price Of bread for the second fortnight Of the
month is fixed at 40c.
The Monitew says-and it is sign Of the tinss
when the great special journal speaks Of such thing
that the public anxiously awaiting the a.
the comic opera entitled "L'Etoe du N0rd" ~
principal personages Of which the Empress Catharns
and the Gar Peter the Great Under existing circu-
stances states the dramatic censorship feared that
this representation might be attended with incea
venience the Emperor however not Of that opinion,
and 'L'Etoile du Nord' will shortly be performed.
PARIS, Monday, Feb 20, 1854.
E0ecs in Paris Of tie Cars Reply to tie Emp~ors L.
tr-The French Ardor Cooling Dozen in Proportions osNs
English War Fever Rises-Louis Ma po'eo~'s "oIawdf sr
an Oliper-7riumphau Success Of Ayev5eer's "AusAs
du Nord Broad Riot at Perigneur-Suicides Oonss-
qnent the late Boura Losscs-7ne Abb de LamMs-
ma-Grand Ball at the Hotel Of the Minister Of Fna~ss.
The announcement in the Aoniteur that the Empsrse
Nicholas refuses the proposals of accommodation wh
have been offered him, surprises That 1t hAa
produced vivid sensation cannot be denied for howevee
clearly foresee result there is always percepttAe
shock when the last thread Of hope is snapped even ~
those who have placed the least dependence upon IT,
The next step will probably be formal declaration e
the part Of France and against Russia fr
henceforh words must place to blows The respective
armies the Danube supposed in point numbeesl
not to be unequaly balanced After each left sufficient
for garrison duty perhaps the Russian and the Ottomaa
may separately dispose Of 100 But expe-
dictionary force Of so 900 French and 90 picked ms
from England, viii enable Turkey to take the offensive
which always immensely increases the force Of any
| army.
Both French and English armed with and we'll ex-
ercsed in the practice of the Mimic rife The health Of
Omer Pacha is perfectly re-estabshfd and he is seen
daily horseback performing his duties with his usual
exactness and energy.
There be doubt that an inkling of the inte{.
gence contained in the Aoe had previously found il
way to the inner Of the Tueries or the pub
cation of Napoeons letter could scarcely 80 soon have
made its appearance That letter has placarded ct
the of every street in Paris and posted evev
barrack in France, and from the first has been looked
upon as war proclamation.
NJ de Hubner, the Austrian Ambassador, was ovee-
whemed when his servant placed the Moniteur in his
hands which contained the document and did
pie at to say that the last hope of peace was
destroyed. It's effect however, the public mind he's
certainly not been enthusiastic
1t becomes and obvious that the war d not
popular one ON this side the channel In proportion .
the enthusiasm Of England apparent the French ardor
s.y sort Of mistrust on the part Of tbs
people that they spreading broad back on which
their old enemy and rival John Bull is about to MOUNTS
The Emperor of the French 1t seems with all his i'm.
possibility could not resist the temptation which the &C.
cason afforded Of paying OF the great autocra for soma
of the supercousness exhibited by that parsonage
wards him his elevation to the throne of France
n de Kissee the Russian ambassador was bovine hss
final adeux, Napoleon is said to have expressed hse
with o certain arch-gravity "Tel the Emperor No.
bon anne " he said that should the ruder fate war Is
unfortunately his shall not forget the Christian max
inn that free is welcome in diversity" The Russaa
envoy is said to have bit his lips At this auson to Ne
fraternity Of sovereigns however he might aoknow-
ledge him "my good friend and 4 Is possible that
acceptable from the sof-procAimed 'sparvcnu" Il
France -
To pass on lighter matters NJ Lefnel architect a
the palace at Fontanbleau takes the place Of the lament
ed visconi, for the completion Of the Louvre.
Meyerbeer's new opera, LEtoile du Nord, has iuse
at the Opera Comque and had one Of the most
successful debuts witnessed at that theatre Ths
Emperor Empress were both in attendance and were
received with more than usual heartiness You viii re-
member that the opera in question condemned BIZ
the censorship and rescued by the clemency Of the E
The hero is Peter the Great who distinguished as "a
orrrier is working at shop in village in Finland.
where he falls in love with rustic belle called Katha-
rne who conformity with her brother keeps shop.
Peters vile temper and beasty habits Of drunkenness
she engages herself Peter goes away with intimate
friend who is pastry cook Katharine puts male az
ments revealing conspiracy against tie Car She does
duty as sentinel while her guardian lover capan
with two rirandieres In her despair and jealousy ss
strikes corporal for which the drunken Gar orders
tent but he is drunk he neither recognises nor under
stands her and she is led of to execution.
come Dreamy recoecton OF the voice and features e
the woman he had loved suddenly however, forces IL
self through the clouded the inebriate mon
areh and horror struck he orders her rspreve She hs
however plunged into the river, and parting sxse
left him the reasonable documents make his fortuIo
with.
On perusing these, the disguised Emperor becomes
acquainted with his danger, he boldly throws himssN
among the soldiers procaming his real character a.d
is received with acclamations Katharine is Ashed NJ
out of the river, but has lost her Then, he
Gar is the Of restoring her by placing before her
fac sme Of her native village which he has caused to 10
built and on his presenting himself to her his old
working dress she recognizes him. and the curtain falls
Peter the Great places the Katharines bad
The music Is in the very best style of Meyerbssr'a
masculine genius, and the house from beginning 10
end in perfect furore Of enthusiasm.
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