The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-30

avoid te rptsiisrs q break that other vox, which
81. A1tbwy himself fUond i difficult 20 keep.
Bur The vow OF povsry and that OF chastity are
Imposed uloD the sn ghts OF tbs order Of Malta Or
If 81. Jotn OF Je usslem, by new bull Of tne
Pope. They will be observed, perhaps, a. faith
fu,y ,hs were o. old long before hat order had
been aimoss foygciteH, or as tney are nos oy some
OF those princes OF the c1ur;h on wnom they a,s
equally bincirg, and whose gorgeous livery, fns
hrsn, diamond nDgs, silks, satips aaS velvss,
supptuous fare, AID splendid PALACES, render them
QUEER representatives Of tnst High Priest VINO Offer
ed himself as sacrifice, who was born Ia mao
ger, wh, had not vnsrs 70 lay his head who tasted
In the dstert, who rode into Jerusalem an ass,
who took upon himself tire form OF servant, ard
crucifi.d between two thieves.
Among the prelates now a. sembed ct Rome, the
lion OF me day appears to b. the eccentric arca.
bisbop Of S,rigonix and Primate of Hungary. Tue
eciaf and sjDgulsrity OF his costumes aud his i'm
posing ret nue. bsve dszzled the Romans, aud even
scar dallZed Lis HOlu ess the Pope, who would not
accede TO bis DE- sii to ride out horseback-~no
cbliQec him, before be was admitted 10 the Va.i.
clan, 10 lay aside Of his decorations, and to
be less lavish tnan usual Of perfumes on his person
hut Who has, Devertnel 50, Just added thu red hat
Of cardinal 10 the prodisious wardrobe OF Men.
seigDeur ScioSskj. His Emineneo usually wears
as many decorations 80 used 70 acorn the breast Of
ale sandre Dumas, the Marquis de la Psilesede.
AIexsn6Te Dumas name has re appeared Or5mi-
nently IL European journals in connection with che
names Of two of his ilustrioos friends LsmAtlae
snd Victor HUGO. An art jle written by MIN in
the Mousquttdirf, CONN ending work entitled
"La Turquie Contemporaries" by CnaI les Roland,
friend II smsrtine, contained allusion 70 the
ipgrstitude Of the French towards ne whose triple
renown az poet, oras0r and historian, should have
saved him from such fate. This ans'On ELECTED
. noble letter from the great patriot, who says IN
conclusion -
Let me thank you for your too kind illusions to my
short and forgotten public life But do not pronounce
the word ngratiiude. ] have not been subjected 10
it. and had been should blush remember IT,
The country i seems to me, sufficiently rewards its
children in permitting them 10 her She is like the
Divnity-ve owe her all and she nothing. Al re-
Dumas has also received from Visitor Hug, a
touching and 1Atterbg letter, a copy of wai b
have seen bnt / do not know ii il has been pub.
iistsd in France. The dsiiuguis ed exile thanks
his old Friend for the manly dedication to him pre-
fixed to tire drama entitled Conscience" which
Alexan6re Dumas has just bad represented at the
Odeon, with remarkable sucsess In passing, and
while recognizing the merits of this excellent piece
must express regret that the author has 1t had
the conscience to make the slightest reference to
the three German plays from which he borrowed
portion of its materials Il Is true, however, that
ell that Dumas touches ia transmitted by his genius
into fin err gold.
"Copsciencen has been published IN capital style,
unter the gallery Of the Odeon, by Aphonse Tarice
whose name bids fair to become conspicuous above
that Of many . famous publisher in France. HIS
publication Of series OF Lit lie books entitled Les
Petits Paris" in which life in Paris il wonderfully
well photographed; has been what they call here .
/" colossal success"
Before quitting the Odeon and the Latin Quar-
ter, must mention that this week began with tie
Ye-opeDing of the winter lectures A. the Sorb,npe
and with the most amiable literary festival of the
year-the celebration Of the anniversary OF Ssnte
Barbe the patron Of OF the oldest and best col
hges in Paris. FIGARO.