The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-07


PARIS, Monday, April IT, 1854
Origin Of Lenochamps-Bri1iancy Of ps Prese~s Fears
Annitesary-En Reception Of the Emperor and
Emwes-Grand Dinner at the Engisa Embassy, in
Honor Of the Duke Of Cambridge Development Of the
Russian System Of Decentralization Intyiguesin Porta
gal in FdrOr Of Don Micuel-Similar Movements in
Spain.
II in the year 1850 that gay party OF the Court
OF Louis the Fifteenth while wandering in the Bots de
Boulogne struck with the soft and eevating strains
Of music which found inquiry TO issue from the
Abbaye de Longchamp. For 500 years that venerable
pile had unremttingly offered up it's prisons and filled
tho dir with its pious harmony But 1t not till par
hazard the shade the forest which surrounded it
sought pour 81 diraire by these wearied children of
luxury that the world condescended to notice it,
II was the week consecrated by the suerings of Him
whose life and teaching had produced wondrous
luton among mankind; and courtiers in those Ii
centious days, sometimes perhaps condescended to DO
impressed by the solemnty Of such epoch.
Be that it may, from this accidental circumstance
others of the privileged classes induced seek the
grove where such heavenly music was heard; and as
"Passion Week. returned year after year. the
Der of silk clad pilgrims increased till at last pilgrim
sge to the Abbaye do Longchamps became an established
canon among the vetares Of fashion Hence the process
sion of Iongchamps. The revolution came, and swept
and its venerable inhabitants The gay poyageurs the
Bots de Bouogns ceased their annual visits and IT
only after the celebrated 18th Brumare that under the
auspices Of the great Napoleon, the fashionable MONDE
again bent their footsteps towards their ancient haunt
But how changed the object Then, sentimental
piety flung its light gauze as mantle, over the rich
brocade and embroidered ruff. Now, such veil is
thought necessary. The revolution a wonderful
thing for calling matters by their true Since the
18th Brumare the avowed object OF Iongchamps is to
introduce the modes for the coming season The last
bonnet the newest vste, tho most artistic parasol
and, among the stronger SEX the latest purchase in
horse or equipage, figures the occasion. And per-
baps, since the revival of this has its
equal in splendor and magnifcence been Witnessed COM
pared with that Of Thursday and Good Friday.
From the OF st. Denis, the Boulevards, to the
entrance Of the Bots de Boulogne, distance of more
than four English miles from three O'Clock until six
was one unbroken line Of equipages Whether it we're
the extraordinary brancy OF the weather, the in
creasng luxury of the times, know not, but one
who had remarked similar professions in former years
could fail to observe the manifest improvement in the
style Of their equipages 1t quite equal to anything
in Hyde Park on its most gala day The Duke of
Cambridge, who seated by the Emperor himself,
more than pronounced it to be SO,
AS the Emperor and Empress moved down at foot's
pace the centre of the of the Champs Eysees
the assembled thousands of spectators which lined tho
broad walks either sde seemed at last have found
lungs Of brass to express their feelings Loud and
long continued rirds burst from among them, and
Napoleon must have been deeply gratifed that his
distinguished guest should be eye witness of popu
larty all the more valuable from the sowness of its
growth There must have been many there who could
remember greetings Of much less enthusiastic charac
ter The imperial corege consisted, as usual of two
carriages and four with ourdsrs and before
nd Mt afapc prtN
in the midst OF the people, and the most Impractical
hand might easily have taken away life which the
fate OF francewh more reason it may be said that of
The English Prince continues to be the subject of una
s he UNITING
on WEDNESDAY in company With Lord Raglan to witness
Joyita he was received, entering the imperial box
by cries of g Vipen les Angd" and q Vire pEmpe-
rear"' "God Save the Queen struck up by the
orchestra, the audience standing the whole time
On Thursday there banquet in his honor at the
English Embassy, of extraordinary magnifcence, at
which were present the elite of French society with
out distinction of party and few Of the high ars-
tocracy of Engand among Others the Duke and
Duchess Of Hamilton, the Duke and Duchess Of yelling
ton, &c The magnificent ball room of the Embassy was
on this OCCASION converted into sale manser. Its
walls covered with yellow damask silk, and At the
extremity, divided of by some Dorc pillars Is the
throne room where overhangng superb chair Of state,
Ia suspended the full length portrait Of Queen Victoria
The long French windows of the ball ROOM banquet
hail. look into beautiful orangery and
odors of whose exotcs mingled gratefully with the fra
GRANGE OF viands such only Paris The exqui
hand OF the Guides from time to time poured forth de-
cous ars and the occasion consderedhat of the pre-
Of prince of the blood who there TO rafy
solemn league and covenant between two nations for
state cannot well be gined The guests about
fifty in number. Partant pour Ia Syrie'-the
tona air of France-and God Save the Queen,' were
each played and the Duke Of Cambridge in speech of
singular tact and neatness proposed the health of his
imperial Majesty Napoleon the Third No more striking
the lips of prince Of the house of Hanover and that
prince grandson Of George the Third.
On Good Friday, the Duke OF Cambridge Lord Raglan,
and all the officers Of his suite attended Divine service at
the chapel OF the British Embassy and considering that
the whole party on their way to do battle for the
Turks the prayer collect especially apart by
English liturgy for that day certainly read rather oddly
Have mercy upon Jews Turks inidels and heretcs
desired that the petition should be granted II is evident
be considered all the four parties taskng the Divine
bene6cence to the extreme.
Prince Napoleon, route to the East stopped at Va.
ence and visited the room formerly in 1885, inhabited
by the great Napoleon, when young artillery officer.
II is s set apart for the corps. The woman il
seems yet lives who used to bring the young officer his
daily meal and who received from him his departure
present of twelve francs The goo. woman In vested
the same in gown, which, when the great hero bo-
came Emperor, she wore, and still st. Napo-
Icons day She has now pension of 600 francs.
The Prince has already embarked for Toulon. The
Turkish Ambassador accompanied him In his speech at
the public dinner given him at MarseiIss he produced
lively sensation by his emphatic declaration that the
Black Sea should forever be open and free
1t appears that the Russian system is gradually do
veopng itself AS the works erected the coast Of the
island Of Aland evacuated in the presence of tho
English fleet so letters, dated the 9th of April from
ochom inform that the Emperor had also ordered
all the pilots and ell men capable of bearing arms, to
emigrae to the main land in Finland and when vessels
cannot be removed to sink and destroy them so that not
vestige shall remain This is to be the system through
out the whole extent Of the Russian shore from Hesng.
fors to Cronstadt and the other part to Sebasopo
Tor the last six weeks certain number OF Russian
travellers, among whom several officers have been
arriving at Lisbon from whence some have proceeded to
the north and others to the south Of Portugal These
agents have been found TO be engaged in all kinds of In
trgues in favor of Don Miguel The same symptoms are
being manifested in Spain In fact, the semi Official
French organ-the Pdys-observes, the whole Iberian
peninsula is, just now, prey to Muscovite intrigue
According TO the Madrid journals of the 18th of April
the women and children Of about hundred Turkish
families are expected at Cadiz from Consantinople
where they are to reside till the termination OF the war
They will probably have abundant time to perfect them
selves in Spanish.
The Duke of Cambridge escorted yesterday after
divine service at the Embassy 10 Versailles in three of
the Emperors private carriages each with four posters
and outriders with jack boots and cooked hats The
great fountains played in honor Of the occasion His