The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

EW YORK HERALD, SU
dear people Of the United States about three or four
millions OF dolars-in that respect IL il no farce but
comedy Captain Brown reports English and French
war vessels At Japan and the next you win Will be
lions. Then Americans win DO obliged to touch their
hats to Governor John Bull when they 20 Japan This
Will DC the result OF our failure in Japan We deserve it.
we should never delegate naval conduct dipo.
matte affairs. England and France object get
ting into Japan and they know il tina. object Is carried
out we will the trade Of the East by our trans
Pacific steamers which viii ruin the rcal supre
macy OF England and transfer the storehouse Of the
II she the Japan islands, the best of them
then our lines Of steamers will be obliged to pass and
pass under British guns viii ID leaves her still the mis-
trees ofhe Eastern world How shockngy interests
are mismanaged abroad-but how admirably England
looks after hers! ORIENTAL.
Is Peace Proximate Ills the Anglo-F'rench
Alliance Durablcs
From the Paris Deoa.s, Nov. 81
Do You believe in peace2 we shall be asked. Move
wish ardently for it but belief it is mole ate
There exist in fact both passions and preudices against
peace and we would ain examine Of the preudices
and illusions which opposed to peace with re serve
less demanded by circumstances than congena to our
character. What, them is the illusion which prevea
Russia at this moment from proving her love of pea se
and thus satisfying the desires Of Europe2 Russia
heves that the French alliance canno. last long
she believes, also, that finances resist very
long the trials OF On these two points we would
say few words in order that it may distinctly under
stood in France, and all the world that the psrt-
Of the ancient constitutional regime and those the
new institutions nre determined to seek Tor lasting
peace in the constant alliance with England notwith
standing the sacrifices exacted by war. For more than
thirty years have advocated the English alliance. We
should tai Q strange step at this moment to
abandon that alliance, when it produces the fruit had
desired viz the facility Of France to wage which
not revolutionary The alliance of France and England
has been for eighteen years the of general
is at this moment Of the for the ascendency
the nconyenent points Of that aance2 They have
not yet appeared 1t is sad, but they will We all
init that under the peace r6gime, there moment
when the alliance nconvenent. England pushed
excess her principle of peace, and wished
France too much III negative position and therefore
she could submit the Spanish marriage question
time may arrive when under the regime of war the
English alliance may inconvenient
she may push too far her warke principle and constrae
France to maintain the offensive beyond the policy Of
France We shall see; but at all events that has
not yet arrived, and OF opinion without being
those who believe in the eternity Of the Ecgsh alliance
lar revolutions and dynastc catastrophes But il any
thing like revolutionary policy should adopted then
the old political jealouses of France and England would
Immediately awaken. To whom would belong Crete To
whom the ArchepeagoY To whom Belgium and the
Rhne1 Questions of the very gravest would
conservative policy has guided the war and
WINGED that the French government will remain faithful
to that policy with which it has been we'll inspired
There lie its interests and its strength Until the
ofa revolutioIa policy the alliance Of Fog
Gossip OF 1t. Petersburg.
dependence OF the Belgian journal lie Nordl
.ipprodeh n Winer-ns ftes.s ana is Pleasures
Seghs and Theatres Re opening Of the Grant
characterization CpuG--Debas Of Madame Lott and
AadSmc Bosie--LabIache and Cal1olari-Rasiaa
OPERA
Al last entering on that season Of winter which
na ms 10 tn tn
and the summer to agricultursts The winter Is ut
doors and we are now making preparations 70 receive
IN dgnlfed manner guest who brings back with him
host Of feasts end pleasures-the life ia fac Of our
Northern city Summer with its scorchng heat exciting
passionate desires, necessary to southern regions
the ceyiod OF enjoy cent for tbs Northern
Al this the streets Of St. Petersburg become lively
imated snd thropged with people elegant carriages
circulate in large numbers and with goriols rattle
the sonorous pavement the houses cleaned through
out The furniture is uncovered the floors waved up
holserers and painters are where set To work Both
our citizens and thei dwellings, change their aspect and
their dress. With the the green winter IL is
called by great Pouchkine- the inhabitant St
Petersburg quits h overcost and envelopes himself again
in bis large and sable robe, which may be
slider ed the national costume Our sighs those
the large gani'oos railroad for which We are indicted
20 the winter which covers fields vita snsw, wilt
soon make their appearance Genuine sleigh
scarcely be seen anywhere else the gaDd delight Of
sliding frcm icebergs, the thousands ~ unf,reesn
surprises Of hiverpi pleasures. You may, therefore
Judge with what joyous ancipatons the return of win
ter has been looked
Until the thermometer gives us the sgpa! for
those out OF door amusemcnts the theatres afford
US resources which enable TO await them pa
tientIy. Never were the theatres crowded the
braves rrore eIam,sous, or the performances
iveng outstanding the anxeties OF gigantic war
Whc we nave nes 10 blame Our FOR exciting but
which we shall with vigor to the end. Strange
contrast while Sighting with all the energy VI
patriotism and the perseverance of just cause
amuse ourselves here with the most perfect indifference
and security But ii crowds I'LL theatres the feeling
at distress which drives them there follows them inside.
1t hovers every thing and over ALL This eagerness
III rfYnppt ,r1f
OF the ieverh necessity for obYi and mental dstrac
,on Our coun'ryis IN mourning our ma iona soil is
ay&ss9 ns re enemy war decmatcs our families, and
every grave which cores in the Crea opens hesrsoe
in our cities Crowds, nevertheless eagerly after
amusem emit not from Indifference but from the sty
sf driving away painful reflections. DO believe,
however, that the least encouragement is mixed
mp With reasonable and patriotic apxietes. Far
ir.m IT the more the necessities ii the war
increase, the more pcrcaSes our confidence. Any
who oubts 1t cannot know national feelings. We
may be anxious anu soldiers may be subdued but
shs|l never lose courage.
The managers the different theatres have employ ed
the dead 10 improve and Te-decorate them and
the grand theatre which opeoed the 18th of October,
has bet ornxented with gen richness and good taste
In The way OF artistic epjoynents have first. every
day Saturdays excepted, Russian performances; and
by the bye, may mention that we have amongst our
cocdsp kable artists second Iaksn opera,
performed by the first artists IL the world five except
the two musieal wonders whom we so rnu III regret
Madame Viardct and Madame In Grange; third bal
let al which Fanny Cerito is the starr fourth, French
Iefo' mances geD, BY full and talented tyoupc; fifth,
the German theatre Of which but little that IL good
be said. You will perceive that II theatres net
so numerous at in fars we have pretty large SHARE Of
them barb,rians, having found take from
other nations all their first ciass artists.
The Italian opera has opened the campaign with the
''Macoethp of Verdi the iasuious maestro aud great
rtiormer Of musical Italy. Madame Lotti, young and
pretty captatice with fresh and powerful voice made
her DEBUT that night she has at the very first oute'
taken the sutages OF conposseurs by Storm This
opening performance Of supreme mcancholy we
counted dead and greis the entire FIRST rank OF
boxes was empty or nearly So as no are but yory e
mi in