New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-19

STATISTICS OF GRgEoE.-The population of the
Kingdom of Greece amounted in the year 1892
TO 6l2,6OO souls; in 1913 to $4,000, and in
1854 to lOH,47 In 1853 there We're in Athens
81 ,lOO in Hermopolis ION the Island Of SYRIA,
90, O00 in Patras 1880; Argos lO,56o; Sparta
600; Thebes 1900, and in Corinth 200 inhabitants.
Greece numbered IN 1853 30 Bishops and Archbishops,
5,ll4 Priests and Monks 1852 Lawyers 274 Doctors,
and 2l9259 Farmers. There ,2e0 Store
keepers 1919 Sailors 25 $40 Workingmen, I,l49
Daylaborers, 1921 Field soldiers and 24s 10 gari-
sons IA Marines, and ,45l Policemen. The impor-
tatons amounted in 1854 to 1878, $50; sl,662, 500
from France, s7s7, 800 from Austria and Germany,
s7s7 500 from England, s262 500 from Italy, $4,000
from Russia--whie in 1852 the expectations amount
ed to sl,75O,OOO, in 1853 to si,575,OOO, and in
1854 to e. 1876 600. As to the condition of education
in Greece, in 1854 a review has been published by
the Minister Of Religion and Public Education which
contains some very interesting statements There
in Greece 479 rstitutions of education, comprising
high and low schools, public ard private schools,
State and parish schools from the University down
ward with 6es teachers and 80, ole scholars. The
State instructions cost $780, and the parish and
private schools cost s53,55s In 1853 Greece con-
tanned 4e3 institutions devoted to educational pur-
poses with Cos teachers and &C. 327 scholars and the
State schools that year cost sll2693 In 1854 there
WERE beside the University which contained CAB stu
dents, gymnasiums with $50 scholars, so Greek
schools with 4,042 sci GLARS, normal school with s.
scholars le9 parochia schools for boys-supported by
the State and containing H. % scholars 30 schools OF
of the same kind for girls with 72l scholars; there
are also 25 private schools for boys with $40 schO
arr and for girls with 300 scholars, beside the insti
tute of Arsaks in Athens, for grown up females, which
has 600 pupils; there female schools with 900
scholars.
TIE THEATERs IL Passive extract from the
letter of one who speaks with authority few bits of
puDgent gossip recent performances in Paris
" What | haze seen has been, with one
exception, unspeakably Disappointing. For example,
RisOn in MIRA is, to my mind the gre ,test deuson
considering her pretensloD) that ever appeared in
public. Personally, she has very fine profile, but
She is too thin As 10 her acting, il is the climax of
common place vehemently exaggerated in expression
and gesture, but dtuGys commonplace. The old, old
stage walk the raising the voice suddenly, and then
depressing 1.-THE speaking sometimes very slowly,
and then changing suddenly to rapid muttering-au
these wretched conventionates she shows in every
sentence che speaks. Her actions all of the old
kind, too: unnatural, artificial: mere sraddlings of
the legs and outstretcbings OF the arms Ike the
classical figures IN IL bruins pictures. Her face has
no medium between distortion and repose in short,
she il bad actress, and it il disgrace to French
criticism ever 20 have mentioned her in breath with
th.hter Wa crammed with friends aud cir9ueurs.
rothing but shouting and recalls and bouquets beorc
the PLAY orer, which shows how little of genuinely
tragic impression she had produced on the audience.
| make all allowances for the dull bestialy of the
play in which she appeared, but she too fatally
commonplace ia II for To have any hope of her in
any other part. am glad To say that the real public
coming b. their senses about RstOn. The second
night, when The friends exhausted, heard there
was very poor audience.
"The next failure has been Frederic Lemai;re in
Henri lila dull verse.pay, with wretched part for
Frederic. He did nothing, absolutely moth
rg, ont appear in different dresses, and swing his
aims about. ] would never have believed that he
could b. an absolute poDentity the stage unless
had - i. This lamenablc exhibition OF great
tor in he smallest por-ibo view Of him has followed
lat the Cate the genuine attraction Of the Md1cA dos
EntoHfs. The only pleasant dramatic even
ing, thus far, hns been nj the Gymuase Two little
pieces, both produced months ago, aud both excellent:
IT. Camp dos BOurgo0iscs, farce, making fun of
the prcscnt dramatic rage FOR Unfortunate Female
horop's, and Jc dane ctsE mere. the most perfect
and pathetic little act play rnco La Jour fat pcgr
with charming VEN Of comedy running through its
earlier paIs. Both pieces acted to perfection 10
every yar'. Their run is now ] would not have
mpr'd them for tho world London Leader.
PArisisS LuHunr.-As slitht indication 20 assist
IN forming Judgment upon habits and manners in
French society In Paris and Of the hight 10 which lux
ury 81 every Kind has been gradually rising hero Ia
ih' lat tea years, what should you thok ct lady
having, within o." space of about twenty mouthr
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