New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-22

vhstever lie ability in other departments Of Eeys-
ture TO venture alone tho French stage With his
first play Bat Grardin is too acute 10 have written
an utterly bad comedy, and If be one ge. i. per
Inherent imperiec ions, and the difficulty Of 6odins
an sctre equal to the principal part, curiosity alone
will insure il considerable success.
Young Alexandra Dumas has completed bis new
play. Although be has been, very gradually, grow.
inc more decent and dull ever since his great tri
umph with the unfortunate female Of the CameEas,
j. would sppear from the title Of his last production,
lie Fills N.turel, that he still cings 10 uegtimscy
ard uncle snness. As yet nothing more than the title
Is published. Let alone the moral sentiment gen.
erAl literary merit Of the piece, the fame Of the au
thor. his skill as mere playwright and the vyscity
Of bis dialogue, will insure it favorable reception.
A pleasant, proper, artificial, yersfed little come
dy has been amusing the audiences Of the Franc ais
for few nights, but the resumption Of La Flim-
nina, the best comedy of the year, brings larger re-
ceipts. La FiammiDa ia the best comedy Of the
year, but Octave Feuilete Daila, which, in transla-
lion, was 60 unceremOniOusly condemned last Via
ter in New York. has had the longest run, having
been represented some one hundred and thirty times
To change the subject many Of your readers
may know that nearly complete, probably the most
complete, collection of American coins, medals and
paper money in existence, has been made by Alex
andre Vatemare in the course OF the last ten years.
DE deetlnee this COLLECTION Tor Inc American Library,
which, thanks to bis efforts and the liberaty of the
Municipality of Paris, is now installed in handsome
rooms at the Hotel de Vile. He is now at work
upon descriptive and historical catalogue Of the 24l
coins, the medals and the numerous specimens Of
paper money, of ante and post Revolutionary dates,
which compose this numismatic museum. The
catalogue itself promising to be curious and viu-
able historic document, some American gentle
men here are DESTROYS that it should be printed. l
have thought, with them, TO do favor to our col
ectors and historical students at home, by adver-
Using them of there facts. Mr.. Vattemare, az
Mt ed not cay 10 those WHO know him, will gladly
give copy Of his MS to the printer
Another reduction of per cent in tue rate Of Dis
count of the Bark Of France hal taken plsce. The
rates now stand at g. and cent for bills hsvog
respectively rot than 80 GO ard 80 days 10 rua.
II is asserted that France intends strictly TO avoid any
interference in the Hostein dispute, which she is viii
liz TO consider merely federal and fined to Ger.
mary the Germans Themselves treat it IN that way.
The swearing in Of the new me nbers Of the Legiss-
tive Body having been completed, the Chambers we're
prorogued until the 1S OF January.
The Imperial exequatur had been granted to MIR.
Spencer as United States Consul at Paris.
There was some talk Of bringing forward NJ. Peyret,
the editor Of the suspended paper the Pres OF
the rev candidates to represent Paris in the Corps
Legislatif.
dispatch from Paris of the Sth inst. states that
the poeition of the Bank of France continued to i'm
prove. During the last three days the reserve had
reached the amount of 800 600 900 francs The Funds
closed at 66f for Money, and COL for Account.