New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-26
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.



1lsLSsdsu 'tsases" and the continental carnival
sre slrssdy n fun activity. Prince Albert has Aold
Ias frst levee, on behalf Of tho Queen and the }s
ca has paraded the streets of Psrs. The mobility
asl gentry food TO The English metropolis, while
mssks gladden. the hearts Of the CocsDeys on
The other side Of the chsnBel. The "ofk.
ing class.s are starving in both couotr'es, pu'
The fetes were aever moe brilliant in the neoer OF
eles. P,,lttacal questions are bsDished from the
mind; mere are greater anxieties than the welfare
ef patons and the progress OF nlaDklnd 10 pre-
pare a suitable toilet for the Rothschild "edding,
and 70 choo,e bew aud dazzling c"stine ior al
aristOcratic bal mssque, are an'sosmolog UoP'cs'
tvxn Iouis Napoleon nov forsets his dream OF
leu eoup eta, and INDUCES with bis lar par ;Der
In a d.u,ino for the purpose OF puzzhDg the poor
P.rs;.n EubassadOr The young men aud diplO-
n.t,, u d. puse themselves and dance the Lancers
ousdrlle; while the old gamble ia the most scan,
d.jous way. Count Wale~ski the Empress, and
Nrs DeuidDf, who is called at court the Princess
Natbide. vie with each other in masquerades:
Bat. truly most Of the guests rather disguised
when they have no mask before their faces. Dan
cling ia The order Of the day, and 80 this corfops
French society goes Oh lift ~ere 'olasteerhay'
In 1880, q lew dsys before the outbreak VI .ne
revolution, there was slso sP'endid Dali o. tue
Paiais Royal, when the late Count sa' amy saia
King Charles x: "Sire, ne are dancing over
v4lcsno.n The eruption took place Ipdeed, and
.bu,;e1 the monarchy under the lava OF popular
anger. Shall we pity or envy the men who, to use
hi, abeau's words, are bold enough to sleep at the
Evot Of Vesuvins' c.,
The lep,tjmists of the fanboarg Saint German
freaueDt Only select aristocrstlc parties, where no
one is admitted unless he processes to be frrvent
royalist. But, alas di.cord has broken into the
camp of Auamant and the great pJliicians, who
drtsmt SO fondly Vf reconcllia ion between the
Bcurbons and Orleanists, are discouraged aud
disapp ointed; the fusion scheme 10 again set at
psu.ht. The Count dc Cbambord pre- ;eods that he
il not persor, but principle, the high principle
Of legitimacy. Nov, if We take into consideration
that the poor Prince actually limps with one foot
are we rot entitled to say that legitimacy /.
lame priDciplel
However that may be, the society In the faubourg
Saint GerDain is certainly better than that which
frequents the Tuieries. The Imperial Court lie,
indeed. meeting of embroidered slaves aud official
stocbebbers, and if 1t we're not for few respect
able foreigners who are introduced by their re-
spectiye embas sailors, one would have good reason
10 shun these parties. The wise De Thou relates,
in his interesting memoirs, that having been
asked by Schomberg Why he did not stay
longer with the Duke de CURE, he frankly
confessed that he left him because he saw
him surrounded by ruined men and blemshed
characters. Schomberg reported this converse ion
to Guise, who replied: "What shall / dO1 never
" succeeded in winning the friendship of honest
persons; want friends, and take what am
81 able TO find" The present Government of
France seems TO act precisely on the same prin-
ciple.
The case is different in English society; for,
whatever may be said against it, we must adm
that il ia ut least rreprOachabe in bearing and ap-
pearaDce The political nner and evening par.
ties have again beg In IN London. Lady Palmerston
has announced Saturdays for Der assemblies, where
abe spreads the nets destined to entsnge the Par
liaInehtary adversares OF her Lord. The Mentor
of the House OF Commons, the incorruptible Arthur
Roebuck asserts that no British Ulysses, much less
Teemachus, is able to resist the captivating smile
of this diplomatic Calypso At No. 144 Plccadily,
many an Eoglish roaring lion has been changed into
q sucking dove; many . fierce politician, whom his
constituents sent ont to curse the Government. Is
snticed to bless it three times, as the prophet did
the lsraelites. Innumerable is the multitude OF
siyic oaihs sacrificed On the altar Of which Lady
PalmerstOn il the graceful prestess. We could,
among Others tell the story Ut the stern editor OF
q radical paper which daily devoted the Premier
70 al internal deites. To bis amszenent the
British Gracious was invited to 'iDtiuse" party
st Camb, idQe House. He was seated at the side Of
the engaging ViseOuntsss at table, and after dinner
be Won at lottery pair Of slippers which Calypso
confessed she had embroidered with her own noble
hands. inexperienced Telemscbus, who looked at
6rst az demure a. if butter would not melt in his
mouth, was an easy prey indeed, and is now
most useful servant, the more So because ne keeps
M a pretense Of independence. Without his good
genius Lord Pslmerston would already be
corded among the political relics OF Great Britain
To her Ladyshp Re really owes bis lasting success;
but kony soft qEi mai psase.
The Society for the Removal Of Taxes on Kuowl-
edge has commenced the series Of political meet
ings Of the season." by celebrating its sixth an
niversary. The stamp duty on newspapers and the
advertisement duty have already been removed;
there still remains the odiOus paper tax, and ~e
sincerely hope that the efforts OF the re!Ofmers
may prove effective. We must, however &C.
knowledge that the Society is ptifuly deficient 10
orators, II we except the Right Honorable member
for Manchester, Miner Gibson, who, though he
utters but comnonplaces at least does 1t IN an H.
telliglbe manner. We are sorry that we cannot
say as much Of Sir Joseph Paxton, one fthe orna-
ments Of Britain, who was the chairman OF the
meeting. Sir Joseph was successful gardener but
the flowers OF his elOquence are utterly colOrless
and tasteless; he stall successful builder,
but does not even suspect how speech should be
constructed he is also successful haaDcer, but
does not know how TO q cup numbers. He reminded
rs forcibly Of the old pr0verb concerning the
Jack- fall-trades and master of none; and his ha
rapgue may he fairly summed up by saying that it
consisted in stammering. Another nj. p , Mr.. II.
Ingram, the proprietor Of The Illustrated London
Nescs, also did not do much toward redeeming
the rhetorical reputation of the House of Commons.
His yellow trowsers Powered waistcost and blue
ff0ck coat, united with his satiTic physiOgnomy,
presented 3 strange appearance indeed. His
speech was one continuous gestculatOn, he is IN
fact as prouse i'll gestures if he had been accus
toned during his whole life TO stand for a two
armed telegraph. 1t is certainly curious fact
that the worst speakers of the evening were the
Members of Parlament at ali events, 1t does not
speaA much in favor Of the judgment of toe English
people. There were PIesent several doctors, who
ned cisly al