The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-08


The following the prominent items OF Partisan musi
| cal and theatrical gossip;
The delicate health OF Madle Rachel Leading to the ap
prehenson that she will not for time be able to per-
the duties of her place Of professor Of defamation at
the Conservative Paris Madle Augustine Brohan has
been appointed her substitute.
The first representation of Webers celebrated opera of
oberon at the Theatre Lyrique was the great musical
The promised revival of 81 Puritani had been delayed
at the Italian Opera in consequences of the demand for La
| Traviats. aa'' .... .a ... ..a r..
Picooini had left Paris for Italy to enjoy few weeks
repose and quiet study preparatory to resnmng her post
at the opening of her Majesty's Theatre in April.
broad farce, entitled Ce qu deoieRRent les Roses, has
been produced at the Palais Royal.
successful vaudeville produced at the Varieties
entitled Les Prncssss de Ia Ranp 1.-THE Pucesses Of the
Footght being kind of sketch Of that lively class of
Partisan society," actresse before and behind the scenes
. H .a#. ITALY, .a.. 8@. ."o
The Gonstdionnel, in examining the progress made by
railroads in Italy, thus concludes;
1--WE may consider the moment at hand when Italy
shall be placed in direct communication with France and
Germany and will at length opened TO her the era OF
grandeur and power which assured to her by the deve
opment of her national industry and of the wealth con-
tanned in her generous sou'
letter from Naples states positively that the subma
rne electric cable which is to unite the two Sces will be
submerged by the st of May and that all the points OF the
island will be by that date in communication with the
| continent. ...
letter from Milan describes the performance of Gugl
nj and Madame speza the Huguenots having created
an enthusiasm long stranger to the opera in that city
Madame Rstors first appearance eagerly looked for
the date of the last letters from Rome where she had ar
rived Phada and Medea expected to DO her leading
characters there -"
NJ A. Calzado SON of the Italian director in Paris, has
arrived at Naples with view to engage Mercadante the
composer to to Paris next season to supentend the
preparation of his opera, Peago, just brought out
with immense success at the'San Carlos
CHINA
Under existing circumstances the following details rel
alive to ths court of Pekip aud the organization of the
I" Celestial empire" are of interest:
The reignng Emperor, HenFoung assembled the throne
in the year 1851 at 46 years of HenFoung is the
seventh Emperor Of the reguing dynasty Tartar Msn
chou dynasty, whose Chief TchounTch, proclaimed
cation the Celestial empire dates from 5000 years before
Saviour The family of the regning Emperor is COM
posed of four sons and daughter The elder iih-Wei
died in giving him birth The young Prince is said to be
well educated but he processes, like his father profound
hatred for foreigners The second named Yih Chuu
he is 10 years of sge the third is Yh.Tchou and is
years of age; the fourth is Yih-Tsung The Emperors
daughter who is said to be accomplished princess D Is
Of the Emperor Prince Tng-Tsin-Wang, who has the
reputation Of being highly educated. The Emperor
has three brothers-Yung rrum, Mien-Wang, and Men
Hin; the latter degraded during the preceding
reign deprived Of all his dgntes and banished from the
court He was accused Of having been affiliated with Sc
cret society for the purpose of Selling the Twenty
of his accompces in the capital were tortured and put to
DEATH and six hundred in the provinces The ministers of
the Emperor form distinct category, aud possess enor
ded into two distinct classes The first and most mpor
tant the cabinet ministers; they four in number
The other ten are charged with the of the
nces They transmit to those at Pekn all documents which
interest the Emperor and they become in his
masters may be easily understood that with such min
listers the Emperor know nothing and that fact Is
communicated him in its light 1t is thus that
the late events at Canton have been concealed from him
misrepresened The hatred he bears to foreigners is orc
bly, excited by his ministers who regard his interests
but their advantage They very well comprehend that
If foreign powers had accredited to the EN-
peror they would tell him the truth and weaken the nu-
Of the ministers Tho Emperor of China, confined to
his capital is the object of respect which amounts to terror
and il surrounded BY people with whose character he
unacquanted He lives the midst of serious
which he Is perfect stranger. 10. a.. 3D.. '...
The following article from lie Pays French newspa-
per- confirms what published yesterday in the Union
relative to the arrangement concluded Paris between the
British and French governments:
The Chinese affair." examined in proper point of view,
two phases perfectly datncthe past aud the fu
ure The first belongs to history the second involves the
interests of various powers whose at present
seriously damages and who perceive the necessity for put
ting end to the present state of things 1t is to do
that an honorable understanding has lately been to be-
tween France and England. The latter power sends
merous achievements to Admiral Seymour who will have
important maritime force under his command France
on her part, has maintained the squadron of Admiral
nerin in the Chinese seas with view to future opera
ons and this squadron to unite with the naval division
commanded by Rear Admiral Rigaut de Genouilly Thus
marine will be respectable footing The two adm-
rails will have at their disposal and
gunboas valuable for attack the coast and for
ascending rivers The martins force of the nations
employed will necessarily bring the Chinese authorities
to terms which will put end TO the war, and improve
the former state Of affairs At the time that the
British sending military renforcements to
China sends special commissioners charged with open
ing fresh negotiations which will have the greater chance
Of success as the Chinese will that from the imposing
forces brought against them will be for their advan
tage to continue the ..f ~. .... r. ... -. Ea
NJ de BouI boulon French charge daaires the court
of China left by the Indian mail which sailed from Mar
settles the 18th inst He carries with him instructions
to Admiral Guerin and Rigault de Genouily, who COM
mand the French fleets in the Chinese combine in
conformaby 10 the arrangement concluded in Paris be-
tween Lord Cowley and the French government.
Sir John Bowring (whose interesting report China
recently published in the Washington Union has also
given account of SIAM and of the tco kings of that
| country. He says .~.. ... .s.E. ra.
Persons who know little Of the Of Siam will be
psed to learn that the first King is well versed in the
works Of Euclid and Newton that he writes and speaks
English with toerable accuracy that he proficient in
Latin, and has acquired the Sanscrit Cnga Sc and Pa
gau languages that he project aud calculate ecpses OF
the and and occuatons Of the planets that he
is fond of all branches OF learning and scence that he
has introduced printing press with Samese and English
types and that his palace and table supplied with all
the elegances of European life He lived ~ years in
trement before be TO the throne and during that
time he acquired the accomplishments which make his
tory lie was born in 1904 and is consequently fifty
three. s..H..., #r.-.
The second King bs broher) appears to be equally
Unable .t"&-
My intercourse with the second King was all respects
1 IL n. e