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

| OrIs ans property. Conscenee, honOr common do
cepcy, forbade the sound jurisconsult, the tesla
| DeptAry executor, the sometime confidential ad-
wiser and old personal friend Of Louis Philippe, to
hold legal office uuderthe author Of such DEGREES. To-
day ths old politician fully accepts Louis Napoleon,
and 80 900 annual francs from his haads for be is
made Senator at the same time a. Procureur
General.
French unfortunate females arc said to be less
desraded than those Of their Glass in England or
America, for, society here still granting them Ger.
tain degree Of respect, they retain certain degree
Of self respect; in case of a 6nsl legal nsr-
risge their past amour are overlooked.
There is sometb Ds analogous to this in the re-
spective national consideration of politicians Of
easy virtue. And so NJ. Dupin is not SO disgraced,
nor 10 his conduct really 30 disgrsceful, as if be
were an Epglishmsn and acted similarly. There
are few Of bis brother Senators who hAvea right TO
cast the first stone ct bis venerable head, He and
Louis Napoleon must have laughed in their sleeves,
however, when he took bis oath of fidelity in the
Imperial presence and probably INDUCED in graver
chucke Of sefgratuation at joining the coniidea.
tia friend of the Orleans family to his collection Of
faithful Senators, alresdy enriched by the presence
of Larocbejaquelin the historical representative of
legitimacy, and of the Marquis Pastoret e1.admn-
istrator Of the estates of the Duke Of Bordeaux.
Other distinguished members of opposition par
ties are said to be on their way to the Tulleres
Another incident of the week, not entirely discon-
| nected from the Emperors cOnclliatlng policy, Is
the abrOgaton of the decree Of exile passed elk years
I ago on Gen. LamOriciere. passport to enter
France unqualified by any conditions, has been for
warded to the General. The occasion, but not the
cause, of this measure justice is the recent death
| in Paris of young son of LamOriciere.
The new Legislative Body met on Saturday. The
only Thing of the slightest interest in their dongs
thus far has been the reading of letters from certain
| members. The extempOraneOusly famous Count
Mgeon sends word Ofhis resignation, and OF his 1ten-
ton TO present himself as candidate for reelection to
| the vacancy thus made. Whether he succeeds or
not in this purpose, he is managing very well to gain
| the iufrages of public opinion. Carnot and Goud-
cbaux write, briefly and with dignity, refusing to
take the OATH and are consequently declared by
| President de MOrny to have resigned their places.
| These designations, and the death OF Cayaignac,
leave vacancies in three Paris districts to be filed
| by reelection. The other Liberal members from
| Paris took the oath, as also did Henon of Lyons;
when he was elected in 1852 he refused.
| The farce of legislative proceedings at the Old
| Palsis Bourbon has not occupied the attention of
| the Parissns nearly as much as fearful tragedy
which took place the other night at the other end Of
the town. A part of the old fort of Vincennes
cIumbed and fell killing III it, ruins eighteen OF the
garrison. The feeble young Green leaves his GUS
tomary diet Of fapdOOdle to find food in this horror
for his morbid little patriotism and triumphanty
sets it in account against American steamboat eY-
posions. What may be- noticed respecting this sad
affair, without provoking invidious comparisons s
an honorable natit nal trait in the men who worked
to remove the mass of ruins, from which they drew,
beside the eighteen cOrpses, three bruised but liv
ing soldiers. The Emperor sent them 600 francs as
a reward for their untring zeal 10 this humane
labor; they Immediately resolved to devote the
money to the erection of monument tO their unfOr
tunate comrades. love to give to the Characters
tic sp0ntaDeiy Of this generous conduct better mo-
tive than French love tor dramatic effect"
The Emperor and grand Court officials with their
train of menials hangers-On, &c, having returned
to town. the Tueries and the season are open. The
town is filing up. Dressmakers, ball-furnishers and
theatrical managers are busy. But as yet we have
no grand ball at Court or elsewhere, and no very
good news, play or opera.
1t is proper Of course to begin all remarks upon
the opera with that famous piece de resistance, Nay
erbeer's "Afiicaine." The last time / spoke of it,
music and libretto were in the hands of the man
ager. Now, they say that the "Ahicaine" prop
erly so called has passed from existence. Its repre-
sentaon has been retarded for years by the dsah of
sopran; but now, should Providence vOuchsafe 10
men of this generation satisfactory soprano, can it
be further expected that she WI. color herself black
as young Green does his blonde hair, to sing L'Af
ricaine" in character? The question is q grave
one. Meyerbeer and Scribe have solved Thy turn
leg the heroine blackamOOr white, changing the
music and librettO, which now, it is said, bear the
title of VascO de CANA Meantime, the Mas'
cenne, grand opera and spectacle, music by Ha-
levy, Of the Wandering Jew, and words BY Scribe,
or, as some say, words left BY Casimir Delavgne
and re6dted by Scribe is in course Of preparation.
At the Italian Opera last Saturday evening" there
was full house to hear and see an American deou-
tante Mrs. Cora Wihorst, as Norma in Don Pas
quale. Mile, Mme or Madame Ia COmtesse. Cora
Whorst, as the lady is ysrously styled by journal
lists here was well received by The audience aud is
well spoken Of by the critics Of the musical feu'e-
toDs. One of them writes: "She s very little
"woman who has obtained very great success;
"but how little she isl" The Every great suocess'
is an evident exaggeration-Of style. gentleman
OF nv acquaintance, however, who is competent
Judge in matters musical, and, not being newspaper
writer, expresses his opinion simply, assures me
that our cOuntrywoman may take credisa6le rank
among European prime dOnne Of the second class
Another New Yorker, Madame Guerraoeli, de-
lighted the burghers Of Client last week BY her
singing at a grand concert there. The grand cava-
tine from ROssni's Semiramide and VerdIs TroVa-
tore were followed by the enthusiastic applause OF
the large auditory. A critic in La France Musi;ale
STYLES Madame Guerrabela's voice q "superb 30
praDo." This lady, who has rejected several prot
fered engagements from Italian impresar will prob
ably appear at the Grand Opera here before the
close Of the season.
Speaking Of the seasea and American beauties,
gossipng chrOnicer Of One Of tho Partisan papers
has invented, as the belle of the Winter balls an
Anne rican lady of fabulous wealth, and marvellous,
not TO say moDstrous personal charms nthe absurd
description Of this female phenomenon Is ono satirl'