The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-06

late Kings entering Ber in upon the downfall of
Napoleon ~ This was ny to words composed for
the occasion alternately, by the chorus and sixteen
sod The band hen performed the wedding
March - from Mendelssohn 5 music 80 Midsummer
Nights Dream" and finally the festive chorus Of
'Borussia and Britannia" was repeated, with the
aceonpanimeRt of the band. Unfortunately the
weather that evening was terrible: tremendous
gale was blowing from the west, attended 10y heavy
snow drifts which somewhat diminished the eiec Of
the performance, and would have discouraged any
other singers but Germans, who in such matters
evince a hardihood and unfinching perseverance
which they are sadly in want of on more important
occasions. In spite OF the unproptous state of the
atmosphere an immense crowd OF listeners had Assem-
hed and the pressure excessive that the iron
gates of the paaC had to be closed to prevent those
that had got into the court yard from being squeezed
TO death by the surging masses that endeavor
ing to follow them. On the whole therefore, il vas
perhaps Just as well that the weather happened to
be SO unfavorabe; had it been Inc evening all Ber
IL would have been present anl many accidents
would have occurred
| Some further particulars have transpired about
the attempt made by the young merchants ii e. dry
| goot clerks and shopmen) of Berlin to get up n
Jackelzug in imitation of the students 1t appears
| that the committee appointed by them had given
notice of their intention to the police without whose
| permission nothing can be done here and who
| promised TO report upon it to the Grand Cham
| berain, Count Donna, the supreme authority in all
matters connected with the court. Two or three
weeks elapsed without their receiving any further
answer to their petition. whereupon the committee
applied again TO the police, representing tina the
! time suitable for such demonstration vas passing
by and that it could not he delayed much longer il
| il were TO come Of at all. The President of Police
replied that he very sorry but that he could not
assume the responsibility of allowing it without the
| sanction Of the Grand Chamberlain. The committee
retired in huff, and Immediately called meeting
! of the young men who had proposed to take part
in the inteoGed tackeizug, in which It was resolved
10 give it up altogether and 10 devote the funds col
lected for the purpose to a convivial supper. day
! or two after this resolution had been AIRED into
| effect o communication arrived from the police,
stating that Count Donna had just sent to inform
| them that be quite willing 20 nrlnt the per
Mission required, and that the Prince and Princess
would be ready to accept the homage of the young
| merchants on such and such a day, TO which the
committee responded that they were very much
obliged to his Excellency but that the day mention
cd was "a day after the fair
On Sunday the Prince and Princess Frederick
| william, and the Princess of Prussia, attended di-
vine service at the English chapel, in the Monblion
| Palace. The young Princess appears "a great dis
! advantage by the side Of the tall and commanding
|
fact that she is rather insignificant looking little
| lady, but she is gaining golden opinions" by her
good nature and the unaffected kindness with which
she treas every one that appro aches her. The old
Prince of Prussia has been confined to his room for
the last fortnight in consequence of fall by which
he sprained his ankle severely; but he IL
ering. His Royal Hghness seems 20 have been born
under an unucky star, for his whole life has been
one succession of accidents. At home or abroad,
something is sure To happen to him: in the ante
deuvian times before the invention Of railroads his
his horses running away with him: once he tumbed
| of platform and almost killed himself; another
time his sleeping apartment caught tire, and he was
nearly roasted Then, again, he would slip on the
| parQuetted floor OF his drawing room, OF chande
lier would fall down upon him, and almost crush him
| to death. II omens were believed in nova days a
disastrous reign would be prognostca'ed for him in
lac should end the throne. but perh APPS
he will have exhausted the malice of fortune before
| that period arrives.
The other day the King came TO see him for the
| FIRST time since his illness and sayed with him for
| about half an hour. Prince Albert, their youngest
brother, who present at the interview, says Gas
| | am informed by friend OF mine) that the King
! appeared bel ieidiicisr besinnuag" Ooerably
! scnsble), an expression which shows plainly
. that even in his more lucid moments his
Tind is not entirely free from the dark cloud that
| oyenhadows il. In bodily health he has improved
wonderfully. He takes long weeks and rides every
day. in spite Of wind and weather, and looks almost
| 81 stout a. ever Under these circumstances there
| is no prospect that tho rJovi-.onal authority
trustee 10 the fTlHCt OF lfL-rlh VIII eitntr
he converted into a Regency; indeed. the latter has
agreed 20 wait for IT least twelve onths, TO see
wht ;her ms brother will recover the entire amount
OF his facu ..s before taking any steps for settling
The administration Of the county a more perma-
| nent basis.
TIE wos:Ner this winter rs been and ismos, puz-
Zlirr tu mejeorolocists. setting their theories and
! hyrothcses at naught with perverseness worthy Of
| better cause About Christmas and a great part
! Of January il was quite mild, the Thermometer but
rarely descending below the freezing point,
! VILE accounts reached vs. Of extreme cold
! In Spain and Italy, and heavy falls Of snow even
IN Sicily ard Turkey: at Constantinople ~ a
depth never Lefore experienced by the "oldest in
| hahi at" IN this quarter there hl- been neither
snow nor rain 20 speak o. either in January or Feb
ruqry; on the contrary. the latter month came in
with very severe frost aud constant east wrl which
lasted throughout the month and mp 70 the begin.
ring Of THE. II Is only within the last few days
that the has made it, appearance in ccnsdera-
be quantities after icing anNlously looked for all
/, winter. the rivers in many part Of Germany having
got 80 low last autumn as To adait only OF the very
| smallest craft mooring in them While lam writing
tear the tinklng o. the bells on The seighs which
had orly been cut In the street, or a day or two all
tie winter although rivers ana canals have been fro
zen over for nearly two months % the great delight
of tie skating portion Of the community in luding
| many OF the faror sex among whom this heslthful
anus, mont has become quite popular of late. The
change from severe frost 20 mild W. athcr and west
ery breezes vas healded ny fall Of the barometer
| 80 sudden and enormous that IL quite startled our
| sci,ntif men, in fact IL we may believe the cele-
brsted meteorological. Professor Dove such pheno-
menon has never been observed since barorneters
were first invented.
| BErLN. March ~. 1858.
stt H1ipg 10 Tisd Raiy-L sgi''1tre inaction--
Emocrotie Progress iagHatol Of Trade- The
Mo7ss Crisis-Hs Effects on Commerce and
Manufactures.
After mature deliberaton the Kings medical ad
visers have decided upon bis taking journey this
summer, either TO Italy or the south Of France, an
entire charge Of scene and removal from all contact
with the parties and politics Of hp own country
Icing considered indispensable for hs complete re-
ooyery. II is not his physical condition which rem