New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-13

one need say apropos OF huch eIHtVdgdhce " thalh
e this and similar previous statements made on
equally good authority are true, theSpenal settle
rnent at Cayenne should be the most pOpnous OF all
the French colonies, the depicting effects OF fever
and disrIhea 10 the contrary notwithstanding.
But truth and partisan feeling wont 80 together,
and as though the truth alone we're not enough 70
say against bad Government, The inns and the
rest add ialsity and exaggeratioD.
On the other hand, the French press generally J.
not spaIiog of spirit and invention in rejonders
The UaircrS oudoes The inns itsef in audacity
and mendacity, and even openly makes mock Of the
alliance IL il q strangely significant fac, that the
Jnirers Is permitted 10 attack England so freely
and bitterly. Minister EspInasse does not warn or
suspend i for saying that France cares nothing Tor
The alliance 1t is true that the tntrtrS has very
limited circulation and is not sold in the street. by
the way that TO- aside-for | am not bound to
logical sequence in these letters--apropos OF the
ultramOntane Red Catholic Unio,rs, must notice
for the benefit OF your Maine subscribers cOmpE-
meBtaTy paragraph 10 their address when recently
appehred in the columns Of this most spirited, big
oted and blackeuard (tbere is no pret,ier epithet
applicable Of all Partisan journals Having to
speak Of the actual condition OF the Roman Catho
lie and Apostolic Church in the State of Maine, the
editor regrets comparison the old better time there
when those good savages, the Abnakas, nocked in
great numbers to listen to and believe in the true
doctrine preached TO them by the Jesuit missionaries
Such putting in unfavorabe comparison Ofthe odern
State Of Maine, with its 700, 600 more or less In
habitants, aud GOd-wOrsbipng church Of some
sort TO every Gig Of them, with its Sam Sticks, and
Major DOwnings, and cOmmon-schools, and town
meetings. and colleges, and Fourth fully 0ratlOns.
State prisons wooden clocks, steamboats, einigrant
and resident physicians governors, schoolmasters,
sawmlls, and public hbraries-the uniayorabe
comparison say, Of all these and other such, with
those good sayages," did strike me, as trust II
will your subscribers in Maine, as the most amusing
and Brobdinagian not to say colossal or pyramlda
specimen of narrdf that ever met in print: the
thought of il now, though the paragraph is two
weeks old, raises in my Yankee mind an immeasur-
ably broad silent, enduring guliaw.
But where was in my Paris record Espinasse.
General Espinasse is OVERRIDING his functions. lie
does all the Emperor asked of him, and, by way OF
burnt almond gratis" adds TO bis way OF doing 1t
military promptitude rOughness and JraSquert,
which is fast making him, among supporters OF
Government themselves, as pretty circle OF un-
friends az bis best enemy could ask for him. lie 10
very well as an occasional man, but II is doubt
full whether his needless rudeness will long be
suffered. The courtesy of manner which French
men expect even from their political enemies in
high places, he does not show even to his political
friends am not in the habit latterly of prophecy
ing, but will risk this vaticination: Before two
year, are over General Espnasse will be removed
from bis ministry, on account of-il health.
The army the petted army, the favored class in
the StatedO its chief this justice, the only special
ly favored class-are grumbling Considering Their
fidelity considering their Importance as mainstay OF
the throne considering their demonstrations of de-
votion on the occasion Of the last attempt at impe
rial assassination, they looked for recOmpense. The
Crimean war is over and advancement IN time OF
peace it is true, must be less rapid; but there Is
the birthday Of Napkin, this 10Th day of March
there is n chance 20 set us forward. llalf-a-dozcn
+bo,y ofr la
generals and as many colonies in similar con-
ditiOn were raised to the rank OF brigadcrs. That
was all and so disappointment is gencra-n-chiei
The Emperor bears in mind that the Imperial
Princes birthday comes about regularly once Il
year. and that large patches of Announcements can
not be kept mp annually Let alone the prospect
already discovered by a correspondent OF lie NOrd-
of new situation of interest arrived at by the beau
tiful Eugene. Another cause of army grunbe--
the altogether exceptionally favored condition of the
cent gdrdcs-is about to be renOyeds The mum
bers of the cent g0rdeS without respect to etymoo-
gy, to be raised to 300, more or less and their
grade and emolumeDts and obligatory functions AZ
grooms TO their own horses to be- modifedas to re-
move thcir standing Oensiveness in the nOstrls OF
the other lalf-millOn defenders OF the throne
meant to speak, i ought to speak, of the great
musical event of the day the first and second per-
Torrance of La Magicteane grand opera, at Inc
Grand Opera. Critics who do not write III the
fourth and fifth acts fine musical passages. drink
ing song ard prayer are especially lauded But IN
general they find the same fault with this opera
that was charged upon the last preceding work OF
Haeyy the " ,Tuif Errant:" that it is a work OF
art, of science Of construction of studied calcua-
ton wanting in Imagination, in feeling, wanting in
melody. The drinking song-pcrhaps the prayer
toC-is almost the only passage likely to become
popularized. But what interests the public--nOt
the audience but the spectatOrs-is the miSe 81
scene a deaf man would DO delighted with the
beauty, and brGancy, and variety Of the tableauX.
The story Of Ld W0eicienne is the old legend of La
Meusine. The time is anywhere in the twelfth or
thirteenth century. The canvas of the scenery
is painted very politically, and the stage is occu-
pied in succession or collectively with pages,
knights, fair danes, devils, sprites aud oil sorts of
high -cOlOTed persOnagcs of the neither, upper and
terrtne regions. Then there is ballet, the novel
feature OF which is ii danced game of chess-klngs
and queens pawns, knights and castles being repre-
scented by short-sbirted dsnseuses and tansifully
dressed danseurs and d" men" who are taken sink
ing suddenly out of sight through trap doors. AS
spectacle This musical work is very brilliant and
attractive.
meant 10 speak, and ought to speak also, of the
sincere success of our beautiful countrywoman,
Madame de Guerbel. But have only room left to
tell, in briefcst phrase, the story told to me by
amateurs and cODnOiSseurs, who have heard her
brilliant performances and warmly testify To- their
excellence at the private concerts OF the Baroness
Won Meycndorf the Duke de Gaicia Monsieur le
Directeur de la Monnaie, aud others. Beside these
honest spOkcn lsudations of Madame de Guerbels
remarkable voice and method, | can only add the
following single sentence from Jules Lecomte. lie
is writing of the concert at Madame Mey endorfis
" 4 lady whose real name has been ItalaniZed into
- that of Guerrabelld WAS heard with great sur