The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-23

eomrade compelled 70 administer stripe on the naked
nesb An Indictment has been preferred ao sinst
order, for criminal the persons OF bsys
Mr.. Morpby has just left Paris for England, bis
turn 70 tbe United Staes afer stay OF gx mcoths In
the French capital. He was Obliged 10 depart 30 uaex
pectedly that e not allowed TO terminate the cness
tournament commenced not long since which mentioned
IN former letter. The admirers Of this famous Ameri'
out public demonstration Of their full sense
OF his moTits, both as wonderful chess-
player and most Straightforward and courteous
gentleman. Accordingly, upwards OF forty Of the
best players in the French capital invited the Amcriesu
player to spendd dinner at the Cafe de Ia Resence two
days two At the dessert, with tho consent OF NJ ST.
AmaDt who in the chair, N. Dc'aunay rose, and in
very elegantly turned speech proposed the beath OF their
uiiIeus guest who had known how during ms VISIT 70
chess amateurs Of that city Mr. Morpny returned thanks
expressing his dep of the cordial reoep.on he had
herlth, enloaizing his triple taen,as brilsn. chess
player, brilliant esseyst end brilliant orator.
bso ., wres sucrnp s
white brow which s 70 remain a souvenir Of the
occasion 1T the Cafe de la Ecgence.
The number OF emgrauts Who sailed from Havre for
America last month was 22 and Of these S93 went TO
New York.
perhaps the presence of the bax monde OF all Paris,
by entertainment which is said to have cost him
chased the Hotel des Princes In the Rue de Rcheica in
order stated to convert the building into Offices for
the Credit Industrial Company. It is said that he is
charged with the organization Of the new company NJ
Mfes Is one Of those phenomena which highly specua
tive age often produces Originally menal, seller Of
Old stoves something Of that Sort his riches are at
present said to be Of perfectly fabulous character His
natural ambition TO surround his opulence with the beau
monde, however, does not succeed and though 5000
guests filed his rooms, and among them many OF the
notabies of the secord Empire the Of expert
ment must have greatly disappointed him.
hotel in the Boulevard des Itaiens q. the disposal com
mee consisting OF the owing parties Count de Mornv,
the Marquis Maisons, the Marquis Of Herord, Edmond
Fovld hyres Deacrox, Horace Vernet, Robert Feury,
Pernet Jules Cavefer, Henrique Dupont and Louis CAL
lat organized for the exhibition Of the works Of Arv
.Scheffr.
The following anecdote current respecting H. Meyer
beers recent Perda de Ploermel the performance OF
which at the era Comque is now creating so much SEN
sRtion:-
Az Of the most dramatic periods Of the work. dur
ing its first representation, . violent storm
manner in which the Opera Comique represented this
storm did not satisfy yerbeer and he about
h the s listening TO every noise that was made in the
his idea OF thunder peal At last morning. in pass
ing before house In Of demolition the falling
the stones and mortar on the ground through long
wooden trough precisely the sound which he wanted
He FASTENED at TO the theatre ordered long square
funnel be made boards and then sent down through
quantity OF stones The sound is too loud" said
the composer, eve must have smooth lead iron grape
shot would do admirably" "But it is impossible to OBJ
from the government" Meyerbeer Immediately
wrote to the Minister of War, Marshal vallIapt, on
at the letter, and to have replied that all the Of
ViDcennes at the disposal Of the composer The
shot thus obtained produces when rolled down the
wooden though, the thunder which is heard each
night the piece Ia performed
Tsmberk has again returned to the italian OPERA and
is popular than ever Ho appeared as Manrco in
the "rovatoro,n and though Mario-the favorlte, bar
eJcence In the cbaracter-has been singing all the sea
son his success was real triumph The great air.
called though far from of Verds bess "De Qiella
Pima had the unprecedented honor OF double encore,
and consequently he saug three times. I. is seldom
Opera permits itself be thus carried away He s soon
to appear IN Donizets opera "I Martri" The principal
character in which said to be Tamberliks chef
Our st. Petersburg Correspondence.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 81, 1859.
The Mediation Of the Car In the Italian Im5rogio-CIose
Diplomatic lsercourse ,uah Ffance-Ho,o Brought
About and Important ossequences-Alerander ,ciI
not FLIo,c Napoleon Blindly in archaeological and
Prussia Some,cha Controlled by Recent Eoents-7e War
in the Caucasus-A Ne,o Ainiaer Plenipotentiary 10
Chiro, de-
You viii have been informed this, by way Of Lon.
don and Paris that government has stepped forward
mediator in the present European crisis that 1t has
proposed congress Of the great Powers at some
neutral point and that this proposal has been accepted
nrEt by France, then by England and Prussia finally
by Austria. The negotiations that preceded this mpor
tant Of dpomasts have been kept very secret
but nevertheless, certain data have become known
which afford some insight TO them.
That active diplomatic intercourse has been carried
on between Russ and France since the treaty of
Paris and particularly since the meeting Of the two En-
perors ut stuttgard, s fact sufficiently notorious and
which frequent allusion has my correspon-
dence with you. But the topics discussed between the
two would naturally only be asceraned by
observing the line of policy pursued by them in
quence, and noticing the results led TO- became
evident that all subjects connected with Oriental ar
fairs Russia and France quite of a mind; the
difficulty between Turkey and Montenegro the
dispute about the election Of Prince Mlosh in Seryia
and the union of the Danuban Principaltes found us
ranged side by side with quondam enemy; and
thanks 70 this combination TO the adhesion of sar
dnia, and the friendly attitude OF Prussia all these
and other questions growing Of the late European set
tement decided in accordance with the views of the
two Emperors. Now, all these points the utmost i'm
portance to Russia and the successful issue negoa
tons relating to them has gone far towards repairing
the loss Of political influence we sustained bv
the peace Of Paris, in having to share the pro.
ectorate exercised over the Christian population Of
Turkey with the other Powers as moreover the inter-
ests Of Russia cencded in every Of these instances
with the wishes Of the inhabitants of those regions our
statesmen had the unusual good fortune 10 concae the
affections of the people while pursuing their own
oohomoo VI PViCy, buu tne OnTlbtlans OF turkey
led to consider Russia than over as their best
friend and protector and 70 look TO her for their
final deliverance from the Mussulman yoke France.
on the other hand, very little Interested in
any Of these questions her influence, far from
being increased could only be weakened by the renewed
preponderance Of Russia in the East which she had a.
wished such an enormous amount blood and treasure
TO destroy and natural TO infer therefore, that she
must expect some other compensation for ending work
which, few years sncc she had been at such pains To
accomplish The instructive jealousy Austria and Eng
land was not slow in arriving at the solution OF the euic
ma France had handed the empire OF the East 10 s
N oroer 70 gain our assistance In obtaining the dominion
Inc establishment OF friendly understand.
ing between this country aud France was proved bv
the revolution In the poncal relations OF the Europca
Powers effected by the Oriental The Ausro Russian
alliance which had existed since 1876 and been
oy ne % Hunnrmn campaign, was completely broken up
The enntY between and England Continued &c.