The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-01

" casd q. the Grand Opera extended down the Rue La
kebster, Along ihe Baotvsr and round 70 tue Rue
hooo Tns candidates for admission TO the o,her thea
res were equHty pumsrouy rnc DIE Gee from the
repertoire represented before very critical audi
eoees 70 name The the.tres opened gratakoos r. and
he peces ensced would so tsls interest 10 tne gen
sIs r. ader will observe only that at ,ths Porte a.
Sar,,r the piece called "L6 Voie Sacreeb which vaa
wnnd,svn =, tne peace Of vilafrancs allowed bc
performed f0r the eie beebth time intended, we
81 rsw wbie ,be canine Of Paris are neing edidsi
the grand ofhcss o. State, marpnss ana MINISTER'S and
graz oees are IN the Ciheoral Of Notre Dame wbers
Sbe,s Ss FOR peace h performed
To Deums ~ere euDg toe o,ber churches bu. viuv
era eess nsnkeiDg after more worldly matters, nave
ro'hIe 70 report personsy but toe newspapers tell Us
the services we're conducted with soemny unc
tion.
At Eve O'Clock there wss balloon ascent from tho In
vades preceded by the despach Of inflated
IN the form OF and beasts These figures hoverug
eomcas IN the ar afforded grea: entertainment to the
0tbooers.
Bus Do~ was time FOR the hungry and thirsty, the
dusty and weary, to repair 70 hotel or retaurant 70
'ne after s'gos Of the se At six O'Clock apober savo
OF artillery announced that the lighting up had con
nepced The lluminaions Of yesterday better or
worse than former OCCASIONS according the mood Of
lbe individual Never any better according eome
there Was borrid hackneyism, according others For
my part, vent out in mind to be pleased with every
Tbe houses Of the Boulevayds des Itaens were well
ehted up With gas IN straight lnes along the paco:
do~s The Place vcudome was beautifully Illuminated
with chandeliers ano jets Of gas dspoeed in crowns,
difficult to detcrlbe illumination without introducing
ebd ets repeutons The Rue which runs into
he Piece venoome ss well "a the Rue do Pax, which
seues from II, We'd with each other brilsncy Stand.
ing IN the centre OF the Rue dc Rvoh and looking east
wards and westwsrds, double Of lights along
the cornices Of the coionnade and under It's arcnes n
nDhroksn lines, until they Terminated in perspective
vanishing point Tho gardens OF the Tuleries called
foth perhaps the greatest rhe grand central
co l0red launua andC
lanterns suspended from posts at regular intervals Of
seven psces. Each post bore STAR eagle, wreath,
sx!rayed The effect Of the light among the Ozark
foliage Of the trees very striking Around grand
ard Was formed Of co,ored nsbu-rsd white aud blue
N the form Of Venetian banner. rbe reserved garden
Of the ruiltrNs was encioeed oy Chinese res WORK.
the direction Of the and angles of ralngs
and sss hung with lights which, through foliage
resembled fruits Of gold and silver and clusters Of
monos, topszes emersds and sme.bysts At Intervals
around this trelts work the tricoor, Represented by
lamps, gave Rrtst artistic effect 10 illumination rne
interior OF The gardens were freely opened the pubc
which could not resist bursts Of adm ration Tne
,he pasce was lighted up with colored lamps through
out i entre length The facade looking upon the Place
was bright with lights from granooles, shields and
crowDs The Place Napoleon III formed by
ihiee SIDES Of the rev Louvre and which continuation
OF the area OF the Place du CarrouseWas psrfectly
cszzpg On the northern quay each lamp pos. vas sur
ooDted by gar and pyramids Of jets oAzed under the
line Of the walls Of the Of the rueries On the
south side Of The ilumnAtons might be the
towers Of Notre Dsme and the dome OF the Institute
Of the PALACE Oral and tpe Palace Of ,he isson
Of 6onor. The wings Of the Legislative Assembly
play ed single line Of lights oo~ing the horizontal lines
Of the wnge and the angle OF the pediment The hotel OF
the Foreign Office presented noble arcnec ura appear
aDce through ne pIenitude OF light upon Toe
apce from what It did in the morning, rne immsnse
quaol rapabe containing many thousand persons
was ies'sonea With nehs on every sae while an Inn
i mary ored usireA upon the river The Hotei
lpvencss iue Was, perhaps the nnppest illumination Of
jes the curve Of the grand portco per-
penocuar lines Of the whole building we're Get forth With
gss The jes nded TO the roof fanking
psvons and the represented an architectural de
sign crawn with flame Returning 70 the northern side;
the Pont 90 10 Concorde, as we'll rs the Place, called
was ornameDted with and pyramids of flame sars
easles wrsashs, 10 The naval c1,umGs Ghish
Pisce bore Cd escp side gfaDooe the uho.e lerg,n
tho Champs Cysees from the Place de la Concode toe
ARC dEtoe, was festoopet and earlanoed with Cnnese
lanels while the usual lampa had the glasses stained
at The extremity Of this long avenue, had the
derosd by horizontal baDd OF hight Tue Palais dIn
'be gateway Of the Brit,sh Empsssy the letters G
were displayed in vivid jets, surrounded by a large
wreath wreath ana .uTmounted oy crosn rae Tour Sc
was more or less gauo,ly Illuminated The 70 ade Of tue
Ho'e' oe vue was ore b.ze OF light, which,
ners and trophies bnng out and suspended from doe
BUILDING, had fine effect The for the
purpose of the gopometrcAl survey covered n so
40 a. 10 resemble the tnrres Of castle, and rom each
star The electrical hight was exhibited
from tue Ecoe siilaire, and ts ike brightness
seen to great advantage.
At nine o'c Emperor and Empress appeared on
Inc central balcony Of the palace, unattended whe
tner tnR was spontaneous act whether mntaking he
loud admiration Of the sd for persona, call upon
them when the hresorss began play, ammo, tell
The fre~ork display was soon over, and had nothing
especial to mark It from others Of the KIND It was Ger.
ta,ny beautiful There were meroons, Roman can.
oIes, rockets. Wheels and the ike One discharge
OF rockets initiated the French and Sandman flags rlng
from common CENTRE IN red, white and blue, and red
wuite apo yellow Then there cascades two
hundred ysros in length. Towards midnight lamps
and ampops began to die out the drums and trumpets
were ess noisy the sight aeers vending wards
snd long before the snort bour the isnss Of Paris
hao returned 10 the NAL condition.
To night the festivities viii be wound up. TIE plea
ure trains returning iaden TO the provnces still
may be able to glean something respecting these fts
ehch may interest the reader saw eagles Gro wns
the ompipotent NJ T,ve Empercsr on the enabIa
tuie Of the hvades; but there did see In gay flame
the little word "Peace!'
The correspondent Of the London Say writing on the
eame date, says
One event Of yesterday has been reported At the re-
cepon Of the Aarehas, the Emperor addressed himself
with peculiar attention to McManon, and said TO him in
tone loud ough to 3e heard by all the rest SIT seemed
y our triumph yester. ay Marshal What ovatou Do
know was marked enough TO inspire jeaIousyS''
NAPOLEONS GENERAL AMNESTY.
LOUIS BLANC AND TaE FRENCH AMNESTY.
LONDON Standard.
In reference to the general amnesty announced 10 the
evening papers, beg will be kind enough 70 allow
space in your columns for the folio Hipg remarks
vl not stop here TO inquire whether ii be fs that the
offer der should be the forgiven that crmes should bs