, 1861-05-07

In thl3 way the republicans may be OF vast
service to France, and the Emperor Will prob
side.
AMERICANS IN 4 DILEMMA.
The gossip loving PArisiaus have alao been
making merry over the comical dtlemma OF q
wealthy American couple--Alr. and Ms. r., D.
Who have just arrived 'hefe Oh their first Tisit
to the gay capital, snd who arc naturally de-
sirOu5 Of makInE acquaintance with it's " upper
circles" without loss Of timo.. Aware that Of
the guests tuvlted to evening parties, & large
Percentage invariably fail to make their ap-
peafaace, they impTudently issued two hun.
dred cards Of Invitation to dinner, their dia.
ing.room being capable Of accommodating,
at the outside, seine thirty five or forty guests.
What Has their dismay at receiving prompt
acceptance from one hundred and twenty
seven Of these prospective fiiendsi
BeTidered at the unhoped FIR success Of
In haste to consult ths well knoxn Marquis
de- Il, the proTidaEce Of unhappy etIap-
gera - danger Of shipwreck ahaong tbs rocks
and shoals of Paris drawing rooms, and the
sovereign judge In all matters connected with
the social: :ccde; whle Mrs. D., ready to
faint st the thought Of their dilemma, sat
down to elaborate q circular, putting off the
dinner on the plea Of her oWu "suddsn indis-
position" The Marquis, as usual, fertile in
e1pedients, niEpei inc p1ojected circular in
| the bud, and ceunseled his young friends to
order their dinner At the f.vorite Restaurant
| Ct the 1fois Frsfes Tsossncassz, receiving their
guests in one Of the magnificent hauquetting
suites Of that establishment; an expedient
| which wa. at once delighted1y adopted. -
Eighteen fresh se2epiances we're Subsequent
| II received +; and second issue OF cards hav.
Ing indlca.ed the scsne Of the entertainment
no less than one hundred and forty =tiye guests
Eat down to table, on Saturday last, at this first
Paris dinuer-party Of Mr. aud Mrs. D..
| The affAr went Off with the utmost lclatI tt {
dinner being al that the artistic cuisine OF
| this latitude can show, and all the arrange
ments Of the 5ete bsing managed in the most
irreproachable style. It is said, however, that
the cost Of the en:ertainnent, Including the
wines, amounted to +. 400 fcanesi
4FaicAN EXPLORATION.
| Mr. Petherick, British Consul for the Sou
dan; aud one Of cur most di>t n guished African
explorer, has put forth volnms which :.eoa .
| taina the pick of his experiences during SIX.
teen years travel It he hnd chosen to tell
ts all tLat he has seen and gone through dur
| ing this long period, his narrative would G5
unreadable en- account Of It's length; but he
has wisely preferred to prune his materials
aad to give us sintini!e richea In little room.
| He begins with 1s45, when ha entered the Eer
j vice oT Mehenet Ali Pash2, Viceroy Of Egypt
a. mining engineer He visited Arabia Pet
fHa and Upper Egypt, in search Of coal, with
out any success, and then be went to Kosdo
| fan to report upon aotn8 Iron kninee. In
boat journey up the White Nila be gathered
mapy curious facts respecting tho natives whe
! dwell on its banks, and he describes the uatu
ral features Of the country In auguaRe both
pictorial and suggess1ve 20
After the death OF the Pasha, Mr. PetherscA
LEFT the Egyptian government and established
| himself ID the gum trade at Il Abeid, wher.
he remained fse yeara. In 1858 be turned hi
attention to taa far interior, the high read t
which Waa the White Nile In the inhospIta
BILE region:of the Wadj KONG he encountered
many dangers, and only escaped with his Ill
by assuming this character Of a so1cereI
Amongst the Neun Nam, people "wh
glory In their reputation Of cannihal.Em,"
rfes without hindrance. After sixteen years
absence, Con mi Psslerick raturnel bona, bu
not 10 settle down. He is most anxious t.
| set out again, and he Is only waiting for mean
to explore afresh and with renewed vigor th
mysterious sources OF the Nile. That he
ted for a travellers life we have abundan
evidence in the intereatfng volume calle
EGYPT, the aoudan, ard Central Aftica.''
=. ANOTHER AFRICAN wAKoEREa.
| Mr.. Hutchinson, British Consul for th
| Blight of Biaha and the I=land OF Fernando Pt
has also for msny years been d wAadeser
Africa He is well KNOWN As an explorer IN
| writer, aud without any fear or trembling
he lays before the world fresh contribute
In the shape Of single octave volume. Upo
the whole, he is neither 80 cheerful nor enIe
tainiDg O. writer SO Mr.. Patherick. and b
! aions Of opinion, valuable and suggestive
themselves, yet somewhat dull to the gener,
sxaaer.j He takes Encouraging view Of Il
African character. He is powerfully oppoee
to the slave system, and the first etsp IN b
civilization project IL s.td develop the ini1u
trial resources Of Africa by teaching h
; and to inefe.se tne 1nsnrssctare of pain I ofl
Mr. Hutchinson Wxs present At = :cannib
feast at Benny, and he shows that this frigh
full practice i :: as rampant On 4hs west cos
: as It has ever heen-s, ~.4 :,
II -: LONDON AMusEMKars. .,-.
s.F1r sone weeks nothing extraordInatY b,
II been going 1n In: thu w4Y OF amusement
) The-to wn looks =: little gayer now it is out
;;f mourning, Hnd the Fms weather always has
/ ensivening effect: The opera il The ;princip
| Garden fills, theirs being 30 rival houae th
3 aeaann, in oonaequanee Of Mr.. Smiths decl,
/ ing to undertake the responsibilities Of Ii
D | Majesty 8. 60 :. -: :. I'D; ,.
Mr. Fechter continues to create senaatt.
: IN the character Of: q Hamlet.p 4fe eontiau
TO please tha critics ~ well aa the. public, a
= bis foreign fntonstfon is Overlooked III cont
4 quanca Of his msny eminent artistic auslitis
t Ws heaE he ts studying OthelIo'f aud tIsgQ
and he Ii steaaily creating himself apositi'
lis a1nds Heron, vho comes 10 Is vi
o. al American reputation. zs not 80 successf
4 H=r acting Is eansidese1 ,ove5strained, a.
III rpon Ii impsr6oaatlon: of NWedsa" BIT
l. rnnst not BE- forgotten that Ktstofi has apo
r + M To-: this part Hs1, delivery of it u asP
fsc&fY natural u II the eventA hAd Just t