Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-18
Foreign Hssn,s.

The Liverpool Shipping GaEaite points to a
bona tde advertisement for a French vessel to
load TOT the West indies, as a proof that the
British flag no longer affords its accustomed
security 70 commerce, and say that French ships
are selected because it is understood tbas the
French Government viii not tolerate the inter
ference Of Federal cruisers.
The Army and Navy Gazette suggests that
ironclads should be stationed al British Colum-
bis. The same journal argues that nothing
would be SO unfsvoTable to the maintenance Of
peace between England and America as the cap
ture of Charleston.
Wn. Armstrong, as ordnance engineer to the
British Government, has resigned Sir William
and the bTeeeh-losdiug party are now rather out
of favor, and Mr.. WhitWoTth's star B now In
the ascendant.
Victor Hugo, whose Lies Hiserables" has
electrified the WGrld has loft his retreat ct Jersey
to enter again into active life Shut out Of
France az g socialist and a disOrganizsr, be has
gone to Brussels 70 start a political paper
Dir. Dircks is giving an entertainment called
the 90 Specser Drama, at the Polytechnic Insti-
tais in London. Two performances & day
scarcely seem to satisfy the crowds who hoek
to witness it for natural magic, although it has
shows the W8rld many wonders, has never be-
fore, it is said, produced anything so strik-
ing. By Mr.. Dirck's apparatus a solid repre-
d
the center Of a stage, and is made TO ap-
pear sud disappear at viii without the
aid Of any visible agency. While essentially
solid and real, the image is surrounded BY >
faint halo of light, Just sufficient to give it q
supernatural character. Il can be cut through
with g sWord or a hatchet, or walked through By
a spectator without being demolished, CT It can
be changed in an instant fer another image.
The counterfeit presenhment Of any persoR can
be thrown on the stage by this eontrivsHee.
Seme OF the papers suggest tie invention to the
play-Wrghts as sR improvement on the super
natural drama. BanquO's spacter or the CHEST
n Hamlet might be represented with terrible
effect this way.
Just now the rage in the fashionable monde Of
Paris appeaF5 to be tho Hal Mqsgus The
masked balls at the Tuileriss both for their
number, variety, and splendor, are otill the
talk of both capitals, Paris aud London The
nsw aristocrscY Of the Empire indulge in a
1 constant round of gaiety and spleud0r, which
throws the tnselled glories Of the stage
quite into tbs shade. The ladies try hard
to outdo each other in inventing the most
sxsrAvagant costumes. The old allegorical
devices are left IN the dusty umber-roOms of
theatrical costumes, and one lady gees as psck
of cards, another as q half nude Bacchancte, =
third as a volcano, and aRsther a. an earth
quake The Couatsss de Gastiglione has sp-
psarsd as a Queen of ErHrie with arms, shoul-
dsrs and feet bare, and the Princess Von Met.
tsrnick as a black devil The Countess Rosa
kof has appeared as q mirror, and Madame de
Rothsehild has figured as a bird Of Paradise.
The gentlemen have been equally fantastic in
their dresses, and even the saturnine Emperor
has been compelled to change his dress three
dmes in the course Of an evening to Join in the
gambols