New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-09
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PhR,s. Augnst ~, 1854.


,Ao vir,in .,d ~. Napol on CD Monday, the 18th,
ven, Of with unusual eclat. Inc DAY was pnfh'
and not too hot the throns q ParISisns r'Vihei"S
and sqeigncrs enormous sad good na'ured, Tue 20
Her and other arrsn eeincp,s excellent, as n'u'lf
all the hundreds OF thousands in the streets ana
sonsres and on the traits Of cars that rushed ID an"
ont Of the city At every half hour from m'rnng "
midnight, no one was NUT. III the courc oi nv
afternoon the Emperor aud Empress drove ~',D'"'
eseort through n. f6ubourg ST. Antoine anu VIVA
20 the Esllanade of tAe IDviids anna TIC "'"s's'
on the popular tirong; and again, IA the e'V"'ns'
walked out To see the i ninstions OF me ii'ee us
Ia Concorle and the Champs Elysees-as uNd's'uiO-
.a 80 any tourloois AID his wife could be.
II had been runored last week that the ie'e "ou'"
no tho oecasion Of the aLnouncemeni u som. ihi'
n,r,ant concessions 20 Pltieal liberalism, ana OF
a, amnesty 10 the newspaper press as ~ the came
date in vr,vous vears. Neither of these an'lcipa-
tous vas fulfilled. And il ,s noticed that i'll the
Sis,rihution of the and advanced trades III
tlc Legion Of Ronor, the press, e., the winters Tor
DE Government Journals have less than their Gus
tomary annual share. More generosity was shown
80 the artists in different kinds painters, feuipors
rad composers Rossini received the grade OF Grand
Officer aud Beri0z that 81 Oihoer Actors alone are
s,n excluded. Merit in any other department Of
action, in arms arts, in science, agriculture
indusiry, may be recognized hy Cross; but OF
lie lit, odd thousand Knights Of the Legion of
I0nor but two have been stage heroes One OF
these IA Samson, who received the cross few days
seo to the general satisfaction Of men. Bat ne can
hsrdly be said to have won his spurs on the stage,
which re left some two years ago; he WAS knigLt,d
Il Is said rather III his quality Of teacher OF eoeu-
tion al the Conservatory, aid Of man " letters IL
l. little strange that here in France, while the
Church and society have raised the inter'!iet on
electrical arsis THIS quite miscellaneous, catholic
tegion should be taboo to them.
There ia an old aud peasa story told Of sone
Nigh placed gentleman, patton and lover Of the
thea:er, who Was invited To preside at great ban
suct OF dramatic folks few years ago He, not
from vanity, but thinking 10 honor them, entered
o. the guests all assembled in tie wa,ing-yoom,
With the insignia OF his orlers on his breast. lin-
nodatsly there all exchange OF elanccs, and
hitting ofeyebrows and low murmur Of discomfort
The gentleman mis- error. jas, then the stew
arl announced th, dinner, the doors "a the dining
COON were thrown open. and the guests ilcd in.
Excuse me moment, Ncsscurs said tie president,
sad slipping into a side room, whipped oil large
vine leaf from one of the desert plates, pinned II
over his orders and came TO take bis chair amid the
quick and warm applause of thc company.
Since have cone to the iheaisr, let me recon-
mend, as | was meaning to do a month ago, the
H,sfoire anscdof.gYe de Faac1enT fIce e. France
A. two octavos By A. du Case. sfuy wGat II pre-
tends 10 be, an anecdo,al history Of the French
thcater from the granting OF the first royal letters
patent 20 the Co.f tres de 10 Pa's'on Ia l4U@ IT,
thc fret performance If Besumarchais' barber dc
Seville in l775-abounding in curious facts and
very entertaining, and quite as sOlidly instructive
a. Eiueh duiler books.
ANYTHING but theatrical though polp,atns with
suggested dramatic int,r,si. is the just Published
volume, the first of three, edited ly FenInct de
Coachcs Loms XVI, Mare AAtoi"'fte Il M0Tdme
Eh:aIcth Ii is made up OF letters and some
ethcI documents, most Of them now printed for the
frst time from the n siBs suiosTnphs Of the King
the Queen and ,hcir SISTER. There are y fe" pieces
from other peIs IN this Volume ard Their ar u DC
more 10 those that follow. The editor adds notes
hers ard there The collection is the result Of the
twenty years labor Of love Of an indeiitcebe, ps-
sonate autograph collector and copyst. His social
rcsi,ion and his official position in the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs, have gwen him singular aGvanfSass
in pursuing his work. Tie archives VI Austrian
E.aseC. Russia and Sweden have been freely opened
U him by their Governments, While con'muhich-
xous have Deen made TO him by individual p"ssef-
sors of autograph treasures tDst would not have
been made 10 another. aud his own stores, gathered
by the quick scent and constant vigilance aud
ouen purse Of al enthusiastic eOiccttoaear
are exceedingly rich. Indeed, bis cabinet OF
autographs is said 70 be the most VARIABLE Of any
81 France, as may guess from the specimens
drawn from it tha, With the help Of too numerous
and verbose original notes, make up the volumes OF
hisC Iaseries a. n. Characterization Of when has
been made fr N time to time Ia tins correspondence
a. means Of learning, a very minor wherein are
reflected the thought, and feelings, the undisguscd
nature of the King and Queen. This work, coming
after published carloads Of partisan and p!n!oscpR-
teal historical writings has the freshness Of novelty
and the Infinite value of fidelity OF truthfulneSs.
ii is the worhest contribution Of facts in aid OF an
understanding OF the French Re, oluton that has
been given us in long time; as a map of material
for the study of the development Of character in
Tie Kings and Queens case, and as the outlines and
suggestions Of the story of two human lives and
deaths, il sIrpasses in psychological and pathetic
int,r,st, all master pieces OF fiction. After use
icssly long Indifferent historical essay or eulogy Of
Name Antoniette in guisc Of Preface the book pro-
Der begins with letter from the Princess then not
fifteen wears old, addressed % her mother from