New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-07


cal uaT1 ntee OF the Convention ara Dy spic poyoee-
e 10 per cont interest e per cont issued at o. cxac'y
GO pcr cent? is IN high odor Of sanety among Man
mors wor,hiPers ,,o
three per cents and other stocks on 1ucfday, the
cleiest tie relating ~ lie London Conference
dsy of meeting 10 Goth Ap IL was known that Prussis
Austria and the Diet would not attend that day ard
the eager inference was thai they ala not mean To a.
tend DIV their Ie,rescnatyes) et NIL Durpe was on Nc
roin, of falling into the hands If the Prnssgrs, "h"
would not b. likely to go with that prey ~ their hands
o law II on the Conference table. As Ill know now
Conference did meet L0ndcn on Tie 2cth but quorum
no, briresnrr sent aGioarnod q next Monday.
l1is Conference Iul.or ,he 80. nneit but there
ran in aid Of il several others IN rcie such as hai
pinn Garihaldinn and Shakesl eG ian These last three
were Of one species. aId eoch deserves
chapter. can only give pairl APIS On tho nailhai.
dian and Shskespearian 40" "Ii DiIdi has psen re-
oeived IN England: how very uncommon glad Lord
palmcrstan Earl Russell and the rest of Young Eng.
lard were 20 and keep him their always admired
fellow Hcrh-r in the great cause OF social ard demo
cratic revolution that the arstocratc and conscT,a
live masses could hardly get at him. yor London cor
resoldei and the newspaper hes tell you. The uoease
created here and throughout the Continent By The Eng
lish national homaging " the uncrowned popular hing
~ hearts has been greater and deeper tan 10 to IN
Meaitsurs and semi ofIcal journalism. But yon can
guess IT, The Various relations given TO the on
nourcemrnt ~ his sudden departure fro England you
viii also find in print. and Lord Pamersion's erplsna-
ton Of il given ia the House Of Commons last Tuesday
night Hn here LET me quote q lilt nom that siaent
lied ~ soy by my noble friend L0rd Clarendon Just re
turned from The 1uiefie) that far from expressing
the slightest umbage Of what has passed the Emperor
said he looked with admiration upon the feelings ste
which that reception expressed oh the part OF The BIT
ish nation and that did them sfo The highest honor
Commenting upon thia elegant period In the Con,na
tonn tLis morning the inspired editor OF iha' sheet
has IL borne in Oh 10 Inn 10 question. in loaded type
the admiration and to asserths inspired conviction
that Lord Palmersion was carried away by the aidoi
Of improvisation when his Lordsip attributed that
word 10 the august ntcrlocutOr OF Lord Clarendon.
Now yor Shakespeare for the old Williams as his
French admirers delight to mscall him. Even Alexan
der Dumas who knows wei adinifes the poet,
and had ssilfu hand in adapting excellent version
Of Hamlet TO the Partisan stage repeatedly wrote him
down last week 10 uierI B,,am'as If tho ineradiea
bic French notion that gray haired party of the
name Of Williams was the author OF the wonderful
works that Shakespeare wrote before the close Of ms
foTtieh year take Pleasure in pointing ont aR this
constant French error, knowing how much decent
amusement il will furnish 10 American readers whose
scrupulous eIactness Of knowledge and expression re
speeding foreign authors their names and WORKS is no
torious-to Themselves. Tomorrow being the 'ENh
anniversary Of Shakespeare birthday the proIety Of
celebrating II here in Paris seems 1afura enough 30
=, seemed to number C. French genleIaen ali men OF
mark in tho literary, plaStO artistic scenic-artktc,
eminent political aid other high intellectual spIeres
hey appointed committee IN the list of whose names
you may read those of Alex. Dumas, Jncs atfe,
Geoige Sand tsuthor ~ charming adaptation OF AS
You Like It-Comm, ~ pous Pidissr-successfuly per-
formed years ago 1T the Theatre franc1s Littre,
voted Victor Hugo their honorary President his
son. Francis Victor author Of tie faithiuest. the
only faithful, translation VI Shakespeare into French.
was an honorary member Of H.. IL had completed ar
rnngerents for grand banquet ia tho afternoon and
Tor performance II the Porte 81 Martin IN the evening
Of selection. from Hamlet the Merry Wives Of ind
sor and Midsummer Nights Dream. Dis alter rfsuE.
Two days ago the Paris woj pretended to b. eonsid
craby astoDshod than it really wns TO learn tia. the
vhsse chief. according 10 Lord Palmer.
s0n, adnircs tho English ovation 30 Garba!db rad no
hQ Lon
neither by playing knife and fork versions VI
his dramas strong Government. az Jon see: ready
" settle Danish Affairs FOX instance, friend On priacs
pie Of universal suffrage bu can't abide tho Prince Of
Denmafks Ghost for little hour the boards Of the
Porte st. Martin. the tree sufrages given TO Shake
speares memory Of accupc Of hundreds Of guests at
banquet
one Of tie present editors wiz remember now his |
meeting in Paris with Alexander Dumas In 1852
shortly after the coup Has-ald how Dumas. opening
copy OF Shakespeare tina; lay at hand, pointed 70
and read significantly. with slightly accented disiast
mesa:
20 but men, C<cna man.
pfe.t In mu- bns. sgtbor,y,
hio'I Ignorant Of ~hsi be, oos. s.nred
nl- fssy ,<>s&Dce,-hke snsry ape,
rsys"sh fAntssiict ich. belize big heaven
I:u~fs the angels weep who with our spleens
Would all themselves laugh mortal"
Owin doubtless to the unangelic nature Of Partisan
o Of %T 3. 'sashhs sain s'
ar hter 10 be sure. 10 not altogether genial IN large
n,
s-roasioal Nor l. the present trick OF tic auhori
briefly they may wear their otc!a! cloth
ingal fantastic. Too many 81 them served nndcr ths
late Louis Philippe to forget his latter days and the
grave danger 81 banQues Ia strong Governments. Tie
Committee itself seemed to provoke the "Reminiscences
in sending out invitations 70 Guzoi woo thohfh Trans
later Of Shakespeare would not have accepted Lam.
arine AontaeIabert and other literary einnences oil
lLc political oppO-iiiOn. 49,
H.re was tie Teal trouble In tho casc-it woud be
The same in tie 81 celebrating the Anniversary
birthday of Dante Boranger, 81 Luther or Milton or
Fulton VotaiIe or fsu., and Gutenbcrg ITO si'n.
pl- feet IL that the admirers OF all such reforming great
meu and OF their great good works ARE actively intel
ooual mon and hat four out o nye ci such admirers
IN Franco are far they have political sentiments
OF the opposon and that any nuiaber OF tue u. hsse
bliug uIdor any prcteIf, must before they separate
rive more or less free breath 10 their FOULS constant
sentiment and significant sighs Ut least OF their tols
burden. That is Why in Pasis, where there had been
Published in the last tan years, three distinct ttans!n
lions Of Shakespeare complete, and almost nunberess
TRANSACTIONS of separate plays, ana voiuiaouh essay
ings and orcisngs on them ana where no season has
passed without performances OF ono AZ nasoit TWO
and three and four-Oi his pieces translated initiated
or adapted In its theaters that say Is Why the cap
sl Of the civilized world. alone OF all cspitsisoi cav,
ilsed nations must not be suffered TO lay mingled
cypesslaurel wreath the tomb Of the worlds poet.
totlng 81 certain that. at tho proposed banquet,
which Lord Cowley GesiTed should be OF hghinter-
national quality the stale custom Of toast 10 the En
Ieror wog.d hot have been given. or II given, wouia
have choked in the threats Of most OF the parlahep
Queen Victor iss health constitutional ruler 81 Dee
hLakes peaIes free felix jecs-eyen now haunting
in our shamcd faces their fee ovations to GaribS;d
whom we. too, would honor. but for whose wounded
his Najes;ys health npropos Of the unres:rainedest
singer OF wood notes wild child OK his own fancy ust
COL oxGberant insgrgon. and triuEphsni!y rebeous 10
all manner Of Sriototeian tyranny and Academic
classic centr Sling rules and restrctionsi No
your lordship not by d--wel. say decided sight
FOR the resi-, Victor Hugo honorary Presder! oi
tho Committee, surely b. miDenty TIT place for the
unaLestuIsb'y first eative genius and draInatisi
among living Frcnchmen--is II his fault or Shake
spcarcs that he would preside at Jersey. and only IN
.pIit at the head Of tie tablet The selections from
eseaIs that were 10 be performed at the Porte