New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-12

r",o,eop papeys up 10 August 81. We give below
few extracts
x<u Localities Universal Deluge,"
a. Represented at n French Theater-
The site Of La Grcvc-New Paris md
Old-Nortre Dame. the Cite, the Latin
Ouarter, the Streets and the Siums-A
Birds Eye View Of the French CnP;.
taI-PhysiOgnamy OF the streets-0ucer
Scenes and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mnn-
ners and Charncteristics-sund Night
ct the Clcseric dc Lilas.
From Our Special Correspondent.
PARIS, August o. 1865
didn't go to Brest from CherbOug, as you
NAV have concluded from not having received an ac.
count lat least of my nditing of what may have trans
pred there on the arrival Of the international eetsor
The sample vessels representing themOf which dopgs
lam, to this moment, delightfully."- ignorant. For my
tine during the past week las been too pleasantly en-
crossed for NE to waste any of the meagre French
newspapers and not an English has fallen in my
way. And, to adopt the Dukes Motto, Il am here
ia Pa1is"-for the first time for ten years. Under
which circumstances am going to attempt gossppy
letter to THE TRIBUNE, which viii in respect trench
on or interfere with the labors Of its regular Paris
of my recent everyday experiences. There viii not be
a jot OF news-properly so caled-n my letter (Which
may "stand over till your own convenience)-there
may be amusement.
find myself then, up five pair of stairs, the Ave
nue. Victoria bran-new thoroughfare, a very old
locality, and about central as could be desired
Opposite is big bran.new theater, the Chatel6t or
Cirque Imperial capable Of holding 800 persons and
where every night they play the Universal Deluge
wonderful drama in i don't know how many acts q
think dozen, each terminating in tremendous
tsbleaux whchig sometimes sublime (after a French
fashion, and which sometimes takes the fatal step
beyond assisted" at it a couple Of nights ago. and
sitting among Tie cIaque (unprofessionaly, got some
cutie novel views as to the extremely Partisan habits OF
tbs SINFUL anediuvians who were however all drowned
hawondrous weller Of iea! rain and rising waves
really magnificent TO look For the human interest
Of the piece it appears there pretty Miss JGphe
with nice shoulders and lively eyebrows, who having
contracted an unfortunate passion for wicked Cha
dean Of the patrcian class preferred su6merion with
him to salvation with the rest OF the family, 10 their
natural grief and indignation subsequently allayed by
her being borne to heaven by convoy Of angels in
full view Of all the aTk's human passengers
standing at the stern. And, apropOs Of angels,
we had rather too much of one, 81 lOng-windcd
culdNelous cecsldi titWlUlut) Win
wings who descended Observation-Disclosures the absence
Of a better word-to confer with Noah Teally jolly
old patriarch who looked capable Of a Bacchaualian
song, but didn't favor with one) prevent human
sacrifice (of course by the heather anedelayans and
On other occasions. But badinage and galicsm apart
the thing was admirably done; nor should forget to
mention the extraordinary variety of Assyren.zed
HindooEg yptianish.apocrypha costume which must
have 1.x, IL
back Of both. There was one scene in partcular-the
Palace of rheais-when the stage was crowded from
extreme rear TO foot lights by least 90 people all
richly and strangely dressed. and when the dancing
only missed being Bayaderish and Asiatic BY its IL
eyitable tendency toward the modern ballet Bu,
enough Of the Chatcle: aHd the Universal Deuge
To return to my localities Fronting the theater.
and islanGed by the new Boulevard de sebastopo is
what ras La Gp5ve. who knows not the Oh rhymes 2
Who has eer been Paris needs know La G46ye
Tie fatal retreat Of uaortuuste brave.
Where halter and Justice most oddly rOrtibrts
To ease hero's pains by tie L-Igman and gibbct.'
TWAS the IJbugn Of Old fsudal Paris, the place Of
execution where Sod knows how many Of His crea.
lures were hanged beheadel, burnt, broken on the
sheel-Tacked and rent in pieces by wild horses for
ought can say--most interesting to those who know
this capital by books the SPOT where Victor Hugo
cOnsigns poor Ene-alla to the tender merces of the
snbaiterrs Of Tristan Hermite in the grandest Of ell
1omances Instead Of the gIsly apparatus Of the pub
he e1ecutiOuer behold now a handsome marble foun-
tain with young chestnut and beechtreos about it
oher foliage is rather rusty+ooking Just now, which
remark by the way, applies 10 that Of all Paris.
column inscribed with names Of tho victories Of the
Inst Napoleon guarded at the base by spbynxes and
tulmounted by silt figure Of Victory handling
lie usual quoilike wIeaths Of laurel.
Cross the rest Of the Bouevart and you see another
'aeatre the Lyrique now the Imperial Opera House
which luckily, have not visited, or 1 might
pe LED astray by the performance. Both Of these
'1ea'es, the Avenue Victoria. the B,uieyart Sc
'4S'oPol-in short all new. Imperial Paris, IS b1ilt
=" mat light coOred stone, natural 70 the locality,
e"D cal. 10 resemble cheese in is easy working well
II Color 80 soft as it that they cut the ornaments
"u moHdngs thereon, after putting il up solid. And
'''! me and handsome. and meretrcious these new
A'1uu DOuleyaTds lOOk-the natural architectural de-
"lnehis OF the Second Empire 10 which they sug-
s"a parallel, am not going 10 draw. / sgppOse
80! aad mat old Paris Is constructed Of the ma
H Us lhe new-oniy unscraped and Gingy-bgt
'-'N come to my dearly beloved s,ams presently
Now anybody who has been in this metropolis re-
u'y' or anybody who possesses q decent map Of II
NO' Tie eniematica Bradshaw's for he doesut r.ooe
'ne Avenoe Victoria, bu in his latest plan, inserts
'Nefsor The OLD, extinct Rue St. German A,rxerro)
9Oooy iaus qualified will understand ut once TIE
~" advantages ana centralbaton Of my position A.
AiinpIer advertised 81 am within few minutes
ca 'S Of al the public Offices" and 20 parody Mr.
.'"eier, there is exceedingly good Bordeaux wine
N'osnac TO be had in the immediate vicinity" turn
o. ace 'oaihward (irst taking glance at the fne
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