New-York tribune., 1866-12-26

peoplc-bctween whose Cabinet and his strong
thread Of diplomatic union remains unbrokeh-ano whose
people giving in their late monster meetings and
cries for reform examples of the most dangerous teachng
and of most odous comparison to his roPressed subee
Everybody knows that Louis Napoleon came TO bis place
by the prestige Of hs name and held BY tho prestige OF
his There has been singular overlooking OF
other circumstances contributing to his temporary success
To select from of these circumstances; the con-
tributon of California and Australia to select another;
the need and greed which tho Church party had for an
active partner In 1889 all tho commercial trading word
offered supply Of means and desired only assured
quiet 70 act the church going petisc retroactive world
desired only protective polite political partner;
Trade and commerce have mado Their way inc frest
party since 1859 are rather hostile than friendly to tho
Emperor. His prestige has w0fuly vanished In view OF
Italy independent triumph Of Prussias defiant triumph,
Of the United States unexpected triumphof the cumu-
lated Danish Polish and other rebus and Of the comph-
Gated supereatod nexcusaby hopeless, utterly smashed
bungle of the Mexican pretensc.
Tho Emperor OF France to-day stands as politician,
on his own merits: IL Is and uncertain foohod.
His sins finding hin out. His unortunatey-aedged
chickens are coming homo to roost His prestige Is
mainly gono Stripped Of that he Is getting 10 DO looked
that hath not clothing, and SO his ruling quality
Is grown doubtful See that late "eminent pnbllcis,
ton tomorrow His Majesty shot day this week q
couple of hundred Of his winged and quadupedsl fellow
creatures, driven into and fatal reach Of his IN;
skilfu gum at Compegno his personal malady soothed
for tho moments the Worlds Fair OF next year nekos ~
eYerybOdys interest not 10 bother him till 1t 10 over
But revolution is IN the air. 49,
meaning by my last ettor 10 rid this Of oil poiti-
cal thomcs meaning 10 be wisely silent as the AoAtear
OF Mexico and all SIGH" Regard the above penalty
paid and by the fatality of tho Office Of your Paris own
"The great Partisan event the leading fact Of the day
Is the debut before the real public OF prodgous artst
who has had overwhelming at the popular con-
Of the Cirque Napoleon. His name is Joachim and
he is the most eminont vonst that was heard The
effect he produced is unspeakable he sabdued, crushed
his public be held his auditors painting Intoxicated under
the master charm Of his hdde-bOwi nothlng-surely,
nothing in the last twenty yoaTske this has beet heard
in Paris" And so on, and 50 on My translation IS faiht
echo of the praise that s avshed this week by musical
amateurs and critical connosscurs the unique new
come, German fiddler Joachim.
don't presume TO have opinion still less to express
one profoundly solemn and delicate question ~ tho
artistic merit of that last best gift ofGod men, an opao
tenor, Of transoondonta fiddler OF that daring,
amounting to impiey your dul-eaed correspondent wii
write himself guilty But, humby sholterng him.
self under the protection OF that stupid old Sam johnson
whoknew nothing ofmuse by but perhaps know more
of its purpose and meaD6 and power and meaning than any
possible combination of dctand dess-crcle feehloonsl,
will let himself quote: "Thee Is nothing in which ihe
power Of art Is shown so much as in playing on the he
Joachim long known in Germany has lately taken Parsian
diletantl by storm and surprise
The aboye-quoted audaon Is not moro extTayagant
than dozen others might quote from the feuillotonsts
of the week. talking critics have dnned into my cars
equally dithynmbio praises of This nowy revealed Genius
OF Cagut Talking yet Of music here an aeodoe worth
recording Nilaret the actual fret tenor at the Grand
Opera has for two performances filled the part In
Meyerbeers EAfoane that has hitherto been sung aud
acted by the German Naudn. But VaTet has qualities
and defects Of organ different from those Of Naudn And
he 10 undertake the f6c OF N0scO di Gama the
muca executor OF Composer McyeTDccr handed 70 opera
Director Perrin paper, addressed 10 HIM, containing
noted attentions and variations OF tho r6i', with this
heading In Vlarct should ever sing the role OF
VascO d Gama'
1t quite as likely as not that this story is invented
Just because of Its radical likelihood Whether strictly
historical not remains strictly Characteristic Of
MeyerbeeT who a respectful of his art. of hs
work and himself that he would never sanction repre-
scnaon of one Of his compositions except with the very
bes representative in all kinds. The so-oalled
Afrcdiae misrepesened the stage Of your late fun
nily miscsed Academy Of Music QaeHs non with
vengeance in NewYoTk would never have been acknOwl
edged BY him.
THIS talk of music reminds me Of grossly neglected
duty as your Paris reporter Some Of your readers feeble
enough to follow your "own rs only guide may nave
been mled suppose that songs lower IN sentiment Than
our popular negro songs, sung by Theresa with
a bTOadness Of manner hardly acceptable out
side of the fifty odd saioods OF Ncw-York,
we're the staple food Of the Partisan musical appetite
There could not exist greater mistake Tie popular
concerts gwen ut the Cirque Napoleon arc crowded to
They essentially popular The pnee OF TEX
very small and the number issued for any one per-
omanee not less than 5000. The compositions per-
formed are the works of Beethoven, MendelssOhn,
Wagner and that sort. The quality Of performance OF
the admirable orchestra under NJ PaSdeoups dreehon ls
am told by entirely competent critics lwho arc not
professionally noby tit in excellence 10 the compositions
| they have to translate in sound
! The most read the most readable, and, in several
regards the best worth reading Of recently published
books is the last volume Of Louis Yeuilo Les Odes de
| Paris. do not myself tread French as well as do
countrymen who constantly assuring me that hoy 90
II such pity that they should not turn their feeble
mental force 10 the study OF OF
Learning something Of the rudiments in that diTeeton
led suspect at least what is meant by reading English
we'll they would be set forward way toward COM
pretending the hardness OF the road they must travel De-
fore arriving at fully appreciatye reading OF hrstcass
/ French author.
OF tho half.dozen best contemporary masters Of the
most difficult and delicate art Of writing French prose- IT
is quite generally conceded that NJ Louis Neuilot is one
As Of the high art Of writing abusive French prose
slang nero yulgaHty on the contrary classic
vigorous abusehe stands alone. And tits in this respect
and Others that his last and on the whole eeyeres
well quite most amnsing volume, is hereby respect
fully commended the study of all those foreigners who
have fanced hitherto that the French is teH guage
One of the very few Americans have had g. lolor to
meet who knew enough Of their own and Of o french
language TO know how 10 humbly but knowingly hppTe
ciae the qualities, saying the other day OF Provost
Parados last brilliant yolune: There are passages III II
Of which you must 60 back 70 the Provincial Letters 10
find the peers Junius1 lie is 10 Junius what lancet is
to ackRnife." Mr.. Veuillot is meataH. The iusty
butcheTboy vgor with which he lays about him, regarded
| purely an artistic performance, is admirable
/ Some years ago. Mr.. Yeuillot wrote a work entitled
| Les PaJums de Rome. Mr.. Vcnlot IS very fui
blooded passionate athletic fearless mannatuny, TO
use popular phrase that he would not object 10 In the
case, 'u Of the devil" fought his duels in his early
timei "got religion" many years ago. however, and car
Tied TO the all his Drawn and pluck, and
every Of the deyls telling tunes which he has since
used and roared with sentoran voice Iii the service {" INC
other party. In Rome, everything smet wonderfully
sayOry to him. Paris reeks with OdoT that are all stencil
in his npturned eOHtehanere dduHco-whieh
certainly has a wonderful SCENT and seemingly has al
| unconscious relish for them.
The book, apart from its peculiar literary quality al
ready referred to, is worth reading for its often exag
geraed always vigorous, frequently just Intentionally
bitter constantly humorous satire upon Parslan men and
thngs-and women. The press, fine arts, bellies 6ttre
aud tho uniform Streets created by the present
administration, the administration ITSELF the theaer
and There's and Victor Hugo through and over all these
| the modern Parsians, the corrupt, damnable damned
present age treated of and maltreated with style
| and spirit snd humor combined OF lorquemada aud
| Rabeais and Moliere.
One eomicai feature, which the author H evideRty I'M
| of nd all