The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-04
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
Holy Weok-The Queen the Prado-The
Next Insnrrection-The Now Route from
Paris-American Passports Required-The
Dimculty with England-Anairsa ut the Amcri-
can Legation-visit Of tho King Of Portugal
The Court Going 70 the Country. SC.
MADRID, April II, 1857
This is Holy Week. and consequently there are no
amusements in Madrid The opera and the theatres
closed Even the circus is not open. Business is
am6s completely suspended The worst Of It Is that
there is no cathedral here and deprived Of the
religious professions and csTemonias which would take
the place Of more profane entertainments Thousands
OF people have left the city for Seville, where the
| ceremonies are Of the most elaborate character,
| and where tho greatest bull fight given for
| many years will take place on Easter Sunday.
| Those OF VI who remain at Madrid walk about the
Puerta del SOL gossip at the Cafe Suizo go to church
and are much bored 70 strangers the guard mounting
at the palace every morning and lounge at the mag
nncent museum Of pictures nl up the time agreeably
enough; b.. the residents have literally nothing to do
until I'VE o'clock in the afternoon, when all the world
| goes to drive on the Prado.
Here ID daily spectacle unequalled in Europe The
Park q New York; Rotten row at London and the Bots
de Boulogne at Paris give but faint idea Of the
Prado It Madrid Every resident Of any note keeps his
carriage. matter how much he may stint and sarve
at home and ali the carriages to be seen on the
Pado every fine afternoon Some OF the equipages are
superb; the horses splendid these at Lon
don; tho liveries gorgeous those at Paris
drive b very short one, and all the turn
outs are thus crowded together and make
10 full dress; the gentlemen their best costumes
On either side Of the carragsway spacious prone
nades and the fashion to quit the carriage after
half an hours driving and walk up and down. The
most splendid robes sweep the ground; the charming
mantllA Ii universally In lieu Of Partisan bonuets
Imagine the audience at the opera promenadng in
garden and you will realize the the Prado The
Queen and the Prince Consor follow lead this fashion
Every day they walk up and down. in arm attended
only BY single equerry and recognized only by gen.
eral lifting Of hats The Queen dresses in black and
wears lace manta; the Prince Consort appears in
binary morning costume Her Majesty Is stout well
preserved lady, and blsndly 70 the right and len
shs passes alops Hsr siss rather the sisters Of
the Prince Consort also drive on: daily and quite
a6hble One may go the entire royal family on the
Prado every afternoon, and yoa foreigner you
have only u lit your hat rscsive special bow from
the Queen
Evidently Her Majesty has conception Whatever Of
her ugpopuaty and fanciss that she rsgns by divine
fight and not by will Of the army. The recent in
surrscson has taught her nothing and yet that nsur
rection only suppressed by IN accident The arti
lery and infantry barracks flank each other. and are
both within stones throw Of the palace The artillery
mon were 70 lead the revolt and at certain signal the
infantry were 70 join the mslS but that signal
mot properly given and the result that the infantry
not knowing which side was 70 win in the light,
turned against their friends in the artillery barracks and
summariIy squeichsd the revolution Since then the
government has carried matters with high hand. The
Presidents the Senate House Of Deputies
rested and eli the deputies who dared TO vote FOR
luton regrsttng these arrests made, At
deprived OF the judgsshps and other oces which they
happened 70 hold. The result Is that another
insurrecon is being planned, and everybody outside
this new rebellion IL xed between the Sth and 10th Of
July next Revolutions In Spain very curously
Quoted. First the time 10 nxed and announced, and
then the preparations made the soldiers the
only rebels for In the ordinary OF the term there
arc no people in Spain The country SUFFERS matter
cannon and musks bala NOBODY takes the trouble 70
the American Minister Il decorated IN this way On the
one hand the greatest extssvagance observed; the
other The greatest poverty prevail. q ~ u, p: countries
ana French influences gradually transfomng Madrid
msnnera customs Costumes and ideas Of century aqo
- r,wdv prsSsyyed Every Spanard considers this the
Creates nation in THO world every foreigner regards
Do1btSs ~snv o. the Americans who visit Paris for
the Exposition this year will come TO Spain The trip
imagine s yoc1sss s; 10 New YorE but Spain uniqus
Fortunately ali the old dcultiss q travel nov
rom sns . ssv and Toledo But 90
sve those whs tell you that the passport system has
Sssn ;s0 h.s ss Inc 5 us SpoS
Al Irun the fontsr Of spein whore you change can.
the passports ere demanded and travellers without them
ssu sS.n vou ~ also & y ssschsd rns annoy
snce over nothing but enjoyment rsmana The rAn-
1Sse ss'1 sssv. .ss.ns@ ne Basque
thrccsa which yGu ps ere vs Ias Me-: en-, sasso os
ssd sosrs yoS vi 49, - tuns Ss mounsin =.
gioe u . htxie Switzerland 0osgss such - Salvador
Re-. painted, y..n 2. either h.sd snow s ,ss Puss
played in ths oonstrucsios Of the railroad astoasnss
and Psnnsyivsnis Central routes Massive tunnels.
some nearly mile long are hswn out Of she solid rock
Ssss provides vim nav s,d smooth bed, upoa which
thsy roll lssursly having lost their former susbusoce
AZ 1'cns ne 1s ne 49, =, csSs 1og
90 dinner which would b. cheap q Dslmonicoe for
ssvsa doIss-soup nsh. nest poultry; sslsd pudding.
Ths time fFom Paris 70 Madrid Il about forty hours me
right hand side of Ne ears The bsst 70 the
cry on the vaS here. and By GOOD fortune you pass
l Sleep without missing sight worth ssedng
| The only political topto Of impogeanoe here n the
dihiculty bstwesa Spain and England A. London war
II considered immlnen1 - u believed that The Eng
lish nsst nov ~ Cas ordered V lombard that city
In . negative angWw , returned 70 the ubmatum
Of Lord stsnisy. ~ nadrd thsse notions secuted
absurd, and even he British Minister dess mot he
tate ridiculo thom learn nom the beee authority
Spanish Minister q a1s to-day and that the result Of
ne Interview b dscded xpon n sdv1neA Spain will
| tosia little we'd ss1.Dd snugglsr outside Of
spanish vassn; bus Ne 1onado win be rsarEusd,
ne wrong II esaosded thas The Queen
| victora wss smsgtms = ~ Ne ccassiag crafs
outside Of spanish jusledIslIon, and thsn avsld
seaa dculsiss paid ~ heR sfsw = Cakis painted
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