New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-12
FOREIGN > CORRESPONDENCE.
FRANCE.
SIGNS OF A oRIsIs--A NEW SINGER.

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i ", SIGNS OF A oRIsrs--A NEW SINGER.
PARIS July sO.-It is not merely in the properly
political events and incidents but in the sideevents
and accidents OF the day that the drift of the
rent movement of the time reveals itself. The
strikes of the thousands of miners in the ST. Etenne
coal districts of great bodies Of workmen of differ
ent trades in lyens, Marseles and other tOwns the
organized associationso of merchants clerks aud me-
chanics in an the large departments of commerce
and trade here in Paris; the high revolt of some
hundreds Of schoolboys the other week, at the Ly-
Gee of Louis 10 Grand-accompanied with the sing
ing of seditousy patriotic songs, and other youth
full limitations Of revolutionary manners--a sim
liar spirited boyish affair" at a similar
Collegiate School in Besancon; in the town OF Lille
the Municipal Council resigning their places as a
form of protest against the iniqutous gerrymander
ing which swamped the intelligent town voice IN
the oYerw helming trained vote of country
and reelected by great majorties here in Paris the
National Guard disCrganized, reOrganized, emascu-
lated of its nationabopular quality and reduced to
y-andpuppet soldiery in 1852 protesting against
the disrespectful acts of its generalin-ehle resign
ing by whole battaliOns, and finally forcing 1or
mere decencys sake, Gen. Melnet to resign his we'll
paid, useless office next newspaper, whether OF the
eight press or the more prstentIous and heavy
fnal5, eultlnR Nibu
and able leaders, that would have inevitably sent
writers, publishers, and printers before the Courts
on their fatal way to fine and prison little while
ago--less than year ago. ... ......... .. a...rr
Ten years ago nothing of these things could have
happened-an attempt toward them would have
opened to the authors of the attempt straight way
to Algeria, Cayenne imprisonment without form OF
trial GThe sohOOl-bOys would have dared to dream
to attempt, and leave them out of the aecountJ
Since ten years. have the statute laws on coali-
tion and on the press, and the right Of meeting
Very bad laws as seen from the front, comparatively
good laws as seen from the rear. But what is best
notable in their regard is, that the manners OF
the time are ever going ahead of and controlling
these laws So that the ambiguous letter OF them re-
naming unatered on the statute book. and the dis
cretionary Interpretation of them being still lett
with the magistrate on the bench, the application,
though in essence arbitrary and Ubiquitous as
ever. practically varies from month to month. In
stead of generalization from hundreds instances,
take in proof one illustrative instance: witty man
named Lockroy was heavily fined and sent for three
or SIX months to ST. Pelage for exciting hatred and
contempt" etc. apropos of lively article of his last
wear By the time his term ended and no out Of
prison-the law remaining acknowledgements had
so changed that LOckrOy ROW repeats similar and
more hatefully exciting" articles with impunity.
| had tho fortune the other afternoon 10 meet L.
Come in tonight he said, few friends only, ham,
mock on the balcony and-a little music. The hos
ptable house the broad terrace balcony away above
the begased, hot and weary day air. the gracious
friendly hostess were full Of temptation-but the
little musicp But was promised second seat on
the balcony. with privilege of smoking and permit
to hear as little and applaud less of the music as
nature should bid. And so went and was intro
- - aid
voluntary and involuntary homage to that show of
excellence and listened for little TO her sweet voice
that lent a fresh charm to the wilted coSamon.
places Of complimentary and weather talk, and other
folks came in and l passed on through the window
20 my cigar and secured seat on the balcony; and
presently while was contemplating the roof of the
New Opera and the stars and things and putting tho
frank incense of the blessed, composing weed, in
comfortable gratitude heayenward. there came float
ing ont and marrying themselves to the still air. SOFT
then rising trilling, thrilling filing notes Of
soaring birds--whercby, much moved, i got myself
up from my chair and dropped asdethe cigar ungate-
full and was drawn 90 the open window and looking.
listening through. found that we owed this bene-
diction to the ear-enhanced by apt accompaniment
OF beautiful, expressive featUres-to that ladI'
whose name 1 lost IN the Hurry ot presentation.
Madame Giula Marinoni. friend tells me- is a Bel
gian Of Italian descent. She made her debut at
Milan last year and was Immediately engaged in
series Of representations in Sweden where this past
season. she has had success unusual as deserved
Her voice is true soprano s0DdtO; her dramatic tall
ent is exceptional. Her Marguerite surpasses any
other have ever seen or heard and think have
seen and heard all the best in that role. Eminenty
a lady by instinct, birth. and culture, singularly
sweet and winning in her style of personal beauty
instructed by the best masters IN vocal music with
an innate hstrionic talent which has only
naturally developed if may so say under artistic
teaching, she enters the lists without trumpeting,
an imminenty formidable rival of Nilsson and Patti.
cannot now recall from rather long experience of
debutantes the lyric stage for the last twenty
any one to my memory, who Joined to such natuul
endowments and studied requirements belonging TO
the technical requisites of prma donnathe winning
sympathetic, personal quality that inheres in and
seems, as il were. TO omanate from Madame Mari
noni. She promises to be n great artist. She is
already fulfilled pure, sweet in all ways loyable,
estimable woman. .