The New York herald., 1870-04-27

nxence district or department., Dut you canho'
am giving YOU rather long sermon on politics.
but the situation is interesting, and the
as y he question: vSs 81 Say .Sss S
namentaFy party here. and fIown on the democrac
Sr q appes s 70 the pss Tss y AZ
in the United States, all the facts and both sides Of
the question, and then you can decide for yourselves
NY own bias Is for the parliamentary party but as
veracious chronicer state the case fully and lhope
fairly
Life OF Jesus" He was formerly Professor Of the
the French clergy to such degree that they man.
aged TO get him dismissed from his Chair. The very
professorship he ned-tnat Of Hebrew-has lately be;
come vacant, and he has applied for 1t again. and
there is little doubt he win recover 1t. The
clergy have got over their Indignation and are
brilliant OF Oriental scholars. Besides, Inc French
clergy are not 80 bgoted and usurpng a. they were
is not as much under their influence as she was,
and also that the Gallican Church, having engaged
in quarrel with the Pope on the point Of his nfall
with the laty than formerly. This IL Passion week.
and the extraordinary crowds that I'LL the churches
are a conclusive proof that religious influence Is
rapidly recovering all It's old ascendancy. The df-
ferent services and ceremonies are advertised In the
newspapers. For instance:-
Tomorrow, Thursday, the ceremony Of La Gene. or
place al the Madeleine ct two W F. M; the Teneoras at
four, and "a sermon. the Sd0nI at haif-past seven.
The papers also STATE that the relics OF inc Passion,
placed on special alta, are being exhibited during
the present week in rich golden chalices in the choir
Of Nore Dame.n Again. 'the Sta0at Mater Of Rosslni
cisely In the church OF ST. Enstache, under lie dl-
rection OF NJ. Hnrand, the organstn It is thus plain
erpetc and that the Materiasts with all their scof
ing, are getting the worst OF 1t. IL Will be o long
time, ween, before another
GODDESS OF REASONn
is paraded through the streets OF Paris.
The confecloners also ale up and stirring, as well
fhn a nd nR, Cval al
attractions for the Easter, 30 near at hand. The
gorgeous windows OF Bo sser and Srandin ar filled
conception Of chickens and they are liled with the
most delicious OF bon oons aad piled up In the pre-
uest OF pdnerS.
The sales Of the objects d'dr1 OF the Prince DENT
dor are stall going on, and the wonder Is where all
fine old curiositles. One must have profound vene
ration for the relics oil other days. well pockets
for articles that the unlnltlated would snap their
fingers at The other day shield OF IRON
WHOSE name s forget 'S lSepcna % nj his ' paraon Of
the Middle Ages brought the appalling sum OF
Ieo. ooos 1882 900 It was purchased BY one Of the
site piece OF wor4manship, but would rather buy
mat amount Of 1aiei States & bonds six re- cent
no accounting for tastes, tuy. aN
THE PAST se
coverv IN mat tne in Paris winch tares nre q ,enre
OF ali the Demiuoff relics. Nothing less than 1rst
class Roman ann phitheatre has been dug out lately
in the nelghbolh0ol OF the Pantheon II you know
where that IS, on the "other side" OF the Seine It
In good preserya alton, and the recesses where the
Ii appears that it was known in the time Of Phiip
Augustus, but was gradually lost to sight, as II got
covered over with rubbish which now covers
Inferred, but IL Is not known whether It viii be ever
preserved, as the land it occupies is vauabe. What
found buried in the earth, and the fragments of a
turquoise and lapis lazu necklace with gold clasps,
pee ed TO be found All these treasures viii be care
iuiy slowed away in the glass casas OF the Museum
Of the Louvre. so that future Americans may come
and contemplate them at their leisure.
SCIENCE.
Another discovery of very different kind has
latey also, been male here, which, If less curious, s
surely far more eful and, in one sense
will turn out more ornamental. i refer 10
new mode q treating snalipox tnas st,,n norr,d
csrollc acid. The treatment OF this agent is fol-
l0ws-ETery day the patient takes draught OF from
MY 10 100 centigrans of crystazed picnic acid and
csEf,,R SUI. OF gum arabic. Besides this the whole
body is daily sponged with lotion Of one part Of the
has been tired the pusinles had come out in such
quantity 10 cover the face OF the patient with
eOrnE1eis sn@ss a \ were; vel dsssica9a was 90;
EIfauat single marx. however small 70 be sean on
fas fsoe zfler tie cure TAal Is valuable information
Ens The sooner the doctors and the ''rest OF man
stnd' f11 II out the better.
POPULATION
TIE last item Tor to-day Is fnat the population o
Paris down in the last weekly bin or mortality
a. ls25 "a souls wnie that of London is stated "a
- tya IN, nav 40 , anu iuiu
| the last estimate. But don't despair
| PATTI AND THE OPERA.
Patti has April 81 returned TO theltalian opera.
| Paris, for ten nights Only, before wInging her
/ way on her usual night TO London, whe e for
| Ire OF the English season. The prices have been
! doubled here-a very unusual thing in Piris-but
crowd = az grea. a. ever ot ad n sa m
variety. She Is as brilliant as pretty, and as sweet
as the first season she appeared. Besides her voice
and execution, which is certainly more than charm
ing, though not wonderful as that OF some of her
| gifted predecessors, Patti has certain magnetic
attraction which carries you captive uncon cOusly
and irresis,ibly. She is one oil those sympathetic
| singers that seduces even more than she over
Of anq @ 's e
great scandinavian rival, Christina Nilsson,
Is winding up her engagement at the French
opera preparatory TO her usual trip to London, where
she will be almost the solitary star at the Dry Lane
Opera House, which is going TO renew the battle OF
| the operas with the Covent Garden House, where
| Patti Is the prominent attraction. Nilsson has
announced her intention, after leaving London, to 90
to the United States, which she contempates doing
at her own risk and for her account. Up to this
| time she has made no engagements for the States,
| though she has embarked more than once in nego.
tiations for that purpose Her terms are SO higil
| that managers afraid TO undertake her, but 1t
would be an act OF arrant folly for her to think OF
making q tour in our country, except in the skilful
| Is very brilliant singer, and was Rlstori
| great dramatic artist, but without the
eHeTSellc management oi herr Grau the aJer Wou
never have pocketed near $500 600 in her two trips
to America. Nilsson Is little fitted to cope with the
eXigences OF trip through the States, though she is
| said to be an admirable woman Of business. hope
she Will be able to make bargain OF sort with
some one OF our experienced e1atTepreSeurS, who will
take the rougher work Off her hands, and leave her
| to warble her wood notes wild, undisturbed by the
vulgar cares and crosses attendant on such busi-
| ness. will let you know her fixed engagements ~
| my next. Patti has made an engagement for the
| United States with Maurice Strakosch, who intro
duced her to Europe, for next year, 1871 but is
said she desires to cancel it, for Russia offers the
same terms-$2 600 q night for every season she
| chooses TO come there.
SO think it doubtful if you win see Patti in New
| York for some time to come.