New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-07
PARIS. July G. 1873.
THE soJOURN IN ENGLAND.

| THE soJOURN IN ENGLAND.
VISIT TO CONVENT GARDEY-PRoGRAMME FOR THE
| NIGHr-NAvAL REVIEW AT PORTSMOUTH.
| FRON An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBuSE.l
| LONDON, June 23.--The excitement about the
Shah still continues and the public seems never weary
Of after the sensation of the hour Nor is there
any indication yet that the Shah is weary Of being run
after. On the contrary he regards all the demonsra
tons in his favor testimony to the greatness OF the
King of Kings and proof OF the high value placed on
his poser by the British nation. Indeed, his satisfac
ton, AIN informed took the eminently practical form
OF proposing prolongaton Of his visit THIS, however
too much for mortal patience Even Court officials
might strike II the successor OF Darius" should out
stay his wccome and there every reason to hope
that, in week, shall speed the parting guest How
ever, TIL tomoTOw's review at Windsor - over, the
shahs reception win have reached It's eliminating
point. On Saturday he visited the Woowich Arsenal
and present at a ied-day on WOowich Common;
in the evening he went in state TO the Italian opera
AT Coyent Garden state visits TO the opera
have been very rare Of late years, and the pub
lie desire to get seats was extreme. Greatly TO
the annoyance OF the lessee, subscription nigh-tDatl
night on which holders OF boxes and stalls hired Tor
the season have a right OF enry-was chosen for the
shah's visit IL consequence tee number OF places
available for the general public was comparatively
limited and prices to extrayagant flights as much
as eight guineas being paid my own knowledge for
single stall Very htte had been done In honor OF the
occasion by the management. The tiers OF boxes were
festooned with wreaths Of artificial flowers aud mum
Der Of wax candles had been placed with parng hand
between the boxes. The house, however, Is very
handsome one in ITSELF being ed from the floor to
the roof with brilliantly dressed crowd, II presented
striking appearance. As to the company it ia enough TO
say that If theater had been burnt down that night,
we should have been Obliged to have general election
for lack OF quorum in the Commons, aud should have
settled practically the question OF an hereditary egsa
tue by the bodily disappearance OF the House OF LORDS
The Royal box in the center OF the theater con
sisting private boxes on the grand tier which
| bad been knocked into one. scarlet canopy sur
mounted with gil. crown oyerhung the box, ana half
dozen bouquets had been placed on the 6alustrade III
| honor of the royal visitors. The Shah, wearing MS
damond pume sat ia the center. with the Princess OF
Wales on his right and the CZarina on his lett The
Prince of Wales Czarowz. Prince Arthur the Duke
and Duchess OF Teck and the DIXIE OF Cambridge Occu-
ped the other front The Princes and their suite
we're alln full uniform wearing al their orders aud
crowns But in spite ~ special request the uniforms
and court dresses amid the audience somewhat narred
the general eject. The performance consisted OF the
| Shadow dancescene IN Dnorah; Patti played; and
'Albon the rival prima donna. acted Ophelia In the
last act OF Hamlet and the second and third acts Of
Faust were given with Patti as Marguerite and
| Ncoini as Faust. The audience was 40
pgrossed by the presence OF Shah that the stage
was almost neglected, and the performers sang as
thought with unusual warmth and vigor. There was
miserable attempt a ballet In the last act OF Hamlet
Coyent Garden is 30 for the shaDbness of its bal
LETS that should not have thought Mr. eye could
have collected many elderly aud illfayored bale
rnas, or fitted them out 40 meany. The shah' VINO
seemed bored throughout the singing, woke up little
when the ballet but relapsed into indifference
Indeed the occasion when he appeared really inter
ested was when some dancing dogs brought on the
stage during the market scene in Faust Passion
March or what supposed 10 be such was perhrmed
during the acts the whole house standing up ~ when
the Royal Anthem played, and the shah In response
rose and bowed to the audience.
n the State visit 10 the opera was in my Judgment
more or less OF failure, the same cannot be said OF
todays review al spthead. The weather was lovely
the shone brightly and the heat OF the air was soft
ened by a fresh seabreeze. Throughout Saturday and
sunday excursion trains had brought enormous crowds
down 10 Portsmouth, and the shabby Squahd town was
filed oyerhowpg Beds not 10 be had for love
or money and many OF the eIcursOnsts bad TO sleep In
the railway carriages The Shah and the princes came
down by express train by the Southwestern
| line, and Immediately on their arrival they EN-
parked the Queens yacht the Fctorla
and Albert The Prince Of Waes's little boys, Prince
Victor and Prince George, accompanied their father
and were dressed in sailor costumes The yacht was
attended by number OF vessels carrying the Lords OF
the Admiralty, the Peers, the members OF the House Of
Commons, aud left Portsmouth Backyard at H. steam
ing past the old hus OF Nelson's Victory and 81 Nn-
past the scarcely less antquated igates tue
Donegal and the Duke of Wellington Of twenty years
ago past the Block House Fort, the historic Hard Of
Portsmouth, aud South Sea Castle. We then entered
the channel which flows between the main
land and the Ise OF Wight. The view here
WAS singnarly lovely. South Sea Common and
tine sandy shore OF Hasar were crowded with dense
multitude stretching far away into the distance
Opposite us Law the va-erowned hills OF the Isle Of
wight SOME three miles away, and between us and the
island the ron-clad fleet lay At anchor The whole
broad expanse OF the sea covered with hotila Of
pleasure steamers yachts and sailingboats the heet
saiuted approached, and when at last the smoke
had cleared away we were near enough the order
In which the ships arranged.
fleet was drawn up three parallel lines OF about
two miles in length In the first line the following
vessels Hotspur ROYAL Sovereign, Cyelops' Hydra,
Glatton, Sultan, Achilles Vanguard, Monarch, Black
Prince Caledonia and Penelope. In the second line
we're the Prince ConSort Gorgon, Hecate Devastation,
Agincourt nagship, Northumberland, Audacious Hee-
tor Hercules, Jealous and Valiant. In the third line
we're Comet Aron Bonetta seswiDg Snake, Busted.
Blazer Kite Bloodhound Pncky, Pawn Bruiser orwell
Arachne, skylark, Zephyr, ARIEL Garland Avenger and
whrlwind.
first column which lay neNt 10 the Isle OF Wight,
was mainly composed OF iron-cad rigates the middle
of turret ships aud monitors; the third of gun boats.
Bntering from the between the Hotspur and tho
Prince Consort, we sailed down the channel between
the FIRST and second lines. the yards being manned
and the crews cheering n the Royal yacht went by.
when the Victoria aud Albert had reached the end of
the feet another salute then tho Shah and
4 ,he pfinee I'd Aefncourt