Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-30
MONACO.

Nice and its NeighbOfs-The New
Gambling Place of the Old
World.
Correspondence London Times.l
The season at Nice is drawing to a
close. The English are leaving in great
numbers. There have been few Ger
mans there this year, but the Americans
are delaying their departure, and the
Russians will, as usual, be among the
last representatives of the foreign colony.
Nice, however, is becoming less and less
French. After the annexation, the
Italian party consoled themselves for
having been separated from defeated
country by the reflection that they had
become part of an especially conquer
ing nation; but since the last war that
consolation has vanished, and natives re-
card French seHtinels with the same
look of dislike which used to be seen
upon the faces of all Lombards during
the Austrian occupation. The numerous
foreigners who are attracted to Nice by
its many charms have to pay high. The
hotels, which are most in repute, have
become, with one or two exceptions, in
accessible to persons of moderate for
tunes the shopkeepers charge enor-
nous prices, and the humblest bacchino
feels himself aggrieved if for one hour 5
work he does not receive sufficient
10 enable him to live we'll for
three days. Carriage drives are favor
ite pastime here, and vehicles for hire
are as numerous as they are expen-
siye. For little open carriages drawn by
two horses. tan francs per hour is charged
"a rate which enables the fortunate
proprietor to recover during one month
Of The season the whole cost of the equip
ace Although the railway is now open
betveen Nice and Monaco, Mentone and
Genoa. persons who visit Nice for the
first time usually prefer to pay f2 los. to
no TO Monaco by way OF Cprniche, a three
hours drive. 1t is, however, not 2 heed
less warning to those who may be in
clinad TO take that route that even in
summer it will be prudent to make pro-
vision as for long journey. OCCASION
ally, owing to the winding nature OF the
road, there is an instant change from the
full glare of a scorching sun to the deep
shadow thrown by lofty mountains, with
an lev blast from the snow-clad SUBMITS
Of tie Alps, which, meeting at certain
noints Sith the breeze from the sea, ex-
noses the traveller TO g double current.
It is only after quitting La Tlrbls that
the road returns to the fall blaze OF
glorious sur, with delicious atmosphere
Derfumed by the odor from the orange
and lemon grevss. If the visitor leaves
Nice in the afternoon, be arrives al
Monte Carlo at time when the casino
the public establishments, the hotels and
tbp fairy terrace which surrounds them
are lighted up by thousand globes Of
Gre. and he feels that he has left
ordinary life and the countries Of reality
to enter into that brilliant region where
ali passions combine TO obiiterate the
mind and obscure the reason. since
NE Prince OF Monaco has granted the
r,anaeement Of the casino OF Monte
CARLO 10 the present lesses, Monte Carlo
- become the most luxuriousi most
Lse,, Ls'o ,;fnl and most enervating place IN
~ 80 I'D. The magnificent palm trees
vh;cb sta-d out in the evening hgnt
r-nSncs mos. unexpected effects upen
~ ma ;rnsginStiou All notion Of the eK-
s sct corner @ Of the earth in which the be.
holder stands is lost, and pc ieeis ma ma
he is transported to q sphere NneIe ~
everything conspired against calmHes'
and reflection. Every evening the rail-
Wav trains and the reffurini bring
crowds Of voluntary victims. The gold
of he four quarters Of the world
eows In 10 enable NJ. Blanc, the present
farmer Of the gaming tables, TO fnlhl
he fabulous promises which he made to
fbe Prince and 10 his subjects upon re-
ceivine the concession. Since that time
the Prince has been able to abolish All
lie taxes. and this fortunate country