The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-08
PARTISAN CAUSERlE.
Excitement Concerning the Retire
ment of Bismarck.
DOES 1T BODE I'LL TO FRANCE!
A Rosy View Of the Eastern Cues
tiOn-Peace Probabilities.
THREE GREAT 0PERAT[C EVENTS.
Gounods ICING Mars" Disappointment
to the Critics
THE CARS MISSION TO PATTI.
Invited 10 Join The Greek Church and GET
an Easy Divorce.
FASHION AND ART NOTES.
Gounod's ICING Mars" Disappointment
to the Critics
THE CARS MISSION TO PATTI.
Invited 10 Join the Greek Church and Get
an Easy Divorce.
FASHION AND ART NOTES.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. |


PARIS, April !, 1871
The resignation OF Prince Bismarck Is subject OF
the greatest interest to the qidnuncs. who at last
have something to chew the cud of speculation on,
and which they not likely digest to their salts
faction for many day. 1t Is not to be expected
that the French should, for generation or two ad-
NIT that anything good come out OF Berlin, and
much less so out OF Bismarck. Hence the states
men OF the boulevards and the dipomatists OF the
salons look very knowing when the telegraph
tells them anything about the Princes over.
taxed energies and need Of a holiday, while they
to a snrug, which may be freely translated "bosh.n
Not OF all. They look into Bsmarcks resignation with
the strained gaze OF a man who looks down the
shaft Of coal mine expecting to see ghost COM
some fearful bogy, mcnacing III to France, win
emerge from the hole Bismarck has left in the I'm
perial Chanceerie Their theory is that he retires
simply to mature another blow against France
that his withdrawal is a nominal covering for an
other Machiavellian stroke OF policy. or course
Bismarck is not man to be readily counted on bv
those out OF the limited pale OF his confidence but
1t is amusing to note at this day how vivid is
the memory OF his sharp trick upon Napoleon and
Benedettl in the summer of 1870.
THE PROTOCOL IN PARIS.
However slim may be the real chances OF peace
1t is apparent that there is great satisfaction in
Paris over the signature OF the protocol 1t is be-
licved In the most sanguine quarters that Turkey
will accept the conditions, and, dsarming herself
force Russia to demobize. The gloomy views OF
the Russian press are disregarded and the conduct
OF the Cars government is looked to as the sole
tesA Besides Russia, 1t is argued, is impccunious,
and, lacking the sncws OF war. cannot enter on
what would prove long campaign. The Porte, 1t Is
said, appears resolved to send an agent to st.
Petersburg to negotiate disarmament. M Theirs
has received news from st. Petersburg that the
peace, and that Russia urges Montenegro to make
concessions.
FRENCH POLITICS.
The movement against Premier Jules Simon by
the Bunet-Broglie party does not seem to have any
real force. They have actually called upon Pres
dent MacMahon and asked him to dismiss NJ
Simon. This audacity was not enough, for in tone
the Marshal-President does not usually tolerate
they asked HIM to give guarantees to the moral
order party by restoring the latter TO office. One
thing is pretty ccrtan-namcly, that the concise
and constitutional answer OF the President to this
cool request left the moral order people little hope
OF enjoying the sweets OF ONCE. NJ. Simon arrived
in Marseiles yesterday IRON Italy. He is In perfect
health and comes direct to this city.
THE REPUBLIC SETTLING DOWN.
Among the many tribes which show how the Re-
public is settling itself down en- pern,anence comes
the fact that the Project OF the Seine has
placed bust Of the Republic in every marie In
Paris This Is pot much, perhaps, for II only re-
quircd contract with statuary and an appropri-
alton, but 1t has been enough to make the repub-
licans jubilant.
fact OF little more significance is the announce
ment or a brochure, by the Marquis dc Talleyrand,
giving his adhesion to the Republic. This has not
only gladdencd the republicans, bur has fairly filed
the old lcgtimist families with chagrln.
HERALD WEATHER IN FRANCE
The enterprise OF the HERALD IN forwarding to
was the theme OF congra,ulaton by the great as.
tronomcr, NJ. Leverricr at the general reunion OF
learned societies in Paris on Thursday last. lie
announced that he had instituted TIC inquiry,
thcr ola IA
to await itself oil the HERALD meteorological ser.
vice.
MUSICAL NOVELTIES.
Three grand events viii close the Paris musical
season this year-namely, the production OF NJ.
Gounod's "Cinq Mars at the Opera Comique n.
saiveyers bravo" at the Lyrique, anu NJ Mas.
senet's "Lc Rot do Lahore at the Grand opera.
"cIxo MARs.-
"Cinq Mars- was produced on Thursday and 1t
must frankly be admitted resulted in a dsappoint.
vous operas and abounds In souvenirs OF them all.
II was splcndidly put on the stage, but the cast
was weak. The only portions OF the score worthy
Of the genius OF the composer are the duo OF The
THE WORKS TO CONE.
The opera OF "Bravo,' by Salveycr, will be pro-
duced Immediately at the Lyriquc, but with faint
hopes OF success.
As Tor lie Roi de Lahore NJ TIalanzier's opin-
ion, expressed to friend yesterday, Is that 1t win
be great success spectacle; that 1t is indiner
ent as regards the music, and failure as regards
the nbrctto The plot enas with an impossible de-
nouement