The New York herald., 1878-02-11

Black Eagle IS to Germany. and an .invest,tursr
was Was held - ~ the Royal Palace IN Berlin confeyrng
Meinpgen ana Prince Charles OF Baden, A Berlin
paper states thar much OF the ceremonial now OBJ
served such occasions had fallen to disuse until
revived by King Frederick William W. When
the order was first instituted on tho ls,h
TO be not only by the King and princes OF the
Royal House, but also by all members OF the OrdeI
sisted of long undergarment of blue velvet with .
mantle of incarnadine red velvet trimmed with
sky blue ~Ohar above =; IN. S.aia OF hs
shoulders. The mantle Of the Crown Prince Of
Prussia, for the time being only, was to
being cut with .'quite short" tais Both dress ana
chain, however had been forgotten until they were
rescued from OBLIVION by King Frederick william w.,
performed with It's original pomp and splendor.
TIE ILLS THE PLEsH.
But all the earters aud orders and taiismAns of
cbivaIry N tho world cannot keep OF the Ills that
fesh-even royal nesh--ss heir 20. "kinss must die
Ing around his death bed, princes
bow to fate whish seems worse than death
itself The true story OF the mysterious illness
of Prince Leopold, youngest son OF the Queen,
has been allowed 10 transpre. 'The young
Prince says weekly Journal ''whose amiability nas
long since endeared him 10 all who know him,
suffers from a strange and dreadful disease, which
best be described state Of existence In which
there is peculiar liability to the occurrence OF pro.
bleeding, both from the surface OF the
skin and within the interstitial tissues OF the
body Life under these conditions is IN
less peril Examples are not uncommon where
the loss OF blood excited by the mere extraction Of
hnger has proved utterly uncomfortable and in the
end fatal Besides those terrible risks tho disease
these Prince Leopold said to bear with serenity
and patience that are the admiration OF all about
sroRTIsG MATrERs
With the commencement ol the season and the
early spring tho sporting world will warm into aciv.
ity and uniess the great ''pasime OF kpgs'-a krieg
real soldiers rjloU Iii absOrbg tbo
whole interest OF the country an unusually exciting
racing season may be anticipated. The university
getting into working order, aud there is
much satisfaction at the prospect OF visit 10 Henley
by crew from your side OF The water fedes-
Sir J. D. Ashley, Baronst. N. r., who was y
conspicuous adherent OF Gale in his recent
G ss 1so in % days waking MATCH 70 a9s sI1 place a.
the Agricultural Hall, Islington, In March. Each
competitor Is TO walk Tor SIX days and nights and the
who shall have made the greatest distance by ten
o'clock Saturday night 10 TO be known the
champion 81 the world, and the winner Of i've hun
cred dollar belt and $500. Entries for tho match
are open 70 world the number OF competitors
10 limited TO twenty.
BICYCLE AGAINST HORSE
Last Monday u curious match took place at the
sporting grounds at Lille Bridge between Keen, the
champion b,cyclst and two troting horses the DIS
tance beng twenty miles. Keen was declared the
winner, having trundled over the distance H. 13m.
30s but 1t afterward ascertsned that the outer
track whore the horses trotted l20 yards to lno
mile longer than The c,uder path which Keen rode
ana that, according to fair measurement, the quadru
podo had tho best Of tho race.
ARTISTIC AND THEATRICAL GOSSIP
new star OF the first magnitude IS to burst upon
the theatrical world in the person of Herr Maurice
Neville, young actor who has created much
IN Germany and won great applause from the
severely critical audiences OF the
Germany and at Pesth St. Petersburg and INST erdam
Tho German press speak OF him in the highest TERMS
would appear that his style OF acting 10 almost
revolutionary his Shylock and Iago are pronounced
be reveiatons and his Othci0 s preferred to the
con ception OF Salvin. Herr Neville has just arrived
London, and bears letter of introduction from the
Wales; he speaks English with only slight foreign
accent performs any but classical pieces,
Shakespeare preferred. There has yet been no
no doubt the public will soon have a chance
OF judging how far IN their opinion, the euogies Of
the Continental critics are deserved. II is 30 be
hoped that he Will meet with better reception than
Saivin and Ross, over whom his knowledge OF Eng
sh win give him an sdyaniase 70 say nothing OF the
small recommendation to British public.
AMERICAN
American talent keeps To the front Miss Minnie
Hauck has Decn performing with great IN
Carmen" at the Theatre do Ia Monnaic, Brussels the
that NJ Halangier, the mpresaro of The GraDd Opera
at Paris in negotiation with MISS Haack 10 appear
At the National Opera House. Mile. Leontine Mendes,
who also halls from your side, and who took the first
pr the last OF the Paris Conservatory
VIII soon maze her deout at the Opera Comque in
that CITY, will appear In The "Perc du Br6si the
masterpiece OF FeIicion David during the Expos,on
MUSIC HALL ''cADs"
There was a diseraccful scene At tho Grecian
Theatre, Of the East End places OF
the othor night. gentleman" IN stage box
used himself by snng iorsthe ankles OF ballet
to retire IN toars from the footghts He thon COM
menoed abusing one Of the actors, who crossed
ee Ss sppia
The box 10 the stage and went for the
actor; n real stage light snsaed, during which the
curtain dropped and the dIsturbsr of the peace
was gwen into custody. The OF rotous mlsdc-
meanor fully proved, but the sentence merely
that WAS and surety Tor his good behavior Tor
three mOntlS III GreCian
tarsed and lsatheped him and turned bm tho
street Oy the stage door hs would have Deen more
justly served.
The Bishop OF Manchester, Churchman who is
we'll known anu deservcdly admired for his large and
liberal views IN worldly matters, recently made an
address at the Church OF England Temperance SO.
ciey's meeting 10 The rhiiharmonic Hall a. Liver
correcting the report Of his speech in the
following characteristic languaRe:-"I either
expressed myself awkwardly or your reporter misap
prehended some words which fell from at tie
Church OF England Temperance Society's meeting in
the Philharmonic Hail on Friday night. did not
mean say that at balls where iced champagne is
served at the buffet throughout the evening "many
young lady. no doubt. In the course OF the night
iatigucd with the heat Of the the
exertion Of the dance, accepted every invitation
OF her partner 70 go 70 tne Oanet ana take
glass OF iced champagne the process OF ICING
helping to conceal the strength Of the Devorage-she
might almost finish "A bottle in the course OF the
night without beng aware OF tho strength OF the
trp acherous intoxicant. Even SO, am afraid the
statement savors somewhat OF exaggeraton, from
when the advocacy Of the cause OF temperance has
already suffered too much; but to have expressed
myself as am made 10 90 In your report would have
been cast slur on the habits and character Of our
young ladies OF which should be sorry TO have been
guilty"
BISHOPS AND BISHOPS.
No two men in the same position and calling could
be more different Than the liberal Bishop OF Mancnes-
ter and hts right reverend brother OF London. The
latter has recently removed from his curacy Lon
don clergyman, the Rev. Stewart Headam, for do
lending theatres and music halls. The austere prete.
In q cruel and narrow minded letter 10 The poor
curats said that he 'prays earnestly that you may
not have meet before tho judgment seat
those whom your ENCOURAGEMENT hrst led 70
places where they lost the blush of shame
ana took the first downward step toward
vice and misery" Ills u wonderful" oxclaims
one Of the London journals, 'wnen clerical cant de-
ciares all things theatrical TO be uncean, We
should fnd SO many unbelievers among playwrIghts
and actors, or that such men as r. Burnand Pagravc
Simpson, Gilbert q Beckett, Frank Marshal and
Arthur Sketchiey should be received into the more
liberal Church of Rome2 As to Mr.. HeadIam, let
n IN geek Manchester and shake The duat q tho