The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1851, Page 2

este arrived at the Jae by balf-past nine ho a —ameseernet tbe hate were shi ° yet ligmted up, and the servants were scarce! ly at their position at the door. One of the invités in- the Count was not at home—if he was not to give @ dramatic sowrée that oneee’ * Yes, sir, answered the servant, ‘but my lord and my lady have to the Italian theatre, and the sourée will only jim when they will return.” This was done as it was said, and when Mr. and Madame de Castellane returned from the performance of “L’Elisir D'Amore,” they found their saiooa ia- vaded by guests, who paid them the appropriate honors. ‘fwoplays were performed on that occa- sion by the comedians of the Thea’re Francais. ‘The firet was * Le Caprice,” a charming proverb, written with much elegance and wit; and the se- cond was entitled ‘Les Methamorphosee de L’Amour,” by Madame Augustine Brohan, the ta- lented actress of the Theatre Francais. This had mever before been performed, and it was received ‘with much applause. [t would be useless to say that this party of M. de Castellanne afforded much pleasure to all those who had been fortunate enough to be numbered among the invilés. The last ball given at the Elysee, offered, also,'a very brilliant sight. Never have | met more guests in a palace, and | was told that the invitations dis- tnbuted for the occasion amounted to tour thou- gand. A sort of stiffness was generally remarked the sowée, and the President himself, he did all ia his power to appear gay and merry, was unable to conceal from the eyes of all observers his political agitation. Louis Napeleon retired at half-past twelve o’clock. All the officers ofj the capital and of the banlieus, I think, had taken rendezvous at the Elysée ; and all the mem- bers of the diplomatic bodies ef the foreign powers were also present, for it had been whispered that this was the last ball to be given at the Elysee. Fortunately this is not the case, for although Louis Napoleon hes reduced somewhat the trai of his house, which, he says, “ will soon be as simple as that of am American President,” he will give tome more sotrées to his friend», and to the fo- reigners, who are so numerous in Paris during the winter season. On Thursday next, the lustres will be again lighted up—the orchestra of Strauss will re- sound With brilliant tunes—the immense tables will be covered wth the delicacies of the season—the champaign wil! flow freely—in short, the reunion will offer its usual animated sight, and the lon; beard of the Prince of Capua, the lion of Paris, wi be observed in the saloons of the palace. You re- member well the details | have given, in some for- mer letters, of this Bourbon of the royal family of Naples—the same Prince who married Lady Pene- lope Smith, an English aventurveré, whose beauty was her only dowry. The Prince of Capua has been lately much puzzled by his creditors, and he jag about leaving Pais and returning to Italy, hem he was rescued by some high-placed friends, who gave bail for him. Who could believe that his Jandlady would be mean enough to exact the set- ix months’ rent, owed to her by the ual? Shocking, is it not? The jail of Clichy was ready to receive the Prince, when the President of the Tribunal of Commerce set him free, for he had been informed that the Bourbon was good for the amount. A certain rumer floats about Paris, and it has created much sensation in the fashionvdle circles. Mr. Eugene Sue, according to report, is on the eve of marrying a handsome and rich lady, who has been delighted with reading his works. The sociall-ico, democrat-ico, aristocrat-ico author has denied that he is ready to leap over the Rubicon; bat I jw, from @ good source, that it isa fact. i vel writer is now busily engaged ia ‘ing, in the journal Le Srécle, a sort of democ- soc fewilleton, which is, in my opinion, and in that of many other journalists much more competent of i ig, the wors. thing ever invented by him. = ugene Sue, [ fear, ison the brink of a de- Ve Apropos of the Siécie, its publisher, M. Perrée, who died on the 16th inst., was buried on the 18th, and his funeral was attended by a great number of celebrities in literature, belles lettres, or gens du le. The speeches which were delivered over his grave were ag admirable. More than three thousand ouvriers followed the hearse, and the crowd was so large, that rumor was floating about town that barricades had been undertaken in the geeteciest of the Portes St. Denis aad St. ertin. ‘With the news of the accidentto the American steamebip Atlantic on her way to New York, we have also received, in Paris, several other re- ports relative to American ships. The English ship Lilla, from New York, went ashore on the 2ist inst , on the banks of the mouth of the river es, in the Mediterranean sea— seorge Washington, from Russia to Bos- ton, was sunk inthe S0ih deg longitude and 42d of latitude, im the Adantic, om the Sh inst. Her crew, composed of eight men, were rescued by the American ship Morumer Livingston, from Mo- bile, by which they were all put ashore at the port of Havre The report of the cruise of the U.S. man-of-war Preble, pibdlished in the French papers, his oc casioned a claim to be directed against Capt. Glynn by our savante and hydrographers. AM. Vincen- don Dumoulin asserts that the island which Capt. G. says was never marked on any map, was on the marine charte of 1833, under the name of Bua- gelow island, and in those of 1815, under the name of Ou-Sima islend. It was first discovered by M. Dela Roche Poncier, during the cruise of the French Admira! Cecille, from 1844 to 1546. The three robbers of Madame de Caumoat La- | force, who embarked on board of the packet Samuel M. Fox, under the care of Mr. Hays, of the inde- my police of New York, have arrived at Havre. have seen the able police officer of the Empire City, whom | knew well in New York, and learn, from his own mouth, that he hada great deal of trouble on board with the three rascals he was returning to the courts of France. Mr. Hays has not only been well received by Mme. de Caumont Laforce, who desired hirn to accept a present for all orm ut, the gas was not - de Castel | dem These animals are engaged at the Theatre | rates Could you believe | des Varietés to give some performances. coll A pew sort of amusement is about being intro- | will prove a profita' duced in Panis, in the shape of cock fighting, and, I dare say, it will take well. e ance will take place on Saturday neat, at the Cas- The fires pertorm- sino des Arts. Let me announce, aiso, that Mr. (rodart, the rovinces, deepite the winter season. He was ately at Evreux, and made a very successful joumey in the sir His next ascension, which was to take place on Sunday last, was to be made ou a sheep's back. This is a good precaution, for, in case Mr. Godart should arrive in a place where no supper would be ready for him, he will have his sheep to make mutton chops with. B. H.R. A“ERICANS IN PARIS. C. N. ¥eaming. New York, Miss Kichardson, Boston, J.B. Miller and lady, De- Theo 8. Lowttser, N. York, troit, L. 1. May, New York, J.D. Greem, Cambridge, Wa. B. James. Bostoa, W. Birney, Cincinnati,’ Bt. Jobn —. Buttalo. FE. E. Wilson, Philadelphia, Miss Richardso: ton, Louis Comtesse, Perry, L. Murray Perkins, Kah- Tonnessee, way, Dr E. Btimton and lady, G,F Root, New York, New York, T. W. Bull, Bartimore, H. Embury, New York, B. M. Sheerly, Now York, ¥.8 Jesup, New York, J BF, T Reed, Boston, JR. The World's T wis, Philadelphia, Kdward Herriman, N. Y. Fair—The Crystal Palace— Reception of ° [From the Londom fim n 30.) A fortaight has elapsed since our last notice of the Crystal Palace, and, though in that space of time the progress which has been made does not strike the eye so much as during the earlier stages of construction, it is not the lees real. The first efforts of the contractors were necessarily directed to the task of covering and closing in the ground to be occupied ; their next business was to complete the details and give a finished eflect to the whole. To a spectator the former part of the process the most striking, from was the mervellows ra- pidity with which the vast fabric grew. ‘Tne por- tion of the work now in hand affects the seases less strongly, because minor points are swallowed up in the impressions of immeosity, lightness, and regularity of proportion, which the building coa- veys. The novelty of the conception has aiready im a great measure, been realized, and ia presence of that the final details of execution are of com- paratively little interest. Ina very few days the building will be so far completed as to be read for the reception of goods. By the end of the wee it will have been enurely glazed in, and the floor- ing of the ground area and galleries, as far as it has been ordered, will have been laid. The great central avenue will not be boarded over at pre- sent, in order to facilitate the transit of heavy ar- ticles intended for exhibition. The only part of the building where any considerable amount of work in glazing and tlooring now remaias to be done ia the northeast corner. Here, therefore, at present the bands are chieflyemployed. Other operations are being carried on simultaneously the bases and tops of the columns are being capped, #0 as to give them a more finished effect The external decorations have been commenced, especially at the south end of the transept; and it eppears now decided that the colors to be used are biue and white, the wood paneling of the ground tier being stained so as to bring these colors out more prominently. The commissioners’ first de- cision, therefore, that the exterior of the building should be painted in pew stone color, has been changed, and the new plan of decoration proposed by Mr. Swen Jones adopted instead. Whatever differ- ence of opinion there may ‘e as to the taste display- ed by that gentleman in his contemplated mode of painiing the interior, the praise of a happy selection of colors for the outside of the building will not be denied to him. The piece already executed at the south end of the transept promises to answer ex- ceedingly well; and, if any doubt remained on the subject, it would be dissipated by the view of a emell portion of the nortn front, where a specimen of Mr Jones’s plan is exhibited side by side with the suggestions of others. How tar the murky atmosphere of London, rendered doubly injurious by the uncertainty of our climate, may iaterfere to tarnish and spoil decorations of so light and bril- liant a character, and so much exposed, is a point which the commissioners appear willing to risk, nor do they seem afraid of developing to tue utmost extent, by the aid of painting, those impressions of lightness, airiness, and transparency which the style of constructionjelready so fetrongly conveys. As a very large proportion of the exterior is tu be covered with white calico, there appears some reeson to fear that the whole may at least wear too much the aspect of a gigantic booth, the more especially ag the roof isto urmouuted with a profusion of flags. The usual attributes of a fair must be silfully handled, or the Crystal Palace may degenerate into a huge vulgarity; pretentious im dimensions, glaring and tlashy in appearance, and having little about it significant of that sober, sedate, and steadfast people who have mide it their house of reception for the industrial skill of the world. While we indicate this danger, we are not afraid that it willbe iacurred. Tae effect of the transept, with i's glittering arch, and of the eastern and western facades, with their terraced outlines, will not be thrown away. These objects must attract general admiration, and impart dignity and elevation to the whole structure While the work of decoration has been commen- ced externally, it also makes some progress within the building. Hitherio there hes been no meaus of fairly estimating the merits of Mr. Owen Joaes's proposed plan of internal decoration. A specimen was executed in @ part of the building where a va- riety of circumstances contributed to give it a very disagreeable, we might say, a bom ged eflect. The condemuation of it was so general as to be almost unanimous, and the commissioners at their first meeting, held within the building, pressed Mr. Jones hard to modify his plan. We were even in- formed by one of the secretaries that they had de- cided that a considerable modification should take | place ; that the amount of blue and white should be increesed, the former being intengified in shade, his care, but also by M. Carlier, the Prefect of Police of Paris, whe gave him acicerone belonging | to the Hotel de la Rue de Jerusalem, through the | able services of whom he was able to visit all the public institutions of our capital, and also all the | secrets of our police. No dombt that the study made by Mr. Hays of these important rules of the | Parisian reuser, will be of great service to hisown | country, if adapted to the manners aad habits of | New York | A very curious exhibition was made, a few days | ago, of several magnificent coffins, ordered by the | negro king, of the western ehores of Africa. One | among them is destined for the King of | /ahonney, and will cost twenty thousand francs. One of the | peculiarities of this coffin is, that on the two sides | oft the place for the heed, there are two liquor cas tore with three glasses and decanters. A mattress of red eatin is laid inside, and the outside of this edd coflin is covered with oraaments of carved wood and bronze. The whole is secured on four hone, made of metal A letter, just received from Marseilles, an- nounces that a large invoice of wool, from Asia aad Turkey, has just been made to the United States. This bit of news may, perhaps, be inter- | esting to the traders ef your countr, The theatrical news is quite dull. There are few noveliies worth mentioning. At the Grand Opera, the new ballet, by Theophile Gauthier; entitled, “Paqueretie,”” has beea performed, and created an immense sensation ernery and | costumes are excellent, and the dances are super- vised and directed by the bewitching Cerito, and | her husband, St. Leon. The tout ensemble is ‘capi- | tal. Arother danseuse, Mile. Leona, has just | been engaged At the italian ‘pera House, Mme. Caroline Duprez has made her second di opera sir d’ Amore, and ad the crown she had already won his young lady ‘ sings bke a soprano who has heen tea years oa the tin the beautiful | da new jewel to | | which that specimen was executed, and partly to and thatthe yellow and red should be reduced, | a lighter red being used. The changes thus con- | templated we at the time approved, and we still ad- here to that opinion. But it appears that we have | been misled as to the decision of the commission- ers, and that in poiat of fact, Mr, Owen Jones has been left to carry out his origine! plan with two very slight alterations. The first of these is that | the ridges of the roof are to be marked out by blue | lines instead of red; the second, that the sashbars | are to be printed white instead of yellow. When | aman of Mr. Jones’s eminence as a decorator 1a | introsted with a work of this kind, it is only fair | that he should be allowed, both by the public who | criticize and by the commissioners who ernploy | him, considerable license inthe execution of his designs. [tis also, on the other hand, but reason- able thathe should not perversely adhere to his | own preconceived id of a certain decorative | style to be adopted, when both the commissioners | end the public have urged on him the propriety of | some modifications he effect of the emall por- | tion of painting already exeeuted is not so uafavor- | able as from the experimental specimen might be | anticipated. This is due partly to the position in | | an improvement in the tone of the colors used, the blue especially being more positive. We still, how- ever, cannot divest ourselves of the idea that the style of decoration is not what it ought to be. The roef of the transept, which has now been painted, and @ portion of the gallery space above the grand | entrance, will give visitors who wish to form an | opinion on the subject an opportunity of judging for themselves. It is the aggregate of indivi- dual § concurring with it which alone ives weight to public criticiem, and it Mr, Owen Jones still tinds it up-hill work to bring people round to his designs tor decoraung the Crystal Palace, we would put it to him whether an stage, with great e.se and daring, and her style is irreproachable At the Theatre Francais, Mme. Madeline Iro- | han has made her seconds débwt in comedy of the old regime She appeared in two plays of Mariaux’s and performed to the admiration of al thoee present. Mdle. Rachel has renewed her en- | gagement at this theatre: the Queen of Tragedy | will remain in Paris. Allow me to say, aleo, that [ think that the French language is not enough « preciated in the United States to understand the beauties ef Kacine and eille. Thus Kachel would have been but an ob; of curiosity, and not of admiration At the Comic Opera Houre, the reprise of Les Sorheroms, one of the prettiest works of Grisar, has been successful. Malle. Lepore, who took the partof Mme. de Bryane, formerly eung by Mme Darcier, was received with much enthusiasm. ‘This opera and the novelty of ihe “Queen of Spades” will have a long run The Theatre dee Varietes has produced » vaude- ville, Is two note, called “§Le Chevalier de Pi 1 nes,” by Mr. Lewrencia, which met with th iad probation of the publie. | Mme. Delorme, the star of that theatre, ared in it inthe attire of a chevaw-liger, and tead her part with much talent At the Gymnase, the short act, by Mr. Bayard, Fd a point qui eait attendre,”’ isa very elegant proverb, in which Mme. A. Luttse s formed & capital par ; pipe At the Ambigii Comiqne, the drama of the “Mystere” is all the go;" and, never eleea the mamgers are rehearsing @ new play, borrowed from Eugene Sue's novel, entitled “Bray 0,” @ well Known character in the romance of Mart the Founding’ — George Sand’s “ Clandio™ is nightly receives with shoute and enthusiastic plaudis. This play may be called the “ prize" of the year T cannot clove this long letter without mentioning the eplen exhibition now being given in Varia, et the Boulevard du Temple. This menagerie contains the most splendid animals ever shown in Europe, and the man who plays with them, a (a Van Amburg, is the most daring individual ever teen. It makes one ag 4 shudder to see him ie mids: ‘hove wild beasts, like Daniel in the lion's obstinate adherence to his own views on the sub- ject is likely to conciliate approbation. The rules of decoration, however well defined in ordinary | Circumstances, cannot be applied with certainty to | building which in size, in materials, in proportions, an entirely new construction of edifice, nor can the precedente furnished by encient or dern art be at all confidently appealed to with erence to a and in the effect of external light uj on it, is entirely witho aralielin the world. The pictures of the rior, aa it will be when the decorations are finished, are certainly very effective works, and if the cowp d’ril which they present could be realized we should feel less concern ut the matter, It would be mortifying, after having entirely succeed- ed in the erection of @ !uilding suited to receive the choicest spepimens of the world’s industry, if we did not do full justice to it in the style of embel- lishment Turning to other points of the building, we have to notice that an additional pillar hae been placed close behind each of the four corner pillarsat the points intersection of the nave ard transept. They answer a double purpose, for they strengthen the building at its centre, where the strain is of course greatest, and they add considerably to the architectural effect. The columns originally placed there, though of the same apparent size externally aa the rest, are in reality much stronger, so thatthe idition was not considered requisite by the con- tractors, though it certainly pleases the eye. The pipee for the supply of the fountain in the centre of the transept are being laid,and the totention is, that water should weed in maine all round the building and acros twe points. This leads to the subject of ineurance, with reference to which some curious facta have come to our knowledge The principal insurance companies of the metro- polis have come to the conclusion that Crystal Palace ia a very combustible edifice, upon the ineurance of whicha high premium must be paid. The ealico covering im which it is to be Wrapped--the proximity of the fixed eteamengine for the machinery--the proposed plan of lighting bf ‘nterior by lamps fixed in the external wall— a“ With euch a sense of danger that they retuse to in sure ata lower rate than 2le. per cent for nine Months, with a premiom at the rate of about £2,000 Vet atuvwin toy One building, aad with proporuouate France alone wishes to insure £800,000 worth of ape for api most ordinary precautions are lected within o the Great Exhibition of 185 le concern for these companies. for the occasion. There can be litile reason prehending a fire in the Crystal Palace, if the taken; and, even if it did unfortunately occur, the open character of daring aeronaut, ie still giving exhibitions in the | the building presents the greatest facilities for its immediate extinction. When the buildiag was first announced, the question of water was supposed to present a far greater difficulty than fire. Auy con- densation, 1t was explained, that might take place on the internal surface of the glass roof would be caught and carried off by the peculiar formation of the Paxton gutters. This is found practically to be the case; and even after nights during which uot 4 drop of rain has fallen there is an astenishing tlow from the drains Ia this manner the interior of the building acts liwe a still, aad is every day becom- ing dryer and dryer. The chance of a drip trom the iron beams in summer is thus proportionally diminished If such did take place it would bea serious nuisance, for there exists ao means for oo viating it. Amidst other changes which have been decided on since our last notice, there is one which we are sure will give unalloyed satisfac- tion to all persons of taste. The Comnission- ers of Woods ond Forests had undertaken to enclose the building with railing; and, in ful- filment of that promise, they proceeded, with 4 simpheity worthy of ascient eeagres to place plain iron posts in the ground, which they connec'- ed together with a single rod of the same materia. This efforded very liule protection to the external wall of the exhibition when the boardiog wis re- moved, and the crowds of idlers collected there during the day used to amuse themselves by twist- ing the Jouvre boards 80 a3 10 catch a peep of the interior. It wes at once seen that such a railing would never do, and accordingly a very handsome ene, tix and @ half feet high, has been designed by Mr Owen Jones to take its place. While the Crystal Palace thus rapidly approach- esthe stage at which it will be ready for the reception of goods intended for exhibition, the Executive Committee, having taken possession of their offices within the premises, are busily en- gaged in completing all the arrangements requisite with reference to space. From the maps which we have seen, France will be far the largest contri- butor cf any foreign country. Nex: to it will come the Zollvereia and Austria; then Belgium. To these succeed Russia, Turkey, and Swi:zerland Holland, its commercial importance considered, will occupy a very small space. The Northern States ef Germany, not included in the goilverein, Egypt, Spain, Portugal, the Brazils, and Mexico, have confined themselves withic still narrower limits, and China, Arabia end Versia, have the smallest sections on the east aide of the transept assigned to them. Of the British dependencies, the East [aodies claim the lon’s share of room, and of the whole ground assigned to industrial products of the United Kingdom, near- ly one half has been appropriated to machinery. As far us possible, the different nations have been ar- ranged in @ manner wepblae aamges to their distances from the ¢quator; the products of tropical climates being brought nearest to the transept, and those of colder regions being placed at the extremities of the building. While the exhibition lasts, the Crys- tal Palace will be treated by the custom house au- thorities as a bonded warehouse. The reception of articles will commence, it is believed. on the 10:h of next month, end a large party of sa and minere, intended to assist in this portioa of the work, have already had quarters assigned to them in Kensington Palace. a The first and most difficult step in the necessary preparations for a great industrial exhibition, the erection of a covered space within which it could be conveniently and suitably held, has now beea accomplished. Other and haraly less arduous la- bors remain to be achieved. An elaborate system of decoration, extending internally and externally over eighteen acres of ground, the entire cae, B up of that vast space with stalls, tablee, cases, &c ; the preparation of wi ind avenues, ornamented with statues, fountains, and other objects of artietic beauty; the entire arrangement of the countless number of articles brought forward to be exhibited: the fixing of an immense mass of machinery of the most comphcated description; the covering of the structure with a monster shade of calico, to ex- clude the sun’s rays; the organization of the modes in which visiters are to be admitted, property to be procsoted, end all the business details of the exhi- ition, strictly so called, to be naged; these form an impertect summary of what must be done within the next three months. The Search for Sir John Franklin. iches have been received at the Admiralty from Captain Kellett, C. B., of Her Majesty's ship Herald, dated at sea, the Lith of Uctober, 1850, on his return from Behring’s Straits. The Herald had communicated with her Majesty’s ship Plover, on the 10:h of July, at Chamiseo Island, where the Plover had pessed the preceding winter The two ships proceeded to the northward until they sighted the pack ice, when the Herald returned to Cy Lisburne, in quest of Captain Collinson’s expedi- tion, and on the 3lst fell in with Her Majesty's ship Investigator, which had made a surprisingly short sege of twenty-six days from the Sandwich jands. The Herald remained cruising off Cape Lisburne, and again fell in with the Plover, on the 13th of August, on her return from Point Barrow, Commander Moore having coasted in his boats, end minutely examined the several inlets as far as that point from ley Cape, without gaining any in- telligence of the miseing expedition Commander Moore and his boat's crew suffered severely from exposure to cold. Captain Kellett, having fully victualled the Plover, ordered her to wiater in Grantley Harbor, (her former anchorage at Cha- misso Island not being considered safe), and then to pada southward, on his way to Eng- and. Despatches have al<o been recei Collinson, C. B., of Her Majesty’ and Commender McClure, of Her {nvesti; tra Ip the eneuing spring, as soon as it is practicable for travelliog parties to start, IT ehould despatch as Dy as the state of the crew will admit of, in different ‘tions, each being provided with forty days’ pro- ith directions to examine minutely all bays, js towards the northeast d from Captain hip Enterprise, Majesty's hip ator, trom which the following are ex- ocene! y indica brea! #0 that their return to the ship may be effected without hazard. even before the expenditure of their provisions would otherwise render it necessary. posing the partics to have taining apy clue of the abse erated about the Ist of be to sh 01 that that cba: aod search both Its a some in- Cication should be met wish to show that perties from any of Capteia Austin’s vessels had previourly done eo, when I should return, andjendearour to pene- e in the direction of Jones's Sound, cagefully exam- ing every place that was practicable. Sir should turned without ob- the vessel lib- ot would then let, assuming Polar Sea, tr jot Our efforte to reach this point be successful. and in the route no traces are discernible of the long missing «x pediticn, I should not then | eed longer to divest eit must myeelf of the feelings, at such @ cone! be pertectly conviction. I return to Englan: 5 that would insure that object upon the fol- nt of this being our last communication, I quest you to assure their lordebips that ao rehenrion whatever need be entertained ty until the autumn of 1864. as three years of all apacies of provist much deprivation. may be made four yeare, an. moreover, wh is Killed by bunt. ing parties I intend to iseue in lieu of the usual ra- tions, which will etili further protract our resources It giver me great pleasure to say that the good ef. feote of the fruit end vegetables (a large quantity of which wetock on hoard at Oahov) are very percepti- bie in the increased vigor of the men. who, at this mo- as excellent condition as it is possible to vince # spirit of confidence and cheerful- ness of disposition which are beyond all eppreeiation, Bhe Steamship Ba'tie THE WESTERN PASSAGE OF THE BALTIC The following letter respectirg the outward passage of the American steamehiy Baltic, has been eddreseed by Captain Comstock, her commander, to Messrs. Brown, Shipley & Co..— Livenroot, Jam, 20, 1861 Gentiemen—Your inquiries with regard to the late weatern passage of the Baitic I am happy to reply inarmuch ae I am satisfied that no chip could he acquitted berself better inga gale of wind, seidom equalled either for duration orfriolence, it having inated the entire #, between the Rock Light, at the entrance of this port, and Cape Kace, the south- east point of Newfoundiand. during which time no as- cident consis nor were the engines stopped fora momen’ fies of New York, the coals (from ich cannotegain occur) were so far T deemed ae pri h east gale of wind for the harbor of P: inthe port of New Tork as stated here, that the ship was om it true thet we were sbort of eith water. Our table was well served, every day of our parsage. with abundance to spare. In forty hours after arriving at this place, we started senin for New \ork, having taken 260 tons of coal on | board, where we arrivedem the morning of the iat January, and in sixty hours afterwards were again ready for to. Li f the log ceive, that on no By reference to the ) anya the ship make loos than 00 miles and thet against an extraordinary gale amounting almost toa | burticane, with areal never sew equalied Wewere | in New \ork, und arrived off thie port at | {os O clog om Sunday morning, and got into the Meg. | | for me. 0 tar as the ship and all ber equi concerned. I only wait for cargo to go on our appoint- od day, the 8th of February hull. or rigging. 1 could not have left in seven deys af- ter my sitival out, and have reached here onthe 19th instant on the enormous anrount of valuable property | sey st mine o'clook, after o run often days and ten T have now been in port four deys, and am quite ready ate are Bad the sbip received any injury in her machinery, rittem you these particulars from the fact of eo many untrue reports having been made, oalcula- ted to injure the reputation of the ship. Reapectfully your (Signed) Jus. J, COMBTOUK. Mesers, Browne § THE [From the Live: ool Meroury,Jan. 21} The steamer Baltic, Captain Comstock, reached the Mersey on Sunday aorving last. She cleared from ber wharf at New York on the 8h instant. about a quarter pas! twelve at noon, and «rrived off the norh-weet lightshio on Sunday morning, at half. past four o’clock, and, after a detention off the bar, ‘roi the etate of the tice, steamed past the rock lighthouse precisely at 945 A M., completing her run, from port to port, deducting difference of ome and detent'on off the harbor, in exactly 10 days, 12 hours, and 53 minutes. Tho Papal States. INTENDED ABDICATION OF THE POPE—THE PROBABLE CREATION OF THREE CARDINALS FOR TNE UNITED ESTATES. The following letter, dated January 18, is from the Roman correspondence of the London Uimes :— * You may remember that, ia "my corresponpeace upon Civita Veechia, in May, 1849, while yet the siege of Rome was undecided, and the restoration ot the Papaey eucertain, | more than once hinted at the possibility of Pius IX. retiring from public life, and abandoning for ever the carea of state, for which he wasinevery respect unsuited. I had my information then from a personage who knew the most secret thoughts of the Pope, and who more than once had received his confidence on the subject. Jt is true that the resignation did not teke place, and, therefore, that I exposed myself to the charge of having listeaed to those who had an an interest ia leading me astray. But [ have never doubied my authority, and if | am not new again grossly deceived, the prospect is nearer ils accom- pliehment then ary of us have imagined I am told, ina high quarter, that Pio Nono, more than once during his residence at Portici, stated to the cardiwals most iu his confidence, that he had se- rious thoughts of abdicatiag, and that, if such a step camlt' oe reconciled wih the interests of the church, he was prepared to take it; but that the cardinals, though the vista of the Popedom was opened to each, were unanimous ia condemning the measure as untimely, and entreated him to re- linquish the idea. ‘* Want,” they said, * at leaet till our rest ion to the Quirinal, and do not give azzaini and the republic the triumph of boasting that in your person they have destroyed the Pepa- cy, snd that your abandonment of place and power was caused alone by them” The Pope allowed himself to be persuaded by this reasoning; but I am informed that, since his return to Rome, his Jonging for the quiet of a convent recurs with double force, und that the cardinals, seeing strongly his mind is bent that wa’ posed to accede to hie desire than they were at Naples. Nay, lam assured that the question is at this moment the subject of their secret councils, and that matters nave proceeded so far as that the convent where Pius |X. means to end his days has already been named. The fact is, Pio Nono is not aman suited to hie position; he is religious even to bigotry, and he looks to no consolation in this life beyond that which the severity of mo- nastic Tule, in hie opinion, insures. I hear, like- wise, that he is deeply pained at the results of the liberal policy which he was the first to introduce inthe Peninsala, and that he hols himself reapon- sible to the Almighty for all the evils that, in con- sequence of it, have fallen on his native soi twee underetood that the Pope allied ‘a true Italian,’ and that his supposed du- as a sovereign have been, since 1848, in con- flict with his opinions a@ man. that there is no hope for Italy without further bloodshed, and, ere the struggle be recommenc- ed, he wishes to retire from all further re- a heart what | He sees now | supervision over the eentinels. The latter, if they pee any person to cross the frontier on the at, ure liable to be flogged; all persons not an- wering their challenge are tired on. 1a the late ow, footprints were followed by the guard just hunters trace wild anima's, and every sentry across whose beat such # trace was found, re- ceived fifty blows of the stick, unless he had given the alarm, or fired on the trespasser. Switzerland. Advices from Berne, of the 21st instant, inform us of an insurrection which has broken out at Ia- terlachen. A bund of insurgents attacked the go- vernment house on the 20th instaat ; they were op- sed by the troops, and an engagement ensued, in which the rioters were repulsed. The Stadt- holder, Dr. Muller, was seriously wounded. Iater- lachen and the neighboring passes have been occu- pied by the Bernese troops. Accounts from Berne of the 22d, state that it having been reported that the troops inarched egainst the insurgents of St. Imier had thrown up the butts of their muskets and joined them, the so- cialists inbabiling the mountains adjoining Later- lachen descended in arms, and entered that towa without resistance. The authorities have sought refuge in the castle; the revolters laid seige to it, but were repulsed. ‘I'he governor was dangerously wounded in the leg. The conservatives of the neighboring districts, on hearing of what had oc- curred, repaired to Interlachen in considerable force, and drove the socialists out of the plain. Other letters from Berne, of the same date, state that these events had greatly complicated the state of affuirsin that city. The conservatives met at two o’clock on thatday, at the riding school, aad resolved to reorganise free corps for the de- fence of the government. That appeal to arms wou!d, 1t was feared, produce reprisals on the part of the socialists, who were expected to hold a metting for the purpose of concerting measures, either on the 23d or 24:hinst. [f the battle should take place, it will be a serious one, and may ex- tend ail over the confederation. I: was, however, still hoped that it would be prevented by the troops now marching towards the Oberland, and those about to be raised in the vicinity of Berne. The Brazilian Reeruiting on the Continent, A Brazilian agent, suid to be a general, has been in Berlin, endeavoring to enlist men on behalf of bis government to serve on the south frontiers of that empire against the wild Guachos, under the command of Oribe, and probably Rosas himself. The officer applied fer am interview with M. von Manteuflel on the subject, but the President of the ministry refused to see him. He then called a | meeting to explain the object ot his mission to all who chose to attend; but it was dissolved by the lice. Similar attempts have been m. in rance and Belgium, but with little result. The soldiers who are being dismissed from the Holstein army have also had offers made them to eater the Brazilian service, but the German journals wara them against accepting any of the ofiers, as the terms of the engagement are anything bat clear and precise. The Hamburg police has given notice that it will not permit the enlistment there. The Co- logne Gazette has examined the terma and prospec's held out as inducements, and recommends all Ger- mans to be very cautious in accepting them = [t states that the military profession is held ia very little reepect in Brazil, and recalls the treatment experienced by the German officers of Don Pedro, who were all abruptly dismissed atter the removal of that Prince. Those who enter are advised to etipulate that they shall receive their pay in coin, for Brazilian paper only representsin cash a fourth | of ite nominal worth? Any promises of grants of land ere to be declined on the south and west | quarters neither life or property is safe, and forest | land is of no value. In 1837 a similar attempt was made in Hemburg, and 500 young men who ac- | cepted the terms, the agent obtaining £1 per head for enlisting them, perished miserably. Romance in Ireland, THE GREAT WILL CASE OF CHEWLES AND KELLY, IN DUBLIN. [From the Liverpool Journal, Jan. 18.) Truth is stranger than ficticn; and the reports of the proceedings at police-courts, and in courts of lav, | | sponsibility. I have no doubt but that every word I now say will be regarded by many as pure invention, and that when this letter finds its way to Rome it will receive immediate contradic- tion in the official gazette ; but you know me too well not to give credit to what I write, or to doubt for a moment the soundness of the information on which | act. For my own part, I see no other way for this fine country, and people worthy of a better fate, emcening from their present difficulties. No- thing short of a revolution can procure good govern- ment, or rather root out the evils that are inaerent in the present order; and happy it will be for the Roman States, and fealy in general, if that revolu- tion be moral, and not physical, and that while the spirit of good is maintained, the abuses that now lg may be eflectualty eradicated. While Pio ‘ono reigns nothing can be done, because he ne- glected the "ike eri ie Ove king aflorded him row oft party and the favorable disposi of his French allies ; and because he hae not availed himee!f of the protection aflorded by Austrian and French he republican trocps to improve his administration and introduce | into itas much of public representation—without which no form of government can last—as is con- sistent with the rights of property. What may take place under. new al sovereign time alone can show ; but all reasonable Pre here are deeirous ofa change, as all hope of amelioration is extinct under the system that now prevails.” The same writer says—“ I am credibly informed that Cardinal Antonelli is at this moment engaged drawing up an exposé des motive to justify the late measures taken for the establishment of a hierar- | chy in England, and tha document will see the light upom the opening of our Parliament. It I told, ably and modestly written, and the entertains hopes that its publication will tend to _ the excitement that uow prevails with you. 1 am further informed that Antonelli is far from approving the precipitation with which the | mea mre, 80 Cautiously prepared, had been ushered into bi done in anotner shape, or that the same steps were mot taken simultaneously mm the United Staves of Ame wa where they would have been passed by with: out notice. Thowgh rather late im the day, he proposes to create three cardinals im the Unrted States, and to develope a series of measures equally calculated to arouse the fears of a Protestant public there, an those which have been so wnadvisedly proclaimed with us Such a mode of extricating hitnself from a difficulty 18 worthy of an Italian minieter’s inven- tion. Ihave heard # great deal of unmeaning talk on this subject, with a multitude of professions, that no harm was meant to Protestant England, an that no injury to the establishment could possibl arise; but the only man that has spoken the trut has been en Irish Dominicaa friar, who preached a most eloquent sermon, a tew days since, in the cburch of St Andrea de la Valle; of which, not being able to be present, I have received the follow. ing report:—His chief topic was the triumph of the Romen Catholic charch over paganism, and its pre- sent bigh and exalted position; and he dwelt atsome length on the special object which had been trusted to him, end to the twe other British diviaes who had preceded him in that pulpit on former days—namely, the collection of a rum of money for the building of a church in London for the ape- cial use of the numerous foreigners who annually flock there, and who Nae oR of the present li- mited accommodation. He then alluded to the agitation which prevailed in England on the sub- ject of the late papal measures, and, while he ex- preesed his deep sorrow that they had caused #0 much irritation, admitted that the true and sacred object contemplated by them was the con- solidetion of the Roman church in London, and the conversion of lrotestant lngland to its ancient faith. “es,” he added “the conversion of England will be ® great gain to the interests of true religion—England, which by her power influ- ences all the nations of the earth, and with her lan- guege encircles the globe—Kagland, which by her commerce, her enterprise, and her industry, not only enriches herself, but also the several regions of the earth, with which carries on her bound- less and extraordinary t —yes, the conversion of England would be a great gain. Let me be- seech you all to pray with me for the completion of this holy object, and the speedy return of Eng- | land to the bosom of the Catholic church.’ This appeal, Tam told, was answered by the whole con- gregation kneeling down and joining in a common | prayer, Lord Fielding being remarked among the | most devout.” Rus | An imperial ukase atternpts to deal with an evil which has for pms been increasing in Kussia— the tendency of the nobility, and indeed of all classes, to contract debts without regard to their meens of payment, to indulge the national taste for display and magnificence. The process to which their creditors are compelled to resort to obtain | payment istedious and intricate, and frequently wilfully delayed by the officials to euch a degree that it is nothing rare for the creditors to waste a whole life in e; oring to recover their property. ‘The present w , addreseed to the Minister of | Justice, directs him to expedite these proceedings, and compel the officials to act against all debtors, | without distinction of rank or class, with the ut- most strictness of the law. In consequence of the | order, several pereuns of distinction have been re- cently arrested. From the lat of January (old style) the frontier between Poland and Kussia ceased to exist, and | the empire of the Czar now extends without any | barrier to the frontierot Germany on the side of Prussia. But along the whole of this line the cns- | tome guard is aoe up With excesmve vigilance. At the distance of every eighth of a German mile _ isa military stetion, where @ guard is kept alwa iderarms. By night there watch fire jon; sentinelsare gontinually walking | tion to the other, eo that they pase each other about midways; they report themaclves | at the station to the officer in charge, and return Patrols of cavalry along the same ling keep up @ | sound reform | , and he deplores that the matter was not | | ovived t are frequently more touchi: jogular. and novel than narratives im professional 8 Of fiction, Judge | ¢c , im the Oeurt of Del ublin, on jaiges ry, 1s vold as follows, aad gives ve:— THE GREAT WILL CAUSE. The very protracted | ¥.Kely was brought urday last, ia the Court of Delegates, when an unanimous judgment was given in favor of t t, Miss The The case aroee out of the will of the late Mr Kelly, Galway solicitor and lamd-agent, who had | cumulated an enormous fortune in real and personal | Property. to the amount of £3,000 @ year in landed | @atater, ond £250,000 in the funds, which was left by | the disputed will to the respondent, who, it is allegea, jed-t> him. On the part of the appeliaate, it led that the will was the result of undue nd the delegates were unanimous in an- instrament. Heretofore, in this long liti. had all beea in favor of Mrs. | a ¥ ‘ime made arrangem tor lending £200, to the directors of the Midlas eat j | aos Kailw: ete @ mestgens on the new ere | | th | it; and then the next of kia, iH uit for the invalidation of | the Judge Crampton, in giving judgment, said, the care | came before him by ‘*p | the Prerogative Court, dated the 24 of | and establishing an instrument dated 1838, an the last will and tent nt of | formerly of Merion square, in the city ot Dublin, de. ceased. Mr. Kelly died on the 27th of Fe! 1845, leaving the respondent, Mary Kelly, his 7, Dut no legitimate issue Mr. Keliy. at the time ef his ‘eth, was possessed of real estates to the amount of out £3,000 @ year, and personal aud funded property tf ed t atleast £250,000 The in- ised ® small estate, worth near a of the deceased et of e property to thereia. Miss m4 — courin, sole next of ‘aced. entered a caveat sgainst probate being granted to that will; and the present suit was instituted by Mra. Kelly to obtain probate of it. The it claimed administration as the sole next of jeceased., al gr: impeached the will in question of incompetency on th part of d, and that the instrument was ob freud and w Th . | Kou, | in hie native bis father. He was brought up as ey. Mr. les was aleo an attorney; aud at an early od Mr. Kelly became the partner of his uncle sus. ceeded to the business He was, sccordin he evi- dence, more than ordi: intel san of badnans hate inarily shrewd and ligent, a ite, an excellent accountant, an experienced attorney. His nervous attacks seem to have cocasional only, and they made him subject to despondency and Bervousapprebenrions during their continuan Hin general health, however, was not aired ; and he retained bis love of business, accoun! ©. up to and after the date of the will of 1858. Another t: his character was extreme it: f morality appear to have been my oe before Rs he house, ) eatior id £366 & year for the education of one rs Gateman, to whem he cont! to be mue! ached for so with the respondent ance; bag Ey ti copnect the respondent, Mra. diminished, and, ventuall i med to have fallen into « state ot “miserable poverty, and even degradation. Bhe was at one od an interesting young person; and if the evidence of Mr. Waldron was to be credited, only opportunities of seeing ber were wanted to have kept eh ‘tal affection for her. Some tim: 827 or 1828 ed ® permanent connexion with the dent ; but if it was in the character of his wife istress was an important question in the case. F of 1828 she arriv: at Kiithule, ene of t, io apectable farily Kelly im 1821, w fi be reases: she accepted them, and t the was afterwards oe intr 4 That statement was ogether uneu idence, exo of it as related to the deoonsed taking her to ni are 4 holding out publicly that she was ide of the appellant it had beem given in ay! dence that the respondent, atan early pie, became the victim of a profligate seducer, with whom lived tome time, and assumed his mame. afterwards lived with other persona, and went by their Pamor; and that, ultimately, the kept a house of il repute in Denzilie etreet, frem whence she was taken by Mr. Kelly to bis residence. It was established in proof that from October, 1828, ahe became mistress over the hold the pg ep of the de iP was asserted to be i Kelly seemed to have her affection for him - fer buriners. Bhortly after ahe * connected with him. Mr. Waiter Kelly land agency, and Mr. D'Esterre, « triend of t wae appointed in of Mr. @ he renta, 1898, Mr. Gorm necesrary to m: reo | ene r vem Dat still more ip and epp. an WAS AD tion the 18. iw eof Mra. Kel’ the confidence of the respondent jusinted with her the court be exaotintimation, but it must have been seve- ral years before 1837. Mr. Malone, with the assistance of the present solicitor of Mrs. Kelly, fr: and deed of 1837, the transaction w When first he became termed the ofthe case. In that year were dated certain letters mopesting to be from Mrs. Kelly to Mr. Malone. Much delay and expense had been occa sioned in the oase in consequence of Mr. Malone's ab» minable conduct with respect to those letters. They were in hishands at the commencement of the suit, and were utterly unknown to the impugnant and her proctor. By the compromii trial, by which Mr. Edmun: ceased’s beir-at law, retingy he sum of £6, and pacts bal Jourt. Something, the nature occurred to disturb the harmony then existing between Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Malone, and entire breach took place bet wwen these ywondam feien Malone being put at arm’s length, boasted that he had thore letters of the respondent in his p ai The lady denounced them as forgeries. a wed them to different persons—amongst others to Mr. Grier, now the proctor of the nt, who had been examined as timony nobody could distrust—in order. ashe said, to get rid of the audacious imputation of forgery, and in a fit of virtu- ous indignation, or, perhaps more truly. with the view of extorting money, he deposited the jetters with the registrar of the Prerogative Court, The learoed judge of that court ordered them to be restored to Malone: and that was done, notwithstanding the urgeatremon strances against it of the couasel for the appellant The result of the restoration of the letters to Malone was, that they were burned by him-a most flagitiout act, certain! his part. That he was trafficking with thore letters he (Judge Crampton) had not the least doubt. If the evidence of Sandes were true, they were burnt at the instance of Mrs, Kelly. Upon what terms a bargain was effected between her and Mulone, the Court knew not; but that he received consideration for bis conduct, there could be no doubt; for it was difficult to believe that Mrs. Kelly, who did net hesi- tate to Trocure the evidence of a witness at the cost of £8,000, would have hesitated about purchasing the conscience of M The impugnant was compelled tw produce Malo: @ witners on the destruction of the le! ; and he was mined by the promovant (Mrs. Kelly); but it nifest from the whole of his testimony that som: had sxain occurred co change the current of his feelings and thet at the time ot bis cross-examination he had become an hostile to Mire Thewles as he was untriendly to Mra Kelly before. To complete the history ot Mr. Kelly, it needed only to mention that in 1834 he pur- chased @ mansion in Bussex; thet in 1837 he was at Rookwood, where a scene took place bet veen him and bis daughter; that ia that year the desd aud will of October the 26th were exrciited; that in 1938 he mar led the respondent and exvcuted the deed and will of Aprilin that year; and that in 1540 he left thia country nd went to reside at bis mansion in Sussex. Now, jt. marriage cclebrated between the de- ceased and the respondent in Werburgh’s Churoh. as alleged, in 1838? Secondly, were the letters of Malone genuine’ aod. if s0, were they legally in proot before the court? The learned judge stated, that in his opi- nion there was no marriage between the parties before that of 1838, which. he observed, was itself evidence ainst the alleged previous one, According to the pleacings, having referenee to the latter, Mrs. Kelly did not know ber own wedding day. His (J Orampten’s) opinion with t to the letters of Jone was, that they were genuine. over those letters, but the respondent herself had helped to raise it. In her allegation she complained that she wes debarred by their destruction from prov- ing them to be torgeries; yet she appeared to have acquiesced in the restoration of them to Malone by the registrar of the Prerogetive Court. He (Judge Crampton) now cameto the distinet grounds on which. the eourt was of opinion that probate cold mot be granted to the will propounded in this case, and be Would embody them in the following propositions: First ght t deuce of u secret agreement Mi and Mrs. Kelly to deprive the testator agreement being that they should then interma:ry with each other. Secondly, the deed of Vctober, 1837, and the cotemporaneous will, the result of the ccpepiracy; and the instruments used for ite scoom- pliebment re imposition d misrepreseatation sided by the istible influence which tre ad et exercised o the mind and will of the deceased. Thirdly, alter the execution of the instrument of 1837 —which was not propounded or proved by the pro movant-Mr. Kelly was ne longer a free agent. He had ceased to have any disposing power by will over hie property; and the deed and will of 1838 were but supplemental to those of 1837, the same frauds and influences continuing up to and after 1838. The motive of the deceased for yielding reluctantly. as he did, to their solicitations, was fear lest be ehould be deprived of the society and confidence # Mrs Kelly, which he thought was necessary to 8 existence. It appeared that Mrs. ely ened that she would lore all confiden ot ti ives, the learned Judge ing that the court were of opinioa t propounded by the respondent was and tertament of Edmond Kelly he act of the propounder of it, or at it wes not sufficten' been nd lest verse the sentence of 5 reasons, which it was not now necessary to mentio: they could not grant administration to the respon dent, although she was the widow of the decease: they should, in the exercise of their disoretion, itto the appellant, Miss Thewles With regard te coste, the court, ex d:bifo justitic, and, as the cw in all cases of fraud, condemned the respondent ia the entire coats incurred on the appeal, as well as iu the court below. The costs will Ari in England. away from his re eonelu t Foreign Music and the Drama. A singular case came before the Freneh Tribunal de Commerce a few daye ago, says 4 Paris paper. M. Oscar Commettant had composed a very pretty waltz for the piano, which he entitled * La 8ympa- thie.” M. Alphonse Leduc fell in love with th waltz, 80 much so, that, after having been the lisher of it, he wished to become the thor. The thing was dangerous, difficult, and even somewhat modest; but a’vaimere sans perl on trromphe sana glowe, and M. Leduc loved glory, although he would not have liked to purchase it i it b en for sale. M. Leduc conceived the fol- lowing expedient, which proves, we are forced to admit, a supple ang fertile imagination. He ar- petlormers (d quartre matns’ ranged for two M. Commettant’s waltz, and availing himself of this insignificant addition, without M. Commettant’s permission, efiaced the author's mame and substi- tuted in large characters his own, old precept, ** Ore-tor de la gue je m’y mette;”” bur M. Leduc, with a view of ecreening himself, had putin an obscure part of the title page, in the bor- der of the lithograph, the name of the real author, but in such small letters that it would require the aid of a microscope to decipher them, whilst the words, “Ariangee pour pumo a quatre mains, ref Alphonse Liduc,” were in characters of the largest size. Comparatively, waltzes for twe per- formers have but a limited sale ; so M. Leduc war determined to “‘go the whole hog,” and substituted afresh title page, altogether leaviog out the au- thor’s name, but not forgetting to place his own So much audacity and bad faith could not go un- punished. M Oscar Commettant, from being the attacked, became the attacker, and brought M Ledue before the Tribunal de Commerce. Having heard the pleadings, the judges referred the cause to the arbitration of the distinguished co . M. Auber, who has just made fis report highly is the plaintiffs favor. “He submitted ‘hat M. Leduc was bound to replace the name of M. Oscar Com- mettant in the usual and Jarge sized letters on the title page of “« La Sympathie” waltz, and also con- demned him in 500 france damage. The court fally confirmed the report, but, with greattindulgence to the defendant, reduced the damages to francs. If such a deception and fraud is condemnable in any one, are more so in a publisher to whom @ composer has entrusted the success and interests of his works. For the honor of the music trade, be it said, similar acts are fortunately very rare. The Theatre San Carlos, Lisbon, re-opened with “Beatrice di Tenda.” Although there is talent of the first order in the present company, we are not \n general satisfied with the ensemble.’ Miss Clara Novello and Portheart made their debuts im thie opera, and both were successful. Miss Clara No- vello has an excellent méthode, and sings withmuch taste and purity, but hkewise with great frovdeur Vortheart met with great success, both as actor and singer. We sapee with lively impatience the de- but of Madam Scoliz, who is to appear as Arsace in miramide.” The tenor, M ick, of whom they highly, ie to appear a few days afterwards ¢ ballet is insignificant, with the exception of a charming |’ortuguese, Maria Moreno. danseuse, La Monticell at the most, but a good second-rate Italisn dancer. The King’s re, or Theatre Dom Fernando (the Portuguese Comic Opera) has formedjthis year a rough junction with acting up to the the Italian opera; trai tions from Auber have hi- therto formed the delight of the people of Lisbon. Ww three days they have produced Adam's “Giralda,” with unusual success; the part of the heroine was sustained by the young Drusilla Mognani, an It chanteuse, who has just come out here and created great admiration by her charm- ing voice, talented acting, and fascinati: aon: she gives promise of a brilliant career, and you will often hear her spoken of. The year 1850 will be distinguished for its long necrological list of musicians and artista longer than any one year within our recollection. Death has carried ‘avages amongst all clasees; he hae struck his dart without distinction of age, sex, or country. The following have died inthe past year: Comporers:—Romagnesi, Alexander Piccini, Pa- vesi, Guénee, Angirio Circa, and the Count de Fel- tre. Vocalists and cantatrices—Alizard, Botel Chaix; Mesdames Branchu, Saint Aubin, Ga den, Boulanger, Bessin, Sarah, Ja Gras sini, Sophie Daftos. —Instramentaliste—Madame Dulcken; Messrs. Barrizal, Pedro Soler, Joseph de Blumenthal, Frederic, Mozin, Ulimann, Albert Schilling; Madame Forochon. We have also to lament the lose of an eminent archeologist, libra. jan of the Conservatoire, Bottée de Toulmon; of an extensive music publi Troupenas, and a lebrated manufacturer of pian eg Lovis Bolce. lot. ally, the mother of our illustrious French compoeer, Madame Auber, has terminated her lon: career; and the only brother of Mayerbeer has die ata premature age. Two ancient dancers of the