The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1851, Page 6

ra tetnnes Badon OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE. Names of the Distinguished Individvals who have recently Died. ODDS AMD BENDS, Siew, dier, Ser Our Parts Correspondence. POLITICAL AFFAIRS. Panis, April 3, 1851. Election of President—The New Ministry—The President's Plans for Popwlarity— The Legislative Assembly—Prince de Joinville—M. Pyat and the Count of Chambord—Madrid—The Mazzmi Party—Passatore, th Bandu—Military Rwi— Germany--Ladus in favor of Hungarian Prison- ors—Turkish Insurrection, c., &c. ‘The discussion about the mode of electing the President in 1852, which took place on Friday fast, occasioned much exciement in the Legis lative Assembly. The partisans of Louis Napo- Jeon did all in their power to clude the question; Dut it was in vain. The majority proceeded with the debate, and it was finally decided that, for the future, the Presidents of the French republic be elected according to the law of the 31st of May, 1549, ‘This decision, it seems, ought to have settled tho question, but I do not think that the Elysée is satisfied with this vote, and 1am sure that every- thing will be done to annihilate its effects, if it is | possible to do so. Whilst this was taking place, public rumor an- nounced that a new ministry was at hand, and that Mr. Faucher had chosen for his colleagues, Messrs Baroche, Genera! Aupick, Admiral Hugon, Magne, Fould, Bufict, Fortoul and Rouher. Mr. Odilon | Barrot was also on the tapis for another combina- tion; but Mr. Bazoche was positively oxcluded, for Mr. Barrot’s opinion was, that the law of universal | suffiege was to be recalled. In short, we have not yet the desired ministry, and are still living with the would-be ministers, who are regulating France ad tnterim. How long will this do? It is difficult to tel; but it is curious that all the complications by which the solution of this affair is prevented, come from thet same law of the 3lst of May last, on universal suffrage. Despite the dosire enter- tained by Louis Napoleou to find an outlet to that | tical labyrinth, 1am persuaded that he would | © Very much to have that law violated, for it { would give him 2 chance to obtain his wishes. | Some well informed persons told me that Mr. Odilon Barrot had essured them that Louis Napo- Jeou had never requested him to organize a mi try, and the \ the man who asked everybody to employ him, and who coustantly prayed to heaven never to let him have anything to do. . % The Elysée, during these political debates, is al- ways the sijcur des graces et des ris. Grand dinners and sorries tities are the plan of the campaign now, fo: necessary to conquer a5 many friends and to organize a regular army of de- voted companions. Partisans aro looked for in all ranks of suciety, and the ministers of the Catholic religion have also been allured by a —— and excellent dinner, which took place on Monday last All the eminent pricats, aud the Archbishop of Paris, were present at this repast, during which politics were uiuich on the tapis, and promises were made to the President to support him, per fas aw nefas. ‘The Catholic priests were about forty-five in num- ber, and if we believe the report, they dined like a hunded. The desire to become popular is so great with | Louis Napoleon, thet he has put into circulation a of pennies, upon which is the follow- apolcon Bonaparte for ten must say, in my quality of a faithful his- orien, thet these co had no effect upon the wasses, except that they have been called by the People, “hnubeg coppers” —sous ala réclame Mr. Weisse, the actual Minister of Interior thought proper to offer Louis Napoleon and his col- leagues & grand dinner during which political to- | pics were discussed. AM hopes of seeing the end | were ebandoned iter pocula, as an i | ear sult for the present For a single specta' had the finest auburn hair ever seep, was pointed at when I think of ell these dinners, balls, and par asa wonder. She wus the granddaughter of George of all kinds, given by our statesmen at’ this period | IV. of England, and was certainly one of the finest of our political crisis, it calls to mind the last festi- | looking women present at the party. val of Belshazzar, when the hand of the angel wrote upon the walls the threatening words: Men: Telel Upharsin, The next day the city of Nineveh was | estroyed. Cur situation is about the same, and he threatening event is imthe well known scourge +f the world—socia' ism Amorg the most important sittings of the Legis- lative Assembly, 1 must not forget that of Friday Jast, relative to the dismissal of the two professors «f the colleges of France—Messrs. Michelet and Jacques. The scandal was removed by Mr. Madier «¢ Montjeau, one of the Montagnards who thought proper to make # culogy on these two daugerous men. Mr. ut, the B ov ister of Pub- lic instruction, hed then ooeasi show his capa- city, and he replied to hia autagonist in the most Coucise aud diguified style. Anondre des jour cut off n his opinion, the President was like | | beast” instead of hunting his fellow men, was | his skin, Le was obliged to rush into a house. the river of Kerbas, and # battle had been ht between the t of the Sultan and these rebels. Fac details of that affair have not yet reached ‘aris. The celebrated Hungarian Genoral, Dembinski, arrived the other Gy: in Paris, where he was met by oa the Poles and Hungarian refugees residing in the city. Mr. ‘Augrand, ex-Consul General of France, in Bolivia, has just been named Consul General Charge d’A ffairea at Guatemala. Mr. Léon Lecomte, who lived, a few years ago, in New York, where he was agent of the French transatlantic steamers, before Mr. Dagnean, and who is now Consul of France at Panama, arrived, a few days ago, in aris, where he comes to enjoy a short vocation. B. H.R. PARISIAN GOSSIP. Pants, April 8, 1851. Sports of the Mi-Caréme—Improvements in Paris— Central American Gambler—The Italian Opera— Theatricals—The World's Fair, §c., §¢., §c. ‘The day of the Dfi-Caréme, generally one of the gayest of the year in Paris, was not one of fine weather. The raim fell in torrents, and the streets and boulevards were as muddy asthe ugliest swamp of the Mississippi rivér. Despite this unsettled state of the temperature, the masquerades went off az usual. The ready made clothing establishment of tiie “ Prophet,” one of the largest stores of Paris, lad prepared a grand procession, which was com- posed of all the persone of the opera, from which the proprietor borrowed the name of his store. The pageant was really splendid, and it was a pity to see how badly these ** mock” actors were spoiled by the rain. Another industri of our city, the inven- tor of 8 preparation for the polishmen, of the ileors of parlors and ‘oons, called the chromo-druo-phane, uerade puif for his business men, which afforded a very splendid sight, With these two bands of masks, were the usual assembly of Punches, clowns, and Merry Andrews of all sorts; and last, not the least, a very funny caricature of imperialism, which was personated by a man dressed as an old grognard of the empire, whose clothes were nearly in rags, and who, instead of being on horseback, was mounted on’& miserable looking donkey. When this individual passed in froat of the Ilysée, the assemblement was so large, that he was obliged to ask the interference of the police to cut his way through the crowd. In the evening, a pleasantry took place on the Boulevard du Tem: rthe zoological exhibition of Mr. Hughes liat. Two men ran out of a house ad- joining the menagerie, and shouted that a bear had escaped, and was after them. This news spread all over the place, aud the boulevards were as de- sorted as usual between two and four o'clock. In the meantime, the ugly beast was seen coming it | full tilt, and uttering the most terrific growls. ‘The | bear was not from Arkansas, but from Paris The humbug was soon found out, and the “man hunted by them at such a quick speed, that to save Mr. Berger, the Prefect of Paris, gave, on the same evening, his last grand ball of the season, at which were present about 5000 rsons. From seven o'clock till half past feur im the morning, the saloons of Mr. Berger were crowded to excess, and the two orchestras of Strauss and Dupesne, per- formed the prettiest polkas, and the loveliest ma- zurkas, to the utmost satisfaction of the amateurs ofdancing. The refreshments were of the finest sorts, and in such an abundance that it was thought that a double provision bad been made by a mistake. The Americans were in great number at the Hotel de Ville, and their ladies and daughters were not, I assure you, among the less pretty of the assembly. lt is generally remarked here, that the American blood is finer than the French blood. Our ladies have certainly an irreproachable figure; they are principally remarkable for their taste and refine- ment; but the American ladies have much finer beads, and are more beautiful. A remark, very curious to make, is, that the women of fair com- plexion and light ‘hair have totally disappeared trom Paris; and we have now more brunettes than érunes. This observation was made to me at the ball of Mr. Berger, where an English lady, who ‘The grand masquerade ball, at the National Academy of Music, was also the rendezvous of all those who are fond of fun and merriment, and, I may say, that it was a “jam.” Never, | think, had the carnival shaken more bells—never the excite- ment so great. fy half past two o'clock, the lob- bies were so crowded that it was nenrly impossible to breathe, and the lights were half extinguished. This frolic ended at half past six o’clock in the morning, and the police was obliged to turn out ured basin, of & m sure, did Benvenuto Cellini make oma to that of furniture.— this totlette is said to be $80,000 francs, Princess of Parma, iption which was made by the legitimate party when Mademoiselle m the Pence of arms, a few months before the revolu- tion of 1848. A tailor of Paris, Mr. Blanchard, whose celebrity is well known among Americans who are visiting Paris, has also thought proper to send to the World’s Fair tho specimens of what the art of tailoring can produce in France. ‘This artist in his branch has prepared a small number of articles, a9 antaloons, waistcoats, dress and frock coats, whose Javon and style are as new as beautiful, and ho will have hisshow case among the other gods of the erystal palace of Hyde Park. I have never seen suc! ble sewing and ornamented work. = = rich aye CO pees hair shaqls of te great indies, named Na! mayana, whose manufactory isin the Valley ef Cashmere at Chog, has arrived in Paria, typi my ag him a large assortment of splendid goods from his country. Naid Ramayana is & man of great intellect, and his intention is to in- troduce inthe gent Indies a weaving machine ala Jacquard, which would improve very much the style ofcamel’s hair shawls. This Indian will visit the ee exhibition of London, where his goods are to e exhibited. ‘The theatrical news of this week is not consider- able, and may be reduced to afew items. At the grand opera, the ** Demon ofthe Night”? is still the maveley of the moment. Despite the success of this new play, the manager is engaged in the rehearsal of two other operas, which will sova be produced. The firet will be that of **Sapho,” 1c by Mr. Gounad, and the second, entitled “The Basket of Oranges,” (La curbeille d’uranges) will be sung by Alboni and Madame Laborde. Atthe Italian Opera, the new composition of Mr. Alary, called ve Tres Noces,’ (the Three Nuptials,) met with the utmost applause. M’me. Sontag, Lablache, M’mes. Giuliani aud Bertraud, as well as Messrs. Gardoni and Ferranti, have play- ed the principal parts; andthe music of the new composer Was yy with the most bewitching method and perfection. ‘The plot of this opera buffu is very good; and one of its features is to offer Lablache, the mammoth man, an_occasion to dance the polka with M’me. Sontag. This is tho funniest acting I ever caw in my life. Atthe Ambigu Comique, one of the finest theatres of the Boulevards, Messrs. Alexandre Dumas and Magquet have produced their new drama of “ Le Comte de Moreerf,” which is the third part of the novel of ‘Monte Christo.” This new play was rendered to perfection by the artists of that theatre, and it will have, no doubt, a long run. I under- stand that the fourth part, entitled “Mr. de Ville- fort,” is ready, and will appear in a few days, to be played alternately with the former drama. ‘The panorama of the Mississippi river, painted by Smith, after having been exhibited at Lyons, Marseilles, and other cities of the South of France, is now on its way to Paris, where perhaps it will be presented once more tothe admiration ot the public. The nows received from Rome this morning, an- nounces that the Rev. Mr. Hughes, Archbishop of New York, has been created Sacred Cardinal and Prince of the Church. The ceremony took place on the 22d ult., and was v pe sere) Ihave been requested by many Americans resid- ing Paris, to expos: in my correspondence to the Herald, the conduct of the British steamers towards the American steamships in Europe. 1 must say, that a deep feeling of hostility has been awakened among the Americans generally, towards the com- pany of the Cunard line, in consequence of the per- severing, ungenerous, and unfair system adopted by this company to break down the Collins and other American transatlantic steamers. The American public should understand at once the mode of action also adopted by the British Post Office to aid the Cunard ine in the accomplishment of their object. The British steamers take freight from Liverpool to America for forty dollars a ton. The American steamships have adopted the same tariff from Liver- pool, Southampton and Havre. But the Cunard company have established a line of small steam- boats from Havre to Liverpovl, for the express purpose of drawing off the Havre freight from the Amoricun line. No complaint could be reasonabl, made if the charges from Liverpool to New Yor! were the saine as on goods shipped directly from England to that city. "But no, the Cunard com- pany maintain the Liverpool and Havre line of steamers not to secure freight at the usual prices, but they bear all the expenses, and charge only one quarter for freight brought by these steamers from Havre that they-aharge ou English goods That is to say, the Cunard company carry the valuable goods of France at a loss of thirty dollars a ton, rather than permit the Havre and South- ampton lince to carry the same goods at the usual rates. This system is seconded by the English government, and must prove fatal to all our trans atlantic lines, and of course to our navy. Nor is this all, or the only kind of hostility which the by about four bundred men and women, who would not retire from the dancing floor. Icannot pass in silence the dal costume which was Shes by Koger, the tenor of the Grand Opera in his private mansion, the Rue Rochechouart. invitations were personal, of course, and no one was to be admitted if he wore not a Turkish costume. the manifest in favor of anarchice! principles, was once more de Speaker of the sembly, either hy illness or by a desire of showing how indis) ¢1.+¢1 to his colleagues, announced on Tuesday lest, tention to resign his place, and to have a vacation. It is my duty to say that i te (for the opposition of a fow morte f the mountain is net to be accounted for) denied to him ns resiguation It is whispero! gn some quarters, that Mr. Dupin does not desire to De present when the great question of the devision of the constitution takes place. 1 do not think th ue, for Jam awars that Madame Dupin, the charming wife of the Speaker, is very ill, and that her healt requires a change of cl : Tn tho meantinie, | wu and that th Bembly intend tohing a repose of a fortnight, at the | end of the present month, before wodertaking the | great affair pbove mentioned M. Guizot and M Dumont Duohitel are on the eve of stating # 1 journal, to advocate the f be Bourbon fewilies. ‘The editors will be Me ound Cavé. A suu € of $100,000 is ready for this enterprise, and the first nuuber will be pub lished goon | It has been reported that the Prir f Joinville | will be a candidete at the next presidentia’ ele tion. Severs! persous whom I] often meet, and who are well informed, assure me that they positively kiow that the Prince of Join ville refuses to bea can with tter which is th or of folly > intellect like M Id be eble to for © against all the ack i Jaws of blood ard bogitumacy Spanish ex-ambas r, the T ‘ mayor, is till in Paris, and will remmio here during the next sommer, Then we shall have all the par- ties of Spain represented in our city, by Messrs. Ca brera, Sotomayor, Nacvacr, and Donoso Cortes, It $s true that the craludos ne not represented, but fortunately they are not numerous in the Chambe of Madr We have received the intelligence that the Maz vir an arm i party ix organizing in Groove eM The Chiefs voce Maly. ‘I amed Liv is now in Patras, po of money, With which be ing exms of @!) forte feverish excitement is maintained in K ertirans of Mazzini, and the 1 X does not do anything to abate t In by the it of Pius hostile feclirng. It is rumored that the ministry of the Poze is to bo charged. © Fo » replace Save ignor Morricheni will be come Minister of Finnnee. Ath e celebiated Passatore, the successor of lo in the highways of Italy, has m with the fnte which bo deserved. ‘This dreaded er wes attacked in the village of the iot of Bologna, on the 29d hot by the gendarme; n Cassel, dated March 26, an uring which much blood was ed, took place between the Austriab and 1” nm troops. The details of that unfortunate en Counter have net yet been given by tho German | « ecor of Avstrin, Francis Joseph, arriv- | th ult. at Venice, where he intends stay fing # short tine bardy and the neighboring States Jt appears thot Pruscia has formed a project to Orgtnive the German confederation. Austria and Prussia will have each of them a vote, the four kingdoms four voles, nud the other nine votes would Baden and from thence will visit Lom- | fed to vote any ity If che is allowed to keep the oxclusive prosidency € the council. This Inst combination will, per. oape, be more acceptable than those which have eeu on the toys hereto! | b Lend in the German newspapers that the ladics Pesth have formed tho project to go to Vienna fuving the holy Week, With tho iatention to sup. i | around the hall were disposed | books of the cashier were burne repn | it is uncertain whether the remai With the exception of Mr. } oqueplan, the r of the Opera, and M rrin, who is the of the Comic Oper nts, were dre ians of the orch The tra, even, were dresses a la turge, and the’ whole was decorated iu the character of a house of Roge harem. The dancing room was ere for this occasion. in the garden of th nd all all cabin like *s or Sherw bar-room iu New guests could obtain a peti souper xpressly those of Fl York, where J. K. Townsend, American steamers habitually meet from the English government and its employees. It often happens that an American and an English steamer arrive at about the same time in Liverpool and at Southampton. In all such cases it is uniformly found that there is a delay, which cannot be ex- plained, of one or two days, in the transmission through the English Post office, of all letters brought by the American steamer. What remedy is there for Ach an unjust delay? B. H.R. AMERICANS IN PARIS. Hamilton McCall, NewYork. G.T. Franc. Boston. G. ©. Laugh, New York. A.W. Rush, Livingston M. Ludlow Whitlock, New York. York Borton, FA. L. Page Edward KL Dr. B. Robinson, Rochester Allan Asher, New Orleans John M. Sevtt. New York do. PS. Martine, do Oliver H. Kellen Louisiana Dr. J. Trask. Baltimore § Dr. A. Shurtleff, Borton. . do. Parrott, U. 8. n tet? @ téte. 1 was invited by the tenor, and, un- ship St. Lawre Ca ee ee OTL Pelee One | J. cdiner and’ ledy, Uln- Lieut. J do. viene a tie s ecrg , cinnat ©. &. Dliollis, Columbia events of the feast, which was really splendid. Ma- ¢ Laborde was there, and we often and often of America, and of all the favors which he had receivea from the dilettanti of the Union "The itprove ments are progressing all over Paris, and ai he last introduced the capital, the names of the and p are painted while upon the black ground of the glass of a lan- t ‘This new giving the public means to find their w he grand labyrinths of Paris, will no doubt * Li over the The wife of M lin (who is, kr nidon) arrived a few days ago in | Wz g pa be nt house, th eof | Serene ree whic dat 60,000 francs. A journal, | °¢ . which is not in favor of thisex-member of the pro- yi - ratios Lees the , Meg: 7 oglespct a er fa cr gp “Mr Smithe” but “as His Serene Highnes the to take who ttempt woulc perty of individ nyome of all kinds iring the last week, opportunity of a favorable wind to muke the transit of the channel. This opportunity eveurred on Mon- day, when the balloon was inflated at the Dr. K. Hagan, New York L. P. Meline, New York. Aerial Voyage Across the English Channel, Westated iu ourlast that Mr, Green, the cele- brated aeronaut, had arrived at Ilastings, in ¢om- pany witha * Mr. Smith,” aod was awaiting the ai works, und at ten minutes to one, Mr. Green ha nounced all ready, the crowd was open way for * Mr. Stn who was ‘ou the of Brunswick, accompanied by « bone fide Mr. G.'T. Smith, the Baron Andlau, Mr The Duke was clad in a suit of oil ekinf vot, Wearing @ travelling cap on his h dently prepared for al rgene Pareda. Without a Cra, 8 distance of about twenty miles from the land of France, the coast was vistble towards tho west, trending out into the sea, and terminating ina Porte which Mr. Green believed to be in the borhood of Cher nei rbourg. pearl 1g upon the southeastern t length, while course, the voyagers approached the land which they had in this aqua-aerial man- essayed to reac! ner The tide was low, and the sands which exhi- bited themselves were of prea width, being a rently from a mile to a mile and _a half wide. Pars coy was lowered, and drew after the balloon, to ge with the Cyne » At this juncture two men were observed walking on the sands, and, as the trailing ropes emerged from the sea and passod over the sand, they caught at them. The result was that the first man was with fearful violence, and the second performed a comnplig somersault in the air, muoh to the amuse- ment of his highness and to the alarm of Mr. Green, who feared that the individuals thus placed hors de combat might have received some serious in- jury, ashe felt persuaded that one of them fell from @ considerable hvight. sight of them he had the satisfaction of seeing them again on their legs. "The land beneath the balloon, after the shore was crossed, was observed to be of a very undulatory character, resembling # number of lime-kilns. In the distance appeared a lofty hill, on the further side of which Mr. Green resolved to descend, ex- pecting that there would be a fertile valley beyond it, most likely populated. roved to be correct. He cleared the top of the hill Ee an altitude of about fifty feet, and then rapidly descended on the other side, the grapnel( tumblin; heavily down the steep, and almost getting abe: of thecar. A village was observed close at hand, and the peasantry were perceived to be onthe alert. On approaching the bottom of the valley, the Duke shouted directions to the crowd through the speak- ing trumpet. The balloon presently touched the earth, but the shock was so slight a3 to be almost imperceptible. It immediately shot up again about thirty feet, and after a succession of two or three bounds, made without vivlence, it was so secured that the Duke was enabled to alight in a field of fallow-land, after which the balloon took another short flight, and Mr. Green finally put his feet on tae lane Branca’ ta on adjoining grass-field, the time being a few minutes after six. The voyage so successfully completed, was then found to have terminated in the neighborhood of Neufchatel, about twelve kilometers, or 75 English | miles, S. of Boulogne. A railway-station was close at hand, on the Bou- logne and Amiens railroad. Hither the Duke pro- ceeded, and almost immediately entered a train, on his route to Paria, whilst Mr. Green proceeded to Boulogne, and has since retuaned with his balloon to Hastings. Meet WHO 18 THE of Americans in London. ITED STATES COMMISSIONER ‘TO THE GREAT FAIR? On Saturday evening, March 29, an adjourned meeting of American contributors, their agents, and other Americans, interested in the forthcoming In- dustrial hibition, was convened at the Free- mason’s Tavern, Great Queen street, for the pur- pose of receiving the report of a committee ap- jinted at a former meeting. There were between ifty and sixty citizens of the United States present. The chair was occupied by Mr. John St. John, of New York. The CuarrmaNn commenced the proceedings by stating that it was deemed expedient to obtain at present the private residences of all the American contributors now in London, and that on Monday (this day) it would be desirable to ascertain how much working machinery these contributors were about to exhibit, the name, character, and steam power of that machinery, and the extent of room it would oceupy, in order to plait off that particular part of the Crystal Palace which had been assigned to the Americans by the metropolitan executive committee. He begged to observe that the mect- ing held on Wednesday last had reference to mat- ters which were entirely of a private nature, inte- resting solely to American contributors. The points discussed, arranged, aud settled on that oc- casion were of no importance to the public, and, therefore, it was deemed inexpedient to have any detailed publication of the proceedings. All the matters of difference there, if difference existed, had now, he was very happy to say, been perfectly and harmoniously adjusted. Every thing was now distinctly understood between the American con- tributors and the various other parties interested in the Exhibition. The duties of the different in- dividuals were settled and defined; and there was no oceasion for any further discussion or debate upon matters which weresimply of importan:e to the Ame- rican contributors alone. (Hear, hear.) He would take that occasion of saying that they were assembled foreign country, and that they i They ve; and it would be their duty to conform in all things, so far as it was possible and practicable, to the usages and plans which were in existence for the government of all foreigners attending the exhibition. (Hear, hear.) He belioved there was no peaple who would co-operate more cheerfully than the citizens of the United States, and that’ if discussions of certain matters and points of interest to the exhi should arise, they would be conducted in a the greatest possible forbearance and conciliation. (Cheers.) Several very necessary propositions would be submitted to the meeting, with the view of enabling the Americans to get promptly into ac- tion at the building, and of giving their commis sioner ail the facilities which his condition and cir- cumstanees required, in order that he might efli- ciently discharge the arduous duties which would fall upon him in conducting the American depart- ment of the industry of all nations. He had no hesitation in saying that every American would aid the commissioner at all times, and upon all occa- sions, with hearty good will. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Riddie, the present commissioner, had only lately arrived in London, and was unable to be present that evening, as he had to make many atrange- ments which had been deferred until his coming. Other nations might get ahead of the Amerieans in their preparations during the next week or two 5 but it was the duty of his fellow-citizens, 4 larly as they had the disposition to proffer \ die wil the assistance in their power; and, did so, there were plenty of Atm in London, intelligent, industrious, and hard work- ing, who, when combined, would take off sheir coats avd go to business, and prepare their dirplay in the best possible und practicable manner. (\heers.) The names and addresses of all the Americans present having been taken down in wri:ing, Mr. Brown, of New-York, reed the report of the ecmmittee ay at the former meetin a they recognized Mr mer; that th him to h high office, ifidence in him, belic ving rform the duties of his} I heartily co-operate with and promoting the ts of the exhibition. They recommended that an advisory committee and an auditing committee be appointed, and also a stand- ing committee of five, to nominate twenty-one hiner P im ment’s delay the Duke jumped into the car, in | jurors for the awarding of premiums, be also ap- sin m private ear, | Which waa then placed @ speskin pet and a am A — a | walking stick, (ro simple an article ae the latter Mr. Stanserny, of London, said he could not, individual was gue | having once saved Mr. Green's balloon from des | consistently with propriety, remain silent when he ho had come to Parie to | tuction); the word wasthen given, und the balloon | heard a report read which recogn’ Mr. Riddle as o had come to Paris to | was released. His highness sat stoically in his seat, | the only duly-authorized commissioner. He ap- ¢ for this chevalier d'tndus- | While Mr. Green kept his legs, wa | peared there on behalf of Mr. Charles F. Stansbury. trie, t was the channel, autho 1 10° » acaembl The CHAIRMAN observed that divew thie r 4 in, ix now vd, unless be plays some Seat A appointed by hones very he | found the mor I return it to him. This | wasthe care. M rty wae returned to him, and it w Aithoulty that Madame Lenu consented to accept the trifling amount of $10 for hor honesty A very curious phcnomenon of physiology is now existing at Jujuricux, in the department of the Ain. There lives a young girl, who for the last three years, ha takeu the st particle of f drink. She is of course weak, aud her legs are paralyzed. Wich the exception of this infirmity, | tho isin good health, and de t feel pain thinness is extreme, aod it is said that her he re so dry, that wher by make & ne jar to the {of the rattlesuake. This girl i nd does not feel any desire to change her { ‘The city of Lyons exper a few days ago, ® terrible catastrophe. An jocendiary destroyed the heuse of the Kecviver of Taxes, and the dame ges and the loss are estimated at 3,000,000 of francs, of which 1,500,000 franes only are insured. Ali the and this ie aa ir able loss. The hewse was one of the finest of Ly ons, and it was cituated in the most aristocratic | part of the city A terrible shock of an earthqnake was felt on the th of Febr in tho island of Khodes, at about 5 o'clock P.M e vity of Levissy, and Chiorgés w: number of people killed | hi nd is ruined, asd | of the inhabit other places called Maer tially destroyed, and the amounted to 800. In shy ants will still remain on their property ‘Phe goods forthe great exhibition of London or y packed up andeent to England, where | they are deposed on the different stands which aro | eppropreted ty Franee. Among the most magni- | | an hour. ' evity of the balloou to diminish, and it gradually success appeared balloon stood off ina southeas! ing some dista y minutes. It afterwards appeared mor distinet, and remained in eight for nearly three-quarters of lor the subsequent voyage we are ind dito set to the south, and prevailed in that dire stion till the balloon reached mid-ehnsnel. At about this time the aerial wanderer t o, and took a low b nearly under the ball tance was #0 little a, an that the ocew 1 justly treated, I yp of the United States, that he questioned the com y of the prese meeting to decide on his commission and qualifi- cations The Crainxay—W Mr. Stansnun the columns of our Hastings contemporary, who |” ‘The CuarmMas—The chair cannot entertain the eaye—-On leaving Hastings, the bulioon took a | subject. ‘There has beeu no charge made against | course to the southeast for ® distance of about | Mr. Charles Stansbury twelve miles, or rather mo The current then Mr. “ranserny—But Mr. Riddle has been spoken of as the sole commissioner. ‘The Cuaraas— Your are out of order. (Laugh ter bly. Seamernr—The public will judge of the matte 1 » ak the words of moderation, t + but, of course, could converse with oo board the if lam prevented fre ding, 1 must bow to At this time the @ of gutta percha, with | the decision of the chair. the loge attached, was w the surface of the The Cuaimman—Do you yield the floor? (A water, and Mr. Green warved the fishermen not to | laugh.) meddle with it, as, if they had « 40, ie all proe Mr. Svansnvnyv—I do. i bubility, tho bark which veutu such an ex Mr. Macnanixt, of New Jersey—We are not dis- ploit would have been capsized posed to do injustice to any individual, more par- While in the mid-channel, after floating beewlm- ed for come time, & current to the ieatt was ngnin obtained. | Fy this period, the balloon had “i her level, aud she at elevation arrived at during th 4,(40 feet. “This recent was econ tion of the sun's rays which expanded | te the balloon. On reaching ¢ ral rarity of the atmoxph caued the gaa to expand meneed excaping through the wttom of the balloon, This opera 100 caured the ied, till the guide line and legs, culled by Gieen his “compenrating-wo ght, the water, when a fixed level was obtamed, end the balloon went sailing over the most grand and majestic toavnes, om light of the Duke, who grenily enjoyed his voyage While in the mid-chanuel, (he » de ronnuts obtained A mort magnificent view of th past, em Dracing Henchy Head and Dunge db even ob tevding far d. The long line of coast wae of Suuthe | reflec fore the ye hy t the 1ays poured down from @ briluaat sun. bt vividly ticularly to an American, who comes to represent us in nny capacity. The Cuainman—There is no question before the meet Mr. Siacpantat—Then I have nothing farther to eo Mr. Srasxeneny—I beg to more as an amend- ment, that the report of the committee be not re- d, #0 far as it relates to th tement that Mr. le was appointed sole commissioucr. The Crain mas fr amendinent is nok im tho proper form to b red on the minutes. se Sravsntry—Will you point out the proper form in which to word it 1 ‘The Cuaimmaxs—The chair canned instruct any gent mn. (A —— ) Mr. Srawsneny—Then, L mage, na say amend. ment, that for the name of Mr. Riddle, that of Mr. Charles F. Stansbury be inserted in the report of the committee. The Crary +— You @re now in order. Mr. Stasv.nny—Ituderstand that the authority t gulute (bis matter was aewumed by the exeeur tive government of America The Cuannex—The cbadg cannot ontertain dashed t> the ground However, before he lost | In this conjecture he | veracity of tho formed c on this subjecet ? Mr. Sranssury—Would the ; committee state be paed what authority they say that Mr. Riddle is sole authorized commissioner mn Mr. Brown, (of New York)—The committee have satisfied themselves that Mr. Stansbur; a commission to see the goods on board the shi Lawrence, at New York, and agaia to see them when they arrived rut 1, AN the Crystal Palace ; and then his duties ceased. , The Cuarmax—Did you read his commission? Mr. Browx—No; but we had the information from our Minister. I have a letter here from Mr. C. F. Stansbury, in which he acknowledges Mr. Riddle to be the Commissionor. It is addressed to dated ‘ Regent street, a Ms In it he says Aer Henceforth bad will apply to Mr. Riddle, who has been appointed by the | central committee at Washin, or si | Mr. Sraxsnury—I do not deny that, but I ven- | ture to assert that Mr. C. F. merge was ori, | ally appointed with the intention of his remaining here to the close of the exhibition, and that the egency of Mr. Riddle is a special one, confined to the building and the goods in the belldiag. Under those circumstances, I to convey Mr. C. F. Ehanaeary's Protest against the first part of the report. ¢ CuarRMaN—Are you authorized to protest ? Mr. Sranssury—I am authorized to appear here and to endeavor to see justice done. ‘The Ctairman—Then it is a question of veracity. Mr. Sraxsuury—I will produce Mr. C. F. Stans- bury’s commission, if you will produce Mr. Riddle’s. J admit that the commissions of both these gentle- men have been worded in rather an indefinite man- ner. Mr. C. F. Stansbury is reluctant to do any- thing that would cause contention, but he considers himself the representative of certain parties who have sent him here, and that to give up his charge at the door of the exhibition would be to submit to an indignity which he is convinced the executive committee never intended to put upon him. In fact, he was one of the members of the executive committee who appointed Mr. Riddle. All I ask is, that the American contributors, the executive committee here, and the public, will suspend their judgment on this matter until the next vessel ar- rives from America, when we shall, in all probabili- ty, learn what the real intention of the American executive committee was in appointing Mr. Riddle. Mr. M’Day commissions of both gen- tlomen speak em as “agents,” not as “com- missioners,” and their duties are distinctly defined. Now, the Royal Commissioners can only recognise one commissioner from each country. | believe that Mr. C. F, Stansbury’s commission was read and re- turned tohim, and that Mr. Riddle’s commission was read by Colonel Reid, who ordered it to be filed, and Mr. Riddle to be acknowledged as the American commissioner. After some further conversation, in which Mr. P. Thompson, of Washington; Mr. Pincus, of Penn: sylvania; Mr. Ives and Mr. Stephens, of London; and Mr. Phinney, of New York, took part, Mr. Svansnvury read Mr. C. F. Stansbury’s com- mission. It stated that that gentleman Was ap- pointed by the executive committee of the central authority of the Uuited States as an agent to take charge of and proceed with the American contri- butions to the Industrial Exhibition, and it spoke of Mr. Riddle as ‘‘the special agent of the commit- rae Mr. Doper, of Massachusetts, said he held a copy of Mr. Riddle’s commission in his hand, and that he could assure the qapsting it was verbatim, literatim, et punctuatin. (Loud laughter.) It was as follows:—“ You are appointed an agent to pro- ceed to the Industrial Exhibition in London, and the following instructions are for your government : you are specially charged with the care and display of the goods transmitted to the exhibition under the direction of the central authority of the United States ; secondly, you will at all times pay the utmost respect to the rules and regulations of the Royal Commissioners for the arrangement of the goods, and for the general management of the exhibition; thirdly, you will aid and advise the Americans in the management and display of their goods; and, fourthly, at the close of the exhibition, you will make a report of your proceedings under this appointment.” Mr. Sranspury again contended that there was an indefiniteness in the wording of both commis- sions, rendering it highly desirable to wait until the real intentions of the American Executive Committee could be ascertained and made known. Mr. Doper, on the other hand, contended that it was manifest from the documents that Mr. Riddle’s commission commenced where Mr. C. F. Stans- had ip St. bury’s terminated. The amendment of Mr. Stansbury was here put and lost, and the report of the committee was adopted by a large majority. Upon the motion of Mr. Tuckerman, of New York, it was agreed that all the American contri- butors who had machinery to exhibit, which they desired to haye worked by'steam power, should be requested to furnish particulars of the extent of the power and the number of men they would re- ire. ‘ An advisory committee, an auditing committee, and five jurors, were then appointed, and the pro- ceedings terminated. Miscellancous Europe: The Nepaulese Ambassador, Jung Bahadoor, has been received with great state in his own country; he has already arranged for the construction of a rand rond from the capital to the frontier—the rst fruits of his visit to Lurope. The London Atheneum announces that it is Mr. ‘Thackeray’s intention, during the coming season, to deliver a course of biographical ren ses of some of the comic writers of England during the eighteenth century. The course will commenve about the middle of May. Intelligence. A line of packets between France and Brazil is roposed to established; they are to start from Nan and sail to Pernambuco, Pabia, and Rio Janeiro. The court martial of Padua, on the Sth in sentenced the curate of Ceregnano, in the prov ot Polessine, to two years’ arres a fortress, for having, on the 18th of August, 1850, being the birthday of the Emperor, neglected to read after mass the prayer for the preservation and prosperity of his imperial majesty. A prospectus has been issued by a European and American steam packet company, provisionall registered, the object of which will bo’ to establi a line of first class steamships to ply between ( port or ports of America hereafter to . It is proposed, for the purpose of the vet, to raise a capital of of £0 euch. The rumor recently in cireulation as to the bad state of bealth of Marshal Soult, appears to be un- founded, as a letter had bee ived from him of a late date, which makes 1 of any indis- tion. The two sons of the late Sir Robert Poet were opposed t h other on the al Aggression Willy, Sir 1 voted in favor of it, and Mr. Frederick I ainst it. The large room, Exeter Ha dissenters tor Divi orshiy English language, on Satur tion in London, for the accommodation of visitors a the provinees and from Amorica. A World's Convention of Mechanics and Work- ing Men is to be held in London, during the Fair of 1551, for the purpose of effecting an interchange of — in relation to the state of labor and the condition of the working classes in all parts of the world. Her Majesty's government has nthe Hon. Abb has been taken by preaching in the during the exhi- cently requested ¢, the A jean Minister in Le # in relation to the criminal laws of the United States ‘The vestry of Cheltenham has voted the sum of £2,000 to promote emigration amongst the poor of the borough. Last year five hundred paupers were sent to Canada and the United States, and they are all doing well. id winter palace of the Sultan's » Mebemit Ali Pacha, at Censtanti- has been consumed by fire. The loss is cal- ted at $150,000, The will of the late Sir John Pirie has beon proved at Doctors’ Commons, and property sworn under £30,000, His Excellency the American Minister, and Mrs. Lawrence, entertained at dinner Mr. and Mre. Samuel Gurney, and a select party, at their resi- dence in Vieendilly, on Wednesday, the 2d inst., after which Mrs. Lawrence had a soirée, which was honored by the presence of his Grace fhe Duke of Wellington, and several members of Vie corpsdio- matique, &e., be. A Indy residing at f bane has went to the ex- hibition # knitted lace scarf, conta ining 124 miles of thread, and 3,475,000 stite ‘it is nine feet ten i th, and three feet Wide, and is only 5§ ounces in weight. ‘The passengers by tailrond increased from %,- 000,000 im 1816, to 53,000,000 ‘in 1550, for England and Wales alone; and the total of the United Kingdom for the last year was 66,000,000. The largest bak toys due to the lowest class of pas- sengers hile the nu f first-class travellers has increased 16, and -elass 97 per cont, and while third-clas# fravellers have actually di- minished 2 per cent, the passengers by parliamen- tary trains have incr cased 330 per cont upon their number in 1816. “Yet, for their most numerous class of customer railway directors seem to take the lenet enre. From a sta¥istical account emanating from the viear-genetal’s office at Kome, wa rm that there ave in that « 7, which contains 170,424 inhabitante, “ry secular priests, 1,802 regular wouks, aud 321 echolars of eemiuarics. the Ronen States, os. Sy The Grornale di Roma 8 decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Index af Rome, hibiting several books. A; st them we the Italian translation of the jonnaire Dates, or Chronological Dictionary, by d'Harutonville. Hobart Seymour; and L’Egypte Pharuonihues or History of the Instiutions ho Egyptians under" their National Kings, by Henry. The latter author has acknowledged his errors, and made due submis- sion to the Congregation, ‘The heirs of Louis Philippe are about to offer for male the gallery of modern pictures in the Palais oyal. The President has received from the Duke & Mecklenburg-Strelitz. tho notification of the mar- riage of hia son, the Duke Goorge, with tho Grand- Duchess Catherine Michailowna, of Russia, Mr. Robert Stephonson, it is said, at the request of Abbas Pasha about to commence the bone ion of a railroad betwoon Cairo and Aloxan- dria, and thus ry into close proximity the two principal cities of Egypt. The French papers record that an ex-professor has been fined for teaching the tenantry of his es- tates without an authori: * Letters from Stockholm, of tho 22d ult., state that a pleasure excursion of six hundred persons, from that city to London, had been organized. m S. O’Brien, yielding, he says, to ad- nd petitions which have been sont to him from England, Ireland, America, and Hobart Town, has at last consented to accept a ticket of leave for six months, and intimates Norfolk Town as his pro- bable spot of residenco. M. Eugene Sue has been elected by the French National Assembly president of the second com- mittee, by 18 votes against 17 for the Duc do Broglie. A party of British officers have been attacked at Aden, by Arabs, whilst asleep in their beds, and one of them, Capt. Milne, murdered. Lieut. M’Pher- son was wounded, but is now doing well. The Jesuits have obtained the restitution of the Borromean College, at Rome. Tho Minister of Commerce, who inhabited it, has beon obliged to leave it in less than decent haste, and retired to the custom-house buildings. The number of marriages this year at Paris, amongst the working class, is said to be larger than usual. Inthe most populous arondissements of the capital, the boards on which the publication of bans are placarded are constantly covered. The Spanish Minister, Bravo Murillo, gives clear intimations ofhis intention to reppiliaieiee national debt. He asks his creditors to renounce one half of their claims, when he will see what can be done for the remaining moiety. The King of Sweden has reached Stockholm, om his return trom Norway, and immediately dissol red the Regency appvinted to govern in his absence. ue disturbances in Norway are said to be at am end. An unfortunate patriothas been arrestedin Rome, with some tickets of the Mazzini loan in his posses- sion. Deuth or imprisonment for life will be the unavoidable consequence. The Muzziniansin Rome, however, nothing daunted, have issued a caution to the public in print, giving the numbers and letters of the tickets thus seized, and warning the publie against them. The Council of State lately appointed b; the rere, met forthe first time on the 18th. ‘ince Odescalchi has been elected president or the Ponti- ficial Academy of Science. The Archbishops and Bishops of Tuscany have sent an address to the Grand Duke of Tuscany to remind him of his promises and sacred ob! si ‘tions of 1848, and to recommend the adoption of liberal measures. The State prisoners, Poerio, Pironti, &c., con- demned to the galleys for life at Naples, have beea removed from ida, where their presence in the bagno had created an indescribable sensation among the most abandoned convicts, who showed them every token of reverence, and expressed. the most violent indignation that such men should be doomed to their own fate, and sent to the island of Ischia, there to be thrown ina dark subterranean dun, of the castle called Il Fosso, the ditch—a dark hole where no human beings have been shut up since tha middle ages. The Irish Tenant League has received another and more signal repulse than it met in Limberick, by the disastrous defeat at Dungarven of one of its ablest champions (Mr. J. F. Magvire), and the re- turn of the whig candidate (Mr. Ponsouby), by » majority of 75 in a constituency which counts little over 300 voters. M. de Nieuwerkerke ig at present executing the model of the statue of Napoleon, destined for the city of Lyons. It represents the Emperor with his hand on his heart, pronouncing the phrase, become historical, of “ Lyonese, I love you 1814, on arriving at Lyons from Grenoble, the Em- peror was surrounded by such a compact and en- thusiastic crowd that he delivered no speech, and could only utter the celebrated exclamation men- tioned above. Austria is binding Italy with a net of her own railways. A line is to run from Venico to Leghorn, crossing Lombardy, the Duchies of Parma and Mo- dena, the Legations and Tuseany. All the ecom- mercial interests of those countries will be sacri- ficed to the military exigencies of the ruling power. Woe to the conquered! Fashion [From Le ¥ for April. rnal du Grand Mi ets to which se called, is the The decided forms are, t, and it is with difficulty we can give any definite idew of the multitude of novelties which are to be discovered with the com- ing month. We learn that the mantelets will be small and short, so as to discover the graceful curve of the sylph-like forms of the wearers. Frills, or cut falbalas, trimmed with passementerie, are the usual ornaments of the half-toilette, or mori mantelet. The full-dress mantelet is trimmed wil deep flounces of black lac ‘Tarlatane dresses, the pinked flounces, aro worn wy young ladies. ' Some are rose-color, blue, or ae ey but white has always the preference, hare monising, as it does, with description of er of ribbon, folia flowers. ornament, eith Th e or colored ved among tho edto a secoud- of fashion will be brooks, | with wh 4, whieh formerly fiz ary place in la mode; indeed, lad not allow the mention of them. eines de soie inue to among the new silks which aro offered for the ap- in favor proaching “fine day: pale bluc, with imuie — in, in darker of May, in brilliant silk and in the material, and produc markable a We have also bee: | beautiful collection of remark This pretty material is printed with much a for robes of domi-neglige. hey morning dresses, must mention the pretty «mall eapotes of taffetas; a branch of'lilac, a bunch of cowslips, ‘give a charm to these graceful A kind of damwk, of @ te leaves « a most re- tined Under the title of piqnante ¢ we yme few words upoa tho subject of A very pretty robe has just been ck velvet; the skirt is vory full and : body open, square over the chest, wich is covered over with white satin; this i with, onde of b vet, wit jet. fe body ished with . olged with narrow fringe of jet, surme with ao em- broidery of the same material the of open worked jet ating in a point on to meet the trimming of the sh toilette is completed by a coiffu black lace, fast Another robe pearkgrey droguct. 'Y over a white satin skirt, is frout breadth, to form an api from the waist to the bottom, a scello; alternately with narrow black lac these trimmings isa narrow embroidery executed in jet. Tho two sides of the opening nre fastened with three bows of pearl-grey ribboa, edged with jot ; the under skirt of white satin showing between each, bow. The coo@ure is a coranet of white camolins, fostened with ends of black velvet ribyon over tho shoulders ‘Tho Diamantine moirée is dostined for morning toilette, and has the advantage of being both dura~ ble and moderate in priee, and, whilst loss hoavy and cooler than the winter materials, is sufficiently thick to preserve the arms and shoulders from tha fresh air of the morning ho i The robe Keine dea Fleurs is more expressive and distingué ; it ia of taffetas, er of moire antique, with a border of Chinés bouquets, which reaches to the knees. The robe Nérilha, of taTotas Chine, haa the appenrance of a doulate skirt, the top ono opea and rounded in front The robe with five flounces, styled Cirandole, is of plain taifetas; the ounces ure soollopped, and worked ina wreath ; the pagode sleeves are trimmed to match. We must not farget to cites rare and novel obs ject, the fashion of which cannot fail of being ume vereally admit We moan a tissue of moire re~ naissance, mach richer than the taffetas. supple thea moiro, it presonts the samo brigh end shad: out ite ineonvenionos, thit ik to oe ing and heavi 0 new mantedet named the manta- Jet Mede sis t Marie Antoinette. The former ia of black ot dark color, with thros scolloped frilla of taffetns, teiaugd with velvet rily A bi ends en enchile behind, ter . and falling + sleeves fa long barbo of re