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THE NEW YO WHOLE NO. 17023 THE EUROPEAN NEWS. OUR CORRESPONDENCE FROM ABROAD. THR POLITICS AND GOSSIP OF EUROPE, Ec., So, Ce Our Paris Correspondence. Panis, January 1, 1352, PO).ITICAL. Magnificent Celebration of Lis Napoleon's—Election of Notre Dame=Imitation of his UnclemNo Poputar enth siasm—Louis Napoleon’s gloomy Personal Appearance His desire to remove tu the Tuilleries-The Reason of his Election. and the Basis of his Present Popularity—A Lady's Opinion of Louis Napoteon—The Future Consti« tution of FrancemIts Resemblance to that of Emperor Nopoleon-- The Senators and Representatives Present Ministry---@rand Review of the Army-+-Pro- clam: as Emper ease of Arrests for Political ange in Opfonces--+ Clandestine Eaecutions--The Pri Fortress merston and his Unpoptar Presse’'---Spoin and Portiga testation against the Coup 2° Etat ‘Kossuth’s Mother not Dead- tial Election. thave juct returned from Notre Damo, ami my eara ie stunned with the blasting of powder, the solema voice of canaon,and the discharge of musketry; my eyes are dazzling with the brightness and eclat of glitter- ing gilt banners end ‘logs; in short, the pageant aad ef Louis Nap ieon's “coromation” as a Presi cent for tea yeara to come, has been, and will be oonsi- jered atone of the most exciting scenes ever babeld. ‘The church of Notre Dame, the ancient cathedral whera *o mapy kings of the old monarchy have been caz- ried on the shield, had been decorated for the occasion, on the same plans as those followed by Napoleon the reat whea he was crowned Emperor. With the excep- tice of the costumes, which were not similar, and the emi of the ceremony, which was not the samo, every hing appeared asif the new chief elect by 7 099,035 of ters bad but one desire—that ‘to ape his uncle, Tae pieces of music sung on that occasion were evan thosa whieh bac been composed by Lesueur for the sacre of Napoleon. The fete has been as complete as possible though I may say,as a faithfal historian, that enthu- siasm was ouly expressed by a large number of Bona- partists. or men hireg for the occasion, who uttered shouts indeed too loud and too frantic to appear sincera end delivered from the heart. As for Louis Napoleon i was near exough to his frie dieu to observe his face and countenance, and I may say that he was more palo, if possible than usual. His motionless eyes were az dull wd possible; and during all the time of the ocere- vy he appeared more like a statue than like a man alive Alas! this unfortunate, ambitious yeury man assumes on his head a very heavy lead; ang he does not see, I fear, the abyss opened under bis eteps. Well, he is now elected for ten years, either as President, or Consul, or Dictator of France (for L cannot say the “ Froneh republic”), and he very likety thinks that he wiil remain there for all that time, it pot longer. This belief is quite erroneous, and time will prove that 1 am right in my opinion, All those wo have now elected him for fear of socialisia, will jet him ect against these enemies of mankind, and, as soon as be shall have delivered France from the dauger, they will get rid of him in the quickest way. Wo to him, if he resist; be will be destroyed as a sand of the sea Kovis Napoleon, though victorious and triumphant t> the expectation of bis wishes, still hesitates to unciask hisambiien It had been rumored that, ag s9on as ne be ts possession of his title of suprems chief of ghe country, be would itave the Elysée. and go to the Tuileries “As tar as 1 know by my weilintormed triend: | he fears tae public opinion. and he intends remaining his prereat palace, at least forthe present. But, never- thelest, he bas not yet renounced to appear onoee white | in tue Ubateww Imperial, where bis uncle used to dweil, hus, to cay. while I here writing for the Henatp, he is standing ia the Gra dle des Mavichaur, receiviag the calls of bis pew cvurtiers and of all those who, vil: sletterers, are always tarwing their heads to bis rista fun Asa matter of course, a the men holding an oftics, sud Wish'ug to Keep i:, are now near him, bowing to hin, | and using With him the most enthasiasticlanguags, giv | ing him assurance of thvir devotedness and friendanip. | ‘This is wl right for the present; but be it knowa that the | ooks Who hays been the admirers of Louis | . Conries X., aud Louis Philippe would change once tore their Opinion, if there were another variatioa ju the tocar of Our gevernment. It is, unfortunately, time to wy Chat men. and principally Frenehmen,are as | varjable as @ pretty woman, | A lady of much wit, wh @ leader of bun ton ia the | faubourg 8¢ Germain, was speaking with me. the other day, abou: the present state of things, and when we came to the name of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, she told me. smiling, “ Mr, Napoleon remembers that his uncle, who | had with bim universal science, professed to be a doctor, for he bied France during » long time; and in order to imitate him as far as be bas power to doit, he wishes also | to practice in his own etyle; but instead of bleeding | France, be purges her.”” ‘The new constitution, which is nearly courterdrawn on the Napoleonian constitution of l’en VIII of the first French republic, will be rendered public im a faw days. It is sald tbat there will be eighty Senators; among whom, sifty are elected by suffrage, and thirty chosen by Louis Napoleon As for the representatives, they will be four hundred axd eighty; which is to say, one for a distriot of every hundred thousand people. The salary of the Sena- tons will be 24,009 francs a year, and that of the repre- sentatives 10,100. Achapge is on theevye of taking place among the ministers Mr. de Morny will be named Minister of ign Affairs, whilst Mr. Baroche will resume his former tion of Minister of the Interior. A grand review, it is said, will take place in the Champ te Mars on the drat daysef next week. Many rumors are spread abroad relative to this dieplay of the army, which will be composed, om that cecssion, of 90,000 men. All the troops in garrison arcund Paris, in the neighboring partment, will be called op the spot, and (another imitation of the uncle by the nephew) flags will be dis- tributed toall the regiments present. [t is said, by some persons, who know something about the private desicus f the President, that this ccccasion will be selected by his pertisans bel pore him an Emperor, and to carry him in triumph to the Pui We shail seein a ‘hort time. what will take pla ‘The number of person stilt imcceasing every who were first thrown into jail have been set free, I know that the new comers are replacing thore who have been Liberated. A great number of the rioters bave been shot in the forts arcund Paris, without it being published in the newspapers; many others have been rent to Nouka Hive, and tits stave of things will coa. *inue for some time tocome, As for the representatives who are stil prisoners in the Jastle of Ham, they only ount to eix individuals—MM Changarnier, Bade .u, moricic re, Charras, and Letlo, They were tirst Kept av yevre!, but they sve now permitted to aesomble ogvtber in a public partes, and to take their meals to gether with the ladies cl some among them, who came co join their huebands, Meedames Lamorici re, Base, aud ) huve shared the fete of their husbands. These six plesentatives are, if not reconciled to their fate, as least doomed by the evente, 14 is supposed that, within fhort time, they will like General Cavaignac, ener £0 liberty, it had been published in some papers that Lora Nore sqafby, the present minister of Ragland to Paris. was to Se recalled, and replaced dy ir Henry Bulwer, fais ru- nor has io foundation woatever,and I may say, from good authority, that the amiable ambassador from (Queen ctoria wiil remain here for rome time more. Ile ove, last wight, a megnifcent dinner, and intends “ving many soirees this win Much has been published here, in the French papers about the fall of Lord Palmerston in England. A ceme- vai feeling of hostility has been here expressed about ints etatesman, who, ¢ ail his stay in the foreign | flice, bas alwaye beew the bow’*-feu of trouble in all the | ountties with which he bad some relation for bis gov. ernment. The acceselon oi Lord Granville to power nas been, on the contrary, greeted with much joy We *aw in Paris, @ {ew months ago, this noble | ® Jord. when the prizes were awarded to those among | sit merchants who bad seat thetr goods to the World's | ted | yair in London, aod bis «peech was much appres' by the whole of the na’ I may aay, with niuch peacon, that (his change in the Kaglish mint wit | open & new era in the diplomatic circles of Haro M, Emule de Gerardin, the ex-editor and pndlishor bar egnia changed his mind, ity @9 @ Weathercock, As I in of my letters, he and ‘ate to the United States. y he wae agaivst the government Now all this is changed: M. de | hiv fall duty, and will jesse With The eloquense of | » Hera was to leave Franc y eleewhero 80 ang ¢ Loula Napoleon dirardin wii ehortly reso dere ¢ yle What next news from the Peni not of much conse- uence. In Spain, the christening of th er of neen Teabelia hes been the caus: of and iieplay. Ia Portugal, « ig opened the | session Of the Corter on (ne ifth of D he ‘articularly insisted upon the nec ag | he constitutional charter, upon a plau ould present to her minieters. The Chain’ » constituted itself on the 18th ult yrom Rome, we receive the intelligence (23d nat a fort of protestation had been med Jemoorate against the coup d'etat of Louis N \ large bill was posted on the Ms of t y y clandestine hands, which was ® very yvioient endure of the act of the 24 of December ‘inst. An ppeal to arma was also made, but it had no of- y The authore of that protest, ont of reanon. al | and erying up their goods in the most bombastic style. | formed last night, and because it was not ripe, were soon arrested and sent to ‘The mail from Persia, which had just arrived last night, announces that » sort of revolution has taken lace in that country. The Prime Minister of the Shah, lirza-Taghi Khan, who was for the last three years in power, was his master, and the people were 80 exasperated against that his palace was invaded, ph and burnt down. The unfortunate minister ‘was only saved from death by the intervention of the Russian minister, M. Dolgoroughi. ‘The news of the death of Kossuth’s mother was denied a few days after the departure of my last leiter, aud I hasten to vender it pub‘ic in order to relieve the mind of her son. ‘The election of the Presidept of the United States is the cause of much talk im some of our political circles, prinol on account of the present critical state of Rurope. ere have been received many curious details from Washington, through vate channels, which go to show that a few of the leading democrats of Congreas and their oocsperates at home, have taken the busiaess of President ing into their exclusive charge, after having settled among themselves the respective places they are going to occupy under the now administration. General Cass, who wes cheated out of the last election, eunengh acknowledged still to be one of the favo- rites of the people, from one end of the Union to the other, it seems is to be set uside. It remains to ba seon whether the desires and doings of these usurping echemers and cabinet office seekers will be ratified by tha popular masees in their election of delegates to the Bal- timore Convention. We have seen enough here to make it evident that the people should be on the alert. if they do not wish to be humbugged like 80 many Frenchmea. It is wore farticularly important just now, that no man should be called to the Presidency who ts not practically acquainted with Europe and European politics. ‘The fa ture ispregnant with great evants, and we should, xt any rate, bave & man at the helm who has some knowledge 0 the dificultits and dangers through which he may hay to navigate the ship of State. More on this subject a some futuretime. It is curious to see how the most hid den political movements at Washington become knowa here in Paris. BH R, PARIS Gossip Pakia, December 3, 1851, The Weath Intense Cold---Christmas Fetes---New Year's Dey +-The Shopheepers’ Fairs ant their Tricks --Vaviabi- lity of the French Disposition, and its Consistency with Republicanism---The Prefect of the Seine’s Fete to the Mayors -- Grand Ball tobe given by the Turkish Ambassa_ dor---Music and the Opera-- Eapected Arrival of Ameri. cans to be Present at the Fetes---Exection of a Grand Bronze Groupe in Honor of Louis Napoleon---Embellishment of ¢ Patace of the Lucembourg for the Reception of the New Senate---The Theatres and Operas---Mite, Rachel---The Fair for the Benefit of the Exiled Poles. “Jack Frost,” with hie long beard of icicles, has arrived in Paris, and created quite a sensation here. Though he ‘was somewhat heralded by scme well known prognostica which are the avant coureurs of his arrival~ his sudden sppearance among us has been much felt by many who were not prepared to suffer his rigor. But to speak plain, the weather, for the last five days, is so intense in Paris, that when one goes out in the street. he is not able to recognise his friends or to be kuown by them, s0 much wrapped in clothes and fursis he, and look- ing more like a Russian then @ Frenchman. Despite this severe cold, the Christmas fefe has been celebrated with great pageant in all the churches of Paris, and by moet of the families residing in our large city. Here, as well as in England and America, the Christmas fete is one of the most ancient and honored of Christen- dom, and the usages are here nearly the same as those of other countries They assemble among relations and friends, and partake of an excellent dinner, as wellasa delicious supper. ver de corps Was arranged amovg about forty Ame ricaps, who were passing through Paris. and took piace at the Freres Provencauz, in the seme saloon as that where the anniversary of the 4th of July was celebrated last year, Though I was among the company of the jolly fellows who were there. I may say, without attributing too much honor to my friend®. that our meeting wes ons ofthe finest affairs ever made up in aforeigniand. Asa matter of course, many toasts were delivered on the oo- casion, and among them I will mention the drat; it being, | © America—Our beloved country. always present abroad to our vivid memory !"" A tine baud of music played the most eloquent tunes of the popular anthems of the United Btutes, and the party DroKe Up ai alt past twelve After Christmas comes the first new yrar day, which is here etill more popular and feasted ‘than any othe fertival in France. The habit of making presents to one’a friends and relations is so inveterate that I do not think even a revolution could prevent people from sacriticing to this mole, Despite the last coup a which has been 0 injurious to to the petit commerce of Paris, the shops of our principal streets buve been decorated with much taste and elegance, and all along the two sides of the Boulevards—which 1s to say about seven miles in length— tents and /arrejwes, mace with pine board: and canvass, have been erected, which give to this part of the street the appearance of a fairina village be most aston. ishing sight may be cbserved at night, when all these shops are iilumiaated, and their proprietors are shouting Ve ‘The prices cf the articles sold at these shops are yg raliy so smail, compared with those asked in ths large chops, that these small merchants have more lucie ia their sales than their colleagues of the higher rank. 1 was bargaining last night for some articles which hed been cilered to me for three and four dollars, which at these small shops were only charged two and one. A great many of these shops en plein vent are large enough te make room to their propristors for their beds and kitchens. and these people will thus remeia to the end of next week. Fortunately it does not rain, and they can make themselves warm with many blankets and ® brandy punch—the best “ night cap” for euch cold watch. For an observer, who looks at such animation and life, acd makes a comparison with the terror and faintness of the last three preceding weeks, he cannot but eay, with many cther persons, that the French peo- ple are the most variable people in the world who for- get the morning the seriefand fear they had in the evening. How could republic and self-government stand with such @ frivolous nation ’ What fine music do I now hear’ What are those me- lodious sounds that bave struck my ears’ Ah! Mr. Berg the Prefect of the Seine is to open his saloon en the { January by a grand ball, given in honor of the President, to all the mayors (and their wives) who came to be. present at the ceremony im the Churea of Notre Dame, which is called by the Klysean newspa- pers, * The National 7+ Dewm. No doubt this fire will be a8 Magnificent ea those before given by the amiable Prefect of Paris, who has no equal for urbauity and po- ieee I will give @ full description of it in my next letter Prince Kallimeki, the ambassador of the sublime Porte, intende also giving a grand bull on the beginning of January. The Turkish Minister, and his beautiful old are #0 repowned for the magnificent /rfes they generally. give to their numerous guests, that 1 fel persuaded that this first ouverte will be » grand affair Leet, not the least, be it known to all in coneral and at large, that Murard, the King cf (uadrilles. will resume his leading /fon on Saturday night, the appointed night for the first grand marquerade ball of the Opera These Saturnalias ere so much celebrated, all over the world, that they need no commendation I know Awmericane who hare just left New York in order present at the /ife, and with them I shall rendezvous for the firet night. T hope the Arcttc or Baltic, which is due to morrow, will bring them in time to mect me at he hour ci midnight. iu the large fayer of the Opera Awong the embellishments dreamed of by Louis Napo- Jeon. fer the city of Paris, I have to mention the com- mand for @ coupe in bronze, to be pinced on the top of the arch cf Triumpa of I'Etoile, in the Champs Elysees. it will censiet of four horses.of an immense siz: toa chariot. upon which will etand “ Victory. @ palm in ber hand. and driving the aniutats. Napoleon's statue will bef eof the chariot. M. Niewerkerke is pnid to be the derigner of the croup THe palace of the Luxembourg is andergoing a total ve the Senate, 4# soon as ite members are portraite of the former Senators, their and busts, which were either at Versailles or in @ cther musenms have been placed in the saloons and celleries of the Luxembourg. The same operation is perrormed $a tbe Chamber of Deputies, which will be we? before 1848, The “ Pastebosrd’ ILall, (as wae culled the laet building.) in entirely royed, and within % few days ite repair will be finishel ‘Thus. we shall only keep the souvenir of what was there, and of what took place within thore walis. Why not destroy the memory. with these compartments of wood, bricks etd plant The theatres have been much engaged during the last and they have produced several novelties worth mentioned * © ie dramatic aflair was the re of the | | Porte St, adartin theatre, which took place oo Saturday | night. and was attended by a crowded houw, The play produced cn the occasion, was called “Ltmagier de | i r of Harlem).--n drama by | Nerval, founded upon the diseovery | urent Coster, ‘The plot is a and fg written by the t authors; and the sectors. Me Melingus Gignaires | Brouville Laguet, ae well of Mademes Lan izave | and Touyante. eve displaying their best | telenia, ‘There i# also a ballet catlod H heures, which takes im thy oes of the deame, | | which has most brilliant «if Millie, Gatby, a danteuse of talent, performs the prinotpal part, | pnd posrosser Hon wad vigor. ‘The “Tmauier de | Harlem” will have, no doubt, a long rue At the theatre de L’Odcon, another drama, len Marionetten du Docteur,’ (the puppet the Doctor.) by M.M, Michel Garci nud Frank, was ot with nnivertal approbatt At the Vaudeville, a review in two acts, called ' Armes de 1662.” was hissed, and the curtain fell | re the end of the eecond tableau — it was so | spectator could stand it, A short act, by | bad that ne e and Dartols, 1 workmen.) was applause tthe Varités theatre, th 0 « inthe first appearance of Martines, a negro, women, 26yeare olf. born tn Havana, and singing Sponieh acngs ibn the utmost tasty and detivatenoss of tiled | Where 5 : | idee of ¢ resent state of the ruins of Babylon Aseyri, he ceuld not do so to greater advant j quoting t etienlly employed in Seriptures. They must remember, that th which be had referred. B on the contrary, ac- | opt of tho week | SUNDAY MORNING, much talent ‘and butor’ This woman, who ise grest pet of Queen Isabella, possesses the finest ever seen, and the smallest fect ever beheld. With the excep- tion only of color, she is a it bea many entlemen of our sportiong cirvles are at her Is, their mouths filled with complimer d trying their best to be her vanquishers. 1 am told that the negro Malibran, (as called by the bills of the theatre,) is not only a eensibie, but alsoa respectable woman. A play in ove act, called “La Ne e¢ le Pacha.” bad been written for this occasion and elicited much applause On the eame evening a comeay in one act, “Les deux prud’hommes"’ was rejected by che public Mile. Rechel is nightly attracting crowded houses to the Theatre Franqais. She acts with such nergy and talent that the enthusiasm goee beyond any deserip- tion, I saw hera few evenings ago in Adrienne Lecou- vreur, and was delighted with her playing. The rehearsal of the new opera of Halevy, “The Wan- dering Jew.” is proceeding with much basie andit is whispered that it will be produced at tne end of January. No care has beon spared to render this new work one of the most magnificent operas ever patoa the stage. ‘Tedesco will sing a brilliant part, and no doubt will create much eeneation ‘The fair forthe exiled Poles, the residence of Princess Unartor at the Hotel Lambe: ka has boea ople of Paris eattae dit ent counters ot this eburitabl @ mate u their exertions, a sum of 2 o3. whieh w; dirt ed amorg the needy refuzers of that naion very geod remark to be made fa, that im Paris, wheaewer one dererven to be Succored, he always finds in ais way thousands of people who are glad to do Lon von, Deo. 27, 1351 Grand Soirée at Northampton= The Dismissal of Lord Pal- merston, SeThe Chancellor of the Excheguer and By Col den on Education. ‘The annual svirée of the Meckanic’s Institute, at Hali* fax, in Yorkshire, was held last week, and attended by more than twelve hundred persons, including the élite of the district Among others present were Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr.Cobden, Both gentlemen made admirable speeches upon ths utility and beneficial effects of mechanics’ institutions The Chancellor, in his address, among other things, said he could not but look to these institutions as one great bravch of that general education, which he felt deeply apxious to see promoted throughout the length and breadth of the land.. He was glad to state to them his opinion thet the strong feelings which had interfered with the progress of general education were fast wear- ing away. He believed tbat the general conviction was that education was one of the first thiugs whion they cught to promote; and though it was one of those things which hed been beset with difficulties, he believed that in a few years they would see a much more rapid pro- gress made in favor of general education than had been the case for many years past. Mr, Cobden eaid, they had everybody spealing in fa- vor of education, and of the diflicuities in the way of extending it. They fcund some were in favor of voluntery education exclusively, and others in tavor of a combipation of voluntary effort and of a com- pulvory rating. They must go on, however, either by means of voluntary ¢r of come other effort; they must go on improving, and much faster, too, than they had done, or they wouid be left behind by one great vation, atallevents. As far as practical education was con- cerved, England was in the rear of America, and both the American ambassador and Mr. Walker had coun- relied them to see better to the genvral education of the people, This ought to make them in England look about them, and urge on whet wae yet to be doue ia education, It is therefore to be hoped that # national system of education will soon be adopted. It ia a tiga that the fubject is one not overlooked but taken into considera tion by the Ministry, whem the Chancellor speaks so openly regarding it Many are (he prejudices, religious and otherwire, to be overcome; but for the advancement of the pation we trust these difficulties will not be in surmountable, There are three distinct priacip'es pro- peonded by different parties to the public at prese Firet, torstablish merely secular schools st the publi cost, and reiigious ivstruction to be given separately t tach class of neophytes, by their own minister. Second to bave religion jn general taught by Bible extracts. an’ religion in particular, if the children want it, by their own minister as before. Third, tbat the govercinent should, in every district, keep up separate schools for separate depowinations, uot iaterfering with either the method or manner of education, and only helpiag where help is needed ‘The last would undoubtedly be best. if it could meet every case. But it dees not provide for (he youtafal poor ad the vagrant; it does not reader education open to all, nor rocompulsory as wa should wisn to see it. and it does rot deal with places where there is no school or appareut wish for one. If the goverament take up the question of education, it must be to bring it within the reach of the lowest clgsees of the people, for the others can pay. and, of course. choose the system of education which is most in accordance with their own views. Now, to meet the wants of the whole popula- tion, and give satisfaction to ail parties. we consider the first method better than the seeond, since society is di- yided into numercus sects, and social equity demands that the members of ail churches be eligible aa teachers. Ifasystem of schools were ertablished for all.in which should be taught those branches of education, on which there is no diversity o€ opinion, such as letters, numbers, measures, grammar, languages, natural science, the nature of the human frame 0 far as to show the oeauti- ful harmony in which the external world stands to the internal faculties of map, and that physiological kaow- ledge which would lessen the bills of mortality by elevat- ing the general habits of the people, why should this setular education be denounced as godless” True, there is nothing directly religious in it, ueither is there any- thing directly or indirectly irreligious. It is but the division of labor, Let certain hours be devoted to this process, by teachers competent. to the task, of unexcep- Uonable moral character, and who shall be adequately remunerated for their laborious and important work. Let other hours be devoted to the iaculcation of religion by that order of men set apart for that purpose. en are not agreed on the facts and truths of religion, though they are with regard to those of natural «cience; hence the propriety and necessity of separating the secular and the religious in ceca J schools, if such echools are in- tended for the whole people, But it is not fair to argue that recular education is godless and irreligious, and that it will brivg up @ race of sceptics and infide ecular educators do not say, and never have eaid, that secular education was complete education; nor do they wish that secularand religious education should neces- sarily be dissociated; but they say that both in the na- ture of the case and the ciraumstances of the country, the government cannot do more than provide good schools for the inculeation of recular knowledge, leaving the religious education to the parents. and to the differ- ent bodes of the clergy. And we should imagine that this echeme, inttead ot foeing opposed by the latter, should rather be favorably received by them If they feel each of them persuade mo doubt they do, of the correctpers cf theiy own views ou religious matters, they will be convinced that a well informed understang- ing will more readily receive and more carefully retain their doctrinal teaching. The ignorant are open to seduction; wil! the clergy prefer that the people should continue im ignorance rather than admit of secular edu- cation’ Are they eo far behind the age as to wieh all or none! Deo they forget the alage, that half a loxf is bet- terthan no bread’ It te indeed a wonderful and anoma- lous spectacle to behold men urging zeal for religion ay & plen fer resisting the only feasible method of advanc ing the-knowledge of the people, and preparing their minds tor the worthy reception of the truths of religion On the same evening upon which the annual sir: of the Halifax Mechanica’ Institute was heid, ano- ther, on # scale ef considerable magnificence, took }iuce at Northampton, to commemorate the opening of a new suite of buildings, destined for the oocu- ation of the Northampton and Northamptonshir: Mechanics’ Institute. It was even more numeroudly attended than the Halifax meeing, and fuciaded ail ranks and clasres. from the operatives of the town to the principal nobility and contry resijent in the neighborhood, Earl Fitzwilliam oxcapied the chair, | Mr Layard. the author of “Nineved.” was there. and a portion of his speech, we consider, will be intetesting to yourrcaders, He was about going. he reid, to regions there were no mechanics’ institute where men, etiil wild, wandered over the face of the Taose however, wandered among the remains of great | sistence of which ated m atate of civili zation which eyuslied, if it did net excel. eur own, That | Was @ solemn reiection, In speaking of the culas of | Babylon or Assyrin, they must not picture to themselves temjles and monuwenta such as were to ba avenin iraly. Those ruins. on th oosieted of vaet mounde | of earth, something slept barrows to be found | fu this country, and some of them were as much es three | housand yards in length ci 1 many squace ot md. Those were ally the heaps to which th Lealah rete when speaking of the ulti of those cities which were, in hie day ishing, aa great And 8 populous as our own Loudon wns at The words which the prophet use in speak rent N in particular, bad literally been fuifl tif be wished to convey t» them a cor earth. beneath whieh t ed, The mede of construction employed in ghoas ei accounted fox the prerent state of their rate were chit ily erected in the platns. wh want of stone rendered Ungly disfoult end expensive. ‘The consequ was, that the builders were driven to the use of mera mud in the erection of those palaces, mixing it up with chopped straw. and mating it into bricks which they dried lathe sun, ‘These temples ware used JANUARY 18, 1852. ‘as great national records. Upon these wails the of ‘hose days engraved the history of their Soe reane ploits. The art of print being unknown, they were compelled to record their history on the walls of their Dublic edifiees. With that view, the lower stories of thore edifices were built of alabaster, @ substance ex- ceedingly. well calculated to tuate the pictorial representations of their great ional events, and th explanatory descriptions with which they were acco panied. e fpper parts of the building were construct- ed entirely of the sun-dried bricks which he had de- seribed, and the consequence was, that when, in the lapse of time, the materials of the upper stories de- cayed, ter eventually fell in, and buried in their debris the imperishable memorials beneath. So soon as the sun-dried brickr, which had once formed part cf the maronry, were exposed to the atmosphere, th returned to their original state, which was nothing but earth, a thus those heaps of rnins became covered witha kind of soil susceptible of vari- or kinds of cultivation adapted to the wants of the population. That would explain to them the state of those ruins, and would also account for the excellent preservation of the monuments which were found be- neath them. The result of those discoveries had been completely to silence the common remark, that thore was no human confirmation of many of the historic facts related in the Bible. They possessed now a valuable ecliection of contemporary records executed at the time when Dany of the most important events mentioned in the Seripturer were performed, iascribed by those who were actors in those events, and ccmpletely tallying with the facte described by the sacted historians. vr. Lay- ard’s pprecl was listened to throughout with profound attention. atits conclusion be was loudly cheered. The di: uiof Lord Palmorstoa was an event as ua looked fer as Louis Napoleon's coup d'état Men wore token by surpr rtled at the sudden announee fates in the whig cabinet, one an opposition to tive trade and Parliamentary reform on Lord Palwereton's part. asups ter his dismissal; while othyra,and with mere Likelihood, attribute itia tho first ple ¢ Britain in antagonima to the whole ard then eboosing of hims oval by every means in bis power, te proceedings cf Loula Napoleon ta France. Tize wi auwhiio, there is not @ doubt Lord Jobn Ruse tt binet, one of ite clevercst member bean appointed his ruccessor, but the le co guide them in discussing the mer! ction meade, for Lord Granville is comparatively unkown The Queen of Spain and child are doing well. The {sted from his Granvil’e b baptism, as telegrapbed here vesterday, takes plage to day. Pu opin ts bigh in her favcr, for the humanity ebe bas displayed towaras the Briti*h aud American un- fortunate, connected edition Twenty-eght British by her, landed at hi dnesday, out of the Madrid eteamer were waiting for a vessel to conve Ly n will be by an enormous Mejoniy, judging trom the returns already gublisiied The Prometheus Affair, 10 Weiss srnevy, Braanp, L January 8, 15 } Janns Gorton Bennet Diy Dear Sir:--My pen bas been arrested by aaevere ineer, which entirely laid me up for a tine, and has singe confined me to peremptory work To day I write to urge upen you oze point, most important for the cousidera- lion of our countrymen, [see that your government is demanding explanations of oure, ta the matter of the Prometheus. Now, Ido not desire to touch the merits of the dispute raired in Grey Town; but I wish to note thie fuct--that the Kuglish people hayé uct the slightest interest inthat matter. The establishment of the Mos- ingdom” has been, from first to last, an official The people cf Hnglend know and care nothing about it. If there is any indisposition to do apple justice to your republie—if thore is any indiaposi a}liance, the {adlspo- in the official set. It but Downing atreet Erg tion to cultivate the most friend); ition lies, not in the people ‘The Kg « filled With au incre ving sympa thy for sour great republic, I wish this oonld be set- tied. Suppese the merchants of New York were to ad- rere the merchanis of Liverpoo Lam convinesd that tbey would elicit a scund-pearted reaponse Ol the working class I can speak with pertect couidence: the Tery course of their emigration shows in what direction their sympathies lie There is the same Kind of syapy- thy in Ergismd for you, that the patriotic parcy ia Frazee feed for us. Now, is {his substantial alliance of the peuple. so pregrant with wll that t@ gveat sud happy for (he world to be fotled oy a sew official gentlemen! Forbid it Hoa ver—forbid it the sagacity of your countrymen--forbid it the friendship between our nations, Icannot express the anxiety J feel om this point--the importance I teel a seeing the interests of the people, east aud west, saori- ficed to the manoeuvres aud despotic contrivances 0 oficiniiem, Surely, it 1s time for such gigentio, practi cal nonsense to end, and for the werla to begin to be Soverned, if not by wisdom, at least by itvelf. Tam. dear tir, sours, most tru THORNTON HUNT. Our Scotch Correspondence, Episnvac, Deo 81, 1851 y--Edinburg Unite? Industrial Alexander, of the Theatre Royal, The Sitoyal Scottish Acai Schools--The Late Mr. The twenty fourth annual report of the Council of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture. and Architecture, which bas just been issued, is ef more then usual interest to Scotchmen, from the ratisfactory ac- count which it gives of the present condition and pros- pects of the fine artsin Scetland. The exhibition, last year, had an unprecedented success throughout the whole season. The galleries were constantly crowded, and it was evident that this source of intellectual gratia- cation and rational enjoyment was well appreciated, and would, year after year, serve still more to extend itself as aninstrument of refinement and progress among the masses of the community. When the National Gallery of Scotland is erected on | Sishop, aud ceveral P the Mound in this city, the academy is to be accommo- dated in @ portion of the building. The negotiations with Parliament and the Edinburg municipal authorities, regarding the National Gallery, were successful, in a great measure, through the exertions of Lord Rutherford and Bir William Gibeon Craig, M.P.; and the academy, to mark their rense of wnat they owe to them, have resolved to preserve in their collection full length portraits of these gentlemen. Among the valuable additions made to the academy s collection of works of art, during the part year, there is a very fine copy, by Mr. Reinable, of the famous Crucifixion, by Rubens, kept in the museum at Antwerp. A sum of £250 has likewise been placed at the disposal of the academy, by the trustees of the late Alexander Keith, of Dunottar, Kincardineshire, and the interest is to be given annually, or bi-annuaily, to the most distinguished student in the schools of the academy. The report concludes:— New, when there it a near prospect of @ fitting platform fer the operation of the artists of Scotland being secured by the municipal libe- rality of the country, the responsibility which rests upon | the society as a body, both in the direction of its ener- gies and the employment of its funds, is very largely in- creased, while each individual member is more than ever called upon to endeavor to advance the reputation of the society by every means within his power, and particularly by & devoied resolution towards improve- ment in his art, and by the application of Lis powers to worthy and elevating objects While religious prejudices and religious differences form the great obstacle to whet is so much wanted in this country—a national system of education--rome liberal-minded and benevolent individuals, Protestant and Catholic, bave, for several years, practically shown how these obstacles may be overcome. Ley have taken otf the streets poor, ragged chiliren, of different reli- pious persuasions—rescued them from want, trem penu- ry, and from: evil example—from wretchedness and from ciiine--and, under masters of their own creed, had the childresjteugot the radiments of education and Cf different trac Last Friday, the annual exam of (he InsUtalion took piace. Linge of the friends and supp: (ook great interest in the examination of the onildren ia reading, writing, arithmetic, mnd geography, Lhe pro- ducts Ct the onildren’s skill in tailoriag, snhoemaking. carpentry, turning, and book-binding, were afverwaris pd gave Lhe greatest satintest jose of the exau pppotters of th hall of the b entia! audi Dunfermline, ination and exposition There Was 4 large assem- rs of the scnool, wo CUbam vers. £0 Well kKaow: parent, by his Biinh i the approval cf tus fou which ex nual foa here the possibility of assembling children of different RK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. The Fraser Fi mily —Seottian Concert at » nd very opposite religious persuasions, without any en- Metropolitan Hall. croachment upon each other's rights. They had in that prin gpa etme priprits mit iag tel On Fridey evening, at Metropolitan Hall, the Praser Catholies, and a large number who were Protestants. A Roman Catholic teacher taught the one, and a Protes- tant teacher the other; and each was comtented to ge on in his own way, indoctrinating the children that belonged to kim in his own peculiar religious opinions. Those who considered this an impracticable thing had not ob- served the working of this establishment. They had, then, evolved the great principle to which he had ad- verted, and he trusted that, having done eo, it would adually work its way into the legislation of the king- ee Buch was the first feature of the institution; but its second feature was not less valuable, inasmuch as it related to teaching the children some useful industrial employment. They did not confine the children to pick- (Sloakemn en wool; they taught them to use their facul- ties and hands in a way to earn their bread in future=in tailoring, shoemaking, carpentry, and other trades. In this way they were gradually acquiring such knowledge as would be extremely valuable to them when they came to be apprenticed, either in that city or elsewhere. ha hed no hesitation in saying, that children who were 80 taught were a great deal more valuable to their em- or from tbe str their hands, Ke felt, however, that, after all they had done, there ett}! remained a great deal more to be acco! plished. There were still a streets Who required to be tak them tion, the more wo from wretched and crime, and brought up to be use- ful and productive members of society, Atior all, how- ever, that voluntary charity could do to meet the oase ho Was certain that it must come to this at last--thet thy State must interfere, and not chrow the burden of ¢ tion whoily on the private feelings of individunla We think that mi! lovers of religious freedom, and of uretul, pr: L education for the mastos of nation must icok with [favor on the Edinburg United Indus ting from the benefits tha: Jamation and instruction o less, who would other J tlustration that. iy sation is possible tau improve ‘They likewise, to ordivn mert. Why may not ever in indus trial training be attached es of educa tion? What is thus acquired in early youth ts neve forgotten It is easily carried, mad may, on occasions even to three who ere not under the nacess their bread with the sweat of their br sminll degr antageous. Lo the ina. ment, let t be educated seivat adviser. and thaadroit soo he amevnt of lapor he ¢ Not content with £ ent was miracul ut rebeareela alt day.» ty there was mu imi to the Keep department, from tna bi 0% Of a deor, over whieh reeque éressing-gowa be gallery; and, in un inconcevabiy shvet space wo wetting the sudience i a roar from f time, pe stage. aed acity ned, aad slander Mr. Alexander #n, : seemed, Indeed. t constitution whick a6 amount o But on the even -y WSAY, chat (eurtul tra et theatre which will mevee be tor opel th suing health gow, when sixty five persous. chirily ap; «re sufloeated Or crasied to death th the ga vase Un that termbieevening. Mr Al ‘he midst of the frantic crowd, who # rg to destrucdion tle Knew that the ainrm of pre Bhich bad been raired wae a false alarm He reared Limecit hoarse in efforts to subdue the panic, A multi tude of Lives were suved by lis vast persamal exertio: But the appeiliog extent of che catastrophe, when vealed. struck heavily at his heart. ‘The pride be was nt to feel in his magnitiesnt theatre was crest-failen Hie mautlerted. er su almost superstitions cv te go 8 staircare The vusiness of the theatre wen as ustial, and he con. tirted to take his lion's share of Uhe work. aa before; but it was cbareved by his fr it by his family, toat the hour ot that colossal dieaster, he never wholly t bad qualities of really sterliog worth nergy would have carried dim nigh in al- nicst apy profession ight bave chosen, As it was, in a path full of temptations and arduous beyond common conception, he prererved a spotless moral life, redeemed four theatres trom bankruptey. and bequeathel to hia family, as the result of foriy yeurs of Heccuivan tabor, at least &n honorable competence ‘The weather has been very gocd during this month, (both corn and cattle are seliing well. Free trade has done nobarm ty cotland, ‘Uhe poor are diminished in number, the artizan has occupation, and, as a body, do not complain Fashions for January. A pumber of new head dresses. pted to the evening parties of the present season, have just appeared. ‘They are made chieily ef ribbon, luce, and flowers, either siagly or in combination. Some of the ribbon head dresses are fore ge ofa mixture of figured ribben and of ribbon broché with gold. Among the new wreaths we may men tien some formed of the wild rose, the volubilis, or of any flower of medium size. Theee wreaths encircle the head, and have en each side three drooping sprays A bouquet of the same flowers employed to ornament the jupe ot the dress, has algo three pendant sprays, The cactus may be employed with advantage as an ornament for t For dark hair nothirg can be more effective than a wreath of cactus, varying in color from rose to ponceau and intermingled with narrow pendant foli the newest wreaths we have seen consists of double ecqueligots ef the natural color, intermingled with fo- | liage cf black veivet and jet. This wreath nad no pen dant sprays. For full evening costume the coiffure of feathers, or feathers and lace lappets is as fashionable as ever. Among the most elegant mourning head drevses, We may mention some formed of @ balf hand- kerchief or fanchon of black lace, the corners rounded end disposed, one towards the back of the head, and the others hanging down as lappet#, The trimming on tach side may be velvet. flowers of lace, intermingled with various érnaments of jet; for instance. light foliage or rings of jet. the latter linked in the form of a chain, drooping low at the ears slight mourning may be formed of a long barbe of waite lace, fastened by two bouquets ot white and lilac Lowers Scme evening dresses have been tiade,with two jupes. each of & different material trom the other. One of these a consists of an upper jupe of broché silk green, eprigged with rores. Lt is gathered up on each mide by ® bourjuet Of rores with velvet foliage. and displays beneath it an upper jupe o7 petticoat of White satin, triamed with adeep flouuce of alengon lace. A bouqust of roses or- nents the front of,thr corn ves are short ! trupnied with double pagedas of Al ou lace, looped up by smal! be n of a dress, having a vest ‘Phe jac vet aay be worn or not, accord pt the dress to ne- 1 full evening costume. consists of pearl tin, figured with bouyuets of Howers in white sik, orenge 38 low, with a dev fringe on white aod grey six. The jacket, which 4 worn pen in front, bas pagoile sleeves, reaching just or jacket of the below the elbow, and is trimmed with guipure fringe. like that composing the ber Tulle is. is FORPOR, & Very otite mats A for ball suming tulle is betts owing to ite superior ny dresses of plain tulle many styles of tri and transparency been triammed with pewest bail dresses have gold o: silver ine with the trimming. A dress of cerulean bias tule bas been trimmed with ounces, edged with a very bt agreement in silver, surmounted by y parrow sliver braid, ‘Yhe front of the ¢ Louis Quine, is trimmed with narrow frills of tuid with Wargent. The of denteile dar; as Intelligence. LO» ONS Chored, corner ng ner of Brovme aad Chrystie ton and Ta and eveniue Fifth Univers ant 0 the Utios and Se! le & bre rend. was Kiledon Monday evening, I stay ding on the top of a cur aa the tra bridge three miles east of Ution, wh cae Of (be creas He could speak with a little experience on this subjest, and ployers than children just taken from an ordinary school, ots, and who had not been taught to ure st wony children on the a into such a school; and Ubercrore, the publio assisted such an inatitu- d@ be the number of children reclaimed uci juatiag some quarrel in One of | Asuitable head dress for | rthe formed of guipure | family gave an Interesting Soottish cencert which at. tracted s house almost full, and was received with great éclat The good attendance was, no doubt, partly owing to the moderate charge of fifty cents. The Fraser family consist of the father-- a venerable gray haired gentlé- man, who presides at the piano forte and occasionally joina in the vocal performances also --his two sons, who perform admirably on the violio, and two daughters, Miss Fraser and Mies M. Fraser, The eidest daughter has but a very Indifferent voice ; indeed, it is almoat coarre and husky; while the younger has an excellent organ, sweet, ringing, of good compass, and powerful, and which, if euitivated under the Italian masters, would probably, one day, make her famous in the world As it is, she ia capable of giving great delight in ballads, both Seotch and English, as well ay in Etalian aira. Bhe ‘uses very little embellishment. As vocalista, none of the rest of the family appear to be of any account. The entertainment was of such a description that a large clare of persons would prefer it to the ‘inert [taliaa music. ‘The simple Scotch or English bullad. though not sung with high artistic rkill, touches the affections, | when the finest trills of the great opera composers would fell coldly upon the heart and awaken no euotion, ave that of admiration vor the rill of the perfor mor, or the beouty ofthe music La the intervals of nga, Me. Frese? told stoi dotes :\\ustrative of Sootti Ruras, and thus diverted the r xt per- * | formance. Ove sity sung in eho- ot to ech otters voices, thoy Tt was only inthis way that Miss arer’s voice waa tolerable. ‘The first song was a drematic ¢ by Thenay Moore | «0, bady Fa nung by Mie 5 | M Fraser 3 It Ww a rwse tong, and was a due © Logie O' Buch It iva beau lie is my dax.iny sod was warmly apple Ob. where and 0 wher gene.” igagem, and Mira ¥ clous'y; but the performan laduie c at grad drewba There waa d moreus 4 and chorus, cone! hin was very pretty. an fraser sung © Over the bead ened with en original Bir. Alex t a for explanatory of the nat for u i known t snd poeny fo Was a very pretty thing of Edinburg eo Old Arm Chair’ a duet, by the tro sisters, was y Caledvnian ereatly admted. The other congs wer he Poor Edinburg, when, early ia 154 large theatre in Quvea | fyjeh Roy? “The old caken buckot that hang iu the btrest, Glargew. wae reduced by fre to s heap of ruins. | well The & linysme and (he uria from Alexonaer im intely bought the oniy othertnea | somrambula Do not mingle,” by h was in Gluegow-—the Dunlop street theatre | Micw DM, Fras: oa priviationg and contined bis labors exclusively to th@eity. From | anner cxeeiling voc epittalion time to time. be expended consigcrabtle sums in altering eden - é abd redecorating his house, which be waoily rebuilt no wea tricaiinna imamcel: fewer than ibrre times Frem th jor the Inst Bowser aki vae cocina Diliganoaneed tor Gomer: yenrs, be was seldem an hou: ite | row evening iy one that will be eure te draw a La: ae et In fact. the exee Hambtia. by Mr this theatre that Oret feature is to which hea always been produced in tho dcr. The dra “Dumb Maa of M Buoavwa tablishment presenta @ progremray of deeply foutures for Co morrow éveniog = Mr Afar pall thy most active aad im b ony ot formerly play shundred wights, with i ot the establis he names are airs ‘2. When we Ise Of ite morita prear ima Gould, Me Le pieces we ju Benton's Tar vine — Barton. always anxious bo please bis firm and numerous putrons, had preseated a pro- krrmeme for i e thy + ileet of erowdin The come opera, tn thre will sa be produced. wi u » arom, Bur. edCe lent cast Of obaracte Pluciie cu a» Prdro. Dandini by Mr, Meyer, and Mary Taylor as Judereiia The performances will close with the facow cr © Uighway Kobbery. Neviona, Tuvarke—The entertainments for this evening are very attractive, and will, no doubt, draw many of the admirers of Mr. and Mra. Williaws to see item in the now plece which has been expeossly writ | for Uiew, entitled “Ireland and America ' This piece | Will be produced with ali the splendor for which Purdy | is fumed The folto ‘ng attraction will be the farce of ‘The comedietta of “It's the Ous- idl succed, and all wil! close witn | + Hawtway Robbery | tom cf the Country,”? | the © Marble Maiden Avomeas Mesxum—*The Bottle’ is having am | #mpzing and ruccesstul run at this establishment, filling | the saicon with an admiring and applauding audience. | It is ove of the most thrilling and domestic playa we | heve ever witnessed. It is touching, and yet suiliciently | humerous, and bids fair to equal anything of the kind ever produced, Tt is to be performed every evening Capital farces and paxtomimes inthe atternoon, to- | morrow. | Bowsay Cincus.—The classic and beautiful equestrian feets of Mile. Tournai are, together with associates who are little inferior to her agto talent, and whose graseful performances draw down, every night, the most enthusi- astio cheers, are drawing cenacly crowded bonuses. A fine bill for to- rrow ntght. Conev's Mixstusis, notwithstanding the various | places of amusements at preeent in the city, are drawing crowded houses every night. The ballads ara rendered with taste and skill, and the choruses aud instrumental perfermances areexcellent, A select bill forto-morrow | evening Frriows’ Mexstaers continue to delight their visitors by negro delineations exquisite dancing, inimitable co- nundrums, and other very amusing eatertainments. A fine bill for to-morrow night Prorrsson Axnerson —This extraordinary magician closed his season at the Astor Place Opera ilouse Last night, and will, on Tuesday, commence bis farewell soirées at the Metropolitan Hall, where he will, no doubt, be greeted by aw crowded audience, Mad. Anna Bishop is at Memphis, Tena, giviag con- certs to good houses Fir Wm, Den, the Heron family, and the accomplished donseuse, Miss Jenseyling, are engaged at the Natioual theatre, Cincinusti Paredi, Mile. Patti and M. Strakosclr, have arrive! at Pbilede!phia. on rovte to New York Mise Fanny Wallaek has been engaged at the Nationa! theatre. Borton Mr. Oharies Mueller, the plaviat, is playiog ut concerts at the Melodvoa, Boston Lola Montes bas been engaged at the National theatre, Boston | Marine Affairs. Fou Many --Tke U. 8. M. steamship Franklin, Capt, Wotton, left at moom yesterday for Havre, vis Uowes, with forty -tive pasrengers and $400,000 in apevi# TH N Btrasunies.o=The Arabia, one of the ew Cunard steamers, has been launched at Greeuoel. er length is 910 feet; burthen, 2403 tons, and her re power LOCO Captain Judes is to command her. he Nor! Britt) Daily Me! says that the fittings on | boord are yet ina very imeomplete state ‘The sleeping necommodations, extending the whole length of the sip, | are all arranged under t c | room are two berths plac | are thoroughly ve | opening into tt with the cpen air above. broken, from stem to stern, Cosane D Hi hy T | | nee communicating saloon extends ua- Arabia ia moulded Toe much sharper forward town any of ber conaorts, and the | eiter ruois very flue From the great length of the Hteamer und the mumense weight of machinery, umuaaal y Wes required, snJ this has been attained by two ingoval ir bracing. extending from stem to | stern ipride. aud reaching from the main deck beams ' he btige. ‘This contrivance waa first intro- { duced 5 Burns, in the construction of their | the Arabia ts to have two funnels, }t masis, Which stood very far apart, aud do uot appear pecpurtionate to the ereia | sia now on the stocks, aad in rpact, in every ow dy tor Iaanchix on about Commander Timothy @ lenham ‘enants Enoch G, Parrott aues M Duncan, have beea ordered co | the rtesme Lieutenants Latham 8 Avery. 7 ni Johu W. Duer, to the ra on tayy Yard, Brooklyn. rkign Clty Incellige v Orry C Jada riering ia whieh was farothly irate fad set an gatos wo the jury, teoad