The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1872, Page 8

Gallant Struggle Between Two American Boats’ Crows in Villa Francha Harbor. OOOO eee The Boys of the Brooklyn and the Shenandoah at the Oar—An Excellent Race Under Try- ing Circumstances—A Hard Tug for Vic- tory—The Crew of the Brooklyn Wins, UNITED STaTES STEAMSHIP SHENANDOAU, Orr ViLLA FRANCHA, France, Jan. 19, 1872. ‘Mf the city of Brooklyn 1s displaying on solid ground the march of improvement and growth of power, her no less illustrious namesake of the United States Navy bids fair to shed lustre on her Own history, manifested in the same manner on watery fields and distant coasts, and it happens after this wise:—The trrepressible spirit of mvairy among boats’ crews, and their pride in their several boats, has burst forth in the usual manner on the congregating together of the European squadron at this place. Cutters and barges are continually, in ‘the day time, being pulled about the harbor from the ships to the landing and the reverse, and it 18 ‘the most natural thing in the world for two boats, ‘when coming alongside of one another, to inaulge @ a trial of speed, ana they are hardly restrained from this, but by discipline, when engaged in boat exercise. After all, racing is but a thorough boat exercise on a refined and enlarged scale, and the re- sult very generally 18 that rival crews, who com- mence with sporadic attacks of trials of speed in this manner, eventually have the complaint spread Atwelf among them after the character of an epl- demic, Thus, a boat will put off from a@ sister ship, pull under the bows of a neighbor and deflantly toss oars. This isa challenge a sailor man is only toocager to accept, and this, too. sometimes, on the @enderest judgment. His argument is that one man 1s a8 good as another, and his reasomng 18 harély detective; but it does not always appear that ‘one boat is as good as another; and this was made Sorrbwiully manifest to the Shenandoah’s crow this aitetnoon, QHE BROOKLYN AGAINST THE SHENANDOAH, It spems that tne United States steamer Brooklyn 4a the lucky owher of a fast cutter, and has been ambitions to measure oars with those of the She- nandonh’s boat, which defeated the Helicon’s barge at Havre Jast winter, With the peculiar and almost Adolatrous feeling among sailor men, the crew of the Second pamed American ship considered her well nigh invincible; so that, on overtures being made on the part of the Brooklyn, they were met on the Part of the Shenandoah with an ulacrity’ and ac- cepted ina confidence not to be estimated by the or- inary standard of racing folk, who are apt to differ amohg themselves as to minor points, wrangie about potion or odds and dispute concerning yudges. ‘AE STAKES AND HOW RAISED. ‘With Jack, however, » race means pull, and pull only, and the sooner the rival boats can contend for supremacy—training being very incomplete at tmes—the sooner will he be satisfied, but very far from contented. A purse was made up on either ship, wOlch. by the contributions of nearly all the men, in sims ranging from five to forty francs, reached the aggregate of 2,800 francs, mak- mg the whole amount to be contended for, there- fore, 4,600 francs, The element of contagion was #0 concentrated that one of the bumboat women, who comes alongside with provisions for the men, embarked twenjy francs in the enterprise, and was, of course, loundiy applauded for her generous sym- pathy. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RACE. Midshipmen Hol\iday and Jacoby—tae former of the Brooklyn, the latter of the Shenandoah—ar- ranged the distance, placing of the buoys, terms of the race, day, time of starting and the general es- sential preliminaries, The course was to be a straigut one, of about one and three-quarter miles, ending nearly opposite the Wachusett, requiring the rival boats to pass the Magship Wabash, the Shenandoah, te Plymonth ana the Juniata in their course, before tossing at the winning buoy. Each boat had fig starting and Onishbing point, so that fouling was Out of the question. Midsupman Sumnep C, Paine was appointed umpire. THE DAY ‘was about as wretched and as unpleasant a one, whether lor @ boat race or not, as could be con- cocted by am expert caucus sitting in solemn foul- weather committee, The wind was blowing moderate gale irom the eastward, outside, and had @riven several small craft—amony the rest a little English brig, with her maintopmast carried away— to seek shelter in the harbor among the shipping. ‘The rain was peiting and driving down in the most disorderly and distracted manuer, as if it had veen dirceted from te damaged spout of a gigantic Watering-pot, reudering any effort at protectior an umbrella @ broad farce, and that uselul article itself a delusion and a snare. There was an enter- tainment on the Waoasn during the afternoon, and the distant strains of music from the band, falling upon the ear from time to ume, sounded like @ wall of complaint against the unwarraatable liberty taken by tle Weatuer, for attempting to mar their pleasure, THE WATER ‘was much too broken and confused for fast time, and there Was 4 driltol atleast a quarter of a knot, even In the well sheltered harbor of Villa Francha, It was hoped to avoid some of the wid and to get into a trifle sinoother water, close under tno bigh land which skirs the eastern shore of une bay, so the course was iaid from under the lee of Point Mala and aiong tis attachments to nearly the bottom of the harbor—a distauce, as before stated, of avout one and three-quarter miles. BOAT’S OREW OF SHRNANDOATL The Shenandoah’s cutter 1s of regular man-of-war Duild; Jength, 28 Jeet 11 iuches; breadth of beam, 7 feet; draught of water aft, with crew, 124¢ inches, weighing about 1,900 pounds, The names of her racing crew ure as lollows:—James Onfleid, George Lane, Wiliam Horokeitu, Bdwara Seymour, Edwara Anderson, Frank Upton, Thomas N, Stewart, Sam- uel Burns, Jumes Mooney, Rover’ Martin, Patrick Conway, Edward W, Watson, FP bowt was coxswaimed by John Maguire, sea- aL. BOATS CREW OF THE BROOKLYN, The Brovkiyu's catter is higher out of the water, having a {aise guowale of oak, aud m her motion shows a daugerous buoyancy. Ly jengtn sae ts 50 feet; breadin of beam, 7 fect; draught of water, 14 Inches alt; weigit, avout 2,200 pounds, The uames of her racing crew a James McCarty, Anurew Kinuetink, Join ms, Jou Green, Thomas Clement, James Morris Shain, Ward, Kobert Connell, Joseph Gannon, Wiliam s. Jones, David Creemen and William Kine, ‘The voal was coxswatnoed by John Kelly, seaman. GEITING INTO LINE. There was some apprehension on the contestants tat the rain would preve: but at five mioutes belore iour o'clock Brooklyu’s cutier was observed in tow of 1 eam launch, Just rounding ander the Lows of the Juni: standing out to the buoys. ‘the launch of the basn gave a jine to the Shenandoah’s cutter, and she staried tn company with Ui On reachin the buoys the toss for the as wou by tb Shenandoah, who selected tue iuside one nearest the shore. THE RACE. The arrangements had veen so satisfactorily made that al ouce the boals were gol yuto position, and almost iinuwediaiely they got away at 4h. 161 J0s., With as (air and even a start as was ever Wit essed. From (he word yo" the race bid fair to be a good one 4s to pluck and muscie. Fast ime Was out of te quesiion, aud the vicuory aud prize were (oO the best bellows and quickest stroke. ‘The latter Was tremendous aud led of to the minute, increasiag to jorty-tour and at tin! to forty-five. The Shenandowi’s boat drew almost imperceptibly ahead, uuu at ove lime she was with forty-thr Rearly two boats’ Jengths in advance of her antago. until mist, and ibis advantage Taaintamed nearly in a line with the Wabash. ‘sne cr Shenandoah, who could now see the r tious of the rival powers, broke out iu exciamaiions Joud and long; but wey were destined w be speedily self-suppressed; for, as the Brookiya's beat passed = the h—perhaps a before—ler coxswain urgec the yumber of strokes to forty-eight In the minute, which his crew main- tained for nearly four minutes, and whica drew his cutter siowly ahead, notwithstanding tlie vigorous efforts of the Shenandoah’s crew, Who were puli- Ing @ slasiing stroke in good form of forty-four to the minute, to hold their ieading piace, atave posi- 1 THE BROOKLYN'S BOYS WIN, This advantage and this Btroke tne Brooklyn's cutter maintained until the finish, whicu she reached and tossed her oars in fine style, winner of the race and stake at 4h. 30m, 80s, Time, 16m, 20s, ‘The Suenandvah's boat crossed the score at 4p. 31m., and accepted her defeat in such & jan- ner as the conscivusness of having fought a hard baitle entitled her to A AARD WON VICTORY. it and fag that won the race, and, therefore, to the Brooklyn all credit and uonor; but as sne had to contend aud strive with her best might to wrest the victory irom her at one time thought winning antagonist, let us remember also the efforts on the partof the vauquished that de- veloped the winner’s mighty power, and extend to the losers a snare of our praise. Their defeat car- ries in it nothing of mortification or huminhation; Jor the struggle on the part of the defeated been less flerce the victors must have been less mighty. ‘To say Unis is to accord the Brooklyn the greatest place, and comforts us with the refiec- tion that the diverence is not one of slo and speed, bub jb degree rusher than kind, It was pure NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. pide ae MU CN a NM a a la Rr an AN a aS eS ee ee 8 AMERICAN BOAT-RACING ABROAD, | MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Wallack’s—“‘The Veteran.” ‘This immensely popular play, in. which comedy and spectacle are so admirably blended, and which Was 80 greatiy successful some twelve years ago, has been rewritten, and, as we think, greatly im- Proved, by its distinguished author. It may, there- fore, be interesting to our theatre-going readers to give a resumé of the plot and the incidents of the Play as now constructed, ‘Yhe scene opens in Scotland, at the residence of Colonel Delmar, of the Royal Artillery, The locale As Gralg Delmar, where the Veteran, for such Is the honored title given to the Colonel by his own house- hold, is enjoying @ temporary repose during the piping times of peace. Leon, his son; Eugene Lealle, his protege; Blanche Mclvor, nis niece, and Mrs, McShake, @ relative, are enjoying themselves 1m their Scottish home, happy in each others society nd careless of wnat happens beyond their own circle. Into this favored family, however, uneast- ness has penetrated. The Colonel, @ plain, blunt soldier, bold as a lion, trembles with apprehension at the approach of Mrs. McShake, who, to his think- ing, gazes upon him with a matrimonial eye; and, although the capture of a Redan would be a trifle in his eyes, the suggested danger of being married nolens volens, by @ speculative widow, throws him into @ fever of apprenension, He has, too, an anxiety in bringing about a match be- tween Blanche and his son Leon. As, however, from time immemorial, the arrangements of parents for the bestowal of hands and hearts have been doomed to disappointment, Blanche and Leon are too observant of precedent to fall into the ordered state of things; so Eugene has been selected by Blanche, and Leon goes over to ther side with the unthink- ing generosity of a true iriend, and with a blindness to his own feelings which the later action of the play discloses, Thus the seeming contretemps is happily arranged for every needed comedy equivoque, and the story is begun, A sudden sum- mons to join weir regiment remoyes the uneasy feeling from the Colonel's breast, and he sees in the stir and bustle of warlike action a release from the MeShake terrors—only, however, to feel a new alurm in the development of a warlike propensity in hisson, whom he, “in order to suit other peo- ple’s convenience,” a fagon de parler with him, had alloted to an agricultural existence. Leon, however, is rebellious, and loudly asservates his bloodthirsty intention to follow the footsteps of his warrior father. Mrs. McSnake, tothe end that the complications and cross purposes may cease, determines to set off for India and to carry Blanche with her. The second tableau ends with @ capital exposition of the result of Mrs, McShake’s manceuvre, The Colonel and Eugene are en route for Aden, the widow and Blanche for India and Leon is left alone, The third tableau takes us from Europe to Asia. ‘The Colonel and nis regiment, now on active duty, are quartered at Aden and surrounded by the thou- sand and one annoyances of warfare carried on by ; stealth and treachery on the partof the Arabs, | Kugene’s “European Outposcs surprised, sentinels butchered, compacts broken, espionage and mistrust from the natives and forced imactivity while waiting for reintorce- ments. From other paris of the empire come, from time to time, as news to tae Aden camp the doings of agallapt body of Highlanders and the marked rowess of one of their officers, and the Colonel ails with delight the arrival of this officer as a bearer of despatches. He receives him with what the French call “effusion” and starts with whatthe English call “stupetaction” when he discovers the preuc Higalander to be no other than his son Leon, whom he bad fondly pictured among the oat and bariey fleids of Uraig Delmar. Although a surprise, it 18 @ grateful one, as the veteran's tears of proud joy altest, Opportunely, too, has Leon arrived, as he is the very man to whom may be safely entrusted the delicate mission of treating With the treacueroas Moslems in an en- deavor to banish from their military code assassina- tion and black-hearted treachery and to urge tne release of certain European prisoners, captured from a wrecked steamer. Upon this mission Leon departs, accompanied vy Eugene, ‘Tableau the fourth introduces us into the home of the Sultan of Myra, and gives as an admirable pic- ture of Oriental law and equity. The Sultan of Myra is happy iu the possession of a Vizier (one Of-an-agan, the true and romantic story of whose lile suggested the whole play), @ man of infinite wit and dexterity, as 1s proved by the powerful sway he exercises over the minds of the true believers. His deducuions are, it must be granted, @ litle erroneous and nis inferences gene- rally wrong, but bis keen sense of humor and is unvlushing effrontery overawe the ‘Weak minds of the Asiatics, and he governs them with a powerlul will, while ne controls the barvaric but weak temper of his master, the Sultan. To this puerlie, but cruel tyrant, Leon and Eugene bave come a8 ambassadors. Their reception is not cor. dial, and they would depart in despair but that, not- witastanding the Sultau’s denial, they have ascer- tained beyond @ doubt that the wrecked Europeans: are held 10 bondage. They owe this piece o/ inteill- gence to the sister of the Emir Mohammed, named Amiued, Tavieau tife fourth finds Eugene and Leon stilt in the pd gene still under the guardian care of Amineh, and ably heiped by no jess a person than the Viz) ‘fhe prisoners they have discov- ered to be Mrs, McSnake and Blanche Mclvor; and Bt last, after countless diticuites, they succeed in gaining an interview with them; but, strange meta- morpnoses of love have taken place: Leon tnds his meart beat responsive to Blanche’s, and Eugene sees in the Arav maiden, Amineh, the idol of bis soul. All this, too, does the Colonel see, for he has come to urge his ambassador's muis- sion with the tyrant of Myra. ‘The Sul- tan) has keen sight also, and by one bold stroke of treachery resolves to end the power Ol his adversaries, The soldiers of the Franks are 1n hus power; so, too, 13 Blancue, whom Lo see 18 to covet, Oil-au-agan sees something tbat he litie expected ever to see again, for in that wreck which threw Mrs. McShake om Arabia's rocky cuast he Huds a long-lost Wiie—put tll then imaginary, he having borrowed her marital existence for his own decepuon. ‘The discovery of this treasure to Ofl-an- agan’s bosom 13 one Ot the richest scenes of equi- voque and brillant comedy within the range of the modern arama The audieace will also see the nial majesty of the Vizier tade ito the matter- Ol-lact, goud-natured bonkhommie ol @ real trish soldier; and the Vizier, dropping all useless hyphens to his names, stands confessed, O’Flanagan, Much has to be doae, however, to release te Fravkish guests from the Sulian’s entorcea detention, aud again Amiveh aids tacm—her love for Kugene being discovered, id, aiter, natural objections — frout ives, approved of and blessed. One of the anfor-unate trio must ve re- leased to fy for suecor, ana Leon, disguised as Zonraf, tie dumb captain, Is actually hurried oif by the Emir Mohammed to capture nimseif, A love passage between Leon and one of the lignts of the barem, Guinare by nanie, hag helped w tue Emir's mistification, ‘The sixth tavieau discovers the Sultan in all his pomp, and io full conidence of his power over all quarters of the globe. He would show hia barvaric splendor to his unwilling cap- lives, and tne dance of the Almeu’s is ordered, ‘lo order Wilt he of Myra isto be obeyed. Next ia Ing Plan 1s vo gloat over the mistortunes of the bu- ropeans—to show the Colonel nis utterly helpiess condition, and to offer hum life and liberty on con- dition of betraying bis couatry and his comrades, | How such a proposal is received by the veteran it seeWs ueediess Lo say; and at the supreme moment when ail see.ns lost—even When Of-aneagan boldly discards Orientalism and beards the lon in nis deu—cven when Amine, driven to mad despair, threatens to destroy the Sultan with her own haud if oue of the captives is injured—tne Weicome bugles of tbe Higniauders are heard; the thunder oi tneir artillery rises above the tumuit, “8 ana the booming of the heavy tae palace crumbie into pieces, in the breach leading the Highland troops, tue Moslems are overcome aud the prisouers saved. h is a brief, and tenet an imperfect of Unis deeply interesting and vivacious play, developed by pe dramatist and Invested with terest throu nirable manner in whica the story 18 tol ents at every step a picture full of action. Arying pauses, no dragging dialogue, but a rapid succession of truly ¢ramatic situavious, vithe manner in which the pi mounted (as itas technically called) we canne too Mahiy; and, thonga judging on arsal Whicd ithas veen prepared w: andl Witt expenditure equal Lo an be kind in tila city. It embodies all elements of comedy and rici spectacie, the smallest detail periect. Of the acting, seen under the same circumst: we can also ak in the highest ters, Mr. bert, as tue Veteran, iooks aud plays the part with verve aud feciing; Polk, a8 Bugene, does ad- mirably; Mr. Fisner finds in the Emir Mohammea another striking characterization, and the other enUemen in the smalier parts ‘show ihe same earnestness and directness of purpose. Mr. Brougham’s Ot-an- Agan is a bit of acting that will set the town agog. It 18 simpiy immense; jull to the brim and overflowing with roliickiag humor, To Mr. Wallack’s performance of Leon the lughest commendation must be awarded. fe finds the comedy element so admirably fitted to pecultar powers that be appears to the best advantage when contrasting that witi those touches ot sentiment aud romance evoked in the course of the drama. His picturesqueness of costume and action teil capitally, and he ever seems to stand the central figure, although the part of Leon 14 by no means of that overshadowing nature Which many might suppose an author-actor would write for himself, ‘The prominence 18 solely due to the singleness of purpose which every true artist feels, and this itis which marks this let Mp enh dpa in the strongest and most charming manner, Or the ladies we May salcly say everything which is complimentary. Mrs, Jennings played Aminci most admirably, and looked the romantic part Lo the luc. Migg Germion was a veriect “heatber belle.” 9 charming bright lassie, Madame Ponisi, who plays Mrs, MoShake, was full of earnest, armost’ bastetlo humor, and seemed uaconscious of the heart-quak- ings she caused the poor Veteran, 10oked and played excellently. ; ‘The “Zenana,” in the Sultan’s palace, 18 @ per- fectly beautiful oriental picture; as was also the Audience Hall of the Sultan—tne first named scene being @ delicate flower. fountain-playing rep- resentation of an Asiatic boudotr, the latter with 1ts myriad hignts and imposing tableaux, being an equally happy effort of the artist to depict Kastera dignity and showy splendor; these two scenes are from the pencil of Mr, John Hillyard, Mr, Evans contributes two interiors—the first, the drawing room at Oraig-Delmar; the second, a reception room in the Sultan’s parace—capitally conceived and well executed pictures, The “veteran” artist, Mr. Isher- wood, has provided three scenes. One, an tnterlor view of an Arabian ruin, with a desert beyond, ulu~ mined by the glorious tints of the setting sun—a ee to look at and admure, ‘The two other from 18 brush are equally excellent—the Colonel’s quar- ters and an anli-chamber—both touched with & mas- ter’s hand. The costumes are simply gorgeous, yet 80 admira- bly toned and so excellent in keeping that tne brightest hues, the sheentest texture, the most lavish ornaments seem natural to every surround- ing. Those same surroundings are called ‘appoint. ments,” and they are good to the amallest tittle. A word 18 due about the music, It is sparkling, new and finely executed by Mr, Baker’s orchestra, In short, the ensembie 13 worthy the highest praise, We write all this after naving seen only @ rehear- Sal; but as such matters port in a well-reguiated theatre like Wallack’s, those. which take place on the eve of a dramatic production as- sume the importance ana vitality of a real per- formance, so that our estimate of the matter may be taken as a notice of an accomplished fact. , ‘The last scene 1s one of the most thrilling we have ever witnessed on the ‘The crumbling walls, the crashing of artillery, the lurid giare of the bura- ing city, the instantaneous picture made by the victorious Highlanders, serve to stir the blood, ex- cite the imagination and caused us, as it 1s sure before long to the thousands of other spectators, to resolve to come again and again to see “The Veteran.?? The Parepa-Rosa English ra Season. ‘The first week of the English opeta season at the Academy of Music has been unprecedentealy suc- cessful, 1t opened with asubscription list numert- cally as large as that of the last Italian opera sea- son, and, although Mr. Rosa tried the dangerous experiment of giving opera every night, by a con- stant change of bill and judicious sandwiching of novelties between old favorites he kept the house full during the week. This success 1s all the more remarkable when we consider that English opera 1s practically dead in the country that gave it birth, and that the Richings troupe once played “The Lily of Killarney” (a complete novelty), at tne Academy, before two handred people, Although English opera cannot compete with Italfan in attracting the haut monde and dressing the boxes, yet the strength of the company brought together by Mr. Rosa and the completeness and excellence of each performance drew, in spite of thom- selves, the fashionables of the Avenue. Six operas were presented last week, two of them entirely new to this city. On Friday nignt Mrs. Van Zandt won a signal triumph by her ex- quisite impersonation of Maritana, in Wallace’s opera. On Saturday afternoon “The Bonemian Girl’ was given with an unusually strong cast, Madame Rosa as Arline and Mrs. Seguin as the Gypsy Queen. Of course, Castle, Campbell and Seguin sustained the old rod/es, with which their names are inseparably connected. The house was literally packed, every seat occupied, the family circle crowded with Tadies, and even the stairs leading from the lobbies filled. It was the largest matinée audience ever seen in the Academy since that building was opened. It is remarkable how, under all circumstances,.Balle’s opera retains all its popularity. On Saturday evening the lovers of pure classical music had a rare treat, Cherubini’s opera, «The Water Carrier’—better known, perhaps, under its original French title, “Les Deux Journées’— was produced for the firs; time in New York. Much interest was excited in musical circles at the announcement of the presentation of a work by the contemporary of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and the teacher of Auber, Boieldieu and Halévy, Also the fact of the work being seventy-two years old, and belonging to aschool of Italian music which unhappily has no living representatives, served to increase the in- terest of the public. It is the chaste, ancient school of Italy, refreshed and decorated with the harmony of modern times. It 18 music that will not com- mand the attention of a puvile whose taste has been long vitiated py the extravagances and vagaries of the schoots of ‘the present day; but it will always secure the admiration of musicians, who can recog- nize in it extreme purity of style and a grandeur of thought united to a dignitied severity mm the expres- sion of that thought, In glancing over the admira- ble pamphiet written on this opera by Mr. Howard Glover, formerly @ leading composer and critic in London, and now #& member ot the orchestra of the — Parepa-Rosa, troupe, we find the cast of the first representation of this opera, Jt 1s a singular circumstance that during those terrible days of the first revolution in France, when the gaillotine was crimsoned with biood, that an Italfan composer should produce for the first time in the capiial, which was but a human shambles, one of ais loveliest Works, Yet sch was the fact. The new opera by Citizen Cherabini was given at the Theatre de la Kue Feydeau, The story is very interesting, something lke an episode from “Les Trols Mousquetaires” of Dumas, or rather the sequel “Vingt ans Apres.” The tyrauny of Richeileu’s successor, the swarthy, cunning, ava- rictous, cowardly Iiallan, Mazarin, was a grateful subject of ridicule for the men that overthrew the dynasty that upheld such @ monster, Count Armand, friend of the people, enemy of Mazarin and President of the Parliament, attempts to escape from Paris, a price being set upon his head by the unscrupulous Minister of Louts Quatorze, He and his wife Constance are assisted 1n escaping by a water carrier, named Michell, and his family. The story ts very cleverly constructed and its themes ave just what the — times demanded (the first revolution), heroic pa- triotism, gratitude and woman's con- stancy. The music is of that severe mathe- matical order, so entirely exempt from sensation or startling affectation that it possesses few elements of popularity. Its most striking points are the ex- cellence of the concerted music, than which nothing can be finer. If we take the sestette In E flat major, which forms a glorious jae to the first act, the chorus of Mazir.ws musketeers in the beginning of tue second act, and the delicious pastorale’ in ihe third act, we find specimens oi contrapuntal as well as m- lense dramatic writing such as the operatic stage seldom hears nowadays, The solos are not remark- able lor metodious beauty, and the instrumentation 1s rather devoid of those starting effects which seem to find favor at the present day. ‘The cast was very strong, consisting of such artists as Mme, Parepa-Rosa, Mile. Doria, Kurl, Castle, Cook, Hall, Seguin and Kyse. We trust that some of te other works of this composer will be brought out by Mr. Rosa. Such works as “Medea” aud “Ali Baba’? would repay the expense and trouble of rehearsals and production. A fine programme is promised for the coming Week. To-nignt the celevrated baritone, Santley, makes his operatic début here as Zampa, in Herold’s opera, and on Tuesday we are promised “Don Giv- vanai,”’ with atruly grand cast. On Friday the d servedly popular ardst, Mrs. Zelda Seguin, ta her tirst behetlt in New York, Of ali the talented artists that make up this company there 18 no one that has made a more brilliant record on the stage than Mrs, Seguin. She deserves a bouse of the samme dimensions as that which attended the matl- ry a Saturday. On Saturday evenmg Mr. Sant- Jey appears for the first ume as Fra Diavoio, Italian Opera, Mr. Carl Rosa announces the opening of the sub- scription for bis Italian opera season, commencing on Aprii 1, The company will inciude such artists as Madame Parepa-Kosa, Mrs, Jenny Van Zandt, Miss Adelaide Phillips, Herr Wachtel and Mr, Santiey. The season will last about four weeks, and among the operas to be produced we find “ses liuguenots.” “William Tell," “Fra Diavolo,” Sonnambula” and “kigoletio.”” We such @ combination of great artists in the Academy of Music for many years. Aunouncements for the Wéek, «The Ballo en Maschera”’ is tie latest at Bryant's, The Umon Square Theatre has a new bill this week. MacEvoy’s Hiberaicon is at the Brooklyn Athe- neu. “Julius Casar” enters upen its eighth week at Booth's. Miss Minnie Foster plays this week at the Park,” Brooklyn, “Humpty Dampty” has passed its 200th night at the Olympic. ‘This is the last week of the circus at the Grand Opera House, Tony Pastor has secured a ventriloquist witn three talking heads, “Fox and Goose” is on tne bills of the San Fran- cisco Minstrels, “Divorce” is fast jt the Filth Rreacatt #Pproaching its 200th mighs 4| Mrs. Conway rod: “ y ” Brooklyn fontent. aces “The Dake's Motto” in ‘The last week of the pantomine at the New York Circus 18 announced, Master Percy Roselle pla; " ” the Bowery this week. Diays the ‘Boy Detective” at Mile. Aimée will nave a Niblo’s Woonestey altercoon benefit av Niblo's on Billy Pastor makes his Street Theatre to-night, The Fabbri troupe close their season at the Stads bow at the fnirty-fourth on Saturaay next and then change their quarters to the Grand Opera House, Madame Manzocchi has a benefit concert at the Theatre to-night, The Alexis and Zimmerman’s spake make their débat at Niblo’s to-night. Mr. Caswell announces a concert for Tuesday evening at the Westminster church, Brooklyn. Mr. Jerome Hopkins’ second piano lecture concert Place at Apollo Hall on Tuesday afternoon. “Marriage,” a new soctety play, will be brought Out this week at the St. James under the auspices of . James Steele Mackaye, Josh Hart, with his able coadjutor, Charley White, has an overwhelming bill at the Vomigue, Which in- Cludes the new burlesque, ‘Di-vorce,’? Miss Vienna Demorest, assisted by the J. N. Pat Uson trou; will give @ vocal ana instrumental concert ou Thursday evening, February 22, at the Church of the Strangers, on Mercer street. ‘rhis wil be Miss Demorest’s last appearance before a pl audience prior to her deparvure for A very interesting soirée took place last week at the American Conservatory of Music, in which pupils of thia celebrated institute distinguished themselves by their excellent performances. Mille, Rena, & Very fine mezzo soprano, from tne Opera Francais, Paris, assisted, by singing an aria from “Norma,” and a duet from ‘‘l! Trovatore,” with ir. Scnroeder, the director of the Conservatory, Who 1s the pos- seasor of @ sympathetic tenor voice of rare There was also a very promising little lin, @ Miss Annie Kent, who 1s only about seven years old, but who plays very artistically. If she continues to advance she will surely become a virtuoso of renown, Among the ener pupae that deserve mention were Miss Ehlers and Master Wetmore, wno both played the piano remarkably well, Miss Chapman eaug an aria from Exo” ‘wilh a groat deal of feeling, aUuplajing @ great fall, clear, sympathetic voice, RACING NOTES. From Kentucky we learn tnat extensive prepara- tions are velng made ‘or the coming racing cam- paign, which commences at New Orleans on the 80th of March, General Buford’s stable has already started on 1ts way to New Uricans, leaving his farm on the 31s* of January. He sent on Nelly Gray and Hollywood, who head the string, ‘The others are Malita, Bomb- shell, Rapidita and Minus. Mr. Swigert is hard at work getting his stable in order, and ts giving his norses sharp exercise over the blue-grass sod when the weather permi's. Stockwood is much improved in form and action since last season, and will make a dangerous four- year-old. Mr, Swigert’s string coasists of Pilgrim, Stockwood, Wanderer, Morlacchi, Shylock, Mar- guerite, and Lerna, a three-year-old by Asteroid, dam Laura (dam of Harry of the West). Mr. Swigert will not leave with nis stable for New Uricans for some time yet, preferring to work his horses at home on his own track, always a good one, to risk- ing the chance of meeting with bad weatner and the mud of the Metairie Course—the worst in the world in rainy weather, Old Jonn Harper will not take his stable to New Orleans this spring. He is putting his horses ia order for a Northern campaign. Longfellow is looking very well; in fact, better than ever before, and the old man feels very proud of him. He does not think there is a horse alive that can beat him at any distance. Great pains will be taken to have Longfellow in the finest possible condition before he leaves Kentucky. Lyttelton is also much im- proved on his last year’s form, and will make a great race horse the coming season if no accident happens him. Mr. Harper has a Planet filly, out of Aerolite (sister of {dlewitd), that is his mainstay in the way of a three-year-old, She has speed enough, as she beat Longteilow through the stretch or old John’s track not many days ago. ‘The old man has much improved 12 health, and can now walk about and “see to things.” On the 3ist of January Novice (the dam of Norton, Norfolk, Norwich, Norway, Newry, Norwood, The Nun, a bay filly by Lexington, and Notre Dame) foaled a chestnut filly, by Planet, the first foal ihat was dropped this season on Mr, Alexander's estate, ‘rhis Mly,'it 1s satd, 1s a remarkably “%e one, and the cross 1s thought to be the right one. She will be bred to Planet agato. The yeariing filly, out of Filigree, belonging to Mr. August Belmont, fell and broke her knee on the frozea ground at Mr. Alexander’s and had to be destroyed. This was a sad loss, as the filly was very promising. Magnetta, by Mahomet, the dam of Pompey Payne, dropped acolt by Enquirer, on January 19, at George Cadwaliader’s farm in Kentucky, General W. G. Harding, of Tennes ee, on the 30ta ult. purchased Colonel B, F. Cockrill’s half interest in the stallion Jack Malone for $4,500. General Harding had two foais dropped during the last week in January—viz., a brown colt by Vandal, dam Iodme by Sovereign, and a chestnut colt by Vandal, dam Carolin, by Scythian. * The Belle Meade stables have six horses in tram- ing, all in fine health, and will open the campaign at Memphis, General Harding having entered them all in the Memphis stakes, The Saratoga Association has adopted sub- stantially the racing and betting rules of the Ameri- can Jockey Club, to take eifect immediately. The following race horses are wintering at Jerome Park, and will commence training as soon as tne weather permits:— R. W. WALDEN’S STABLE, Minnie W., ch. f., by Piauet out of Edina, 2 years. Liverpool, ch. c., by Planet out of Novice, 2 years. Bay filly, by Kentucky out of Blue Ripvon, 2 years, Mary Louise, gr. f., by Lightning, dam by Sover- eign, 4 years. Chesthat mare, by Jonce Hooper out of Flora McRae, 5 years. Vim, b. c., by Kentucky out of Verbena, 3 years. Giri ot the Period, b. f, by Virgil out of Nanme Butler, 3 years, Ch A by King Lear out of Dot, 3 years, fave! ars Viteswe, iyees} Not in tratning. J. W. WELDON’S STABLE, Onyx, bik. g., by Eclipse, dam py Revenue, 6 aes. ears Imported chestnut filly, by Cambuscan out of Fluke, 2 years. Imported brown colt, by Suanterer out of Tested, 2 years. Fellowcraft, ch. c., by Australian out of [dlewild, years, Leland, ch. b,, by Lightning, dam by Yorkshire, 5 years. Defender, ch. h., by John Morgan out of Cincona, 5 years. JOS. DONAHUE’S STABLE, Alroy, ch. c., by Australian out of Nellie Gray, 4 ‘ears. u Tammany, ch, g., by Lexington out of Liz Mardis, 5 years, i ‘Glamour, b.c., by Jerome Eagar out of The Gloam- in, 3 years. JAMES JENNINGS’ STABLE, Gayo, br. h., by Jeff Davis out of Ninette, 6 years, Albuera, b. m., by Jef Davis out of Ninette, aged. EPH. SNEDIKER’S STABLE. Major, ch. h, by Eugene, dam by Claude Melnotte, 5 years. Bay colt, by Australian out of Mattie Gross, 4 ears. . - Bay colt (brother to James A, Connoily), 3 years. Bay coil, by Asteroid out of Josepnine K. Rowan, 8 years. Frank Swift, gr. c., by Eugene out of Faith, 3 ears, MA Doctor, ch. g., by Second Albion, dam by Omeara, S years. BRITISH SPORTING NOTES. Pigeon Shootin, The North British Gun Ciub held its twenty-sev- enth meeting on January 23, at the Powderhall Grounds, Although the day was favorable for shooting, only eight members came forward. The hero of the day was Mr. H. Anderson, who came in at the sixth event, killed 27 out of 28 at 24 to 28 yards rise, allin good time, and thereby won five sweep. stakes successively. He landed 18 of the birds ho aimed at without fhe aid of the second barrel. Mr. Sprott was also lo Yar form, bagging 26 out of 34— ly of these with the first barrel only—and won the sweepstake, Lilydale, Mr. Dick Cunningham, and Mr. Cameron were also winners. All through the slaughter was great, as out of 228 birds Re ge only 68 Managed to go beyond the boundary yarus. Pedestrian Match. A match which had caused extraordinary in- terest in the higher circles, and on which very large gums were invested, was deciJed January 24 at West Brompton. Tne competitors were Mr. H. N. Tennant, tue celebrated cricketer, of the Maryle- pone, Zingari and Liverpool clubs, and Mr. Sadler, an amateur pedestrian of great repute, whe stakes were £000 a side, and the aistance rum 100 yards. Mr. Tennant won easily by a yard audahall, He covered the ground in 1034 seconds, Rowing at Oxford University. {from the Sportsman, Jan. 24.) On Friday and Saturday all the colleges assembled, and by Saturday night nearly all the men had come up, On Monday Mr. Lesley, the President of the 0.U.B.C., took an eight down to IMey and back twice. The floods are out badly, covering the towing path most of the way to JMey, and the quantity of have lately had makes it seem unlikely mn run off, Owing to the towing water any coaching, except the stern, was impossible. As after the finisn of the Trials last term no Fm rd was taken down, it was impossible tell beforehand who was lixely to be tried for the Varsity this term. We cannot say much tor the steadiness of the boat which went down on Monday, it rolled lke any Torpid, but there wil) be many in it during the next two or tnree weeks; 8 yet none of the best men nave taken their seats. i C, ©, Knollys, . Thacn New. pone spa alan J. Preston, Universi ba Nicholson, Maga: rrer, Brasenose : pvary, New.... . rnsby, Lincoln. E, Armistend, Exeter (stroke). <i 4 We do not expect Lesley to take the stroke oar (which he will eventually do) for the next two or three weeks, a8 he will do more good to the boat by coaching, and Armistead sets a very good stroke to the men benind him. willbe seen from the G, H M, H. J. ¥, much lighter than it was last time, and tl we ae, wae be @ strong point in its favor, as not one @ hundred of over thirteep stone pulls his Lesley takes his place in the see some old blue Wednesday, and, as it wants but three weeks to that date, no time must be lost in crew and ting into ‘regular practice, uy indie to regular practice, - vidual crittolaans woud be antalr at such an early stage of a8 none of the men seem entirely able to shake off the lassitude resulting from their Chi relaxations, We have it on good uushority that the rumor of Mr, Hall’s not in- Big to steer this syeay was unfounded, and that he will again give Oxiord nis valuable services. But turee Tor those of Brasenose, exeter and Mag. dalen, faced the ram on Monday, ana a more dreary ee ae the river presented could not be im- Foreign Racing Notes. Twenty-one horses have been entered for the Great Prix at Nice. Mr. Prior, the trainer, is recovering from nis late sickness, The Derby, which isto be run on the 29th of May, promises to furnish an exciting struggle, but the London Globe thinks “that the quality of the horses engaged is not up to the first class standard usually associated with the great Epsom race.” The writer closes a long review of the merits of the numerous horses engaged as follows:—“Of the trio of leading favorites—Laburnum, Cremorne and Prince Charile —I decidedty prefer Cremorne, because he has won over the Epsom Ground, on which Laburnum has been well beaten, and I apprehend that the Baron's colt will again go down before Cremorne and Prince Charlie, Consequently, to the latter, Uremorne and Nuneham, shall look ior the winner of this year's Derby, and the foremost position may be awarded to Cremorne or Nuncham, as Mr, Savill®’s colt 1s a first rater when thoroughly fit, and Nuneham 1s one |, of the most lmproving horses in Uraining.’? A TRUNK HORROR IN FRANCE. Frightful Murder in Marseilles—A Man Chopped Up by His Best Friends. MARSEILLES, Jan. 22, 1872. To @ season of terror has succeeded a season of horror. We were dreadfully frightened by tne rumors of an intended Communist insurrection, Qnd our apprehensions were not removed by the arrival of a whole fleet of war vessels and several Qetachments of troops from Lyons and elsewhere. But we were reassured by the preparations made to resist the enemies of society and civilization. It was gratifying to see. munitions and provisions heaped up in the new fort of Notre Dame de la Garde and to know that two or threo thousand of the best troops in France—namely, satlors—were ready at a moment's notice to give their lives in defence of the city. Calm and coniidence gradually returned and every one was beginning to breathe more freely, when we were shocked by the news of A CRUEL MURDER in our midst, The victim isa merchant of Tunis, or rather the confidential agent of a mercantile house 1a that city. About ten days ago this per- son, whose name was Grégo, was invited by a couple of intimate irtends to visit them in a store they had just hired. They were fellow countrymen and professed the same creed, possibly set in the same pew in the Synagogue of tne Rue Bretecuil. So he went, nothing suspecting, to the Rue des Tonueliers, There ne found his two friends, and a third iriend and @ countryman, who had, as it were, just dropped in. : HOW THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED, The chief criminal, named Sidebon, who had planned the murder, knew that Grego had received, or was about to receive, 250,000f, in dratts, from Tunis, No svoner had the victim reached the muddle of the store, tian the accomplice, Niscime, strack him down with @ loaded cane. Sidebon immediately strangied him. ‘The third rty, Toludano, a young man of twenty-one, and who now appears in tue character of informer, says he did nothing. The three murderers proceeded to the victim’s lodgings at 47 Rue Montgrand where they found, the intormer says, from fifty to sixty thousand francs, which they carried off and divided among thein at Sidedon’s lodgings in the Rue Fongate. HOW THE BLOODY DEED WAS DISCOVERED, ‘The next move was to dispose of the body, For this purpose they bought a saw and an axe, chop- ped and sawed the body up, procured a trunk aud packed up the pieces. Sidevon and Toludano then went on board @ Tunisian vessei in the port, asked the captain to take a trank to ‘Tunis, and to send a boat for it to the foot of the Cannebtére, The boat Was sent in charge of a boy, who was sent off by them to get cigars, and they then rowed the boat containing the trunk outside the docks, When they thougnt themselves at a sale distance, they threw the thing overboard, but, not being heavy enough to sink, it Noated, They lett it to float away, but it did not go far, for next morning @ fisherman found it stranded at the Chateau d@’if, This nan reported his croucaille, and Toludano was soon found. Upon his testimony Niscime was immediately arrested, but Sivebon has not yet been found. Toludano gave up 16,000f, Which he says was all he got, ana 16,000L, more were found at the bottom of a cistern. THE VICTIM was buricd on Sunday in the Israelite Cemetery. The unaappy man was well Known at the Bourse, mi the affair has caused a great deal of painiul ex- citement. THE MURDERERS belonged during the war to the legion raised here, called *-Egalité,” a legion of known Communists and rufians. It is almost enough to say that it was commanded by Delpech, STAIE LEGISLATURES. The Cotorado Legislatnre to an Impor- tant and Useful Session—Good Financial Condition—Petition for Admission as a State. ‘i DENVER, Col., Feb. 10, 1872 The Territoria! Legislature adjourned last even- ing after an unexceptionably harmonious and profitable session, Among the important measures passed are the joint memorial to Congress, praying for @ State organization; protesting against the passage of the Mining Law bill, now pending in Congress, and other important legislation upon mining stock, growing out of tne agricultural and railroad interesis, The financial condition of the Territcry has enabled the Legislature to pass a bill providing that no taxX shall be levied for 1872, and one and a half mills tor 1873 Petition to the Maine Legislatnre from Fe- males Against the Rumsellers to the House of Representatives. Avausra, Me., Feb. 10, 1872, A petition was presented in the House of Repre- sentatives to-day trom 140 women of Oxford county, pray!ng that the rumseilers be made responsible for the results of their trafic, The act incorporating the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad has been sent to the Governor for nis approval. New Hampshire Ahead Again—First Republi- ean Campaign Mecting of the Season. Concorp, N, H., Feb, 10, 1872, The first republican campaign meeting of tne season was held here to-night. EXx-Governor Harriman made an address to u large audience in Phenix Hall. Equalization of Railroad Freight Charges in Onio. CoLuMBUS, Ohio, Feb, 10, 1872. In the Senate this morning a bill was passed equalizing railroad charges for treight pro rata for Jess or greater distances, and making it the duty of the Prosecuting Attorney to bring suit in the name of the State against corporations viviating the act, on compiaint of the parties aggrieved. A bill was also introduced making the legal rate of the bushel of clover seed sixty pounds; of oats thirty-two founds, and of corn seventy to sixty- eight pounds, according to age. Prohibition of Political Test Oaths in West Virgin CHARLESTOWN, W. Va, Feb, 10, 1872, ‘The Constitutional Convention yesterday adopted several sections of the Bill of Rights, not materialty differing, however, from the provisions of the old bull. A provision ‘Was adop! promibiting political test oatha, bein, exhausted in all the ones Tbe procsed codinge of fhe Legwlature are not ‘publabed in'an> "om FRANCE IN 1870-71. Acoount by an Eye- Witness of the Excesses of the Commune—Future Prospects of France. ‘ An interesting address was delivered on Satur day evening before the Cooper Union for the ad« vancement of science and art, by Mr. Elliot Ca « Cowdin, He spoke as follows:— Four years ago I had the hunor of speaking be- fore this excellent institution on the subject of the Paris Universal Exposition 1 hat is op the triumph of the arts of civ: m, which them seemed to inaugurate in Kurope an era of fraternity an But now the traces of relentless war—~ ‘the destructions and desecrations of an organized barbarism—are visible im the same great capital.’ ‘Ihe incidents of the terrible foreign war, and the yet more terrible social revolution, which have shaken France to the centre, but yet failed to ruta 4t, you have doubtiess followed with the deepest in terest, ‘The simple secret of the immense military’ disaster Which struck down the proudest nation of Europe 1s patent to all:—Prussia was prepared lor ‘war and France was not. Mr. Cowdin then traced the graduat‘dying ont of all hopes of successful resistance against the Prus-: sians, tne downiall of the empire, the establish~ ment of the provisional government and the begin~ ning of the revoltagamst the Thiers government vy as And LHe ensuing struggie for suprem- acy. re Co anata sidamned roportion as the zequist overnment strength and pressed the e of Paris did the des- an im of the Commune become intensified. The Assembiy. It went bey. true A rsbtipce of the State, since it invaded those individnal rights which tt is che duty of the State ta’ pres It encouraged indol stimulated cli treds and substituted for religion @ boast atheism. It plundered ratroad Compania and would have ruined the Bank of France but for the courage and tact of its oflicers and the resistance of M. Beslay, one of its own delegates. It decreed the conti Ol Lhe property or the cl » and also that of capitalists who had absented themsei' from the city. It suppressed all papers tnat di to question the wisdom of its acts, while 1t Jailed ta produce a singie salutary measure of its own, It adopted the red flag as ‘the symbol of universal, human love;” that flag which Lamartine truly said, “nad only been trated in the blood of Frenchmen through the Champ de Mars,” Yel bol, n violation of all the laws of war, it assadsi« nated the President of the Court of Cassation, the Archbishop o! Paris, his fellow priests and othes non-combatants beld as hostages. It carefully ab- stained irom offending the Prussians, and puiled down the.column im the Place Vendome, which commemorated the triumph of France over Ger- many. It cordially welcomed all foreigners of mili- tary talent and socialistic opinions, who were Will« ing. to shoot down loyal Frenchmen, Dombrowski, a Pole, was fora ume its leading General, and, ac« cording to La Petiie Presse, received at the outset, in cash, the sum of 190,000f. as the price ol is hice. ling sword. But the end was approaching. Beaten at every point, and seeing that their cause was hopeless, the Communists determined to «lestroy the capital of France, its central glory, the pride of the civil:zed world, ‘This monstrous 1dea was not a new one. General Cluseret, who figured largely in the councils of the Commune, @ map well known in the United States, nad announced it long before, in a Ietior—quoted by M. Edmund Villetara, in his “History of the International’’—dated New York, February 17, 1870, in which ne said:- “As for myself, all Which has just passed shows that the Orleanists are creeping by degrees towards power, gnawing the claws of L. N. in such @ way as to have only to substitute themselves for him some fine morning. Now, on that day we must be ready, physically and morally. On that day ourselves or ‘hothing ! Until then I shall provably remain quiet; but on that day, lair to you, and I never say yes for no, Paris shall ve ours or Paris shall cease to exist. It will be the aecisive moment for the people.” The moment came, and the decree went forth that Paris should cease to exist. The vilest women were released from the Prison of St. Lazare, on the sole condition that they should go fortn, petro- leum in hand, to aid in fring the doomed city. ‘The story of the terrible street fighting during the last days of the Commune is well known, vut some striking incidents may interest you. ‘Tne fiendish outrages perpetrated by the Communists in their desperation, not on the proud and wealthy, but on humble and hard-working men, guilty of no ol ‘fence but patriotism, are almost witnout a parallel in the history of crime. Of the many appalling ile Justrations of this fact { will cite but one. Whe the insurgents were ret along the Boulev: St. Martin to the Place du Chateau d’Ean they en~ tered a well-known restaurant, kept by M. Ronceray, and demanded its surrender in order that they mught Gud there a sheiter while firing on the govy- ernment troops. ‘lake 1t,’’ said the proprietor, powerless to resist, a3 he prepared to retire, lol- lowed by his waiters; but he was suddenly stopped by the rebel captain and ordered to take a masked in the insurgent ranks, ‘I fire on Frenchmen! Never!’ was the heroic reply. Tne employés, to @ man, gave the same answer to the sume demand. “shoot every oae of them!” was tne cap- tain’s order. The savage and drunken rebels, yell- ing like ferocious beasts, obeyed with alacrity. “One volley was suilicient, A lew moments after Ronce- ray and his faitniul gargons, hurled from tne win- dow by their assassins, Were lying on the sidewalk, where they remained tor the rest of the day—their dead bodtes the most eloquent of all protests against tue mad brutality of the most relentiess and ins human of all French factions. As the last hour ot this insolent despousm drew near, evidences o} mutual hatred and distryst in its own ranks were everywhere conspicuous. In their cowardly ‘sel- lishness a portion of its most noted chicis disap- peared, seeking safety in foreign lands, wale its really honest but dcluded supporters were still ight- ing with a bravery worthy 01 a nobler cause, nally, the Commune fell, and on the 23th of May. Marshal MacMahon was enabled Lo issue a procia- mation, closing with these words, “The strife is ended; order, work and security will revive?—a promise speedily sustained by facts, The excesses Which the reguiar wroops committed in their hour of triumph, whatever may have been their provoca- tions, were wholly unjustifiable. It canuot be denied that the: French army in the fierce elation of yiciory ‘reated the champions of the Commune as a hunter treats tigers and wolves. ‘Tne dreadful thirst to kill was dominant both in olficers and in soldiers. Little discrimination was shown in the maa desire to exterminate everybody Who was supposed to ve engaged in the work of exterminating Freach civile ization, It must, however, ve said, that the mur- ders of the Frencn army were sins of impulse, Whue the murders of the insurgents were sins of system. ‘Rule or ruin” was the object ol the Com- mune; and when it was unable to overthrow the legal government of the country, it carried out ita origmal plan, and with premeditation set tire to Paris, determined that its dwellings, its Mbrartes, its museums, its Monuments snould cease lo exist. Its spirit was simply barbaric ; and when the Com- mune was stricken down the civilized world ex- pected that its iriends would atleast disavow its atrocities ; but such was not the case, Throughout Europe the organs of the Interna- tional defended 1s most indeiensible acts. The itahan Internationals, in an address emanating from the Milanese Secilons, said :—“The principles of the Commune of Paris are just, and we accept the responsibilty of its acts.’ The English Internationals echoed this ventiment. Mr. Johnson, one of weir speakers, at a meeting held last June, in London, declared that ‘those Workingmen who, since the fall of the Commune, blush jor it, are to blame, The Commune had a perfect right to execute the hostages.” Germany was especially outspoken in its defence. Herr Babel, a member of the German Parliament from Saxony, made @ speech before that body, in which he said:—“The aim of the Paris Commune ts neither an Impossible nor a pernicious one, as it has veen erroneously called by a previous speaker. On the contrary, in all Europe, those classes not dead to all feeling of Itberty und independence lock upon Paris as their staff of hope. Never mind whether the insurrection is suppressed or not, What is now doing at the French capital is only an outpost skirmish, which will be joliowed up some day by a great European’patue. War to the palaces, peace to the cottages and death to luxurious idieness is, and ever will be, the watchword oi tne proievarict in all parts of the world.”’ The terrible story of 1870-71 willlong be remem- dered, and those who control public opinton must and will unite in preventive measures to guard: against the recurrence of similar politicat convul- slons and diusters in the future. To this task the finest minds of France are directing their studies and their energies. Mr. Cowdin concluded by showing that, in his opinion, France would remain a republic, and that no other form of goverument would long content. her. THOSE SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. They Are Believed To Be the Same Who. Robbed the Fitth Avenue Stage Company’s Office. ‘The two “suspicious characters,’ Thomas Brickly and William Porter, the account of whose arrest in. Nassau street by OMcer Doian, of the Sixth precinct, appeared in yesterday’s HERALD, have turned out to be villains of the deepest dye. In addition to the dark lantern and the tin box vontaining steet wedges, there was found in their possession a largo number of tickets of the Fifth avenue stage line, ‘These tickets are likely to cause the interesting couple a deal of trouble before they are again set at Nverty. Yesterday morning Mr. Samuel Ww. Andrews and John A. McDonald, the proprietors of une Fifth avenue line of stages, appeared at t Tombs Police Court and made aulaavit. to the inet that they believe the prisoners to be the same parties who on the morning of the 9th instant burgiari« ously entered the ofice of their stables, v3 Weat Forty-third street, and stole therefrom $1,360 in currency and $40 worth of stage tickets, ‘they are further led to believe that these are the parties re eth Hl of pong having deposited m the Six-penny Saviags Bank, on U ee roubeny $350, “4 Tre meee judge Dowling, in consideration of these facts, Gecided to hold Porter and Brickly for st i oxa ination, ly il furiner 4