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DUPANLOUP. A Herald Correspondent’s Interview with the Bishop of Orleans. HIS OPINION OF THIERS. The President’s Obstinacy and Des- potism and What May Spring from Them. PATRIOTIC: BUT NOT PRACTICAL. Gambetta His Probable Successor and Then Follows the Commune, THE EDUCATION QUESTION. Paris, August 22, 1872, Atah, Boble-looking old man ; a broad, high, smooth forehead; long vhite hair; dark, reflective blue eyes; # rosy, healthy complexion; a head Michael Angelo would have delighted in; a figure slightly stooping when in repose, but erect and straight as an arrow when animated; with this all the signs and characteristics of a hale and hearty old age— such is Monseigneur Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, member of the National Assembly and the best of France’s living orators. I think Monseigneur Du- Panloup is one of the few great men of France in ‘whom one ie‘not disappointed upon seeing him for the first time. We Americans, who are accustomed in our statesmen to see such heads as those of Washington, Jefferson, Webster, Clay and Douglas, experience generally a feeling of disappoint- ment upon being bronght face to face with the men who sway and have swayed tho destinies of Franee. Andi speak not only of the present, but of the past. From Louis XIV. down to M. Thiers himself, including all the so-called giants of the French Revolution—Marat, Robespierre and ‘the rest of thom—to such mosquitoes as the viru- lent Rochefort, the weeping Jules Favre, the whin- ing Jules Simon of the 4th or September, there may be observed in all of them a certain common place, ordinary look, a certain absence of personal im- pressiveness, of those marks which serve to distin- guish @ man from the crowd and which would cause him to be singled out among thousands. Who could help observing Washington, no matter where seen or under what circumstances, with his giant form, his large, but well shaped nose, and his pierc- ing gfay eye? or Webster, with his high, broad forehead and lion-like face? or Douglas, with his massive brow and deep dark eyes? But who would ever notice Thiers, the little man-with the cunning Jook and the spectacies, if not to push him out of the way? M. Jules Favre, with his weak and ‘watery eyes, if not to pity him? or Marat, with his hyena-like face, if not to loathe him, or even the great Louis Quatorze, with his narrow, retreating forehead and foppish air, if not to despise him? So it is with many, very many, of the great men of France. They have not the Jook or air of great men, whatever that may be. Small, diminutive Dodies—@ fact which would be of little conse quence if they were not too often accompanied by email braine—retreating foreheads nd unusual develophients in the ore. of what the phrenolo- @iste tefm self-esteem and firmness—organizations which, it's true, may be as good as any other, but which, _ nevertheless, are neither impressive nor Striking. Monglegnenr Dupunioup is, however, an exccp- tional Frenchman in this respect; for bis air and bearing’ are fall of dignity and his genera) appear, ance tbat of a king In the intellectual world. He is Hving in &@ very pretty villa, near Versailles, and ‘hither I went to see him. It is a neat little country house or cottage, delightfully situated in the middle of a large park, with a smoothly shorn lawn before the door, through which winds @ carriage Way. It was about six o'clock in the evening when I drove up to the iron gate in front of the place, and almost the first object which attracted my atten- tion was Monseigneur bimself, walking slowly up and down an avenue, which was rendered delightfully cool and shady by the thick, overhanging branches of the trees in which the plaee 1s embowered, making, with his fine, Jarge head, which was bared to the cool air of the evening, his long white hair, and his calm, thought- Su) face, @ picture that would have delighted an artist. Isentin my card and was immediately invited to walkin. He received me without rctarning to the house, and continued his promenade during the conversation which followed, stopping and standing still occasionally when becoming ant- mated or particularly interested in anything I was telling him. Although knowing me very well he had forgotten ‘what paper I represented, but when I told him it ‘was the New York Heraxp, he said, “Oh, yes! I know. Itisa correspondent of the HERALD who found Dr. Livingstone. A great achievement truly; but, really, I do not understand what imterest a newspaper should have mm undertaking such an expedition.” Journalism in America scems to be a very different thing from what it is in Enrope.”” He then made many inguirics relating to the way in which the HERALD is managed—the number of men it em- Pploys, the number of its readers, the influence and character of journalism in America, the extent to which the papers are read and a variety of other things, in the answers to which questions he seemed greatly interested. After having given him all the information I could on these points the conversation naturally turned upon the present condition of France, and 4m reply to my question as to his impressions re- garding the sitnation he said :— THE SITUATION IN FRANCE. “Ah, the situation is bad enough. The country ts fm a very perilous position, from which it can be extricated only with extreme diMculty, and, to tell the truth, my hopes of a peaceable solution of the questions which now agitate France are very feeble. The situation may be summed up in” a few words, M. Thiers, refusing to govern according to the will of the majority Of the Assembly, pute that bedy under the alterna- tive of submitting blindly to his will or plunging the country into confusion and disorder by ac- cepting his oft-proffored resignation. It is the old story—we drift into absolutism in one case; into ‘anarchy in the other. ~THIERS AND THE 1.BGISL ATURE. OORRESPONDENT—To whom may this misundet- standing between M. Thicrs and the Assembly be principally attributed? Monselgneur Duran.our—To M. Thiers, un- doubtedly. He might govern with the majority, if he would do 80; but he will not. And in order to warry out his peculiar ideas he secks the support of ‘the Left, a support he can obtain by showing the Jeast inclination to sustain the Republic, The ma- majority are willing to accept and maintain the partie de Bordeaux in its integrity; but tney Gnd it dificult to follow M. Thiers through alt of his absurd and impossibie ideas ‘with regard to finance, protection and the reorganization of the army. If they refuse to sub. » mit blindly to everything be demands, and his de- mands are monstrous, he threatens to go entirely over to the left, and anarchy will be the result, if they submit, they bad better have the Empire at NAPOLBON HI. WAS LESS ARBITRARY, and had, at least, very advanced views with regard ‘eo commerce and free trade. DESPOTIEM OF TIERS. CORRESPONDENT—Is M. Thiers, then, 80 despotic ? Monseigneur DuraNLour—Why, the Empire was g@othing to him. He wishes to do everything; his “}deas must be accepted on every subject, bis will DSbeyod as law, We have only exchanged ong NEW: YORE) master for, another, and we certainly have not profited by the exchange. It le the personal power, the absolutism of the Empire, in @ less en- peas oe ne Is NOT DErosED. CoRRESPONDENT—Bat it appears to me that the Right have a majority in the Assembly. Why do they not depose M. Thiers and put some one in his place who would govern according to their wishes. Duran.ovr—No; the composition of the Assembiy is such that there is no majority without the Left Centre, and this division of the Asecmbly, consisting of about one hundred and fifty members, have the most unlimited confidence in M. Thiers, and, while being really monarchical in sentiment, are willing nevertheless to accept the Republic, if he should decide in favor of it. They are perfectly Honest, well-meaning people, but have no very fixed ideas or principles, and are, therefore, very wavering, uncertain and not to be relied upon, It 18 this fraction of the Assembly that makes M. Thiers’ position possible. THE LEPT CENTRE. ConResPoONDENT—But if the Left Centre are really monarchical, can they not be induced to raily to whatever leader the Right may choose! MONSEIGNEUR DUPANLOUP—The truth fs that just Row there is.n0 man on whom the Right can unite. ‘since the Count de Chambord’s absurd refusal to ac cept the leadership and be reconciled to his cousins who have likewise shown themselves to be imprac- tleable by refusing to. make snficient advances to- wards affecting a reconciliation, the Right really have no candidate. They, Chambord and the younger branch of the family have both rendered themselves for the moment impossible, CoRRESPONDENT—The position ts certainly a com- plicated one. 1 do not, for my part, see any way out of the diMtculty. 1 PUT*MACMAHON IN HIS PLACE. Monseigneur DuPanLoup—Yes, there is one way. If M. Thiers should:resign or dic we might put Mar- shal MacMahon tn his place. CORRESPONDENT—But he has, J believe, no politi- cal experience and might prove incapable of di- Tecting the multifarious affairs of the government. Monseigneur Durantoup—He is perfectly capable, but, not being @ skilfal politician like M. Thiers, he wonid not try to oppose the will of the Assem- bly; he would not try to force upon them his ideas, but he would govern according to the wishes of the country. CORRESPONDENT—Do you think a majority of the Assembly could be brought to accept his nomina- tion; and, if they aid, would the minority submit to the choice?” Monseigneur Durantovr—In the case of the resignation or deathof M. Thiers the majority would be undoubtedly in favor of MacMahon. As to the minority they would be compelled to submit. He has the army on his side. CORRESPONDENT—Why do you apprehend so much danger from M. Thiers governing with the Left? Have you not confidence in his patriotism? Monseigneur DurpaANLOUr—I haye all confidence im his patriotism, but not in his views, Besides, he is deceiving himself. He thinks he can gain the confidence of the Left and become their leader, Never was there a greater mistake. If the Left ever get into power M. Thiers wil! bo put aside, for he no more really represents the Left than he does the Right. GAMBETTA WILL REPLACE HIM, But the French always go to extremes, and even Gambetta will not be advanced enough for them. The Left Centre, now so moderate, will become rouge, and the Republic will drift into the Com- mune, with all its horrors. And that means civil ‘war, the reoccupation of the country by the Pras- sians, bankruptcy and ruin. And TI do not sce how to avoid it except by openly declaring war against M. Thiers, which would bring abont a crisis and a train of consequences equally disastrous, But to change the subject, have you seen our new projet se lot LATING TO BDUCATION? Corres! have not, but would be very glad to have ® copy. Monse! Dvran.ovr—I will give you one. (Here be made a sign for a domestic to approach, and told him to bring a copy of the document in question, which, when brought, he gave me.) But tell mé, .J.Bava heard that in the United States there are .many-schools in which the children of both sexes occupy the same rooms and playgrounas 3m common and take their recreations together. Is this true ? CoRREsPONDENT—It is true to a certain extent in all our public schools, especially in the country and smaller towns. In the larger towns, however, they are usually separated, although there is, I believe, no particular objection to their taking their recre- ations together. Monselgneur DUrANLOUP—And no bad results follow this promiscuous mingling of the sexes—as regards morals, I mean ? CORRBSPONDENT—Not in the least. On the con- trary, it is thought to produce an opposite effect. The rough natures of the boys are softened and re- fined by it, and thelr moral tone elevated. Boys and girls grow up understanding cach other bet- ter than when reared apart; real friendship and re- spect spring up between them; there ts co-opera- tion and emulation without envy; there is not that gulf which separates the sexes in this country; they do not feel as though they were different races of beings—a mystery to each other—but compan- ions, friends, helpmates, comrades, brothers and sisters all together. They grow up knowing and understanding each other, and the consequence is that people, and the men especially, marry upon an average at least five years younger than they do in Europe—a custom which you must acknowledge. 1s a great proof of virtue. MonsEIGNEUR—Indeed, you astonish me, I, of course, know but little about American society, and the very fact that such a state of things can exist 1s @ proof of the purity of American manners, But with us, Ican assure you, I know that if this freedom was allowed the result would be most de- plorable for the morals of the country. I should like very much to have a book explaining the pub- lic school system in the United States thoroughly. Coula you get me such a work? I replied that I should only be too happy to serve him in any way, and that I would procure a work on the subject and send it him, and after a little REVENUE RECOVERY. A Heavy Importing Firm in Boston Ac- cused of Defrauding the Revenue tothe Extent of $350,000. Boston, Sept. 19, 1872. Quite a sensation was created on the street to- day by the publication In the Beening Traveler of a statement that a prominent dry goods firm had been accused of defrauding the government out of $350,000. An investigation into the facts of the case establishes the trath of the accusation, The firm against whom these charges have been made is White, Browne & Co., doing heavy importing busi- gene atc carag” oan an, ae that their preety ee attached to the amount of $350,000 during the month last past. The writ on file covers a series of charges, exte from August 2, 1867, to November roars! would make @, une It it were printed, The ty ¢ cloth and woi goods, on wig here dre three rates of duties, ranging from 6 to 6 cents per square yard and from_ 30 40 per cent ad valorem. It 19 alieged that Messrs, White, Browne & Co. entered first class goods as nd class, and second class goods CH belonging wy third classification, hence maki ne Med at the éx- poe ofthe government. The firm is composed of J D' Lecomte, of Now York, and George H, Browne, the buyer, who is resident tn Europe, and bas ai- ‘ways borne an excellent reputation in this city DEPRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT. Boston, Mass., Sept. 13, 1872. Suits bave been entered in the United State: District Court against Messrs. White, Browne & Co., importers of English dry goods, doing busi. hess on the corner of Franklin and Hawley streets, for defrauding the government of Custom House duties to the amount of $100,000. The alleged io extend from August, 1867, to November, LAW INTELLIGENCE. Rocnesrer, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1872, GENERAL TERM, SUPREME Count.—No. 20—eople ex rel. J. Rector ya, E. Clarke et al.—Argued. No. 30—Thompson vs. Benson.—Judgment affirmed with costs, Calendar for Monday, September 16.— nia 60, 00, 61, 62, 63, 60, 41, 14, 77, 79, 86, 88, 01, H, and James White, of this city; F. | | was found inscribed fn his pocketbook, THE LONDON STAGE. All Oat of Town—Stanley and Livingstone the Lions of the Day—Tho Music Halls and the Tich- borne Claimant—Boueicault and His Plaus for a National Theatre—One More Unfortunate in Bankruptey— Miscollaneons News. Lonpon, August 23, 1872. Such Londoners ap still remain in London have now abundant opportunity to teat the truth of the Maxim uttered by a sarcastic philosopher, that life would be pleasant enough if it were not for its Pleasures. “Pleasures,” in the conventional’ sense of the phrase, there are none in the month of Au- gust. The springs of “amusement,” popularly so cailed, are dried up for the present in the great Metropolis. Gladstone ia eclipsed by Livingstone, and people have not a word, nor yet @ thought to bestow upon anybody, saving only the great Afri- can explorer and his heroic discoverer, Mr, Stan- ley, your dauntiess correspondent, who, chcered and applauded, feted and caressed on all sides, Must have as happy a time of it as though, to use ttie words of Milton, he were “laving his locks with nectar in the blest kingdoms of love and joy.’ Meanwhile people seem to have forgotten all about the drama, which may be said to be in a state of SUSPENDED ANIMATION. There are but three or four theatres open, and at noone of them are the entertainments of such a character as to challenge criticism or awaken in- terest, The players walk or rather “moon” lazily through their parts as though they deemed the Mere recitation of the text an intolerable griev- ence, and the few spectators dotted up and down the house loll drowsily in their seats and hardly deign to pay attention to the languid proceedings upon the stage. Indeed, the sparse audiences in the play-houses at thistime of the year have a strange air of conscious humiliation, as though they had been detected in some shabby, underhand action, and were, in fact, the “guilty creatures sit- ting at o play” to whom the Lord Hamlet makes scornful allusion. The explanation is suMeciently intelligible. Of all crimes against society poverty is the most heinous. Well-to-do persons make it @ point to be on the moors or on the mountains, or atallevents by the sea side, in August. Not to be there or in some raral retreat implies that you can’t afford it—that, in fact, you haven’t got the money to go; and anything more horrible than this suspicion it is not in fancy to imagine or in words to express. This accounts for the sinister looks which the criminals cast on one another when they meet under the roofs of one or other of the few theatres whose doors still remain unclosed. For fear o! being seen by Brown while riding on the knife-board of an omnibus, or of knocking against him while saunter- ing through the dusty and desolate streets, Jones ives stealthily into the Vaudeville or the Gaiety, the Strand or Princess’. Horror of horrors! Whom does he find sitting by his side, chewing his toothpick, or listicssly peroning an evening poner, but this very Brown. The only parallel case that so graphically depicted by Leech in his sketch entitled “WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT OF SERING YOU!” and describing the mental confusion of two “swells” on meeting in the same pawnshop whither each has come upon the same errand—the pewnias: of his watch. en foliow the old inevitable ques- tions. Brown wants to where Jones is going ior his holiday, and Jones insists upon reciprocal enlightenment as regards the movements of Brown. Jones is abash- ful man, and a bad hand at a lie. He hems and haws, but is fain to admit that he doesn't intend know to aye town, Times are so hard. Coal is goin, up; so is mutton; the rallwa: co panies ete Prext to raise the fares. Mrs. Jones is very fefVond Gi the impmature Joneses have a bic garden to play 3 sagt nebo Rey & Ro Hace Rue ena all. wn, on the contrary, isa eyed econ- omist of the truth. He takes to lying like a duck to water. He hag been detained by law business—a horrid bore to be sure; but Mrs. Brown has set her heart upon the Mighlands, and he himself is cont sionately fond of deerstalking (he never saw a deer in his life except in Greenwich Park) ; 80 it is ali arranged that they are to start for Inverness next Mo! h friend is heartily ashamed to have been seen in town by the other, and neither has any comfort till the fall of the curtain dismisses Jones to Peckham and Brown to Camberwell, In this state of things it is not to be expected that the few managers who still remain at their posts should be at any at pains to provide nove) and attrac- tive enter! ments, Dis is what js kuown as THR “SILLY EASON, and any sort of fare is good enough for the etrag- flere who drop in at hap-hasard to, kill the aultey jours of an autumnal evening. The play-goers, properly 80- led, are at Ramagate, Newgate, righton, Yarmouth or Scarborot ind the critics are scattered all over the world. So the play-bills, consisting for the most part of such familiar pieces as ‘The School for Scandal,” “Paul Pry,” “Haunted House, “Not Such a Fool as He Looks” and ‘‘lne Princess of Trebizond,” continue unchanged from week to week, and Lag not be expected to under; much alteration until about the middie of next month, when the current of theatrical life will be- gin to freshen once more and the lessees will see about setting their honses in order. Then there will be a general “revival,” as the good people are wont to say, though ina very different scnse than that in which Hey ue the ‘word, and novelty and competition will be the order of the day. THE MUSIC HALLS, But though the theatres languish, the music halls Nourish, for the patrons of these establishments bestow their favor with perennial constancy, and are of that class of citizens who don't care a pota- to whether they are seen in town or not during the unfashtonable month. From the ordinar; category of music halis must be excepted the Phil- harmonte, at Islington, which, being to all intents and purposes a theatre, remains closed while the dramatic company are playing “Genévitve de Bra- bant’in the provinces. The music halls proper and at times improper, for the matter of thut) are ing a capital business. For this pleasant result the thanks of the proprietors are in some measure due to the “claimant” in the Tichborne case, that prodigious g age, attended by his faithful eat- ellites, Mr. Whalley and Mr. Guilford Onslow, hav- =) disported himself at the Oxford and the Cam idge juently of late, to the infinite delectation of enthusiastic assemblages. It is wonderful to think how many worthy le, chiefly among the working classes, stil! believe in “Sir Roger,” and wit what rapture they continue to receive nim. 8 MOUNTAIN OF A MAN ig no such uncultivated Bocotian as his enemies delight to paint him. Neither elegance nor elas- ticity 1s reasonably to be expected in a man who weighs twenty stone; yet Sir Roger is not without @ certain grace of manner, and as for speech, he delivers himself with quite as much fluency and felicity as the Resale. of Englishmen. His rammar is usually without flaw, and the letter "H” receives no worse treatment at his lips than at those of the majority of Somers not belongin, le Is to the highly lettered cings. easy and self , and Mr. Onslow assured him his face, the prceeute of @ numerous audience at the Oxford Music Hall yesterday afternoon, that he (the claimant) is “one of the greatest gentlemen ever seen in @ lady’s drawing room;” and if a [pers r 4 Bt all there is certemnly no denying him quality of “greatness.” He has found a new ally in the person of Professor Anderson, the well- known conjuror, who has no difficulty in idepttfy- ing him with @ certain Mr. De Castro, who was tried nine years ago at Castlemaine 3 horse ee Le pind . See hd who presen with a walking stick of singu- jar beaut » Neither Mr. Onsiow nor Mr. Whalley ip much out of place at a music hall where the per- formances consist, for the most part, of gymnas- tics and singin, cree former honorable - imi tle: man throws hi a uke a ea and, 68 for the latter, fe ike in 80 pevuila fashion, and with so melodious a cadet that he din the House of Commons Be thelr mutual he has 1s continually bia) houte of Wing! ar m nd, the claimant, who he may, roved a bg yy? in Mate ff Regple. He next week to the Agricultura) Hall, where he will doubtless be wel- comed with unbounded enthusiasm by ye 4 topians, Bets are already running high issue of his approaching trial for forgery at the sito aier an nis fore OT one fart ef FF ahs thet rah oe nett ind ow more months will aiothef expend & profitiess meen x to discover who he is? The probiem is as perplexing as though I were to ask you, reader mine, this all-important question—“ your mother’s mother was every mother’s aunt what relation would your great gran@father’s nephew be to my eider brother's son-in-law” Money for the clalmant’s defence is pouring in with an wlacrity which prom his enemies to make re- peated allusion to the memorable maxim ore “Some and no brains; some has brains and no rely, them a8 has money and no brains fe for the use of them as has brains and no money.” A noble Miceor ash truly, and worthy of being printed tn letters of gold. DOUCICAULT AND HI8 PLANS. Expeotation is still on the tiptoe—in which atti- tude, by the way, she has been pirouetting for many months past—on the subject of the procced- jngs whieh Mr. Dion Boucicault means to adopt for the twofold parpowe of inaugurating a new era of dramatic art in England and restoring Covent Gar- den Theatre to ite grand old status as the national hes mone the government of the “auditorium,” mainly, it would secm, with @ view to the greater — comfort | and venience of dies antl children. It now annou! that the house will bg Be the Winter season” - searetay nee hie ae ucieault is a eacrecatienste iy & 9 re 8. Saath wile Mtn Luba a he a the assurance to assure London oncé upon a time that Surrey is in Westminster, the intervening ae notwithstanding. Y MH is matter r} 0 - Sa RR at Ph A 3 pra neg MY lew years az, he le the notable dis- mays ‘ ied ne bene ne in Lp mag Ay .”? as the lawyers e of Wes ter, and, accordingly, he ated old Astley’s famous circus as the “Theatre Royal, Westminster.” Now, Mr. Boucicault has made @ still more marvellous discovery, He has Py found out that Winter begins ad et the re and the poets say what i May to beng oO The other managers are ail about to open for Autumn season; but Mr. Bou- cicanit takes time by the forelock with ig agen 1d @ fortnight or so before his rivals, does @ smart ke of business by arrang- img that Winter shall set in at Covent Garden be- fore Autamn commences at the Strand. This 1a car- rying things with a very high hand, and reminds one of the celebrated invocation to the gods to “‘anni- hilate both time ana space,” for the express pur- poee of making ‘‘two lovers happy.’ The opening oe aE be ‘&® new fantastic, tacular drama, M Saucers nd Planché, bearing the “BABIL AND BIJOU; OR, TRE LOST RBGALIA.)? ‘This fairy drama is to constitute the entire enter- talmment of the evening. The most remarkable circumstance about this novel project for the re- generation of Covent Garden remains to, be men- Joned, whieh is that Mr. Boucicault, the great ma- eS himeelf, ig on the wing for America, It is as ough a man shoul marry and separate from his wife to-morrow, ‘There is no denying, however, that Mr. Boucicault is @ man of rare talen and splendid energy, and the good wishes of the theatri¢al world will attend him in his spirited en- terprises, whether in London or New York. 4A BURLESQUE AT THE STRAND, In anew burlesque entitled ‘I'he Vampire,” which has been produced at the Strand with considerable success, Mr, E. Terry has made a decided hit in the principal character, who is not exactly the demon of t he old German id, but @ less dainty mon- ster, who, instead of banqueting on the biood of beautiful maidens, is content to live upon the brains of other men. Mr. Terry’s Vampire is, in fact, an unconscionable plagiarist, who, with unblushing au- dacity appropriates the thoughts of other writers and dishes them ap to his own eg and novels, It is likely enough that Mr. Reece, the author of this Fern means nothing more than general satire and Nat the arrows of his sarcasm are not altogether without a barb of personal invective. This seems the more probafle that the Vampire 1s a Celtic demon, In whose brogue a poor wight stood. Mr. ‘Terry plays the part uncommonly well and may be said to talk potatoes and “stirabout.” For the rest the burlesque is such stutfas burlesques are usually made of—poems, Paredes riddles, dances, break- downs and jokes, both verbal and practical. RELIGION AND THE STAGE. Mr. Reece is pots, on well as a dramatic author, but he has not, as yet, arrived at what may be called in more senses than one “the turning- Ppoint-of his career. He has not as yet turned Catholic. Perhaps ‘‘cela viendra avec le temps,” as the French say. it is worthy of remark that dramatists, humorists, poets and lecturers turn to Rome in these days even as the necdle to the pole, the sun-flower to the sun, or the bee to the egian- tine. Mr. Arthur Sketchly, the weitty, creator of “Mrs, Brown,” is a convert to the Catholic Chureh ; 80 is Mr. F.C. Barnard, the dramatist; so is Mr. Arthur @ Beckett, the dramatist; so is Mr. Fy Marshall, go is Mr, Bellew, the famous reader, and once @ parson; sois Mr. Coventry Paterson, the Poet; a0 18 Professor Pepper, so was Mr. John Edmund Reade, the Poste and so are @ very many other literary celebritics. DRAMATIC UNION. Mr. John ©. Clarke, of the Princess’ Theatre, a comedian of some position, who is best known for his clever performance of “Quilp,” has taken for ‘Nite Miss Furtado, one o/ the prettiest actresses on the London st 5 y were married a few days at St. Nicholas’ church, Great Yarmouth. ir. W. H. Swanborough, son of the lessee of the Strand Theatre, has en the Bovalty Theatre, Soho, which he will open about the middle of Sep- Lo ae 20 oud En, lish comedy, “A Cure part-ache, rr. |. Stephens, whose a a iy, will be the chief comedian. Sadlei ri ’ Wells Theatre, now nearly completed in entens end lmproverhenta, opent next month, with a new drai gneitied “The Son of the Night.” To Mr. F, Strange, formerly manager of the Alham- bya, but more recently lessee and manager of the Surrey Zool Gardens, has, Iam pric ona Bay, come to grief, having been obliges to file le tion in bai iptey. His Habilities are estimated at £30, ‘The wetness. of the ed during the Carlier period of the Summor disastrously against Mr. Strange’s enterprise at lirst, but was not all ther the cause of his failure, of late the weather has been lovely aud the receipts ought to have been a’ bas but the magistrates—for the woe of old women—perversely re- pe give Mr, Strange either a beer or o spirit and this: refusal was doubtiess the true of his @ownfall. It was not to be e. that ish men and women on pleasure bent would frequent in large bumbersany | ead popular amusement where beer was for- idden. ‘The public were doomed to thirst and Mr. Strange to ruin at the bidding of a stupid and irre- spol le trib |. Miss Kaa Chvendish ig to be the lessee of the Olymple Theatre. ir. Florence, the Irish comedian, left Liverpool in the steamship Russia on the 24th ult, Mr. Bellew, the reader, aud Mr. Edmund Yates, the {hovelist, are both about to visit the United a + AMUSEMENTS. Academy of Mui Mrs, Macready changed her bill last evening and gave Buiwer’s drama of “Richelieu.” There wasa fair house, for it was at least half filled, though with an audience highly suggestive of cleemosy- nary principles. In criticising the performance something must, of course, be allowed for the op- vious and notorious unfitness of the Academy for anything else than music. It is almost impossible for an ordinary voice to be heard colloquially farther than half way across the auditorium. Indeed, one might as well give an elocutionary entertainment in Central Park. But even to those who were suf- the picoe was much worse than merely disappoint- ing and unsatisfactory. Rarely has there been a more pitiable travesty of a great and successful dramatic creation. Every scene pepe with telling bits that usually, even in third rate hands, prin down the house. But these gems fell last night without a single hearty burst Of applause, and the faint echo of appreciation that was occasionally started dicd aay in sepulchral whispers, Nor, strange to say, did the audience once indulge in derisive laughter; they were too humane to find amusement in the spectacle of baf- fied ambition that met their eyes. At no time did the en assume even remotely the dignity of reality; it was painfully evident throughout that the cast, from the highest to the lowest part, was merely @ collection of incapables. Why such a play shoud have been selected was, indeed, an un- fathomable mystery. Richelieu has been ilius- trated by the genius of most of our great playe: aud we have all of us seen it vivifled by the force o! en into a living and impressive part; but irs. Macready is altogether Inadequate to the rtrayal of such a character, and her failure was gioomter in its coloring from the brightness of our memories of what her predecessors had accom. plished. Her voice is of the epicene gender and sounds strangely unnatural, ana her gestures and bearing and enunciation sadly betray the defects of an imperfect artistic education, Even her elo- cution abounds in the grossest blunders, “it is a fault” and “Hi—hi hold the ladder’ y ven as conspicuous examples of them. Perhaps it may be an excitement for the veteran r to see the worst Richelicu that was prob- ably ever Presented 80 as to possess a foil to the best which he has witnessed—rand of course every laygoer has got his own notion as to which has n the best—but otherwise he would do well not to spend au evening in @ critical view of Mra. Ma- oFeady. Booth’s Theatre. The closing performances of the drama of “The Bells” have drawn tolerably numerous and de- eldediy sefect audiences to this theatre. Mr. J. W. Wallack’s acting has already received favorable notice In these columns. In the emotional parts of the play, when depicting fear and remorse, he ie truly powertal. His delineation of Mathias Kant, veholding the embodiment of his crime of many years ago, produces oa thrilling sensation upom the audience. The acting of the other parte has naturally im- with the frequency of the performan and one or two change have been’ made ta the cast which are decidely for the better. Mr. Neison Decker 1s an improvement on his predecessor, and Miss Kate Heathcote, le! tress Who made her afst 8 earhces a Reaire in the rt of Ma . Mathias Kant's gives a satisfactory rendcring of a thankless bs aad ali the characters of the drama, with the exception of the leading one, appear to have no other pur- pose than to speak a certain number of lincs to ee, coherency to the action of Mathias ant. The scenery, representing Kant’ snow-covered di wit Gare k landscape ihe Jew in asicigh—ts Bey encored. The liberal spirit of the management in producing pieces with all the appliances of scenic art and a thorough com- pleteness o/ detail is worthy of the national temple of the drama and deserves hearty commendation. To-day will be the last matinée and in the evening the Jast formance of “The Bells,” to make room for “ari na-Pogue,” with the far-farmed Mr. and 3 theatre of Forae . By the way, it may be re- marked that this special characteristic of nation- ality 1s also claimed Chatterton for Drury Late; but as each house is devoted for several months of the year to the representation of Italian opera it may oe doubted whether either has any special title to be regarded ae purely British, Mr. icquit bas lajd down a code of tcemletions for Mre. Dion Boneicault, who, after a long absence, will renew thelr acquaintance with the New York public. Emerson's Minstrels. The handsome little theatre No, 720 Broadway, forpjeus byown po Ling Rdwia’e, io now occupied ficiently near the stage to hear the rendering of |: HERALD,’ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER) 14, 1872.+-TRIPLE | SHEBY: by Bmerson’s famous troupe of California Mins! A more excellent combination of artists has rarely appeared tn the city, and the manager, Mr. T. Maguire, is not undegerving of hearty congratula- tions from cén enjoy an hour or two of genuine humor—sparkling selections, sweet pal- lads, characteristic dances, and, indeed, negro ec- centricities in their quaint and wonderful variety— for ting auch & weil dftangea and agreeable entérlalamenc. Blade Hen opening, night the Oy delighted een oe oe 1d st wi cou! Dot fail” to “e reciate the” novelty and ste: rite the entire performance. Seldom, indeed, has any similar troupe presented and successfully carried out a more enjoyable pro- amme. It would be almost invidious to make listinctic but Emerson is unquestionably a host in himee! yr his admirable personations are not ony murth-provoking, but display decided talent and @ thorough conception of the various roles he Presents, Although It would take time to specily and describe the innumerable comicalities, irre- sietible sketches and fresh witticiams that occur suring the evening, or refer to the many excellent vocalists and instrumentalists that er. che troupe, it is at least refreshing to recall the pleas- ure Of @ visit. Kmerson's Minstrels will undoubt- edly become very popular. ‘The great prima donna, whose fame has reached every corner of the worla where an operatic lover can be found, kept quietly within doors yesterday, not having yet entirely recovered from the fatigue of her first voyage across the Atlantic, This artist will receive this evening the high compliment of a grand serenade trom the leading German musical organization in this country, the New York Lieder- kranz Society. The society will be represented by nearly one thousand members, and the programme ‘Will comprise the overture to “Der Freischutz,”’ the “Teil” overture and a number of grand choruses, It will be a deserved compliment to the greatest of all living singers, NEWS FROM FORT SILL. neh Death of Professor Edward Parish, Special Indian Commissioner. Forr 8tit., Sept. 9, } Via ATAKA, I. Sept. 13, 1872, Professor Edward Parish, M. D., of Philadelphia, Special Indian Commissioner, serving in this Terri- tory with Captain Henry E. Alvord, of Virginia, died from the conseuences of an attack of typhoid fever on the 8th instant. He expired at the resi- dence of Friend (Quaker) Laurie Tatum, Indian | Agent for the Kiowas and Comanches, Fort Sill. His funeral, which was attended by the military serving at the post, took place on the sth instant, game day, from the quarters of Major Schofield, U. 8. A., commanding the troops, The work of the commission of examination in the Indian Territory, of which Professor Parish was | the most active member, has been specially re- ported by the HeRALD press commissioner at- | tached to it, and his detail forwarded to New | York. The members of the Commission sent | out from Lawrence, Kansas, on the 19th | of August, journeying over the couutr to | Fort Gibson, on the east bank of the Neosiio, or Grand River, and overlooking the Arkansas River, ‘The fort was reoccupicd m the month of May last by General Grierson, in command of a force of United States cavalry charged to protect the whites and travellers rom massacre or pillage by the Indians, At the garrison, Fort Sill, in the centre of the wild Indian country, Professor Parish, who had previously sickened, was set down in the residence of Friend Laurie Tatum, and placed in | bed immediately, He was tenderly cared jor by Mrs. Tatum, Professor Parish, as has been aguerd in the ii ¥ine communication to the HERALD—the fivet written report of the expedition—suffered more physical inconvenience than any other one of the Party during the journey across the Plains. He was completely prostrated in strength when he reached Friend Tatum's house, and remained with a tend- ency to congestive typhoid when his companions Jeft him for @ walk to the Caché River, Afterward fhe Sever progressed rapidiy to the moment of his lecds FOREIGN NAVAL VISITOR3. Arrival of a French Frigate—The Nu- ancia To Sail To-Day—The Arapites end Isabel—No More Yellow Fever. New York harbor just at present seems to be pe- culiarly attractive to war vessels of foreign na- Lions, there being no less than one Spanish iron- clad ram and a French steam frigate in port, be- sides two other first. class Spanish men-of-war hourly expected. The French steam frigate La Minerve, fagsbip of Rear Admiral De Surville, under command of Com- mander Du Pir du Saint André, arrived in the har- bor last evening, after @ voyage of four days, from Sydney, Cape Breton. The frigate carries sixteen guns and @ complement of 410 men in her crew, She is @ wooden vessel, and her guns are not of very heavy calibre. Before leaving Sydney she had been cruising along the coast of Newfoundland, On the same day that she left Sydney she en- countered the bark sylphide, completely ais- masted and in tow of a schooner. She had evi- dently experienced severe weatne: was totally disabled, not even being rij jury masts, The frigate stood by her for a short time, but, learning that the bark needed no further as- sistance, she continued on her course for New York. ‘The distressed bark was bound for Louis- burg, Cape Breton, La Minerve will remain in port for several weeks, and is now anchored between the Battery and Ellis’ Island. The Spanish ram frigate Numancia, which proved ich @ terrible yellow fever bugbear a week or two since, is ready for sea and will probably sail for Cadiz this afternoon to go out of commission. She has been amply coaled and provisioned and her crew are all well. She has Jost ‘in all nine seamen and two officers by yeliow fever. ‘There are now no yellow fever patients in the West Bank Hospital, and there will doubtless be no more this season. The Spanish frigates Isabel la Catdlica and Arapites, hourly expected from Martinique, have not yct arrived, Should these vesseis be found to have yellow fever on board when they reach Sandy Hook they will be instructed to proceed to a station further north, probably Poruand, where, | owing to the colder climate, the fever germs can- aot be developed and the contagion wil! at once le out, DOUBLE MURDER. Two Mcn Shoot Each Other Dead—The Upshot of a Feud. WILMINGTON, N. C., Sept. 13, 1872, A tragic event occurred on the 10th instant m Robeson county between two white men, named Gilchrist and McClennan, by which both parties lost their lives. A misunderstanding at a church some weehs since resulted in a bitter feeling be- tween the two parties, but through the interpo- sition of mutual friends a@ collision was then averted, they agreeing to drop the matter till some other time. It seems, however, that each cher- ished the determination to renew the altercation on sight, and prepared himself poorer. On the or tome in question they met in the country r not far from Lumberton, when Gilchrist fired his pistol at McClennan, and then ran off, followed quickly by his antagonist, who in turn drew his pistol-and shot down Gilchrist, fol- lowing up his advantage by deliberately walking up to the falien man and firing three shots into his head. MeClennan then walked back towards his mule, about fifty yards away, before reaching which he fell and Rot ae immediately. Glichrist lingered until the 11th instant, when he died, CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCIECO, Sept. 13, 1872, Both political parties here are holding large Meetings nightly. Tne Presidential contest is lively throughout the State. Earthquakes, accompanied by underground ex- Nosions, have recommenced in the river valley of faye county, but no damage has as yet been done. A solemn requiem in honor of the late President Juarez took place here last night. The ai indiaman, from Melbourne, Australia, ip ball for Callao, went ashore on aster Islands and is @ total loss, The crew were saved and the vessel was insured. A first class line of clipper ships is to be imme- oney established between Auckland and New ork. SUICIDE BY SHOOTING. William Fischer, the man who in a fit of despon- dency shot himself twice, once in the head and once in the stomach, at his residence, 628 Pearl street, on Thursday morning, died yesterday in the Centro Street Hospital. Deceased, not being in his right mind, wae fully determined to escape the troubles of this world, and while lingering in the hospital he expressed tears that his wounds might not prove fatal, Decoused was forty-cight years of age and a native of Sweden. Coroner Young will hold an inquest over the remains, BANGOR, Sept, 13, 1872, Returns received at the omece of the Whig and Courier indicate that the majority ‘for Hersey, re- publi in the Fourth Congressional district, will exceed five thousand, This Is the iargest majority ever given In that stich THE METIS INVESTIGATION. Ninth Day--Testimony of the Steward. The Story of the Officers Corroborated. The Captain and Lieutenant of the Moccasia on the Disaster. PROVIDENCE, R. .., Sept. 13, 1872. In the Metis disaster investigation to-day Dante! N. McLean, the steward, testified that he saw that! ail the staterooms were unlocked and the pas! sengers got ont; there were @ good many lady pas’ sengers on board; he assisted many of them to ad4 just life preservers; there were printed notices 11 every room directing passengers where to find lit preservers; witness weighs 267 pounds; he wi saved on a cork mattress, William M. Patrick, fireman, was on duty when the collision occurred; afterwards was relieve and retired to his berth in the forecastie below the main deek; after 1 got into my berth the second mate came down and held @ lantern under m; berth; looked under and reported no water’ coming in; soon after all the deck hands wel called to come and help trim ship; when the saik went out the ship was “listed” over’ on the port aldo; the next thing the water was coming in thé deadlights on the port side, about a foot above my} berth, which was an upper berth; I tried to stop water, 80 that I could sleep, but found I could not stop it, as it was coming in too fast, so 1 stuck m: head out of the berth and saw water on the Sores castle Noor; put my shoes on and went and re- ported to the bow watchman; was wellacquainted with every hole and corner of the ship: there Is wooden bulkhead forward of the boiler; there just room enongh to get by forward by the boiler: the planks run diagonally; the bulkhead extend: | clear to the main deck; there were no doors ot hatches in it; NEVER KNEW OF ANY HOLES 4 being made in it; the forward bulkhead wag builé) the same as the after one; the forecastie Noor was’ about six feet from the deck; ‘there was a hatch im the forecastic floor; 1 know because I have oeem) down it; there was ahole in the bulkhead below, | the forecastle floor into the frelght hold, on tho! starboard side; it looked as tf it was broken , chopped through; it was large A for me to gi through, and | have been tnropah ; tle second mat did not go down there at all; th hatch in the fore- castle floor was just forward of the Samson posy: the second mate remained in the forecastie aboa: three mintites; he was not there any longer, for b Just went down, put his lamp in and went out; the! ship went down bot halfan hour after I saw water’ on the forecastic floor; the second mate did not go! into this hole in the bulkhead at all; he only went to the forward portside of the forecastie and looked under the upper berth; he did not go within ten feet of the scuttie in the forecastie floor g he did not come down again; no other person cama down into the forecastle until I was driven out by the water; when I went out of the forecastle thal Water was about halfa foot deep on the forecastia figor, rank Joseph, a deck watchman, testified that? there were sixteen deck passengers; when ship began to settic he took them alt and upon the sajoon deck. ) Bridget O'Brien testificd—Was in the ladics’ cabin; heard no warning given in that cabin. ‘. Testimony of Captain Ritchie. Captain David Ritchie, of the revenue cutter, Moccasin, said he was ia Stonington Harbor on the 30th ult., at twenty minutes after nine o'clock Aw M.; @ boat came alongside from the steamship Narragansett, with the first officer of the Nai ns sett on board; he informed me that a boat the steamship Metis had come to him and reporte that they had left her disabled and helpless, wit! 160 passengers on board, of whose fate they kn nothing at all; immediately ordered steal fifteen minutes past ten got under way; at a quar- ter to eleven A. M. stopped the engines off Watch- hill, having found a voat lying outside of the surf Joadcd to the gunwale with people; got the pers on the steamer and then ‘atood down for 7 wrecked floating stuff; continued there until a warter to four P. M., having picked up seventee lead bodies, and, seeing no more, | started ; Stonington, where I arrived at five P. M., with forty-two living and seventeen dead; those that were dead all had life-preservers on; the position of those 1 saw was head and feet down. and back ‘well up; the preservers weresia most instances put on very well and in proper places; 1 don’t know why I did not get notice sooner; the smack that had the party be- longing to the ship on board passed us near cnough to throw a biscuit on board before we went ta breakfast without saying anything to me; I did not get notice until twenty minute past nine A. M.; am hour and twenty minutes were this lost. " Testimony of the Licutenant of the Moccasin. Lientenant Irish, of the revenue cutter Moccasin, testified that he first saw the smack that had the steamer’s people on board not far from seven o’clock ; the storm was moderating; she passed us about eight o'clock so near that L could distinguish! faces on board; 1 think any one could have made himself heard’ on any part of our vessel if he bad hailed us; she might have made signals of distress an hour before she passed us, whi Brobaity, would liave been seen, as we were Ha ing her; {fit had been made should have sent boat to her immediately and it could have got within an hour; we probably should then hav saved half an hour of ume before she passed; wei at anchor Inside the breakwater; our colors wer set at eight o’clock; I think any person familiar with vessels would have knowu We Were revenug cutter. Testimony of the Ex-Suaperintcndent of the Line. Captain Jederah Wiliams testifled—I was for merly Superintendent of the Providence and Ne’ York Steamship line; it was a part of my duty superintend the repalrs 0! those boats; we alte the Metis by putting and saloon on the upper deck, Metis had three water tight bulkheads whem she was built; the forward one waa twenty-five feet abaft the stem of the fore- castle bulkhead; the next was about forty feet abaft the first, and the third one about forty feet abaft the second, directly abait the engine. The two last named bulkheads enclosed the engine and boilers; the port oue was cut through for eugineera and offers to pass through, and was left open, so that it was the same as no bulkhead; T also had occasion to cnt an opening in the middie bal head; it was done ior the purpose of [aeber keelsons when We put in new boilers; I think 16 was two years ago last February. The tioles cut im that bulkhead were fifteen o% sixtcen inches by two or two and a hall fect; we also =cut «holes higher up, above the lower or freight deck ; these holes were cut at the same time with the others; I should think they were two feet by two und a half or three feet; they, were cut to shifi the coal forward from the coal bunkers into the freight hold forward so as to re- lheve the coal bunkers; these holes were stopped by extra stanchions being pat on the outside and bolted to the original stanchions and then planks ut on outside; my impression is that th@ bulkhead original wes owe thicknesses vd & two- inch plank; the plank put in these open! seq two thicknesses of matched stuff; | su; verineende the job of closin holes myself, tho work being cone by ©. & R. Poillon, of New York; when E left that work I considered it as strong as the original bulkhead; the holes on top of the keeleons were stopped ina similar manner; I never had occasion to make openings in the forward bulk- head, and never heard of being made. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Maryland. BALTIMORE, Sept. 13, 1872. The republicans of the Sixth Congressional disd trict at Frederick yesterday nominated Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., for Congress, : new Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHLA, Sept. 13, 1672, Edward Joy Morris, who was recentiy nominated’ for Congress by the liberal republicans and demo-+ crats of the Second district, has deciined to accept. New Jersey. Newaae, Sept. 13, 1872, John W. Hazleton was renominated for Congress Wi. the First District Republican Convention, at. ler ville, yesterday. New York. Hvupson, Sept. 18, 1872, ‘The Democratic and Liberal Republican Convene tions, which assembled In this city to-day, nomt- ted by acclamation John 0, Whitehouse, of Poughkeepsie, for Congressman from the Thire teenth district, ” BINGHAMTON, Sept. 13, 1872, The Broome County Republican Convention to- day nominated William L. Ford for Assembly, Phi- letus Eamister for Sherif, and A. C. Matthews for Treasurer, Georgia. Avausra, Ga., Sept. 13, 1872. ‘The radicals to-day nominated Philip Clayton for, Congress in the Eighth district. The nominating convention endorsed President Grant's administra~ tion and piedged themselves to support the Tepuby