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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY ‘ A. H; BYINGTON, - AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
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NUMBER 2391-=N"=‘W snnrns. NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, JUNE 26- 1855- VOLUME XXXVHI-“N UMBER .26.;
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BFMGH, Post Riders and V: ugoners, . 2.00
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For fractional parts ofa year, at the rate of 2.00
Single copies 5.cents, in Wrapper, 6
Advertising Rates
One Square, one insertion - ‘ 31.00
do do two do” _ 1.25
do do "three do 1.50
do . do one month, 1.75
do do two months,. 3.00
do do three months, a 4.00
do do. six months, 7.00
do do one ‘year. 13.00
Two do ' do ‘ ' 20.00
Each additional square, per year, 8 00
One Column, one year, 'f5.00
Advertisers" occupying two or more squares,
_‘_t‘1tre en1titled.rtoB the paper free of charge.
bi een ines of revier or 100 words make 2:
ggpare.‘ gfiaqtional parts of a square, charged
- as a _ o e. - .
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"g their advertisements once per month.-
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ti _. _. t . . 8.’ S
a men .
Pransiént advertisements payable on the first
insertion. Yearly advertisers payable at
expimjttionjof three months. Yearly adver-
tisers-re'strict‘ed to their regular business.
3&rda,.I1esolntions, inserted as Special
Notices, 25 per cent addition to the above
rates. - ' '
These terms will be inflexibly adhered to.
‘BUSINESS DlREO’l‘0RY-.
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AMOS HUNT, V
ieneral -Pension" 8: Patent Agent
Ami‘ Prosecutor of Claims Zzegfbrc
the several Depavtme-nits and
A the Cour!‘ of Claims.
\Vnshing1.on.,. D. C.
‘WM. D. HAIG-I-IT,
West Side the Bridge, JV'orwaIk, Conn.
_ iuuonxcrpana & DEALER xx
ltoves, Tin, Sheet Iron, and
COPPER WARES,
images, F-urrzaces, Brilarzia Crock-
ery, Wares, Ufzairz. Pumps, Lead
and . Lead Pipe, Grocer-ies,
China and Glass I/Va.re.<,
' cf-c., a}-c.,
C. 35 E. K. LOCKWOOD,
' NORWALK. CONN,
MANUI-‘AL‘TI.'R.E‘.R.‘?
in, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
‘ AND DEALERS IN
roves, Ranges, I‘zz7'rza.ce5, C'wzler'z;,
Britanrzia Porcelain cmd Txirooderz
IVrz.rc, rz.-I-ad Kite/2.872. .F7lrm'z:7/.rc
in gerzeml, Pumps, S'lz.rk:z
I-earl <§- Lead Pipe,
Croc/:27‘?/, Glass
and C/zérza
l«I’"a—ra,
OT‘
I-‘. H. NASH,
Wsonss.-ms AND RETAIL DEALER 11-:
S T 0 V -E S _,
MANUFACTURER Oi‘
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
Ha-3' constantly on /aarzd a large assort-
ment of general House-keeping
--Fmuziture, at So. Norwalk,
- Conn.
adv. A. TGCHIGHESTER, ,
Hardware
‘ DEALER,’
NQRWVALK, cor-:N.
3.7. r. POQTE,
Lttorney (and Counselor at Law,
JFFICE OVER" MALLOR Y-as TORE
V 'NorWallr, Conn.
Jnmnssnnnwoon,
succnsson rro _-.
A. S G3, .
Bookseller, Stationerflz. Binder,
21 .Ma.in Street, Mar-zcalk. .
JOHN. AusT:l1.\i’.S
DAWEEIAN ROOMS
iovner D. «St N.-Depot. 4
I . 2-TORWALK,
I. i k e n o s s e s
Warrarczed to please all Good Judges.
H". M. PROWITT,
Teacher of 13111910.
Lessons on the Piano Forte, Melodeon, and in
Vocal Music.
Pianos and Meloueons selected. with great
rare as to tone and quality, for those des1-
ring to purchase. - “15
Norwalk -Post Office.
iifail Closes-.—iVnsr. 7.20 A. M., 1.30, I’..’tI.
do do EAST, 8.40 A. M., 4 45 P. M.
do do D. & N. R. R.,’ 9.00.
Jrfa:'Z .Duc.—-D. S: N R’. R. 8.00 A. M.
do do Wear, 9.30 A. zu., 5.80 P. M.
do do E.tS'l‘. 8.30 A. 31., 3 20 r. M.
R. A. WILLIAMS, P. M.
.._. .._.._._. _____,___________,____
Telegraph Office Open.
HE Tek’-ET-“-Pix Office in Norwalk is now
open on week day: from 8 A M. to 9 P.M.,
and on the Sabbath from 7 to 8 o’clock, P. M.
Oflfice as heretofore a_t Austeufia D-aguerrian
Rooms,,D9-nbury and i\' orwalk Railroad Depot.
1y-.10 EDWIN IIUISBELIJ, Up¢*1'(itor.
Fire! Fire '1 !
W. E. BISSELL,
“""AS refitted his Store and has rep}: (,1 3
his stock of Pure Driigs, .\1ediCineSL.IClhr:l1eIx-
ix,-3,13, Dye Patent Medicines, Pe1-fume1.y,
Fancy and Toilett Goods, Brushes, <".‘c., and
1% cabinet Ware Rooms at, .
WESTPORT. ! . -
HE Subscriber would-’ returuliis thanks-for
the v(-r_v liberal patronage‘ with which his
Store has been favored the year past, and hopes‘
-by a constant‘ attention to -the wants of the
ti udiug public and by a system offair and hon-
orable dealing, to retain his s are-of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises 8-12 1111.
times a choice and varied selection of fashiona-
ble and seasonnble Dry1Geotls, of every quality
and price. He is confident rthat. purchasers"
will find every article purcha:-ied_. ilt_hiS St_0l‘e.
equal in qu lity, and a_scl1cap.il1 pr_ice,_as can
be obtained elsewhere. _ _
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Meetings,
&c., &:c., for Gcutlemens wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market p.ric.es_._ .
1.. H. RANDLE.
E NOR WAL.K.1iAT..... . . »
Gap and I.-‘gar. Emporium--.
THE Subscriber liavin‘g.jusi-smade very large
addit;ons to his former stock of new and, fash-
ionable Goods in his linefwould nowciill ‘um
atteution of the public*gen'erally,"t'o' th'e"'g‘i'“eat-‘
advantages which he is enabled :to..,oxrer. -over
his competitors ‘in Norwslk; -Confining our
whole attention to this qngybr 1:311,-pvf-;bnsiness,
we feel that we can make purdliuses and secure
a much better quality‘ 'o1"’g'b(J’d’s‘;‘ ‘than 5 those
comparatively uuacqua-intéd:with.the business. .
We have now. on hand; 9.; fipe .,assqrtm~ent,.,o1'-,
Ens just suited to the ,se‘as_9‘n., and jthgi, I w"§_ntg
of the community. For‘;rurthjer,§~i5ti*ticu1araj‘
just drop in and exsminefor!iyourselvelsgiatitlos
2 Skiddy’s Block, Main Street. -1.3; -._.;,',,.,,;r ._, '
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ssko 2».-575.:
PROVISIONS, FRU-Fifi. 7 N
Vegetables, nsIr;:",ir hjll‘ Luisa-g,l
018_III9- 3..t9.31'.3.9 ‘-,_&r..°ss.=..- ;. ~
As good as the market afi'o;dg,,c9ngtan,t1y,tg,be,
found at the well known,e,s,tablis'h,“ ent_9f, ,
ALLEN; ';l1n'f:1t§iz ‘at’ co,
m Goods ofthe abov"e d'é‘scri'ptiof1 ‘re‘<§éi‘v'éd
daily. and fol‘ Sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms. iii"-"-’ U "U-
NORWALK ‘E1VlP0RII!_nI"V!
mo Bbls. of Lime :0. saiefiiy. _I.. suck. _
Timber and‘--Lathe,» ~ -
A T S O U '1‘ H N-O-R"-‘WA L~K-.
350,000 Plastering Lath‘s‘L~- '- - ' -
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets justreceived and for
sale by ‘THOS. PECK.
, New Goods at .S_outhp.ort.
UGUSTUS JENNINGS has bpenedduring
the past Week a large and Well selected
assortment of DRY GOODS, ' Du‘! Gnoenums,
.Cuocx1~:ur, Fuaxrrunrs, Cumniznxs x.\'n'L.mIr:s
Suons. Hus, CAPS & LADIES Boxmzrs, Looking
Glasses, Paper Hangirigs, Window -Shades,-
Umlirellas, Parasols, Trurzlrs, I’Varp, Bat-
ting, 8;-cu A weekly supply of fashionable
goods. All orders promptly filled at the low-
est cash prices ; Satisfaction given or goods
may be returned. .
SEWING,
Coats, Pants. Vests, Drnwers,&c., constantly
on hand for all good Sewers. Those in Nor-
wulk can be supplied every Monday from the
dwelling ofMr. Lewis Smith, in South Norwalk,
between 9 nnd 11! o’clock, A. M. ._ Those on
Bedding Ridge and vicinity can be supplied
from Samuel L)sborn’s every other Wednesday.
Southport, May. . 18
Cheaper than Ever
.41.‘ the South .-’\"orw'all:
GROCERY STORE.
HE Subscriber has on hand by’ far the lar-
gas! and best selection. of Family Groce-
ries and Provisions, to be found in‘Sonth Nor-
walk, which he offers to his cu.-tomers and ,_ the
public, at greatly reduced prices. Bis facili-
ties are such that he will be constantly receiv-
ing new and fresh supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Customers may require, which will
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowest possible price, and he would re-
spectfully solicit. an examin-.1tion_and trial '01‘
the same. ' GEO. 'W':.=—>SMITH¢ i .-'
Q Land For Sale. .
ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near
Main-st., one mile north of the Bridge, is offer-
ed for sale upon very reasonable terms. Itis
admirably adapted for building lots, or - for
gardening purposes, having a quick. and rich
soil, and a large bed of vegetablewmould or
compost manure, thereon; or it is Well calcu-
lated for a first rate meadow. It is well fenced
and in a very eligible location. For further
particulars enquire at this Oflice. ‘ " i ' ‘tf3’
THE Subscribers would respectfully inform
their friends and the public generally, that
they are still located a few doors -njqrth _.of the
turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva Gray,
where may be found a. large and general’ as-
sortment ‘of Csmxnr VVABE in general. I ,
Umlertaltirzg in all its departments "attended"
to at the shortest notice and upon reasonable
terms. ,_,. 3 . --
An examination of our stock and pr-ices is
respectfully solicited, us we are determined
not to be undersold by any similar e_sta.blish—-
ment in the County. _
13 RENOUD & BRUEN.
New Bakery.
R. BUNTING would respectfully inform
0 his old Customers and the public general-
ly, that he has returned to his former business
and is now prepared to furnish his friends with
every variety of fresh Cakes, Pies, and Bread,
including Graham, Rye and Domestic Bread,
&c. Hisstore, adjoining Messrs. Allen, Meeker
535 C0-. has been fitted. up expressly for his bus-
iness, and he hopes to receive a liberal share
of the public patronage, - 20
Building Moving,
3!‘ CHARLES TUBES.
LL orders for building raising and moving.
left with the subscriber, will receive
prompt attention and be executed in the safest
and most expeditious manner. -
JOSEPH SHEPHERD,
Ca.rria.e Maker, ./fgent.
W0 0 STE}! HOUSE
CORNER OF‘ MAIN AND WHITE STREETS,
Near the Rail Road Depot.
HE Subscriber having leased the‘ above
named Hotel, is prepared to receive board-
ers and transient visiters. The House is abun-
dantly supplied with spring water, and has all
the conveniences necessary to make guests
comfortable, and the undersigned feels confi-
dent from the experience that he has had in
the business of hotel keeping, that he can give
satisfaction to those who favor him with their
patronage. JOHN R. FORRESTER.
N. B.—Warm and Cold Water Batlis ready
at all hours.
Daubury, 1855.
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36
shall behappy to meet his old Cusi.'ou1ers at
the People’s Drug Store, under the Connecticut
Hotel. Main-St., where may be found every
73;-ietyof Goods appertaining to an Apothe.
.~.ary’s Stock; which will be sold at the lowest
Gash prices. I _ _
Particular attention will be given in select-.
Eng Pure Drugs and Chemicals, and dispensing
Physician's Prescriptions. The Store will be
kept open on Sundays before and after Church,
and in the Evening.
LL Jobbing in Tinner’s Line executed with
neatness and dispatch, at
F. H.,.NASH’S_. So. ./V‘arwalk.
"'\LOUR by the load or less 2-aantity, at
.I;‘ s. E. o Msrssnis-,>
- ...»..,,
Hons, Parks and Rakes.
UTTLE’S Cast Steel Hoes, Manure and
Hay Forks, Spading Forks, and Mal-able
and Cast Steel Garden Rakes, for sale by the
dos. at manufacturcr’s prices, by
WM. C. STREET.
There’s great demand
_‘ ’1‘hrougbout the land
R‘ or L’! ON ’S PO WDER-warranted
To kill bugs, fleas,
Insects on trees,
And roaches too—--‘tis guaranteed,
DEPOT f°" LI907l’s Paisonless .Ma,r;'rzet-it‘
1_’°wd€r and Magnet-‘c Pills. for the dc-
struction of insects and vermin, at’
KN 1
_ WOW,‘
Particular attention" '*—v
-1113 Subscriber would again announce to his
friends and-the public,-that he i_s in the
field reudygfor the campaign-of 1855,.and will
be glad to attend to any orders for House,
Sign and Ornamental Painting‘,-' Gilding,‘
attention will be‘paid to Lettering,a'nd=embe.l-
lishlng Sign Boards, &c.,_for the getting-up of
which he possesses unequalled facilities. ‘Give
me a call. ~ ' GEORGE MARVIN,
1y10 Norwalk, Conn.
DYING. . .
HE Subscriber would return his thanks for
the very liberal patronage which thc,P,ub.-
lie have favored him with for the past year,
‘ and would ‘respectfully inform his"custo‘mers"
that he is prepared to execute all orders in a.-
superior mauner. Silks, -M erinoes. Paramet-
tas. Del-nines, Shawls. Ribbons-.G10res,eq.d
Stockings, dyed all colors, every week._ ,_ __
. Broche Shawls cleaned equal ‘to new‘, Grape
Shawls cleaned, -and dyed all colors,-a‘ud-L--the
new Cbinmfinish put on equal--to,n'e_vv_._. , .,
All orders left at the Su_bscr_ib_er_’s residence
at Winnipnuk, or at ‘Sliepherd"s']3aké'I‘3‘,' at"
Norwalk, or ‘of ‘Joy do Son's,»Danburyf.-=Ct.-,-‘and
301 Bowery;.N.' 17.,-will receive‘-attention.-.- : Z .
10 - v . . JOHN. PICK?-.N$e
«+NonWALK-~y
AGRICULTURAL. S1‘ ORE...
THE.Sub.sc.ri.her hasjust opened at .t.he.Store
' .adjgi,uipg,.,Toseph P.,Hanf,o,rd’s,_Shoe Store,
9. verffe‘x e_Ifsi_ve and coInplete“assoi"_flii'e'f;'t (of f
; .=».m).-1'-’-‘-.~':;’.; : . ' - "1-’;'-'-ti L.'i -‘-.ii._;,-:.
Agricultural .Isni2isisse?!s-...
Such,asP-l,q\,vs,-Barrows, Ox Ypkesj, _ Is.
tools,‘ P'rn'n‘ingr’Kuives, Shears, &'c‘-.i,&t_-..; which"
he wi1l"s'ell lfpdii‘ as reasonable” leifii§"a§ »can -be
purchased-:~a‘hyw.her.e in -the Countyni :‘-Farmers;-;.
Gardeners -sell-9thers.Wi11 .fins1.i** *.°.‘1!9i?-in.-.
terestto 'g‘i_ve’n_1e_ a call before. p,s,;%s§i£g,e s'e- A
where. * -‘
Norwa~lk,?Feb;4-l6,»1855. -- -' --i ‘n I-“tf84
Waitliziiéili-isiiieirr aiiii?.'1"£!i”i¢‘?.!:-‘C*.IiIi'<iii.-
Q
3
-1
U
as.
v-1
"New"Yo'rk‘ with 9. new Stock’ of Fash-
-*io‘n‘able'= Jewelry,
Ware and"-Fancy~ Goods, which he otl'ei's tofhis
customer-_s_.-verycheap. . . , «
Clocks and Watches repaired. _
Accordeons tu“ned'and1_‘epaired. ‘ ‘
Collin-'P1a-tes, Spoons, Rings, &c., neatly en-
grn_v,ed. - 0. S. CLARK,»
No. 2, Skidd_y’s Block. ,
For Sale. -
HOUSE, Barn, &c._. with about five acres
of land, located about 1 1-4 miles from the
Bridge on the New Canaan Road. There is a.
first rate orchard, a good well of water, and a
never falling stream running through the prop-
erty. Said place will be sold at a great‘ bar-
gain, if applied for soon. For particulars eu-
quire of Mitchell 8', Camp, or on the premises,
of LEEMAN CURTIS.
Norwalk, July 15, 1854. 'tf'26
New Styles. E
ymhlew Goods &. low prices.
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gentle-
men and-Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and Slippers.
as has ever been presented to the public in this
market. The styles are new ; the workmanship
neat and beautiful; while the material is of
the fincst texture and most durable quality.--
Hc has some very elegant, plain and fancy
colored, Ladies Gaiters; also, Gent-‘s Patent
Leather Boots and Shoes, with an endless as-
sortment of Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which
will be sold very low for cash. The public are
are invited to call and examine his stock for
themselves. ' . tf2]_
Improved Daguerreotypes,
In Neva and Splendid Cases.
J’IJ’ST_ received a large assortment of every
variety of plain and fancy cases, including
the new style of Patent Union Cases, which
are considered by all, as a most beautiful and
durable article. Also on hand stereoscape
cases, with carefully selected lens, which have
the effect‘ to condense two Daguerreotypes ta-
ken: at d-iiferentangles into one. and thereby
shows the features in a most perfect and life-_
like manner. Persons can have no conception
of the beautiful effect thus produced unless
they have seen them. The Subscriber is also
taking, with wonderful success, Crayon Da-
guerreotypes, and at avery low rate. It is 9.
very common occurrence‘ for persons who have
had their likenesses taken in New York and
elsewhere,_to have them retaken at the Sub-
scriber’s Gallery.
, JOHN AUSTEN. ,
1’. S. A large assortment of Fancy Cases,
. Souvenors,-Annuals, Tokens, Lockets, &c.,
designed expressly for Holiday Gifts. Don’;
fail to call and get a. picture, over Daubury dc-
Norwalli Railroad Depot. ' . ' ‘ " 51
WATEBBURY &- DUNCAN,-
“ Blaclzsnnitha.
HE Subscribers thankful for, the liberal
. . patronage -which they have received from
the Public-_ during the past year, would re.
spectfullyiuform their customers that they
are still prepared to execute all orders in‘
their line of business, in the best possible
manner, expeditiously and at reasonable rates.
-Esp.eci_alnttenti,on paid to the repairing of
Wagons, Sleighs, &c. Mill-Work and Ms.-
chinery_ made and repaired, Turning, &c., &c.
Carriages, Sleighs, Wheel-beams, &c.,-built to
order. . -, _
WATERBURY 8: DUNCAN.
Norwallr Iron Foundry.
EVERY description of CASTING done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner!
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es‘
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pumps,Iron Fence, Posts, Railings,_&c.,
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
s; E. omvrs-rz:An,
I’VlzolesaIe and Retail Dealer in Groceries,
Provisions, &c., No. 14 and 16 Main-st.
l I AS just received an entirely new and ex-
tensive assortment of goods which he
will ‘sell on as favorable terms as any in the
trade. The public are respectfully invited to
call.
Norwulk, March 5th, 1855.
_BUILDING'- MATERIALS.
Pressed 8:. Common Brick Lime,
Cement, Calcined Plaster. Hair
and IMarb1e Dust.
THE Subscriber having dissolved his connec-
. tion with W. C. STREET, Esq. in the above
business, will continue it on his own account,
and will keep agood assortment of the above
named articles constantly on hand which will
be sold cheap for Cash,
19 CHAS. '1‘. LEONARD.
Office at the Store of W. C. Srnmzr. ‘
311}? the cheapest and Best
1-! A M S I
AVING received the Agency for the sale
‘ of CAPE cl: IIALSEY’S celebrated Sugar
Lou.ted_Ilams, we are prepared to 511 0;-dgrg,
both ‘wnolesnlc and retail. at N. Y. City lowest
Cash prices, and Will guarantee that we can
swell Smoked Hams, Shoulders, Smoked Beef‘,
longucs, and Lard, of a. superior quality, at
less rates than can be purchased elsewhere.
_ Merchants and Wholesale Dealers will find
it to their interest to give us :1 call.
4 F. H. NASH, South No;-walk.
MOLASSES in Hhds. and I3bls.. of super}.
or quality, at ' - OLi\lSTE,A_D7S.
RATE Aprons, andfancy cut Tissue Pa.-
\
Graim'ng,and ‘Paper Hmzgirig. -Partieulan V
srmuo isms s
' TI1ESubscriber has jhst,return€d '. A
Watches; '.P.latet1i-’
quisite little’ lyrics. -It is worthy of his pen,
and only Tennyson‘ could have written it :-
Sit down, sad soul, ‘and’ count
The moments flying;
Come-tell the sweet amount
’l‘hat’s lost byjsighing.
How ‘many smiles_?—s. score '1’
Then laughand-count,no more,
For.du.y« is-dying-l _ . : - ‘
Lie down, sad soul, and sleep,
And no‘more‘1'neasure
The flight 9f.f1‘ii_ne.A nor weep
rut‘ loss of leisure ;
But here; by‘ this lone stream,
Lie down, with us, and dream
Of starry treasure
We dream : do thou the shine,
We love. forever ;
We laugh, yet few weshame,
The gentle-, never’; 1
Stay, then-'5 till sorrow‘ dies-
Then hope ‘and -h'appy'skies
Are thine forever -1-
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What-19d‘ Like.
" I’d kind .01’ like to .lisv'e a. cot,
Fixed -1-1.99!-.=.°:'¥-i_11l=..-..-r’ '=i1°P° 5"“) 39°‘-
Fire cuss e059 9*‘ 1°93.-. . .
with ms‘-.p1«.=.=i..rs.e<1..~.~.r-.»s1.-e.rrr trees-
And nonlsrs.ulfi*°P3n_s iI?;.*.h,.° l9t¢?Z9-
’TwouId suit 1ii"v"tssl:é r guess, '
To ‘have the perch‘ with vines o’erhung, '
With bells of pehdant Zwoodbine swung:
In ev1ix~‘y*beii 'a’“b"‘ee';*'-
And_r°uu1-!=x.!9tii°9~W*n!19W .sPr9n.<1.:..:
..To solaoeunineiand me, _
I kind 3* um: I should desire --
To1 hear -'arounii’-tile‘-la'.‘wns 9.-‘choir,
O’ wdod-birds singing sweet '5‘
And in '5' aéu I’d‘have a"br’o“ok,
Where I might, sit-,and_.read;n_1y-book.
Such should be my retreat, * -
Far from the 'city’s crowds and noise,
There wouldl r_e'ar the girls and boys’,
(1 have some two or three ;) ' ' ‘
And if kind __IIeaven,shquld bless my store
With_five,or sixor seven more.
How happy _I should be !7’
The Drunkal-d’s Wife.
Weary and sad I am sitting alone, ,
With a dying babe at a cold hearthstone;
And list to the sound of the drifting snow!
Oh, how unlike to long ago 1 _,
Those gilded dreams have passed away i
That filled my heart on its marriage day,
And the trembling tear-drops’ silent flow
Are the tribute pearls of long ago.
Oh! the hidden power of the sparkling wine
~ Can banish love from its holiest shrine,
And place. in its stead a wreath of wo
In the faded hopes of long ago.
The crowning joy of a woman’s life
Is breathed in the blissful name of wife ;
And the deepest pang that her heart can know
Is the blighted love of long ago. ‘
uiscsttsuv.<
From the New York Tribune.
Europe Revisited---No. VII.
THE SIGHTS OF PARIS.
P.-nus, Thursday, May 31, 1855.
This is preeminently the City of Shows
lf Barnum had been born a Frenchman,
I suspect he. would have been made Em-
part than others have found requisite.-—
The life of this people is mainly an out-
door one,——,that is to say. its pleasures
and aspirations are unconnected with the
idea of home‘;—-it would startle our New
Yorkers, as they walked down Broad way
to their respective a'vocations,‘to find
their dignified well-to-do neighbors ta-
king breakfast "on the sidewalk,;,_.yet
scores of well-dressed, well bred F ren'c_l1-
men were takingtheir breakfast on the
thronged sidewalks in front of the res-
taurants on the Boulevards as I , passed.
morning--as they and others are (doing
every morning—__and no Parisian deemed
stare. Sunday wasa sunny, pleasant
som’e"wha_t rarer ‘ than Sundays s_ince"I
cainelliere-—wherefore) I think the dwel-
lings" were more -"(thoroughly evacuated
than almost ever before. The streets-
from one end of Paris to the other were
black with people-'—&,not the great arte-
ries of communication only, but the
short, narrow, crooked cross streets as
well. The spacious Bois de .Boulogn_e
on the west fairly swarmed with the
multitude poured, into it through halfa
dozen avenues from 10 A. , till nearly
nightfall ; the Champs Elysees, the Gar-
dens of the Tuileries, of the Luxembourg
and allother open, shady spaces, were
tlirongedfrom morning till after night-
fall ; and judging from the thousands I
saw there, and the broad, dense column’
pouring in when 1 came away early in
the afternoon, I am confident "that not
,iewer than fifty thousand persons visited
the great cemeteryyof Pere la Chaise dn:
ring the day. I doubt that London,
with more than double her population,
saw so large an average number in her
streets through the day as did Paris.-0-
Let me endeavor on this point to give
some general idea of the sights of this
enjoyment loving capital.
First among these ranks of course Pa-
ris hereslf; and the best stand point for
viewing it is, I am confident, the sum-
mil of the great structure known as the
., Arch of Triumph at the Barriers de
I I .‘oile (of the Star) on the west side of
the city. There are other Arches of
Triumph, so called, but none so happily.
located to subserve the ends of gazers
as this. It stands just outside of the_o_c-
troi (Excise) wall of the city, a mile or
more from Place of Concorde and Gar-
den of the Tuileries on the East and
nearly the same distance from the Bois
de Bouiogne (Wood of Boulogne) on
the West, on a rise of land affording a
capital prospect in every direction.-—
This structure was commenced by Na-
poleon I. 1806, but ‘had-"not been com-
pleted in 1814, when its author's over-
whelming defeats and overthrow put a
stop to it. After the suppression of the
Spanish patriots in 1823 by aFrench. at-.1
per. at ~ KNAPPS.
my under the nominal command of the
peror, with less crime and perfidy on his-
them between 11 and 12 o'clock this"
the circumstaiice, deserving even of a,
day-,'-and sunuy,,pleasa,n't days have been _
bloody phantom, glory.
thejob when they . were sent away, as
they had richly deserved to be, and as
the originator of the Arch had been be-
fore them. Louis Philippe completed
the undertaking in 1836, and was in turn
diiven out of France twelve years after-
ward. Thus the beginner, the continu-
er- and the finisher of this Arch of Tri-
umph'all suffered the most humiliating
defeat and overthrow, ani all ended their
days in e‘xile,‘powerless and spirit broken
The’ Arch, however, is none the worse
for all this, but towers above all other
structures in its quarter, being 152 feet
high and 137 by 68 feet in the diameter.
the arch is 45 feet wide by 90 in hight,
and the whole cost. overtwo millions of
dollars. . It was a very foolish expendi-
ture ; yet to stand on the top of thaOA;rch
of a pleasant afternoon, and see western
Parispour into Avenue Champs Elysee
and out through the Barriere de l’Etoile
into the wood of.Bou,l_0gne,,_i8 a magnifi-
cent. spectacle._ Paris,- has no other
equal toit. The Champs Elysees, the
Place Concorde, with its fountains and
obelisk of Luxor are directly in front,
with the garden and Palace of the Tui-
ries beyond them; on your right, a mile
or so distant," isfthe Champ’ de Mars, on
which,‘ if it’ be Sunday afternoon, a horse
raceis pretty" certainlyiu. progress ;—
whether it be or not, the ‘sports of the
Hippodrome, close at hand," are certain to
be"-in‘ pr’eparation"if- not already going
fo'r'vvard'7; while "the" public gardens
vvliichlline that side of the avenue, are
eith'ei'”alread‘y' througed with pleasure-
eeekers or preparing for the dancing rev-
'els‘of‘- the'a'pproaching night}. 1 am no
ormalisr, and would not have Sunday
kepfabsolutely sacred’ from labor and re-
creations with all the strictness enjoined
in the Mosaic ritual; I believe the cram-
ped-and wean-y‘t'oiler through six days of
each week, may better walkorride out
with his children and breathe fresh, pure
air on Sunday than not at ‘all; yet‘ this
French use of the Christian Sabbath as
a mere fete day, or holiday, impresses me
very unfavorably. Half the stores are
open on that day; men are cutting stone
and doing all manner of work, ason oth-
er days; the journals are published, ofii-
ces are open, business transacted ; only
there is more hilarity, more dancing,
more drinking, more theater-going, mo
dissipation than any other day of thy?
week. I suspect that Labor gets no
more pay in the long run-for seven days’
work per week than it would for six
and that Morality suffers, and Philan-
thropy is more languid than it would be
ifone day in each week were generally
welcomed as a day of rest and worship.
From the summit of the.Arch -nearly.
all the eminent structures of Paris are
distinguishalile-—Notre Dame, the Inva-
lides, the Pantheon the Polytechnic
School, the several Palaces, the Made-
leine, Sac. Three or four miles north
east rises the eminence of Montmartre,
skirting and commanding the city.——
Four or five miles to the west towers
Mont St. Valerian, a large hill, to
whose fortress ‘dungeons the Republican
members of the last free Legislature
were conveyed upon seized by Louis
Napoleon's accomplices then in the sur-
prise and perfidious overthrow of the
Republic in 1851. If you would know
how ‘eligible is the site on which Paris
is built spend a sunny hour on the sum-
mit of the Arch of Triumph.
Pere la Chaise, the world renowned
cemety is located on a similar but higher
rise of ground just outside of the eastern
wall of the city, of which ‘a very good
view is here -presented, though this is
the older, poorer, less ornament ed quar-
tgr. It has some beautiful monuments,
several fine avenues of trees, and many
costly and sumptuous family burying-
places. _ Its general effect, however, is
disagreeable and depressing. . It is not
_merely "crowded with graves, most of
which are systematically torn up and
robbed every few years to make room for
others, but the multiplicity, the infinity
of wreaths,_souvenirs, images, and toy
shop furniture in general, "affect me most
unpleasantly. The faith of the survivors
of the multitudes entombed here seems
of a very material, mechanical, wooden
character. "He is not here, 1"-—‘he is
risen,” is a text of which they do not
realize the force, though they try to be-
‘lieve it. I must visit Pere la Chaise-
once more, for my first experience of it
has left a very discomforting impression.
-—The Invalides is a great establish-
ment, erected in ‘the south west quarter
-of Paris by Louis XIV, as a hospital or
home for maimed, disabled or worn out
soldiers——the surviving victims of the
It has accom-
modations for some five thousand,though
I believe a smaller number are now quar-
tered there-—some three thousand only,
but the War with Russia will doubtless
create a speedy demand for all its accom-
modations, as in the days of Napoleon
I. Here the still surviving wrecks and
relics of by-gone wars doze out their rem-
nant of existence, being frugally fed and
lodged at the expense of the nation for
whose supposed safety, interest or honor
they have risked their lives, shed their
blood, and often lost their limbs. The
arrangements for their subsistence and
comfort are very systematic and thor-
ough; their food and lodging are of bet-
ter quality and better ordered than those
of the peasantry in their humble homes;
they have a fine church in one end of
the great quadrangular building which
forms their "hotel,” with no lack of priest-
ly ministrations. Their church is deco-
rated rather than enriched with many
pictures; yet there is one painting on
glassrepresenting the Dead Christ which
may not be app:-oved“by critics, but which
fixed*my attention more than any other
work of art,-' I have seen in Paris.——-
Though you know what it is, you can-
not diepel the impression that you are
looking through a glass case or cofiiu
and gazing on an actual corpse or wax-
en model of it lying and stark therein.——
The illusion is so perfect as to be painful,
and therein, if anywhere, is its fault.
Opposite the entrance of this church—
(which is still hung with foreign flags
the trophies of French victories, though
the twenty-five -hundred such which for-
merly decorated it. were burnt by Jo-
seph Bonaparte’s order the night before
the capture of Paris by the Allies in 1814)
The carriage-way (seldom used) under.
richest sunlight ; and behind this, in
what would seem to be an extension of
the church, is the Toms or Nxronnou 1.
Though you are within a few feet on this
structure when near the grand altar in
the church, you are compellee to go half
a mile around to enter it; and I am not
quite sure that the journey is repaid to
those whose admiration of military or
other depots is not stronger than mine.
Here marble and porphyry, painting and
sculpture, gilding and mosaic, have been
lavished without stint, and some TWO
Millions of Dollars wrested from the
scanty earnings of an oven-taxed peas-
antry to honor the bone§'of him who
while living was so prodigal alike of
their treasure and their blood. The au-
thor of this squandering idolatry was
Louis Phillippe, who thought. he was in-
gratiatiug himself with the French peo-
ple by pandering to the worship of the
military ' Juggernaut, and whose family
now live, as he himself died, in exile and
humiliation, while the estates he left
them have been seized and confiscated by
the nephew and heir of the Corsican he
thus helped to deify. Who can pity the
schemer thus caught in his own snare ?
Who can marvel that France, not yet
fully cured of that passion -for Glory
which exu-its over a victory because our
side has won, and not because the uni-
versal sway of Justice and Equity has
been brought nearer thereby, should find
herself ground under the heel of afresh
despot, who tears her youth from their
beloved homes and useful labors to
swell the unripe harvest of death on
the battle field? I forget the name of
the French Democrat who observedthat
his country could never enjoy true liber-
ty until the ashes of Napoleon shall be
torn from this costly mausoleum and
thrown into the Seine, butI fully concur
in his opinion.
———-The Garden of Plants, in the south-
east quarter of the city, covers an area
of (I judge) fifty to a hundred acres, and
includes not only an immense collection
of the trees and shrubs of the entire globe
with almost every known species of land
animal, insects excepted, but immense
collections or galleries illustrating the
comparative anatomy of man and animals
as also the earth’s Geology, Mineralogy
and Botany. The Library of Natural
History contains 30,000 volumes,15,000
pamphlets, and a vast collection of man-
uscripts and drawings, the whole having
cost some $400,000. I do not suppose
the value of this Garden can be estima-
ted in money, but it would probably be
appraised at Ten Millions of Dollars.-—
And this, belt observed, is not a dead
property-—-no mere pile of stone and mor-_
tar, designed to gratify the few or glory
some conquerror or despot at the expense
ofthe trampled millions. This great mu-
seum of natural history is open to the
public nearly every day in the year free
of charge, and lectures in the several de-
partments are also given without price
by the most eminent naturalists in the
.world—the living successors of Buffon,
Buvier, Daubenton and St. H1laire.—-
Here the poorest who can spare an hour
may listen to the ablest instructors in
natural science, may s.udy the charac-
teristic vegetation of Europe, Asia, Afri-
ca, A merica and Australia respectively,
may enjoy at all events the be mty and
perfume of innumerable flowers, and an
atmosphere purer and more healthful than
is often breathed within the walls of a
populous and crowded city.
——I have hitherto spoken of Tm: Lov-
vnn, an ancient abode of royalty, now en-
tirely devoted to works of art by masters
to whose excellence Dr-nth has set his
seal. ‘So far as I am qualified to judge
there is no single collection of paintings
in Italy that can stand a. comparison
with that of the Louvre. Here are mas-
terpieces by Murillo, Raphael, Titian,
Rubens, Rembrandt, Teuiers, Paussin,
and nearly or quite all the illustrious
dead who achieved renown by the pen-
cil, with rare and costly vases, marvelous
effects on porcelain, Egyptian, Etruscan
and other antiquities, andrmementos of
eminent monarchs, marshalls and minis-
ters. « Any one at all cognizant of the
current value of the masterpieces of Art
must estimate the treasures of the Low-
vre by tens of millions of. dollars; and
these, too, are thrown open without
charge to the daily inspection of stran-
gers, and on Sundays to all without dis-
tinction.
—I have thus named a few of the
most conspicuous attractions which Pa-
ris proffers to the citizen of the world.
Living is never cheap, and is now very
dear here. The Government is ultra-
despotic, and has never, even when des-
ignated Republican, been a model one;
but Instruction of the best kind is abun-
dant and inexpensive, while in Gardens,
Galleries, Museums, Shows, and Specta-
cles of all sorts, Paris is unsurpassed in
the world, and hence scores of thousands
of the affluent the knowledge seeking,
the pleasure loving, flock hither from all
quarters, and stimulate French art and
industry by their purchase, while they
insensibly swell the wealth and conse-
quence ofthis metropolis. 15 there noth-
ing in these facts which the property
holders and merchant princes of New
York should need and profit by? H. G.
Europe Revisited.----No. VIII.
THE EXPOSITION.
PARIS, Thursday, May 31, 1855.
At length the Exhibition begins to
look a little more like a bazaar, and con
siderably less like a carpenter's shop
than it has done ; even that more deso-
late of "amres vast and deserts wild,”
the United States Department, having
been reduced by successive partitions,
now in behalf of Canada, then in favor
of Great Britain, last at the personal re-
quest. of Jerome Napoleon, to the di-
mensions of a decent school room, shows
symptoms of soon becoming a little bet-
ter than an absolute blank.
it remained like the center of Africa on
our maps, that I had despaired of any
improvement, and" heartily wished no
space had been accepted, no effort to be
represented made on behalf of our coun-
try, and even now‘ I app’-rehend that, in
the main “Palace of Industry,” we shall
make so slender and poor a show that
it were better for us to have none at all.
But in saying this, I mean no xeflectiou
So long has -
and unhonered, have given weeks of
faithful and efficient service and paid
moneyfi-om their own pockets in order
to do our part in the general arrange-
ment and fit up as good an American
Department as the materials will allow.
Canada spends $40,000 on this Exhibi-
tion, had our Country seen fit to spend a
fourth of that sum-—-whether appropria-
ted by the Federal Government or by
the States, or contributed by individuals
—--We could have appeared at least ten
times as well as We shall be able to do.
1 do not say thutit would or would not
have been well to spend money for such
a purpose. but simply that our country
sutfers in European opinion, and many
Americans abroad are mortified because
we did not.
I judge that of the contents of the
main Palace about nine tenths are now
in place and arranged as they should be ;
though there are localities in which the
sound of the saw and hammer are still
heard. The Fine Artists Exhibition-
for which an entirely separate edifice-has
been erected——is and for days has been
complete so far as it goes, though new
works still pour in, and men are engaged
in filling with them the two or three
galleries not already occupied.‘ The
“annexe” or long, narrow gallery along
the Seine devoted to movingmachinery,
coarse, heavy ‘products and raw materi-
als, is still a barn, and can hardly be made
fit to receive visitors fora week or more.
Let me speak, then, mainly of the Fine
Arts Department, which alone is actual-
ly ready for exhibition.
The catalogue of this department of
the "Universal Exposition” already cov-
ers 591 pages and enumerates 5.112
works on exhibition, though many have
been added since it was completed, and
every day ‘increases the number of ex-
hibitors. The living Art of twenty six
foreign countries appears to be represen-
ted, though seven of these are commonly
included in Germanjrand four are politi-
cal divisions of Italy. The number of
works exhibited by artists of the several
countries is as follows:
Artists Works Artists Works
Austria '72 159 Prussia 111 225
Baden 12 23 Sardinia 17 26
Bavaria 38 74 Saxony 14 26
Belgium 140 270 Sweden 24 4
Denmark 5 9 Norway 12 14
Two Sicilies 4 6 Switzerland 47 110
Spain 4 123 Tuscany 5 G
Paps.lStatea 14 26 Turkey 2 2
U. States 12 43 Hansc towns 16 18
Hesse 2 4 Wurtemberg 7 10
Mexico 1 1 France-—
Holland '76 l.'2 Painters 796 2,060
Java 1 1 Sculptors 158 354
Peru 2 5 Engravers 77 191
Portugal 17 28 Lithographers 28 , 95
Architects 68 156
As I pretend to no such knowledge of
Art as would justify me in attempting
to criticise such an Exhibition, I shall
only speak of itin guarded and general
terms, profiting so far as I may by the
better judgment of friends.
I think the general voice proclaims
this the fullest and most instructive ex-
position of works/of living artists ever
made, though no single work is pointed
out as distinguished alike by merit and
originality. There are ‘probably three
hundred pictures and statues which have
already made reputations for their au-
thors and taken prizes at former Exhibi-
tions. 1 think as many as two hundred
of the best French works are marked in
the catalogue as owned by the Emperor
who must have been a very industrious
as well as liberal patron of the Arts
since he put the Treasury of France in-
to his pocket. Among these is Cout-
urels “Decadence of the Romans," first
exhibited in i847, and which seems
worthy of its high fame. I note also
that Louis Napoleon contributes Delacr-
oix's fearful “Massacre of the Greeks of
Scio,” (by the Turks in 1822,) which
Was probably purchased before its pres-
em. owner undertook to maintain Turk-
ish domination and Christian subjection
in the fairest portion of Europe. The
Capture of Constantinople by the Crusa-
ders, (ostensibly the Allies of its Greek
Emperors) under the French Count
Baldwin and the Venetian Dogs Dande-
lo, (also painted by Delacroix and con-
tributed by the Emperor.) is now very
suggestive:
Ithink the pictures that attract the
most general regard, though perhaps not
the most critical admiration, are three
by \Vinterbotter of the Empress Eugenie‘
—-the last representing her seated in the
midst of her maids of honor. It has a
back ground of ultra tropical vegetables
whose intense green throws into strong
relief the bright faces and figures of the
ladies; and the whole is calculated to
confirm the general impression that Eu-
genie is a rare beauty, though it may not
so clearly establish the claim of VVinter-
boiler to be accounted :1 great painter.——-
Yet it is certain that this Exhibition has
exalted French Art in the estimation of
the strangers here congregated,
Among the British Painters here rep-
resented I mark the names of Eastlake,
Landsecr, Leslie, Maclise, Mnlready,
Stanfield, Dyce, Cattermole, Millais,
Chalon, and some others. The interest
of the department centers mainly its
ample specimens of the Pre-Rap/zaelize
school, concerning which Mr. Rusk!"
has awakened a zeal which seems not
always according to knowledge, as also
of painting in VVat.er Colors, in which
the British exhibition is really excellent.
Among these a number of miniatures b)’
T. Carrick, Sir W. Ross and R. Thor-
burn deserve a high Dl869"‘ma5 0f T-
Carlyje C,-jrnck IS admirable.
I mini; this E.‘ihlblll0l] will increase
the number if it. should improve the
standing of the Pie-Raplzeelites. Their
patiemand pains taking fidelity in the
representation of foliage, &c., 1 general-
ly re rked and approved, some of
mei dscaoes are at least pleaSlI'g.—---
! The drowned Ophelia, by Millais, is a
. pic:ure after their manner which many
will condemn, but I defy any to pass it
without earnest scrutiny. 1 might deem
it a merit -hat the love-lorn maiden lies
very Stlfflnd rigid in the shallow stream
if the grass and weeus which encompass
her did not seem quite as rigid as her de-
serted clay. The Pr'..=oner‘s Release by
the same artist, is less faulty, but then its
merits are also less remarkable.
ed by remorse more truly and fotcibly
depicted. ,, \
The Americans who contribute to-this
department of the Exhibition are G-.
Healy, T_ P. Rossiter, C. P. Crunch, R.‘-.
Gignoux. W. P. Babcock, H. P Hunt,
EV. M. Hunt, D. B. Wallcut, A Powere-
J. Robertson, (painters) R. G. Green-
ough and E. Warburg (sculptors) Of
the painters all but G-ignoux are, or
lately Were. residing in Paris; and as 8‘
New Yorker, I thank Mr. G. for -his
four very creditable landscapes contrib-
uted—-two of them depicting scenes on '
the Hudson, at West Point and near
Rondout; the others representing Win-
ter scenes in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire. I am confident that Mr. Gig-
noux will not be a loser by this Exhibi-
tion. Mr. Crauch submits two small
but good views of Niagara,- w-hich‘ -tfib’
like the great cataract, are not stunning
and might have been made to pleasemhe
million more by pleasing the judigiqus
less. Mr. Healy, who appears‘ to be
winning fortune here, contributes r th'i‘r'-‘*
teen portraits, including that of
1’-9?. already well known in America;
one of Miss Smead, the English beauty,-.
who made such a sensation here on’e or
two winters since; also a. large c"o1i'i11"‘”
sition representing Franklin‘ pleiding-’
the cause of the revolted American~€ol‘+-.;
ouies before Louis XVI. I cannot say,
that it would have paid, yet an Anfeflri-V,
can in Paris cannot help wishing‘ ithiitp’
our country was as creditably‘représefif."‘
to the Fine Arts. _ _ .
I regard the display of architectural
plans and drawings as oneof the; most
useful features of the Exhibition.-f—,
Among the British contributors
three in number) are Paxton, Ban'.y,;
both Wyatts, T. Hamilton and Prof.
Donaldson, and in fact the plans of near-
ly every remarkable edifice recently‘
may here be seen.
try will be enabled to study them. ‘ ' '
Bad weather, incompleteness and the
high charge (5 francs,) for a single ad-
mission have as yet kept paying visitors
very .~:-carce in both departments, but on
last Sunday when both buildings were
beck of the Emperor, the main Palace
was honored Wiih eighty thousand calls,-1
the Fine Arts With twenty-five thousand‘
VVhile the former was at, no time ui6re_
than thronged, lhelatter was uncomfoiu"
tably‘ crowded--whence I conclude that
the latter than in the formei'—a prefe-
If I were to name the British painting
which spemed to me on a hasty view
hibiriou can never reimburse the cost of
its buildings. Paris has too many cheap
spectacles, and likes amusement £00 Wei
Saturday, and will thereafter cost but .4’
cents on Sunday, on which day it will
mainly be visited by Parisians. Isus-"
peel. it will pay more at four cents on
Sunday than at twenty on any other
day. I K ‘
A dinner was given last evening by
Mr. Marshall WOOLlS of R 1., American
Commissioner in the departmeni-of Fine
Arts, to his brotner United States Com-_.
missioners and some forty other A:ne,ri—,
cans now sojourning in Paris——arnong-
them Mr. O’Sullivan, Minister to Portu-
gal ; Judge Plait, our Secretary of,Le-
gation here; Maj. Abraham Van‘ Buren,
Maj. Biddell of Mich., the painters
Healy and Rossiter, a son of Embassa-L
dot Mason, &c. Embassador to Spain ..
Dodge had um-eservedly« acceptedthe
invitation, but retracted at the last mo.-
ment in evidentapprehensiou that some-
eriug that would compromise his official
position; Discretion is a virtue .ess.en--
tial to‘ Diplomatic station, but I m.us,:_
think thiswas putting entirely too fine.
a point on it. Yet a dread of this fes-
tive meeting of fifty Americans in the
midst of a million Frenchmen, many
thousands of them armed soldiers, was
evidemiy felt by some in high places,”
and caused a suppression of the Tow"
coasts and five minute speeches which
were to have been given. The‘ "party
was nevertheless (a deadlier hater of ta’-
ble oratory might say therefore) a;,very
pleasant one, and did not break up till
after midnight, ' ' 0
As this dinner was given at the world
known Trois Freres Pravencauzgper.
haps the most celebrated restaurant in
Paris, and of course in the .world-—-I
may interest a few far off_Americans_ by
giving some idea of its gastronomic pe-
euliarities. That it was a - good "one, I’
need hardly observe; on this head, the
place and the charge (75 francs or over.~_
$14 per guest) might; suffice. The time
devoted to itsjdiscussion was two, hours
and a half, or from 8% to 11 P. M. Af-
ter the inevitable soup, slices of fresh
muskmeloa were served, andcooked cu-
cumbers, peaches and pineapple were
interleaved between the various meats,
After these (but never with them) came
new shelled beans, then peas, then string
beans; I did not observe any vegetable
served with any meat. The fish were
turbot, salmon and sole, the venison was
like the English, lacking the wild. rich.
flavor of the American when‘ fresh, the
greatest variety and superiority \vas‘in
the birds, ranging from turkeys to otto-
Ians. If any frogs are usually served
here a: grand dinners they 1- were either.-
ommed on this occasion, in deference ‘to
our barbarous Yankee prejudices, or so
skillfully disguised as to pass’ wholly
unsuspected, The strawberries (I did
miss the cream) were particularly fine;
considering the sour, wet,-sunless -seasonp
here; the grapes were _fn-zsli, ripe and,
sweet, the cherries looked egually fault-
less. On the whole,
credit in its way to “la Grande Nation,"
and if there be any sauce Wherewith
(as the enthusiastic Frenchman affirmed
“a man might eat his own grandfather,"
1 will not doubt that it. was here duly
proffered.
Col. Del-'-Ifield, Major Mordecai and
one other officer of our army, dispatched"
to the Crimea to study the latest im-
provements in t_hé.,arL of war, especially
in Artillery practice, who came out with-
us in the Asia some weeks since, expec- -
ting to be at the Allied headquarters.
early in_lV.lay,__are sull_liugering in Paris
ed in the main Palace-aps in that dejvqggd.
erected or begun in France or Eng"'la'n'd”'
’Tis a pity tha‘t="so'
few of the future architects of our c'oun-' ‘
freely thrown open to the public at the '
the people tarricd and gazed longer in
rence creditable to their taste. The’Ex- '
—-but the admission falls to a frame" on’ '
thing would be said or done at the .gath-
the‘ dinner did ’ '_
Norwalk Chronicler