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SECOND AND LAST ARTICLE
About the year 1785, Mr. Charles Wilson Peale,
an ingenious and skillful citizen of Maryland,con
oeived the idea of establishing a museum in this
•city. The collection, which started with &single
prepared bird, or fish, or some other object in
natural history, was commenced in a small two
storied house at Third and Lombard streets. Its
projector was enterprising and industrious, and
the museum, cutgrowing its contracted quarters,
was removed to the building of the American
Philosophical Society, which still stands on the
eastern side of Independence Square. Room
again becoming scarce, the collection was
removed to the State House, Where for • a
number of years it occupied. the portion
of the ancient building now used as
the chambers of City Councils. Upon the comple
tion of Mr. Peter A. Browne's Arcade building, on
•Chestnut street, between Sixth and Seventh, the
collection was transferred to the upper story, and
thare it grew and prospered apace. Almost up to
the time of the death of the elder Peale, in 1827,
he continued to add specimens of his handiwork
with the pencil and easel, to the fine historical
gallery of the institution. His sons painted, lec
tured and conducted popular scientific experi
ments, and while the museum was constantly in
oreasing in extent and attractiveness, it was per
forming an important work in popularizing use
ful and scientific knowledge. The Peaks,
father and sons, formed principally with
their own hands, the most valuable col
lection in existence of portraits of revolutionary
characters; they enabled the people of their day
and generation to hand down to posterity the
outlines of their own features through the cheap
medium of the profile-cutter; they accumulated
the most complete collection in the country of
Indian relics and curiosities, and they instructed
the youth of thirty, forty, and even fifty years
ago in the marvels of steam and electricity. Softie
of the readers of the BULLETIN will 'remember,
with a smile,the experiments with the old Frank
lin electrical battery, when the mysterloaS agent
was a mere plaything, and when no one dreamed
of the great part which, in after years, it would
play in the events of tho world. In the corridors
of the Museum, the first locomotive ever built in
Philadelphia used to puff along in advance of a
train of miniature cars, which were generally
freighted with delighted urchins. This tiny en.
glue was built by the late M. W. Baldwin, and its
builder, when he was shaping its crank: and pis
tons, had no more thought of the future
of the trade, and of his large connection
with it, than the youngster who turned the wheel
of the "electerizing machine" (as the boys per
sisted in calling it) in the Museum, dreamed
of the achievements of Morse, House or Field.
Peale's Museum was long a favorite Philadel
phia institution and the collection having passed
into the hands of a company, it was determined
to secure for it a permanent location. Accord
ingly in 1837 the swath= portion of the Isaac
Brown Parker lot at Ninth and Chestnut streets,
was purchased at what was then deemed a very
high figure and the interest upon the purchase
money was secured by a mortgage upon the
property. The dimensions of the lot were
seventy feet in width on Ninth street and two
two hundred and thirty-eight feet in depth upon
Bansonr, or George street, as it was then
called. Upon this lot a massive structure of
stone and brick was reared at a cost for the
building and lot of 8130,000. This huge struc
ture was two lofty stories in height. The second
story was intended for the use of the Peale col
lection. The fine collection was arranged in
alcoves 11. the immense hall up stairs
and in the galleries; while the famous
skeleton of the mastodon, a stuffed elephant;
and some other large objects, were placed upon
steps along the centre' of the main apartment.
On the 4th ofJnly, 1838, the Museum was opened
in what was called at the time its permanent
home, but which proved to po its grave.
The projectors of the enterpri.% did not weigh
with sufficient caution the difference between the
expense of supporting the establishment which
they had erected, and the cost of keeping up the.
old and comparatively inexpensive quarters in
the Arcade. Besides this, the very hugeneis of
the exhibition hall had a depressing effect, and
persons who were glad to spend a few hours in
the cozy alcoves and apartments of the Arcade,
and who always found instruction and attraction
in Its lecture-room, cared but little for a visit to
the new building where dullness reigned supreme.
The end was plainly foreseen long before the
blow fell. Heavy expenses, and light receipts,
bad their usual result, and the collection was
brought to the hammer and scattered to different
parts of the Union. A considerable portion of
it was in Barnnitie Museum. at Seventh and
Chestnut streets, and it shared the fate of that
concern when it became a nrgy to the flames la
1851. The Museum property at Ninth and
George streets finally fell into the hands of Mr.
Parker. the original owner of the ground, who
foreclosed his mortgage and obtained the property
at an enormous sacrifice. Fortunately a large
postion of the picture gallery was secured to
Philadelphia, many of the valuable historical por
traits having been purchased by the City for Inde
pendence Hall.
At the time of the construction of the Museum
Building the location upon the first floor of the
splendid collection of Chinese curiosities. be
longing to Mr. Nathan Dunn, was a portion of
the plan of the projectors. The collection was
placed therein as soon as the building was com
pleted, and its great popularity at once gave a
name to the entire structure, and it continued to
be called the "Chinese Museum" down to the
time of its destruction. Mr. Dunn, the owner of
the Chinese collection, wks:l-.P.ldladelphlan, and
a member of the Society of kends. He had
been engaged for many years in I.he mercantile
business In China, and, while there, had con
ceived the project of getting together a collection
of objects which would give the people of our
own country a correct idea of the habits, &c., of
the disciples of COIIIIICII2B. First ho had life-size
and life-like wax figures which represented
every order of the Chinese, from the blind
beggar to the Mandarin of the first class. These
figures were all dressed exactly as the originals
dress, and all were presented in the exer
cise of their respective vocations. The huge
room in which the collection was exhibited was
fitted up with compartments which represented
Chinese streets, Chinese parlors, Chinese cham
bers, Chinese workshops, Chinese stores and
Chinese temples. All these Were appropriately
furnished, not with painted shams in the way of
tools, fixtures, &c., but with real substantial
articles which were made In China, and which
at that moment had their counterparts in the
houses and shops of the Celestials. The collec
tion was wonderfully complete down to its most
minute details, and it used to attract swarms of
visitors. It was finally taken to London. Its
owner has long been dead, and his ashes rest at
Laurel Hill. It is understood that it was his in
tention to have bequeathed his collection to the
city of Philadelphia as a free Museum; but subse
quent financial embarrassments induced him to
revoke this provision of his Will.
The Chinese curiosities were removed from the
Museum Building some time before the Pejde
collection was scattered. The building then, had
a varied experience. Political meetings and con
ventions, shilling concerts, mammoth balls, hor
ticultural shows, exhibitions of the Franklin In
stitute, grand popular banquets, &c., &c., were
among the uses to which the property was ap
plied. The historically inclined diner at the
Continental, if he thinks proper, can reflect as
be disposes of his "green-seal" and his terrapin
and chicken-salad in its magnificent dining
room, of how the spot whore he is seated has
often echoed to the sound of festive brass bands,
'and to the conflicting shouts of Whigs and Demo
crats as the questions of tariffs, fiscal-agents,
Mexican War and "64.40, or fight!" were dis
cussed. The visitors to the bar of the Hotel, or
to its billiard room, can also, if 'so minded, take
comfort from the fact that they slake their thirst
and wield thncue upon..classic ground.
As we have already said in the first article upon
this subject, the National Theatre and the Chinese
Museum shared a common fate at the time
of the conflagration of July oth, 1854. Their dn.
struction. was complete, everything combuitible
being consumed and the walls tumbling in ruins.
The fire was a memorable one, and it left heaps
of ruins which were long a disgrace to Chestnut
street. All the property, except that owned by
Mr. Isaac Brown Parker, was speedily rebuilt;
but Mr. Parker put hie ruins up at a high' figure,
and they remained unimproved for a long time.
In 1857 the Butler House Hotel Company, which
bad been incorporated for the purpose of building
a hotel on the Butler property at the IQ. W. corner
of Eighth and Chestnut streets, purchased from
Mr. Parker and the Scott estate all the ground ori
ginally covered by the. National Theatre; the Mu
scum Building, and the houses between, the lat.
ter•and Chestnut street, at a cost of $346,000, and
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1868.
the splendid pile known as the Continental Ho
tel was erected upon the site. The investment
bas not been a paiing , one to the stockholders.
but it has accomplished the primary object of
giving a renewed Impetus to the prosperity and
improvement .of the city. Ten years have not
yet elapsed since the completion of the building;
but It already has a history which has grown
principally out of the war and the events which
led to the great struggle.
LETTER. CRON FARMS.
The Trip of the Prince imperial-His
Seception by the People—The Cerro.
Monies at Cherbourg and Brest—
Jules Favre and the Wrench Academy
—The Exhibition season.
ICarrestiontiteaes or sae Phlmolai& Evenfas Bulletin.]
Paws, Friday, April 24, 1868.—1 t is difficult to
imagine in the present day that the French nation
ever produced such a famous chronicler as old
Froissart, or filled volumes with such interesting
matter as that contained its their matchless
"Memoires de St. Simon" and similar great works.
Certainly,the chroniclers of these times, who fulfil
the duties of correspondents to the Parisian
press, fall far short of that faculty of shrewd
observation which so strongly characterized the
writers of old to whom I have above alluded.
More than one of these modern chroniclers fol
lowed, as was natural, in the footsteps of the
Prince Imperial during• his late holiday excur
sion, ane I calculated upon having been able,
through the instrumentality of these eyeswit
neeeee, to have conveyed to your readers some
correct idea of the general result of this first
public appeal of the heir-apparent to the feel
ings of the French nation. Of course the recep
tion accorded to the Prince, the bearing of the
population toward him; and the boy's own de
meanor under the strange and unnatural cir
cumstances in which- monarchical institu
tions placed a child of his age—these wore the
real and noteworthy incidents of remark. But,
unfortunately, although the newspapers furnish
us with many tiresome details about the port and
aarbor of Cherbourg and Brest, and the mere
official displays made there on the occasion of
the Prince's visit, they tell one little or nothing
about the Prince himself. All I have been able
to learn (in my own absence from the scene)
comes from friends who happened to be lookers
on, and who have kindly conveyed to
me their general impressions of what
took place. The Prince's reception at
Cherbourg, when ho first arrived, was, I am as
sured, far more official than popular. The inci
dent which, above all, marked the event, was
the entire absence of the corporation of the town,
caused, it is said, by the ,umbrage taken by, its
Members at the arrogance of the military and
naval authorities, who completely put the civil
powers in the background. There was, of course,
a i len tiful display of flags on the streets, and the
cannon thundered from the ships and forts. But
the whole scene had an official stamp upon it,
and the poor boy was led about the harbor' and
docks just as any other "great man" would have
been, his pale face looking often very tired,
while he bowed and kissed his hand mechanically;
to the crowd. My •friend seemed to doabt
whether such exhibitions of a mere child did not
smack a great deal too much of the old idea of
royalty and the ancien rigirne, to please a revo
lutionized and revolutionary people like the
French; and whethet to have sent the Prince
down like a little boy, as he is, to run about the
town and shipping, and amuse himself with
some comrades of his own age would not have
ingratiated him much more with his future sub
jects than thus to set him up before their eyes like
an imperial puppet. The spirit of the times is
quite opposed, even in Europe, to this species of
baby royalty, which only tends to make the Math
tation itself ridiculous. At Brest lam assured
that the merely official character of the reception
was still more manifest. One-half of the popu
lation is, of course, in the pay of the dock yards,
and of these people the presence and their
enthusiasm could be commanded and
counted on. But the other half,
consisting mainly of the upper classes, showed
themselves indifferent to, if not disgusted with
all this official parade surrounding a mere chili,
and refused to participate in it. It is generally
asserted, too, that the persons to whom the
Prince was intrusted rendered themselves su
premely ridiculous by the way in which they
kept the poor boy under perpetual restraint, lest
he should commit any breach of etiquette, while
at the same time they loaded him perpetually,
whenever they addressed him on the moat trivia/
matter, with the ponderous titles of "Monseig
neur," and "Vetre Alteese Imperiale;' literally
scolding and "bowing down and worshiping
him," all in a breath. One wonders that a man
of Napoleon's good sense does not see that all
this is ridiculous, rather than sublime. But his
dynasty is sometimes the weak, as well as the
strong point of the Emperor. Altogether my
conclusion is that the Empire has "taken noth
ing" by this move of its young scion towards the
West.
Jules Fevre was admitted yesterday to the
French Academy. His sponsors wore Thiers and
Berryor, between whom he entered the hall of
the Institute, crowded with the highest intel
lect of France. What a trio! And all three in
orpositioa! And what a shout greeted their ap
pearance! Here was enthusiasm indeed, and al
most defiance. What a contrast between the
; official homage paid to the poor , boy at Cher
bourg and Brest, and that addressed to the bitter
est enemies of his father, in the heart of the capi
tal, by the united intelligence of the country.
This is the season for the opening of annual
exhibitions in Paris, and in the absence of any such
gigantic attraction as that of last year,the public is
glad to avail itself of sources of amusement on a
lesser scale. The Palace of Industry in the
Chomps Elysdes is being cleared of the horses and
stables of the Hippie Society, in order to be pre
pared for an united artistic and floral exhibition,
which promises to be extremely beautiful and
agreeable. The Horticultural Society of France
has taken' possession of the nave, which
was so recently used, as I described, for a circus,
and is converting it into a spacious garden for
the reception - ef.flowers, rare plants and trait;
amidst which will be interspersed fountains, and
also the groups of statuary which, have been ad-
Mitted by the Jury to the Annual Exhibition of
Modern Artists. The paintings of the latter 'Will
be arranged as usual in the galleries above, and
the whole interior of the building will thus, .no
doubt, form a favorite lounge Air the fashionable
world during the remainder of the season. 'Phsi
floral part of the Exhibition. lass to in cons
tinually. renewed, so as to, Taiintain the same.
tion to 'the end. '' Just at ,`preffietft, the favOrite
'rendezvous is in the Jardin d'Acclimatation of the
BOis de Boulogne, where au extremely fine show
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
of five poultry has been organized by the Direc
tors, aided and encouraged by the Government,
which gives several gold and silver medals. The
collection of French birds is well worth seeing.
and is such probably as no other country in the
world could produce In point of fineness of race,
and quality and beauty of plumage. The breeds
of Crevecamr, La Fleche and Houdan in Nor
mandy and the West, and that of La,Bresse, near
Lyons, in the South, are really magnificent; and
prove what careful crossing and rearing will do
to convert a common barndoor fowl into sohand
some and elegant a specimen of the feathered
tribe. There were great numbers of American
visitors present in the Garden, and their admira-
Lion of the birds was universal. Nor were the
prices unreasonable. The highest I heard asked
for a pair was 150 francs for a fine breed of the
Fleche. When sold as poulets gran in the market
about Christmas time, these birds often bring 60
and 70 francs apiece. There is a fine show also
of Cochin China fowls, but this species has lately
lost much of the estimation in which it was for
merly held among breeders.
Triennial Festival in Boston—Grand
Chorus and Orchestra—The Scene in
the Music liall—appeazance of the .
Building—The Programme -, Excel.
fence of the Performance Bliss
Alide Topp.
(Correspondence of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin ]
BosroN, May 6, 1868.—The "First Triennial
Festival of the Handel and Haydn Society ) " by
far the greatest musical event of the past three
years, was inaugurated yesterday morning and
continued last evening at Music Hall, by grand
concerts given by this Boston society, assisted by
a boat of musical talent from all parts of tho
East. A magnificent array of performers took
part in the affair and a glorious programme was
given in a manner about which Americans have
only read, unless the festival of three years ago,
or some of those of England or Germany have
been attended. The number of the chorus is
747 voices and of the orchestra 115 instruments.
This multitude is not raw material, crowded
together for the name of magnitude, bat tho
toughly drilled and disciplined musicians, either
professional or amateur, whose work upon the
compositions performed, has been continuous
and laborious, and whose rich reward for their
efforts is now the admiring applause of a dom
munity thankful, yet at the same time moat
genuinely critical. ,
Fully one-third of the immense Music Hall is
occupied by the stage, made trebly large for the
occasion. and handsomely decorated with cloth
of red and white. The places for the chorus
extend from the stage, gradually ascending at an
angle of about thirty degrees, to the second or
highest gallery. Every avallable'foot is occupied,
some of the tenors and basses even being obliged
to stand during the performances, so cramped
are they for room. The centre of the stage is
occupied by the orchestra, Mr. Carl Zerrahn, the
conductor, being in the front. The soloista arc
directly about him and almost among
the violins. • Then come the strings; and
what a force of them ! Sixty-four violins,
violas and cellos —of which twenty
two are first violins. On the left side are the
soprar os, and on the right the altos. Behind the
sopranos are placed the tenors, and back of the
altos stand the bassos. The "great organ" looms
up in the back:ground,.and by comparison with
"its enormous proportions the appearance of
everything is rendered small. A fine audience,
both morning and:evening, filling the hall from
floor to gallery, testified the great interest taken
in the initiatory performance,and showed Its just
appreciation by frequent and overwhelming
applause. It is perfectly apparent that such an
affair as this festival cannot be carried on
without very great expense; and in fact
the finances have to form the great foun
dation upon which to work. To encour
age the society and to place the festival in
a position in which it must succeed when pro
perly managed, a number of Boston gentlemen
have virtually bonded themselves to the amount
in the aggregrate of $50,000, to cover all losses.
This places those requiring pay for their services
in a confident state of mind, and gives to the
undertaking a stability never before equaled.
The labors of the secretary of the society, Mr.
Loring B. Barnes, have been immense in this par
ticular; and to him also hi a great measure, be
longs the credit of the fine order and regularity
which is seen in all departments of the festival.
Under such auspices and after such an enormous
amount of labor spent in steady rehearsing, this
“First Triennial Festival" must be a complete
success. And now that some idea of the inners]
arrangements have been given, it will be well to
proceed to the performance.
Br fore the commencement of the opening
choral, Otto Nicolai's "Religious Overture," the
theme of which is the same as that fino old air
of Marcel, in the Huguenots, which introduces
him ifflle firat act of the opera, and used by him
so frequently, a short address was delivered by
the President of the Society, after which the
busts of Mozart, Beethoven and Palestrina, pre
sented by Miss Charlotte Cushman to the Music
Hall, were for the first time unveiled to public
view. A shout and a great waving of handker
chiefs greeted the faces of the masters, and then
Mr. Carl Zerrahn stepped upon the stage, fol
lowed by Mme. Parepa Rosa, Miss Adelaide
Phillips, and Mr. George Simpson, the soloists of
the concert. In a moment the immense volume
of sound burst upon the audience. ' The full force
of all but the organ was used. Even this great
instrument, forced to its utmost capacity, is
I,ot sufficient to diminish in any way the
legitimate effect of the voices. A perfect mass
tai beautiful musical sound; no deafening noise as
might be supposed,but magnificently finished,and
thrilling one with the highest and most sublime
emotions. An indescribable feeling of exaltation,
a total inability to compare the music to any
thing ever before heard in this country, followed
by an almost perfect state of enjoyment, seemed
to take possession of all; and when the last line
of the beautiful verse of which the overture is
composed,. was reached, when the glorious
strength of that mighty chorus, orchestra, and
lull organ were brought to bear upon , the words,
' On Earth to none so strong as He," the very
building seemed to shake, and a feeling of awe at
what magnificence and solemnity there is in
such music for such a text, took - the
place of all else, and brought out to the
fullest whatever religious reverence. each indi
vidual possessed. Then followed Mendelssohn's
"Ninety-fifth Psalm" opened by Mr. Simpson in
the solo "0 come let us worship." This gentle
man's voice is not sufficiently powerful to do
justice to the parts which have been assigned
Aim. Philadelphia knows him so well that it Is
unnecessary to particularize. The entire compo
sition with this exception, was given very artisti
cally, and showed systematic and effectual prepa
ration. The "Hymn of Praise" of Mendelssohn,
which came lastupon the programme, was really
the gnat treat .of, the morning, preceded by a
symphony finely' rendered that showed to the
beet advantage the Woriderikal effect of the stringed
instruments; it opened witli - the chorus "All men,
all things ," and ;like the others which came
before, was grand. -, Mme. Paropa-Rosa did
splendidly and fully sustained hor enviable repu
tation as an oratorio singer, In which capacity, it
May not be Out of Place toremark, she, is vastly
superior than in that of aid operatic prima donna.
'Handel% ' , Samson" 'Was Tgiven in"the evening
to a house'crowded"tuf hi the morning. By, those
.who justlyti 1 - reelate thisimmient master one of
the most, ti)3l OW ' Innenta was enjoyed.
The soloists • i'• the ea those of the morn
M' -
ing, and in addition - tde and Whitney,
eg a vi
the former of whom , as • twitch" was In good
nivsicsi,.
voice and sang well. Mme. Paropa brought
down the house in "Let the bright seraphim,"
with cornet obligato.
This afternoon a grand symphony concert
takes place, in which the entire orchestra will
participate. The sensation is to be the first ap
pearance of Mies Alide'Topp, of whom the great
Hans von Bulow writes as follows: "Miss Alide
Topp, Court Pianist to the Prince Hohenzollern-
Eleckingen, whom I am proud to call my pupil,
though not world-renowned, will soon become
so, as her debut in every place in which she has
thus far appeared has always produced a pro
found sensation. Excellent female pianists we
have in the musical world (Schumann, Clause!,
Mehl*, Goddard, dm) Miss Topp beats them
U
Tomorrow night is "St. Paul," on Saturday
the "Creation," and a grand last performance on
Sunday, when the •'Messiah" will be produced.
There is great enthusiasm manifested, and Ml
doubtcdly this festival will result In Much musi
cal benefit to all who are interested.
rbiladelplita Artists Abroad.
The Nouveau Journal de Paris of the 18th nit.
gives the following handsome notice of Mr. I.
Rice, of this city, who is now pursuing his musi-
Cal studies in Paris:
"A soiree took place last Sunday evening, a
the'residence of Mme. K—, and we confess tha
we have not enjoyed such an intellectual tout' ,
for a long time. The musical part of the enter
tainment was performed by Mons. Rice, a young
American artist, who was rapturously applauded
by the select audience, for the brilliant and ex
quisite execution with which he played the most
intricate cqncertos. We sincerely trust that this
young artist, with his rare talent, will meet with
equal success upon his return to his native
Country.
Fw . muz7TTwvw: . i.
EL GLAND.
Mr. Gladstone's Reply to His Enemies.
To the Editor of the London Tunee:•—Though
reluctant to attempt any encroachment on vonr
space with reference to personal matters, I feel
that I have no alternative at a time when per
sonal charges, however irrelevant, are employed
as the means of injuring or impeding a great
cause. Within the last fortnight or thereabouts,
the following statements, purporting to be of
fact, have been assiduously circulated respecting
me in different parts of the country:
1. That when in Rome I made arrangements
with the Pope to destroy the Church establish
ment in Ireland, with some other like matters,
being myself a Roman Catholic at heart.
2. That during and since the government of
Sir Robert Peel I have resisted and (till now)
prevented the preferment of Dr. Wynter.
3. That I have publicly condemned all support
of the clergy hi the three kingdoms from Church
or public funds.
4. That when at Balmoral I refused to attend
her Majesty at Crathic Church.
5. That 1 have received the thanks of the Pope
for my proceedings respecting the Irish Church.
6. That I am a member of a High Church Ritu
alist congregation.
Aware how in times of public excitement ru
mor grows and gathers through the combined
action of eagerness, credulity and levity, I will
not bestow a singlamrsh word upon any of these
statements. Neither will I advert to thecause to
which some of them may be due, for I am deter
mined to avoid, as long as it may be possible,
envenomloga great political controversy, and
what I think a noble cense, with the - elements of
religious bigotry and hatred. • But I will, in the
first place, declare that these statements, one and
all, are untrue, in letter and in spirit, from
the beginning to the end; and since it
is impossible for me to continue entangled, as I
have recently been, in the searches and corre
spondences which such fictions entail, I venture
to request all persons whatsoever who may be
interested in the matter, if any like statements
should hereafter come under their view, in the in
terest of truth, to withhold their belief.
To more vague and general charges this is not
the place to refer. I have the honor to be, sir,
Sour faithful servant, W. E. GLADSTONE,
11 CARLTON HOUSE TZ.D.RACE, April 24,1868.
ITALY.
Prince Unnibort's
[Turin (April •73) correspondence of Galignani's Mee
veneer.]
The contract of marriage between Prince Hum
bert and the Princess Margherita, of Genoa, was
signed on Tuesday and witnessed by the French,
Prussian and Saxon ministers. The next mord
lag, at half-past ten, the ro al family, the high
dignitaries of State, the min n ters, the parliamen
tary deputations and the numbers of the Muni
cipal Council assembled in the great ballroom of
the palace for the ceremony of the civil marriage.
The President of the Senate read the prescribed
article of the code, received the declarations of
the Prince and Princess and proclaimed their
marriage.
Immediately after the cortege proceeded to the
cathedral, which had been magnificently deco
rated for the occasion, and were there Joined by
the diplomatic body. H.loh mass was then cele
brated, the Archbishop of Turin oftielating. On
the return to the patace deputations from the
army and National Guard presented bouquets to
the Princess Margherita. The King decorated
the Archbishop of Turin and the President of the
Senate with the collar of the Annunzlata.
The city is crowded and exceedingly animated.
The popular demonstrations towards the King,
the Prince and Princess have been most enthusi
astic.
A heavy fall of hail took place in Mantua on
the Bth of April. The streets were completely
covered, and for some hours had all the appear
ance of winter.
At Leghorn there was an expectation of a
strike analogous to that which took place lately
in Turin, although from dift'ertint motives. The
naval porters demanded a rise of wages, and the
Chamber of Commerce refused to accede to the
demand, and replied to the application by a pro
tut in which it declared that its members would
resign rather than give way. There was there.
fore the danger of a double strike—that of the
porters and that of the Chamber of Commerce.
—The "White Fawn" paraphernalia of the
Boston Theatre has been sent to Chicago, where
the piece is to bp produced. It filled tour largo
Cars.
—The London Post says Blerstadt is a great
painter, but not so great as Church. Now wo
hope there is not going to bo anothbr Church dis
pute outside of Parliament.
—lt is said that one of the members of the
Ohio Legislature, who recently voted for the bill
disfranchising students, wrote, while traveling
abroad, to have his letters directed to
Eurip." Ono of the pictures ho then purchased,
and now adorning his "palatial residence" is
labelled "An ()shun Landskip."
—The report that the Queen of Saxony would
henceforth require ladies to appear at her court
With their hair brushed and combed, has been de
nied with all the emphasis of official announce.
ment. Maids and matrons may now go to the
royal palace as disheveled as they choose.
—lt may be mentioned as a matter of Interest
bearing on the expected conclusion of the tat
'peachment trial, that Andrew Johnson is having
his private residence at Greenville Tennessee, put
in repatr,and is building a small addition thereto.
Let it be remembered that by a singular coinci
dence the tune of "Greenville" is always sung to
the hymn "Days of absence."
—Quite a stir was recently made with refer
ence to the alleged refusal of the Lord Chamber
lain, the Earl of Bradford, to itcenso an adapta-.
Lion of "Oliver Twist" for the London stage; but,
according to the Manchester Guardian, "those
who found fault with Lard Braillord'a attempted
Interdict are foremd reluctantly to own that there
was more to be! OK
I gainet the play than we
were willing to believe.
F. I. FETHERSTOL'faIiIi4O;
PRICE THREE CENTS.
--The Philadelphian who has reached middle
life and is not proud of "Tom Florence," the
"widow's friend and the boat builder's son" of
ancient days, is unworthy of the name of Phila.-
delphian. "Tom" has long lived on the fat of
Washington, and is supposed to enjoy confiden
tial relations with His - Excellency, Andrew John
son. A clever satire, just published in Washing
ton, hits off one of "Tom's" old peculiarities very
neatly. "Tom's" eloquence used to consist largel
of wild quotations from Comly ' s Spelling. Boo k :
and the copy books of the day, and he is thus de
scribed as paying an early visit to the President,
yet in bed, to announce to him the discoverythat
Mr. Stanton is not to be trusted:
There Tom Florence stood in the half-opened
door,
His long, unkempt locks with gray sprinkled .
o'er,
His dimensions in height about 5 ft. 4.
Of portly physique—long-bearded and gray,
His tout ensemble Indeed we may say
Like the King of Clubs looks---if this is tots
bard on
The King, we humbly solicit his pardon.
He opened his mouth and proceeded to speak.;
To speak—nay, to yell; and shriek after shriek
He sent at the Presbient, who,like a ghost,
Sat looking bewildered from p i llow to post.
These shrieks, yells or shouts when fairly din
scuted,
And each proper tone in its true line directed,
Each syllable given its own proper place,
The too audible sound smoothed down with •
grace,
Was something like this—they may be quota
tione,
They sounded like one of Tom's usual orating:
AbfATFUR
"The Rubicon I fear, is passed;"
"The fatal die I know is cast."
"Rise, or Greece forever falls!
Up, or freedom breathes her last."
"Away, away to the gory plain!"
"Truth crushed to earth will rise again."
"We know our rights, and knowing, dare main
tain."
"Who would be free, himself must strike the
blow,"
"With his back to the field and his feet to the
foe."
"Roderigh vich Alpine, Dhu ho fere!"
"Once more dear friends, to the breech!" (he be
seeches,
Whilst Andy takes hint and puts on his
breeches).
"Come as the yvinds come when forests are
rended,
Como as the waves come when navies are
stranded!"
"Ours not to reason why,
Ours but to do or die."
"Away, away to the Paynim tower!
Nor loiter now in thy lady's bower;"
"Strike till the last armed foe expires!"
•
"E'en in our ashes live our wonted fires."
"20 - and ye the timbrel! swell high the chorus!"
"Where breathes the foe but falleth before us?"
"And if on the gory plain we lie,"
'Big pig, little pig, Floor Hoe on Din!"
Quoth Andy: "My fears, Tom, you're trying to
banter,
Pray settle down, won't you?—there's the des
canter,—
And tell in plain English—you know it—the
reason
For such a strange visit at such a strange
season."
"My liege lord and master," said Tom with a
grace,
As he wiped cold dew from his classical face,
"May I drop down before you. with cholera
cramp,
If I haven't found out there's Achan in the
camp."
"A can in the camp? A can of what, fellow?
Beshrew me, old boy, but I think you are
mellow;
Come, none of your sells, or your weasand
throttle;
A can—what's a can any worse than a bottle?"
"Go softly," said Tom, "I fear I'm mistaken,
Did I say A-chan? I meant. to say A-chan,
Accent the penultimate, that la the rule
Taught me in my youth at the village day
school.
And hero let me tell you the Achan I mein
Is a spy, an eavesdropper, a tattling machine,
Who bearsall our plans; who lends us his ear;
Who tells every word to our foe, it is clear;
That Aeban is Stanton, yes, lierawrosr, my dear."
—The Keckley book is said to have Set Mrs. '
Lincoln at work on a genuine "revelation." But
we sincerely hope for decency sake it is not true.
—Referring to the discussion about the career,
character and conduct of the Prime Minister, 'a
London paper observes: "Mr. Disraeli's writings
are a perfect arsenal of weapons for Mr.Disraelre
opponents; and the most telling attacks upon his
character and conduct are at least a tribute to his
wit. He has supplied invention and satire; his
adversaries have needed little else than memory."
—Mr. Dodge, the missionary, and son of W. E.
Dodge, of New York, who has just been on a
visit to Petra, with the artist Church, heard a
"discourse" by Elder Adams, at Jaffa, and writes
borne about it as follows: "We heard an ?extra--
ordinary address from the leader of the now al
most defunct American. colony. Such a tirade of
Ignorance, coarseness, vulgarity, and Well-nigh
blasphemy, I never heard."
—A remarkable story is told of a rooster at
San Francisco that had his head chopped off on
the 28th of February, and on the 22d. of March
was walking around as big as life, not havbig
suffered the least inconvenience from his decapi
tation. Ho is fed on boiled milk by means of a
quill inserted in his threat. We suspect that it
was a dead rooster fixed up as a rase-ter decelve
simple people.
—The plan for a marginal street in Boston,
to connect the railroad depots with
deeper water, is making pr
some three hundred merchants c erg ;
ig
petitioned the city government to that effect. It
is to be made by filling, and to run from Rowe's
wharf to Commercial , ono hundred feet wide and
furnish passage for the freight railway. The total
cost is expected to be $1,000,000. New land to
the value of $8,000,000 will be added.
—The Brunswick Telegraph printed the follow
ing Latin line last week, and asked for a transla
tion :--
Quls crudus enim leetus albus et spiravit.
We should say that "Hurrah for the red, white
and blue" would be a correct rendering, or lite
rally, thus :
Who raw for the read.white and blew.
—Boston Advertiser.
—New York must be a very wicked place, with
a great deal of false doctrine floating about. A
correspondent of a Southern paper, writing from
that city, makes the following astounding an
nouncement: `•I recently heard s sermon from a
celebrated High Church divlue.which was neither
more nor less than an effort to blend the mysii
eism of the ancient flro-worshippers with the elm
ple truths of Christianity."
—The following is a literal copy of the flat of
questions proposed for discussion in a debating
club out West:
Subgechs of Diskushiow.
Is dansim morrallo rong?
Is the reading of fletishus wurks couneudihk?
Is it necessary that fomalls ahud roma
thorough llterrary educashun?
Ort tem:ills to take part in polltikes?
I)uz dross constitute the mortal part of Whet
rols?
—The discovery of an ancient Roane wharf
on the Tiber hats been followed by,the Auding of
Immense quantities of rare marbles etorod them ;
just as they were taken from the gnarled. The
heavy stony tribute exacted, bit; the (lew d from
the subject provinces of Africa an `Greece. and
unemployed in the fabrics nt,igsathon AGM* ball
re-appeared after an immersion ofinsiny ocotillo*
hi the muddy bank of the Tiber; and will furnish
materials for the renewalof the varlegeted . Mar , ' •
ble pavements of the, churches in. Rome for
centuries to come.
FACT* AND FANCIES.