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FROM THE MINES OF CREMNITZ, 
has more of a vinous flavour. But nothing is 
more Hkely, than that the very reasons we have 
now urged in affirming the bad quaUty of 
genuine Tokay, may be considered by others as 
proofs of its excellence. An //wwo-anan, tagging 
his Latin aphorisms to the end of all his obser- 
vations, would say of our remarks, '' De gustihus 
nil disputandum" 
Theatre. 
Person of 
the Em- 
peror. 
In the evening, we visited the public walks, 
which, owing to the approaching Diet, were 
crowded with visitants of all nations. After- 
wards, we repaired to the Theatre, a very 
handsome structure, and obtained seats in the 
pit. The Emperor, with all the younger branches 
of his family, was present; and sate in one of 
the side boxes, near the stage. His resemblance 
to the Archduke Anton struck us, the moment 
we entered. The sincere pleasure he seemed 
to feel in whatever contributed to the mirth and 
gratification of his children, was participated 
by the spectators, with whom he was evidently 
popular. His family are remarkable for that 
light yellow hair, almost white, which is charac- 
teristic of the Germans in general'. 
(1) Witness its peculiar prevalence among the Cambridgeshire peasants, 
the descendants of the Vandals and Burgundians sent thither by Probus ; 
among whom, also, the original language of the colony is not yet become 
extinct. 
