The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-16 00:00:00

11l 010108 GUI OZ i TEN JIMA'S OF ADULT

THE BOULOGNE FESTIVAL

(7M 091 OWN 00111/01/0211119.)

BOI:L00142, Sim. 14.

The Boulogne " festival," although of an na-
useating character for foreigners, has gene of greatly
to the satisfaction of the town. It ass been favoured
by magnificent weather. Until this afternoon
(symptom' of a change are now perceptible) there
hes net bees a cloud in the sky during the whole
three days; the sea ham been all the time is smooth
es Labs Lucerne, and when the varied sports of each
day were over, the comet, flaring away between the
(heat Bear and the horizon, formed an enter-
theinmsnt which was not in the programme.
This is the first festival, as distinguished hem
• It., which has ever been held in Botilo
fere was indeed something of the kind in 1840,1 mt
the word had not then been imported into France.
Festival, in the French language, ie now taken to
mean a gathering of people from far and wide for the
purpose mainly of performing and hearing music ;
but the term does not exclude the idea of other re-
creation. In this instance it comprised, among other
aooessories, archery, donkey ratios, jumping in lacks,
running after decks and poultry—with the fearful
intimation that the "conquered would be the prey
of the conquerors"—daneang, rowing, cricket, &e.
A great many visitors, not perhaps quite so many as
was expected, came from Paris and London to
enjoy the holiday. One excursion boat front
London-bridge brought 212 passengers at the truly
moderate fore of 12s. tid. each there and back.
Very many arrived by the Dover and Folkestone
packets in the course of Saturday. But had the
number, been much greater than they were there
wool* have been plenty of accommodation for all of
theni, so greatly have hotels and lodging-houses in-
creased and multiplied in this town within the last
few years. There was no overcrowding anywhere,
and no increase in the ordinary charges. I hear
that the townsfolk speak in terms of satisfaction of
the liberality with which the English excursionists
spent their money.
On Sunday the festival opened by a concert in the
Place d'Alton, performed by the band of the 83rd
regiment. The next thing was an archery meeting.
This, it mast in truth be said, did not attract many
spectators, owing probably to the heat of the weather
and the distance of the ground, which was outside
the ramparts of the old cattle. There were none of
those fashionable ladies whose coquettish drosses
and elegant attitudes are emaciated with the idea of
a toxophilite nteetisg in England, but in their stead
sturdy citizens of Boulogne, who bent their bows
with a vigour worthy of the yeomen of feudal
times. Archery is not a national spoil in
France, but within the last three or four years
the taste for it has revived in a remarkable man-
ner in the department of the Pm de Calais.
At Saint-Pierre-les-Calais there are two archery
globs, one the Union, whose members are kr the
most part lace-manufacturers, designers, and slobs ;
and the other, the William Tell, composed of gem►
diners, small farmers, and journeymen lace-makes
Another club, the St. Sebastian, has been formed at
Boulogne within the last year, and is making peat
Cr. On this occasion the prizes, seven in 111111-
t ogres
the bows and arrows, which were very well
made, were furnished by the St. Sebastian Clnb.
The lists were open to all comers, but few competed
except the members of the societies above mentioned.
The objects shot at were small metallic effigies
of birds, in rows on a perch on the top
of an exceedingly high pole. The men shot
very well, and must evidently have practised a great
Zeal. They went on patiently for several hours,
their arrows rarely failing to reach the height of the
perch, and every now and then bringing down a
bird t but I think, in general, they can only have
been aimed at the covey. There was no horizontal
shooting. The archery pretty nearly closed the first
day's entertainments. A day ball had been adver-
tised is the Tintelleries gardens, dancing to com-
mence at four o'clock, but these gardens, though
ClLenosaak in their way, want shade, and danc-
that in a broiling sun was out of the
question. There was to have been a night concert
on the water, and a crowd assembled on the bridge
opposite the railway station to listen to it; but
owing to a quarrel among the members of the band
engaged there was no music.

On Monday, which was the great day, some 12 or
14 banda and choral societies belonging to varicose
towns in the neighbourhood of the railway Leta
Boulogne to Paris, arrived by an excursion train
provided for them gratuitonaly b_y the liberality of
the Northers Railway Company. They were received
at the statics by the bands of the garrison and
the mosiesi 11011‘561111 of Boulogne. They trsvelled
in promesicia to the Hoitire.dis Ville, where
t to an ancieet custom the mayor drank their
pennant
and then handed round wine (called the tin
thalamus.) to every one of them. The bands aad
choral societies then proceeded to the Tintelleries
where they played and sang in succession a variety
of msrehes, overtures, fantasias, choruses, &c. The
music was not, as might be expected, of a sufficiently
high character to invite any elaborate criticism, but
much of it was very creditably performed. The
playing of the Natioual Owed of Clermont. and of
the 83rd of the Lice. was much admired. At the con-
clusion of the concert prises were awarded by a jury
of which M. Auber was a member. Choral societies
have greatly increased in France of late years. They
are encouraged by the government as an institution
which occupies the people's minda, and tends to pre-
test them from thinking of politica. In the even-
ing there was a very successful ball at the lintel-
leries, which was illuminated with thousands of
egos lamps d /a Vauxhall. The admission was
only la, but the company was most respectable.
The English were in a large majority. Long lines
of young ladies dancing quadrilles showed their
nationality unmistakeably by their pecialiar round
hats, short pale cloaks, and, as compared with French.
moderate development of crinoline. Oat of compli-
ment to the English visitors the bend of the 153rd
opened the ball by playing " God save the Queen,"
and our national air wu again repeated before the
firework*.

FM. morning there has been a cricket match at
Opterhove. I should have been curious to see it had
there been any French players, bat I am told they
are all English. Indeed Boulogne is now more an
English town than seer. There h►ve not been so
many 'ninny as usual during the early part of this
year, owing to exaggerated apprehensions of diffi-
culties about passports, but there are many more
than there were, and the English residents are very
numerous.

Great imienvements are in enteseplation. The
present assembly rooms, although handsome and
spacious, are not considered large enough, and a
splendid casino is to be built on the promontory on
the other side of the port. M. Christol, of the Paris
Hotel, is erecting a much larger one higher up the
Quay, near the railway. The improvement of the
port in a sanitary point of view, and greater atten-
tion on the part of the authorities to prevent impe-
diments to pasesogere landing, continue to he de-
siderata. The excursioaists from London-bridge
the other day, although not ineambered with lug-
gage and exempted from passports, were detained
46 minutes before they could laud, for no assignable
reason whatever.

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ID 17CA TION.

At the annual dinner of the Northern Union of
Literary and Scientific Institute§ at Alawick, cm Tuesday,
the Right Hoe. Sir O. Om insidef ; end in propoling the
tuft of the evening—" Paws to the Northam aro-
dolma of Literary end ..
hinica' Institutions"
geld :—This is a toast whhh I am sure, after the
Meths' we have had this mersing, after the valuable
end brimming Mort width we there heard read, and
easy the inovert width 1 Mabee all whom 1 address must
hat hi the *eve dthis asesdalion, is one which I need not
' elommarei bi say aligaa* at my own. One thing, how-
=treitnftgl 6111 II Midi= se a sub )ed ot
iishill hi the ups In which we li:ii',32lll;
maim ad ~thy the advantages of the
&frame of ad(Near, hoar.) The
Boa il bajthig roes by. shim, it sie the esses of • great
whirr " the sielphadheeehress eshen to gammas
Ihsexat body of the gesple." (Anima) The time is
Me by, Ice, I asy aft, whim the two or agree-
hemingstifens el sea al missy oda dad in the way, ce raise
a border ageism the ealiaghatearat sad eeWon of the
Mai body of another, (LW sutplagee.) lii now univer-
sally admitted that kirwhdp h • blersing ; and the only
=which is eseneask die cooly thing apes which Is-
nd dam= ef sin arise. Is sa to the hie 'Mom
of dismiss as otiose, the thine st which all rear fa, and of
pissettas as widely as posits the bissie. of siseetice
c
sod of bled's (Land fie) I ham Owe io
soldssiowon Iris has a ahlesse whist I lad Is as ert
by thseeemil of this ressiallos,
itsi:li ooh be impost ley 'raid lepheetaet Wisetsl
sad soda esedides of he pee*, waist &oft al= the
sere of istsUalleal hissaeloshwatios. (a` stns.)
This seescation dole dose aim to
those amass .1 kosfednel Wm* and rehoollu4r;laZ
therefor it is &sad* he sews the radial sapiEn:f
el who sire iniareetell in the Met isestele of likk •
0.••07nla• UAW eleleleft) The sows eh ols-
ham TM to iteseste4 wholes prohibitory Ism you
Pht—(ie4ehlo)—ittatese toshists yes stlaspt to ha-
pose—oo as he hem sod tie elehme in hi only
wrens which the wielder me to whine is Ink email
fission and inikneentes. It is Indy aid Nor-
th* I think, hat the best mit of
Is le estabilab a readhswecon 'harem s
as he estoblished, soorollis to the worklag-mou oar
thilably lighted, with • abseil Smart with other
whist are ntoeitory a cedar le mho It attractive ; =so
thing you present to his as a neseashis beam es a big
eintaalsbis sot asV be theeb el his eoestey, hot eatessa•
ale Os shad—you bass bellies his eiroysesti add carob of
hind eh* I
doe debases plesseoss Is whits so mazy In the hewn of
ear =tear mama as dished to ladatio. I say While
amen la ass beim olds ass end=
ley wild sesheds he ash. this sad Ow
sorb is higher sad sake
her
this to width they
see naturally iodised. It has its reeding-foolos IS Ads IN
ithantig libraries—sret useful is the way et allesd-
is that knowledge wash ma be premed theethielehle.
retest books of a valuate kith. need yissoi the
nab of remote hamlets ad yaws ; it ices IS lesessith—
likable in their way ; ft bus its maim cheer ad thus
eishas schools to which much useful einem was sale lo-
lly. tad elect I think are the rasa wind dhoti of tide
moiety ; it has Its system of amends, lad It age also
has prier which I have sun ainiated today—whigh ad-
mrs'air rislig pais" sad while see entletine is blue msa
a destsle this allele wed hosithe le the allehmant of WO
eel medal twins Speaking dais eve area et
I mg its what hire home very eschhos =.7116;a1
see Is this matey, with whom I haft lad math inloossures
at this subject, but who soli* go lather ta ante of lei
hese than I one go with lima, beam I rile it Is set by
pthitthory Laws so meth se it Is ,T think by
• NEW atautione the you alesemeadally ewer s=
heist the wesest evil of intanumala
of areal=nu
was sena tie ether dry, ow is sewer she of
inestiolyea me, Nosh =so, whose writings I hewed doubt
rasa of re eaueinted VIII. TM the pomp In which
be swarth soar of lis ad* days, whea he was actually
whim es • 11111111111. lent when his mind was ales at work I
epos lather eyed' alas those on which his brads were I
whoa be hod learned to appreciate the
philosophy d limos, and to return from hi '
wink to his ley le enjoy the intellectual teases I
emit of Walled pesaatsd to him. He says that crew '
mei= he was tomped, in his intercourse with Ids I
aseattymenole lonteripme the bounds of meepelesea, ail be 1
hides with lb* fa onoulve drinking. He swhesal Id his I
=est mewl Ids bum ; his inftlool out
o was meth Is ate, sad to oda 4ll I
that day be male • toseete—a resolve ',Nib lelson he
entlermly mainaithet ellerwasile—...ale sigsla to drat by
iedathaweevo that MOM shish Get had . e. .
berms he fdt resitedoizz4== a '
the Inostimede he by I
a psalms mad amid lbehilssath Assays the
of thews ahem here aeo re:shills brides • achilstidals• '
which ere emery te a gam rosilerhee to mho h ens- I
fortable. I Wet the nest hoseelset h a neat eel I
dose eilieties et bed* to be abed hen for the of 1
thine who me idea lie [request am. Now, I
by • scud and MMus deaths of boob that we
'my osefolly weld ear SNIP or out town libraries a
thiag wash the ihellbes solt think ought not to be
11 ts by as MOM erseesso, Nat this should he the of
with ithendr. La there be books of el !MI!
them but let the esimetioa be a vies ..l
nil
with the view be pat Is thus libraries beiiiiwYi
Illie they elleset—ead due ere many of this
wth the thug Insersth end will excite then to Who
=if sulks, sad war sgslv them with marl* to
km in their area, be a-isver sphere of hh they
Edl. for of the which I it is ' I Idea:
he in thew navies, at me eay a word as whet I us
to in many of those reports with referee°, to be-
ratelme rather • ex that newspapers
prise,* Is tareeanag-rooma Is
Me ems sun it has Ms des shoat seasstry to Nips-
lab Si eseepapors fen ether bssbe, sod be hem as spot-
mot Is the and awshor kw heel% bares
seasertie dlamW the pennies dlrslisa hut what was
nest weal sod minable. I think agora rat, to
the oherNiir el* asuggers at the prima
essian
et the misty of Inansalianthich they at
the abilny with which they are when. is their
of bets warring to all pa
rte of the imeid—issidte at ',-
Sews of literary works which we lid la emu eves it war
papas we the cooly litirety id peundella these radar
=1
II wadi sal advoors as real/-room bei:=3;
was coadiesel to asupapr a, which it is
as* deeiratle it should be; lei I would not withdraw*,
per. hum those readhartoomp, or attempt to &ereem
tea the petrel of seiropsysts by =daft( thina th
the seem wise shot wets re bort, beams I bass hat
ose its sewareames mob veleable iamb:ties tad hit-
nation say be ralled—eattacially as they are orilhaed
in the puma is". (Loud applause.) But sin*
id de jest be• sanest advert to what I ise
abode! is Is tit syset, So., web of fiction. Isr that a
gals we ass/ hr the best any ape the expensing of
adathaag sr mattes wiit of fldios boo the. abash
whist ato cemetei wiih aseireirf than ate,. Now, so
may bra es vet hen seised se this walisot, gad I de not
knew what view sails idea of It hereafter. I see the re-
port rather invitee edam en I? td ampteker • hops that
what Ms haws meta death eatiSgaml which
lea wry to see tee Ohs tie le ems shay be set
at Nat by the hie ciroliwellse al it. Rees of Me mice
he starvation that I ditak it moot =Wise ratio's el works
of lets to dim. ram &hoorah,' es • whets sad to drew •
bred Nee of naiades bet., ta w Ike of bass eel those
work. wt Leh ar. net writs of deka. dams rods at bias
weep admiral* mauls ; some wake of Law adds la.
draide• of the highest character, and la • hese la which
erno rther works can convey it ; and I Aka it would
~ injurious to the interests of dices oseieseted with
Hose realist-rooms If works of tide kiwi new eadedel.
I should. therefor, fader my Unable advise to the used
of this assuutiO a, if they are called apes to lay down soy
rale on .be &UM, am to think of excludiog all womb of
ficami, bemuse they would thus adds what were deeply
iassrestiao to the great body of readers who inquiet reastieg-
near, sat which will also be calculated to many to the.
the highest moral theracithe. Let me Just dud le ON
hook Es a exemplar. bemuse it is act wristat by • uentry-
mom of oar owa—l mesa " Uncle Tom's Cabin.' (Ap-
hasic) Who here. however much he way object to some
"odic of fiction, will ea that " Uncle Tom's Cable—a
week of fiction—ought to be altogether withdrawn hem the
of ill.. wortleg classes, there beteg may of thentoribei
serval
optometry of men/ work. of this kind extent
them reeding-rooms ? (Load applava) The wiseZrguea
he to loot at the character of the work from its iambs*
merit muter than to draw any arbitrary rule, which I am
me—speaktee my own opinion—would be zoom injurious es
the ieterews of those for whom benefits those institatione ego
tairadoil, and would Mad very much to defeat the died
which times have Is view who art foldOtl• In the 9111110 el
of those institutions. (Laud applause) Paola the
marepeicro sot them literary works the dams of I
think ought be fell a plate In those tosithrosame. se
there is a seise of poild congratul.,ios yessisted
that we haw s sesirr of book* published front time *0
which an set aphanerel—which are not works of thesis,
bet wide li prom am Imp as interest so can be permed by
asy weft of ills, wild, they are calculated Is he highest
deem I. Anse ha sleds of three who read the: Let
:1 st oolla le inn al thus which have been pahlieked
As hot rm. Take the llis of • as we
ear aimed ell oar own, Orris Stsphmen—Oset
11111.10—• am °hikes the north of Rogighd mery
be yeah. Who h hire het tea read dist kb et f slip
=eal—holiaus his early stir far Issowideiti
by my et ihnsteras is&
hiss be tbe pewee ley said se mat =1141•1111111-
Meath
find
IS male the best se et that
width did bad fassisted la him—leestaba with a=
dike made - the if the hot as Is Berege—oillbset
Wier* aired Istoriet Is es asivellet, and slash It&
ies Murillo Sher hos foe he ettssies rarer& of that
wok? (applaira.) Ossmo Illtrhoests vie a shbods-
mid nos i, bit whit be Isteeed spirt al
spy is ehtlyeas het hisibot ell dm
iblebla=
mimed Ms he el ass weds* iho Ineseet
which the eof Nth similes 'SA bet kir WIZ
see—the eresieson t dhligehhei wets bean his
the oory les eireilis whist tit rower to ewe-
med. abowtes how sod be appeelaind the areas fa eile-
rata/ flat howled' which ls coated,* to the Woe
ads. Wall, thea, let as tarn from the life of Osteriorlitzt
phases to the his of • man who moved in a totally