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Correspondence OF the Her.Id.l
LONDON Nav 10 1910

London
Correspondence OF the HersIdl
LONDON, May Is. 1913.
State Of Trade and Business-Amrican See,y;t;,,-
The Observation-Disclosures Debates, &e.-Lon.
don Fashionable Necs-Fanny EissI,r-' He,l,o
Triumphant-.S. Knosciss and others
My DEAR SiR,-
AS you will perceive by your files of English pa
pers. there appears to be a steady and improving
business ransactng in nearly all the manufacturing
districts, and intelligent merchants in Liverpool in
formed me, that the trade of that port was expe-
riencingthe like beneficial change
The sales of cotton during the last week were
very large, amounting to about 80 ono bales but
except slight advance in the inferior ouajiiies of
American. the market closed at previous rates The
sales an Monday were small, and the market with.
The statements made from our side of the water
IN relation to The backwardness of the spring caused
some speculation here in regard to it's probable in
fl1ence on the growing crop, but the large amount
offered Kept pace with the demand, and the market
is now rather dull.
From what can learn, the feeling in regard to
American securities has not experienced any mark
ed change, but there is more DISPOSITION msnifr.ted
to separate the dividend-paying stocks from the
general dIscred attached heretofO to all our secu-
rl'ies-and TO cause some little inquiry in relation
to the former class.
The share market is without any serious change.
but the impulse gwen to trade has caused rather
more demand for money. The weather here has
been hne Tor the season, and the grain crop appears
promising. The debates in Parliament have recent
~ been quite animated, and from the tone of the
high tory and radical journals it would appear that
Sir Robert Pees late speech on the subject OF the
corn Laws was rather OF an ambiguous description,
which The radicals interpret Indicating The pre-
ners conviction that the repeal of these laws
must soon take place, and the Tories are displaying
SIR Roberts treachery to the principles which he is
bound In good faith TO advocate and sustain
The Anu-Con law league 10 moving heaven and
earth to accomplish the repeal of the Corn-laws,
and their missionaries are laboring with great zeal
peal Agitation, add to the difficulties of the Minis
eIs, and furnish food for speculation among the po-
!iticians OF this region.
London IS, usual at this season, quite CAV, and
the ashionabes and diaimguSs are in the full tide
OF enjoyment The Queen will soon again appear
in public, and the haut ton be rejoiced at the renew
a OF Royal fStes and testiviles. In theatricsls,
the star at her Majesty's theatre, where they are
performing operas as the staple, and bsllets as the
contingent attraction as with us the heels carry the
played at the Drlry lane in julius Cesar for his be-
nef and TRUST, was successful, for am panied 10
learn that his purse greatly needed rep!enshing.
lie IS noble fellow, and should be independent
The French paysat the st. James's are well patron
lied by the nobility and gentry, and long list of
titled personages are gazetted having attended on
Monday evening, TO hear the Partisan troupe hold
forth
Lord Brougham and Daniel O'Connell have been
giving each other taste Of their quality, in some
choice specimens of fierce invective, and really
they are both au fdH with their weapons.
am, your obedient servant, c.
LONDON, May 10, lS43
The Season-- Corn La,o Discussions-The Brdeet-
The Fashionable Iporid-DuA Seaso,.-Socia1 En-.
tertainments-.A inacks-7 The Opera, and the Bal
lst-Mr. L1misy.
Mr.. EDroR,-
The season is under way again, but il ofersjn no
DOIu n w anvfpi inn cs.tI,,
nient: drowsy discussion of the Corn Laws has
just closed in the House Of Commons. It is proba-
ply inc last OF the session. Sir r. Peel has stoutly
declared that he will not consent to any further al
teration. This quesio uerata" continued to occu-
oy general attention. and such the cogency of ar
gument and the earnest zeal employed against these
unjust laws, that any without aspiring TO pro-
phstc gifts may safely ioretell their tate.
Public opinion, headed by that powerful lever the
Times newspaper, is setting strongly in favor Of
lxed duty, instead OF the sliding scale" now in
force. Common sense and justice both demand it.
and the resistance OF the land owners is useless as
it will be impotent.
The budget has been presented, with an ingenious
speech by the Chancellor of the Excheouer-bu the
Premier was obliged TO make the morlifyipR decla.
ration that he had erred greatly in some of his pre-
viOGs estimates-defcits had risen up to shake
their CORY locks" at him when he expected returns
OF much less questionable shape. His income
tax, however, came timely in TO save him. The
years return from that source yielded him totaof
G5OO,OOO But a truce to parties
n
state-neyer at so advanced a PERIOD was 90 little
promise given Of gay season. Those splendid So
cai festivities so common at this epoch in London,
and that give distinctive feature 10 English hosp-
tality, elevatng 1t IN richness cast, and massive
magniticehce above all rivalry, are really few and
far between. Many princey mansions of the
"West End" that used to give their balls, con-
certs, and dinners on a liberal scale of two and
three week ARE now content furnish one-to be
sure that one is equal in every way It's former
self Nothing certainly in the way Of description
otnff tr,n oAo oT V-~-i..l
1t gOrgeOusy displays itself in their social entertain
ments. The noble extent OF their mansions-the
richness and taste OF their furniture and draperies
the variety and value OF the many priceless objects
of penilfuiy scattered aronnd-the solid worth
and beauty Of their family plate, SO enormous in
quaniity-toeether with the rare delicacy of the
vlands-all combine to make the banquet Of an
Eng'ish nObeman more sumptuoue, grand and truly
magnificent than any other country of the world
iurnlsh, or afford, On the same wide and general
scale.
and the same recherche throng press forward to fill
and adorn it, as OF old-there certainly no balls
| in London agreeable reuni0ns-not because OF
their exclusiveness but that meets here the
| best representatives Of all the best circles of Lon
| don socletv-wheress, in private houses one only
meets with set, and that OF the tory or wing creed;
for though these rival factions intsrmix some.
what they mostly herd together-but at "Almacks"
| kind of neutral ground presents itself where The
highest nobility and royalty itself, come forward to
do homage to the divinity OF fashion, that presdes
loftiIy these brilliant efes The ballroom 10
| certainly the finest in London-and has been ele-
gantly and richly fitted up with some fine mould
| ngs, and pretty devices, in excellent taste. The
oilettes Of the first ball, The others following
| in weekly series necessarily simple from the
half mourning now prevailing-back and white
were the predominant colors, and the effect was ex-
| ceedinsly good English beauty was never better
| set or more radiant
The opera this year is prodisously attractive-ne-
yer, certainly, was there so extraordinary combi-
nation ofwonders in the vocal and chorosraphic arts:
never such variety, force, and array OF talent as has
been this year brought together TO bewider and de-
light the enthusiastic voares of this elegant temple
One is certainly at loss what most to remark upon