New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-25

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P.fr--Perhsp. some sds.uona. interest may te given
=. the di.cu..ion respecting tho Eulsrsemento the
s.tt.rv ava hrel contrast between the public parks
and pronIen.1s, ol New York and those oi Lo"'o"
and Paris Letolr Common Council observe vel me
absolute .n.isr1-ance Of these public necessities 10
seu, York fl. compared with those % tho only t"e
cite. of se cd Word worthy II being considered cor
ela. ga other respect. and perhaps they ~l' 10 ION
eer hes.at- 20 avail themselves Of the present opp'r
tanity u making the Battery something Ike what %
ought 90 be-
/ Ios8.u IA. I've Parks. which deserve the name be-
side score. Of smaller courts and places mot specially
notcea5e The hrsti. Hyde Pars, containing an area
OF 5s scre. about thirty I'VE time. - large A. The Bat
tervl well wooded and wstered-the SerPentine River
rlnnin. through its whole length. The principal "a
frances are HYDE Park Corner and oxford u but there
are s.o entrances in Park lane Knlshtsoridge and
I Eep.hrton The entrance ~ HYDE Pork Conner. Al
/ 'linire Apslsy House s by isr the most splendid. d.
/ 4. tiumyhsl arch consisting Of screen 90 a.lied
Ionic columns with three srchwsy. for carriages Two
for passengers and lojze-the whole ilonias~eS
tending about lO7 feet Immediately 90 passing under
the a-ch you come in view % the colossal statue oil
Achilles ca.t from the cannon captured AZ Salamanca
sni t.oria Toulouse sud Waterloo pre.entei ~ the
| Dlks oi Wellington by his country women. Ine Ia
rnou, drive extend g from oxford 1t % pcssdiily
run. parallel With Park lsne The proper hours for
see NJ HYDE Park are from TO or o. clock 10 the
afternoon The whole drive i then hled with eques
trims SUD csusgc. of the most splendid description
tbs the grand resort Of the isshione5e world where
they come 20 see aud he seen The carriages are gen
ersly thrown entirely open aud the ladies Sppesr ia I'll
t-s .'ofes of their charms aided and set OF by the
mot exquisite ioletes But although this ifsnionaoe
display may be called the chief feature OF the Park its
al sntagcs are not monopolzed ~ the sr'iocrAcy IL
is open 10 ALL rch and poor and the motley crowd %
citizens children and their nurses, end soldiers give
the Whole imposing snd beautiful appearance
On Sundays the PARK Is almost exclusively occupied oy
the WORKING mechanics and laborers with their wives
upon their and their children playing aooutthem
Opposite ihis splendid Park is Green Park. slsrge
ana beautiful piece OF ground, ornamcnted 10 various
ways and coutainins the north side toe Chelsea
wster.works snd splendid fountain
81 James. Park. 50 foil of royal and noble associa
Citations is smother glorious place Il u bounded on
the north by mall. the south by the celebrated
Bird Cage Wax on tie east by the Horse Guards and
on the west by Buckiug ham Palace The Mall i vista
halt mile ia ,eueh b9rdered with trees and the Whole
Park is beautifully laid out and ornamented II also
contains cana 100 feet wide and 500 long with an
artificial pond stocked with waterfowl The square Is
otherwise emlelli.hed with iriumphsl arch OF the
Cor.nth!an order leading toward the Palace and pre-
.entirg grand and imposing appearance.
Regents Park is the most beautiful IN London Il
OF circular form and contains Of $50 acres
finely laid ou In gardens shruboeres and promenates
It's bounded for shout two thirds Of - whole extent
by splendid terraces u every form snd variety OF Dr.
chtecture many Of them orusmented With choice
.culptures 10 s.so has noble gates snd entrances,
and here s.so 4re the splendid gardens % the Coos
scum u.,h JOS wonders and the world renowned Zoo-
oscs. GARDEN. which arranged with the most *
qls.te eud sumptuous taste
such Is bare outline idea Of the principal Parks OF
London OF those Of Pars-~hich srs upon scale of
.rl eresicr variety sud beauty We eau only make
passing mention The Champs Elysoes with their In
sr.,v oi ea.As groves and fountains extending over
space OF mile and a bali lon. by nearly mile n
otath-the immense Garden Of the Tullerie'-tfe
Pslais Royae with s sparkling fountains and brilliant
throns-the Place Royac-the Jardn des Plsntes-tie
the Jardin "a LuNembours-Perc a Chsise-the Psrs
OF u Clou-y srssilles-St Gcrnsin-Scesux- *
sssntlc emerslds sdornins the most beautiful city
the world While merely reading soout them We .e
come abso'siey Inundated when We contrast with
them our CITY Hall Psrk-our Bowling Green our
Duane PARK and our Washington square
But there one pollt Of superiority Tor Ncw-iors
! Of Which nobody but ourselves can deprive 20 All
fore..ners "a. vel - our own tlsns 1ho have vs
ted Europe unite n decafin. that there not n To-
word - ns.nihcent place our Battery might bel
come r s the biographical facilities of the plfce ~ere
properly taken sdvsutsge of and q were made ~hst o.
might 30 easily become. TO be sure. IN extent 30 vii
not even VITA proposed enlargement compare with
the immense Fars. Of London snd Psus BVit~iil be
.ascently sr.e tor present purposes and shove OIL D.
viii present an unoo.tructed Pfoe'sa-as .nd drive
upon ne very water. Of the Bay Of b-li mile IN tx
tent open 90 the pure bTsezes that fresh from RE
Oeesn and s-ordln, view q and aud water thar il
MT scu.es by sny SPOT on earth And I'll this for f.
.up Which 10 view q The vsst henehs 20 be- achieved
: absolutely nothing
/ Now can or vii the Common Council longer heel
.,ef WI they Mt feel themseive. inspired by th..
5ity .grt OF emulation ard public spirit which alone
| b.. ever conferred besuty or ma.ul1ceuce on the
dive ln.pi-css 81 mankind or Will they. moved b.
petty and cortemg be fear. personal Interests hes
r.rs snd add lack unu the ...dsn opportunity passes
We sta.l Sc
THE OFERA-NoENt.-O Monday evening We
are 70 have tbi. charming work - Bslin AMI We are
perfectly SURE tist 10 the sss145 It vi b. presented
la style Of grandeur and comp eteness never yei -
| preached Ia thls country. siEnorua IEUEFr whose
dramatic power l. admirably calculated for TIE part
70 have sun. The psrt Of N9ras 5gt owing 70 her
oeu. engaged IN .tsdin. ths sragous part q the
prsuo in Lsnbrra she hss aeclnet % undertake b.
snd The y.r, has therefore been siven b None Ia
soanE Tuis srrsngenent although 10 rsy disspP -nt
many. ~. ut deprive Us Of great musical treat i'r
taere cannot h. ioa-t that Ndme Lsoor5e wi exc
cute The a-alt music OF that part 10 most superb
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Tor any ether book Of TIE season, the publisher I'll
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/ Cry and country reader