The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-02

alternate nights, were shortly to be exhibited, to
admrlng millions, the crystal curtain the stained
glass windows illuminated with gas, and the sta.
~ tues lighted up with rose colored lamps; the
" Black Band of his Majesty Of T-jaddi, with a
hundred additional bones;" the monster Jews
harp; the Euhurdy- y-gurdyclion; the Musicians Of
Iongoose; the singers of the Maldives; the Glee
MInstrels of Paraguay; the Troubadours of far
Vancouver; the Snow Ball Family from the Gold
Coast the Canary of the Samoides !; the Thebian
Brothers; and "expressly engaged for the occa.
sion," the celebrated Band of Robbers from the
Desert.
Barnum, too, had "thrown up" Jepnv Lind
and entered into an agreement with the Poor Law
Commissioners to pay the poor rates of all England
during one year, for the sole possession of Somer-
set House, as "Grand Hotel for all Nations
under the highly explanatory title of the Xenod-
okelon Pancosmopolitanicon where each guest
was to be provided with bed, boudor and ban.
quet, together with one hours use per diem. of a
valet, and private chaplain according to the reli
gous opinions Of the individually; the privilege of
Tree admission to all the theatres and green.rooms :
the right Of entree to the Privy Council and the
Palace knife and fork, aud spittoon at pleasure.
at the tables of the nobility, a seat with nghtcap n
and pillow in the House Of Commons, and a cigar
on the Bench with the Judges the free use of The
columns Of "The Times" newspaper, and their
right of abusing therein their friends and hosts Of
the day before; The privilege of paying visits in
OF the city Of London,) and of using the Gold
smiths state barge for aquatic excursions and
finally, the full right of presen taton at the drawing
room to her most gracious Majesty, and of investi
ture with the Order Of the Garter at discretion. as
well as the prerogative of sitting down, once a
week. in rotation at the dinner table of his Excel.
lency Tom Thumb. These advantages, Mr.. Bar.
mum, to use his own language, had " determined
upon Offering to generous and enlightened Ameri-
can public at one shilling per head per day-num.
bers alone enabling him to complete his engage
ments."
While these gigantic preparations for the graft.
hcation OF foreign visitors were being made, the
whole OF the British Provinces likewise were pre-
pairing extensively to enjoy themselves. Every
city was preparing some monster train !" TO shoot
the whole of its inhabitants, at a half.penny Der
ton, into the lodging-houses of London. All the
houses OF York were on tptoe, in the hope of shak
ing hands in Hyde Park with all the houses of
lancaster. Lane Beds, Bucks, Notts, Willis, Hants,
Hunts, and Herts were respectively crammirp q
their carpet bags in anticipation of a week in
London" Not village, a hamlet borough, a
township, or wick, but had its shilling club, for
providing their inhabitants with a three days' Jour-
ney to London, mattress under the dry arches of
the Adelphi, and tickets for soup ad hbitum.-
John-o -Groats was anxiorsly looking forward to
the time when he was to clutch the Lands End to
his bosom-the Isle of Man was painting to take
the Isle OF Dogs by the hand, and welcome Thanet
Sheppy and Skye to the gaieties of London life
the North Foreland was preparing for friendly
stroll up Regent street, with Holy Head on his
armand the man at Eddystone Lighthouse could
see the distant gmmer of hope of shortly set.
ting eyes upon the long looked for Buoy at the
More.
Bradshaw's Railway Guide had sweled into an
Encyclopaedia, and Masters and Bachelors of Arts
" who had taken distinguished Degrees" were daily
advertising, to perfect persons in the understanding
OF the Time Tables, in six easy lessons, for one
guinea. Omnibus conductors were undergoing
Poiyglott course on the Hamiltonian system, to
enable them to abuse all foreigners in their native
tongues; the Aliases" were being made extra
strong, so that they might be able to bear the whole
world on top of them; and the propretors Of the
Camberwell and Camden Town 'busses were ca
gerry watching for the time when English, French,
Russians and Belgians should join their yelling.
tons and Butchers on the heights of " waterloo p