The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-05

resb atoeks have bsen silently aOeumaatlng,
y, ensive terstioDs and ass1siitess In hA-ins-s
premises We been efee ed, and evet5 thiag,io
short, done 10 give to our con aeYcial Qoers-
tlons, in the eyes Of the osauty purchasers. an
air Of novelty and pr gress. For the uext fur
months, she energies Of all classes OF the bu L.
ness community will be taxed to the uttermost
Neither the me ant nor his clerk, can hope {,
enjoy, during that busy period, any other in
teIval of repose than that which the demands
Of n ture iml erativey call for. Many will
even deny them YES the necessary rest which
the owe. taxed + ng requires, in order to
anticipate the slow results Of more ploiding
industry.
At the dinner tables Of our hotels, too, again
re-ai pear tie well known faces that p-rio-
Ideally herald the reviving activity Of the
deserted city, and announce . season of
returning prosperity. Sharp, shrewd, intel-
Eyent faces they are, and their active courtesy
and genial beDevulenoe, contrasting strongly
with the cold, taciturn manner Of the other in
mates, insensibly attract the stranger and To-
iuee him to speculate as to ths character aud
pursuits of their owners II he viii only suffer
himself to be drawn within the circle Of their
kindly syupathies he will not remain long In
doubt upon These points. 1t is their business to
be communicative as well rs polite: and he will
speedily learn that they are the statesmen. or
tOufe,s, Of the great commercial houses Of the
cty-perbape even the principals themselves,
Who. thus philosoph'cal'y combine business with
the pleasures and courtesies Of life. They be-
hing, in short, TO that class who not only live
to at, hut eat 60 live.
And soon, 600, the drones of the community,
who cons ume bns 90 not produce and who
eek in the attractions of the watering places
variation Of the tatigu'ng pleasures Of . dis j.
yS.ed town life, but ind only vapid and aodr-
i've imitation Of them, viii return to grace by
their lsnguid presence the dinner circles of the
st. Nicholas and the Metrop Titan and the bal
comics of our fashionable theatres For these
favored ones Of the earth the caterers If public
amuse ments have been more than usually active
during the recess. Two Italian and one English
opera company, all Of 6rst rate merit, have
been organized for their amusement during
their absence. Maretzek's fine troupe, woich
has earned such laurels during its first perform
ances at Castle Garden, will, in few weeks be
permanently installed in the new Opera House
in Fourteenth street, one of the most cspa.
cous aud elegant establishments Of the
kind that has ever been constructed The
sttrac ions of Castle Garden will, however, be
in no way diminished by their departure. Here
Grisi sno Mario-the two greatest Of modern vo
calists--will, early in September, make their
first bow before an American audience. Grisi,
although che has so long ministered to the cniti-
waited musical taste OF the London and Paris
pDblices is still, il il to be hoped, in the
prime Of her wonderful powers. In certain
parts, such as Norma and Lucrezia Borga,
she has been without Q rival, and 10 all
she is admirable. The reputation Of Mario,
although 1t does not date 80 far back, is scarce.
~ inferior to that Of his wife. He stands
coniessedly at the head Of modern tenors
At the Broadway theatre we shall have a
company for the performance of English
o. era, at the head Of which stands the
both singers who have acquired high reputa,
ton on the English lyrical stage. Thus We
shall have three operas in full blast at the same
time--a fact unprecedented in the history OF
the stage In our country, and, we believe,
wen without parallel in that of any Of the
great Europe an cities. Of other theatres, one
would have supposed that we had sufficient for
the wants Of our population but such would
appear not to be the fact. The new theatre ON
the site of the Lafarge House, is now nearly
completed, and preparations are being made
for its immediate opening. It will be one Of
the largest and most elegant theatres in the
country, and, like oil new houses, will, we have
no doubt, be prosperous at the start None Of
there theatres, however, surpa.s in comfort,
tastsfulness OF decoration and excellent ventila-
tion. the deservedly popular establishment of
Niblo, which, since it's recent additions and
renovation, may now be looked upon as the
finest summer theatre in the world
Thus 1t will be seen that, both as regards
business and anus ment, the coming season
promises to be not only one of the most stirring,
but the gayest, that we have ever had. We
have. fortunately, neither wars nor "rumors of
wars" to dash the hopefulness Of the prospect.
The LONDON CoNsULATE-A MAN FOUND
Gen. Campo. H. formerly our Consul at Havana.
having been appointed and confirmed Consul
stLondon, George Sanders may as well ap
point an early day for his farewell dinner to
Kossuth and the Continental refugees in Lon
don, for we presume that Gen Campbell has no
important business to detain him beyond
week or two In the United States. Gen. Pierce
has shown some consideration for Sanders in
Withholding the appointment OF his successor
to the very last day Of the session; and it
is probable he would have appointed him