New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-27

on the snow 70 sleep (0f course TO die
before reaching the summit Having at
tained il. you look around If the sky
happens to be clear on vast panorama
Of rock snow and ice-of peak, ravine and glacier
and then hasten TO descend before fatigue over
powers and frost congeals you-to return to
warmth and rest, humanity and hospitality, and
conceal, under "a food Of talk about the marvels
and gloies to be enjoyed only by climbing Mont
Blanc, your consciousness that you have played the
fool.
Albert, however, is man of the age, which is es-
sentislly thrifty and practical. He went up, as he
would descend into coalmine, TO mske money
ard be succeeded. be embodied his obserya-
tions, experience and gleaniDgs into lecture Of
suitable length, had panoramic Illustrative scenes
painted after the manner Of award and Franken-
stein and when all was ready, he opened his shop
and took London by storm. He does not shout,
nor stamp, nor foam, after tie manner yulgarly
deemed oratOrical he ssnply and quietly talks
he describes. be explains, he Jokes, and exc be
sings His lecture room is fitted up to represent
the interior Of Swiss chalet or farm house
living animals peculiar to the Alps, including
noble st. Bernard dog, are e1h- 5ted the in
strumental music is very good, aud AZ
bert's own occasional singing is amusing and
not simply because itis bad and-in short, ne has
lectured right there over thousand nights, and
taken in cash therefor over two hundred thousand
dollars Ofcourse be varies his discourse from Hme
| TO time il now begins with the trip from England
| through Holland and up the Rhine TO Switzeriahd
! thence across the Cemmi to Chamonix, and 50 up
| the monarch Of mountains" / wish he would not
try to be 20 funny ard would give us more about the
| Aims and less that is merely Incidental but his
| excuse is that be has worn Mont Blanc out, aud
must change his note in view Of the fact that many
of bis hearers now for the tenth or twentieth
time If he could be induced to cross the Atlantic,
he could hardly fail to prosper here but why
la xrl; 10 Ia sfiU crowded hOuses
! in London He has not even seen occasion TO visit
! Fdingburgh Dublin, Liverpool or Manchester L
honor him as one who has innOcently his fellow
men happier and trihe wiser, and who has made
a good thing of it for himself, as was right May
his next thousand nis hts be as successful as the
past He revisited the Cbamonix last summer,
and reascended Mont Blanc as far as the Grand
Mulets, where lie stad, while greener adyenturers
| scaled the icy peak itself
sURRY GARDENS.
| Some two miles south of Waterloo Bridge near
| the southern limit Of London, (Which lies mainly
north Of the Thames are the spacious public gar
dtns known as tie Surry, fairly stocked with trees
| and wild beasts-an elephant on which you
may ride, (by paying for it, with giraiies, drome-
! daries, bears, lions, tigers, monkeys, &C. 1here
| is bridge over an artificial stream which you may
cross for a ferry, but couldn't perceive the IN
| duceme1t to do 30. M attraction to the place
was concert led by julien, with koenig,
Wuille, &c, as bis supporters. liked It, Tor II
| carried me back to former times and well renen-
| bered scenes--tO Castle Garden, Metropolitan Hall
| and The Crystal Palace. belie7e julien intends
to revisit us in the Fall The charge was low the
attendance TO be estimated by thousands; and, in
spite Of express Dterdctons placarded all around,
| there was constant smoking carried on throughout
| the crowd cOngregated in front of the orchestra,
Notwithstanding at least one third of the audi
ence were ladies. j didn't suppose New'iork
was behind in blackguardism, but l can
not recollect any parallel for this exploit Dy
"Mose" and his comrades. After the concert
we were treated to an attack on Seyastopol BY the
Allied armies, who quite slenced the Russian bat
teries opposed to them, precisely they don't sue
ceed In doing in the Crlmea. 1he audience,
how ever, seemed to consider this, if not the
historical truth, something better, and cheered
it right Justify. l must say the thing was well
dOne-Yherein we perceive another contrast 10
the Allied achievements in the Crimea-and as
Gen Simpson wants to resign, would deiereniially
suggest that the director of this Surry siege be
sent out to replace him. He might not DO SO wen
when be had only one side under his control as ne
does here with both but he could hardly do worse
than the Allied chiefs have thus far done, and he
might do better. 1t is evident to all that it is high
time some decisive step were taken.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Under the guidance of friend who knows the
'ropes' spent part of yesterday rather probably
| in looking through the British Museum only gan-
cling at Layard's spoils OF old Nineyeh, which are
interesting memorials of antiquity, but surely not
as achievements of art; and giving my attention
mainly TO the Library Here was shown copy
of Faust's Bible, probably the first book ever
printed from separate types, with many other
bibliopraphical varieties to me N great interest
original manuscripts of Pcrres poems, written BY
him on the b.Sns Of old letters-autographs o.
Shakespeare, Milton, &c. prayer-book when
was Lady Jane Greys; an old, Illuminated missal'
which is said TO have been Charlemagnes s, &c, are
included in this vast collection. Great Britain may
well be proud of her National Museum. When
shall ace have one to be proud of
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
gave Monday evening to the House OF Com
mons where listened to the adjourned (Or rather,
renewed) debate on the joint guaranty by france
and England of the new Turkish Loan OF to,OOO,-
| O00 on which the Ministry so narrowly escaped
defeat on it's first introduction last week. The
principal debaters on this occasion were Messrs
John BRIGHT and II H. Gladstone in opposition,
and Mr.. Sergeant Shee In favor OF the measure;
MIR. Bright is not fluent speaker but is man OF
merited personal weight-earnest, sensible aud
practical He dealt the joint guaranty hard blows,
which were cleverly parred rather than stopped
or returned by Mr. Shee. Gladstone spoke admlra-
bly,, so far as manner and expression are regarded,
and he is undoubtedly the most iorsbe and fault
less orator now in Parliament. He showed by
citations of undeniabe point and cOgency that the
Nhies out of power had always claimed and eXeI-
cised the right of opposing just such measures as
this though they now treat such opposition as yir
! mn reputation and as a perilOus eneroachment on
/ The nferoOst,,es Of the Crown. He forcbly urged
RAT mo single menlos. Of Parliament outside OF the
Ministry had ventured 10 defend the policy OF this