New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-24

cay TO abolish, but which il bound up In score
of ways with our whole framework Of social life.
We ere still taking Of Palmer, and shall talk
ill oil 10 over with him. Palmer qEod mersa, terdf
10 the joke Of the hour, and you would scarcely be-
lieve how high End low are excited about the man
aid his doom. There is reporter down at Stafford
keeping the public acquainted Through Inc
Timts) with the state Of his mind and body
dare say The sane enterprising Individual Who has
been bDOWn to dine often with Calcraft the hang
man in the cause Of public informauon-an who
once believe gave Calcraft an order to hear Jenny
Lind. Little did the Nightingale think what Fow'
Ter was watching her wonderful thrOat-with the
oldest ideas, fear Palmer is calm and stub
born 1t may be he still hopes for hi. friends are
active, and tie aboltionists of punishment oy
death are active in his favor and few journals
harp forever on the absence Of strycbnne at the
post morton. Palmer's brother, the clergyman,
has published pamphlet, in which he compares
him 10 " Socrates in the cell, or sidney In the
Towel" But don't think the public quite sees
the likeness. This brother is curate of parish
in uerbythre and still go.s on with bis services
ss usual. There is no chance whatever OF the
criminals escape, and if he rere let of the fastest
b, re he ever owned would not carry him safe out
Of the MIDLAND counties, where the populace are
rsbd for bis blood. Rumors got about one day
that he had poisoned himself and the people swore
hot if so they would hang him up by the heels for
aWetk. Bntfy, he is the tOpi, of the day. and
bis c,se will give the whole principle of capital
punishment. decided strengthening The foes Of
that principle see this hey have held a meeting,
ard their champion, Mr.. Ewart. n. F., has
" motion" coming on on the subject. Ewart is
n enber for Dumirier, little, communicating,
weak creature Of Radical politics, but of no
brains to make bis politics Of any importance.
CAPITAL punishment is his great subject, and he
larsngues so heavily against it that he defeats his
own object, by making people wish him hanged
hin sell
After dsna and damp Spring We have lovely
June weather The crops promise glorlously, and
ss our farmers, attracted by high prices, have
sswB more than usual, we expect nch and
abundant harvest. Excursion trains are being
arranged. The Thames Yacht Club have their
schooner race next Saturday. We are IN full
sumner, and enormous CROWDS gather on the sun
days to hear the bands The Sunday question re-
mans in Sbey ance, but the bands are conniVed al
by the authorities-snd it Only remains to see
whether the saints will give way or not. IL does
net much matter-SuDday in their sense Is an ex-
tirct ipt,itl ton az regards the London working
classes, and their bold on the affections OF the peo
pie gets weaker the more row they make. Can't
is however literally an institution here-nas ols-
tiIct organization Of its own among me wel-to-ao
publishes its own huge literalure-hOlds its
meetings. has its body Of clerks, preachers mis-
siODbIirf--its representatives. 10 Parlament-is
active, pushing and graspiDg and ever on the LOOK
out to cOel CO tb. great body Of the people. what
a repre,entstiye of the old Puritanlsm OF NIL
ton and Cromwell The great gun OF the
working n an in this fight with the saints Is Sir
Ber ian in Hall, whose name you will often see IN
cur papers He is q curious instance OF rlch man
t. b, up Radcalism in order to get peerage-a
pbtD meb'n Illustrative of this country aud It's
politics. lie lisa esh millionaire and parrenu'
-. tnrh.
pushes Sir BtIjy TN, and Gays rumOr) at times
Iufs bin in leader " in The Morning Adcertiser.
You will oit' see the 'ti:er "chsfed in Punch as
The organ of the public house interest which 1t
really il, though the faunt CONES oddly from
Punch-w hch Is edited by Mr.. Mark Lemon, who
used TO keep Iublic.hOuse himself Inc said
"pubc" was called the Shahespeare's Head
Il OUgh surely ShaBespeares head ought never
to have bad so little brains in it. You know, of
course. that Mark does not write in Punch but
only tdits-a process, / fancy, consisting in in
se1tine vi at IL written by a-Becket Leigh, Shir-
ley Brooks, JeIrold. ana Tom Taylor without al
ttrstIOD.
AL odd public amusement, which l told you
long ago Was III PREPARATION, has come of lately
ioIMabcas Was last year, for the benefit of poor
ANGUS b. Reade, who by an attack superinduced
by BARD wOIk, was reduced 10 lmhecllity, ana VIII
never. fear, recover hin self again. Reade was
ipou1try and sound character, and this plan OF
raising money for him originated at convlyIal
club called the Fielding under the auspices OF
ALERT Smith. So novel q lotion was taking, and
its success has induced the present repetition
ALERT Smith was the great man OF the affair, OF
course aided by bis brother Arthur, anc knot of
tbos. men about town" hspgers-on of light lit
erstre and theaters who are about" Albert in
tle capacity offrtDds and laughers, and who turn
into good clowns and PabtalO'Ds With astonishing
ease; it being, indeed, natural TO them and (in
some cases peIbaps) hereditary The prologue
WAS written by Ton Taylor and Shirley Brooks
The proceeds OF the performance (Which is q be
r.ltated in the Irovinces) will be devoted to
fotuoing literary charitable fund. Smith dues a
OF, at deal of good in ,his hind Of way, am told
which ought to be set of against bis "gentism
and gag"
dprUpos Of shows: when yOn come LObdOn-wse
yist tie exhibition Of Gordon Cumming the Lion
shaver. if Only 10 see, as h curiosity, a gentleman
Snowman. He is of the best blood in Scotland;
the Jay Gordops and Red Com!n being OF his kth
and Lip. His father, fine old barOnet left him
"fIO" lately, to msrk his opinion Of the proprie-
" Of the ihmily's taking To exhibiting. But Cor
dob does not care aud will make portion for him
self.
don't know when | shall have anything good
for YOU in the way - literary news. Archbishop
Nhst,ly fas published an edition of - BacOn's
Efsas." lie is fine vigorous old prelate in body
AL mind: W will lie down Oh TWO chairs and
LET h man stand 90 his chest aud is vigorous col.
losuisl wit into tie bargain: III fact nian-
WHEELER great one or not.
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ERENCH LITERATURE