The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-16
The Flow Of Gold from England
to France.
IRISH EMIGRATION TO SOUTH AMERICA
PARIS FASHIONS.
MIsceIlaneeus Items from al Parts or Europe,
10, &C., 10.

Concentrated Esstnce OF London FOg-GAOry and
Eating--M etropolifn Banditti-Mtssrs. FJr,
HENDERSON E. Co.'S Fdilure-lfalian Opera and
Dramatic Doings, &c.
Do you know what fogs are In America? From
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon till midnight the
metropolis ard suburbs were enveloped in fog so
dtnse that it would have been impossible to have
cut it, even with ladle; and, sad to tell, several
lives lost and many serious accidents occurred
principally at the railway stations and amongst the
shipping on the river.
You viii scarcely credit il, but we have not yet
come TO the end Of the Crmean dinner giving and
sword presentations in honor of glories only re-
allied in the fertility Of our oyer&axed" imagna-
tiops.
The nights on Bagshot Heath and the days Of
Jack Shepherd and Dick Turpin were positively
nothing to the feats Of highway Of the present
period when garroting is Of nightly occurrence in
most public thoroughfares, when shopmen are beaten
to death ere closing hours and by brilliant gas light.
and burglares Of the most daring character are CON-
mtted in the very teeth Of the police the villains posi-
lively cOoy setting down to supper and segars in the
sdlies manger Of the houses they honor with their
company, with the nonchalance Of Claude du
Val" or Paul Clifford In fact, ticket-oflesve
men, i.e, returned convicts, have it all their own
way, and we shall positively next expect to see them
better
The serious failure Of the celebrated firm of Fox,
Henderson & Co. has very properly generated
amongst all classes. good deal OF sympathy. We
have indeed, to thank these eminent contractors
for our first, and indeed our second Crystal Palace;
at all events, without their hberaity in coming for
ward, long ere half the subscriptions were raised IL
is question whether our first Palace of Industry
would have been constructed In 1861. These gen.
Hon.G IN hav tod with hiulpf md
honor in making known their difficulties.
The Italian Opera at DruTy Lane has during the
week, been so fully and so fashionably attended
that one can almost fancy himself en- piene saison.
Ana6ei is q worthy rival of the talented Alboni.
Herr Farmes and Pnzzinani are immense favo.
rites and 80, indeed is Signor Revere; but truth to
tell, Mr. Willert Bcale, (for he il the impesari0
and only operate caterer the public now have,)
must find bis profits in those eminent continental
and English favoiites, Monsieur and Madame Gas
sier la order to realize the gentleman. fancy Ron
conf, with a voice n-or Grazziani, /" with know
ledge OF the stage "-or Talma and Charles Ma
thews singing-for both comparisons will hold good
his Tine of business varying from the "Borgia Duke. to
prinla donna does what she likes; and what is more
what the audience like with her voice. Last night
"a Amina, in the Sonambula,n particularly In the
finale, (Which cruelty exacing audience made her
sing three times,) she worked the house up to such
pitch OF excitement that the orchestra, en- massc,
forRetful that they did not pay but were paid for
their attendance threw down their instruments an
left the lady unaccompanied in the briancy Of her
jewelled notes, only leading the van of such well
merited applause On this occasion, Mr.. VIM. Ten
nant, the tenor, who mad successfully reported
debut two weeks since, at the Theatre Royal Dublin
appeared for the first time before London audience
He has q sweet and sympathetic voice, and Ia
goot musician.
BY the present steamship Europa Mr.. James An
derson and Miss Agnes Elsworthy leave for New
York. Mr.. Anderson we know Is an established Ia
yorte In the States, and IL is anticipated that Miss
Esworthy win also gain your good opinions. Mr.. An
derson takes with him handsome jewelled testimo-
NAL presented by Mr.. Barney Williams, as honorary
secretary and speaker for the various London and
provincial managers and actors who contributed TO IT,
Some mutual" friends, attracted by the dulcet
notes Of Mr. Sims Reeves, at grand concert given
at the Victoria Rooms Southampton, had on Mon
day evening very miraculous escape from drown
ing. Returning home in a private omnibus, the
driver mistook his road at Testwood, few miles
from the town, and drove into the river. There
six ladies In their concert dresses for alas too
long time. up 10 their necks in the water, which
reached within foot Of the roof OF the vehicle.
Luckily, they escaped with the ducking-one Of the
horses was drowned.