New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-19

fellow Of ii. animal spirits like Sergeant Mdr-
nh, Who don'r 30 often prick peoples sides as
shake them Th-se, too are the men "hom our
noble dinner givers like, rather than the more
tpipran,natc wits OF en- Older schooi; Dut
dioTess from Ch+sterton His book, ssy, has
o.,;taI stores and tuld with unaffected Leatness
al good feeling.
There ia another new book-hot and fresh from
the table Of Longman-First Footsteps in East
Africa. Nv Richard Burt N Lieutenant in the
Bon,bsy Army. This gentleman is the traveller
who nenet1a,od 70 Mecca and Medina sgoisvd
as an At,han. and recorded his adventures in an
excellent Pilgrimage Heis perfect Oriental
in ACCOMPLISHMENTS and dIfgniheS, and fine, brave,
soldierly Enslishman into the bars lin. He writes
t.o with more taste, spirit, and literary accom-
plirl ment thai you would expect from one Who
bas waudered 70 much. His present. book con
tsins al account vi a part of Africa quite unknown
tetore and is we'll worthy OF immedlate attebtion.
Let he nOw give the world of Music aud Drama
turn" dn tDcumber you, reguarly, with
details about thtatert u v hch your readers can
90 under fortnight; but stil! now and then you
ought to Know what is golug on Ia tins de-
parrment If lille Jenny Lind has blddtn US fare
well, and goes away with her laurels us green as
ever. The Friday Concerts at tue Crystal Palace
have been great success-Grlsl, Mario Jenny
Ney, and Tagllahco singing 10 one ii the Incest
scenes in the world To u crowd OF the finest com
pany III it. 1t is characteristic OF our lucreas'n2
taste TOR music (to tell YOU the truth don't make
SO n,uch russ about our progress as most people,
but We do etem to more Tor music)-that
said success has prompted an ""pposltlon. ne
"Surley Gardens CornpaDy" has constructed
"cGlObsai Concert Hail" (uotJlng Ike ito d Ia
BrObdi.rae) to hold s,UUu persona. 1t opens on
the 18th ot this month. Julien has been engaged
for FIVE years, as manager ana at tie opening,
tDere will sing the whole corps OF her M1JeSt,
heater. Johanna Wagner has been succeeding
at her Maitsty- Theattf-slnSs . IKE Pasta, say
ttr admirers AID now Mdile. Pccol"Dinl IS at
tracing i'll the pretty lively Figi@ det Regstaent0.
But you can't thi,k how our London populace
is taking to music; and they, 1t all events,
don't affect it ss tash'on IKE some OF
their betters SALOONS" and MuAc tails
spring up and they cay that it is the low theateTs
that make the high returns. hear from gosslps
u one manager of such place, who begau "lth
a ptlny show, and nov Keeps a yacht. Is s 'he
"tbIee.pcn gallery (adds my IN ornant that
makes the fortune OF tLese fellows Ii is densely
crammed (ths hot weather, too y with an al-
dltDce sweating i'll its shirt sieevee, and cracking
its nuts tie while. At tie Music ttails, gin and
porter ale supplied and consumed al lib in many
caeee; and fancy Art is NO: the sole attraction,
nor culture tht sole product Of such resorts Let
US hope they will rise from the lover stages IT
Art to the higher by aud by; aDyh"w, it is dull,
dull lite, the London mechanics, and don won
der thar he seeks ex, itement. Bear in mud, that
il he did not drink at the - Hall, he would likely
drink nOre elsewhere.
Covent Garden Theatre IS to be rebuilt. The
Duke of Bedford says Sand he luherts the laud,
YOU know, frcIn bis HncestOr, the DUrsetshlre
Squire " no got ii from the Church, il tue days
OF old HAIRY Is ir to be rebuilt for all opera
house, runor says, by the Duke of Bedford, Duke
OF Buccleugh Marquis OF Westminster, aud Mis5
Burdett CUu1ts. he house will be smal|ee than
the Old one but there is 70 be very large Con-
cert Hall attached. Mr.. Gye will again haze the
management At the Lyceum, Ristor s making
a 81, at success he Queen has been to Sc her
il every one Of her patts. AT Drury, where En-
eli.h ol era the ut raction, the prina donna of
tie season has been Your count'y"omnD, Lucy
Escolt At the Adelph MIR. aud Mrs Barney
Williams are playing Yankee parts | See them
" ell noticed in The Times (pIobably by Johu Ok
enford who is dramatic critic to The tiines the
translator Of Eckermanns Goethe, &c.-nnd an
accomplished mun); but theatrical people say 1nat
MIR. Florence has the start OF them from America,
hid 80 has cut theb out--of that, | am no judae
The Adeiph s to be rehuit--much lager toan
bt fore. New pieces have bc-l announced ot fir.t
brought out, there-one bnresque OF the tragedy
of Mcdes, by 'Sbirley Brooks and Mark Lemon.
That announcement means, TO a knowing eye, that
brooks viii fnd the story character, tun sense.
wit, ano elegance and Mark Lemon-the rest.
Robson s worked to death, hear, ut the Olym-
lic- whence The addition of MIR J4nes Rogers 10
The company by Wlgan. Emery leaves, ,nd starts
m0nOlogue entertainment oil bis Own account.
They tried opera, recently, at sadlers Well, and
engaged sims Reeves and his wife at $50 a night,
which was scon found ruinous expense. Wizard
Andersen is now exhibiting his magical entertain
Ii cut there-doubtleSs as successfully us lately ut
the Standard. His performances owe good deal
to the ve,s clever mode Of advertising of bis assist
ant, Mr. Kingston.
So much for popular amusements. | suppose
that in Winter, Ihackcray (Whom don't class
with our friends above) will deliver his Lectures.
We want something Of the kind, f,r, of a truth,
our intellectual world is not at its brightest.
ANOTHER GROSS OUTRAGE ON AMERICANA
From Punch.
An American geptlf hes been der led admission
TO The OPERA btcaufe be was not dfeseed in the
Op+1a cos ume He attir. IL nankeen tro wsers,
hipen waiac0at like livery servants, bue.fogle
hanoke1uh eff and had or e&-gietn cutaway coat
with brass butt obs big Cher patts. In vain
was il repre- sented bim in the poluest manner by
Mr. Nugent, and oth-r gtptem-n counected with the
Ibeatei that the above oreles Of diess agn'nst
the sumptuary Ia WE lably enforced nat arisO
cratic e.tabh ,hmtnt; the Amer can gentleman ony
stoireo and raveo, and blurtesed; an1, aft many
kuo reletito1s that he ''H free old ghtened
citizer OF the United States (every present a.
uiittIpg ht extreme freedom bat a|lnwi"g HIN
the smallest ray of ens h'e nment he declared tdat If
be came III d emock ffock, IL Il bathing
TUNE, they hao right to refuse bin d !u,issUa.
These propositions srongly dlsputtd, and the
fee ahO enlightened citizens DeootIug nuss ce, he
civily the door that leads to the nearest
police. station. The American Minister present Ia
The Theater at the tme ard, upon being told Of the
above Incident, lett in greet dudgeon
Much as we love LOnsense, and fond az We nj OF
csncatures, from wuicb we derive no coute mptbe
income, Ve DO hope ana trust that pair of naukeen
trows.N viii not be waved draleGu ie guerre
between AmeIica and England. TIE ci,izrn was rot