New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31
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III Will be sOme three months or 40 bef,ra our
troops get away from the Crimea, though patches
drop home constantly. A couple Of day, or 60 400
near relative OF my own, bearing tier Msiesty's
commission, landed from thence, and I had a fine
Sna. soou' 'he army and the place, Of course. The
Hepoiness with the French army does not seern
70 great as you would fancy at distance from the
rel speeches.. &c, ard the talk about our brave
aiies. suppose this Kind of thing is inevitable
"nen TWO armies are drawn up in company, and
comparisons are forced upon them. The alliance
must nave made great part Of the difficulty Of the
campaign. For instance, we always had to choose
ourGerernlin-chief with especial reference 10 it
CodriDgton as suariter tn modo man. in preference
70 old Sir John Campbell, whom the army loves,
but who IL not 80 /" safe" in that particular. Rag
Ian was liked in our army-Lucan and Cardigan
detested and despised, fear. Life latterly seems
to have been Jolly enough in the tents there, the
Officers living on their army ratiOns in twos or
fhrees, so that / hope the p.or- section have
saved money, while the richer ,Ould scarcely
get good wine if they wanted ~, it. The peace
wss not believed in at first, Id decidedly unpop.
ular when seen to be Gel tain. This is no wonder,
war being the chance Of many fellows, whom
peace wiz restore to country quarters; hum-druu,
the purchase system and Horse Guards jObbery
The country has not cooled down yet any more
meet is conspicuous; the very Custom House Off
GERS (not sentimental class) grow tender and en-
thusiastic ere delicate about Captain Dalgettys
luggage-has be seen much Of the fighting glad
to see him home safe, &c. II will be sometime
before this general martial excitement cOols down.
and hope that it wont operate unfavoraby on the
coming American" discussions I" The Times"
had an " American" leader lately, quiet but deci
dedly pro. ministerial; and though repeat that
don't expect the worst, | fear the two countre
will have plenty Of controversy before all is settled
again.
AS these are holiday times must say few
words on our public amusements. The Sabbath
risDs have gained great triumph by inducing
Government 10 stop the Sunday bands of music in
the park Some say the Scottish Members bull
lied them into it; some, that il was letter from
Lis Grace OF Canterbury; but it is certainly done.
1 should not wonder if we had fresh batch o.
Sunday riots in cOnsequence-such as disgraced
this city lsst Summer. There are ludcrous and
painful little controversies every Sunday now.
Last Sunday saw a crowd in an open field near
IsliDgton, where the foOtpath leads to Hornbey
Wood, and found audience listening to dis-
lOgue between q distributor of tracts and seller
of ginger beer. The following fragment reached
us:
Tract Man" You must put your trust in God more.
Lock of job"
Gipger.be Man-"Job never had 10 sell ginger
beer at q penny glass" ItOsrs Of laughter
And all the good done was an irreverent fit Of
laughter caused in gang of COckneys irreverent
enough before. Surely this is neither wise nor
discreet; and when j contemplate the state of
London mObs, 1 am shocked at everything that
tends TO provoke collision between them and either
Church or State. But the surest way TO provoke
such collision is the coercion and interference now
practced by the sanity party especially as there
is nothing going on to elevate the people mean
while. 1t is foolish it is selfish and it is dangerous.
But, amusements, you ask Well, friend has
Just called who is thoroughly up in some theatri-
cal matters, and he tells me the following: The
opera concerts begun to-day at the Crystal Palace
(Open to season tickets have begun successfully.
Lumley, at her Majesty's, 10 doing pretty we'll
steadily. rather than brilliantly Gye. at the Ly-
ceum, is successful though, Of course his pa
irons don't like that theater as they did the Gar
den." Ristori. however, is to play there twelve
nights in June and it is highly probable that eye
will rebuild COveDt Garden thcater. That fact
naturally suggests the wizard" who moves 10
~ east-eid tbeater for the first time, and is 10
perform NJ The g Standard" In spite Of the cata-
etruphe. l Am told he is doing well. The drama
proper IL, of course, at zero-as every literary
literary man hears three or four times month. |
Kean seems to trust to spectacle, and his Winters
Tai, / believe is a splendid sight. new piece |
y going at another place, by Tom Taylor OF |
Pssoh,-the Unprotected Females creator, /
Ia versatile, copious writer in many departments,
editor OF Hay den's Memoirs, &c, and an accom-
Piishcd scholar