New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-25
FROM BOSTON.

Prem An Occasional Correspondent
BosToN, Nov. 81, 1857.
II is so long SINCE have written you ne that
fs2a,t for ny life, recollec. when it was. Bat l
assure you that il has not been for lack OF good
intentions. II it be trae that hell is paved with
good intentions, / give you my word have fur
pished the Street Commissioner of that we'll fire.
susrtsd metropolis with several loads OF paving
material. / only hope that he attends to his bust
SETS better than yours does But the fac. is, it has
been most inordinately immediately, outIageously
dull Aere Our dullness has been SO thick that you
might cut it with knife, as they say of the Fever
and Ague "out West" 1t is iiEs thar London
season, about hundred years ago, that Horace Wal
pole tells Of, which was so dead that people d'dat
even die. Before the stoppsge Of payment, we
used to be enliyened by entertaining failure every
now and then. But since we have all gone com
fortably into bankruptcy together, We don even
fal any more. We did try our hands little at
homicide 10 be sure, for while. And, really, We
did have some very pretty murders, indeed, Tor \
"prOvincial town. But it of no use. We
found il vain to think of yieing with your metro.
pOlitan skill in that Fine Art. When we toand
that you carried il to such h. ht OF perfection as
10 perform your chef d'Gurres by the Mayor Room,
under the very municipal nose ITSELF We retired from
the contest in despair. We could not hope 10
snatch such grace beyond the eoch Vt art rs that.
So We have gwen it up. don't think We have
killed anybody for the last fortnight, at least.
Another encouragement have labOred under has
been the diligence and exhaustive skin Of your neS
correspondent which has lett nothing To tell you.
In the days Of his predecessor, whom have heard
say you bsse punished for his msdeets by RELOCATING
hnn 10 very wicked place indeed, whe'e streets
have rot even the rede ming feature OF pavement
of good intentions-in bis days, say his strenuous
laziness left me things 10 tell OF very often But
that is oil changed now. Your new laborer in this
field so carefully cleans Il up aiter him that II Is
oUly here aud there that l can CLEAN an odd ear OF
Intelligence. And then you have nov, had,
another Oecasio nal Correspondent whose personal
identity Of course, have means OF establishing,
but in whose letters from Boston thi0k i detect
favor Of the soft salt airs OF Newport ana HUdace
OF its sparkling seas and shores OF English green
and of tie Raysdalesque skies that overhang 1t. 80
that can hardly help feeling as If We're htue
de trop. And apropOs to this, mnst tel you OF
eompl ment j lad esterdsy. distinguished gen.
temsp, well known on both sides OF the Atlautic,
Of whose tn ate and discrimination 10 literary matters
you will presently perceive have every reason TO
eDt rtain the highest opinion, next whom sat at
dinner yesterday did me the honor to attribute the
authorship Of those letters ~ the very humolest Of
your servants was reluctantly compelled 10 dis
clam it, much as felt hattered by the atiribrton,
because, you know, il accepted il, might be
EuDd out some time CT other, which would hur. my
feelings. Bat there ia touch of genius IN those
letters which never bughtens my poor peiestrl0us
tlmblings about the surface OF this dirty but Sid
ot unpleasant planet Of ours. And 10y the way,
Senator Sumner was Of the party, and, " casual
observation, appeared much improved in health
OF course, he was full Of fresh matter aud in the
beet of talk; but whether he has recovered sllli-
cien;ly from his horrible injury to endure tho bodily
fatigue and intellectual excitement Of session at
Washington cannot be told ill the trial has been
had, which, it is to be hoped, viii be conducted
with the wisest prudence.
There has heen plenty OF gossip, TO be sure, 'or
the last two or three days about the doings oi
Esssrs. Lawrence & Stone in the matter OF the
nay State Mills Mr. Samuel LswreDcs beng the
seasurer, and the firm the agents Of hat establish
ment there was no end Of rumors about what they
had been doing jointly and seyerAlly. Nj. Law
renee having resigned bis Office, and an investigation
having been instituted into his stewardship 1t Is 70
be hoped that iul and accurate account OF the
whole matter 0ill be made public, for thu quoting
Of evil tongues. II il really shocking g. see tho
= readiness with which the worst charges are caugh.
up and believed, growing as they pass from mouth
10 mouth, against men who enc would think, were
emitted to ~ least delay Of judgment by more than
arty wears of unble mshed business life. Ny only
way OF accounting for this procl.vy Is by the doc
trire OF Total DepraTity. Was resred 10 hereticd
isss on this important point; bat my experience Of
nc has forced mo ~ fail back upon it as the one
nav of settlne the muddle of lie. OF course ex-
cent myr IL and select circle of particular friends
Srom the sweep Of the general rule; but outside OF
tA,t circumference It's application Is almost uniSec
sAI. / know nothing Jro OF tbs case thin you
.ir 6sd IN tLs newspapers. IL. 'siie 'ia' Il VIZ