The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06

THE CENTRAL. PARK AND OTHER CRY IMPROVE
MENTs.--I il by no means certain that the peo-
pie Of this city are not nursing for themselves o
severe disappointment in relation to the Central
Park People figure il to themselves a maznif-
cent garden, laid out with shady walks aud
groves, cool fountains, splendid exotics, winding
carriage drives statues, and summer houses of
the most delicate taste: with the most exquisite
flowers adjoining parterres laid out with skill and
fcience, and trees of every shade and size flower
ing overhead; With lakes and slvery streams
creeping through The sward, and swans and other
rare birds, gold and other droll fish disporting
themselves therein finally, with stately rows of
magnificent houses, with brown stone fronts,
roony balconies full Of elegant women. and
gorgeous approach, encirclDg this delicious re-
treat from end to end. Those who have seen the
Bots dc Boulogne and HIDE Park believe thatour
Central Park will b. something of the same kind.
only o. far superior as the advance OF science and
AT can make Ii.
We much fear that the Central Park, in the
earth and stone, will be very different affair. 1t
appears already that the rncst persevering
candidates for desirable sites around il are
the lager bier dealers, aud the keepers
Of corner eroggeries. II is understood tina.
The highest prices which have been paid
70 spectators in land in that vicinity
for corner lots have been paid by pubicans Of
German & Irish birth. Ii il the opinion Of the
liquor selling community that The neighborhood
cf the Central Park will be the best stand in the
city fer their business
They say-these sagacious LIQUOR dealers
that II IL all nonsense to expect-in this country
to have parks The those In old aristocratic
countries like England and France. There, GER
tain social distinctions are universally recog-
nized: the peasant never dreams Of considering
himself the equal Of the professional man, nor
the professional man the equal Of the noblcman:
and no annoyance il caused TO the peasant If he
be excluded from the places haunted by his re
cognized "superiors," or to the gentleman,
if be be Lot admitted 10 aristocratic circles
Social grades are notorious, and man would be
insane to Ignore them Hence, when the 'hobili-
| ~ and gentry" desire to have a park OF their
own, they can keep the vulgar out without any
trouble. BY simply stationing watchmen at the
| gates, with directions not TO admit the clover
orders" Nobody is offended In England by
such rule. The GLOVER orders" do not pretend
to deny that they arc the clover ORDERS, nor do
they claim right to the use of park which
they see their "superiors" have grabbed for
themselves The thing ia understood, and sub
mitted to, not only in England, but throughout
Europe.
Here, we order things very differently. Here,
we have no slower orders;' nobody has any
"superiors;" we know no mobility and gentry,
nothing but public which Ia all aud every
thing, and in which Sam the Five Pointer is as
good man as William d. Actor or Edward
Everett. Further, whatever IL done by or for
the public Aforesaid, is done by or for Sam as
much as any one else, and be will have bis full
share of ii. Therefore, when we open a public
park Sam will air himself in il lie will take
bis fricrds whether from Church street or else
where. lie will enjoy himself there, whether by