New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-21
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EUROPEAN GOSSIP

LONDON, Aug :, 1851.
At the ast annual general meeting OF toe Jo'hey-
Club Il. ID at Ne~Dsrket. the stewards tead c'sc'
frrm the Earl Of Derby. beginning win Tue ""'us'
Ny Lords il tas become SUBJECT Of gene'ai W.
"serys.ion ard regret that the number OF men OF
ststiou AID fortune who support the Turf Us grad
"uslIy diminishing aud that al increasing proper
".on Of horses in trimming IN the hands OF per.
q" sons in all inferior position, VITO Keep them ho'
for the purpose Of sport. but rs mere Instruments
.of gambling" The fact referred to BY his Lori
shin can certainly not be denied; the PsimerS
Cooks and A,kinses are By no means rare
apo.ritiops on the turf. and the natlona ins'i-
tuition, whose first aim was IN improvement
ia the breed of horses, has now become
he'll on a grand scale. But gambling ON the race
course is BY no means limited 70 persons oil IN.
ftrior POSITION" as Lord Derby asserts; " men OIL
station and fortune" and even men Of faaA-thoso
who ca put tho highest titles in the Kingdom before
their names-must as well as simple commonerS'
plead guilty to the charge OF trickery and msiprsc
tee. If we remember rightly, Lord Deroy nitnstN
was about three years ago. suspected oil uniairnss'
in a natter concerning the Doncaster stakes; his
traiuer had narrow escape for his lie and very
low Duoiist had 10 interfere in his behalf lhers
,re few poblemep, il, indeed, there are any, VINO
remain supDorters of the Turf for the purpose OF
sport Only, and We may suppose THAT the afssocr"'o
an. er of the scrupulsls Earl merely srises from
tho fact that inffror peopee have Ia'eN
carried off the most important trophies oil the
race. That the Jockey Club have warned ATKINS
of the heath at Newmarket, aud gwen notice 10
lc,sius Francis Coyle not to come upon the exer-
else ground, is step in the right direction; but as
il will be impossible to deter men ot bad conduct
aid character from keeping rlce-horses, fellows
simply that racing and ever thug connected win
ia to bs condemned wholesale. The betting. houses
had 10 be closed by On act Of Parliament aud In the
face of the statement made by the most enthusiast tic
noble supporter of the Turf, that gambling IS the
principal ave, the sole purpose OF trainers, the
sooner Tho whole institution" is abolished the bet
ter il will be far morality. But the picus ione''
ubo ebudJcr at the mere idea of band playing on
SUNDAYS. VIII defend to the last the practice OF
wholesale dishonesty on the turf, regrcttlug only
that they hayc to share tue profits with persons III
IN inferior position. -
In sport, az well as in politics, GOODNESS Is the
quality which Englishlnen most admire. They wor-
ship Louis Napoleon because he is "cool; they
admire Lord PanerstOn because he Is "coOl: ana
We are al q less to understand why they did not
carry the 5000" Palmer in triumph. 1t ID true
that tie latter did not succeed and success Is
the STANDARD of morality. That thore are CIR
cumstsnces in which ccolness is of great AVIAN, we
aro urshe to deny, especially after the instance
which it vas our good fortune TO witness litcly A
German yioliist recently appeared in concert De-
fore Lcidou audience, and began 10 pay an
ajago: hut lc was interrupted IN the beginning ny
loud Kissing. Without moving muscle IN his face,
our 1eutouic artist puts his bow on the GROUND,
and whistles bis melody, taking it Just at the note
where he had been stopped, and accompanying hinl-
self BY pinchirg his violin as il it we're guitar.
The public gave vent to their delight BY laughing
ard appLudinQ. "Ohw said the musician. bowling
a second time :" thought you were fond OF
whistlpg and was DESTROYS to show that l can
whistle as well as you; but seeing that most of you
prefer music, l will crafty your wishes And;
without even smiling he takes his DOW up shd
achieves his piece AMID a laundering applause
This man does not need TO be a Paganini or an
Ernst; his sang fr0id has made him " hon. OF The
season. -,
The effort to raise fund for Douglas Jcrrolds
family will be crowned with success. Affection Tor
the departed and sympathy for the vile and children
v.lum LIE Lett behind. are shown b! men Ul ictters
md professors Of the kindred arts with generous
eaccyress, and the public respond most willingly to
tbeir call Whenever Chsr.es Dickens reads his
"Christmas Carol, he meets with Large audience,
for he reads in clear ana Impressive manncr--a
yeiy uncommon feature in England; and besides,
many are attracted by the desire to see the most
popular noyeis. Of the day. But Dickens would do
well to reject sonic OH CT Oi bis numerous ana ihse-
NOUS productions, Of more exciting and dramatic
character; he would then achieve success as
genuine as Tie ore which be- iOuEd 10 the per-
iormaDce at Wilkie Collins new romantic drama
THE Frozen Deep" The amateur company
principally composed cf members oil Dickens own
family, who originally represented this drama IN Pn-
waite, and ai,erward before the Queen and the
Court ployed it for tue benefit of the Jerrold
Memorial at the Gallery of Illustration. IN Regent
street Tie great novelist performs the principal
part, and among his cohdiutors are his brother his
son, bis two daughters, and two sisters Of Mrs:
Dickers; add Certainly, professional players could
not act in more Effective insnnor.
Another .Jeuc1 night has been given at the Hay
marhes Tteaer; It's was. IN fact the first strictly
dra,,sic tribute rendered by professional players to
Ike witty dr,iratic sutbor. Two OF his best pro-
duc.ious, 80 The Il,usckeepcr" and The Prisoner
of War" w..o selected for tho occasion, with H.
Welstcr, W FarreE and BLACKSTONE ia the princ-
pal characters. On the fall Of the curtain Mr.
Phelps delivered : roe.cal address, written by Mr.
Samuel Lucas, Of Which let lie quote the following
hncs:
d" You hu,rbor ~ho come 10 see the play
and cteei tee p..ywpght, carry TIA. away
The eas s,ii more worthy Of regard,
And though he srlotc tSs Phlis.ires 30 hard,
Re ousht hir. brays and Genes, -, hs,t!
Lat but BY 10 means least, we have to record
Mr.. ThacteGny's lecture on Weekday Preach
ege." delivered in bis usual humoristic and impress
size st,Ie before foil hou.e in It. Martins Hail.
Bat ii we except the title, there Was nothing
new in Inc essay, it being merely his old excellent
sketch Of Addison Steele, Goldsmith, Fielding
ettrre, ard other worthless, ending with the ga
tIisis oi our Owndays such as A'Beckot, Deugias
,leIrold aid other c0mic contributors to PvHcb.
Tie brilliant and dazzling writer was receved, as
be always is before any British American pubic,
with q m0st ny welcome; ard on tbs occasion
The audience syupatbized the more with the .yorte
lecturer, tecause ho cauo just iiom Oxford, where
Dir. CaIdwell bad beaten him for parliamentary
hOnOrr. And epropos Of his political defeat, let me
call your attention to the extraordinary aud truly
"a hsh speech in which Thackeray took leave Of
bis electors. lie ssid: