The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-07

travellers, induced us to seek cheaper quarters. aud
we are not sorry to have selected fine romantic
country, about twelve miles from the city, where
all our expenses do not exceed $3.50 per annum.
The country Is very saubrous resembling billy
New Jersey farm, with all that kind OF rural diver
tisements and amusements, as trout fishing quail,
hare and fox hunting. catching robins with nets
and hawks &C., in short, very interesting, II only
the company would be larger. American travellers
and their ladies would find here very plain agree
able home if they intend 10 stay some time in the
country and near the RheDish cities. Two Amer
can gentlemen left US last month for Crenznach, to
return next month, when the deer chase COM
mences. -
The bulletin for curiosities Of the Cologne
Gazette contained lately the capricious offer
Of an English gentleman to Carlsruhe
orphan boy to pay him 10000 sterling on
one million used post stamps: The Engishuan
wants the cancelled stamps for the purpose OF
papering one Of his rooms, and all the ladies' here
ore anxiously collecting for the orphan child. IL
any Americans are DESTROYS to participate In this
benevolent collection, they are informed that the
Coli gne Gazette receives them until next October.
The official debut of Prussia is published. 1t
shows receipts in direct taxes of 100 millions OF
thalers, or, on population Of seventeen millions
inhabitants, over seven thalers head expenditure
ll6 million thalers, of which nearly twenty nine
millions required by the military. The lottery
alone furnlshed 10 the government surplus Vi
The crops are very promising and the trees are
full of fine apples and other fruit. Last year apples
were exported to Europe from America, this year
there will be plenty on the Rhine.
Faslionable Life In Washine&on-I.ord Ma
piers Ball.
From the London Times, June %
end q Ersom and Ascot The Kos of Prussia and
the Neuchaelois have settled their little differences The
Chinese affair drags heavily that scarcely
pect the public to be very about the fresh monthly
number Of intelligence from the Of tea At home
the House Of Commons doing its work with all the
energy all the occasional wildness, and all the ultimate
docy Of batch Of recruits We have talked out the
annual exhibition Of the Academy The rival managers of
the two Opera houses have displayed their tactics the
apprehension Of Its directors For few days the public
have contrved to exist upon the Manchester pictures
the Divorce BILL and the Handel Festival at the
Crystal Palace but these brillian! bubbles have
either bust or the eye sated with their radiance and
marks them more. When turn to the otter side OF
the Atlantic we fed diet for the public appetite upon
which the merest quidnc could conrve to exist for
poor afternoon at the bow window Of his club The Walker
question and the Kansas affair, and the Cent? American
difficulty either to have settled themselves 10 be
in course of amcable settlement compromise. All goes
well here. For the moment-and may that moment be
indefinitely proonged-"EM Britanniav and "Rule Co
umbRl" have become the national airs OF the United
States. In the absence of more stirring but less gratifying
Intelligence do better than call particulae aten
ton to tee report which print this DAY from the NKv
YORK HERALD, OF the festivities at Washington held under
the anniversary Of the birthday of English Queen
Our American friends far excel in the style OF
their circulars they do bodybuilding ockpckng
and revovers. The document, which will be found in
another portion OF our coumns actually introduces US
the best society Washington The acute, energetic
of the men, the grace Of the ladies' the keenpes
OF their repartees the majesty Of their bus the uxu-
rance Of their bair their occasional en5onpo and
rabe charm, viii berc be found depicted with graphic
power for the reach OF domestic jenkins.
IT'S perfect gallery Of phoogr Let pick Out few
characters random and frsi should be than
ungratefni we did not ackno the handsome
ner which Lord and Lady Napier are spoken of by
the American chroncer Of the reves On that memorable
night At "fsn house the aspect Of the place sssonshed
and aunty look" Lord Napier pronounced 10 be every
inch nobemsn, and, should any New Yorker entertaia
any doubt upon the subject he Is told o goto Bradys"
and to the plmtabe photograph Of his lordship
pended there. Lady Napier we are told, Is of medium
plays her fine features Is the reflex o. the hsppy
disposition within" From Lord Napier and his lady
nadtique Tho French Minister, Count SArtges, has
spice Of hder In his that does very well In an
ambassador" The choicest flowers OF the chronicers
"Hn Couniess-cs deuane Miss Tnorndike-was one
OF the ornaments OF the ball. Though some
beauty ors Her ne m.Snos, 70
and her face s srguarly attractive, from s preston
Of real good nature" The Russian Minister'S wife, too
ourgos Miss Thompson of Massachusetts,, was exceed
ipey aiable and gay but "perhars tas the result
a hint from her diplomatic spouse" The Washington
writer nj great pains 10 tell how Baron Stoeckel ira
yelled all night from New York 70 Washington in order 70
be present ct the fee " the English Ambassador ls
any mistake should arise as TO the attitude Of his cooea
reference TO the dispute with China On the other hard
and confess that In reciprocal spirit cannot look
upon such demonstration without suspicion-M anne
Cramer, the wife OF Secretary OF the Russian sgaron
her hair Ia Chsnole osensiby to enhance the e
feet OF her striking physognomy" From the Obps Dpo
Waiique we pass TO the native Americans, who, we
comics ints rest us muce more. Why not General
Cass at the ballf The explanation satisfactory
General Gas. intends no sisht upon the British crown but
NJ bis habit 10 90 10 bed nj 10 O'Clock every night and
the dancing Lord Napers only began bali psst TO-
would have been not HUE difficult for the General be
present In person ESQ careful Ia he OF his health th,t he
will not dine out not with the President and dou bt
be would sit up sfer 10 T. NJ he OF the
nation In 1850 Twenty years ago in Paris, al balls in his
own APPENDED house-and he gave no end Of them-he
would quietly slip o to bed 10 O'CLOCK a. though he
dreaded the fate OF Cinderella, but fortunately he len
his amiabe wife, three charming daughters, and
host OF attaches TO supply his placer From
General Cass pass to crclc Of noiablitics less
known TO the Engish reader There "tbe tail and
very gentlenanly Secretary Of the Navy, Governor
Toucey, with bis wife, who Ia nearly as tail, and
equally distinguished In appearance and demeauor Nor
the keen witted and warm hearted Howell Cobb win
biz plump face, wanting TO the festviy; Governor
Floyd the Secretary Of War with his really unarts ap-
pcirsnce ard martinez air Then there wa. Jadgo Black
the Attorney General with his searching critical dspu
aiious countensn of the customers
IN Law argument any man meet with His wife, tor,
beauty, but OF extraordinary youth Her daughter IL
grown up, AM IL Dot easy TO say which Is the Of
the two ls this the way Court circulars written in
America
The endeavor reproduce here the whole Of hi. por
trait gallery would be useess refer 20 the cat
alTue, which print IN serso for further and more
sccui ate Information There will be found how the Ven
John Appleton although ha )ualy persou
70 enjoy the lsvltes. Mrs. Appleton 10 sprshty and
highly cultivated personshe IL, told, admirably
adapted ter tocety and II s therefore wonder she
seemed quite at home al the ball But must positively
refose TO make any selections from this sonderful
gallery OF illustration. n Court Circular would
give Us anything equally Interesting and characteristic
about our srsnocss The general mas Of mankind might
take greater interest IN their Finally le,
add, heartily rejo.ce 70 that Lord Napier has
such good opinions at Washington, sands well with
American society.