New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-25

rainbow give to the trucrrv the appearance OF
gigantic pyramid Of flowers On both sides muster
tht usands Of men (ihe raiway alone said have
conveyed 20,CO0 pcOp'e tforl London Bridge to Ep-
SOM, from the costgmonger and the rossa,"
who stepped up all night in order 70 rise early, and
eoDtryed 10 make Of the supper of the preceding
day the breakfast Of the m0nsng, Ia the t0p who
protects his silly face with blue veil. ApToYos OF
wells, II is curious remark that during these saiur-
Daa, pretty dies leave that gentee but usgenercos
ornament 10 he uglier SEX they want 10 see aud 10
b, seen. "a true English manner and style, every
one has taken care to procure refreshments; the
coar.e iDtabitant Of Eastern London is provided
with large hunks Of bread and cheese, red shoes al
beef fred FISH, strong ale and Old Tom while the
beaux and bellies Of the West End indulge in pies
ard champagne. II needs the pen Of q Radicals or
lie Sage TO describe this Pantagrueic feast, this wed
ding Of Gsmache. In one corner, behold - hap
DIV couple" who contrive to he solitary
'Nid.t the crowd, the hum, the shock Of men,
The seriousookiHg bridegroom offering the sparkling
beverage to his fair partner; IN another, wrlnkled
Ieeress trying to look Indifferent, while the specta-
tors admire the lively contrast between her pnk
parasOl and her yellow face
And then come all the characteristics Of the scene
the " dial spirometer," the hight weight and
strength machines, the German bands playing
awkward watzes which may De taken for pOkas
or galops the Bohemian tambOurine girls, the Scotch
redhaIred jigging beauties the original Jack-lnthe-
Green, the glee maidens, mixed with acrCsats
and distOrOnists, the gipsies Of all work, including
fortune.tellers and pockets the smart soldiers
with red coats on their backs and slender sticks in
their hands and the 'liOns' of the day, the thin
Jockeys clad in silk. 1t is Babel Of types of every
class and every country, and the noise becomes
literally deafeDine.
On a sudden, a bell sends forth it. merry tones,
and directly the empty bottles thrown away:
the child which formed the apex OF human pyra-
mid jumps from bis high position the London-born
bigger interrupts the iavOrite "My Mary Ann"
in the middle of stave; the turban-headed girl
ceases to grind her squeaking stree-Organ; the turf
is evacuated in moments the Occupiers OF carriages
stand on tptOc, and pedestrians kick and push, in
John Bull fashion, in order to get better view.
The race is. at hand.
4 second bell is heard. The horses are going to
start-they start-they have started, and an indie
scribabe cry Of They re Off " il sent forth by more
than ffty-thOusand tbiOats. A deep emotion takes
hold Of the spectators; there is heavy weight on
every chest and every heart beats quicker. If the
destnies of mankind were at stake, the excitement
could not be greater; you see that you are in
presence Of national feeling. Many face ia
distorted by anxiety; there are more than million
Of pounds sterling engaged. Oh, vanity OF human
greatness Anton, the favorlte of the turf, the
number one ofthe famous TOuchstOne," the win
ner predicted by witches and sOmnambuists, is de-
feated and Blink B0nny, whose bets 20 to one,
of which the poctical - Baptiste'' sang i'll The Era
newspaper,
Blink Bonny, fear, has received her quietus'-
poor, slandered Blink Benny has won two stakes,
followed closely by Black Tommy, which had only
1000 bets against 5. Chevalier d'Industre, ike
true personfcaton of our age started first but
rived last. Sir Richard Bethell's Bill against
bankers and stockholders weighed heavily on the
unlucky animal. Baron Rothschild was likewise
unfortunate the TUT, although he is not the owner
of Chevalier dIndustrie. The mOney-kng has, in
fact, strong prejudice both against industry and
cbevaliers. Recently, one of the Bordeaux Jew
fraternity who play such prominent part in the
financial schemes of the second French Empire said
to the noble fnancier that he, too, was melted by
lofty ambition, and expected to be soon created Il
baron. You are mistaken" merely answered
Sir Anthony; :" l am banker and you are an M
L" dSstria now, banking produces barOns, but IN
90 dustry has never brought forth anything more
" than cherGHtrs."
am rather strayng from EPSON, but this rapid
transition is as good any other. Let Inc drop the
curtain over the scenes which take place on the re-
turn and the larks in which promising young gen
tlemen" delight. They, at least, can only be
charged with having drunk too much champagne or
beer; but what is to be said Of the betting folks,
the trimmers-up the "boohmakers =" and other Gus
toners of Tattersalls / am no maudn sentiment
talist and far from interfering with the amusements
Of people, would rather complain of the scarcity
Of relaxation and the scantiness Of pleasure But
should not either the community or the Government
provide diversions Of more intellectual and ele
waiting character If the spectacle which is In
tended to offer to the working classes a necessary
relaxation from daily toll and labor is churlish and
brutal it can but brutalze those who rush to the
joyment, or keep away the many who long Tor
more refined pastne. Even if there be no objection
against races as SUCH might the gambling and drunk
enness not be done away with Are these also ma
tiOnal institutions
Ua NJ al Of tha don hisb ms
beall O tender heart, although q Partisan cOntreTe
has recently told an awful tale Of the misfortune
which happened TO French heress. This gentle
girl, whose person IS very meager but whose por-
ton compensation is endowed with most
charming roundness, namely, 5000 francs, saw
an athletic Hercules performing at a village fair
and obeying the law of contrasts, the thin damscl
fell in love with the stout acrobat The family
deeply distressed, and endeavor to iniime the im-
preside young lady with passion for more wor-
thy object; but neither the dazzling uniform of the
officer OF hussars nor the provoking turban OF the
zouaye, nor the uneXceptiOnal white neck-clOth of
the exchange-broker nor the black gown of the
aspiring barrister, has proved able 10 eclipse the
pink drawers of the rope. dancer. The course
is still Open and we hope this notice will not escape
the eyes of some enterprsing American. Here is
occasion to the Atlantic aud to win at first
sight, obstinate heart set in a cOld frame OF
100000. May soon hear the rent. ridi, riei
This lean MademoiseIe reminds me of another
one OF that class who take comfort in the assertion
that meagerness and elegaBce are twin sisters. In
this case, the contrast not between the street.
Hercules and a blooming girl, but between an elder
and younger daughter. A suitor who had been
introduced Ia the family was irresOHie between
the stout and the thin sister the old Hercules OF
MYTHOLOGY was the cross road between vice and
virtue. At last, he determined to make tour of
twelve months On the continent in order 10 settle
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