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

Queen in person. The event to take place Hyde
Park on the Goth Of June.
Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, June 49, 1857.
Royal Fssticities- Weeks Engagements - Par
Eame~tary Procesdings-Narro,r Escapes of the
Palmerstom Government The Je,cish Disabilities
Question HANDLES Oratorvo Festirai-Lopdon
Oyster House C,itics-Grand Scene in the Crys-
taI PaIace--Revie,c of the Performance.
The Queen setting her loving subjects the example
and leading the way right royalty, we living in
q complete round of festivities. Day after day
brings its particular demand upon us, and each
weeks excitement seems TO exceed the one gone by.
I have said that the Queen leads the way, and you
will believe this when l give you her Maestys
movements this week up to the day write. On
Monday the Queen and Court attended her Asjesty's
theatre in state to witness the grand revival of
+" II Don Giovanni On Tuesday the young Prin-
cess was baptized with more than ordinary cere
mony at Buckingham Palace. On Wednesday her
Majesty and Prince Albert, with her distinguished
guests the Prince Of Prussia and the Archduke
Macmillan, OF Austria, were present at the Handel
festival at the Crystal Palace; and yesterday (rhurs
day) the Queen held levee at st. James palace,
which was attended by q larger number of ladies
and gentlemen than any levee since the first held by
her Majesty after her accession to the throne Then
In prospective, we have the presentation of the
CROSSES of the Order of valor in Hyde Park on the
2sth, and on the 3Oth her Majesty goes to Aanches
ter to inspect the AT Treasures Exhibition The race
sesson and the Handel festival brought to London
an immense number Of people from the provinces,
and as q natural consequence London is very full
and very gay. American gentlemen are TO be found
- 1avN nuyui oVa
criticising usual; and we have many OF the Con-
dneutal gentry with us, also, carrying about them
unmistakesbe evidences Of an intimate acquaintance
with an imaginative Partisan tailor. Altogether,
London Ia worth visiting Just now.
The poll teal world is still Gull, and the proceed
ings in Parliament not noteworthy. Last night there
was q pretracted debate, the House sitting till z
O'Clock in the morning. The proceedings would
not interest you but the monotony hitherto prevail
ing was relieved by government defeat upon a
question relating 10 the ordnance surrey OF Scotland
which chafed Lord Palmerston pretty considerably.
and drew forth cheers from the opposition. i, was
rather odd too, that the same evening in the House
Of Lords the government narrowly escaped more
formal and important defeat on the Ministers Money
BILL question affecting Ireland, and arousing re
iigious as well rs political animosiass, which was
carried by the very narrow majority OF i've. Earl
Derby came down 10 the House and delivered re
gular Old tory speech, wen calculated 70 TICKLE tue
which was very near LAYING success the noble
lord scarcely calculated upon.
The Oaths bi1 which IL 10 let in the jews to Par
lament, will, when il cJues before the House OF
Lords afford the noble earl at the head Of the oppo-
sition another opportunity OF trying his powers
by the bye. il was gener ally understood at the ubs
that Palmers'on had mace things square FOR the
House OF Lods for this said Oaths bal, and that IL
would he permitted 10 pas ; but since Lord Derbys
speech people doubt IT, and again prognosticate that
the Loros will ar usual, throw tue bill out Then
what viii the Premier DO? becomes question; for be
IN pledged 10 carry the bill. At the last reading Of
tns bill ia the House OF Commons, Its opponents
made their great stand, and eneeavored by amend
ments 10 nuify Il. After all had failed, the House
was highly amused nv discovery made by Lord
Robert Cecil Ire light dawnsd upon his lOrfships
brain al At once and in bling tones be annouuc
ed 70 the hoirfed religious gentlemen Of bis party
the awful fact that n Jews we're admitted TO the
House OF Co pmons, Jews might become In course
of time Premiets, Lord ChsGoellers, Keepers o.
the Queens Conscience, or anything else. The
startling information was received With groan such
as Is 70 he heard only at meeting OF primitive
methodists; and such was the reality OF the horror
excited that Lord Palmerston obliged TO rise aud
with an iLrepressed smile upon his lips, confess
that such things were possible. Lord Roberts as
tuteness Ia Of course very much admired.
The defeat OF Walker has afforded the Times aH
opportunity OF giving the worl its opinions on fill
bustering n your own feelings lead YOU that way
ysu vii do well to give the article toe extended pub
hcity the columns OF the HEsALD are capable OF.
You viii hnd sufficiently up TO the mark as regards
strepgh OF tone Walkers defeat excites but little
notice amongst us indeed, he never bad many sym.
ON The 30th OF thisVmon,b Mr. Henry Berkeley
brings forward his annual motion on the balo.. We
ahall then bow the new Parliament will treat this
subject, which isdaily gaining Importance and favor
in toe public mind. On the 10th there will be great
meeting OF the advocates OF the ballot In London
and Mr. Sumner. OF Massachusetts, who a expectei
in London few days, n 70 be invited 10 attend
The great Handel festival at the Crystal Palace
has of course absorbed every other topic Of the
week. Musical people and "all people that on
earth do d~ell are nov more or less mu
sicd-vhe her dwelling here or at the antipodes
viii feel Lively in in the Of this great
experiment. This vide interest must he my excuse
for giving you my impressions upon the great Han
del festivsl rathx fully. The newspapers have long
and elaborate accounts Of the festival, written BY
Accomplished critics; but they do not Ia my opinion
convey correct estimate 10 those who could not be-
present 20 Judge for themselves. People necessarily
abpent from this great musical experiment 20 ascer
tsin the prscticaU'y Of rendering Handles grea
orasorioe still greater by the us q greater force
form their cooclusiOns, aud take sort OF sec md
hand qualification from n perusal OF the accounts
given them by the professional critic. In musical
matters especially In England snj in London more
particularly, A n dangerous 70 place unlimited con
hdence in such accounts, for reasons I cannot NV
enlarge upon. bu which spperain % the very faulty
system carried cot by newsp sper critics, aud fro
the fact that u IL the fashion with them % praise
all the dpings " certain men or bodies OF men.
whatever they msy be. Measuring the Haniel fes-
tivs even by lie records In the daily press then, an1
weighing the accounts given With proper care. yen
VIII find that, glowing as some are, when ypu
oonnder the magnitude Of the un1ertsk.
Ing yOu will he apt 20 come 10 one OF
two conclusions either that British critics do not
WELD descriptive pens, or that the festival ia con
demned BY careful praise. The Ha7del Festival is
pronounced great success ] pronounce ts fan
urr and sill give such reasons for this opinion
Iii aatiufw m seiodicfd rpader that IA Che