The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-06

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announce boldly to the world that they mean to
have the exhibition in question in ls6l-on the
principle that iicIatnss t,f dgetd0 discount niGie
GgCre and so TO avoid The ills consequent upon in
activity, they intend 70 lie active. On the oath inst
the Council viii again have the subject before them.
IL Is said that the exhibition is intended to COM
bine with industry and art manufactures all the
materials Of interest ach made the Manchester eX-
hiblton so emilently successful last year
l recollect Just before the close of that exhibition
asking our, eyerybody's friend, the courteous Mr.
John c. Deane, (who was Its originator and princi-
pal indeed we might say sole acting directory
whether such collection could be again brought to-
gother and his answer was this:-"There might be
two exhibitions one after the other of the art trea-
sures Of the United Kingdom and their speculate
might b, that nothing should be exhibited that mad
appeared in any prev ious exhibition" Mr. Deanes
opinion on this point satisfies us that an interna-
tional exhibition of art, with industry combined,
would he complete success-po,r Paroenw--"e
look slightly to you for some day or other. we pre-
sumo on your side the water you will be doing some
ihiog OF the sort At all events the United States
of America in 1861 will have gran. opportunity OF
showing the advance she has made in arts manufac-
ture and commerce Ii is intended to oiter greater
facilities for all articles sent SALE for if not dis
posed of by the end Of the exhibition arrangements
are TO be made with the sydenham Crystal Palace
Company for free display there.
Apropos of exhibitions, you must have been, IN
common with us Brtishers very sorry to hear th 4s
Mr.. Henderson, of the once celebrated firm OF Fox,
Henderson q Co., the builders Of the exhibition of
1851 in Hyde Park, and of the Crystal Palace at
Sydenham died the other day, so pennyess that his
bereaved wife h not the means to bury him or save
herself from starvation = corrmi,ten has been
formed in London % coi'ect sob 'lipt''rS
A pretty consde at,. amount q .in i' generally
considered TO fall il hcld,r vtr'o 80 t"7 IS a dutre
by sooty snow. Ere lcD Bowl ~ d.aNl.tsts labor
under the popular delusion tha; the metropolis Is
invariably enveloped in fog, and that we are never
atlactated from half and hafhence the cause OF al
PLAYS where the scenes are laid here Deing full of
n,fcf Of pafc md ha oh
Yesterday, for Il change, we were favored Will
considerable amount of hail, no doubt the caux
why your tragedian, Mr.. Roberts thought he would
nav visit TO our tragedian, Mr. Charles kean. y r
Roberts was returning across Hyde Park, having
left his glazed paseboard at No. Upper Hy de Park
street. when the two greatly talented and phys
caliy small tragedians, like the Hibernians, met
each other face face and then Went across the path
20 squeeze their ma Teys. Mr.. Kean was accompa
MED 10y his Mace, and sans umbrella, down came the
hail.
Mr. Roler4s. removing the covering from hi
castor and then his castor FROM his head, inclined
gracefully. as the hail pps came ttilatinS on his
thatch Mr. Kean hesitated and then retreated step
or two as if in dread of some new mode OF Yankee
garroting but was as suddenly checked by his niece
with the quotation, my uncle. !" The eclipse was
al his height and bluesh kind of Mephistophelian
darkness mantled Sir Benjamin Hale's recently
planted shrubs. pause Mr. Roberts was
the first TO break the silence, having dexterously
caught a hail stone in his mouth, wherewlth 10
moisten his parched lips. 1t a moment of in.
tense anxiety for all the park world were engaged
looking through smoked glasses for the aiih!iar
event Of the day. With the calm dignity Of Pa,
trician. Mr.. Roberts said presenting the handle OF
his umbrella TO Mr.. Kean, Permit me-" Mr.. hean,
recovering himself and seeing the ferrule close to
the oierer's LIP exclaimed Il, 10 means, not on
any account, beg" for he was aaprehensive that
Mr. Roberts intended some sleight Of hand and by
swallowing the umbrella bring II out somewhere else
To make long story short, Mr.. Roberts with the
gallantry Of the young haronet swell of Queen Eliza
bethstime who is reported 70 have doed ms clothes
10 make carriage carpet fer the royal pettoes he
merely intended TO offer the use OF his ambTela 10
the uncle and the niece. After the usual stage busi
ness 4 was accepted. The next day Mr.. Roberts
received a letter of thanks from Mr.. kean, and
new umbrella II has since oozed out that Mr.. hean
intends using Mr.. Roberts Yankee Gingum In the
storm scene of king Lear" so you see that this
Is further illustration OF the old adage that EEK
change j. no robbery
lord Panmure i not yet out of Office, though
that elderly adylike gentleman is no longer
at the head Of the War Department
On Easter Monday he becomes First Secretary
Of the little Strand & eatre, which opens on
that evening under the direction OF Mss
Swanboroueh- that is Miss Smith, the sister of
MI Smith lnot theysa-ont juniper palatial lessee,
who, some three yes.s since, carried on Drary Lane
theatre for a lrhAt season OF one week.
The Earl and Countess OF Stamford and Warning
ton gave grand knife and fork breakfast last sun.
DAY morning az their mansion in Hill street, Berke-
hy square ia honor Of the presentation of pair OF
mechanical monkeys "a a tribute Of respect frsm
little Johnny Mitchell, Of the Royal Library, cd
Bard street. These apes represent two violin play.
ers: the principal being Toloecque, aud the second
a highly dressed swell amateur. One key winds up
the antics Of the monkeys, the other series Of over
lures watzes. sc. IL plays right of for an hoIr
and half exhibiting the g,a. anxiety OF Tolbec4ue
% keep time and his anger, rolling eyes, ris ! ris
20 his companion who is not 80 particular. The
,cmbled guests were doing ample Justice TO the
d,j,uRfT ~ they evidently appreciated the music
and laughed AZ the funnment, when 0
scream from every lady was followed by erennt
female uarties. The TACT Of the matter was
n pitch Of excitement that Monkey IOlbecque got
ND and vigorously applied his boot 10 the sitdossn
upon Of Monkey Swell The Italian inventor had
not explained this, or the extra turns OF The Key
would not have beer done and the ocrtrcteHlps
avoided
lam suffering from q fearful headache this morn
ing the result Of visit 90 the annual meeting OF The
london Yacht Club, held last evening at thC club
house. Mr. Andrew Arced, skne was unanimously
r. elected Commodore, a. was Mr. Eagle 1roasurer
ard The general business Of the meeting pa s'cd OF
tremendously, Notwithstanding Mr.. Farmer prosy
address consequent upon his removal from the Sail
ing Committee Mr. Eagle i che life and soul Of
the club which now musters just GOO members aud
yachts than the Thames, the Royal or sny other
Club.
piece, AN Hour in Seville " il keeping up an unu-
tual trisk business at the little Adephi
Miss Amy Sedgwick, The original amateur
actress under the name of MORTIMER, u not
keeping up her reputation She reminds Us Of what
sidney Smith said % authors-"Some are onoko0k
men. and others have a library in them -
Sedgwick made a successful debut IN hcri's'p -
but must shake on her angular amateurish stys ere
sLe can become first rate aCtrtss. The Chri-y Min.
itrcls give their entertainment tomorrow morning
OF The Duchess Of Sutherlands, when two hundred
hieh-cass nobs will be assembled in the picture gal
lcry y welcome them. Mr.. Charles Cotton IL dong
very well at the Prince Of Wales Hall, IN Regent
frfa will
Rose Shamrock and Thistle" Oyer oyezl Then
ring the magic bell. Nimmo. the well known and
irdefatigahio ompoye Of Mr. John Mitchells estab-
lshment has received despatch from the Great
Wizard ~ the No-h,n reporting all safe of Holy.
head on board al australian clipper bound for the
diggings. Mr.. james Anderson aud Miss Elsworthy
were most successful in the Sheksperian reading
given hy them AZ the Literary AID Scientific lnsti
trtion. Miss J. Harton and Mr. Albert Smiths enter
tainments are ever fasbionably and fully attended
and the same may be said and prophecied at the
Olympic 20 long as Mr. Robson plays the Boots at
the Swan, or, indeed, at all.