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UIlnian 81 Boston.
An evil genius seems to pursue Mr. Manager OIL
man--the manager Crummles" Of the day, who
said to be the only man of the age who can surpas
manager Crisp ID getting out hifalutin poster-fo
he gets into hot water wherever be takes bis Piooo
lomini princess he is in Boston now and in trouble
with the Aldermen for refusing to dead-head those
fnnotionaries they very dgnifedly retorted BY re
fusihg to license his opera entertainments and upon
bis going ahead without license he was held anne.
nable to fine Of i've hundred dollars for SO doing
He gave bail for the amount and continued hs enter
tainments. Did such renowned champions Of the
cause of usanness and lttleness Of mind as Boston
Aldermen and manager Unan ever meet in desperate
conaiet before UiIman u altogether contemplate
in his public course but we think the Boston Aldermen
rather surpass him, and bear away the enyiable palm
even from his rivalry What other great city has
such municipal dgnitaries as the American Athens
Virtue of Necessity.
we are not the shrewd, wide,awake people that we
have acquired the reputation for being if we neglect
the opportunity now offering of concentrating a
most economical arrangement, and which is the max
ing over Of the responsibility Of the ocean police
duties Of the navy all along the Atlantic and Pacific
promptly and closely as she has acquitted herself oil
these labors in the Gulf. She now manfests such a
disposition to display still greater vigilance that we
are encouraged to believe that our Government will
extend the approval with which she has regarded the
previous kindly efforts of her neighbor across the
water and make permanent arrangement for their
continuance an enlarged scale. This contract, by
which we shall have nothing to pay, as England will
oheerfuly do everything to crafty her dear friends Of
America being entered into, shall be saved all the
trouble of catching our own filibusters-for which
work indeed, have lately shown ourselves very i'll
qualified England will only have to maintain a
blockade squadron on American coasts, as she does
those of Africa and to the former service she can
transfer those officers who have acquired keenness by
"pulling black BIRDS on the latter station 1t is
very plain that must have somebody to catch our
ilibusters, and we might well put good face on
it, and making virtue of necessity, formally au-
thoFize England to do what she certainly will if she
can, whether she has or has not our permisson-as-
sumo the immediate surveillance of whole coasts
We expect that the report Of the landing of slaves in
Georgia, will bring feet of British cruisers prowl-
ing along the shores.
Personal, Literary, etc.
Edward Everett is shortly to deliver an elaborate
address on Franklin, in Philadelphia. He recently
delivered in Boston an eulogy on Dowse, noted
leather dresser Of Cambridge, who, dying, donated
his library to the Massachusetts Historical Society
it was announced for the night that Piccoomini
was to commence in OPERA and great discussion arose
among the papers as whether the bon ton Of Boston
were to desert their own Everett for the imported
Piccolomini. The mooted question was finally settled
by the Transcript which suggested the plan of at
tending the lecture first, and then going to opera
later in the evening.
a mammoth "Critieal Dictionary of English Liter
allure and British and American Authors, is now in
press, It will be complete in only two thousand
pages, making two octave volumes of half that mum
Der each. It's contents viii comprise sketches of be-
tween thirty and forty thousand authors-whch is
several more than most folks are aware have written
for the edfcation Of their fellows SO unanimously as
to have earned the title "authorn The editor is Mr.
s. AlEibone and he has devoted many years to its
preparation We should think this statement very
likely, and also, that he is fairly learning the title
'authorH himself.
The lecture Juror in England is only inferior to
that which RACES in New England Sturgeon and
Gerald Massey are the leading stars in this line,
the former having recently come out regularly in that
capacity.
We find the fact recorded, as if it vas especially
noteworthy something surprising-tbat General
Cass understood to be favorable to the suppression
of polygamy.n It is certainly remarkable that one
of the great Federal functonaries Of America should
acknowledge to sentiment Of commonplace morality.
The Strength Of the Army
According To- the Secretary Of Wars Report, is be-
tween 600 and $4,000 men, and the appropriations
for the military establishment last year were in the
ratio of about seventeen hundred dollars to each man.
The estimates for the recent fiscal year are more rea
sonable--about eleven hundred dollars to the man
This Economical administration Of national fnan-
Ces with vengeance small proportion Of the
appropriations was expended in military works As
the estimate for the last years war expense was ex
ceeded by third in actual expenditure it is safe to
conclude that they will not come within that for the
ensuing year. But Mr.. Secretary Floyd makes the
most plausible sort Of promises Of economy, while he
apologies most Vehementy to the soveregng for the
unaccountable disappearance of their funds during
the year past, What anotceabe fact is it, this loose
ness somewhere which causes the running out like
water Of the public money when the Democracy have
the holding OF the purse strings they are deficient
in strength Of hand, rather strength of mind ne
cessary to draw them tightly.