The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-28
LETTER FROM FLORENCE.

EcCENrRIcITIEs OF AN ENGLISH ENVOY.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Evening Baletin
FLORENCE, June 6th 1S5S.-Florence has had
small excitement since | wrote you, in the appear
newly appointed English Minister. He has been,
for the last twelve or fifteen years, Secretary of
Legation of Paris, compatible, well-paid sort of
situation, but which, it appears, he or his friends
thought he had filed long enough. So, when Pal
merston was obliged to walk the plank, he
sent here by the Derbyites, to take the place of
Lord Normandy, who, poor fellow, has to leave
fS, 900 year, and little to do, for fS, 900 year
and nothing to do at all.
Well, Mr.. Howard arrived here on Saturday with
seventy-six of plate, and such necessities of
diplomacy, some dozen horses, and servants accord
ingly. On Sunday he visits the Marquis, who,
being old friend, and Hospitality inclined, says,
''Howard come dine with me at the Villa and we'll
arrange our affairs comfortably" So Howard dimes
with him, and dimes well, he is not dyspeptic which
he don't look; and then the affairs all arranged
by the ms taking the house and furniture Of the
Out, at a ridiculous bargain of course; and togeth-
they concert letter to the Autocrat of all the
Tuscanies, requesting the honor of an early inter
view to present credentials, &c.
The Autocrat, though generally he looks slow,
and inclined to 90 to sleep in a standing attitude
on this occasion was pleased to be very quick and
wide awake, probably because he enjoying
himself among the gooseberry bushes at Petraa,
and naturally thought that, coming to Florence in
such hot weather, to say good bye to one English
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and the sooner the better. So he appointed the
next day but one, generally known as Tuesday.
Now as the new Minister was the Ambassador
of lady king, it necessary that the Grand
Duchess should have her finger in the pie so her
chambermads-l beg their pardon, her chamber
lains-were sent for, and the whole of the highly
embroidered officers of the court, then taking their
ease at the various country and seaside inns of this
extensive Empire were ordered to be in attendance
at the Palace of the late Pitt at twelve clock pre-
cisely.
On Monday, after a very elegant and recherche
breakfast, which he took alone, and in very bad
temper, and which consisted principally of soda
water, he strolled to the embassy, where the Sec
rotary and the attaches bowed down before him,
and showed him every attention and civility and
the Books Mr.. III. remarked, 'Ah! those are the
Books" and after 4 moment of deep thought, said
cheerfuly, ''Well, good morning to YOU" and left.
Tho same afternoon he delighted the Cascne by his
presence, accompanied by other Peg Tops of good
family, and his compatriots told people that that
was Mr.. Howard, the Minister, and people said,
"Oh, that is Mr.. Howard, the Minister, is it
really He is going to be presented to the Grand
Duke, tomorrow" els he, though, really? How
extraOrdinaryp' And so on, indefinitely.
After ndulging in chaff for an hour with his
friends and admirers, Mr.. Howard drove back to
his tabernacle and concluded that he was bored
frightfully bored; that Florence was not a place
where an Anglo-Parisian of fifteen years standing
could possibly exist for more than three days, and
that he would incontinently decamp next morning
which he actually did, leaving note for his
friend, the Marquis, requesting him to send the
seventysx cases, horses servants, &C., by the fast
train to Paris, and to mention to the Duke and
Duchess that he very sorry that Florence disa-
greed with him to such an extent, that he was
obliged tn quit without having the pleasure of max
ing their acquaintance.
Imagine the discontinue of his countrymen, and
the rage of the reignng powers. Now is not this a
pretty way to bully poor little Tuscany? If Mr..
Dallas had behaved at the Court of st. James, or
Sir Anybody else had cut up such shines at Wash
ington what would have been the result? Tuscany
has to take it lying down" like the Grace-wakers
in "Colonel Scragg's Conversion" and Mr.. Howard
won't be reprimanded, not bit of it. What rep
rimand all the blood of all the Towards! What an
absurd idea Why his brother is Earl of Carlisle
Vice Roy of Ireland and his uncle is this, and his
aunt that. The man was really ill: of course he
Florence is VIGOROUSLY bad climate and the
unfortunate invalid must be provided for in more
healthy and agreeable way, and so he will be.