The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-07
AFT AIRS IN EUROPE.
Our London Correspondence.


LONDON oct -, 1858.
TIE Weather Watering Plaoes-7he Royal Fdmiiy-h
P's on the Stump-7he Aianic Cable-A ffcaehman
sci Loaded Pistol Ne,onastle Editor-Lord
Ward and Her Majesy's Theaire-AmusemeaS
The weather for the past three days has been quite IN
the London stye-foggy morning rainy and sunny days
bright starlight nights with zigzag currents OF alternate
heat and cold The weather at the various seabahing
towns said and windy, and the visiters are
migrating homewards though 40 900 of them are reported
10 be st at the one sided marine village Brighton. There
is nothing at all stirring in London in the great
thoroughfares where the accumulation OF men, women,
horses and vehicles ''tosiows cable"
The grouse and deer stalking is just at its close
The Queen Prince Consort and the "royaettess, have
left lmora and at Windsor. where Albert will return
90 farming and investigate the matter OF his eldest boy and
the maid with the milking pail
p still boring their constituents with addresses
undressing the announcement Of the death OF
Queen Elizabeth the dereue of the Spanish Armada.
The Atlantic telegraph wire like hope at the bottom OF
Miss P's box still the bottom of the sea, and in
tnuty too, for, for the last two three evenings,
very ineligible messages have been received from
Newfoundland. The defect is evidently side,
for although communication has been restored from New
foundland 10 vaena and from vacnta to Newfoundland
similar results do appear have attended the extra
ordinary and dangerous efforts to the cable to overcome
the existing obstacles with view TO perfect working
The yicomte de Marcourt the young French dragon
who lives with his pater the resident French Consul al
Newcastle has been fined f5 for presenting loaded PTS
toll at the head OF the English editor who lampooned his
father. That most unushable attack was made by the
editor is as undoubted fact as that the intimidation
used by a young old man was equally cowardly.
loaded pistol within inch Of the olfactory organ is
propinquity more than dsagreeable. The Frenchman
was much cheered and the English editor considerably
hooted as they left the Police court
Lord Ward is said still to sigh after the Cardinals niece
and 10 "osciate between eye and Smith for the lessee
ship Of her Majestys theatre II universally desired
that Mr. Lumey be enabled remain at the head
ob 10 a. on bs ong opa s 1n %
due on the fl5ooo advanced He is gone TO Paris and
Mr.. Guy to Italy.
Although Mr. Charles Mathews, like worn out mem
Der Of the p. R., is slow in his movements aud de
lyeries he was never more attractive in London The re
ce;pts Of the Haymaket have been under f250
night Mrs Mathews though scarcely than fit TO-
The latest novelty at the Olympic the cred Vial" of
Mr. wkie Collins the author OF the Lighthouse, which,
shrewdy suspect to be little better than an adaptation
Of a French piece called lie Phare" Mr.. Collins had
been avoraby known before clever story writer and
thus he comes before the public with certain prestige
that all but commands Truth however, compes
10 state that, If the first representation of the Red
VAL might be entitled success at all Is due rather y
the energy and enthusiasm OF friends than the unbiased
appreciation Of the public voice. Indeed, we see no
grounds which any well founded hopes Of could
be based for more clumsily woven, more improbable
monstrously revolving drama has not been put upon
the stage since the production OF that piece u OF horrors
old play goers the Butchered Babes and the
Slaughtered Parents " For melo-dra Of this cabre
and which suit the tastes OF uncutvated minds
there theatres specially adapted. where those who
JOY the horrible have their excited TO their
hearts content but we can never be brought 10 believe
that such confederation Of revolving ncdents-howcver
well supported by the admirable acting OF Mesrs. Robson
and Addison and Mrs Stirling-can become
able 70 the highly cultured and intelligent audiences be
fore whom these artists accustomed TO appear The
poisoning Of merchant by chemical agent
committed by his housekeepcr is the salient incident Of
the piece but the victim swallows antdote instead OF
POISON and he l. thus thrown into a trance, closely
representing death that his body is exposed in dead
house purposely give him chance-should he awake
OF souuding alarm and getting aid. Well. this revolt
corpse revives sounds the alarm, and rises from his bier
IN horrible 10 think OF, much less Ia behold.
He rccovers true and his thief Of a housekeeper
poisoned his stead ali ends happily Now incidents
like these MAINTAIN form no legitimate basis for
cess especially when not wrought up by first rate
ter hand. ''Lu sutms ridicule IL qu' uR pas,
said the great Napoleon and incline think that Mr.
Collins mogntan, with all lis pretence has only produced
mouse: or. attempting the horrible. be has failed, by
creating the ridiculous instead We believe, that de
fleets abundanty pervade the piece that any hope by
pruning make acceptable to the freqnenters OF the
Olympic quite absurd II Mr.. wikie Collins therefore,
wishes for the honos Of successful dramatic authorship
lac must take lessons IN nature school, become
student Of human character and passions and learn the
Of weaving his incidents c0nsistentynot imagine that
dish Of horrors will satisfy the cravings OF those who
wont TO find in the drama intellectual amusement and
moral enlightenment.
"Kng John at the Processes is still all the rage and
the Pyne and Harrison English Opera company
successful than last The Barney Wlamses, Nc
Kean Buchanan the Reds and the Christys all dong
well the provinces Albert Smith will not be ready
with his Chinese entertainment till January next.