New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-03
ECCENTRICITIES OF AN ENGLISH EN-
VOY.
[ Thr PhlladelpAia Evening Ballctis.

Correspondence Of The Philadelphia Evening Bulctis.
FLoREsCE, June d, 1858.
Florence has had small excitsment since wrote
you, in the appearance and rapid dssppeMsnce OF
Mr. Howard, tho newly. appointed Englsh Minister.
He has been, for the last twelve or fifteen years, Sec
retsry of Legation of Paris, comfortable, well PAID
sort of situation, but which. II appears, ne or his
friends thought he bad filed long enough. SO, when
Palmerton was obliged to walk the plank, he Was
sent here by the Derbytes TO take the plsce Of Lord
Normandy, who, poor fellow, has to leave fS,Vo q
year. and little to do, for Es,oOo year and nothing
Well, Mr.. Howard arrived here on Saturday with
reventy.sx cases Of plate, and such necessities OF
diplomacy, some dozen horsee, and servants Accord
ingly On Sunday he visits the Marquis, who, bong
an old friend ard hospitsbv inclined says, "HowArd,
coms dine with at the Villa and well arrange our
affaire comfortably" So Howard dimes with him, and
dimes well; he is not dyspep,ic which he don't look;
the house and furniture of the Out at q ridiculous
bargain of course and together they concert letter
TO the Autocrst of all the Tuscsnes, requesting the
honor OF sn early interview, to present credenna &c;
The Autocrat, though generally he locke slow, and
inclined to go to sleep in standing attitude, on tns
occasion was pleased TO be very quick and vide awake,
probably bacsuse he wss enjoying himself among ths
goosebeIry bushes at Petrsja and naturally thought
that coming to Florence in such bot weather, 70 sy
good BY TO one Englishman and how dye DO TO An
other was great bore, and the sooner over the bet
ter So he appointed the next day but one, gensfsny
known as Tuesday.
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lady king il was necessary that the Grand Duchess
shoud have her finger in the pie So all her chem
bermsids--I beg their pardon, her chsnberlsnsI
we're sant Tor, end tho whole Of the highly smbroid
cred officers Of the court then taking their the
supdry side inns OF this extensive EMPIRE
d,red to be E attendance at the palace Of the late
Pitt, at IL O'Clock precisely.
On Monday, after very elegant and recherche
breakfast, which he took alone, and in very bad
temper and which consisted principally OF soda water,
be siroDed TO the embassy where the SecretAry and
the attaches bowed down before him. and showed hun
every attention and civilty and the books. Mr. II.
remarked, "Ah those are the books" and After
moment Of deep thought said cheerfully. Well, good
morning TO YOU and LETT The same afternoon he de-
lighted the Csscine by his presence, accompanied by
ether peg tops Of good and his compstrot.t
people that thst was Mr.. Howard the new Munster,
sId people said, "0b, that 10 Mr. Howard, the new
Minister, is il really He going be presentedto
the Grand Dlks tomorrow" is he, though, re-
slyl How extraordinary" And so on, indshnitsly.
After ndulgpg in chsf for 40 hour With hh friends
are admirers Mr.. Howard drove back 10 HE tAber-
nacle, and concluded that he was bored, frShtfuly
bored that Florence was not place where an Anglo
Parisan Of fifteen years standing could possibly exist
for more than three days, and that he would incon-
pently decamp next morning-whioh he actually did,
leaving note for his friend the Marquis requesting
him to send the seventy six cases horses servants &c
by the sst train to Paris and to mention TO the Duke
and Duchess that he was very sorry thst Florence ds
agreed with bin to such extent that he wa Obliged
to quit without having the pleasure OF making thsu
Acquaintance.
Imagine The discontinue Of bis countrymeD, and the
rage Of the regnipg powers. Now not this pretty
way TO bully poor little Tuscany II mr. Dall2 had
behaved st the Court Of st James, or Sr Anybody
else had cut up such shnesat Washington, WIS. woad
have been the result Tuscany has TO take lying
down" ike the Grace-waIkers in Colonel ScTaSgs
Conversion" :" and Mr.. Howard won't bs reprimandee,
not bit Of IT, What rsprmsnd oil the blood Of the
How What sn absurd idea. Why his brother
s Earl Of Caflsle Viceroy Of Ireland and BIZ unole IS
this, and bis aunt that. The was really ILL OF
course he was. Florence 10 notoriou'y bad climate,
and the unfortunate invalid must be provided for In
more healthy and agreeable way, and so be Will be.