The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20

other movements that have taken place since Fulton FIRST
launched hts steamer. N4
diton of the Great Eastern, that every way partial
ope-sided and unreliable 1t was made before the great
gale at Hoyhead, and before the ship len for
Southampton. She rode out the gale at Holy head
that crushed the Royal Charter in three hours
half destroyed the great breakwater, and strewed
the coasts OF Angesea with stranded vessels Then her
trial trip Southampton through heavy sea- every
way successful The unfavorable reports now flying
about are made for the double purpose Of depreciang
and bear the stock, and njnring Scott RUSSELL the
builder The ship is the most marvellous structure and
the greatest architectural curiosity the world ever
saw and when she she is as obedent To the helm
and the power OF her engines the smallest OF river
craft Next summer she will make voyage TO New York
and show your Knickerbockers what John Bull do in
The London public as usual at this season. are crowd
ing the places OF amusement Among these the Yankees
a very respectable figure. Howes and Cushing have
bought farm of 200 acres in Ireland and have laid up
their great equestrian company for the season They
ing the great Ahambra Circus in Leicester square nightly
with his troop of horses and riders and wonderful per-
ormng bull The latter is under marvellous training,
nd must have been the classic Taurus, torn from the
kies. McColum has Robinson, the great rider, who
back summersault over horizontal flag, six feet
square, and aghs again his bare backed horse full
speed A. s. Denny, Esq., has been astonishing the mn
c loving Londoners with his caliopc steam whistle
uring the last fortnight at the Crystal Palace
is soon to appear McColum's circus. the Alhtn
hra Nixon your noted circus proprietor who has leased
Nbos theatre for the coming season. has actually bought
out the entire stud and hired all the performers Asst
ey's noted London amphiheatre, founded by
The celebrated Ducrow and mich in his hands and in
those OF Ashley Batty and William Cooke, has been fix
London for nearly halt century. This concern
does break up because London win support such
establishment, but because the south side Of the
Thames at that point is longer fashionable locality.
The Ahambra will probably take the place of Asteys IN
the permanent equestrian amusements OF London hear
that every imaginable species Of talent and every novelty
that be bought hired for money, going u Anne
rica with Nixon TO open az Nblos early in January -
amusement loving crowds not ~ be left
destitute Knowing that the universal herald takes
note OF every thing that interests society at large shall
make apology for keeping You informed in matters Of
such great importance the amusement aud instruction
Of the people.
That Of genius, John s Rarey Esq, has returned
TO LONDON, after most successful Ireland and
Scotland He opens in Loudon for few nights next
week. His fame has travelled 10 Egypt and fired the zaa
and ambition of the equestrian LORDS of the desert Toe
Vceroy has sent Mr Rarey offer of twenty five blood
cd horses, good be bought in Egypt and Arabia
II he will come 10 afro and give Instruction in his art 10
him, his ministers and army officers. So American ge
MUS does travel and well nsh 10 the ends Of the earth
Mr. Seavy, who bias been connected with tho American
and the London press has been Mr. Rareys agent his
London and provincial business and probably accompi
him Egypt. If Mr. Rarey concludes CO. and will
bring back troop Of Arabian bloods, his ADVENT
will be looked for in the United States with ordinary
inter est. What with camels and Arabian and Eoglsh
horses, # the Americans cannot have fine lot OF saddle
and draught animals, then the stock rasers OF Yankee
land have themselves TO blame