The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-12


in Jail he has told all sorts of improb-
able stories, and has been more than once
detected. As to the murders on board the
sioop, the circumstances SO far as we shall
ever ascertain them, have already been laid be-
fore the public in the daily journals For the
forecastle arms, and made himself the hero Of all
of them, in order that he may 60 out of the
world with the reputation Of having been one
of the greatest scoundrels that ever cursed it
with their presence. Therefore he gives to
facile scribbler the crude material for new
edition of the pirates Own Book" 1t does
rot look well for officers of the federal govern
ment to be concerned in the preparation of
such villsnous stuff, which cannot fail to have
the worst effect upon the ignorant or half taught
persons, young or old, into whose hands it will
fall. Of late years the morbid taste for such
stuff as Hicks narrative has sensibly de-
clined, and any attempt to revive it should be
ppped in the bud. The book should be sup.
pressed, or, if published, indicted as a common
nuisance and treated accordingly.
III now certain, from the reply of Lord John
Russell to the invitation conveyed to the Prince
of Wales, through Mr. Dallas, from the munich
pslity Of New York, that his Royal Highness
will visit this city towards the latter end of
September. 1t, therefore, only remains for us to
render the Princes reception such as BELTS re-
fined metropolitan community, and to see that
the arrangements connected with it are kept in
strict accordance with the views expressed in
the letter Of acceptance.
In considering the manner in which these OBJ
iects are to be best consulted We have to bear
two facts in mind. In the first place, the invita-
ton, of which Mr.. Dallas was made the medium,
was suggested by q number of our leading mer
chants. and did not originate with the Common
Council although the compliment formally
emanates from it. If, therefore, anything like
public demonstration were to be at
tempted, the gentlemen at whose recon-
mendation the invitation was sent could
fairly claim share in the preliminary
arrangements. Were this to be conceded
the apprehensions with which public recep-
ton by the Common Council is viewed would
be in measure dispelled. The members of
that body are not to be trusted either with the
disbursement of the public money on such an
occasion, or with the task of dispensing
worthily the Inequalities of the city. Their con-
duct in connection with the visit of the ia.
panese, as well as on former occasions, shows
them not only 10 be devoid of all self-respect,
but Indifferent to what strangers may think or
say of the community which they are supposed
TO represent
Happily, all pretext for their assuming the
duties Of hosts on the present occasion has been
done away with by the prudent decision at
which the Prince, or his advisers for him. have
arrived. Coming amongst us merely as pri-
vate gentleman and desiring to be left as much
as possible to the examination of those features
of interest which constitute the chief
motive of bis visit to this country,
no excuse can be devised for contraven-
ing his wishes, and for bringing discredit on
our community by the display Of the peculiar
social amenities for which our city fathers are
distinguished. II is not at all necessary to
show our appreciation of the compliment which
has been paid to US that the Prince should be
brought in contact with the municipal Chester
fields, Messrs. Baglcy and Boole. There is a
mode simpler and more congenial to gentle
man occupying the Princes exalted position
Of evncing at once our sense Of the honor
which he has conferred upon us, and OF con-
sul,ing the wishes 10 which he has given ex-
preston through Lord John Russell. 1t is
fortunate circumstance that just at present the
incumbent of the Mayoralty should be gen.
tleman in every way qualified to offer to the
Prince such Inequalities as il will be consistent
with his incoenito to accept Mayor Wood is in
talent, manners and bearing far more fitting
representative Of an intelligent and refined
community like ours than any of tho men to
whom the arrangements for these receptions are
usually confdcd DigniGed self possessed. elo-
quent and full Of tact, be cannot fail to
contrast ,oraby in the eyes Of our aristocratic
visiiers with most Of the city authorities with
whom they will have been brought in con-
tact during their visit TO Canada.
To Mayor Wood. therefore. may safely be en-
trusted the task Of sustaining the credit Of the
city for hospitality on this interesting occasion.
II, in fact properly belongs TO his office, if We
are to be guided by the precedents set US
abroad 1t is not the municipalities, but the
chief magistrates who usually tender these
courtes;cs TO distinguished strangers; for
in Europe, as here, il is found advisable to
guard against the vulgarity and misconduct to
which the management of such affairs by city
boards must lead. or course the salaries Of the
Mayors are made sufficiently large to enable
them to fulfil, properly, the duties expected Of
them. The discretion which they are thus ena-
bled to exercise renders the compliments that
they are called upon to pay not only regal in
their costumes, but remarkable for the array Of
rank and intellect which they assemble at their
boards.
Although il Is probable that Mayor Wood