The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-27
Our London Correspondent


Christmas in England-Serere Cold wsa,hr-winter
Sports-The china Treay-7he Trade Nth he Empire-
Distress Among the R,,Son Werrers-4us;rta and reRe-
tia-4Ga,rs in Turkey, dc.
London is in its winter carnival Christmas parties,
Christmas presents, Christmas holly Christmas greet
ings and msetoe boughs have been on AMI above the
taps all the week And then, such time for skating
thermometer eight degrees below zero, aud ice four
inches thick. Such degree OF cold never known IN
england. Two feet Of in Scotland and inch =
right here Londou-the largest amount seen by
the oldcst-of your correspondents.
ON the Continent the weather had been particularly
erce and btteralmos equal to the hatred Of the Prus
slams toward their brothers law, the john Bulls Be
sides skating, snowballing has become a fashionable
amusement, and even among the polite French,
and under the very shadow OF the Tulerics, there
have been pitched bat les with the snow
that rather exceeded the bounds Of decorum
and good nature. Here in London ten thousand people
have been engaged in sliding and skating at cnce on the
ponds in fashionable parks One Englishman. ''son
OF a noble lord" spectator OF a snowbslny
in Paris and got Of the soft mss shycd his arts
tocratic head He with true John Bull pluck and good
nature Joined the fun and gave them god as he
got Hats badly damaged, bu, no greater damage
done-so say the sccounts-though the French people
have wonderful propensity to mix earnest with fun in
these playful cbullitions.
The treaty with China has arrived, and peace once
more shines upon the Flowery Kingdom. The journals
public be pleased and satisfied that the
war over, though some complaint is heard that
the indemnity (somc s25 900 ,ooo) was not large
enough. The starch has not only been taken out
OF the Tartar warriors and their old woman
Emperor but the mystery has been stripped
from that enormous hydra aud dragon the seat or
government in China. Ten thousand soldiers from tho
West actually marched e. Pekin captured the place aud
its millions " inhabitants, drove the Emperor out, and
sacird and burned his palace without ANY resistance
than Yankee China 10 do ythng, all they have
TO do In to say II and IL will have e. b. done.
Then, the next question Is a. to the trade And let
make suggestion to Of your Ingenious manufac.
turers and calico printers Get up on purpose for ths
China market small variety ~ printed stulis. AXE
haDdkerchicfs, and other articles O cotton SILK,
and printed with various devices, IN both English AMI
Chinese, showing the extent, power and Dominion OF tho
The effect OF tho treaty between England and France
begins 10 be shown by greatly increased trade beween
in eleven months of 1850 than in the same perioi of
1869 There ass 30 600 more watches, and 5000
than In the period OF 1895 There was also AN
increase Of 900 bushels Of lemons and oranges, who
boots and shoes more than doubled There
nearly 700 coo pairs Of gloves than last year
while the importation Of butter increased from $40 900
GAG 600 cwt There were eleven million OF eggs,
and l300 900 lbs Of manufactured SIX, AMI $4,000
lbs more Of ribbons The impo taon OF wine has gone
On increasing al heavy rate, the amount for the nrs
eleven months of 1883 1859 and 1860 being respectively
ass2o gallons 69l4 900, and IL ISL 600 an increase
NO, Warranted by the increased consumption Wooicn
cures described shswls soarfs aud han lker
Snes nave Increased during the three periods by these
hgmres;-l6 900 lbs, l37 600 aud a. 900.
Inc only branch Of manufactures that may be con
soereu 20 distressed state II the ribbon trade prins
paly carried on nj Coventry Tho run Of fashion has
gone very much agains, ribbons a,ey tb,t article of
ornament being so much within the reach Of all That tbs
leaders Of fashion have nearly dspansoa with rhb1os
altogether, using feathers corn n6wers srttae.L No.
ers, velvet and various other ornaments uslcal Now
there is ~ be great "rhbon BIN IL Iotn,p ton "
fashionable place near Coventry. whore every Inv
peced 10 put on as many ribbons possible one " ,s