New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-20

urbot END ! as not Juvenal Ireserved tie very
speech aoe by Senator MOntaus upon the occ asiOn-
of MOntanus, go eminent III iishy 10 e, that
A.the first r,H.h II hi. oy,t,r, fed
On the Hu'uIiaD ~ the Luz ine I'D;
And I'D = 81 HOLSTERS col r nemo
The conc nay, tie district " he' &c 1t cane"
All great men are curious IN iher diet. Miss Edge
rth has story Of Bishop, who, upon going INTO
his kitchen foun that the cook lad cut ~ fins from
tnrbot; and calling for thread aud needle, be
stitched them on again with his own canonic hands.
Mohaumed and Daniel Webster both bad passion for
mutton; and the former went 10 the circulating gobe's
Of Para ire sooner than he had designed TO CO. by
reon OF poisoned leg Of his favorlte meat, pre- AIRED
by an uabeheving Jewess. But OF 10 wander from
our fish, we may STATE that while lampreys, mnlles'
and even GELS, - first cousins Of tue snake, Were
..dmi ed by Roman statesmen, your Brileh minister
fnrtifes hims If against dasers Of divisions end
dssoutiCns 10y eating white bait at Greenwich.
willie bait is u herring-a very superior, delicate,
goriied species Of herring. Ciapeo, 10 Latin, means
"Shad - and the English white bail may be a stad-t
ls either d herring d chad NE other KIND oil tsh,
we will wager our mustard. But it Is the most polt-
cay omnous thing that swms; for when Brtish
premier iu.ends to do anything, he always goes to
G eenwich with bis friends, AID solemniy eats white
bait. Hence the following thrilling it-m Of intelli.
gence, received by the Nora ScOtian steamer, and
lt.eyraphtd to MS from Father Point:
The Nnii.ris wife Pat dirn.r IN anticipation Of the
close Of the session, took place at Greenwich Oh the 81
Here 10 something to fl The miud with distracting
doubts. by what law OF political policy lie it, that IL
Anticipation Of tie elise of the session, ministers mut
eat white bait at eenwichl Why not eels a, Big
gieswade Why tot oy sters at Colchester Why
not beefsitaks at Bellamysl Why not turtle at tue
London T,Vernl Why must eadiog member fill
himte with fsh before lie can move III adjournment!
Aud why must the fish he white baitl IL would sure
be in better Keeping and wOuld have more Solemn
effect upon the minds Of constituencies if The Session
could he closed beef, which is the meat secured %
tie Br.h Lion by the express tcIms Of Magma Charts
Once more, We Ilalntiyey ask-why wLite bait
Il a ole ably certain that we in this benighled and
die r4cled country have not reached the pussib con-
junction If eating and Enactment. Mr. Webster OF
" bonn il NAV be raid in the words Of tho poet that
"in choice OF Oraes for the body nice be was aud Scu-
tnlous and knew all wines by smell iate and every
competition knew Of cookery" and especially OF
chowder-d dr.. Webster might have inansurted Il re.
FORM if lie had but pleased In these embarrassed timer,
The neat rleasantes thing to eating good dinner is D.
read Of QUE eaten by others. Why, if gen1emes will
but adopt our hint, the mVst imPecunous may break
ia,, uyon ele9ralhlc dispatches. For instance:
w sHIyeroN, Dec I6, ls6l.-Mr. Seward Lat even
iug IN alt i,ation Of letter bich he intends 10
write Mini ter at ST. James gave MI oyster sup
uer 10 Lis pr.u al friends.
Dec. IS 6l.-Mr. Cameron gave canvashack and
chanTaRe 10 select few at his reideDoe la.t even
ing In honor OF the reorganization vi tie Flying Ar
tillery.
Dec, 2O-The veuison at the Presidents Cabinet
Dinoer lat night is the theme of universal comuen.
dat0n llrouglout the city; aud Il lie Thought that IN
Consequence If its excellence, the Union cause has
sen,iby advanced.
Wat fle effect such dispatches these might
have upon soldiers and citlzens. Imagine, If you
pleas an empty warrior ated upon the bosom Of hit
mother earth, chewing contract beef and eDdeavorns
70 mastcue contract bread, and wash it down with
mud Y water. Don't you see that here, in three or
four lines of Telegram, lie will have all the lu1ures Of
the sea-onf Don't you that intelligence Ike this
will lie Ia Tx and moiasses the haty pudd ny o.
poor family whose protector and natural caterer has
y he, gun in hand TO the WAIST series Of ieass at
the Winnie Home might, by lessening the consumption
b. Ing down the price of -four; and Gems AL al er
iavng dlej heartily, might feed he amy by putting
his til Of fare Into the general oresof the next moru-
in Z, thus making Imagination the Conmissary General
Of our forces We charge nothing Tor the hint but we
grand dinner. People may laugh at suggesons-
that is four-meas-a-day people-but We can tell them
that our Suggestion is admirably polite. When tue
King II Cyprus went to Englau to engage King Ed
wa,d in the Crusadet, be never" says FrJim at,
"coud obtain anythingi but as long IN he remained,
he WIS politely treated with variety Of grand tup-
pers;" and 40 lis Majesty Of Cyp'us went baeS 70
France dis p onted Tut ssll good-untured. So when
al bia .lft. I'm, s.f
france, after tie battle Of POiters, TO coneolroy
baIouet, he said TO The overthrown monarch: Dear
Sir. do not make n loOr meal because tie Almighty
God Las not gra;ifed your wishes in the event OF tbs
d.y." Now, we relate this al, cdoe for the especial
benefit of the authorities in Washington Tue Inst
thing be done upon capturing Rebel prisoner Is TO
give him a new suit; the second, to fnrheh him Will
toolhbOme dinner and the thi d. 10 let him run; Or II
we must retain him, TO pat him to bed, aud 10 tuck up
he shees nicely. This is Tie way 10 convert him mo
iirst-raie Union patriot.
But let US return 20 Greenwich and our white bait.
Wlat Yuusee would have refused to act the rat be-
hlud arr;s and 70 listen u the conversation Oh thai
memorable dsyi Much Of il doubtless wa Of the Sir
Leicester Dedlcck, Lord D-cimus description, poup
Gus, vapid, still lightning and never ending. BIT
when IL came to fleeabor coffee the free-lsbor sugar
snd the ireelabor iruit, VINO eau Say that under the
20 ent and combined influence Of Lock and herrin5
the question Of Slavery not introduced Who
Can SAY that Lord PalinerstOn he grew mellow old
not II en- INFO that of expansive British btnevo-
l5rce which is creoiale 10 the British stomach and
that for bleeding Africa did ircke down his
astule nosel We knew rich man who could
never be persuaded end oney Jules caught by
supplilit immediately after dinner II was then that
he reenied and went to bis cheque-boOk without