New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-22
From Our Special c Correspondent.

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American Affairs in Engiand-ztcn,s.
| From Our Special Corfesp pendent.
LosDOs. April Q, 1864.
AsI surmsed in my last letter, the present
nd very nearly pasD week has proved as barren in the
matter Of news particularly interesting to American
readers rs that preceding II. is you know holiday
week in England when tie people both In town and
country emulate Eeir legislators In observing it, &C.
cordiAg to o tradition dating from tho days OF Roman
Catholicism which rcli gion certainly afforded more OPP
porunitirs for rest and sciindngeLce 10 It's "orSPes
Ian any short Of Pagansp ana perhaps owes lnucn OF
It's popularity In Europe, & tits day 20 That iJct The
Tufitans-thusc iud0mable, irOn-lued CHRISTIANS WHO
tasted Chris Day, and persisted IN looking al
everything in reference TO eteruy"-ellmnatod all
our boidsys from the calendars hence we only observe
IEauksg wing md Sundays. In which respect the
Briton has the advantage over rs.
Amusement then. has been the order OF the day,
particularly in the early part Of the week We took
cur pleasures. not sadly Us froissar wrote OF the
EBCshmen Of over three centuries ago but after our
fashion On Monday last there WIS grand review
AID sham fight on Farley Heath near collaborating
great Volunteer iee Of tie year. went to see IT, ana
/ wish / Ind stayed ut home. Not that 1t wasn't
admin able IN It's way-tho rhemen haIened ana counter
marched attacked and retIeated, fusilladed voeyed
and Numbered, worked Ike horses and put their
shoulder. TO the wheel literally and generally plungng
mid.lcg deep into tho red mari or gray seeous sand
climbing activities descending boONs ond al the rest
Of it--but oyeFy now and then. the rain descended
drench,ngy with Marcb's spiteful vehomence, and
wac robbed aferward by British innkecper-to whose
rascaly brotherhood tie event must have ahoraed
tremendous harvest. One Of the noticeable features OF
the review the great variety OF the uniforms which,
in case Of active service. would evidently result IN I'M
mense Eutua slaul Ater but for holiday purposes Tue
diff renee rendered the scene more picturesque All Tao
casualties" that ensued comprised in q Yo!un
teer's broken leg and the death Of anotber-a pyor
clergylnnu-aho in tAc groin by ramTod, accde ntaly
discharged by careless marksmGn. Among the persons
present rs ola-ho Oofsyoiy old, now-Gcorge Cruik
shark the veteran artist who has lived TO observe and
10 cnricaiure three generations. He j. LicutenantC0
onel Of the 18th Mddescx or HaIeocks. may remark
by tao way that TIE poet Upper LIVES In TIE immediate
vicinity and that Col McMurdo The great chlei OF the
volunteers is most cOmcay Ike Kcenes portrait OF
him I'm Pnsch where he as Government or Somebody"
is seen demanding Private Gawky's expended rifle
Keene l. member OF tie artists ro giment anu has IN
trOduced any amount Of portraits In his sketohes-par
ticulorly tue quzziug Bis own fraternity; And
apropos Of nothing ia particular, 1t is young Eastake
who writes me theatrical article in PHHeA over the sig
Talking OF theatrcas most OF the London plqvhouses
produce pieces at this season. The time was
when Easter defued the extent OF the Winter cam.
ign and marked tae beginning OF the Sumner one
rith weeks compulsory hoid.y between, which both
actors and managers 0isked cordially The play gong
XIX and esEo9 Yow we have chsngcS ali that and
even country folks 20 town IN Easter week 10 ca
juy themselves, sure o. novelty az the theaters as
eseB here. They leave behind them good deG oi fln
tou and wholesome c1hlgraton In the shape OF stccfle
chasing, hunting and tie lRe-Nr the breezy sunny
March fields with red coats at least once week
budding hoI culy IN pleasant promise on spTini
l. town pay-hUuses emulate them by putting iorth
new programmes In Difference 70 tie prevalent feeling
and tie approaching precautionary, which word
goodly lire and ooIs wen IN the bills"
Shakesperian reyiyas are the order Of the day. ]
refer you TO the papers for particulars, We aro all
going 10 be immensely E2abetlaR ;og ard the end Of
tie present month. especially IA London and az STRAIT
ford on Avon. Since Garrcks celebration at the latter
place sicclly reported for Tee Gs.nsIHs Magazine,
lv lance Iofypl Of AIgllTlff K there
been nothing Ike IT, one good thing g, that tho Eorf-
nmen Of England are going 20 take sono share IL The
business. They suggest Tat on the 2jl-iLe sup
pnsitlous birthday OF the blTd-thcgc shall be great
gathering of them IN HYDE PARK where procession
may DO formed 10 march 10 80 James, there to take
pant IN what ~ called tie Inauguration Of me pro
posed monument Tho CHEF Commissioners " works
couldn't promise them permission however. ] fancy
the Wary ck Shire uhlaion may prove The pcnsarter
affair. ii the Sifaiord Avon people will only resist
the ordinary provincial tendency 70 harry IKE emotions
nom strangers. Of which. ~ nm Informed there are
pavilion are going 10 have dinner, an exhibition OF
ShAkosperan portraits and pictures, fancy dress bail
supper. and f9n 6cIerafy II thc Wcsthyi be Pc,
pitOusa large H. IN connection win M Engsh Apti
the picturesque old town win look very dshghuul
under such an unwonted aspoc. and think vii 90
and see IL.
Next 10 the approaching Shakespearian festivities
believe We talk most Of the coming Of Garbadi. lie
ought 70 arrive Ut southampton this afternoon when
yerv Great and perfectly honest reception awaits HIN.
HIS progress vii be tcegraphed. moment by moment
minute guns fred the Union Jack hOistcd upon the old
little Nell behed Quiip bullying his boy the church
bells rung bands playing salute OF fifteen guns mark
ng his setting lis foot ON English soil Iond0hers have
already left tie metropolis IN great numbers 70 be pres
emf on an occasion thai promises ~ b. altogether unique
An American can sympathizn with this enthusiasm.
none the less because the object Of 1t is heart and soul
with US In desiring The triumph OF the ono ln
ard the amusement ~ ts enemies. Garhaldi VIII
remain I'm the Isle OF Wight time and then make
a sort OF Triumphant progress through England re,
member the time when read ms name over te uoor o
cesr.shOp in Nassau street, just below the POstOhee
nllusion In the preceding paragraph brings me 10
American affairs, about which have. however, Dot
much 10 say ard that little not satisfactory 1he Rebels
here and the Anglo Rebels nTo growing hopeful AGAIN.
luos eyerywere the news from your side OF the At
antic is regarded disastrous 10 the cause OF Tie
Moth and indicative Of another year Of dragging pro
tracted indecisve warfare Seces ION IN hngaha IS
tnkiug heart 1 doAt know on what grounds. Per.
haps u hopes much from the possible (but not probabe
accession of the Tories 10 Office the reassembng OF
Parliament They have quite settled H. now, that Lord
Derby II 10 be next Premier holding at the same time
the position Of Foreign Minister instead Of Inducing
iutoit the impracticebe Mamesbury. To Dsrdeii IS
ass gncd tho Office Of Colonial Secretary while Gen
Peel assumes the leadership IN the House OF Commons
Ii is civil project for shelving the brilliant Benjamin,
whose dear icnds don't Ike but can't dispsense with
him Amaschar visions OIL | think. Tho country
distrusis the Tories generally, and Las very strong
conviction that their foreign policy would drt II into
war with inevitable celebrity. They fo.m pretty re-
spectacle opposition. and that is all II the Conserve
tive frog vii attempt 10 initiate himself TO the SIZE oil
an OK, collapse must ensue.
An item that has not got into the newspapers. and
oyer which the COriederues here chuckle good deal:
The fIignte Amphion. Ogun vessel formerly one oil
tho crack ships o. Her MGjostys service has just beca
sold by Government to an unknown purchaser pre- |
sunniiy Rebel agent She sailed, Of course without
her armament but she viii obtain that at somo con.
yepirtt mort and forthwith commence her career IA
Copicderte piyhteer-Ht least. so they say in Sc
ccsh f" circles | hardly THINK the British Government
Is TO blame or this but attribute II 70 he STUPID laws
ybeueycr and wherever her owners please. Ia the /