The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-21

The Arrival Of Dickens.
Charles Dickens arrived at Boston on Tues
day, the 10th Of November, by the steamer
Cuba. Seven thousand Of the philosophers Of
" the Hub" In breechss and In petticoataL
awaited his arrival on the dock but they lost
tho opportunity Of welcoming him with tho
usual demonstrations Of toadyism, inasmuch
a. he left the steamer on tug, and directly b.
landed hastened to his hotel In School street.
To make amends for the loss Of . chance b
take the horses from his carriage and to haul
him up to Parkers, the Bostonians al met
before sunrise on the first day Of the sale Of
tickets for his readings In the Trimountain city,
and, besieging the book store Of his publishers,
created Juror unequalled since that excited
BY his arrival In the Same city twenty-five
years ago. The police force had to be sum-
moned in order to preserve peace and order
among the eager purchasers Of ticketA
Nothing like this Juror has been ocoasioned
since his first visit, unless We except that which
marked the reception Of Jenny Lind on her
arrival In this country. Mr.. Dolby, the agent
Of Mr.. Dickens, appears to be sort Of refined
Barnum, with oil the enterprise and none Of
the vulgarity Of the notorious Snowman. The
Boston journals inform Us that Mr.. Dolby has
already disposed Of more than eight thousand
tickets for Mr.. Dickens flrst course Of readings
In Boston. But Mr. Dolby seems to have failed
to profit by our recent suggestion-that tho
price Of tickets for MI. Dickens readings
night safely be put at higher figure than he
LIS set upon them. The consequence Of this
mistake Il that the spectators have got pos
session Of no uncomfortable number Of tickets
and ere selling them ct twenty dollars apiece.
BY the time that Mr.. Dickens reaches New
York Il seems not unlikely that the price Of
tickets will advance TO Q hundred dollars or
more. At his first visit Boston fell into ecstar
Giles over him. The excitement occasioned BY
his arrival was in the beginning like . cloud
no bigger than . mans hand but II sooa
swelled 70 hurricane OF adulation, which
afterwards reached its height at the Dickens
ball in New York, and then subsidized. II will
be easy for the New Workers. to beat the Bos-
tonians II the former think at to enter into
competition with the latter. If the Bostonians
can assemble seven thousand people to wel-
come Dickens, we can assemble, at equally
short notice, seventy thousand. We can AFFORD
TO pay higher prices for tickets than even those
demanded by the Boston spectators. We can
have an auction, ct which some rival Of tho
halter who made his fortune by bidding TIVE
hundred and twelve dollars for reserved
seat may double, II need be, that sum.
We do not know what has become
Of Genin, who became famous for the highest
bid ct Jenny Lind's first concert but here b
certainly chance for Knox to become equally
famous. Dickens might have spared himself
tho tronble Of bringing over any London
clothes, for the tailors. and hatters and boot
makers Of Boston and New York must be ready
and eager to take his measure and supply him
with complete outfit, replenishing 1t a. often
a. circumstances may require. Neither Bos-
tonians nor New Workers seem disposed 10
listen to our advice, so far to moderate their
enthusiasm in behalf Of Dickens - to abstain
from making themselves Ridiculous We think
they might do this and still manifest their
hearty appreciation Of his gsniuA But u
appears to be useless to Try to check any Of
those storms Of popular excitement which peri
odically agitate the American mind, whether
caused by Jenny Lind, japanese Tommy, the
Prince Of Wales or Mr.. Dickens. We can only
advise the public to keep as cool az possible,
and Mr.. Dolby to make the most Of the latest
sensation" as long ~ II lasts.