The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15
Choice Excerpts from Ameri-
can Notes." by Bee.
American Society, Law, Legislation and
journalism Described.
How Our People Eat, Drink
and NROost."
Scenes at the White House and the
Five Points.
Invitations 10 Church. but Dicken. aud wife

Invitations 10 Church. but Dickens aud WIFE
slave ''Nothina 10 Wear,
As did and At Boston, in consequences 81 som,
detention az toe wharf until after DARK received IN,
rrst impress OF The city in walking down 10 The Gus
tom House The morning after arrival WHICH was
SUNDAY. lali AFRAID 10 say, by the way, how many
oaers ol pe"s ana seats n cauicl for that Inorupp
we're made us by formal note Of invitation before
sehad.baii nnlsaed oar nrst dinner America, pa,
, may be ajlo|ei W make moderate guess, without
going into licer calculation, shou say that least
esmauy situnRs prIffsred would have &C
COIN Odated OF grown up families. The
nlnper OF creeds ana forms OF religion TO which the
pleasure of our company requested in very air
pr portion Not bong able, IN the absence OF any
Change OF clio hes, TO 10 church that day,
CON- ell4d to declin these kindnesses one and all
Report al n Law Case by Dickens.
IN the cvl cour al Boston, an action was trying, for
DAMAGES sustained in some accident upon railway.
fhc vi ness had been examined and counsel ad-
dressing the jury The learned gem man bike fe OF
his kngish Drethrenl desperately iony-wnded and
had remarkable capacity OF saying the thing
ana over again. his great theme was I" Warren the
engine driver, whom ne pressed the every
se4teace he uttered stened to him for about quar-
Ter OF 81 nour; and coming OF the expira-
lion OF that me without the fantest Of enlg
ment as 10 the merits Of the case, felt as il were
home again.
enres-iseiisioa Considered rs n Condiment.
Tie tone Of society III Boston Of perfsc, polite.
ness, courtesy AID 1000 breeding. The ladies' un.
que-t onally very Deauufui-in face but there / am
Compelled 10 stop. Their education is ch as with US
beisLer belicr worse mad heard GONE very mar.
veious This respect; but not believing them
~as not pointed. Blue ladies' there are IN Boston
but ike philosophers OF thai color and sex Ia most
other Ati udes they rather desire TO be thought supe
bior IMAM To be % Evangelical ladies there are, like
wise, whose ~ tachmeDt TO the forms Of religion and
horror OF theatrical entertainments exemplary
Ladies who cave passion for attending lectures are TO
De found among an classes and all conditions In The
KIND OF provincial life which prevails in cities such a.
thls, toe pulpit has great influence. TIE peculiar pro
vince Of the pulpit IN New Ensand always excepting
She uuItaian n'aistry) would appear 70 be the de
1ouncement oil AL innocent and rational amusem
The churcn tue chapel and the lecture tho
ony means OF telent excepted; aud to The Church
tho chapel and the lecture room the ladies in
crowds
en1 a. al escape rom The dull monolonous round OF
nome ho-e Of IL ministers who pepper the highest will
o. he urest Co please. They who The Eternai
Faith VITA the greatest amount OF birthstone, and who
most ru.lessy tread dJ.n the flowers leaves that
grow by tue ~ayside, will be voted the righteous;
nuo thev who eniargs with the greatest pernaciy on
sne difficulty OF ssng INFO heaven, will be Considered
oy al true believers certain OF going there though
Wou De Dard TO sa by hat Of reasoning this
conclusion as arrived at II is at home, and IS SO
abroad WITH regard 10 the other means excitement
the ectura has least Tue merit OF oeinp ways ue ~
One lecture treads quickly the heels OF another
sha none are remeub red and the Of this month
ma DO safely repeated next with its Of novelty
unoroken and it, interest unaDated.
The fruits OF the earth have their growth IN corrup
ton Out of the rottenness OF these things there
Observation-Disclosures On nqurina what this appeIlaIiou
might 1e supposed to signify, given understand
tnat Whatever was anntelligibie would be ceranly
trans ndentai Not deriving much comfort from this
clue dition pursued tho inquiry still farther, anu
found tha the Observation-Disclosures followers Of my
or MS. Mr. Ralph Waldo EMERSON Tnis gentleman ma
written voomn Of essays, IN which, among mueh bat
u dreamy aud fanciful will pardon me for SAVING
SOL there is much more that il manly honesl
bold Transcendentalis occasional va aries
(wLat chool has ~ /. has good heaIlhfui 1ua
tie, spite Of them; not least among the number
hearty disgust Of cant, and an aptitude detect In
81 the million varieties Of her everlasting wardrobe.
AH - \ pnafnn ~,
. Aranscenaentalst.
Report OF Marine Sermon BY Dickens.
The only preacher l heard in Boston was Mr.. Taylor
Who addresses himself peculiarly 70 seamen, ana WHO
vas a mariner himself.
The service commenced with . hymn, to which sue.
succeeded AN extemporary prayer That done, he
opened Ills DISCOURSE taking Tor his text pas age from
the Songs OF SOLOMON laid upon the desk before tue
commencement OF The sermon by some unknown mem.
Der OF the Congregation: -"Who Is this coming NJ
nom the wilderness, leaning on the arm OF her be-
loved fn
He handled this text in all kinds Of ways and twisted
Il into all manner shapes; but always ngeniously,
and with rude ecquence Well adapted the compre-
henson Of his b. Indeed, If be not mistaken,
he studied ,her sympathIes and unders andings much
more than the display OF his own powers His
imagery was all drawn from tho sea and from
the Incidents ol seaman's Ire, and was often
glorious man, Lord Ne,son," and OF Collngwood
and drew nothing "a, the saying is by the head and
ehouder but brought TO bear upon his purpose
rally, aud Win sharp nno to Its effect. Some lines,
when much excited with his subject, he had odd
0Al-Conpouuoed OF John Bum aud Baifour VI
Burley-o taking hs sseal quarto Bible under his arm
Ind pacing up and down the pulpit with IL, looking
steadily do"n meantime, into the midst OF the congre
CATION. Thus, when he applied his text To the nrst
the church AZ tnoir presumption forming con,rega-
Non among themselves ne stopped short WITH his Bible
under his manner have described and pur.
sued bis discourse after tnis manner;-
WHO are thcse-wno are ,hey-wno those fellows
Ehere do hey come noms where ars they gong To-
Come from What's the answer I" leaning out OF the
pulpit and poiEtng downward with his right hand
"Fron below ~ starting back again and looking At
Che sailors before him--.'Irom below my bretnrep
From under tue matches Of sin, baitensd down ABOVE
you by ine ey oae That's where you FRONT"
walk up aud down toe psipit-'and wners you
goins"-stoppinS abruptly, where you golngf
Aloiu'-very softly, aud pointing upward "Aloitl'
louder-''slofh" louder sti--'Ihat's where you are
sofns--wi,h lair "ind-aii taut and trim, steering
fec,y Tor Heavt n Its glory. there
storms or foul weather, anl where the wicked cease
from troubling and the weary are rest --Another
fnass IL That's the place. ,bats The port THAT'S
The haven. Itsa blessed harbor-stll wafer there in
eli changes Of winds and tides no driving ashore upon
Che rocSs, or slipping your cables and running
ees, there Peaee-peace--peace-ai peacel"-Another
va K, and paitns TIE bioie under his Jeff arm-"wbau
Gre theyS Yes From the dreary, blghIed viii.
dernoss Of Iniquity, whose only crop Is Death
nothing, these poor seamenr lnreo raps upon tho
Bible. ION, yes. Yes. They lean upon tue arm OF
Their Beoved,-three more raps-"upon the arm OF
Nh tr BeOved'-threo more and q walk-"Piiot, guild
ing star and compass, all in one, to all handshere Il
ts"-thres more--"hcre IL Ia They can do their sea.
mems duty maniuy, and be their minds in the
utmost peril and danger, with this'-two more "rbcy
can come, even these poor fellows come, from tho
wilderness leaning The arm Of their Beloved and 20
up-up-up'-rasn his hand higher and higher at
sycry repetition OF the word, thai he stood with al
last stretched above mis- mead. regarding them In
strange rspt manner, and pressing the book trium-
phanuy to his breast, Until ne gradually subsided Into
some o'her portion Of his discourse.
Hotel Liie-How the Guests Eat, Drink,
"koosto and smoke.
Inerc - no smoking in any hotel, aud there
none consequently In ours but the bar Is large room,
VIII stone hoor aud there people stand and smoke,
ano ounss ABOUT all the evening, dropping and out
- w nunsf Akes them. There too, the stranger Is
Inustsa INTO me mysteries q CHASING, coctt l,
eaIee mint ju,ep' sherry cobbiex. amber doodle and
0ther rare drinks The house Is fall oC boarder boa
married and sngie many q whom sisep upon The prem
- snu Sonac. ~ .ne week Tor their board aud lodg
Che sky 70 roost public table Is lad 10 very hand.
somc ball for break asst and for dinner and for sumner
The party sitting down together TO these meals will varv
In number from one 20 two hundred: Sometimes more
The advent OF each OF these epochs the day n pro
claimed BY an awful gong, which shakes the vsyv rin