The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-26
ENGLAND.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

The Weather Unusually Warm-Schneider's
Appearance at the st. Jnmcs'-University
Cricket COMMENSURATE from Prince Albert's
Brother-A Royal Tour-Theodorus' Son.
LONDON, July is, 1868.
The chief topic Of conversation in London at
present Is the extraordinary heat OF the weather.
After months OF an unusual and dangerous drought,
which has injured the crops, increased mortality and
which threatened to cause all sorts OF diseases to
snict US, we have at last been favored with little
rain; but the heat has actually augmented after the
showers, and we are now swelterng as New Workers
do In August. Such weather has never been known
in England before, and the only way that philoso-
pliers can account for Is by adopting the HERALDs
theory that the Gulf stream has altered its course
In the midst Of the warm weather Schneider has
made her appearance In ga Belle Helene,' and
again the st. James theatre has been crowded with
the arstocracy led BY the Duke Of Ednburg and the
Prince Of Wales. The Times Of to-day attacks bot
the play and the actress with tremendous vgOr
IL deca res that one must be fully posted In the
lowest details Of the mysteries OF Paris In order to
appreciate scbneider's looks gestures and motions
performance Is AZ shameless a. II 10 clever. These
pious paroxysms-I might say Oxenfordisms-of the
Times are oil nonsense. Everybody knows how
much they are worth. They say that somebody In
America has offered Schneider $40, 900 In gold to act
there; The amount o y not large enough to
night here But could not advise anybody to OFFER
her any more for an American tour. TOstee im-
tates her very WELL sings better than schneider and
dances the cancan which Schneider does not. II
any American manager wants to speculate In actors
let him try for Fechter and make q fortune
The famous Harrow and Eton cricket match at
Lords was finished last Saturday, but not In time
for me send to you the result. Harrow won easily,
with seven wickets to spare. The play was very
exciting the boys being 30 quick, keen and eager
to win. As for the attendance there In nothing else
like It London Fifteen thousand ladies and gentle
men were packed around the PLAYING ground
aristocracy. Splendid carriages were ranged
three deep around the arena and many Of
s orssr no secre Sood places The CLUB
had all its drags present: HUNDREDS OF Harrow and
Elton boys In their quaint uniforms gave zest to the
!Flededr BOWED SIR and other comments on
the game from "Bravo' to "Butter fingers" The
excitement was intense, but Elton had no chance.
The winners were carried In triumph on the shout
the brother OF the late Prince Consor Is coming to
England on a visit--if am not much mistaken he
wishes to marry the queen and that her
Majesty is willing The gossppers forget that such
match would Dc CONTRARY contrary ,t to the lay
is decided that the Queen WIN 60 to Switzerland this
summer, travelling incognit0. residence has been
taken or her ct ssq roys sn ,a%
friends again; for the Duke OF Edinburg entertained
his brothers and sisters ct dinner on board the Gala
90 90 s
despatch published today about King Ineodo-
rus con informs us that no directions had been re-
e ~ 20 s,s
adds, he s an interesting little lad tall for his age
seven years last April, ana already much dengnted
tryi I sSaiI never 70 bsck.. Tne servant who o..
ing over the arsenal observed with regret 'Tneo.
s,r prosSse q Sir Robert Napier We slse brousss
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