New-York tribune., 1868-12-22

w pocop discusses the{ prospect Of grand oonIe po
tween Professionalism and Cathohcity In the UDtsu
The most salient featureln the article is an
the methods Of The American aud Foreign .1o
1rn,on ~ which the position OF the writer as one Vi ~
DIRECTORS does not prevent him from deserlOint' -
guarly explicit terms certain disgraeeIul "0 - - -
agement which he eharacterLes as nq', nHqui'V rbo
and frauds upon mems minds ana e, -, an a
statements of Mr.. Bacon, though parry " -. ,odrne n
note AZ the close of the number cannot fal 10
a. h,h 1oocosiasticaI quarters and the puonc
,,il naturally he impatient for a furtheI oIuV'u"'
,h n,o+ " steam Travel In Cities IL the ulle VI az
,mportant PAPER showing what mas oeen uO,I 49, t,o
ond T,aris and what may be done IN Ne"'ip.A VI 80
,acn,tv ~ transit in the respective eiues' nv -
t and no one will dispute his essertioh' ti"' 's,
an Chrjstendom where these things are so pauy
1 and the growth OF the city only tehus 70 III
crease the evil ,,,- on ,ro,ce and
III In a the large cities Of Europe snow noM -
@ ~ ~ ininroyement there Is here, and how easily II
v he arcdmpljshed Instead Of being set dowh III
'iserabIv incOnyenient and inaccessble depot to I
ncan Traveller ia carried, at full railway speeu' 70
large and deegantly-arranged statlOh III INC "a oo,
citv furnished with every conceivable luxury ana coz
veSeuce These monster stations sometimes Son'4dr IN
eight or ten tracks, with as many pletlgInls on or T T
one roof: separate sides for arrival and departure wa"
nGroolns restaurants, and similar offices, ana not un
frequently large and excellent hotel Tic
etn NJ great convenience the transient visitor inc
improvements OF this kind in London, dhrlhB uc p"s'
TEN years are quite equal in their way 10 the mvI!oJS
tnra improvements in Paris during lAe sam pE ~
The yiaducts which enter the city from every po O
the compass. worthy OF comparison Win lho W
adueducts which stride across inc CalhpuSlh VI ,
and their long lines Of arches traverse not meIvy .o
suburbs but the city itself IN every dIeeuo' @ .
first h " miles as yo travel out Of London you are scafct
moment out Of sight Of tracks aud trains Inc loCoO
tiyes fit about you In every dIeeuvh, se worbe"d
about barn. They cross yonr path Iley 6o % rr
and underneath aud alongside OF you crossing no ruaS
or streets except at different level ana Always gums a.
full speed.
The details of European railroads gwen by the writer
and his comparison of their efficiency land comfort Win
the wretched arrangements in New-f0rh,-"here I"
passenger is often compelled to.Sapproach the cars
at the peril OF his life, TO be stunned Win inc IL
fenal yells Of the hideous gangs OF nnclean pos >
and girls who cry their trashy prints, 10 be eiboWed
by crowd Of tobaccochewers who use yohr
boots for splttoons and 10 fail into the hands OF PICK
pockets on emerging from the filthy denchalenge the
attention Of all who have the welfare OF the city ~
heart The following .suggestonswo fear, VII not pe
speedily realized;
We cannot exucct for a long time al least, anything
IKE the elegance and completeness Of the London ~
tenn 0rcdf deal could be done, y az NE TdHdyS ee-
erino in Ner YORK. irere combine aud carry ou some
,o Of a Whereby having selected three or four OF the
chief centers Of population OF the clty ana 81
each large aud suitable passenger station, they cou
each and s of hein take mp set down their passe-
gers at any Of theee ponts. suppose such STATIONS ~
be come each other and with The exterior Ia
roads ~ system Of via 'ucts or tunnels on NAlrh
trains OF the ordinary description could run az in peeu
pshed The prosperity, accessibility, and desrabiy OF
The city would be increased tenold NlV"ueu 3 icoii
would be relieved OF their surplus on, an h e
tee neglected by reason OF tlcr uialance po %
eligible The poor %no are h0m saS W tbo lower par 6f
the city could fud cheap and abundant u
north and east OF the Central Park and yet be Wthn
few minutes OF their Workshop Ise IlcH Mou
have room houses and the district Tor laso
aDe d along e Rsh grounds embracing the
new boulevards aud the Riverside ana MoIlgsl9e
taces and magnifceHce OF position IL unsufpatsod ~
any city Europe. The distribution Of population pe
ing thus equalzCd rents would he greatly reduced ana
taxes as we'll for thousands who now live off the Island
would then prefer 20 live on IT,
Among the other articles Of interest N this number are
MI Fenmore Coopcrs discourse the Battle OF ratts
burrh Bayp recently read before the NcwIork Hstor
cal society. "Three Pictures and One Portrait "IhC
story-Teler Of Copenhagen sketch Of Hans Christian
| Andersen and Popular Lectures IN England" ne"
department devoted to Foreign Literature Science and
| Art" which preccdes the 4" Monthly Chronicle,
forms an admirable feature Of the Magazine, and al
ways conducted with the intelligence thorouLos ant
good taste the present specimen, viii add much 10 IT
| interest and value.
9y ESe1d sDA AIT 2S ys S5F
G2rSs xS S5 Ts1s 4sss p!ls7s G2s e:d s h, s
} The value of this book consists entirely in tn
text which Mr. PaIgrave has furnished The a. ustra
tons are neither valuable in Themselves as works
art nor faithful copies OF famous pictures. They
are in the very cheapest style OF what is known a
oprintng, Of the many cheap devices by which The
beautiful Of engraving wood and steel, and COZ
per- are being slowly" done 10 death" We suppose thor,
10 not much use in complaining too bitterly o.
this evil; IL is one that in time is pretty sure q
cure ITSELF FOR there is a natural love In human
beings Of beautiful things; and they will not Away
put up with uRness, no matter how cheap II IL made
ono may fancy what precious book this would hay,
been IL Mr.. Pagravo's wollwritten and valuable
chapters such artists Landseer Leslie Stuart New
ton Muready Constable, wilke, Turner. ETY. and the
rest had been illustrated as they easily might have
been by excellent woodcuts Of their pictures together
with their portraits and the places they yedn In fact
the text intrnscally valuable independent and
suggestive artcrltiesni, written by one Of the best
Informed and olearesthcaded Of living Eugllshnen
that wish Mr. Routedge would think OF publishing tii
another FORM either emitting all reference 10 the present
illustrations else supplying their place with plain
wOodcuts, and leaving the text u rs original shape
We need such writing this the subject OF art II
comes home 10 mems business and bosons." We GLAD
10 get whom 1t Is served In the Will
these horrible green's and blues and reds and yeows
cooked. to a bad pnn a la darn"