The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-15

The Herald and Its News--Fhe Poiiiscni AGi-
.aIisn and Its Effect on she British Press.

ta1ihn and Its Ehert On b'is'sS AASsss
LONDON, Oct. 81, 1865.
Iet mc hecin this letter w relating circumstance
which. though small u. ITSELF captally Illustrates
That nower of foresight in the HERALD which has
occasoned so much remark. Perhaps you are al
ready aware that Mss Louisa Pyne, the greatest Of
English sopranos has recently married Mr. Frank
Podda q very Fashionable professor OF music The
comic journals which ring the changes upon sGn
Bodda meet D Bodia," viii remind yon OF the fact
hyou have forgotten it, Now, the marriage of Miss
Louisa ly'le was very secret Neither friends nor
relatives were Informed OF 1t until a week
after it had occurred. The marriage took place in
The MaIylebonechurch, aad no witnesses except tue
clerk and pew openers were. present. What was
Miss Iyncs astoashmtnt therefore, to read m the
HERALD OF October ga week before the wedding
happehed-an commencement that Il was about to
occur None OF fshe london journals had ever
dreamed OF II. How srhe HERALD discovered the
Sact is one OF THOSE Journalistic mysteries never to be
unrayelua.
Invent on THURSDAY evening TO see John Roberts,
she champion Of kNcsand, play game OF English
piiiaris, one thousand points up with DUFF
Ton, very xeod player, for sonor and
silver cup. Roberts gave button three hundred
points OUT Of the thousand, and beat him hand
someiy. Up 10 the ninth hundred The game was
very even; bui; then Roberts manipulated his spot
stroke and won easily. Afterwards he polished OF
I'm several games OF pyramids. Roberts plays
~ wen as eyer-a little more carelessy but with
6umIbate aysssl. He told Inc that he still willing
90 piGy DION or any other man In America for u
heavy stake and that he would play there or here,
Just as tlye terms suited. He is little astOnshed Mt
MeOeyittN wonderful run OF over lao0 at caroms,
out he Erlot at all dispirited. He thinks that Dion
dodged him while he was in America, but he Is will
'lng 10 10 back and meet the eX-chamDOn II the
~meney DE put up safely Doubtless the publication
OF These facts-vhich really amount 10 u challenge
Will lead 10 some response on the part or American
oiiiiapdists. IL not they have lost the pluck
which used to distinguish them.
Tbere is no interesting political news. The candi-
OatTe OF Mr. Walters the proprietor In the liberal
erai organ and no reliance whatever can be placed
upon is polt Cal representations. The Telegraph,
ON the contrary, IL working TO an independent
standpoint at which the ran MaU Gazette has
already arrived DO not be too sangune or an oyei-
whelming triumph OF the liberals at the polls. They
VIII doubtless succeed, but there are influences at
work winch Will cut down their success 10 Inc small
est possible dimensions. Mr.. Bright is stumping
the country, having taken the place OF Mr. Gladstone
who has temporarily retired. As usual, Mr.. Bright
rs frightening his followers. He talks about reopen
dng the reform agitation and even The Times bound
as IL 1s 10 Walters objects to that Mr. Bright Is
precisely Ike Mr.. Sumner-sometines right some
Times wrong, but always extreme and generally
more dangerous TO his friends than TO his opponents.
All sensible persons are agreed that there are certain
Important reforms In Parliament against which a
revival OF the suffrage agitation will stop the way.
The Irish Church, the difference between Scotch aud
English marriages. the rights Of married women
All these are subjects which concern the people OF
England much more nearly chan any suffrage bill
ana whenever lie interferes stop these The major.
~ Of Englishmen viii object.