The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-18

knew II. Seriously speaking, IL there any use In
er The truth both relates to the two nations aud
10 Mr.. Dickens himself IL surely almost too Obvious
natural friends and allies, II such expressions nave
any meaning, and war between us would be a terri
bic calamity and great reproach aud scandal When
natives OF either country visit the other they
be- and we should say are received with oOurtesy and
with decided feeling OF good VIII ana connection
persons, who bave the opportunity OF doing so. to
express these Sentiments in public and to dwell upon
however, they ought to bear in mind the possibility
OF protesting too much and OF stepping across the
line which divides expressions OF mutual kindness
ana good VIII from downright aDsurdlty AS to Mr..
Dickenss' own position in the NATTER it Is as plain as
possible quarter Of century ago he visited Amer
lea, not certainly as an unknown man, but as q man
much less known than he is at present He went
win very keen eye for all that was grotesque and
uo In his literary W"pSshoD wSen he came
fesson, he went 10 looa for. materials for the the
them. fIe is nov twenty-five years older than he
was then. lie goes out with an immense, perhaps
skinned hosts are on their good behavior and are
intensely anxious to do him honor, he goes to pay
commitments and receive them ana the result Is the
man Is likely under such circumstances to get two
totally different views OF all sorts OF things and pe0
pie. 1t Is one thing to walk about the country with
q knapsack on your back, five pound note In your
pocket second class railway tickets FOR luxury,
and quite another thing to be driven In state from one
great town to another, to be received in each as
an honored guest to be splendidy entertained
respectfully let Alone and to ind every door open
to you and every person honored by your notice.
The Prince Of Wales would have got rather different
had driven about 1t In Bianc0nis cars. This or
something like this was we take It, the principal diff
ind Hannibal Chollop and Esau Sudge and Elijah Pc.
gram and the rest of them all alive still II he had still
reputation to make for grotesque vgor instead Of
being In position to utter P0gram denances OF his
own. 1t seems to us that, except that he has
changed the sign from minus to plus, there is
his past representation Of America. Each
caricature though the two carcatures are In Oppo
site directions The first caricature, though sngu.
larry amusing and successful In making stir out OF
all proportion to its Importance, never appeared to
us to impute anything very serious. The whole sub
stance OF 1t was that In a new and rough country
people had grOtesque and rough manners, and were
lar more excltabe and less accustomed to restrain
or conceal Their feelings than qSeter and more
and great country had odd sides to It, Mr. Dickens
himself, we think attached too much Importance to
the fact and painted 1t too garingy but 1t was his
business to do sO He was labOrlng his vocation.
His present phase is equally exaggerated and con-
sideraby less amusing.
An epidemic Of most horrible murders Is now
aficting ENGLAND. have recently reported for you
several which have seldom been equalled for atrocy
but the list lengthens from day to day. Two boys,
between twelve and fifteen years of age, are now
under arrest, charged with murderOus assault upon
an old woman, their relative. who was the house.
London proper, like the business portion Of New
York, is deserted after nightfa and these two lads
had secreted themselves In the house for the purpose
of committing robbery. The old woman caught
them while they were breaking open her boxes and
the boys deliberately beat her with malet until she
fell ifeless. They were discovered at hotel on the
Strand, confessed their guilt and owned up 10 several
other mysterious r0bberies.
Patti reappeared at the Italian OPERA COyent Gar
den last evening" ard was received by the most bril-
liant house OF the season with an enthusiasm which
was almost unprecedented in England. The opera
was the Barber Of Seville" with SignOr Mario as
the Count. Patti was In magnificent voice and acted
Tomorrow evening Mile. Lucca reappears at Co.
vent Garden IN ERA DiavOlo," and Hiss Kellogg
appears in ia Gazza Ladra" at Drury Lane.
The Japanese troupe at the Lyceum is an immense
success. Paul Bedford takes his benefit and fare
Saturday, and Mr. Sothern is to attempt the role of
OthellO on that occasion. Mr. DOminck Muir
ray, hitherto known only in such parts
as Michael Feeny and Danny Mann. has
performance OF "Shylock," at the Princess'.
That theatre has now closed and Is for rent Mr..
Bouccaut's new play, "L0ndon by Night Will be
brought out there In August. "Black Sheep"
novel, is very successful at the Olympic Mrs. Charles
Matthews has astonshcd the London critics by play
ing serious part in IL most admirably. The Surrey
theatre Is for lease. Alfred Wigan has returned to
the Queens There Is some talk Of the engasement
OF an American tragedian named FairlcOugh ut the
Lyceum. Some persons will remember his perform
ances In New York.
Mr.. Odo Russell, the charming diplomatic represen-
tatve OF England ut Rome was married yesterday to
Lady Emily Viliers, daughter OF the Earl OF Claren-
don.
have Just learned that the government will short.
ly receive the transfer OF the territories OF the Hud
son Bay Company, and that bill to this elect VIII
soon be Introduced into Parliament.