The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-01
z ~ r O p E.
Tyhe Church Defence Demon
stratiOn in London.
Why British Capital is Kept
Unemployed.
Irish Tribute to the President of
Princeton College.
ENGLAND.
FROM our LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

English Weather and John Bull ssCoOling
OG''-'sThe TOwn'' Empty-The Foresters
and Their Fete.
LONDON, August 10, 1868.
England is herself again. The long summer Of
sunshine has come to an end and easterly winds,
cloudy skies and perpetual showers are now the
order of the day and night Englishmen begin to
congratulate themselves that this is something like
Old times. The heaviest winter clothing is in requi
siton. Once more the gloomy, chilly fogs have come
and London has reganed Its reputation OF being the
most uncomfortable city in the world.
OF course everybody Is out of town, and being out
OF town means something here. Thousands have
gone to the Continent with the Queen, thousands
more TO the and the Highlands OF Scotland with
the Prince OF Wales, and thousands to the sea-
side with their wives and children. Rotten row and
the Ladies' Mile in Hyde Park are quite deserted
You see no fashionable equpages in Bond street.
Regent street or Piccadilly The clubs are almost
closed. 1t is impossible not to perceive that London
Il really empty OF the arisocratic and upper middle
class society.
But those who remain manage to have pretty
good time of it, Yesterday there a Foresters'
fete at the Crystal Palace, which was attended by
nearly sixty thousand men, women and children.
The Foresters are benevolent association, great
deal like the Odd Fellows which fourshed few
years ago. The members pay certain sum weekly
and are supported out of the funds il they fall ill.,
buried when they die and something Is done for
their wives and families afterwards on festival oc-
casons the officers Robin Hood dress. Their
places OF meeting are called 'uodges, like the Free
masons The association is very popular in England
and, with another termed the Bufiaoes, has almost
superseded the Odd Fellows
Well, yesterday the Foresters had their annual
fete at the Crystal Palace and merry fete 1t was,
Almost everybody was decked out with ribbons,
colored paper or some sort of fnery. There were
three OF four bands and there was an attempt at
procession. which, however, proved unsuccessful.
Then there was plenty of vigorous, oldfashoned
dancing, and, best OF all there was the game of
"kissnthe. ring All Of this took place Won un-
derstand, not inside the palace, but in the splendid
gardens adjoining. The women seemed to like
being kissed aud the men seemed delighted TO
KISS them, and never since kissing was in
vented was there SO much OF it done In the
ZANE space OF tine. Two balloons, one shaped like
a hsh. were sent up, each with an aeronaut In the
car. Altogether London did its utmost to rival the
monster entertainments in which New York in
dulges at Jones' Wood, and succeeded very credit
ably.
The great Protestant Defence demonstration which
occurred at the Crystal Palace Monday, was
failure on account OF the wet weather Less than
slA thousand persons were present. and the only
feature of the meeting worth noticing the
presentation OF a check for e. 600 10y the Duke OF
Portland. | presume you clearly understand
that the defence OF the Protestant Church means,
just at present, the support Of the Dlsrae
party and the defeat OF Gladstone's Diseslab
lsnment bill. In other words, ii is part Of
the conservative eectioneering tactics Both
parties are working hard, but the conservatives
have the most money and, am bound TO add, the
best organization. One fact Is evident all over
England-the people will not pay their rates or
local taxes in order to get the right to VOTE There
Is no such desire for the suffrage among the people
as radical orators used to represent. In order to
bring out the new voters the party managers are
Obliged 10 pay their taxes for them and this the
conservatives are doing The liberals call this con-
structve bribery, and are to IL; but undoub
edly 1t will assist the conservatives very largely.
But the predominant fact OF the Campaign thus far
II this--tens Of thousands Of Englishmen who were
given the right OF suffrage by the recent Reform dill
refuse TO pay the tritng taxes necessary to make
penurous, more povertystrlcken than the blacks OF
The SOUTH