, 1870-02-21
The London Season.
4 Ministerial Dinner Party.
The Turf
au.rica In an ulu4trated 5ournnL
,.rov orz ogs coxREsroSpESrl

!, yo,.1ty, Spain has nearly as naca, eaFe tns
~, The Queen when ~ near Londoa a. mo-
or!s ecsrce1y more heard Of Than when 10 Seas.
a,d or IN the Isle Of Wight. She drives nefseu
ooEt her grounds in q pony cnase "'A ns1
a,thful attendant in charge; or che goes oar 10
he countty in . carriage; hut there ID scarcely
nytn,rc Of State display. The people are nora
se,1 10 It than they were; but her privacy anno5f
hem. and Ii regretted BY her adytsesa
Brd.xN1Na OF 1nE sEss1oh.
Nv IN. time this letter reaches Chicago the PA1-
,.rentnry ze+s.on will be open. and the papers
'uu OF debates. The country members atop u
II tho clubs, ard the West End 9ess oaaes.
Esery c,ub has lis nAotues; men VINO aleauasl
,ntt dine there stI the 1sar round save dnrug TWO
,on,hs, ho1,d,v. Tney are pars Of the bp'ld-
pe, Ike the turnituto- Durlrs the Eeccas taey
are souevhat Ia por: ant personsgeA They Dase
tre place pretty much 10 themtclves; md they
telt their old stories. MD naso up tae
-nrtentS Of tie ueFfparefs, Hlsn ooae
to disturb them. But Nneo teo!uuI
comes their star begins TO Tone. ce"
f,cuscs s,e}k tp and ont OF The Foom4 fao.e oal'
see. apt 10 be occnriea by otnsrs- The con.essa-
liou IL louder and more general Tne 1ootmen
are not 10 ptodtg'ously h:tsnuve. Bigger gunS
are there. the old fellows look askAnt at the ia-
ynaers, o1o ont acsoaln,ancea amongst them, and
sr7 TO oas With the stresm, but they are no poli-
tic1sps and are soon lost TO the eye. snAn rdl-
cule c,ass with whom can symratnlzes SeSer-
I. TOO. Know what II ts 10 shstnk from the aceeuu
OF Iflsh snd Scotch, and - s'Xh lof Tue
oulet OF autumn aud wltter. hut the 1eeltog
momept21y, fct in The clash Of many n!nds Ii l1e
raal life Of tna nineteenth ceuInrJ, and, once N
the nubbub, the excitement tsscinates and so-
eoft1 ....... -.
1t IL commonly stated sSat IN tbs AoFdannt
divorce case nbout to he beard, the couute' lof
ypta n m 7DFkt that Inc 5EtL&fa OF
certain tlstlrRul.ued pesaonage shall b reaa.
J1n,rsR those cpumunlcas1o5s ara OF an louoIeot
character. doubt the perseverance re!et1eu tos
We GnRll fec.
veimar, to The ccmunnd Of hE1gade OF tn9
guards faukics In the minds of some OF inc
I,utttn h puhrc bat + must be allowed the fHnes
1s no Ausleur or rea15.nhde SOLDIER ns eusu
The n,uy IN 1871, and aer1ed throughout ms
Eastern campaign q 1874. lie WAS prefent a. the
9a.t,es of AIt1a, Ia!Al ,ayb, aEd tnkftnan. And
"a. srrereIy 1oQnitd while IN the usnches BE-
fo,e sebsatopol. Despite his raok and nstion-
sLuy the Ii. Of course, Geru1hn), The appoint
men,. II job 1t al, III a very little one-
4 rnIMlEHs plsxRG: rAtTf.
Mr.. f;1adstone.s weakness II uH chtn1- Men
who hive hsd to Fee him IN the miast Of GEeat
Ministerial struggle. have louna MN enRasea
vttn sa,esunn Of cd cnrtoAass. a7d nave nae
tnwait until c,Avtp poins OF atc or l7aaty Wal
s.,,,ed between toc Premier ant th= 1ta7e3Efn'
rhxt he IA a scholar the <Ot j k3owa; out Ra Il
acaroely genial use. Al a tuner party Ne L
n,ettv 1npcb the same VI IN the House or Con'
mons, Hts very htm1rts tettfe- a DAY or twe
aro he asteuhlcd hoCut as G1d co'ecuon o.
pueets at hi. tAhla ~ u usus ; TO DC seen. Wna'
his "p,lrc.ple Of seltctlon'ia would not be eAs,
to say. TAKE Few Of tats, one BY ons ~ one
F,r.t. there waz Eas GtauVille.-alwaJl
Hf
teouR and clever, rsady to tal1 upo1
INV tonic that can arlee. Tnen ST. A. fAnlzzt, a
1tslau. once relnsee. AM Earm friend o
Nnxx,n,a. What felloWhlp would theas hav
with two such clt1VymenAs Is the heS Df. fau8nh'
and the Rev. Dr. Bsuy' Tte nrst 10 an excel
leuk man, but he Is OF nj Rscetlc echoo! ano l
far lore at hsme with tse writer's Of eFaage'lca
tracts than with two znh men Of The world
tn. Earl and the i.,tsnJ Italian. But nefe l
Apothes pazziug e,enant-tne Attorney 9enefa
for Ireland. little lelluH. With The oulest hro2u
aver heard clever In causes and nrovtslonA, an
IN costs and fees, hut about n bare or dlv1rit
knowledge C. other gentlemen Of hts profession
Then Ihtro WIS Nil Glyr, the goFefnnEn
whip, pleasaut and auasing always, win nsny
good stor5 oi the hu1t.ng ncld, a well aS OF IN
division lobnieas thee hs. Longer. = useful MAJ
who has had Tue coLuacs 10 cotAde5Ao
extent Of the GOVERNMENT grant to schools, II
i
CDarles Dickens. "boL," mas alwaya been .
adyanced Liberal, AID naturally haa had the be
of the literary toc,e,! OF his unes but this NJ
not cs,hsrlnR at .hicn he would be at his bel
Canton nubs have been necessary, aud the cot
men ground vas restricted tn extent But n
Ia part OF the discr!ire OF society. and men vi
dine with P1enleTa cannos expect tho liberty
the BthenlanA toaIu. Banquets Of thl4 III
begin ia,e, usually NJ 81 o'cock. The courses 4
~. nir.S ~FtnA m
nsRs, There IL 1t art, ~hlch the guest does n
perceive, IN pr,lclEtnS the dlnneI,-" linz
sweetness, long ttnwn out,"-nnt1i pretty nea,
seFk1atton tine.
Dy tho WAY, u 10 that old china. There Is
secret about the Manufacture which tho Chine
A!oua aeem 10 rostesA We have in Europe cla
quite Is tine and as Whtte; our furnaces are uu
superior 10 thGl1s, ont u4ill6 AID machinery 4,
acts or ptzfecttou compared 70 their cumpec
and clunsy Productions: we have scientific tngs
tons for regulating heat euch a. they neser ev
-dfeAmt ol,-and Jet tue most perfect specimens
European porcelain arc fAr inferior to tneif OF
pAIJ prnducttonA-
rue TURF SEASON.
The "tuff season " comtueLccs IN a for. rtG
ant, nt,contempctuneous with the Parliamentary d
batcs. the morning journals MIL lie publishing
each number iotR tables anl programmes
rBces, So strons hold has tnls tpor; upon I
ErEltsh people that It would simply r11u t
best daily paper In existence to ont, OF even
curtait iLteliSetce OF horse rAee4 l hi
lesid Of Newspapers with h,
ain FiIny giving the b1rb leso
OF tie rast9rslar r.csa, orn!ttiog the names OF
Other rorses TINT started, tue breed OF tic 4
mal., &c, sua beg oI,t set;A,n low leyel The {
cplAt.on <or!1 Lot t!se- Immediately the vi
wss ptyt m 10 ru..lIsh what tho rest did, the 9
wen. ur. II eetGs to he a break II tn: npao
uf- .A,rn IIfn -
ltg lie to see norses anil to hear about them.
Is Glitch II pBt6uu. TntAomrni Lo1dol trad
m.r. nr sscs hteke1, nr professional uau reac
certain lrcocc, he II arts Il horse or pair,
lives IL the euunf:s, atd has, perhaps, 10 bt
himself ttab,ts. Hat this he does: he has ere
thirE Of the tewc>s. The l4stlnvelt.on In hal
or natSef, or waa'ettr ese IS k1o.u 10 Erct
IL onta'ned. The nAu dega:s IN hIs horse.
thinks as mach aeoat II NJ Of hts ehllfrcn-p
lars noie- 81 oths~ueh HI classes Those y
can't sc: leskea caa bet about them, mid l
soEry III Sat tLGY dh
Nu: ta- tort world, l sald, Il in tgttA:oo, I
dtvtLeis and tootnaa,ers have rece;cd bl
The uaAe u the biting commission agent
cecsated 10 ee, cn ttlptal to higher COT
1!tgal, aul the whote tra.n must desls. II
their operations. This stattz the QUESTION
thele 10 le o4e lAw fos 1ne rich aud another
the poor: Axe the ce!csts,ea Ta;,ctaal!a 4
EGIlf.lQ0 I0puty Tue &N.Gt1A EluQ. and OF
klnlIsE aF-oct4linte, tEtc4oel 10 facilitate nc
fnychtnents on r4ces. to be Al.o xed 10 csc,
white tie would he eet,or Of Ten shlilinss u
E.Ntd 1t all legal IL raas or tastS:iCS h:s mon
Every 3bcdy admits shat III pr:lctp.e Iae eases
mike, oat Tie CcfeLnets cf the rlaces VI
heavy be'ftrR goer on say shat the cysdeEc
dl11ererL Ia LIT ease OF TIC csmn4l1soa a.
a1IeLc keLlOG q deposit, With deS.re 10
that lCm invested on certain race, lecelye,
tEe ceuree, roIcrer cer1,lYlrS tnst this
been done, nLl On tne production
the document in court, the can7ic
to:so~ ed. A. Tasses.ail's none but member
sctttt'td, atd or!y through = neuba1 cot
CeLSic.;on be arrived at; sLd as crefF meg
has u ria,n lt.ei ioG IN tot,etJ, Iot one OF II
II fh aiRutd, VIII ;EtL Qatsu' evidence. We
0bteFtc now tits T.: tuk Ii tho neautlne tie
ssc.e o1 ZEE ls:ke llsces mere 1ulu II Eotke
I'knut.c scAle aun"les:ed, aud .a4 smaller
ehnt up, II dtn.usAl4z.uC Aud iptafes tie rea
for .he IN.
Tne1c II smother c1uso OF Excitement.
Jestbh HA~ic,, a YotAAh:rA BA1cke;. WIN l
tine nas lULt H.urc Than 4u, ohex 1,nen
ing n,an 10 IcsIet and extend neav5 betting
WHO On two betty oa3s Won flcteo ttcsunf
lssge4t Aum ever Let;td cn hGr.e race,
Jcseph Hnw.e5 tAa nnLoa:.cci that NJ the q
meeting OF the Jockey C.Eo,oy which body the
OF the turf are regulated, he
uoye . kef!es Of fadicsl reforms. RAan
says, Is no longer . 1assonal ApoEt: It hha bt
a"uc1c trace" isesefal Of bis proposition
technical, berg L1encrd to Improve 'ne or'
hofeet. lie wpcid forbid oanefs OF 1acel
to run them t1der Hssumed nonest he Woui
all raciIg between Goveu bes Is and Mar
atd wuu.d dcci1fc ycid all heH Ilade on
witch co Iot Start for race fot wh.ca the
hecn entered Tue apoFt,ng Papers coudcnl
OF she propositions. and Me teserr upon u
thor. An eu.sor Is at tkls moment In JAIL FOL
fnR Sir 1ts-Ih, ald h.a brother profess
h'euse him; Sit Joserh h.s wen four D