The New York herald., 1873-07-09

Brougham when he heard that Lord Campbell was
writing the lives Of the Chancellors, remarked
"That ne had added new terror to DEATH" The
TichDorne trial has added new terror to those
who, no longer possessing sylph-like proportions,
have occasion to run the gauntlet OF q London
crowd.
ANOTHER CLAIMANT.
Ny kind friends on the other side OF the water
Will remember that there il about me c rtain
manly dignity OF figure, and will consequently not
oe surprised that as soon as my cab came to a
standstiil and was observed reclining In 1t pl G..
idly smoking my postprandia cigar, was hailed
with shouts Of "Halol here Is Sir Roger;'' that
some Of them ''wished me luck" and others asked
me where had left the "sealed packets" that some
inquired whether l was on my way to Wrapping
and that others wished to know at what price per
pound was now selling mutton; in fact that had
to undergo . whole running fire OF chan, winch l
bore with that sweet equanimity which is part
OF my nature, occasionally hurting few Parthian
shots after my assallants.
BY the time We had struggled up to the top of
Ludgate Hill had had enough OF the slow progress,
and determined to make my way on ieot. Noufrt
dams le serdtt J'en corsslafs les detours and had
been for too many years in the habit OF haunting
the neighborhoOd Of st. Paul's churchyard not to
know short cut by the back OF the Post ONCE
which would take me to Guidhall. The large
square in front Of the noble old building was lined
with an escort Of cavalry, and behind them the
British public was packed thick as bees in a hive; ;
but among my qualities is the somewhat question
able one Of being "kuown to the police" and this
acquaintanceship, with the aid OF my invitation
ticket, procured me tolerably easy passage through
the mob and entrance by the side door into the
renowned old building. For more than TOUR hun
dred and fifty years
THE GUILDHAIL
has been the scene OF events OF more or less i'm
portance in English history, and nearly two hun
dred years ago 1t seems to have acquired that
reputation for astronomical indulgence for which
It Is principally known in the present day. For in
October, 1858, quaint, gallant, gossiplng old Pepys
records In his diary ITO Guldhal and up and
down to see the tables where under every salt
there was bill Of fare, and at the end OF the table
the persons proper for the table. sat at the Mer-
chant Strangers table, where were ten good dishes
to mess, with plenty OF wine OF all Sorts" The side
door through which entered s Immediately under
the gallery, the other side Of which are placed
the enormous wooden figures Of the giants Cog
and Magog, 30 that l had splendid view
OF the hail from end to end, and the
sight was certainly magnificent. The old
hall was blazing with gas, covered with admirably
variety OF iema,e beauty and gorgeous attire. All
those who possessed the right to wear uniform or
court dress had been enjoined to don them. To
and fro through the crowd wandered the hosts Of
the evening; the civic iunctiOnares in their gold
CHAINS ana gowns the stewards to whom the ar
rangement OF the dances Is c0nfded tfor dancing
Is a part OF the evenings programme, and yondel
magnificent gilt throne, raised on a high velvet
dais, is the SPOT from which the Shah Is to watct
the Terpsichorean evolutions), with their wands
| Of once In their hands, make the necessary prep
| arations and an ever increasing, gayly dressed
| laughing, chattering, whispering, periumed crowd
goes surging to and fro through the old hail. LOOK
ing At the beauty Of the women and the highbred
appearance OF the men you would scarcely Imagine
thai these are, comparatively speaking,
TIE LOWER Orders
Of those invited for the creme DE- Ia creme Is gather
ing together, not here, but in the library, where II
win await the snah's arrival. To get into this
library is q thing to be desired, but 1t seem!
almost an impossibility. Two policemen guard the
| door; they are courteous but firm. l have n,
| special card and consequently cannot pass then
| by. Just as am about to retire arrives Jolly
| genial old gentleman In q purple velvet cloak
with q gold chain round his neck his whit
whiskers and hair carefully brushed, his rubicun,
| lace beaming with good humor and turtle an,
| port wine.
| "what, you herelr he sats to me in q jol
unctuous voice. "How are you"
| Itell him that am very well: ] do not tell hin
that have not the fantest idea who he is.
''You recollect,n he continued "you sat next t,
me last year at the dinner OF the Leather Stocking
Makers Company, when you made that speech ant
/ told that storyS often laugh now when I thinl
OF It. Want 10 get In heref Certainly Pass this
| An Mt
men Withdraw their opposition and enter
| THE LIBRARY.
Yes, this In unquestionably the place for observa
tion within the whole building Here the pretties
women gather ed together. all seated in a long
unbroken line. Here, standing about among then,
and whispering pleasant nothings. are men who's
name and fame are world wide. on an
other occasion one might like to poke abou
4 IN the library itself, TO take down some OF tn,
rare books. TO look through the large collection
early printed plays and pageants connected with
the city TO examine In its appropriate giasscase
snaEspeare's own signature attached to deco
Of conveyance, bought at q public sale by the Cor
poratlon Of London; but at present we have
enough TO DO On looking at what Lady Mary Wort
| ley Montague called "the humans, and watching
their movements. The short, stout individual, who
stands Of the door and roars forth In sonorsus
I,
/ n MT. Harker,
/ rHE CITY roAsTSAsrER
I and powerful as are hrs lungs they will scarcely
I last han through the evening unless be modides
toe tone OF triumph with which he has just an
nounced '"Tbe Right Honorable Mr.. Gladstone and
Mrs. Gladstone" the Premier looks naggard and
worn ~ asaAl. his thin. sallow cheeks, lank hair
ana tghty purscd mouth giving him the air OF a
I disc0ntented dissenting minister, on whom the
I Court costume sits with absurd incongruity.
I The genial looking man, with blaz-
I ing red beard winch spreads fsn-lke
oser his chest hiding everything between his nose
ana the top button OF his waistcoat, 10 Earl
I spencer, the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland. What
can hs have TO s1y 10 the big. heavy man with
WON he n In converse s--thc man with the big
Nongoiisn sknii; the half closed. sleepy eye; the
ssiow cheeks; tie coarse. mean. common fea.
tures-whst can there be IN common between