New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

grceabic to be taken notice of by ones
acquaintance when they appeared 10 SO muSn icn
place where | safe to offer me meat and
drink. which was drawn up from below
into the galleries by baskets at sad adc ,vah ehh
cold meat ard bread, sweetmeats and wihe
Another gorgeous spectacle at which she was
present n week or two afterward was the Lord
Mavor's feast. which, according to her report. was
then celebrated with no less "pomp. pride and cir
cumstancc" than in our own days. We viii give
our readers an opportunity to compare her descrip
ton Will that OF the latest meriv-malling which
was recently published IN our columns-
After a Coronation q Lord Mayors feast cannot
presunc TO make "a figure in print, hut as love 10
keep nv word all occaslons VIII, according ~
my promise. describe rs wei as ! am able what /
was veste rday witness of, thouglT win glzing my
eyes are so weak to-day that fear sha! har'liy
be able to see NV way quite through the CROWD.
The Duchess of Manchester. Lady Carteret Lady
Fanny shirley called on me at half-au-hour after
one; the streets prod d'giously crowded with
mob and the train-bands. whose ridiculous appear
ance and odd cOunienances were very entertaining.
and all the windows from the bottom TO the top
loaded with people. We were III no hustle oi
coaches for no hackneys were allowed 10 pass anu
all went the same way; hut there was so great q
throng they could hut very slowly for fear OF
trampling the people to death. so that we were q
whole hour going from Somerse; House to Guild-
hail. When we came to King Street. the officers
upon duty said we must not 20 any further but sct
out OF our coaches in Cheapslde. for none but tue
tho street well swept and soldiers planted To keep
off the mob, il was very good walking "hcn We
had walked about half way up the street. one ot tho
Lord Mayors officers with blue aud gold stati met
us. and said. with an audible aud formal voice,
Ladies open your tickets which accordingly we
INTO the Hall, and ladies. You may tarry TIL the
morning; indeed from this time until o the
clock You may tarry." Then We were all conducted
into the room where my Lady Mayorcss and all the
Aldermcn's ladies were seated. Our names were
toll and everybody made low curtsey to her Lady
and told ms if we would follow her we should dine
N her tablc-an honor not TO I've refused aud indeed
it was particular favor; We attended her. and
had very line dinner, and all the polite men OF our
acquamtgnce waited behind our chairs aud helped
us to what wanted. | had To lay share SIR
Robert Sutton aud Mr.. Stanley.
As soon as we had dned the Lady MayOress got
up and we followed hes 10 very pretty room win
Il good fire. where there were closets. Alter that we
went back TO the first room, al the upper end 9i
which was placed two armed chairs and two stools
for their MaicstIes and the Irincesscs. All this
while my Lord Mayor was performing MS part
through the CITY, bu' wlnd aad tide beng against
him made his return very late
The King ETC, were at Il house which they sav
has always been kept for that purpose over against
Bow Church. 20 the procession. His own coach
and horses, that conveyed hn to the Hall, was
covered with purple cloth; the eight horses uhe
bcautfullest creatures of their KIND were cream
color the trappngs purple silk. and their names
and tails tied with purple riband the Frincesscs
horses were black dressed with white ribands. The
King wac IN purple velvet the Qacan and Princes>ts :
in black and very fac jewels. At q o the clock
my Lord Mayor and Aldermen euTnfd Il. and III
three uuarteTs of an hour after the hng came. hN
Lord Mayor. after having received hlm ana paiu
the usual homage az the gate conductcd him. etc,
INTO the room where safe. lie and the Qi'cn
and the PrinceSSes stood before the cliairs ana
stools that were placed before Them, when were
raised four steps, and very OVal speech was made
by one of the Aldermen ANA an ackEow icdHment ot
tie honor received. Their MaIeStlcs were very
gracious and tncn the Lady MayOrcss and the
AdcrmenS wives were presented. All that cerc-
monv being over, II was time they should nave
some refreslmcnt which they had IN very mag
nihccnt mauuer III the Hail.
We followed the tram and saw them at dinner.
The Lady Mayoress waited at the queens elbow.
Having satisfied curiosity 50 far. we Thought 1t
convenient 10 secure place IN the gallery where
the ball vas to be. which indeed was much too
straight for the purpose. but sOacrd ourselves
Will tea and coffee About ten the royal Toll.
where we then were, hut tie crowd Was 50 insup
portable made the best Of our way out OF H. !
had one glimpse of cur Alderman, who was enccav-
oTiug To get to me. bat that was not TO he ei"ciec
50 were parted and so no more ot Inn. lie
King and Queen went about twelve ocloek away,
and we stayed an hour aud a quarter aftel them,
not being able sooner 20 get to our cuacIi.
After Mrs. Pendarycss peculiar experience III The
marriage state. il may be edfyug to listen to some
philosophical remarks from her the general sub
iect AprOpOs of bit OF London scandal she writes: :
Lord and Lady FitzwI!llam. after live-aud-twenty
years of tolerabe agreement, are gong 70 he d.
vorced. think il | could live ive-and-twentv years
with man. could live five hundred Nobody
with one another: tits mOnstrous to think, with so
many children all grown up to be men and women
they should expose themselves and thcil children TO
the calurany Of the world. A lor tie men. the world
is APT to forget their icondUct but young ladies'
whose fate depends a good deal TIE conduct OF
their parents must suffer. 1t Is injustice hut 1t is
the common way OF speaking; who will venture on
the daughter when the mother has proved such n
wife Not that / believe my Lady Fitzwilliam Is
wholly to blame he is peevsh, splenetic man.
and provoking in his temper. Fine encouragement
this to wedlo k. Shall devote my fe nv heart
TO a that, after all my painful services, will he
glad of opportunity To quarrel with me : What
security have /, more than my neighbOrs to defend
lie from this fate am frail. my temper is apt to
he provoked, and liberty of speech all womaukind
has thought; their privilege, and hard it is to be
denied what has long been allowed our p.eroga-
tive Tie creates. chance for avoiding the above
mentioned misfortune will be choosing y man OF
sense and Judgment. Bat there's TIE difficulty !;
mOneySd men are most Of them coyotous. disaerees-
bic wretches fine men with titles ard estates. are
coxcombs those of real merit seldom to be
found believe shall never finish my Sundays
progress" Mrs. Pendarus. il would seem. kept up
an intimate correspondence with Deah Swift, ard
was greatly mortified to find several Of her letters
published at subsequent time in a collection Of his
letters
In spite OF the discomfitures of her unhappy mar
riage, partly perhaps by reason of them. Mrs.
Pendarvcs made up her mind again TO face the
pers OF wedlock and in 1743, at the axe Of forty.
became the wife of DR.. Deiany, n respectable
clergyman of the Established Church, after
ward made Dean Of Down. with whom she
lived in. apparently uninterrupted happiness
until his death i'll 176S. Dr. Delany seems
TO have been simpe-mlnded clerical gentle
man of the old English school. of a sngularly
amiable disposition, imbued with the spirit of