Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-07-27
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, July IS, 1881

IFrom Our Regular Correspondent.
Our European Letter.
LONDON. Eng, July IS. 1881.
The festival of Ascot was celebrated this
year in the very period of summer time
when the trees wore their richest and
bravest liveries. when the air was filled
with the scent of roses, and the full throat
ed birds carolled their loudest and gayest.
Now is the very height Of the London sea-
son, and only at such time could the
scenes witnessed at Ascot last week be
possible. The weather was superb. On
the first two days q pleasant breeze stirred
the tree-tops and tempered the heat of the
sun. The sky overhead was open and
brilliant with intense light, and the turf
under foot as green and springy as only
English turf can be. To describe the
ladies' dresses on the Grand Stand, and
in landau and on lordly "drags," would
require the grace Of u Herrick combined
with the technical knowledge Of a millin-
er. The lawn displayed each day beau =
tiful scheme OF color, principally in a low
key. The sight WAS dainty and exceeding
ly beautiful, picture which Vatican him
self might have deemed it privilege to
paint.
One of the most singular sights of the
season is the crowd which assemblies at
each of Herr Rubinstein's recitals at st.
James Hall Such is the magic of the
great pianist's name that there is never a
vacant place. although the prices are
high At the last recital an amusing in
cldent occurred. Daring the performance
Of Chopin's Marcne Fonsbre the strains of
n brass band in the street were heard.
Rubinstein broke off suddenly and looked
up with AN expression in his grand face as
If he could have annihilated The disturbers
of his peace. Then he came down upon
the keys again with crash, and went on
in his wrapt, enthusiastic manner.
The practice of increasing the price of
admission to theatres on various pretexts
has of late given rise to much complaint,
but nothing that the regular playgoer has
hitherto suffered in this way will bear
comparison with the admission fees to be
charged in the United States on the occa-
sion of Madame PATHS visit. From the
letter of friend in New York ] learn that
It mas been determined that the price of a
chair at the Steinway Hall performances
shall be twenty dollars, other places being
rated in proportion. The same authority
informs me that Madame PATHS repre-
sentative has demanded Si00, 900, or up
wards of ESQ 900, for a series of fifty per-
formanoes. No Spectator, however, be-
ing found courageous enough to offer more
than three. fourtLs of that sum. the tour In
America of this lucky prima donna will be
conducted by her own agents.
According to the board of trade returns
of Great Britain made up to the 3lst. OF
May, 1881, the importation of wheat from
the United States aggregated from Atlantic
ports, 10. 624 1928 cwt., valued at $500
035; and from Pacific ports, 4,5l8 49l.
cwt.. valued al G24l9,933. The import
of maize from the United States from the
1st of January to the 8 ,st of May amount
ed to II, 45l ,040 cwt.. valued at f3,l39,.
087; and raw cotton aggregated 6,035, 1888
cwt., valued at fl7.729, 1853. Cotton
manufactures imported were valued ut
FL. l99,376. The total value of these six
articles of import during five months thus
reached f34,003,550. The cotton manu-
features exported to Great Britain during
the five months show an increase over the
shipments during the same period of last
year. 1t is worthy of notice that the cot
ton goods shipped from Great Britain to
the United Statos do not exceed in value
the cotton goods shipped from New York
to Liverpool.
The Moscow exhibition, in regard to
which great preparation had been in pro.
gress for months past, has been postponed
till next year by the authorities. owing to
the national mourning for the late car
Exhibitors DESTROYS to proceed with their
preparation are at liberty to do 50 up 10
April or May next.
In Algeirs ma ters are in sad state. 1t
appears that thousands of Spanish colonist'
are hastily leavingth south ofthe Province
of Oran to escape the bands Of Arabs, com
manded by Bouemena, who are numbering
and even burning alive the wretched
victims which have fallen into their hand s
CAUTIOUSLY enough, this new rising. which
may develop into something more serious
has not up to the present time excited
much attention in France. In m )st otheI
countries the press would have taken w
arms and the ministers would have beef
compelled to explain what measures ha {
been taken to punish such hordes of fanat
ical murderers. The France is almost tn
only paper that demanded AN explanation
on this subject.
AUGUST.