HARMONY OUT OF DISCORD.
MEE Duke of Cambridge has added to his public services a cou- rageous net of peacemaking. He is the one man who has inter- fered hr the Sunday Bands question without doing more harm than good. Sir Benjamin Hall anticipated the opinion of the most largely and conspicuously represented public, in establish- ing what he thought an innocent and tasteful recreation ; but he made the boon offensive from its obtrusive fussi- ness, and its disregard for the feelings of a most respect- able class. Exeter Hall and Presbyterian Scotland noted in their conscientious mission, but offensively dictated to others not less conscientious. Lord Palmerston made his past firmness a foil to his present weakness. The supporters of the music proposed to desecrate a good cause by a vulgar oharivari is the Park tomorrow. It had become a mischievous imbroglio, in which every party looked ill, and the public peace was en- dangered. "The soldier's friend" intervenes to rescue all parties from their false position. As Ranger of Hyde Park, the Duke of Cambridge permits a private band to perform in the Park tomor- row, " at the usual time."
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