Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-12
Correspondence of the Herald
LIVERPOOL, July 18th, ISL

Correspondence Of the Herald
LIVERPOOL, July 18th, 1910.
EDIroR NFw YoRK HERALD
The East India Company, or the Court of Direc-
tors of that Company, enc day last week gave a
splendid entertainment to Lord Kean. who has just
returned from his command in India, where he was
so eminently successful AGAINST Cabul and especial
ly Afghanis tan, and in extending the company ter
ritory in India The dinner was given at the Lon.
don Tavern, the Hon. MIR. Bailey, president of the
court of directors, presiding as chairman. Lord
Melbourne, Lord Normandy, and other ministers
and noblemen were present. Lord Kean was at the
battle Of New Orleans, where he was called General
Kean His military honors have been more success
fully won in India than in America. Many toasts
were given and much wine drank, and the meeting
sroke up at a seasonabe hour
/ find Capt Fayrer, of the President, was on our
coast in the late war, and saw some hard service
So, also, was a number Of steam ship officers and
com anders of much naval experience. / asked
Lieut. Franklin. r. N, first mate of the British
Queen, if he had ever been to New Orleans. Yes,
he replied, he had the honor OF being there in
ISl4-l5, at the time General Jackson was a visit
to the same place 1t seems he was in the detach-
ment that carried the American post on the right
bank of the Mississippi, and at the time was severe
ly wounded by bali his leg He says if the Bri-
fish troops had made their strongest move on the
right bank. he thinks they would have sue ceeded
He says, when his detachment was ordered to
treat nothing lay between them and the shore of the
river directly Opposite New Orleans, from which
point they could have annoyed the city to have
caused a capituation. Franklin is a sterling icer
and gentleman in his manners.
In future wars, steam Is to act most important
part. England aware of this, is determined to be
mistress Of the seas, well by steam poaoer she
has been by sails. This she is enabled to do by her
great abundance of iron and coal and cheapness of
labor in manufacturing. Hence she produce a
greater number and more powerful marine engines
than any other nation She has at this time the largest
steam ship fleet OF any nation in the world. She
could, if need required it, by taking the American
Scotch, Irish, Mediterranean, and coasting steam
ships and arming them, create a steam ship fleet Of
more than 100 vessels OF war, any one Of which
would be large enough to cross the Atlantic. And
she is still going on to build and increase this
branch of naval force every year Two fine steam
ships, of seven hundred tons each, have recently
been built in London, and despatched for the Pac-
fc Ocean, one called the "Chli' and the other the
"Peru,' and intended TO ply in the Pacific Ocean
along the western coast OF South America say
between Valparaiso and Panama, from whence mail
is to be dis patched the isthmus To Vera Cruz
and take the Argyle steamer TO New Orleans, and
from thence to New York, and there join one Of the
present steamers. Thus "A speedy communi catien
can be established between her Maissty's fleet in
the Pacific that would otherwise consume months
in the route around Cape Horn. All this inc rease in
steam vessels and steam communication, England
intends a school for officers and seamen in a new
of service, in which she is determined to excel
all other aatisns.
The Liverpool races commence tomorrow, and
the hotels are filling up with the sporting gentry;
some thirty or forty horses have arrived near the
field of contention. The purses and plate are made
up, and much sport is expected; and must do the
English the justice TO say, they possess more fine
horses than any people have ever seen. Where,
On earth, will You find such cart horses labor
throagh the streets Of Lsndon1 or such beautiful
geldings draw the coaches Of the wealthy class
or such animals as parade under the saddle on the
roads Of Hyde Park, chase the fox in their coun-
try huntngs7 No where else are such horses to be
seen; and IN splendid horses England stands with
out rival. Jack Randolph was a great admirer of
fine horses, and am led 70 think the fine horses Of
England formed his strongest attractions for coming
TO this country.
Ifyou ever come to Liverpool, do not fail to pay
a visit to the Blind Church, az il is called. The in
terror is really splendidly finished; contains two
fine paintings one OF Christ receiving AID
little children and the other Of Christ restoring the
blind man to sight. The service is chaunted, and
the psalms and hymns sung by choir of blind girls
aud boys, accompanied by fine rich toned organ
Last Sabbath afternoon took pew in their church.
and never before did hear such music that pro-
duced by the blind singers before me. One beauti-
full girl with fair and rosy cheeks, and with waving
and rich curs of aubuen hair falling Down either
check, so peculiar to Anglo-Saxon beauties, sung
most divinely sweet. Gently leaning forward with
her face upurned and her blind eyes raised To wards
heaven, unconscious Of her own charms, that were
exposed To the gaze Of the audience, she poured
forth stream Of overpowering melody. Her whole
soul seemed filled with the rich harmony of music
You csuld imagine IL the voice Of angel that
praises of God. Her voice would now rise and
swell. till the whole church seemed filled with the
rich, but sweet and soft intonations Of her voice
and it would gradually grow fainter and fainter
and softer and softer. All would be hushed into
the stiffness Of death, to catch the last note-the
audience would cease to BREATHE would bend over
the pew, lean my ear towards the angelic songster
10 catch the last dying whisper Of her voice-and
find at last had been holding nv breath TO hear the
last expiring tsne. How rich, how grand was her
chanting, as her swelling voice would repeat
"As it in the beginning, is now and ever shall be-
Glory to thes-glory to thee
cast my eyes up towards her face, which was
slightly illumined by few struggling rays Of the
sun, that shcne through pane Of glass, on to the
pannellng Of the gallery beneath her face. How
placid, how composed appeared that countenance
that had never seen the light Of heaven, or the
things Of earth, and is never destined to the
light in this life, until she shall awake in the bright
and glorious light Of another world. What an OBJ
ject Of sympathy, NJ pity and Of admiration! The
whole choir OF 20 or 30 singers were excellent
songsters but this superior and melodious girl Of
abeut Is years old was, In many hymns, suffered to
sing while all the rest were silent; and the effect
was truly impressive and striking. When you visit
this church, you are expected TO contribute some
thing for the support of these unfortunate blind
people Threw in my mite and left the church high
ly gratIhed.
I should not conclude without abiding again TO
the steamship President. made one Of party on
board Of her, on Saturday, when she made a trial
OF her immense engines, in a run Of several miles
down the river and bay. II was novel sight to
see two Of the largest steam engines built in
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