Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-13

,haslas,le rsesptisn given TO washlns,oa living,
who vas present His health was drunk wah "a
maltaous applause. and he returned thank. In leo
well chosen words. Tom Moore, Campbell the
poet Haitian the historian, @. a. Il. james the
novelist Sergeant Tslfoutd. the author of Ion, and
| many other distinguished men made speeche. on the
occasion. should not omit that Prince Albert was
m the Chair. aud conducted the proceedings with
that easy and natural grace which t. remarkable in
all no does. HIS pronunciation OF Eag sh 10 excel.
lent. with slightly foreign, but by no means un.
pleasing accent
do not observe tina. wAsuIscros Iavise has
yet lefl US foe Madrid. but he not present, a
lew evenings since, at party given by MIR EvsR-
Err, having gone on visit to q relative at Man
chester. vi course, he has been at Court and
elsewhere, enjoying tho hospitality which the En-
elsh delight 10 exercise towards foreigners of such
eminence. Your new minister is well spoken Of
They say that no Is simple in his manner, but
eleat'headed, shrewd and punetual. | trus, his
eHocs and those Of Lord ASBBnRros will set
matters straight between US.
Last week the town full OF details Of the
Queens fancy ball do not take sufficient interest
IN the matter 10 assist In chroncling the event
was god, however. to see that a sense ot dccorum
preserved the foreign diplcmstis,s and some of our
graveT men from unseemly masquerading. II any
Satirica writer on your side the water should wish
to give us hit, can furnish him with fair SUBJ
jec', viz: the wife OF an English nobleman vnlunta
rily appearing IN the character OF Lueretia Borgia
one Of the most depraved and disgusting women
W
who made so unhappy selection, is very ignorant,
and knows only that the opera OF Lucretis Borgia
is IN fashion inst now. IL Is played in Italian,
which language, presume. she cannot understand.
| spoke to you in my last letter Of the Chinese
MuSeum-it is not vet open, but the decorations OF
,he entrance To the building. VIII CHI itself is hidden
from public view, are beginning to excite notice. |
am sorry to hear that MIR CArLIN's Indian Museum
has not succeeded WE'LL although when first OPEN
ed II obtained very high repute-n will DO closed
shorty.
We have hid here a murder committed by man
named Coon, under circumstances OF peculiar afro
city. which reminded me somewhat, OF the case OF
CoLr at New York. The wretch had burnt the
gte'ter portion oil the body of his VICTIM when by
train OF singular COR cdences fragment was found
which led to his detection. The murderer has been
caught, tried, aud convicted. and will without fail
be hung IN ten days time. Either our Counsel are
less acute than yours, Judges more stern for
scarcely an instance ever happens OF new trial
being granted IN criminal cases.
am glad 10 have an opportunity of saying some
thing IN favor OF the North and South American
Coffee House in this city, which has recently come
into the hands Of MIR Maxwell, proprietor Of
Longs Hotel IN Broad street The former us a
commercial resort, and the latter as fashionable
residence, cannot be excelled. and | recommend
your travelling countrymen 10 digest the at the
one and their dinners at the other. The Coffee
House a, the business end OF the town has been re
built and enlarged.
Duke of Wellington. and it is remarkable to notice
the number and variety Of portraits Of him in the
printseIltrs' windows. Men seem TO look up to
him as sort oftutelar saint, and the women abso-
luiey iolize him. This popularity is not the re-
suit of any specific act. but arises from an ncreas-
ing conviction that he is singleminded and s,ga-
cious Statesman, as he has been llus,rous cap
tain. He IS every where called "The Duke" and
hats are dotted TO him almost reverentially. re.
greet 10 see him looking old and feeble.
The French are busy with their projects for rail.
ro'ds WITH that restless but really martial people,
the easy transportation Of troops seem 10 form one
principal recommendation of them. Should trou-
bous times again arise, II may perhaps be found
somewhat difficult matter TO guard these extended
lines. People seem TO me to forget the ease with
which they may be put out Of order by an invading
enemy, or an insurgent mob.
We have cold weather here, and the crops are
backward, but there has been less rain during the
last month than usually falls to our share. send
you this evenings paper, though it is destitute of
news. Yours, faithfully. OPQ