New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-11

cal Apparatus. Glass Cutlery, Blowing, &c. No
81 70 tho Chinese Room of the nature and lnte-
rost &c winch those who saw the Chinese GU
ros;ties exhibited at Philadelphia, can form an
opinion. ;.ou H..
very appropriately called 8 The Happy Family y
Il is a large cage, in which family OF upwards
of 100 in number, made up OF cats, rats, hawks,
starngs, owls, doves monkeys, mice, squirrels,
porcupines, rabbits, &c. &c. dwell together in
perfect amity, and manifest for each other much
! and mutual affection. When | went in a large
! grimalkin was asleep and four huge rats lay re-
posing upon her back, while her kittens and two
Young rats were at their gamhols about the old
folks An owl was feeding starting with fresh
meat. These animals very playful, and the
birds are musical It is an assimilation Of hostile
natures which fultils much Scripture. This
Room attracts and delights all visitors. a friend
who went there with me is in treaty with the
proprietor of The Happy Family" and IS not
unlikely to tempt him across the Atlantic.
Room No. 26, cxchibits Mercantile and Ne
chanical specimens in great varieties No. q,
specimens of Iron manufactures; No. 3, Illus
trations Of the History Of Liverpool; no. %,
Natural History-some 500 specimens No. 80,
Gothic Hall No. 81 articles Of Taste and
Vertu; No. 80, Agricultural Drawings and Mo-
des No. 81, Anatomical Models and Prepare
tons.
Rooms from No. "a to No. -, inclusive, were
devoted to Paintings, Engravings and Prints.
Hcrc, too where days might be passed pleasantly,
we had but hours The principal Gallery con-
tains 2l3 Paintings by British Artists and 207
by Foreign Artists. The whole number Of Paint
ngs in the exhibition exceed 500. OF their value
some estimate may be formed when their charac
teris known. Will name few which, in pass
ng arrest and rivet attention. a Portrait OF
Canova, by Sir Thomas Lawrence ; Portrait Of
Samuel Footc by Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait
Of Lord Hood by the same Artist Village Girl,
by Bradley; Stopping the Supplies, by Thomas
Webster; Caleb Balderstone, from the Bride Of
Lammermoor by Bishop; Cirsts entry into JIG
rusalem, by Aglio Portratof Hogarth, by ham
self; the Bride Of Lammermoor, by SIR Joshua
Reynolds; (slle had flowing fiery-rcd hair with
sharp features and flashing cycs.) The Passions,
a glowing picture, by an unknown Artist the
Deserter, by Geo. Morland; John. Gilpn, "a glo
rious picture by Witherngton; Don Quxote,
in his study, Gan exaggeratlon) by Hanc the
Marys at the Sepulchre by Townsend Sea
port by Claude lorraine; Holy Family, by T.
Paul Rubens Departure of Jacob by Rem
brandt Woman amounting the feet OF the Savior,
by Paul Veronese; Woman taken III Adultery, by
Titan; Dead Christ with SAINTS, by Fandyke
Dutch Fair, by Tenicrs; Love crownng Science,
by Guido Jason and Medsa, by Salvador Rosa;
Conversion of Saul, by Rubcns Head Of Cicero,
after Death, by Carlo Dolci; Rembrandt's Daugf-
ter, by Rembrandt; Howard relieving distressed
Family, by Wheatley: Portrait of Handel, by
Hogarth; Renbrandts magnificent picture of
/" Belshazzars Feast" contributed for the exhl
bition by tie Earl Of Derby. There were many
pictures by old masters Wllich ] have not mcn
toned, and which, though esteemed as among
The finest efforts of genius, could not apprecl-
ate and indeed, 10 nay rude taste and deiccliVe
Judgement there were many Of the productions
of comparatively unknown Artists, far SUPERIOR
in all respects to some by Artists whose names
inpart value and stamp fame upon their works.
But must leave the Polytechnic Exhibition.
In former Letter spoke of Liverpool as hav-
inc been extensively and proftab!y engaged IN
the Slave Trade. | have since aacertalned tnat
its sins, in this respect, were of the deepest ana
darkest hue An extensive block OF stores on the
quay, erected by Merchants engaged IN the Slave
Trade, took the name of the "Gorcc Piazza,
which they still retain. GEORGE FREDERICK
Cooke, the great Tragcdian, who came on the
stage here in l719, to play Richard the Third,
after having krelt too devoutly at the shrine OF
Racchus, was loudly Kissed. but after resolutc Ell
forts to hiss and pelt him of, finally obtained
hearing, and addressed the audience as follows:
cit is hard enough to submit 10 the degradation
of such profession as that IN which appear;
but it is the lowest depth OF disgrace to be COM
relied to play the buffoon for the amusement OF
set of wfeic,lss, every stone OF whose streets,
every brick of whose houses, ertry block OF whose
docks, is grouted and ccmentcd by the blood and
marrow of the stolen and murdered African"
It's added that the indignant and whitening re-
buke Of drunken play-actor was more effective
in arousing the shame or singing the conscience
of the Liverpool African Merchants, than the ap
peals of GARRISON on WIlDtRFoRcE
This rebnkc of the African Merchants Of Law
crpooi reminds Tie of an incident that occurred al
Mir. O'Connell's, in Dublin. While in the Libra
nv waiting for Mr. O'C., we were struck with two
links OF an ugly-loolling iron cham and broken
manaclc which hung IN the room, and after some
specuatons about the probability OF It's having
been used by the Government to enslare or OPP
press some of the Patriots of 1l9S, Mr.. O'C. ell
tered, and before we left, Bishop HUGHES remarked
to him that we were curious TO know the history
of that broken cham. THAT chaIn," replied
Mr.. orc. "reveals a sad history of cruelty to
stolen negro, from whose leg it was taken. fear
America is implicated, but of this am not sure"
here he was interrupted by a committee and
we lost the remainder Of his story.
Strangers are struck with the Herculean
strength of the Liverpool dray -horses, than which
the world does not produce finer animals. The
draws to which they are attached weigh ton. |
scarcely dare tell how enormously they load these
draws. lest the statement should be dlscredi'cd.-
We saw one to which two horses were attached
drawing five hogshcads Of sugar up a street OF an
elevation cquol TO that of State street opposite the
Ic.....;,,4z lo...,nl Cfiicn And this seemed bu;