Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-09-03
From the Ne,e York Mirror.
WILLIS, LETTERS FROM LONDON.
NUMBER SIX.


London, just now. is the ice from Lake Wen
ham, an innocent Massachusetts lake that, a
year or two ago had very little idea Of becoming,
a London lion. (How suddenly do some
times become famous, to be sureD Beautifully
painted carts let,ered ''Wenham Ice 60 about
the city, and wherever they stop to take out a
block, crowd collects, and there is no limit to
cockncy admiration Of it, Something of the kind
wanted from our country. by the way, to
show that nature, at least, had not 'rcpudio;ed.
But what they have dono, hitherto, without ice,
natural to ask. | just remember that we
always drank tepd water in the summertime IN
London, and that the hook and champagne had
mover the recupcrating twang that delights the dry
throat the Polk side of the Atlantic. Now
when the hook has been passed round alter tho
! soup-taerc is general exclamation and dis
cusscn of tho new luxury, and tho convers alton
commonly passes from that to '.juleps' and ''sher
ry cobbIcrs," which mysteries known by
ma me, and much inquired into: | seriously think
that American "bar' set up at Charing Cross,
and furnishing the thirty or forty drinks OF
Bringha ms famous list in Boston, would be tho
making of the settorsup's fortune. | have lost
golden opportunity Of becoming celebrated man
myself, by not beIng provided with an accurate
receipt of tho proportions.
stepped Yesterday into Howell and James
to SEQ Count D'Orsays two ''statuctters''-or
miniature statues of Wellington and Napoleon.
The Count is an unequacd horsoman, and the
owner for the last twenty years, of the finest
..bits Of blood" that money could buy; is of
course, better Judge of horse than most sculp-
tors The models arc very different from most
marble stceds. Their snowy points nro '.dwclt
upon,'' so as to speak. There is no point which
is impossible in nature, and the truth probably is.
that the Count has infused tho principles of his
cha racter into the ideal he has hero worked
out-that others may stay safe, if they please, by
following what is general and easy; lie chooses to
carry out that which IS rare and just possible.
They would be extraordinary horses in real life,
because, though any one of their remarkable
points may have boon seen, tho combination Of SO
many perfcctons in ono animal would be mira
Gle of beauty, and this is very true descr p:Ion
of the Count himself, and OF his talents, we'll
as his person. The models seen at a disaG
vantage. at present. because they arc still in p!as-
ter and tie coarscness Of the material tells
statues srnall.-They are to be cast in bronze
soon, and then they will be subjects of study
for the lovers Of horse flesh. The figures of tho
two heroes exceedingly good, ] found no fault
in them.
saw Count D'Orsay at Lady Bicssngton's
fow days ago! He retains his splendid beauty in
und imi shed preservation. ] looked at HIM at
ter so long an abseeco, and with much of tho
illusion of other days worn out OF my eyes, to
whether had not been dn zzlcd INTO an undue
admiration of his personal appearance. Even
ten venrs after recorded my surprise frs:
seeing him, however, find him, still, by far, the
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changed for the better, for his loss of high color
adds to tho intellectual expression Of his counto-
nance. His manners have tho same joyous a.
bnndon which nobody could initiate, and which
would be out of place In any one but DOrsay as
a King. His portrait, painted by himself and
now in tho exhibition Of the Royal Academy.
gives scarce an idea of him. from the impossible
ty Of putting his royal manners upon canvass,
and from his having painted himself far less
handsome than nature made him.
This, and his portrait of Lord Lyndhurst, by
the way, arc two very fine specimens of tho art,
and artists think his promise very remarkable,
both painter and sculp tor. His will be
curious life to read of, if ever truly and compe-
tcntly written.
Wallace has advertised to play ''The Brigan nd"
last night at the Princess Theatre. | am fond
of the character and was very sorry that dun
ner party kept from going to see it--Miss
Cushman 10 still worry popular at this theatre.
Mrs. Brougham is playing there also.-Since
wrote that [ had not heard EeMeyer, have been
to a morning concert where he played. The en-
thusinsm in the audience was boundless. 1t was
a concert on the piano, rather than ono perfor-
nance. He made the whole instrument "dis-
course most eloquent music,'' at once, and with
no confusion. There were but two or three men
present. and some hundreds of ladies, and the
clappng by the little hands was as loud as in
crowded theatre. You will make much of him
IN America, think.
have been once to Drury Lano to sec the
performance of the French Operate Company
from Brussels. The best player, it was said did
not appear. though the Queen was present. They
were all middling, most mlddling, performers,
thought. and was accordingly ored.-The pit
was vociferous in its applause. however, though
probably very little of tho French dialogue, half
sung, half said. was understood by them.
will not lengthen this letter by touching on
any other topic.
Yours faithfully,
\. P. WILLIS.
The Alexandria Gazette says, the cormoranss
are down again upon the Treasury. They snuff