Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-08-27
From me.Ne,odx Mirror
WILLIS, LETTERS FROM LONDON.
NUMBER FIVE.

Ny DEAR MosRIs:-It is moro matter Of re
ioicinc TO Americans abroad, than Congress SUI
poses. when Foreign Ministers have tho kind
manners and mental culture. to do credit 10 tn
country. Mr.. McLanes appointment as Mini:
ter to England. is n worthy succession to that c
Mr.. Everett-two moro admirable representa-
tives arc little likely to appear at the EngIis
court for anv nation. | was dining day o
two since with former member of the Queen
cabinet. and, in the London papers of that NOR
ming. Mr.. McLane's appointment had been an
nounced. OR host spoke of Mr.. McLnne. an
afterwards of MIR. Everett. with whoe-henrto
tribute to their qualities rs men and dpomatlsts
th;t would have gratified the friends of these gen
temcn not little; and indeed. wherever | &c
Mr.. Everett is lauded without measure. lie ha
been in London in trying time for rcpresen
/ tatlvc. Our notional crcdt-lumpod without dis
tnction of States in ones sweeping dishtnor-ha
been like visible cloud about him wherever h.
has appea red; & he has been waited on, of course
by committees questions he could not answc
without pain and modification; and, through al
this no has steadily risen iii the respect of those
around him, and stands personally highe
(soI was assured by who spoke with authori
tv.) than any diplomatic representative now n
tho English court AT another party heard
very ine description given of tho effect of his sin
ouIar cioqucnce upon ono of these committees
They had felt in delivering what they had to say
that lhev had placed him. tho respondent, in q
position of overwhelming embarrassment. His
reply was waited for with sympathy for him
rs man. From every ono of these gentlemen
however. he ''drcw tcars. $50 tho DISORDER sta
ted and they loft his house enchanted with tho
man. if not moro content with what he had to f.
fer tho pn of his country Surely tho differ
ence between such n representative and othors
who arc capable of being scnt abroad, Is worth
tho countrv's looking at and influencing.
Tho Morning Post of to-day contains Long
mans first advertisement Of the English edition
of nv CLASHES at Iifc.' and, in another column.
is the following formidable passage. showing the
humor in which any thing American is lkoIy to
be handled. CIT occurs in roviow of Mr.. Rush )
book on Eng land
..Thoro is so much in the American character
to excite the contempt and disgust of all upright
and honest mon, that we can scarce DO excused
for letting slip an opportunity of abusing them;
but Mr. Rush so everwholr,,s US with his courte
sirs. and 80 grateful, ma handsomely acknowl-
edges the s s:,'. . hosplt;alahfz with which no
c 49, Tint We must swelter under venom till
some moro fitting occasion for venting it,"
What with Lockhart and Foubanque for a.
vowed adverse rcs. (o oll,) and the corps OF crit
ics whom Macready keeps for his uses, and who
viii now rctaliate upon mo, my having dissontod
from tho homage paid in our country to TINS ar
tificinl actor my Tales arc put as talstafi says
of his soldiers .swhcro they will be well pepper
cd,'' Ii may mako thcm sell!
| found nv solf III friends box the other night,
ut Braham's little dressy Theatre. directly oppo-
sito Two Queens and their royal husbands (:he
Ouccn Of England and the Queen of Beglnm)
,nd so ,e,r from tho narrowncss of the house.
,h,t could SEQ their several Ma csties as wel as
NJ n presentation. | felt quito authorized to iev-
81 nv class at one, at least of the Royal danes.
for a ycry beautiful countrywoman OF my own
bong in our party, the king OF tho I'oSinns kept
his olass very actively bent in our direction.
~. l,,l h>b rttcr Wow. but 1t
frcshinr to sec tho and simplicity of tho par
tv we looked upon, and tho complete absorption
Of Prince Albert and tho English Queen in the
i:hand humor Of the Fronch play NO person
il the AUDIENCE il seemed to mo, laughed so hear
tlv rs the Prince. and with his gloveless hands
over the edge of the box, and his unceremonlous
snatch-up of the opera glass in the Queens lap
occosiona}Iy he would not have been taken for 4
man who was caring to appear elegant, though he
was appoa ring to me that winch IS much bottcr-
natural. Tho ROYAL consorts wldo check bones
are modified in the many drawings of hun, which
arc publishct-probably with desro to remove
his very German look, the English phvslognomy
boinc certainly han,isotnor--but his features, in
other respects. are quito as regular as they arc
drawn anl: he improves upon the pictures OF HIM
whom he smiles There was of tho farces
bv the wav which shy express desire or
d.red, that is to say, bv her Majesty. which was
hon,oIy enough in it's humor TO have pleased 4
back woodsman.-It is called lie Poltron,' and
in tho first scene where the French actor gave
an account Of his being kicked at tho Opera. de
scribing it with a PARTICULARLY that would be
wholly ina,imi~sible in Enghsh,t the Queen laughed
most undoubtedly.
The lovers of music arc to have luxurious
qualification in Now York. Leopold Dc Meyer
Goes out by the same packet which takes this let
tor to YOU. Wallace. (who is the best authority,
told me Yesterday that do Meyer was unquos
tionablv the greatest pianist living.-He IS sc
considered in London now. where he has JUS
concluded n course of concerts, and no certainly
looks something extraordinary. for a faco more
full of the expression of genius. have seldom
seen. | have not vet heard him. his concert:
having been given during my late illness. and
have only talked with him five minutes in the
strcet=but | would warrant hum great IN any