Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the N, Y Mirror.
WILLIS'S LETTERS.
NUMBER FIVE.

the country. Mr. McLean's appointment
as Minister to England, is worthy sue
cession to that of Mr. Evcrett-two more
admirable representatives little likely to
appear at the English Court for any ma
ton. was dining a day or two since
with former member OF the Queens
Cabinet, and, in the London papers of
that morning, Mr. McLean's appointment
had been announced. Our host spoke OF
Mr. Mclean, and afterwards of Mr. Ever
EFT, with a whole-hearted tribute to their
qualities as men and dplomatists, that
would have gratifed the friends OF these
gentlemen not little; and indeed, wher'
ever 90. Mr. Everett is lauded without
measure. He has been in London in a
trying time for representative. Our
national credit Jumped without distinction
of States in one sweeping dshonor- has
Been like visible cloud about him wher-
ever he has appeared, and he has been
waited on, of course, by committees on
questions he could not answer without
pain and notification; and, through all
this, he has steadily risen in the respect
of those around him, and now stands per-
sonaIly higher so was assured by one
who spoke with authority than any diPlo'
matte representative now at the English
Court. At another party. heard very
fine description given Of the effect of his
singular eloquence upon one Of these com
mntees. They had felt, in delivering
what they had to say, that they had plao-
Il ,bo ,ncDnn1opt q
of overwhelming embarrassment. His re-
ply was waited for with a sympathy for
him as a man. From every one olthesc
gentlemen, however, he drew tears $50 the
describer stated } and they left his house
enchanted with the man, ifnot m>ro con-
tent with what he had to offer on the
part of his country. Surely the difference
between such representative and others
who are capable Of being sent abroad is
worth the country's looking at and inhu-
encing,
The Morning Post of to-day contains
Logmans first advertisement of the Eng
l.sh editor Of my "Dashing at Life, and
in another column, is the formidable pass
age, showing the humor in which anything
American is likely to be handled. 1t &C.
ours in a review of MIR Rush's book nn
England
There is so much in the American
character to excite the contempt and dis
gust of all upright and honest men, that
we can scarce be excused for letting slip
an opportunity Of abusing them; but Mr.
Rush so overwhelms us with his conrlesics
and so gratefully and handsomely acknowl-
edges the splendid hospitalites with which
he was received by the noble and wealthy
'Brltishers, that we must sweltcr "ndcr
our ctnom TIL some more fitting occasion
,tor renting it,"
What with Lockhart and Foublanpue
for avowed adversaries, (of old, } and the
corps Of critics whom Macready keeps tol
his uses, and who will now retaliate upon
me, my having dissenting from the HON
age paid in our country to this artificial
actor my Tales are "put," as Falstaf
says of his soldiers, "whcrc they will be
well peppered!" May it make them sell
found myself in a friends box, the
other night, at Braham's little dressy the.
atre, directly opposite two Queens and
their royay husbands (the Queen OF
England, and the Qncen of Belgium
and 81 near, from the narrowncss of the
house, that could sec their several Ma
iestes as we'll as at a presentation.
felt quite authorized to level my glass at
one, ct least, olthc royal danes, for Il very
beautiful coutry-woman of my own being
in our party, the King of the Belgian,
kept his glass very actively bent in om
direction His Majesty had the better
view, but it was refreshing to see the
ease and simplicity of the party we look
ed upon, and the complete absorption o.
Prince Albert and the English Queen
in the of, hand humor the French play
No person in the audience, it seemed tc
me laughed So heartily as the Prince, and
with his glovelcss hands over the edge
Of the box, and his unccrcmonious snatch
up Of the opcra-gIass in the Queens lap,
occasionally, he would not have been TAX
en- for II man who was caring to appear
elegant, though he was appearing, to me
that which was much beuer-nGtm'al.- -
The Royal consort's vide cheek bones
are modified in the many drawings of him
which was publshed-probably with a de-
sire to remove his very German look, the
English physlognomy being certainly
handsomer-bu! his features, in other re-
spects, are quite as regular as they arc
drawn and he improves upon the pictures
Of him when he smiles. There vas one
of the farces, by the way which was "by
express desire" ordered, that is to say
by her Majesty,which was homey enough
in its hlmor to have pleased backwoods
man. 1t is called Gle Poltron," and in
the first scene, where the French actor
gave an account Of his being kicked al
the Opera, describing it with particu
larity that would be wholly inadmissabe
in English, the Queen laughed most I'M
boundedy,
The lovers Of music arc to have lux.
urious qualification in New York. LEO
roLD DE MEYER goes out by the same
packet which takes this letter to you.-
Wallace, (who is the best authority told
me yesterday that de Meyer was unques
ionably the greatest pianist living. lie