The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-05

the Mirror. We have been compelled TO take
out copyright for them, so that editors IN
this city copying them hereafter, will be IN.
frinsins our rights in doing so. We have
adopted this course reluctantly, and for the
purpose OF securing.io ourselves the benefit
Of our city sale, rather than from a desire
to prevent their circulation through the
columns of our contemporaries out OF the
city, to which we do not object and If any
other plan had been open to US, We would
gladly have embraced il.
corYRreHr SECURED
wILLIS'S LETTERS FROM LONDON.
No. ~.
Powers statue OF the Greek Slave.-Great Wes-
tern Rail Road.-W indsor tls.-Reading.
Miss Mitford's residence.--A rural sabjsct
for Mount, the st.-English surllness
New way Of advertising. lliiberal conduct Of
Macready's friends towards Mr.. Forrest, etc.
etc.
My DEAR MORRIS: took advantage OF
the long interval between the packets Of the
.ah and 10th 10 consgn my precious COM
pauion TO The rural vicarage 10 the neigh.
borhood Of Oxford. which is TO be her fu-
-ture home. am now IN London, alone.
These two or three days Of mental idleness
have quite restored my brain TO working
condition, believe. and now let me see
what have TO say to you.
Powers statue Of the "GREEK SLAVE
IS one Of the topics Of London, at this mo
ment, and in my opinion, il i, fare as we'll
ss TO preservation, as the Venus de MedI-
CTS, il will be more admired than that FIRST
marble of the world, when London shall be
what Rome is now. Power should be IDOL.
ized by women for the divine type Of her,
by which he has now elevated mems ideal
Of The sex. That so wonderfully beautiful
a thing can be true 10 nature-thal this
divine mould is unques,ionably like some wo.
men--is a conviction that must strike eve.
~ beholder, at the same time that 1t makes
him thank God that he is born one OF this
"k.nd, and makes him adore woman more
intensely than before. This Greek slave
stands for sale in the Turkish bazaar. Her
dress hangs over the pillar against which
she leans, and she is nude with the excep.
ton Of the chain hung from wrist to wrist.
1t is girl OF eighteen, OF beauty just per
fected. A particular criticism OF the figure
and limb would hardly be interesting TO
those who are not TO see this statue, and |
eau only speak Of the expression OF the face
which is one that gives the nude figure 4
complete character of pority-a look Of
calm and lofty indignation, wholly incapa.
ble Of willing submission TO her captors.
Power has secured by this work, fancy,
commissions enough for new works TO fully
occupy his time. Ii was bough, By az
kn haa IL.
times the sum for i. II we are to believe
one Of the Loudon critics - the chef mer
Il Of tho siaius due 10 MRS TInllnps
who discovered Powers genus when he
was making wax figures In CInclnna.tI, and
induced him 10 embrace the art and go 10
Italy
My trip to the country was made by the
Great Western Rail road which Is the most
complete 10 its arrangements, and sends the
tastes; trsins--iwo every day going their
route Of the rate OF sixty miles 10 the hour
The scenery in this direction from London
10 exceedingly fine, W indsor Castle lying
on The left Of the track, among other OBJ.
jects Of interest, and Reading, The fine old
town, bonored as the residence Of Miss
Milford. Nothing in America can give
you any idea Of the expensive elegance and
completeness Of the rail road stations, il.
hedgings 10, and its arrangements of all
kinds. Every foot Of the route is watch.
ed by a guard IN uniform, and no
human being except vorkmen is ever
seen within the limits. At every stopping
place, the cars glide into spacious buildings,
With magnificen, rooms, costly Offices, and
attendants IN the letered dress Of the CON.
panS's Gsa- The system for admitting
aud discharging passengers is admirably
complete, the delay Is but sn instant, yet
sufficient, for all purposes. and should think
ingenuity and order could no further 90.
hundred delicious pictures g!ded under
thy eye 10 our rapid flight, but | saw one
that wished Noun, the arlisi could have
seea--thir,y or forty haymakers, men anC
women, eating their dinner upon he edge
Of q stream the field balfmown, in whict
they had been working, and the other hal
completely scarlet with the peoples thai
them, shoulder Of bill rising beyond it
and various other features, made the mere
rural scene sngularIy beautiful, but lht
acres oil this scarlet flower, gave II soma
how peculiar aud racy miIdness The
farmer has no great affection for this bril-
liant intruder upon his land but the owne
OF the splendid park, and the scenery loving
traveller look on its novel addition to Ma
lures carpet with very vivid admiration.
On my return | saw az instance OF tn,
Eagllsh surIIoess so much talked Of, and {
think so seldom seen. A remarkably Gle
gait and bigh bred looking lady was sepa
rated from her party by want OF room ii
the car before us, and On getting 10 ours
abe found herself opposite a manifest arls
tocrst Of SIXTY. Thinking she recognized
an acquaintance ia HIN, she leaned forward
with charming grace Of manner and said
Mr.. , | believe p DOT my name
madam J" ~ss the reply 10 g,uf repulsion
asld The peltleuan t1.ned and laoLod "a,