New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-29
VOL. VI. NO. 14s.

took against the Cor1.Laws bat. she added, he was
now favorite with them all. Verify, faith Kill
remove mountains ii only you do join vita it any
fair portion of the dove and serpent attributes.
found here, too, wealthy Manufacturer, who
has written many valuable pamphlets On popular
subjects. He said Now that the progress Of public
opinion was beginning to make the Church and
the Army narrower fields for the younger sons of
noble families, they sometimes wished 10 enter
into trade, but, beside the aversion which had been
nstilled into them formany centuries they had rare
" patience and energy for the apprenticeship needed
to give the needed knowledge of the world and
habits oflabor.' OF Golden he said He is In
eror in requirements to very many Of his class, as
heis selfeducated and had every thing to learn
after he grown up, but in clear insight there is
none like him man of very little education
whom met day or two after in the stage-coach
observed to me Bright is far the more eloquent
OF the two, but Golden felt just because his
speeches are 50 plain so merely matter offact and
TO the point.
We became acquainted also with DIR. Gregory,
Professor Of Chemistry at Edinburgh, very
Eghtened and benevolent man. who was in many
ways Of instruction and other benefit to He is
the friend Of Liebig and one Of his chief representa-
tiyes here. A pamphlet, lately translated BY him
from the German, noticed in the (" Evening
Post short time before / left New ork and the
same extracts should have appeared in The
Tribune / Will here give the name of the
pamphlet, as it is calculated to instruct many in
the United States and will be sent for if known to
exist. 1t is Abstract of Researches on Masne
tism and on certain allied subjects, including
supposed new Imponderabe, by Baron Won Reich
enbach, translated and abridged from the German
by William Gregory. NJ. D., F. r. s. E, NJ. Il / A,
Professor of Chemistry II give all these letters
Of the alphabet because have observed that with
many persons they lend charm to a work
We also met fine specimen of the noble intel
hgent Scotchwoman such Walter Scott and
Burns knew how to prize Seventy six years have
passed her head only TO prove in her the
truth of my theory that we need never grow old
She was drought up in the animated aud intel
ectual circle of Edinburgh in youth an apt disciple,
in her prime bright ornament Of that society
She had been nm only child, a cherished wife an
adored mother unspoiled by love in any OF these
relations because that love founded on knowl
edge. In childhood she had warmly sympathized
in the spirit that animated the American Revou
ton and Washington had be her hero; later the
interest Of her husband i'll every struggle for free
dom had cherished her own she had known in the
course OF her long life many eminent men, knew
mnutely the history OF efforts in that direction, and
sympathized now in the triumph OF the people over
the Corn Laws. as she had in the American veto.
ries with as much ardor as when girl, though with
a wiser mind Her eye was full Of light, her man
ner and gesture of dignity her voice rich sonorous
and finely modulated her tide OF talk marked by
candor, justice. showing in every sentence her
ripe experience and her noble, genial nature. Dear
to memory will be the sight of her in the beautiful
secluson of her home among the mountains, pic
turesque flower wreathed dwelling, where aiiec
ton, tranquility aud wisdom were the gods Of the
hearth, to whom was offered vain oblation.
Grant us more such women, Time Grant to men
the power To reverence, 10 seek for such,
Our visit to Mr.. Wordsworth was very pleasant.
He also. is seventy-sx but his is aorid fair old
age He walked with us to all his haunts about
the house It's situation is beautiful, and the :" Ry
dalian Laures - are magnificent. Still saw
abodes among the hills that should have preferred
for Wordsworth: more wild and still more no
mantc-the fresh and lovely Rydal Mount seems
merely the retirement OF gentleman, rather than
the haunt of Poet. He showed his bengnity OF
disposition in several little things especially in his
attentions 10 young boy We had with us. This
boy had lett the Circus, exhibiting its ieats OF
Workmanship in Ambleside for that dry only at
his own desire to see Wordsworth and feared he
would be disappointed as know should have
been at his age it. when called to see Poet l had
found no Apollo flaming with youthful glory. lau
relcrowned and Tyre in hand but instead a reve
rend old man clothed in black, and walking with
cautious step along the level garden path; how
ever he was not disappointed but seemed IN timid
reverence to recognize the spirit that had dictated
:. L aodamia and " Dcin and Wordsworth. in
his turn. seemed to feel and prize congcnial ma.
ture in this child,
Taking US into the house he showed us the pic
ture of his sister repeating with much expression
some lines OF hers, and those so famous OF his
about her, beginning Five years, &c.; also his
own picture, by Inman, of whom he spoke with
esteem. had asked 10 see picture in that room,
which has been described in of the finest OF his
later poems,
There cannot be better occasion TO represent
or manN cases. present lor tue lIst tiHie ~ tue
love of the reading world part Of one OF the finest
descriptive poems eStant:
LINES
Suggested BY Portrait from The Pencil Of + Ssons
HEep1I ED into forgetfulness of care
Due 10 the days unfinished task, OF pen
Or book regardless, and OF that lair scene
In Natures prodigaGty displayed
Before nv window, ostentimes and long
gaze upon portrait whose mild gleam
OF beauty never ceases TO enrich
The common light; whose stiffness charms the sir
or seems to charm it into like repose;
Whose silence for the pleasure OF the ear
SURPRISES swcctes, music. There she sits
With emblemstc purity sttired
In white vest. white as her marble neck
Is and the pillar of the throat Soa!d Be
But Tor the shadow by the dropping chm
Cast into that recess-the tender shade,
The shade and light, both there and every where.
And through the very atmosphere she brea'hes
Broad cea- and toned tremendously, with skill
That might from Nature hsye been learnt in the hour
When the lone shepherd sees the morning spread
llpon the mountains Lock at her whoeer
Thou be- that kindhns with Poets soul
Hast loved the Painters tue Promethcan craft
Intensely-trom imagination take
1,h. ,r,nsure what mine eyes behold see thou,