The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-08

rXpfTHA DuLHk HitIotf-o9stowp ipl
N a}esneif and 5eighbfrs pm d mel borini
towns, sha tho hbsI RIity 81 hi] 3neien
and MAD lfce u hOhe, wK thds4istit pushed
guests visiting there, on recent occasion.
u The invitations were issued for Monday last
and on that day 200 ladies' and gentlemen at.
u tended Mt ttP bidding d thT illustrnus owner
. TO inspect the grounds and mansion of Kneb-
:, worth, and, beneath the fair towers of that
u ancestral home, to enjoy the social intercourse
which, moro than anything else, tends b obi
terate the prejudices Of class, and to wear down
the asperities of too absolute an individuality.
Of the guests in the house it, is sufficient to
say that they iheluded genhenieh we'll known 10
the public for their position in society and their
elevated tastes One poet, whose graceful Com,
positions have delighted the solitary. hours of
; thousands, and shedqa Cheerful gadianeo.. over
Domestic and social circles are writer, whose
n exquisite wit and powerful understanding have
. peep an enjoyment and ri good to many who
d scarcely knew his narney ,and zone actor, Nv hose
transcendant genius, high scholarship, and moral
excellence, have, perhaps, raised him to d higher
d position than any member Of Ills profession ever
4 attalned-were present Add v this, that the
\ sIsner oil that fair estate, whose writings are
4 household words to the people of these, king
Y denis, and have done more to elevate the taste
hetiPn, was himself present on the scene, euteYA
talhing his guests, and'it Will be admitted That
more interesting occasion, aniifote inviting
bgathering, cond scarcely occur III tile oldest aud
u the Inoblest times of merry England, either in
1'olden or in modern times, ', ,'.,l,
fn"h eommodious pavilion was, cracked before
II the eastern front of the mansion, where tea and
Refreshments were provided by Mr. LoMdep,s of
Kitchen. The following gentlemen consented
4 70 qfficiate as stewards observation-disclosures 7
ltMr. Passingham, secretary othe Herts.Agrieuf.
! .tural Society; Mr. G. w: Roberts; Mfr. Bean.
1 moht Cole, Mr. Groom, Of Hitchen;a Mr. Tnskip,
Of. Hereford ; and Mr. Good, of SteYenage, "&c.
I 1.-THE Company began 70 arrive 1T three O'clock,
and from, that fine until half past FIVE, perau5
bFlatad the, :Jbeautifal grounds, and went oyer
the mansion farthe purpose of viewing itsnob|e
apartments, andthef exquisite, artistic ,decera-,
tons, and magnificent antique flrniturecn Ia In
} NIhe-dny WIS fine, and MS the sum gfearred on.
the richly orntmentef font and the light breeze
daIied with the btight-hne flag floating from
1.-THE tower, the toll Ensemble wis strkihgy beau.
Etifu 10 Turning oqr eyes from Itiptp fhs delicious
garden sidewalks, imagination eoRinred up VISIONS
OF the noble owner ,wending thither, wrapped in
! those beautiful dreams, and gathering from the
depths of'hls richly endowed mind those exqui,
size pictures with whichh he has delighted thou,
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INTENSIFIED, when we reflected that its fair scenes,
IT'S superb adornments,' and even It's antique
furniture, might have been agents in exciting
trhlns of thong mt which have been SO. skiIfufl{-
elaborated to. the world, 81 ,..n..,. s..,. ~,
po. WeconeIuded, our peramb ulation with a visit.
to the church, which is situated within the park.
nsdr to the mansion, but is not remarkable ex
1 eeHt,as thelsepnlehre of many members of the
Lytton family. Here were numerous memorials
~ the departed owners of the estate; some elab-
9fate inscriptions, in, Latin, others brief to
| fault but, on n -mansoleum near tho church,
There is one OF exceeding. beauty in, sentiment
apq lang tlage, for which we mast find 81 place.
Ian This mausoleum reposes the ashes of the late,
kMrs. Bulwer Lytton, and the writer of the ele-
gapt and touching inscription is the present
owner of Knebworth
I ' tWithia this mans0leum, which she erected,
and by the side of her mother, it's first inmate,
! reRose the mortal remains af Elizabeth Barbara
Buwer Lytton." Uniting with the Justice OF a.,
man the charity of woman, her life was odeyetee
to useful and noble purposes At once self
dehyihg' and tdutiticent, she saved in luxury to
The liberal ~, distress In her religion She made
manifest, the earnest Faith BY the active works
and the heather, in remotest lands and far dis,
tant times, may, under the blessing of the AL
mighty, owe the light OF, Divine Revelation to
the generous hand and the pious heart that mou-
der within these walls. r4O6il lS13"
IgI Having concluded our survey of Knebworth,
we repaired to the pavilion, where We found Mn
t boHdeh already preparing tea, and most Of tie
fcohipany seated, Sir Edward Bulwer Lyttor, oc-
EGhPSing, The headof the table. The air of KneB:
worth, and the Occupation of, the afternoon, had
evidently PRODUCED a healthy exhilaration, and
the tea was discussed with delicious vivacity,
occasionally interrupted byaa very good band
from Shefaord = -, -; II,
/ ia At the conclusion of the repast Sir Edward
Blfwer Ly ton rose and made speech, amidst
loud cheers. - -
The pavilion was then cleared of its forms and
tables, and dancing Immediately commenced, and
engaged in very enthusiastically BY large por-
ouol of the con pany. w., '"''1
~ CERE FOR AGtE,AND FEvER-The following /
very simple, remedy for, this, disease has been
communicated to then Mobile Advertiser. If
4ethcacious it, may have some influence upon the
'valueAof Quipine." At any rate tits worth the |
eNperimentofa trial. ''"H - 80. .r.,, =, !
Nix. EbrToR AEet me communicate to the,
public, through The columns of your paper very
simple but very, certain cure for Chills and
FeYer: .>..,.: en-, y, 'r" ~. 80
p" The first chill is, generally very light, and one
is apt to suppose it will end there. The SECOND
one comes on the same hour, say the second day
afterG Thee exact time is then known whenth
third may be expected, and the patient has his
case completed under his own control Imam
tieipation of the third chill, about half an hour
OF twenty minutes before, apply strong mus
tard plaster, six by eighteen irches up and down
the small Of the back This creates reaction
tthrougho|pt, the system and the chill time passes
+harmesslyby. . ..
= in order to, facilitate and make more certain
the cure, it would be better. for the patient to
take dose of purgative pills allowing sufficient
time for the effects to pass off before the chill
time. This simple and certain mode of curing
chills and feyer, need only be tried to convince
one Of it's efficacy, and Of the folly Of stutiing
people to death with drugs ]. NJ. B.
[ FLORIDA ELEGTIoN-The Pensacola Demo-
Graf, Of Tuesday last, says ave have given
the complete returns from every county through
out the State, from which it appears that if we
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