Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-07-04

"A correspondent of the Boston Pos,
writing from the Worlds Fair, says that the
samples of autumn leaves sent by Miss Marv
Williams, of Woodstock, VT, are beautiful. and
well arranged and that samples of Vernon,
woods contributed by Rev Zadock Thomson,
of Burlington, are very handsome, but subiec,
to be criticised as too small to show ali the char.
actersics OF the wood.
In his last letter describing the Great
Exhibition, Horace Greeley says:
III fire should consume the Crystal Palace,
the inevitable loss must exceed One Hundred
Millions OF Dollars, even supposing that few
OF the most precious articles should be snatched
from the swift destruction. Ten minutes with>
out wind, or five with it, would suffice TO wrap
the whole immense magazine in flames, and
not hundredth part Of the value Of building
and contents would remain at the clUse Of an
other hour"
DIR. Smith, the correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Transcript, writing from London says:
ain the United States we all know who Will.
lam and Mary Hewitt are. They are the cons
panions and library guests Of every family in
which the domestic virtues are cherished, and
moral excellence is admitted to be the founda-
ton of religious hope beyond the grave. At a
large party in London. the other evening, Mrs
Hewitt said: 'Now show me one Of your Amer
lean lions, if any are in the room Shortly
after discovered Horace Greedy, and leading
him up | took the liberty OF saying: Madame,
this is an American lion and'~turling to Mr..
Greely-'tns. sir is an English ioness and
left them cordially shaking paws
During the thunder storm, yesterday af-
ternoon, the lightning struck the louise of Mr..
Waugh, near the Toll Gate OH tie Wlliston
read and pretty ei1actually shattered two or
three rooms, though without materially niurng
any of the inmates. A woman was engaged
about the fireplace at the moment of the explo.
sion, and was Frustrated.
We learn from Col. GILBERT, who returned
last evening, from Il professional Wit TO the
Inc of the Montreal & Vermont Junction Rail.
way, Of which he is the Consulting Engineer,
that violent storm accompanied by lightning
passed over the village Of Sutton, in Canada,
on Sunday p. NJ. A house in which there
were twelve persons male and female, was
struck with shocking fatality. -Four Of the
apmJer pere Killed outrigLl and the persons and
garments Of the others more or less burnt and
injured, though not, it is hoped, MORALLY.
We are under special obligations to
Judge REED, OF Colchester, for basket of as
delicious aud superb STRAWBERRIES, gathered
rom his garden, as we have ever seen. Sew
raj of them measured pump four inches in
showing both tie effect OF fine
and the geniality Of our soil and
climate for this favorie fruit. One specimen
vas so corpulent that it looked like young
pumpkin.
Our British neghbors seem to be emer.
ling from that singular hailucinaton which has
o long led them to think Great B itain all the
world, and ailude to our country in terms of
Iarision. The Liverpool Journal speaks of the
United States thus -
'Anerira exists to reproach ard ref I'm the
world. The rough and ready republicans eX-
,and themselves over universe the Union
las Just been enlarged by territories as large II :
europe, and already the new State OF CalIfnI-
Tia exports half ii million Of gold per month,
md prepares to open Steam communication
'iih China and Japan. The Pacific becomes
lie highway OF nations, and enterprise unheard
II approach maturity, while the mind Of the
Incient world is absorbed on the miserable sub
ecls OF DIVINE rights aud scctaran controversy.
he majesty If civilization and commerce
'righlens regions rich and vast, while Europe
'anses to parIey with idiot legitmates and an
'ient nonentlucs. The Republic Of America
u is lar for the mastery Of the universe. and
Nlll achieve it.
I'VE learn that the fcats of the "Wizard
IF the North, at Concert Hall, las, evening,
'NhIDltcd extraordinary adroitness aud sklll,
md were highly entertaining to a large and
especabe audience. As Ventroqnst lie
las few equals. Ills entertainments will be
continued every evening during the week.
We understand, also, that the Dissolving
Views, at Rechable Hall, are exceedingly in,
ercating and beautiful.
The Grcylock Sentinel mentions the ar
rival of Martin Van Buren, in North Adams,
10y w VIZ SObN!clll part Vi ' CTllOut, Oh
fishing excursion. The Ex-President is in
perfect heslth and we hope he will have good
lime. Trout are sly fish, but ifany body can
'rcumvent them it Is the distinguished trappcr
above named.
alexander c, Bui't, E.q,. has been ter
Tered the Wing nomination for Congress, in
he New Orelns District of Louisiana.
BY the following it will be seen that Mr..
W ebster is not the only great man whose
friends have cared for him:
Shortly before the decease of John c. Cal
loun, some Of his friends conceived the idea
'i raising fund to pay off his debts, and send
nm to Europe, and unknown to him. had partly
executed the plan, when he died. They have
gwen the money raised ($30,GCO) to his wild
ow,"-Erening Post.
Prentice at his old tricks.
The Louisville Journal has the following hit
ut the C0mjcr:
oar nciIhhor says, TINT If man can ce, into
"hSl'lun ana PM himself up into the ar hy the TWO
l'hulrs, he Will believe IN the pendulum theory but
not Otherwise, Well, let our urigubnr GO, mo n
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