Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-08-03

from her usual seat towards her horses
launches, she raises her spear. and is in
the act of transfxing the monster with at
single blow Critics may condemn it II
they like, for want of unity /; they may say
that it represents two distinct actions, that
of the tiger and that of the Amazon, and
is not therefore perfect as work of art.
But we care not for this oyer-captious
fastidiousness it is in harmony with ma
ture, and that is enough. A hungry IT,
ger does not stop in his attack, nor spi-
rited heart in its defence, in order to pre-
serve unity, and we are glad that the
sculptor has not thought it necessary to
do so either. The applause which his
work has received. not only here. but al
so in Europe. proclaims it TO be one of
high merit.
The marble statues have judiciously
not been all placed together. but have
been scattered about in various parts OF
the building, particularly on each side on
the naves. One of the finest pieces entl-
tied to precedence, because it is the work
of true-hearted American, is Powers
bust of Proserpine. The face is classic If
its outline, and the figure model of vo-
luptuous womanly beauty. 1t represents
her as the poet depicts her in the plains
..of Emma, where Proserpine gathering flowers
Herself faircr flower, by gloomy Dis
Was gathered''-
or, in other words. laying aside Poetical
metaphor, where Pluto ran away with
her. AS specimen of manly beauty
unsurpassed thus far in the exhibition, we
have statuette representing Apollo when
he was the shepherd boy of king Adme-
tus. The original is from the chisel of
Wyatt, and belongs to the Duke of Suth-
erland.
The chief Commissioner from Eng
land, Lord Ellesmerc, has been confined
TO his hotel by sickness, almost ever since
his return from Canada. He was well
enough, however, the latter part of last
week to visit the Palace, and expressed
high satisfaction with its appearance
Yesterday, he and his family left this ci-
ty for Boston; whence, after short visit
to Springfield and several other places in
Massachusetts, he will pursue his journey
leisurely TO Halifax and thence to Liver
pool. Lady Ellesmere' expects to precede
him 10 England. Sir Charles Leyell will
also leave within a fortnight. Messrs.
Dixie and Whtworth will remain for
several months yet.
Another of the Irish Patriots who were
transported to Australia, has effected his
escape we refer to O'Donohue. He ar
rived in this city yesterday. by the ship
Northern Light, having left Caiiforni" on
the lst inst He is now putting up at
the Aston House, where he has been cal
led on by his fellow convict, Meagher,
and number of our people. Should
any public demonstration be offered him
he would decline it. He intends bcco-
ming a citizen of the United States, and
has already registered his intention to that
effect in San Francisco. He has publish
ed narrative of his hair-breadth ad-
ventures in escaping, which will be read
with thrilling interest The ship which
brought him TO Melbourne. from that
portion of the island where he had at first
resided, was thrice overhauled by the po
lice, During their examination he was
concealed in a small apartment seven
feet by three in width, and two in height,
back of the furnaces, and used for stow
ing Goals in. Here, surrounded on all
sides by flames, he came near perishing
from the heat and suffocation. He at
length reached the Sandwich Islands,
whence our Consul assisted him to reach
San Francisco. The Northern Light,
when off the coast of California on Wed
nesday last, was struck with lightning,
and lost her mainmast, but no further in
jury was done.
WAKEFUL.