The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-22
4 ms tiram PiuEasorirs 81: the Pnri. Ex.
hibiGi0n.
From the Boston Iran-crip.,


have sent to the Pari, exhibition; but to
none OF them has been attributed so much
merit as to our celebrated american piano
fortes. 1t would seem hardly possible that
we could rival. "a vet. Frame and England
and the other countries Of Europe 40 di>tin-
gushe'i tor their progress in the arts and
sciences, in So delicate and important an in
strument as the rianotnrte but the Inteli-
gent correspondent of the Chronicle, in his
.,t.r TO that paper. dated Paris, August a.
1853. an extract from which W" give below
shows what rank our Boston pianofortes
take abroad. We have before Heard of tn.
celebrated instruments manufactured 10y AL
bert W. Lall \ Co.. and it vives us the great
r.t pleasure 70 add TO that already Just gain
cd reputation. tina, they now rival the world
We congratulate our friends, and the mechan
i,s Of the establishments that they have beer
able before such an ORDEAL AMI in the pres
rnre Of three hundred French pianos. to iaE!'
the 6r>t pIi-., and We Americans should b,
proud. too that we have % eminent piano
forte mandatory anon" us. We need NJ
longer send to Europe for Instruments of SUI
r.rior tone and finish. but NAV rather ex
poet 70 furnish her with the brs, and fines
pianotortcs.
We copy from the Chronicle of Sept. 3 -
"'Thc great exhibition is now in NOR,
furnishing condition than ever, and its future
WILL no ,loubt. be very successful The il
nv OF awar,i are now engaged in deciding a.
10 the merits Of the various contributions. \
remarkable affair has JUS. taken place relative
to contribution from Boston. which will
much crafty the pride Of Bo-tonians. The
tia. before III, Jury Of award. OF the excel
lence of the various pianotortrS on exhibi
ton, took Place at The celebrated Paris Con
.rvatory OF Music The Jury was composed
Of seven of the mos: eminent professors of
music in Europe.
Joseph IIelmesperG"r director Of the In
perial Conservatory %: Music at Eier ia, the
president. placed himself in a position where
hp coali her the tone Of the instruments
without seem. them. so as to render an i'm
partial opinion Of their merits. In addition
to this. the manufacturers names were all
covered up with white cards. on each of which
was a certain uumtcr. When al! had been
tried, Mr. lI,lmcsprr@cr said. now for the
American piano. referring TO one from BOs-
ton, whirl, he bad on several occasions exam.
ined and tried at the exhi' i,ions. and which.
for some unarcountahlp reason. had been
neglected to be sent with TIE rest 4 New
York piano was an Ong the lumber and sup
pOsn. he referred to that. they told him it
had been tried. His answer was positive
that it had not been tried. vet all this time he
had not seen. but only listened to the tone of
the instruments. After repeated assurances
Il nj. b,.I I.
ward and satisfied them that the one he re-
.trred to was not there. ard directed them
a. once to send to the exhibition for it, Soon
Il arrived. and when tried before the talent
ed jury. was pronounced tie hest piand'orte
IN the French exhibition and. accordingly.
1t was awarded the highest prize medal. This
Piar0 - rom the manutactorv OF Mrssrs A.
w. Lad'l & Co.. Of Boston. The above facts
are accurate to the letter. having received
my information personally from Mr.. lIelmes-
prrger hIu!sei!. lie is Young man, not o.
yer twenty-five wears OF age. Having heard
the superior quality OF tone Of the above in
strunlent. his Irar:sr,i ear detected that it
ur,S not at the trial. Ii Is. indeed, as'onish
ing. The circumstance that Boston piano
forte has so successfully stood the severe test
Of such European professors of music. is an
event whHh nay well CRAFTY the p,ide of
Bostcn:anS.'
Tile Newark Daily Advertiser, in a no.
ice Of the late Abbott Lawrence. thus al
lnd-s 10 the tra!ical end OF one of his broth
ers s." Luther i.awr; nee, ,n eminent LAWYER
of l'roton, in Md'llr>rx county, M,Ssachu-
setts. but who afterwards became president
Of bank in Lowell. was one d,v, ai,out ten
or dozen years ago. showing to his friend
BigciOw, OF atcrtown, a new mill then in
course of erection by his friends in Lowell -
They were in the fourth or .tth story OF the
building. and Mr.. Lawrence was expatiatiny
on the improvements Introduced into it Mr.
Bigeiow's face was turrel from his friend at
the time IN the eXainlnat on OF something to
which his notice had been called Suddenly
the voice of Mr.. Lawrence was silent in the
midst of sentence. Mr. Biytlow turned
round. whtn-O. horrible Mr.. Lawrence
had disappeared; h. had inadvertently step
p"d backwards Little. IN the course Of con
Vrrsation. and fallen through III open gang-
way to the bottom of the mill. and was in
stantiv Killed. What makes it more remark
able, hc had bat a moment before warned
BI"eIow to beware Of the very scnttle through
which he was plunged into eternity"
81" burlington fxmiIroud Di.n.acr.
The y. Y Courier uses the following Ian.
guace:-
There need he no talk OF the Camden &
Amooy Railroad Company That thing is
the creature Of tn" State of New Jersey
New Jersey made it, and said it should have
no rival. New jersey protects it. and d.
reefs II. and shares its l!-sottcn gains 1t was
New Jersey. by her charter of 1892, that
forever prohibited the construction of arv
other railroad across her limits between the
rites Of New York and Philadelphia: it was
she that by her subsequent legislation, and
alteration Of her constitution. has made this
charter perpetual and it was She that made
the extraordinary compact wcrchv she re-
rrlveS transit duties ten cents for every
passenger not hrlonging to New Jersey, and
fifteen cents for every ton of merchandise
through the State: and it is she that, as d.
zee; partner IN the virtual ownership of two
thousand shares of the monopoly which new
or cost her a dollar. annually receives divi-
dends OF fifty cents on every three dollars
net money received tor through passengers;
and she also that has levied two cents for ev
cry ten a,i!es on bullion transported on the
line. From the unparalleled levies and i'm
posi- ZION. the treasury of the State of New
Jersey has already acquired more than one
million OF tlollars-'!srived too, as is boaste,;
in an Address of the Directors, almost ex-
clusively from strangers and p,%sons not iv-
'ng in New Jersey In plain English, The
State of New ,Jerscv has year after year
been supporting i'sefb:y plundering its neigh
bors through this gigantic and grindin: mo