The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-21

sksrrs3 50 ssns psr sfsars Of ten nss fDr - as1
insertion and IS ssnts for eaeh cpptnasuee. ss.x
that It should form In essential part a 4essss1s
eatioa-that its proTer place is1n the daiy senoos
int he daily lessonln short that "a aally
ing or writing 70 should drawing 6e deemed one Of
the branches Of every day fuitioni and that such
position Is correct, We deem matter Of easy
proof We are now fully alive 70 the importsncs
Of cultivating what are designated habits Of taste
and the association Of the beautiful in ART, and
this chiefly, If from nothing else from the pfatcaf
value derivable therefrom In the Improvement Of
our arts and manufactures. II IL then Of impors7
tanee to place within the re aeh Of all means by
which the art In its varied branches may be easily
The pleasure and advantages Of
Of It's pursuits should be no longer q Asealed
book to the great majority Of those now designa
ted emphatical:y, "the people. !
To those desirous Of following out the profession,
of architect, engineer or mechanic, an acquainsanee
with the art is as indispensable - knowisdae Of
sketehing from nature or objects Is 70 the artist
painter. Without il, the practical man, however
ingenious will Inevitably fail in perfecting, unad
ed his ideas, with that facility and usefulness
avalaoie to the accomplished draffsman- It's nses
Iuhess IN the work shop, moreover, is no less
splcuous than In the study or bureau. inenabling
tne inventor or improver to communicate his ideas
clearly and readily to the workman To the latter.
a.so ~ Is equally important and indispensable, we
mean TO those who are desirous of raising them
the Ssnds aooys the level Of the Operative
AID they would be entirely unable 10 conceive s,s
dsTaanatnsty any plan Of structure In nv iesrr,
OF complex nature and sti less to carrv Il ssfis
factorily into execution = -s =
In short TO him who wishes to render hinself;nas.
pendent OF extraneous assistance in planting ara
working out his original ideas and capsbIe oS
art saer .ssls WIN scty knowledge the
s,dered a subject further comment on its yalue IN
the practical man is altogether unnecessary !
On the supposltion that the pupil at the outset &.
utterly ignorant of the art we purpose commeucns
our instruction at this School of Design by eucia
ting first principles As all drawings reducible to-
certain lines and hgures we hold it necessary TO ens
Bile the student to draw these elementary parts with
faculty. and upon proper principles, leading him By
series OF instruction and examples from the drawings
OF simple line up to the most complicated figure
1t may be considered true that the betterswe are
aequanted with first principles its basis or fouuds-
with all the intrcacies Of its diversified practice and
the less easily damped by its real apparenr diff
clirles Students too frequently expend much time
almost IN vain rsm want of attention to this truth
trite and commonplace it may be deemed In &C.
qurng the practice Of the ant they are too eager to
pass from the simple rules the Importance of which
ton not only gives incre security the building
but will enable the workmen to proceed with conk-
dence to the proper carrying out the design in its en-
hrety. On the contrary an ill-laid foundation only
epgenders 6istrust and may cause total failure.
We are the more inclined to offer these remsrks
being aware that students at the commencement Of
course of tuition are apt in their eagerness copy
an aivanced drawing with facility, TO overlook the
importance of the detail practice rhieh alone saes
them satisfactorily to do 1t il the wsest course of
procedure to the details of an art before pro-
ceeding with its complicated examples We there
fore say to the pupils assembled here, and which wa
have the pleasure of taking charge o-have patience
and perseverance-the hill before you boldly and re-
solutely face. steady and unfalterng ascend Once
on the summit you can proudly look back on your
achevement-for hopefully forward-and clad with
additional armor and confidence, you take your
stand and fight for laudable position amid your
piIing compeers.
At the conclusion of the lecture Mr. Percival gave
his pupils few practical lessons on the ssblack
board, which must prove Of great value to them.
Bail Bonds are as valueless to the State, as gen
eral thing, as the paper upon which they are writ
ten, and for all the good they now do in preserving
peace and good order, had as wen be abandoned
altogether. Since our knowledge of the courts Of
this city, we have known more than fifty bonds
forfeited perhaps more than double that number.
but in no single instance have we ever heard OF
one being paid. Iftaking these bonds in breaches
of peace mean anything, why are they not prose
cuted and collected as all other debts, when for.
feitedi If they mean nothing, why go through the
idle form of requiring parties to give them, with
security for their faithful performance Law
ought to be founded on common sense and when
it is not, it ought to be repealed at once. ~
Niagara Fire Company, No 5-At the annual
meeting of this Company, held on Friday evening.
February 18th, the following members were elect
ed officers for the ensuing year; Commander, N,
B. Dornin; 1st Foreman, NJ. Taylor; I'd Foreman.
W. S. O'Brien; Secretary, g. s. Young; Tream
rer, J. Hyde; Axemen, w. II. Thompson and r.
Sheane; Surgeon, DIR. T. p. Mayo. sasF2
Street Obstructioa-H Stern was summoned be-.
fore the Recorder yesterday, and fined 81 for OBJ
structing the sidewalk of Broad street with an
empty box zsas esxs4 sss IA
No Papers-Louisa Jinkins, a free girl, was com
nitted to JAIL by order of the Recorder, for want
of register of her freedom.
In for a Benefit Jeremiah Downs was arrested
and committed to Jail yesterday, to undergo an en-.
animation next Friday, on the charge Of being en-
gagged in the cruel assault upon Mr.. Mayos ser
want jesse last Sunday afternoon Downs, it Ia
said, was the ring leader in the row, having made
the first attack upon the servants
Impudence Punished "A young man, In passing
along Broad street yesterday, rudely accosted q
strange lady, who Immediately called for assist
ance. A gentleman near by, hearing her screams,
hastened to her aid, and learning the cause of her
alarm fell afoul of the impudent little eoxeomb,
and gave him well nierited chastisement va
Madame Adolphe is now in this city, holding her
soirees at the Prescott House Her skill In pre-
dieting the future and relating the past said TO DO
truly wonderful The New Orleans writers de-
clare that she mark out the future TO dot and
can tell lady or gentleman everything they have
done or ever expect to do. Mad. A. professess TO
be governed in her revelations by philosophical
principles, and invites call from all who wish a
map Of life laid down before them ss
Is 1ae Star of the Uea may be seen at the Theatre
this evening, in the person of the charmngiy beau
tiful Miss MAGGIE MITCHELL, whose chaste and
elegant personation on the stage have more than
delighted those friends Of the drama who have had
the pleasure of seeing her. Miss M. Is destined to
become very popular in Richmord, as she has else
where. and we should therefore Ike our lady rea
ders to see her in her asorte characters this eve
ming. = q saf5tefa-g
A bad cough, however severe, may readily bs
cured by Leonard's Instant Relief as hundreds
will testify who have used it.
Police Stations should be established IN Rocketts,
on the South side Of the Basin and near Scream
Vile, where the watchmen could warm themselves
in cold weather without having to walk . mile or
two to the market houses, as At present The cost
of room rent and fuel would be trifng, compared
to the extra duty the police could then perform
Dnu Busiaess--The Recorder had no criminal
cases to dispose Of yesterday, consequently we
have none TO report. The city Is unusually quies
Just now, and the police have, therefore, but hfHs
duty to perform.
By reference TO our advertising columns u VIII
be seen that Mr. Antelotti, near the Central Depot,
has converted his confectionery establishnent into
a Restaurant for the benefit Of passengers Dy tns
Central Railroad and of the public generally. We
can safely recommend the establishmsutt ~ adsanes
10 everybody, believing from Mr. Antelottfs espa
cities and ex perience thatt win be one Of the oes'
and reatest Restoratiyes in the state.