The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-28
PRESENTATION TO PAUL MoRpHr.

IN J. S1inT'ddy Press.
PRESENTATION To PAUL MoRpHf'
Y. ~. Nou, YORK r,uses Of May 2sth
ra. nrn.sn,s.,on 10 MIR. Morpny BY the New York
Chess ub, Of the pearl inlaid board, the goio and
silver men, aud the watch, taxes plsee WI. y,
ins. In the University Hail. Inc press ata',ou "
az .i,er ,anrel wreath by the Uuon Chess Club,
Iii, he made tomorrow evening, at the hotel, cor
nor Of BROAD way and Eighth street. The following
is description Of the article to be presenter this
evening; ,,
Tact. of the "Morphy Testimonial arc OF the par
eat gold and silver, and-with the exception or
their cornelian pedestals--of those materials alone
10 design aud execution, a. we'll % 10 intrinsc
yaIue the set IT, far No are Informed, unequal
ed-,he celebrated establishment 10 the possession
of Queen Victoria, though Of similar design, being
OF inferior proportions. The connosseur Will
especially remark the exquisite details OF the
artists conception.
AZ Chess is royal game the pieces in this sus
pers set are appropriately modelled after study of
one Of tho grandest historic episodes-the contest
between Christianity and Barbarisn. "The Red"
or the gold pieces, are highly finished statuettes
indicating the components of an imperial array 10
.he days when Kings and Queens won't forth with
their armies, and Bishops, exchanging nitro aud
crosier for battle axe aud sword, transferred the
war ofpyosley tism from the sanctuary to the held
''The Whites the silver pieces, in happy cons
trast, represent che Northern horde which disputed
the domination Of Theodosus, or, At latter Pc
riod, for while wi:hs:oed the march ofClovisand
Ciothiide.
In detail, the pieces are follows: The Gold
King IL statuet 9. four inches in height and
weighing three royal robes gracefully fsll-
ing OYER his armor, the Imperial globe upon his
,rsrt.a,ly defended head the crown aud sceptre at
his feet, by his side an elegant shield, ID 10 his
right hand the sword Of Empire. The Queen, ar
Taycd In character, ia of proportions slightly nfes
Tior to those of her Lord. The Bishops, in the
f,i povlv nfv khrae And fnch has
10 height, stand perceptibly inclined forward.
yraspiug drawn swords with blades advanced, and
are spirited illustrations of the fierce Preates who
anticipated the Higher Law conflicts Of the pulpit
and press by cut-audthrust argame tstiou hand
TO hand. The Knights on both sides, arc admira-
bly, scuptured chargers, prancng nearly mp
right, and ruby-eyed. In the Rocks, or Csss
ties, the artist has adopted the Chinese design,
and thanked the rear lines by stately elephants;
each bearing an Eastern howdah, upon which an
elegantly wrought eagle is spreading his sinions,
as if to pounce upon his prey. The eyes of both
bird and beast are brilliant rubies. The flush Of
this piece 10 especially adorable the artist hav.
ing achieved manifest IL iumph In the contrast
which his fne chasing has effected between the
coarse hide Of the elephant and the tiger skin
mautls Of the howaah. This elaborate piece is
three and three-quarte inches in height, aud
weighs eighty gold dollars, or-mors appreciably
five ounces.
Golden adversary. As a leader OF the Barbsrians.
his covering is OF bulls hide. and only distn gush-
Ct from that Of hts followers By the finer dressing
leader of the opposing host he too. wears the I'm
perial globe upon which rest these emblematic
adorned their helmets The royal embltms lie at
his feet. while on his left arm depends shield in
right hand he grasps warlike brand. His Queen
Is arrayed in proper character. The Bishops wear
LONGER than the Roman fsiehions Of their Christian
adversaries their panoply otherwse according with
that Of their posts In proportion and weight these
The Gold Pawn are ststuettes. two and hall inches
in height. weighing two ounces. In this piece the
bucklsr. and straight double edged sword being
exact copies of those borne By man at arms OF the
proportion and o correspondingly exact sculpture
Of the old visgosn wearing upen his oody the hide
the wild null o: the Gsrmanian forest. His single
weapon is a large aud knotty club. promising o
rough encounter for the short blade Of his adver-
1hs pedestal of zach piece ia polished Comedian
for the pAwns circle of ae inch in diameter for
the lea5ing pieces an oval one inch and a half 10
diameter. The value of aterial work ed up amounts
to nearly $ctU and the entire cost OF material and
labor s e 5 is es, imam Ss an he
ton, Aud the exquisite mechanical execution of
each piece. the resources of art have contributed
most liberslly for the honor Of genius.
The Board upon which the Gold and Silver Chess
men are to stand, likewise manufactured by Tiffany
Of The board is Of Rose God the Squares being Of
Ebony and choice Mother Of Pearl A slightly
inisid silver, SURROUNDS the Board. Just within
this edge another similarly fne line. ahd third
rch color the wood Three inches from she
four tournament snces in silver. inclose the Chez
Qnered feld-a square Of twenty in hes. In each
snees eneiieisd By laurel wreath Of aoid ssan'
sitely iniaid are the letters NJ in decorated ei.
pher. Midway of the border. from which Mr. Nor
phy is supposed to play an naid oval plate of sill.
yer. surrounded by trophy composed o: the stan
OfG Ram l.
can Champion. bears the sub,oined inscription
from his friends and admirersin
New York and Brooklyn,
-.~..-s' New York. 1859.
Surrounding this plate is . laurel crown in silver
and beneath it a riband of the same metal is in.
.:Pfaliis en- san0uinatis tacile praneeps"
In the opposite border another plate, oval. In in
sn
graved Sphynx. around Thich are gro ped the
q ~ :ssss IL Ct sans ssd,
IN snted with the armorial bearings Of the city OF
q the ZANE metal fundamentally delneatss the
pyramids; three in number. likewise supported By
The Board is 80 paneled and dove-tailed in con.
struction. that no influence of climate position
can possibly affect tho integrity of the squares Al
aspecmen OF workmanship. 10 addition to the fell
city Of its design the fact that the most skilful
another week 10 polishing It, s pertinent nrcof OF
its uperlative exceencies, Its cost is not far from
Besides the Chessmen and Board. there ia a cass
Of Rosewood Asted with artistically shaped velvet
lined nichss for the reception OF The set when mot
The watch to be presented was manufactured bv
the american Watch Company, and Is very fine
specimen: The stem or Pendant Is exquisitsy
round with Brlliants. with another large Diamond
at its top, which ans.ers for push place BY which
coat OF arms is richly carved in relief. and on the
her lid. also in relief the monogram:
Pm.
M sI. srs luz % on the dial
CHEESE. finely done in red and black-the Black King
standing at twelve, and the Red King 1t six. Tic
Knights at three and nine. Castles ct four and
eight. and Pawns at FIVE and seven.
CuRIoUs srATE OF THINGS AT THE CAPE OF Coop
HopE-At the Cape of Good Hope a largo and re.
spectacle Moslem population IL springipg up
Some years age, ii will be recollected that ship
loads of young females we're sent to the Cape, un-
der the auspices OF goodly ladies here, aud con.
signed to the supervision of the Colonial Bishop
there. These females became known as the
Bishops ladies'" and his charitable chaplans
did what they would have done bad they pcver
left England-turned to old and evil ways; others,
strangely enough, married with Moslem laborers
aud farmers, mounteda natty Fee cap, and sent
their huSbands and children to mosque az neat A.,
new pins, and ~ happy % the very sous and
daugbterp OF the prophet. upon whom be no more
sbuss than he deserves. "In what have / done
Ill r"fs the common question of those who have
thus gone over TO the questioners of their coos
duct. "Did ayer you see Mosem iaborer. srti.
san, or fsrm@ drank I have q husband who
loves me And my children. How would il have
been had run my chance, aud married with AM
European who asked me In Cape Town !" and ~
many 81 the .Bshops lsdies'' become calmly
contented mothers Of Selims and Fatimas, forget
their catechisn, and say, In common with their
lords, "Fhere 10 no God but God.n-AUcaxum.
A broker, whose mind VS. full Of stock quota,
tioDs, WAS asked. fsw days since, how old ~.
father wAs. well" said he, abstract edly sbs IL
quotes q eisoty. but there 10 every prospect be