Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-08-06

tlons of j. B. Cough. Scores of the vonnn
people were amusing themselves witH
games III different pnrts of the field. hn,
ai4 icft their sports at the sound of Al bell
anu quietly assembled to hear the lecture
Mr: Eeasey, of Huntingdon, NJ. p, an ab-
Stalner OF five years standing and a
convert OF Mr.. Cough, took the chair and
su.t"ooSeu him IN pleasant and nppro-
P'''te speech. noticed tue rcpor,rrs
suSEe anu o9sy on both nights, hu, If ,hcv
were loollsh enough to attempt +, full re-
port Of the speech, shall not toliow Ic't t,a;r
e""tnple. Suffice it to say, the meetinrS
were both large and highly respectable,
'he speeches worthy the orator and tho oc.
custom ana no doubt productive of. mnt-b
soou; Great credit is due to Mr.. Brown
anu MS two sons, who nave for several
ears past, by lnstitutiDg counter anluse-
nehtS OF healthy moral TONG. lectures
&C, at the time of the annual village fenet
tr'eu to break up the dissipation and vice
Always SO disgncefully prevalent then
tEleo III vain to ascertain the origin of
theSe English ''villnge fcasts," nobody
could tell me the .OAy, unless as n r,,s,ic
"ol,Gay and thanksgiving for the newly
g"thered harvest, and as to the time it had
peen observed. the Houghton Fcast-ior
hundreds of years.
:: N"t u ticHuS recently travelling
In Cornwall, had noticed amonp o,hor oII
and odd customs, in one VILLAGE tLron,,h
Whlch they passed, procession bear;Ep
lighted torches ana using ceremonies oIti@s
10 tne ancient "tire-worship" 1t is as
toalshlng to us. so lately from tho rural
u GtstFlcts OF America, or more particularly
New England, where the population is so
intelligent, well educated and pure. to
hote tue extreme ignorance and stupidity
OF Tue farm laborcrs here-the peasantry.
Most serviie and "Iject they are, with ide5s
limited by their own narrow experience
and IN hopes restricted to a tolsralL@,e; e;s"t
on 3he.r few nGsfSTi,: rs, 1 o gs SGeomPLSned
>.-ey can be wisely trusted with the ballot
box and universal suffrage.
st. Ives is It buStling market town dis
tNnt only 2! miles from Houghton, and
we'll remembered i'll name, as The place
where them was going with the ':sevcn
wives. &c. prettier walk through the .
shady lanes, over the stiles, and alon.r the i
winding banks of the river Ouse, than this
same rural pnth to ST. Ives, cannot he !
ound in England. As VIC enter the town
NC pass the old parish church Of which
jromweil was once q warden, and farther |
'n is now standing part Of the wall of his |
1arn. recently taken down and over which |
ln%urlant ivy of 20 years, was creeping t
Here too is YcritNblc old Roman bridge !
'cross the river, in excellent preservation
ind in constant use. Cambridge and its |
ancient College, was only II miles dis |
ant, but we had not time to visit it. Our |
lrewells were said on Thursday morninc |
md we were safe in Unr London homes ,
~ one o'clock A. B!K
P. S.-l7th July.-We read in the Times
IT Monday long and interesting account
'f the trip of the Great Eastern to New I
rt';sv q rht. srf.ita- I.Gf.nntinn thnra-Yn,.
nut on his mission to Canada and the |
States. The papers have been full OF the 4
'ecent 'prize shooting on Wimbledon
Common last week, when the Queen open |
ed the match by firing the first shot, in !
presence of au immense cOucOursc of peo-
pie. Tile Drinking Fountains movement
was pleasantly brought before the public
by II Conversations at St. James Hall,
when the Earl of Shuftesbury presided,
and the hall was tastefnlly decorated
Music, speeches and refreshments were
served in turn to large and delighted
audience. The Statistical Congress WAS
formally opened yesterday by Prince AL
bert at Somerset House. Great indigna-
ton is expressed in all the Liberal papers
at the present attitude of Lord Palmer
ston, who is called a trickster and other
hard names, and is in danger of losing his
premiership. a private letter from Paris
states that Rev. DR.. M'Clintock, of the U.
s., has arrived, and commenced his l"bors
at the American Chapel and promises to
become very popular and successful pas
tor there. Rev Mr. S., a young and zeal
Gus Clergyman from Philadelphia, has
been stirring them up to "lovc and good
works" and established i. Thursday night
prayer meeting at the Chapel, and sue
ceeded in getting 80 to attend the last.
Guribaldi aud his movements in Sicily are
still attracting the attention of all Europe.
Sympathy and substantial help are prompt
ly sentat his call from England, and France
dare not help tue Bourbon King to regain
his lost province. 1t is doubtful whether
he can keep Naples, or any part OF his do
miuion, much longer. To-day VIC arc
shocked to hear that Damascus is taken
by The Druses and 600 Christians massu-
rrcd-the Dutch Consul killed, and th"
American Consul wounded. a. 'B. x.