Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-04-19
FROM LONDON.
Foreign Correspondence of the 1nteIlfsencer.l

Foreign Correspondence of the Intelligencer.l
LONDON, March l6, 1860.
Though the successful negotiation of
Cobden's Treaty has put q QufetuS on the
INFUSION panic, it lasted long enough to
evoke very war-Iike spirit in the youth
full sons of Britain, in all parts of the three
Kingdoms Thousands of young men,
mostly the flower of the middle classes,
with an aristocratic Lord or titled officer
as leader, have formed themselves into
''Voluntcer Rifle Corps" undergoing often
regular drill that shall fit them to serve
as defenders of their country. EXultmg
in their new and really pretty uniforms,
they came up to London last week. ut the
invitation of Her Majesty, to Royal Court
Presentation at ST. James Palace. Our
Republicans at home, must not imagine
the Pyirutcs had the honor of Il personal
introduction to the Queen. Oh! nos only
the officers of each company, who went IN
n body and were presented by the Lord
Lieutenant Of their county or an NJ. p
1t is estimated that over 200 Of her sub
iects were thus brought face to face with
Her Majesty. The day was, for the earlier
part, sQually and unplcasant-but in spite
of wind and weather, the Grand Banquet,
presided over by II. r. H.. Duke of Cam
bridge, cousin to Queen Victoria, aud the
Grand Ball in the evening, at the elegant
new Floral Hall, Convent Garden--wcrc
highly successful-too much so, in fact;
the immense number of people present
being in the way of moving with anything
like case. \ high price (ovcr q guinca,)
being charged for admission, and the sup
plv of champagne unlimited. You may
| infer there was unlimited GSSPdhon,
.."" Y,' toi% IHr Io tn" same m Inf ISer
I I,,;f, I'm 1Fl1in mr. n
of the next morning. Walking in the
Strand, IL few days after, | noticed crowds
! of Dasscrs-by grouped around "view of
the Ball of the Rife Corps, at Floral Hall,
and as all the beautiful decorations arc
kept and the sight novel one, the pro-
prictors are turning penny by opening
| the place and adding the attractions of the
| Cold Stream Guards Band, to visitors at
a half.crown each. Over six hundred per-
sons disposed of their spare cash III TINS
wav the first night. These LOndoncrS
| know how to ''makc hay while the sun
shincs:n-for example, though by the way
| the sun wasn't shining, but had retired Tor
the night and the rain WAS pouring,
when, on Monday night last, our attention
was aroused by the loud cries in the "djh-
cent streets of "Only penny. y.-"lmpor-
tant news. u" Attempt to aSsassinate
the French Emperor" "News by subma-
rinc telcgraph-Only penny with tue
| precious copper in hand, young Amer'-
| can friend, passing the evening with US,
sailed out for tile important news. Now
and then, q lull in the song proclaimed
other customers abroad, and many a penny
changed pockets. Surely, thought we,
rs We read the startling announcement,
that son last night, Sunday while the
Emperor was going to the Italian Opera,
&c. &c.,-"uncasy is the head that wears
the crown''-and how strange, continued
we, that Just t1co gears ago, to-day the
same thing was attempted! The letter in
cypher on the bill, of course, we couldnt
translatc-and, as we were told by the
cntcrprising news-vcnder that the morning
pnners would give all the dctuils-wc con-
| tinucd to mornliZe and waited for more
| ljght OIL this dark subject! Judge OF our
admiring astonishmcnt to find, "whcn day
light did appear" that we were hoaXed,
and were only the innocent victims to II
London dodge! The Emperor is more
alive than ever, and means to annex Savoy
and Nice, as the least of the spoils of war.
In peaceful arts, he is doing more to beau
tify and improve la belle Paris, than can be
rightly estimated, except by an eyewitness.
1t will soon have broad streets and magni-
icent distances, to add to tie splendid
fucades, fine temples and magnificent pal
aces. Charming Bois du Boulogne arc
laid out dc l'Anglaise; but no city in the
world can boast of such glorious trees,
grass, and extensive Parks rs London. AT
some future time hope to say more OF
them.
Last night Exeter Hall was crowded, to
hear our friend, j. B. Cough, who spoke
with his usual powerful effect, though
laboring under harnssing cough and
great fatigue. AS one result of an APP
peal for funds to the League, gentle
man in the audience. stranger, handed
over to Mr.. Cough 500! We hear that
Heenau, the American prizc-iighter, was
present in the audicnc. Strenuous efforts
are made in high quarters to prevent the
expected encounter, but there is no doubt
the contest will take place, and the know
ing ones there to see. John Bull has
rather fighting turn, naturally, and does
not object to bruises, so there be far Pldy,
tool y. b. X.