Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-05-04
FROM LONDON.


Foreign Correspondence of the Intelligencorl
LONDON, April lfth, 1860.
On Monday of las. week we bade adier
to a little group of American friends. or
the platform of Waterloo Station, in this
city. They had been neighbors in the Ole
Bay State, and having speut two years in
travelling over this Island and the Cont
nent, were now returning, weary of sight.
seeing and longing for home, to New York
via Southampton, in the Arago. Two li,tlc
children, who, by nine months stay in
Paris, aud playing with French children,
had picked up so much of the pGrlez- vouS
as to jnbber like natives, gave life and an
imntion to said group. But little cared
they, SO the kind watch of father and
mother kept all daily Ind pTc3cnt acoats
supplied whether they were in London,
Paris, Rome, Or the Antipodes Happy
children are real little philosophers, and
oftcntimcs read us older ones, good moral
lessons | have mentioned this event. not
of anything IN itself singular or remorka-
ble but because | wish to say few words
of remarkable invention just patented by
the head of this famji iy-uon. Mr.. Thurhu:,
late of Worcester, Mass. 1t is writing
machine, whereby persons of nervous af-
icttibiic, t1ditI1 l!tS, ANA GSDFS.tIiN llle
| GiiTa can perform the manuAl labor OF
writing clearly and quickly The machine,
. Il light and portable thing, is well dcscrib-
| ed in French review, translated and cop
| led for the Weekly iccorl. l send you The
! number. SIS the paper also contains :: Gne
sketch of IL new worl; by George Crul-
! shank, whose comic and other Illustrations
have given his name a worldwide notoricty.
! We had the pleasure of spending an even
! ing with Sir. and Mrs. Cruikshunk, at the
house of Il brother artist, whose sketches
Of Highland scenery were uncommOuiy
well painted. ana shcw a keen and loving
eye for natures beauties.
| SCCGI stIEtE -A:----- i,oy
| and for long time editor ot tie EH'St5t'5
( N-s7cs. would bc as surprised rs VIC were TO
! find him turned artist, and the painter OF
/ those heantiful pictures we SAW IN ii!s stu.
! diol MIR. Stewart wiclds q powerful and
nrnctircd pen. and rivals RUskin IS art
| critic. even cxcelIing him, it is thought, in
, his last wears Review of the Exhibition III
the Royal Academy OF British Artists
The wears Of intense devotion 10 ms Jour-
nal lave told severely on his hcalth, ana
Mr. Stewart has becn ut last compelled to
retire. and is now settled in London, IN
IbpsiDcss, as n Consulting Decorator. You
will not wonder his brain waS threatened
with paralysis, when lie says, th2 writing
lis otcn Dem furnished rc"Tdyce screen columns
of close matter in a FIRST class weekly
ncwsnnncr! The sketch of Mr., Craik-
shank's picture called 'Ihe orsAip "i
Bacchus.' was written hy our young artist
friend Mr.. Glndwin, now IN the Schools oi
Art in Kcnsirtuu and to whom we nave
referred in former letters. II is h'Gh
praise 10 him that lie has gained IN th"
late competition three medals and MS
works have Lcea sent up to compete tor
the great national medal.
On Wednesday evening, 81 OF april, the
Oratorio Of the ''Messiah" was magnih-
rrn,lv rendered by the Sacred Harmonic
Society led by Costa, in Exeter liaiIi lAe
bnuse was dcnsclv packed as is always
in, case nj these concerts, and SiTs
Reeves. with his mutchlcss voice and cN-
ecufion sang the fine tenor parts in fault,
less stvlc Signor Bcliettc, too, WAS grand
and effective in the base. II was the trs
appearance there of Miss Dolby, the favor,
ife Contrnlto. us Madame Lainton, and
do not think her equal, in all respects, car
be found in England. Her rendering OF
the air "He WAS dcspsed,' was truly
chastc and expressive. Ct MISS FaCePa
who sings the soprano in place OF Mauam'
: Nnvcllo, l can only say that with Il cieal
n,,re voice and high culture, she execute
the written music in fine style;-but whe;
add that the triumphant strain, Il know
+ that nv Redcemer liveth," came from be
Inns as any common ditty.-and that whei
The opening notes of the Grand HalleinJni
. brought every body else to their feet il
rcyercnt poslure-shc alone kept her sea
till the leader bade her rise. am air"l
she will prove lacking IN soul
Good Friday is here universal holiday
Shops and places Of business closed, an
postoffices and banks, as on Sunday.
1 Places Of amusement are all DONG
thriving business,-cheap railway eNcur
sions-and great attractions at the Crysta
Palace, where Piccolomini sang Sacre
= Music and 10000 people were gathered.
The little Italian is not yet married but
!; announced for five nights in the last wee
# Of this mouth at Her MnjesLr's Theatre
c prcyious to her final retirement from III
Q stage. Macready was married few day
: since. He heard Mr. Cough once ana sal
9 that the orators nllusion to his molh"
d was the fines. piece of patkoS he ever hear
Oar friend, Mr.. Cough after weeks mar
Labor in aud about London, mas gone l'
:, months tour in the towns and cltfcs
the country. Grcathnd enthusiastic NEE
v inr, attend him wherever he goes, an
orest results follow his labors. 30 stron
q public sentiment has nj last nee
awakened that uow it is almost imposslb
, for the prize-fght betwee" Heenan m "n
M Savers to take place. Heennn ana I"
a srri,ies are under bonds of Sloo to kec
=, The peace. and warrants are out again
,a savers. it is reported. In that case Ge'
,lomcn on both sides of the water WI
.a.,,IoT;ro, in the bloody Il