Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-03-31

e but Will note with wonder the complete chang
4 made in the mode of conveying people frou
: one locality to another. One or two year
o ago, there were very nearly one thousand ON
!, nibnses regularly carrying passengers over TIN
streets of Philadelphia; to-day, there are jus
/ nine of these vehicles, all told, picking up ant
: letting down their loads-they were loads onci
and the chance is, that before your cores
pondent writes you another letter, there vii
! not be single vestige left of this once popu'
lar institution, to rattle ones bones over thu
> stones. While II is no wonder that the car:
r are all the fashion, it is a wonder that SC
thorough q revolution has been made so quick.
|, ly. The question occurs, What has become Of
, the BUSES? Thirty-fye of them, comprising
| the once fIyorite Chestnut st line, with about
two hundred horses, were sold AT auction to-
day, to so into various country towns, and the
remainder Of the once goodly number may he
found scattered over the Union; some convey
ing passengers along the Lake shore, with the
directions "To Girard College, ITO the Nor
ristown Depot etc, still ahcctionately cling
ing to their sides, and accosting the eyes of n
new community of beholders some are car
rying Congressman about the streets of Wash
ington-none the better for that-still more
arc doing thriving business in Pittsburgh
etc, and ono peregvinnting line has emigrated
all the way ont to st. Louis Again, we say,
had any one pIophesied year ago so utter
an anihilation of this then fairly cngrafted in
stitution, he would have been roundly laughed
at for his pains
The late religious reyivals, at home and
abroad, which promise TO exercise so powerful
an influence throughout the world, are very
candidly and intellectually considered in the
last number of the London Quarterly Recier
This is one of a number of articles on various
subjects, and its statements, which are compre-
hensivc and exceedingly interesting, may be
received with credit for, says Littcll's Living
Age "There is no periodical more free from
the suspicion Of being enthusiastical or fanati-
cal, and there is none of higher character
10 be read with this special article, saying
nothing of the other good things in the London
Quarterly, are three or four Thoughtful religious
papers in the new number of the North British
Reeew-both periodicals repuhlished in this
country by Messrs L. Scott & Co, New York
These are on Wesleyan Methodism Erasmus,
The Silence of Scripture, etc. There are still
tormly excellent in merit, historical, literary |
biographical, etc, and altogether both these
numbers are admirable specimens of the re-
spectlye periodicals. Beginning new volumes |
they form an excellent starting point for new |
subscriptions.
Art is fiourshingin Philadelphia. Chnrch's
magnificent painting, The Heart Of The Andes,
IS drawing crowds of appreciatiyc visitors 10
the Academy of Fine Arts; the same artists
I'M, A. y: -t.
OF Niagara in Winter, is receiving Hattering
attention ut Earle'S Galleries our superlatiye
artist, tothermel he whose Patrick Henry be-
fore the Virginia House of Burgescs will be
remembered by mary of our readers is en-
gagged upon two or three fine paintings Lamb
din, Thomas, and many others have their hands
full and Buchanan Read goes TO Italy again
in short time, full of commissions for our
citizens, and those of New York and Boston.
Two such noble volumes as have Just been
published by Messrs. Gould & Lincoln. Boston
seldom leaves the press at one time. The first
comprises Tie Life and Correspondence of Rev.
PANEL Wilson, u. D., late Bishop Of Calcutta
and Metropolitan of India, with portraits, H.
Illustrations, and map Of his travels. by Rev
JOSIAH liateman in one royal octave volume
rms is substantial addition to the religious
biography of the day, and one of the best
memoirs ever written 1t is full minute, well
authenticated, and elegantly published and
forms an eloquent and remarkable portrait of
an interchangeable theological student, preacher,
missionary churchman and Christian gentle
man IT'S subject was great and good man,
. foremost leader among the eminent aud use
ful men of this century, In detailing his career
the biographer necessarily presents n full pic
ture OF Life in India, Introducing statesmen
and phianthropists, military men and civilians.
social and public life, customs and beliefs
with rare and picturesque descriptions OF see
merry etc., all eXqnistively portrayed in its J
Variety and extending far before ,
and during the late mutny. The various To- /
ralities which were the scene of this good {
mans labors, the books he read the people he
Knew the Nlcissitudes and the efficiency OF his
me- makes the work as interesting 10 the gene |
raj reader as it is precious to the Christian
u IS FULLY and very elegantly illustrated
The second work from the same press is the /
ontinuation-second volume-of MIR. IIonkns Y
splendid history of The PQHtdns, n
very attractive little book is issued by v
Messrs. j. H. Tilton & Co, Boston: Linpincott y
Co., Philadelphia entitled Lifp's EreUjuo
'r Thoughts for tie AGED, by the author of Lifts o
Morning, or Counsels and announcements FIR q
he youthful Christian. The book addresses =
tself especially to those who have passed Tho u
meridian of life. For such it is full of encour- .
lgement and comfort, basing its lessons IN
he abundant promises contained in thc Sacred
Word. Its language is beautiful and toncbing :
md its tone triumphantly cheering Ms co,,e1
els may also be read with profit NV ncrson, :,
'ounger in life, us prophetic of tint state IN Il
which even the Youngest are ineyitablv hasten. a