Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-07-25

ana the name of Robt RaikeS is iudissoliI-
oly associated with the Sabbath Schools alI
over the world. Near this church stands
very old gable-roOfed house, over the portal
OF which, covered with the ivy, was rngra.
we'd Me date of 1904. In the large room
whose pay window overlooked the fine
old garden, Charles lst once held his
court. We walked in the garden, whose
wall was covered with most Iuxurjnul
roses, and in the oruer saw an old 6u
tree growing in open oir, loaded with its
burden of half-grown fruit, which would
rot nave disgraccd Southern plantation.
bntAdien to Painswick, and back again to
London, which great city was, lust one
week ago to-day, all astir with the grand
volunteer review by Her Majerly in HYDE
Park. Tickets had been issued to baico-
MES erected near Park Lane, and ON the
Llgh ground near the statue of s:Achillcs,n
for $4,000; but long before Saturday
thousands of applicants were turned away
disappointed from the War Office. So we
very reluctantly gave up all hope of see
ing the review, but contented ourselves in
looking at the mob around, and matters
and things in general. Our scotch friend,
Rev. Mr.. H-g, kindly offered to accom-
pany me, and we set out about 2 o'clock.
+. NJ, by Bus to Waterloo Gate, but were
obliged to leave it and enter at Albert
Gate-so dense was the morning thronr,
the thoroughfnrcs leading to the Park
were blocked in all directions Some ucr-
sons, used to Il crowd and prodigal of time
and patience, had secured their free stand
at the Marble Arch, one of the best points.
as early as s, "A. NJ. An immense circle
WAS formed, covering almost the entire
space from Park Lame to the Serpentine,
and from Wellington Gate to Marble Arch
The ring was kept by the Mounted Horse
Guards and policemen and alternate grcu-
adlerS, and pressing close upon them was
mass of men, women and children in no
place less than 5 or 6 deep, and in some
l5 or 20. In all the trees were swarms of
men and boys, looking like clusters of
huge black fruit, only they kept mp, from
tim" to time, SUCH an imitNtiva cawing,
you would sooner fancy them rocks. Some
of the human fruit tnmblcd down with tho
breaking branches, and then shout We
were fortunate in securing standing places
on an CID kitchen table, which held three
gentlemen and -four ladies' and enabled us
10 see over the heads of the intervening
crowd to the opposite stand, where were
the favored ticket holders. The Queen
did not leave the Palace till nftcr4 O'Clock,
and her entrance into the Park was an
nomnced by Royal salute of 2l guns
10000 volunteers, in their varied uniforms.
with tue rich brilliant dress of the Roval
Guards, mndc grand display The
Queen rode in an open carriage, with the
hing OF the Bclgians, her uncle, by her
sue, nnd the Princess Alice ami the Prince
Arthur opposite. She had Il long and
brilliant suite of attendants, and stood
nearly an hour and half while the troops
filed by. The white robes of the Moorish
EmhnSSV
I think there is nothing SO imperturablc
as the good nature and patience of 81
London mob. For hours they stood
crowded together, the peer perhaps iost-
ling the peasant, the Lady side by side
with the dairy maid or wNsllcrwomnn. and
ShdhS;' ''"trJ h4dv with the cxcrPrtO" Vr s'.-
There is no way of estnnNIhS"tmG it,
bcrs i'll the Park at this review. Some
say from 100000 to 100000, but there
could not have been less than hdLCH mil
lion. 1t was an uncommon sight, and as
military pageant, nnequallcd for interest
and effect. The French invasion panic
has left the country fleeing before the
thousands of stout hearts and arms vOlun-
tcercd in its defence. AS if in mockcry Of
the late panic and fear OF Napoleon III,
we have been called upon to welcomc.to
these shores 5000 Frcuchmen-Orpheo
by the pet band of the
Emperor, the celebrated "Guides'' The
Orphconistes are gathered from all the
Departments of Frhnce-stlected from the
Choral Musical Societies that exist under
the name of L'OrpheoR, in nearly every
little vllagc-evrn in the mountains of
the Jura. The Directors OF the Crystal
Palace Company invited them to give 81
series Of concerts at the Palace at lay
denham. and they decorated the great Or
chestra with banners and tri-COlOrcd flags,
cmb!cms and wrcIths of flowers. Groups Of
statuary amid the green shrubs gavea very
bcautifn! effect. NJ. DelMpOrtc, the musi-
cal Chief, welded the baton with great
precision and skill. The first concert was
ut o'clock, Monday, 25th, and opened in
true French grace with "God Save the
Queen" Overture to "Thmpa," by Lies
Guides" played i'll most irrcproachablc
style, followed, and as each player Of the
so is master of his instrument, and the in
struments of extraordinary dclicacy and
perfection, YOU may lie sure VIC never
heard music like that this justly cclebrI-
ted Band performed during these concerts.
The Hymn, Ycni Creator of Bcsoggi, was
next sung, accompanied by NJ. Battistc,
Organist of St. EnstachC, Paris, on the
Great Organ. 1t is impossible to describe
the peculiarly beautiful effect of SO many
male voices i'll conccrt-all moving rs one;
no jar, no rough toncs-not u discord! In
Lies enfants de Paris" fine Chorus, by
Adam,-nnd in LA Retraite,; a part-song,
the perfection of their cresccndo and di-
minuendo was the admiration of all aud
elected loud bruvos and encores. On
Tuesday and Thursday the succeeding
concerts gave us nothing better or more
popular in effect than these two pieces,
which were always rc-demandcd. The
numbers in Attendance were lO,T00 in
round numbers on Monday-nbout the
same on Tuesday, and II 900 at the last.
on Thursday. Loud calls were made for
'Portant Pour La Syrie,' the French Ma
tional Air, after the closing Anthem, "God
Save the Queen.n with which last they