Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-05-25
FRoM LONDON.
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r Correspondence ofthe rntelligenccr.i
LONDON, May s. 1850,
j. OH that T'had the '.pcn of a readv wri
ter" so might give your readers some
thing like az adequate conception of ii
neaufiful array of sweet sounds nnti sight
spread out for our qualification Yesterday
ut the Crystal Palace. No word paintinj
can do justice to the OCCASION First q
all, the cold stormy April had melte,
away before the genial breath of spnn,
May, and the bright sun had warmed int,
lie countless blossoms on tree and shrub
loading the mir With fragrance, while III,
little tiny songsters OF the grove made i
vocal with their melody Then. too. The
day mad come-thc 4th of Nay, to whicl
we hnd been looking with longing ewes
for weeks-whcn hero of song wa
to be doubly aud yisibIy enshrircd, and
Music and art were to combine their
charms to express the filling worship
o! thousands. We, who worship at
the shrine OF art belong to all conn
tries, and every cline furnishes US with
heroes. Mendtissohn, German born, lint
world wide in Gtme. was the hero of this
day. On one of the noble terraces at
Sydenham. fronting the Palace of Beauty
surrounded with fellow statues of com
peers OF art and renown, mid Fountains
and iioweif WAS placed full size bronze
figure of the great Master of Music. The
| English are mnsters in the art of land
scape gardening. and the extensive ground.
t at the Palace are most exquisitely laid out
Beds OF Howers of every hue and grouped
IN their kind in geometrical shapes and
fantastic figures, and III borders an
pear iii their season Z r'Al - ''S-
IN, next the same in purple; then large
masses of the snowy Rhododcndron, called
the Il ApleTican flower. Now the borders
around the upper series of fountains are
gay with tulips of every dye Farther
down and still in front, is tte beautiful
circular "Rose temple" covered with tue
! trailing vines OF that Queen Of flowers,
whose clusters in June make it the cyno-
sure of all eyes. Beyond, aud each SIR "t
! the main front avenue, stands smaller
! circular temple, called the ''water temple,
| at the head of - long graduated stone IN
| cline. terminating in an arched terraeept
/ 10 or is feet in height, should judge
| When the water works are put in ongEa-
! ton. by means of steam engine ~ tPe
'.water tower of the Palace, and holhthe
upper and lower series OF fountains play,
tile effect is indescribGhy beautiful, spout
irc out of the open mouths of nymphs on
,i,c summit Of the two parallel temples,
tlev are covered with a watery sheet
which makes its way step by step uil u
falls in dense mass over the Hrchen
terraces into the basins below. Ncrr
these, hut spreading ont far ther ana
wider, are the largest basins, out oil Whlyh
rise the monster Jets rising 200 feet IN th g
air. mud surrounded by lesser ones, which'
risineaul falling continuously, give an airy
grace and softncss to the scene beyond
compare. We have stood on the grassy
hillocks beyond, and in the c""P 6@H
thus furnished thought, verify, human per
fect;on can no further CO. The thousands
Of c,ilv dressed human beings disportiHs
themselves around. looked like so manJ
hrrumiuq birds a good distance ever
from the last fountains, along winding
maths. over little hillorks you come tt
;, large space laid out scientifically
called the geological formations, STRAIT
! of coalns s.straat of chalk'' &C., &c.
OH barren spots and hy sluggish wa
tier, lay immense uncouth animals
whose names never could rememher, wh
, ftourished long before the food and who's
. species am thankful to know dont eT,!
: uoo Close by is miniature lake tartl
fciaIN ON which proportional boats are tc
f, yomr service If vou like to row. We al
y ways turned bnck Just here, and so have
vet seen the large cricket grounds an
shooting practice grounds, somewhere J
= the Park. l feel that l have miSeraol
f1;led in attempting this showing up
the outside of such n placc,-hut II Is I'm
i Ia ratnrn 10 the fasiae of the Palnce, whe'
;. in round numbers 10000 persons, not II
, cluding 1000 performers, who elasIert
. like n swarm of bees around the Gre;
Organ in the Centre TrAnsept, were a.
senobled at three o'clock P. NJ, 10 hear 1t
Oratorio of Elijah, the greatest OF Aei
!. dclssohns works. The place is far too va
for. solo performances TO be thorough
+ lanprcciated.rt though ahys aid OIL BOOKS
I'd words and music. with which nearly eve
GI :G ont supplied himself, and 4 toler!bly ne
iS sest. ,os were ioltnMate enppghsto lose Ee
,g llittIe The great composer oil son
ts ts without words'n has given us in t"Ee1d
Id n grsnd,epir poem lwhieh7ha It@i.li peedS =
sGbIime words to which hlS immortal M
sir is welded. 1t is AL there-that man
IGod. With his trials and successes!
Struggles and his vict0ry conte5ts,w VI
81 AhatIauri Jegcbccl-his importunate plets etss
iiinds With aud for a rebeliions rdceTl
miracles and Ehis glorions trhnsinitioN ION
RS hUu6eri Costes5magic eeton those era era
chorSses were erdndly rcndered', 9Mi",
M, nn,,n Sysve-;tnd 5iilo1pS Of sound Eoil
on hi. ffawi-ig sad 'ebhipG like the grl
sal For three hours, with slight
ed ter,nission, wo sat. spelt-b9Nnd1 by !
he genius. of Mcndelssohn, HIS com 2
~;ats of whom VIC. saw ,hpndreds the
mnst,- have isiltsproud of the homage ii
= extracted ina foreign lalld, as soYn =
.s0essihle after the 0rator'o the crowa
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