New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25

the machine for spinning cotton and wool BY means Of
rolere--6sl Sc.
Mr.. Willis has fresh lot Of the most dazzling 60
cial experiences Standing in the enranceha Of fSec'
retay Stewards mansion at the hottest of clocks
p M" with his friend, Prof. Horsford of Harvard),
and "panting for breath and strength to attempt the
warm ascent of the Secretary's brilliantly Lighted
staircase" "a stout gentleman who had just aighted
from his carriage, walked quickly past us, and flew up
stairs with the hop-skp-andjump of a, boy Of four
teen and we were msrveling at the needless activity
of that amount of avoirdupos, when the turn on the
landing above disclosed the unmistakable red
ribbon Positively bis Royal Highness, and
thus wonderfully spry in the Summer solstice J?
Subsequently there passed in review before him Mr.
Stewards daugLter-n-law the most timidfy reinedand
gentle of hoetesses of Sate;" and also the son OF
Madame George Sand. Mr.. Seward, with bis
watchfuly hospable lookout for the pleasure Of bis
guests took young Sand in hand and myself in the
other, while stood looking at the YOUTH and present
ed us, with one of his feicous bOn-mots, to lovely
woman" Young Sand, however, is in person not az
/ tractive " He lie rather uuder-sized and wears his
bar cropped close to bis SKULL and bic forehead and
chin both retreat, with an expression Of nothng-to-
do, from a very commonplace miscellany of diminutive
| features. Mrs. sehoolerai,
and Russel iof The LONDON Times stood back
70 back apparently unconscious of each others remark
able existence Gen. Mcdowell (who had just lost his
battle, was talking to a lady, whose crinone, like
rosy umbrella, separated Bis burIy figure from the
! equally robust form of Prince Napoleon. Senator
/ Sumner was introducing come friend of bis own TO
/ Sand hi/ing once travelled with Sands mother IN
/ Europe be af,erward told mel while Du BussoD, the
/ tall and royal-looking Captain Of the French Navy
/ Commander of the Imperial yacht, touched elbows
with the mau who may yet give him ball, Dahl
gren the conuror Of prQjectile force. Mercer, the
slight aud elegant French Minister famous, az Wash
ington forthe smallest and dainties paentleather boot
in which diplomatic stepwss ever known TO be taken
was exchanging an unofficial eA pGsSanl with the ever
| importurbable Seward. The well-kDOwn LII. ID. OF
the Harper, ittle lovable Davis leaned hougbtinliy
by the window Sleeping bis soft eyes in the idosyn-
Grassy of the Prince he presently 10 pencil IBIS
ROYAL Ughness that moment Tapping his coat-tail
with the left hand behind him, and apparently quite
unaware that he was, just then, study for an artist
aud, by the opposite door, stood the woman whose
genius has only been hnsband-ed too well, Mrs Ian
der, once known as Mics Davenport, the celebrates
actress, and now the quiet and devoted wife OF the
! twin hero with Mcclellan. And of this American
model of soldier, Gen Lander who stood 30 tic sdc
Of his wife making in tie remarkable tabean Of
which lave thus photographed the cbance grouping,
at III Secreiarys paity must give ny fret mp'es-
sions more ds.inctly'
"A tourist on Mont Blanc ,his season slipped, iel
on hs back and then over. lie Sid down 900 feet
at an angie If ij degreesby measurement n velocity
of not ess han CO miles hour, over frozen snow
coyer.d by e peas Of icelike hail. aud being brought
up q. creyasse by the collected snow n be cloihes
this owing the arrangement Of his dftss nj the Tine
of the accident, lie ,row-crs'b being down, ~ doub;
/ saved him. by tying HE legs together Dr. htiealie
was sen. for y ST. Gervas late that ughi, and arrived
! there AZ b. u. tie following morning. lie found NJ
b.. a Young gentleman ot ~, IN state Of collaree,
wrapped in cold wet thec,s, which al once re-
moved, and r,si3raiyes given until reaction set IN
Sensible. no alteration Of the pupil ace looking Ike
that II "a Gan foGT five days IN tho wafer covered
with blcoi, mGch swollen, skin OF tbe rgli sidc =
| the no.e AMI face; forehead atgaicj; bands turi
black on The backs swollen, the Fingers az Il he enir
were ground down on coarse rrindstone; naiis All
right: arms and e!bowf clear from wooRd- oul bruised
from under the efi arm the suko; the eide scratched
/ in every direction ar II with sharp cury-com5, tLe
hight dido not marked high; the oaif % each lex
the outside is fairly bunt black and dead, back Of the
calf unhur mates burnt fby the friction, and side
Of The thighs the same these parts being red o. White
-TRe Builder contains a full account Of the works
IN pr, spec for the New Opera House in Paris, and Of
the new method Lighting the pres,ni ono, lately de-
vised by NJ Lire sijous and put into operation. Tire
following extract will interest all who occupied IN
lie construction Of thea,crs; The gas-bumeu ia
row are placed 50 centmcies below he stage where
they are completely inciosed. Tie luminous nys are
gathered by oIpostd ieieccrH of curved form in
ton aud projected to the scsae through conveniently
inclined Fit or opening in that part Of he eoD'giyancc
! which IL nee ssarily above the stage, extending Tie
length Of the ramp, Of the row Of hShs below,
and which opening is glazed with ground gldsr. The
ewes of the actors are not dazZled and sitting IN the
! pit we can say there IL very decided gain ior the
spectatop There il little danger rerscns on tbe
stage, that we are told a canbic handkerchief DC
dropped On the ramp wibou, being ignitel.'
Tile Earl Of SbaitesluTy hSs moved ID, the House
of Lords inquiry into the empoymcntof children
and young persons in Great Britain. The general con-
illusions arrived AT Wy the commissioners appointed in
the year 1870 were that instances occur in which chl
den begin 10 work AZ early three and four yean 0l
age, while in general regular employment bcgns be-
tween seven and eight; tie regular hours for work
are very seljon lees than twelve hos daily includ.
ing one hour TO one hour and half for meas; with
some exceptions the places Of work are lamcEtably
defective in drainage, ventilation the due regulation Of
emperature and cleanliness" the child Is often se-
verely and sometimes cruelty used the "hori words,
ferocous geiturcs, hideous laughter, and brutal,
bloaed mindless faces Of the children appai and amaze
stranger
A correspondent at the Headquarters Of the Finh
Pennsylvania Regiment, writes that one oitheir VIVIAN