About The Albany patriot. (Albany, Ga.) 1845-1866 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1845)
THE ALBANY PATBIflT tiie patriot, p rt'EI.ISIIED EVERT WEDNESDAY MC1RKLW, BT NELSON TIFT & SETH N. BOUGHTON, Editors and Proprietors. TERMS. 7\VO Dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or rp| :r .. Ilollan* at the end of the year. Vlrertisementa not exceeding twelve lines, will ^/inserted at One Dollar for the prat insertion, and piliv cent* lor each continuance. Advertisements out I,avinj the nmnher of insertions specified, will !,• i.i,Uiihed until forbid. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an estate must icd forty days, applici Nollr.! that application will Ik- made to the Court Odinary for leave to sell land and Negroes, must imMishcd weekly for four months, ilon'.li'y Advertisements, One Dollar per square rrarii inwTtion. j Ail letters on business must lie post paid. POETRY. THE SCAR OP LEXINGTON. BY MISS n. r. COULD. With cherub smile the prattling boy, Who on the veteran’s breast reclines, Has thrown aside his favorite toy, And round his gentle finger twines Those scattered locks, that with the blight Of lour-rcore years, are snowy white; And as the scar arrests his view, lie cries, “ Grand Pa, what wounded you ?" “My child *tis five and sixty years Tiiis very day, this very hour, Since from a scene of blood and tears, Where valor fell by hostile power— I saw retire the setting sun Behind the hills of Lexixgtox— While pale and lifeless on the plain My brother lay, for freedom slain. And ere that fight, the first that spoke In thunder to our land, was o’er, Amidst the clouds of fire and smoke, I felt my garments wet with gore Tis since that dread and wild affray, That trying, dark, eventful day, To this calm April eve so far, 1 wear upon my check the scar. When thou to manhood shall bo grown, And I am gone to dust to sleep, May freedom’s rights he still thy own, And thou and thine in quiet reap The unhlighted produce of the toil iu which my blood bedewed the soil— And, while those fruits thou shait enjoy, llcthink thee of this scar, my boy. Jlnt should thy conntry’s voice be heard To bid her children fly to arms, Gin! on thy gnindsire's trusty sword; And undismayed by war’s alarm’s, Remember on the battle-field, i made the hand of God my shield— And, be thou spared like mo to tell, What bore me up, while others fell.” HE WAY TO USE UP AN AUTHOR Or, Scenes in (lie Old Country. BY T. D. H. Groups of men of all sizes and dcscriptions.Tvere 1 be seen in the wide street of one of our little ilhges. They were collected, a stranger would at nee presume, upon some very important business, ihtire to the interests of tiie community in which bey lived; or peradventuro to extend the prosperity 1 the nation at large. They are in earnest conver sion ; each little circle having its mnetor to direct ‘fid influence the judgment of those around. Pcr- ap-', thought 1, these folks intend building a new v ting house, and are counting the costs; or grad- it the streets and planting trees upon the side* alls; or perhaps they are consulting upon the **t expeditious method of “ blowing up creation,'' nd thus becoming relieved of those vexatious ills bich this life carries along with it, as it slowly rags through its tortuous track. The feeling of suspense is always insupportable; ad as I had twisted and turned the unusual appear- r.ce of sober men engaged in earnest conversation, nd endeavored to obtain a reasonable conception of ie actual condition of tilings, 1 found it nncomibrta- le longer to refrain from approachingAo ascertain, possible, “which way the wind was blowing tom,” or in common parlance, if “the cat was baking her tail.” As I approached a crowd of some twenty or thirty sen, I beheld a rather extraordinary personage, a lewspaper in one hand and hia finger pointing to a ira graph in the other, persuading the group of aux ins listeners to a course of action with reference to a -use which | shall soon relate. 1 have said thia udividual was an extraordinary personage, but lest ' mistake, or convoy a false impression to the reader, will for his satitfartim present as gWgihic a pic ture as in my feeble ability I may. It is hardly necessary, and yet for the sake of perspicuity, I will state that hia abape and general dimensions were rather of the Herculian order, with a slight approach to the rotundity of Falstaff! To illustrate more fully and with greater cone menu—, the “boys” used to say that “Squire Waddle was g u all out o' doors.” I have hinted that he one of the titledgenlry; and by thia I do not mean to inainnate anything against that privileged das* of England, who wear the garter bestowed upon them by the Queen, for some trifling service rendered—a compliment to her power, or the neat- of a flounce, lly no means; for ’squire Wad- * had otsainad the dignified office of magistrate of the district in winch ha resided, by an other fevor than the smilee which Natare had extended towardo him in an unuaualbebeat of physical strength. The •'’quire’s own right arm had done tho rest. Altho’ the ’Squire was considerable of a “knock down and drag out” chap, yet he waa by no means a “ regular builthully,” for he fought only when occasion re quired—when ho could carry out an object of self aggrandizement in no other way. Thus when the partes to a suit resided in different Districts so that the law leaves it optional with the plaintiff to com- mence Ins action against principal or security in cither court that his discretion may direct, it is said by some, that ’Squire Waddle held it as a personal insult f the case appeared upon any .other docket than his own; and every one knows that a preme- dmted offence to ’Squire Waddle, either in his offi. cial or natural capacity, was as to ^ safety of the offender, as an approach to the enter of Mount Vesuvius when about to belch forth the melted rock which she can no longer retain. It was indeed a sad calamity to fall into the bands of tbo magistrate; and there were but few who had too tementy to be anything elso than his friends, r or toe Squire did not only whip a man and then let him alone, bat he was never satisfied unless be had “ used the fellow up” completely, so that there could be no flaw or dispute about the matter in after times, when reference should he undo to one of his fights. But to convey a better description of his ability to defend himself from every assault that might bo made against him, 1 shall give the ’Squire’s own stamp of himself. “Gentlemen,” (it was a peculiarity with ’Squire Waddle to dwell considera bly upon the latter sylable.) “Gentlemen, I am none of your ‘ lech’ or * sprinkle'—but I’m ail thun der and lightnin’! None o’ your half hoes, half alii- g*t°r,—but I’m all boss all alligator, and an al- •"'oeo * ig ” t bCUCr tiU<1411 ^ 1 "“ e * *“* A® may readily be perceived, the ’Squire had a great contempt for doing tilings by halves, but al ways went the ichide hog and took the pigs into the bargain; for it is whispered that ’Squire Waddle had very little compunctions of conscience for taking from a half to a dollar above the regular percentage to which he was entitled in tho collection of petty claims. But this I liavo no doubt is all slander, for tho ’Squire always made his calculations upon pa per so that every one could see them. The calcula tion no sooner made, however, and too amount ot charges deducted, than tho scrap of paper which contained toe “syfrin” was immediately conducted to the chimney, and carefully consigned to the flames. “Thar’s your money, Mr. Plantew, and here’s mine, took ont’n it for the great trouble and expense I’ve been at, ye see, to git it” But ’Squire,” (tiie plaintiff would sometimes have iU harJUuxxl to sayj “ you lialnt clianrcil me with the costs, is you 1 I always reckoned the de fendant to pay that, for I see I hain’t got tho valy of this note by six dollars and upwards.” “Of course 1 do charge you with tho costs, you ongrateful varmint you, and take out my pay be sides—and I charge tiie defendent too. Do you think, you cverlastin’ mass of stinginess, that I, 'Squire Waddle—do you hear me, sir? 'Squire Waddle would silo his hands with sich chaps as you, unless he got his fees? Ef you dar over to iinplify that I tuk your money away dishonest. I’ll bust your brains out agin’ the moon, yon miserable lump of nothin’.” This was always a quietus—a “ perfect settler” to any attempt at investigation; for even the “ boys of creation” dare not come in tho way of ’Squire Waddle for fear of getting “ mashed." To sum up the whole matter, a respectable distance was always preserved, and the most profound respect given to any thing which the ’Squire might have to say. And I really do not wonder at all at the profound admiration in which ’Sqnire Waddle was held, for certainly he had a very “cute trick” of bringing a fellow down in bis tracks, without any apparent cflo rt whatever. It was but to reach forth hia hand, and as the lion fells the lamb, so would his adversa ry full motionless in his tracks. A great many secret conclaves had been held, and plans proposed for worrying the lion until ho should “givo in,” but tiie experiments which had been frequently made, had all most signally tailed; so that the project was at present abandoned as altogether impracticable; or in other words, “ it was no go.” But as it is not my purpose to exhibit ’Squire Waddle's characteristic further than to show his importance as a member of society, and the great ease with which he could manage and control mat- ten of policy to the community or country at large. I shall ot once introduce the reader to the subject which was under discussion, or rather elucidation, as I came up. If the reader will recollect, the 'Squire stood in a very commanding attitude, while surrounded by bis circle of friends. His large head thrown back, and swung from side to side as he opened his hugh jaws to speak,—the action having a good deal of the devil-may-care appearance in it—Ms finger pointing to a paragraph which was to be eeen in a newspa per that he held in his hand. “Gentlemen,” said ’Squire Waddle, “hero it is! aa plain as day-light, and no mistake. Thar aint no use in mincin’ -matters; its a most villinacious li-bel upon a peaceable, civilized and thorough-gain’, religious neighborhood as thar is in Georgy.” “ Well, bat what is it, 'Squire ? We luiint beam the fuel particular, of the care. We never gits newspapers, sod they aint no use to us no how, for we aint got lamin’ enough to read like you can, ’Squire.” “ Weil, boys, Fll toll yon all about it, ef you’ll jiat wait a lcetic, toll I call it all over to you; but I toll you what it is, my blood biles in as so hot, whim I think of the ecoondrel what writ this piece in the newspapers, that ef I only had him beta I could twist his gills ont’n him, the ongrateful silling ( Would you believe it, boys, that ar rapscalliqo what taught school here some time back—ef be baint gone off and writ an everiastin’ big lie against us Georgians. By goUy l be shall smoke for it ef I have to serve a writ upon-him in Kaintnr.k 1” Well, read it, ’Squipel read it,” said a score of “ The women of Georgia are very beautiful, and the Georgians sell them to the Turks, who convey them to their Sultan as an ornament to hia harem. The Sultan has generally no less thanfortyof these beautiful women, carefully guarded, and whom he considers as his wives.” See Gatnba's Travels in Georgia. “Now, boys,” said tho ’Squire, “yon can aee as well as I can, that this is all a most villanous lie. Georgy women are beautiful, that’s a feet—Mr. Gamba told the truth for once In his life when be writ that. But then, to say the Sultan has no lesq than forty on ’em locked up at one time! and all on ’em—every one on ’em his wives! Now, that’s a scandal, I as a fro©-bom Georgian aint agwine to put up with—that’s a tact!” “No, 'Squire, IU bo dad rat if I do either! I never heara of sich a thing m all my life, as long 03 I live,—and I reckon aa hiow I aint been livin’ less nor these thirty-fivo years, next May.” “ Well, but ’Squire,” inquired another,” what’s a Sultan ? I never beam tell of a Sultan in Georgy in all my bom days.” “ A Sultan! Why, you fool, that’s a man’s name! Mr. Sultan, I reckon, though I aint much ’quainted with the gentleman myself.” I here interposed to explain to the ’Squire that the Sultan waa a Turkish Prince—a King; and that the paragraph wMch he had read, insinuated that Georgia women were sold and conveyed to the Sultan, who made them his wives. “ Well, gentlemen,” said the ’Squire, “yon have beam what a Sultan is, and that our women are sold and carried to him! Well, by jolly! if it is the case, which I don’t believe, its too hard the few women we’ve got should be tuk off every year while we are asleep, and knows nothin’ about it, to please that everiastin’ lump of greediness.” I here assured the 'Squire that the report was too true, for I had read the same statement before. “ You hear that, gentlemen ? What have we all been adoin’ that our gal’s should be stolen oft* from us, and we know nothin’ about it ? There is Betsy Mitchcl—you know she went off last year, and we aint heam a word from her yet, and I reckon that's the only way to 'count for her absence. Now, some on you think she run away with Bob Broker—but if you remember, Bob went off fust; so I think lie oughtcr be clear of that Now, I see into the tiling percisely! It’s them everiastin’ skulkin Yankee pedlars what’s hired with their waggons to hide women for the Sultan. I always was agin* ’em, and now I’m more agin’ ’em than ever, the misera ble, cheatin’ roeues! Ef op—J smlmu-•'T Iluwn *****—' «pin. of 1 uon t gallop their wl.ito livers clean out’n ’em, then blast my buttons!” Tho ’Squire and his crowd were by this time in a perfect rage against pedlars; and I imagine they were wound up to such a pitch of excitement that they wore ready to demolish every thing in the shape of pedlar’s waggons, and to blow up the whole tribe of swindlers. A propositon was made to adjonm to the next crowd, in which also stood a demagogue to sway the passions of the ignorant mass. This individual was tiie village lawyer, whose restless grey eye showed that lie was ambitious of preferment; wheth er his exaltation might be over the ruined estates of his friends and constituents, still lawyer Squibb was determined to be known and appreciated in the world, and he recked not of the consequences to any one else. Upon all occasions when meetings were held, it was highly necessary that lawyer Squibb should act as Secretary to the meeting, while his worthy friend, ’Squire Waddle invariable held the more responsible post of Chairman. But lawyer Squibb was not only the Recording Secretary, bat always acted as chief spoksmpn, whenever it be come necessary that the people should be enlighten ed upon a question cither of law or politics. Here there was a fit subject for declamation; and lawyer Squibb was pregnant with a speech—a speech that was to awaken every patriotic emotion that the people might possess—the people who know so well bow to prizo their liberties, or to avenge an insult to their dignity aa citizens of the United States. Although ’Squire Waddle was a great man, it was always necessary that lawyer Squibb should bo consulted before any decided movement was made; lor lawyer Squibb bad the law and the pro phets committed to memory, and it was therefore important to have Mm as a guide for fear of com mitting blunders and rendering themselves amena- blo to the powers that be; for such people have great respect to the law when circumstances suit; that la, when it pleases them to be obedient to the laws of the land. 1 have tented that lawyer Squibb was a perfect oracle, and the reader shall see that he was a very fair specimen of the native geniuses of our land. In my humble opinion, if lawyer Squibb was not equal to Daniel Webster, he was at least not much behind Bill Preston, whom be much resembled in appearance; but most especially in that happy knack of expression and easy rotundity of speech. When lawyer Squibb became thoroughly interested in his subject, and got regularly “into it,” there were few orators in the Union that could rival Ms fluency of language, or strength of argument. I had heard the learned jurist before and have heard him since, hut never was I more electrified than up on the presont occasion, when he stood forth as the champion of woman’s rights, and the defender of the laws of his beloved Georgia. [Continual next week.] From the New York Mirror. WILLIS’S LETTERS FROM LONDON. Power’s Statue of the Greek Slave-Great Wes- tem Rail- Road.—Windsor Castle—Reading— Miss Mitford’s Residence—A rural subject for Mount the artist—English surliness A new wjy of advertising—Illiberal conduct of Macrea- dy*s friends towards Mr. Forrest, etc. etc. . Dear Morrir;—f took advantage of the long interval between the packets of the 4 th and 16th, to consign my precious companion to tho rural vicarage m the neighborhood of Oxford wMch is to be her future home. I am now in London, alone. These two or three days of mental idleness, have quite re stored my brain to working condition, I believe, and now let me see what I have to say to you. Power’s great statue of the “ Grade Slave,” it one ortho topics of London, at tiiis moment, and, in my opinion, if it fares as well, as to preservation, as the Venus de Mcdieis, it will be more admired than that first marble of the world, when London shall be what Rome is now. Power should be idolized by woman for the divine type of her, by which he has now devoted men’s ideal of the sex. That so won- fnlly beautiful a thing can be true to nature—that this divine mould is unquestionably like some wo- men—is a conviction that must strike every beholder, at the same time that it makes him thank God that he is born one of this “ kind,"and makes him adore woman more intensely than before. This Greek slave stands for salo in the Turkish Bazar. Her drws hangs overthe pillar against which she leans, and she is node with the exception of the chain hung from wrist to wrist. It is a girl of eighteen, of bean- ty just perfected. As particular criticism or the fig- ure and limbs would hardly be interesting to those who are not to see the statue, and lean only speak of the expression of the free, which is one that gives to the nude figure a complete character of purity—a look of calm and lofty indignation, wholly incapable of willing submission to hor captors. Power has secured by this work, I fancy, commissions enough for now works to fully occupy his time. It was bought by an Englishman who has been oflfcrcd four times tho snm for it. If we are to believe one or the Lon don critics ? tho chief merit of tho statue is due to Trollope, who discovered Power’s genius when he w as making wax figures in Cincinnati, and induced Mm to embrace the art and goto Italy!!! My trip to tho conntiy was made by the Great Western Rail road which is the most complete in its arrangements, and sends the fastest trains two ev- ahhiir mu, “ *». ’ K “ -to of sixty milco don ts c'xc^fn^i5 n fflTc I , 'U^A , hsiinctigne ,, iym^ tm the left of the track, and Reading, the fine old town, honored as tiie residence of Miss Milford. Nothing these ylgn boards and tho drivers of these vehicles might makes bettor use of their time and horse flesh in America, but otherwise! should thmir this u notion*' worth transplanting. Forrest is still in London, and has two projects in view-wone of playing in Paris, and another of a pro fessional tnptoSt. Petcrsburgh. In either he would do better ,than in s (dace precluded aa Lon don is, by { Macready and hia crew, A gentleman in no way connected with the drama told me, that on one of the nights when forest played, be sat next a man who confessed that he was paid for hissing him, and for calling any subordinate actor before tbo cur tain, to drown any call for Forrest! I with there was no disagreeable topics; but I will try to avoid them in my next Yours frithfully,. N. P. WILLIS. . My Dear Morris;—It is more a matter of rejoi- cmg to Americana abroad, than Congress supposes, when I orcign Ministers are the kind of men, inmate nets and mental culture, to do credittothc country. Mr. McLean’, appointment as Minister to England, is a worthy succession to that of Mr. Everett—two more admirable representatives little likely to »rrr«r at the English Court from any nation. I was dining a day or two since with u former member of the Queen’s Cabinet, and, in the London papers of that morning, Mr. McLean’s appointment had b»n an nounced. Our host spoke of Mr. McLean, and af terwards of Mr. Everett, with a whole-hearted trib ute to their qualities aa men and diplomatists, that would have gratified the friends of these not a hale, and iodeed wherever I go, Mr. Everett is lauded without measure. He has been in T.»~Vn in a trying time for a representative. Our national credit—-lumped without distinction of States in ono sweeping dishonor—has been like a visible cloud about him wherove he has appoared.and be has been wai ted on or coarse, by committees on questions he could not answer without pain and . and, through all tiiis, ho has steadily risen in the rt- spcct of those around him, and now stands ppupnal- ly higher (so I was assured by one who spoke with authority,) than any diplomatic representative now at tiie English court At an other party I heard a very fine description given or the effhet of hia singu lar eloquence upon one of these committees. They had felt, in delivering what they had tossy, that they had placed Mm as the respondent in a position of overwhelming embarrassment His reply was Wait ed for with a sympathy for him as a man. From ev ery ono of these L—1m -iiivw tears,” (so tho describer stated,) and they left hia part ofhis country. Surely the difference between such a representative and others who are capable of „ being sent abroad, Is worth the country’s looking at in America can givo you any idea of tho expensive 1 and influencing. - elegance and completeness of the Rail rood stations,| Tho morning Post ofto day contains’ Longman's its hedgings in, and its arrangements of all kinds.— first advertisement of tho English edition of my Every foot of the line is watched by a guard in uni- “ Dashes of Life,” and in an other column, is the fol- form, and no human being except workmen is ever lowing formidable passage, showing the hnmnr in seen within tho limits. At every stopping place, which any thing American is likely to be tho care glide into spacious buildings, with magnifi- (It occurs in a review of Mr. Rush’s book on Enc- cent refreshment rooms, costly offices, and attend- land.) ants in the lettered dress of the company’s men— ’ “There is so much In the American character to Tho system for admitting and discharging pessen- excite tho contempt and disgust of all upright and gers is admirably complete, the delay is but an in- honest men, that we can scarce be excused for let- stant,yct sufficient for all purposes, and I should ting slip an opportunity of abusing them; but Mr tiiink ingenuity and order could no further go. I Rush so overwhelms us with his courtesies, and so A hundred delicious pictures glided under my gracefully and handsomely acknowledges the splen- cye in our rapid flight, but I saw one that I wished did hospitalities with which he was received by <ho Mount the artist could have seen—thirty or forty noble and wealthy “ Britishers,” that we most sicdtsr haymakera, men and women, eating their dinnor up- under our renom till some snort fitting occasion f<6* on the edge of the stream, the field hall mown on renting it.” which they had been working, and the other half : What with Lockhart and Fonbhnqne for avowed completely scarlet with the poppies that overshadow adversaries, (of old,) and the score of critics whom the grass. A thicket behind them, a shoulder of a Macready keeps for his uses, and who will now re tell rising beyond it, and various other features made foliate upon me, my haring dissented from the bom- the mere rural scene singularly beautiful, but the age paid in our country to this artificial actok, my acresofttes scarlet flower, gave it somehow a pccu- Tales are “ put,” as Fallstaff says of hia sokfleie, liar and racy mildness. Tho fonnor has no great “ where they will be well pepered!” May it make affection for this brilliant intruder upon ids land, but them sell I the owner of the splendid park, and tho scenery lov-| I found myself in a friend’s box, the other night, at ing traveller look on its novel addition to nature’s Braham’s little dressy theatre, directly opposite two carpet with very vivid admiration. Queens and their royal hosbands, (the Queen of On my return I saw an instance of the English England and the Qneen of Belgium) and so near, surliness so much talked ot and (I think) so seldom from the narrowness of the bouse, that I could see seen. A remarkably elegant and high bred looking their several Majesties aa well as at a presentation, lady was separated from her party by want of room I felt quite authorized to level my glass at one, at in the car before us, and on getting into ours, she least of the royal dames, for a very beautiful coun- found herself opposite a manifest aristocrat of sixty, try woman of my own being in oor party, the King Thinking she recognized an acquaintance in him, of the Belgians kept his glass very actively bent in she said “Mr. ,1 believe?” “Not my name, our direction. His Majesty had the better view, bat madam 1” was the reply in gruff repulsion, and the! it was refreshing to sec the case and simplicity of gentleman turned and looked vory steadfastly out of j tho party we looked upon, and the complete abeorp- tho window. tion of Prince Albert and the Engli«h Queen, in tba The English bare a new way of advertising that offhand humor of the French play. No person in is quite worthy of Yankee invention. They liave the audience, it seemed to me, laughed uo heartily The ’Squire accordingly began in Ms clcar K audi- ble voice, his finger following each latter as he slowly dragged through the sentences of the offen sive paragraph, which read zs follows: , PEEL AND POLK. Says Feel to Folk, I do not like Yon Yankee way of Poking fun, You’ve Poked from us our fairest realms You’d Poke us out of Oregon. Our Lion tsars just see him grin I I four I cannot hold him ip. Sava Polk to Peel, I much regret To stir your bile, or chafe John Bull, But if you'll come across the seas To Peel us of our land or wool*— Your Lion heretofore has squealed, . And ony, next time get Poked and Peeked. * Cofoou wool; in all asiou to the desire of England to get up a rival cotton interest in Texas. hit upon the time when twin’s eyes are idle—(when they are abroad in the street)—and yon cannot walk now in London without knowing what amusements are going on, what new specifics are for sale, what lathe hist wonder, and a variety of other matters which send you home wiser than when you came out. Mammoth placards, pasted on the aide of a structure as Largo as a one story house, and contin ually moving along on. wheels, at the same pace as as you walk—tho streets nearly resembling a gor geous pageant with the number and showiness of these legible locqpiotives. I observe one, particu larly, which moves by soma mysterious power with in—a large showy ear making its way alone, with out either horse or visible driver, and covered with advertisements in all the colors of the rainbow. An every day sight is a procession of a dosen men, in single file, each carrying on a high pole, exactly tiie same theatrical notice. You might let one pass un read, but you read them, where there are so many, to see if they are all alike! Men step upto you at every corner and hand you, with a vary petite air, a neatly folded paper, and you cannot refuse it with out pushing your fareust against the man’s hand — If you open it, you are told where yen can see a “mysterious lady,” or where yea can hare year corns cut In shoyt it is imposible to be ignofant of what there is ,to aee and buy ia lento, and this applies also to the huge class who could not former- •ly be reached, because they narer read the advertwe- rannU Inthe.nswspaprra. Poipftfr the qyriyof ah the Prince, and with bis gloveless hands over tba edge of the box, and bis unceremonious snatch up of the opera gfaus in the Queen’s lap, occasionally, he would not have been taken Cora man that was caring to appear elegant, though he waa appearing to mo that which waa much better—natural. Tho Royal consort’s wide cheek bones are modified in the many drawings of him, which are published— probably with a desire to remove his very German look, the English physiognomy being certainly hand somer—but hia features in other respects, are quite us regular us they are drawn, and be improves upon the pictures ofhim when he smiles. There was one of the, farces, by the way, which waa ‘hy express desire’ocdMTd, that is to say, by her majesty, which was homelyenough in its humor to hare pleased a backwoodsman. It is called “Le Foltron,” and in the first scene, where the French actor gave an ac count of his being kicked at the Open, describing it with a particularity that would be wholly inad missible in English, tho Qneen laughed meat un boundedly.. Yours faithfully N. P. WILLIS. Tmx bo sics or a Max’s Isteixect.—There is no such thing, (suys Noah’s Messenger) as determ ining the intellect by the title of a man. A Count, in point of mind, may be of no account whatever; and u Baton may be to barren of brains as a rhea- nqt]rae of tnlnuts. jJj ol aidetiut v
