Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-23
The Journal.
PACE II.

PACE II.
LONDON 9th June.
Yesterday had most delicious solitary walk ii
St James Park. The air was balmy--ths sun brigh
and everything around locked enchanting These
parks are the greatest natural ornaments of London
When you get wandering through them, you forget
you arc in the great, noisy, mutudlnous Babel OF
the old world. The distant hum of Piccadly, or Pail
Mall or Charng Cross, is family heard when is
buried IN the midst of the extensive shrubbery. Then
the extreme fine taste Of the English in rural scenes
attracts you at every step. The beautiful sheet Of wa
ter in ST James is surrounded with weeds trees and
fragrant shrubbery. In the centre is beautiful little
island with large rocks thrown round It's shores, as if
God Almighty had done it himself with his own no
ly hands. Around are all kinds of aquatic fowls
from all parts Of the world. Towering above the trees
on one hand is the New Palace, on the other ST.
James Palace, in front the Horse Guards, and the
lofty Waterloo column piercing the air in tho distance
why can't Alderman Benson OF New York, and the
locofocos agree have splendid park at the west
end Of our London?
For sevral days past have been constant visiter
at the Naisna Gallery. This is an institution erected
by Parliament. II contains vast number of choice
paintings by the cid masters of the Italian, Flemish,
Spanish and French schools. 1t is entirely free to
the public and during its exhibition is crowded daily
with the midding and lower classes and even many
of the higher There are few collections Of paintings
in London superior to it. For hours and hours have
stood before these master pieces in state Of rapture
Claude Poussin, the Caraccis, Rubens, Rembrandt,
Corregio, Julio Romano Guido, Tntoretto, Titan,
Teniers, vaRdyck Vandervede, and don't know
how many Others distinguish these walls. hardly
knew that had taste for paintings till entered this
admirable gallery. In similar way was my en;hu-
siasm for the most refined species Of music awakened
by the first Italian opera in New York 1t was by
Carcass company, and Madame Mallbran was the
divinity. Before that time had the usual humdrum
hiking to music and song-but when heard Malibran
my emf husasm was first awakened. The same pro-
cess have experienced in painting. In New York,
eur collections are meagre. We may have occasion
ally doubtful work of the great masters-but that is
oil. On seeing together, for the first time numer
collection of such splendid p'intingsas are con-
tanned in The National Gallery, was al once awaken
cd to a new life. For hours and hours have stood
before these splendid pieces of art discovering ev-
cry FIVE minutes some new beauty some extraordna-
ry natural atore-some powerful stroke OF genius.
The admiration which the works of Claude and IT.
tan brings forth is inexhaustible. Many of the fe-
male figures displayed perfectly naked but they
are surrounded with so much genius, taste and beau.
ty, that they seem covered with drapery from
heaven. Ii is singular al first, see females attend
ed by men, all Of the highest classes, gazing with
deep attention these figures, and apparently with
cut exciting in any the slightest incorrect emotien-
But will It always be se7 Will not the popular study
Of old paintings. unscreeRed IN their attitudes and
drsperies cause in time change Of manners in the
higher classes? This is aqueston of moral sentiment
Let the furxre solve it.
-well-wsl- travelling after all is but a mcan-
choly pleasure But for the delicious anticipation of
reclining my Enthusiastic friends in New York in
few months should feel miserable here even in the
midst Of attentions and poltencss The heart is not
easily awakened and If the hea I is goods worth
anything whenever q woman Of intellectual beauty
or country takes il, nothing can separate them
London not like New York. This is huge over.
grown place is composed Of different and distinct
communicative York, on the contrary has one
SOU, mind one heart one purpose one character
Though only one fifth the size Of London, New York
has heart big enough for tho world. b.
vALEpIcroRY ADDarss-tArihu Cleveland Csx,)
the young gentleman who pronounced the vsedic,o
~ Al the Commencement, is son Of Rev. DR.. Cox,
formerly abollonst preacher in thi. city then Pro.
lessor e little OF every thing IN the Auburn Theol
osical Seminary, and now pastor OF lst Presby terrain
Church in Brooklyn.
We had always supposed, that the DIR. possessed
TOO much moral courage to he slenced any subject
which, he conscentsusly believed should be aqitaied
Bot alas his mouth is stopped-sesled) Arthur
Cleveland Cox, his son, named after Arthur Tap
pan and after his grandfather Cleveland. He is a
young man Of talent, and less conceted and vain
than his brother Cleveland Cox, the would be poet.
Bye the bye when is the far and beautiful Miss
Hill, Of Auburn, to be led to the altar by this last
named BOY.
AsoLrriorIs1s AND CHnsTIASs.-Therc so
many troubles and msch wranglinp among these
wicked fanalics that there will soon be an outbreak
separation IN the party. Some OF these gentry
assert IN plain terms, that no STAKEHOLDER can be
Cnnsuan, and, consequently, cannot enter Heaven;