The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-13
BULWER's LEILA, OR THE FALL OF
GRENADA

GRENADA.
Carey, Lee, and Blanchard splendid Philadelphia
edition. illustrated with fifteen beautiful engravings.
svo. PIP. 800
EgFor Sale By F1anek Taylor, Penn Avenue.
This is altogether the most splendid American
edition Of any book il has been our good fortune TO
open. The paper and typography are dazzlingly
beaulilul but The illustrations, both as TO TASTE in
design and skill in engraving, surpass any yet ex-
ecuied in this country and 1t will be long time,we
tear before we can equal The English BY producing
at home, specimens Of the pencil and burine equal
10 those which adorn this volume. Nevertheless,
American artists do flourish abroad But TO return
TO our subject.
Having read Harper's edition OF LEILA, without
illustrations when opened the illustrated edition,
il presented the same contrast TO the mind that read
ing play, and seeing il ably enacted scenes over
which the eye had wandered dry, now drowned it
in tears. We were never SO impressed with the
magic influence of pictorial illustration. Divine
art that speaketh language to the eve and the
heart thai no tongue can syllable the stu, small
voice. as il were
The illustrations are designed and engraved by
some of the first artists III England Among the de-
signers are Machix, Meadows, siephenof, and Cor
bould the engravers are Mote, Wrankmore, Art
len, Socks Rolls, Poribury and Bacon.
We have not space now TO speak OF each iiiustra-
tomas we could wish but we cannot dismiss the
volume without few remarks upon some OF It's
charming embellishments. LEILA, which fronts inc
ile-page, is altogether the most beautiful print OF
the whole-a portrait of most peerless face ana
FORM which undoubtedly owes its original charms
to the Countess OF Biessington TO whom the volume
is dedicated. The counienance bears very s'rik-
~ dair mi
mind her friends, we think, of the absent signorG
Blanca.
Leila plays part in several illustrations, but al
WAYS with increasing interest, from the worshipped
idol of love- to the dying martyr of religion Her
father the Hebrew sorcerer, engrosses much oil the
illustration his sorceries sci him off TO great adj
vantage, and excite deep and abiding interest
The scene at the taking of the veil, in which he
takes The life of his daughter, who falls into the
arms of her lover is most highly wrought and pain
fully thrilling We shudder over it, as realty;
while the hears seems to sanctfy as il were, the
memory Of the young and beautiful martyr. But
enough
We have received the following jea d esprit from
vandaa, Illinois, which we think too Expressive
TO be lost
Please forward US slips by Express-.which runs
through this place like the d, and brings
nothing
THE U. S. MINI. From the report OF the Director
Of the Mint, we take the following items =
The whole coinage in pieces from
1893 TO 1897, 2l0,902,223
" " do " palac S7268i ABS 1S
1897, pieces l3olO,7al
g rdinc So, 293 S9S
The amount of depositss of Gold from the mines Of
the United States since 1924. was S5.l26, 500; of
which the largest sum for any year in 1884,
which was Of the value Of Ss9s 900. The amount in
1897, was S2s2,0OO, Of which North Carolina depo-
sited $40, 900.
The whole amount OF Gold deposes for coinage for
the year 1897 Of The value Of 81 $4,000, con-
sistng Of the following ens:-
From the U S Mines, above, $3.50, 900
Old Standard u S. Coins, 2i,sO0
Coins aud Bullion from Europe, 633, 500
Coins and Bullion from Mexico and s.
America ia, 400
Bullion from Africa, 22,t00
Jewery, n,20O
or the Branches, the mint building and machinery
at New Orleans completed as far is necessary for
mint operations The Georgia branch at Dalllonega, is
nearly completed. aud that al Charlotte, North Caro-
Ina has already commenced operations SO far as TO be
receiving depositcs aud assayilg,