Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-07

GoISe ABROAD To LEAKs.-We understand that
Secretary Poinsett, at the head of the War Depart
ment has sent to Europe four officers of the artil-
lery to visit France England, and other countries,
/ for the purpose of studying all the late improve
ments in that particular line of their profession.
They embarked in the British Queen, last week
They will be absent from the country about year.
Last year, several other American officers, belong
ing we believe, to the cavalry, travelled in France
for similar purpose, and were received with great
distinction by the King of France
Carries AND PAINrINGs.-We have alluded on
several occasions to the miserable trash which i'm
porters attempt to pass off upon the fashionable in
nocents of New York, for "gems Of beauty "by
the first masters, &c. sc. And one of the richest
of these humbugs in impudence and misery, is the
collection Of paintings exhibited by Clark in Broad
way. In reply to these remarks give the annex
ed indicating that the writer and the paintings are
precisely Of like caibre-
New YORK, Marsh 7tenc l84O
Mr.. BENNIr, Sir:-As the frind of merit and also
of the finer arts cannot help to render to you that
you be not good creic in the painters of the old
sckhool of the immencnt masters of Europe.
No-Sir-you hav come out in your paper you pre-
fess the knowledge of the first mastars and will
show you that you be ignorant.
Mr.. Clarke collection is the best in the whole
country of united state. you hav not the power
Judge-te unders;and-andI will show on ignorance
! You did say one painteng was by Daub-sr it show
as say before, the ignoranse-Daub vas swiss
born in Geneva-next door to the house where Rsus-
| seau pass three year.-Daub was Swisse-but you
mistak-Daub-ior scwab,-Schwab was German
and there is small paint by Schwab witch You mistake
for Daub.-no color-no color. To be sure the ger
man sckhool is like the Swisse-but sir you shuld
not take the merit from man of great merit for
ting.
! am not know Mr. Clarke in person but sir, kno
the painting and pronounce you artistic for sir the
whole collection is the most grand-and if you did
know Salvador observation-disclosures Carraeagg0
-Murillo-Schwab--T eniers-- Graffe--Corregio-
Radaleo, -Ruy sich-Beno- Roman--Italan
man-Flemish-F rench-Swisse-O- God Sir
you would not max for credit and the sake of your
repetation such mstak.
You be gentleman ofsome small knwodge ofthe
paintings of the older skchoo and am friend to mer
it myself
If you will praise up the good painting in you pa
per, l do not think Mr.. Clarke would charge you
nothing them but for the sake of the increase
YOU will 90 see, and tell Mr.. Clarke you be Mr.
Bennit he will let you come n.-Believe me think
so-but do not know Mr. Clarke.--As you be
tell you not even publish this in your paper.
| With the respect am
Your obedient servant,
Sir place trust in you honour to do great justice
in YOU paper to this collection of Mr.. Clarke whs
spend much time in Italy TO find such fur people to
astOnIsh IN this Onlteu states. III you Will speke
Mr.. Clark he will put the advertisement perhaps in
you paper,-I don't know-perhsps.
SEIZURE OF CONGRATULATIONS. Clark, Scar
ing and A. p. Pentz, officers of the Fire Department,
on Sunday morning made seizure of large guam
tity of powder, found contrary to law on board
veral vessels lying at the foot of Roosevelt street
The law, prohibiting under heavy penalties yes
sells lying the wharves from having larger guam
tity board than d pounds any time, and for
feting the to the benefit Of the Fire Depart
ment Fund, and in addition thereto imposing a fine
of one hundred and twenty five dollars for every
hundred pounds found. The fine in this case
would be upwards of one thousand dollars.
STATUE or QuEEK VERONA AND Mr.. BRACKET.
We have received the following communication
from gentleman who present during the whole
trial Of the case Of Stout Wells, and took full
notes Of the testimony:
| Mn. BEsSETT:-In article in your paper Of Sa-
turday you have done injustice to Mr. Brackett in
your statement OF his testimony in relation to Stouts
Statue Of Queen Victoria. So far from stating that
| the statue was great affair, Mr. b. expressly de-
clined to give any opinion to its merits, on the
ground that he had never seen il until II was matt
lated.
His testimony was confined entirely TO the point
whether or not plaster statue could be repaired,
which he thought il could be.
| As | know Mr.. h. TO be peculiarly exempt from
feelings (exccpt those Of the most generous and
honorable rivalry towards his brother artists, do
him the justice to make this correction.
Your obedient servant, l.
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