The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-19

some tobacco.chewing wildcat whipping penny-a-
liner dsgure and sully the passages Impressed with
the glowing brilllancy OF Scott or the impetuous |
torrent OF Byron's genus Is this true picture OF
America Is her reading public indeed degraded 10
this pass certainly have few sympahles WIN
Brother Jonathan. like not his spirit OF boasttul IN
science, his rude speech, or his uncuvated habits
but confess am unwilling to credit this. hest
tate 10 believe In such an amount oil intellectual de.
pravlty turn from the cultivated writings OF
Scott and Bulwer to ievel in the coarseness and
vugarity Of Yankee editor, vamplng up his sto.
len wares with oaths from the tar west, or vapid
jests from life in the praries: Again, what shall
say of those who follow It's traffic! Is 1t not
enough to steal that which is not theirs, to possess
themselves of what they have no right or claim to
Must they mangie the corpse when they have extln-
guished life Must they, while they cheat the au,
| thor OF his gain, rob him also OF his far lame
He who steals my purse steals trash, but now
shall characterize that extent OF baseness that
dares 10 step IN between an author and his reputa-
ton-lnserting between him and posterty their own
| illiterate degeneracy and nsuierable stupidity!
| Would not the ghost of Sir Walter shudder IN hls
| grave at the thought OF The fair creations OF his
| mind-Jeany Deans and Rebecca-Yankeefed ln-
| 10 women of Long Island, or damscs from Con
| neccut! Is Chllde Harolde to be Kentucky
man and are the vivid pictures of lite BulweT's
novels abound IN, TO be canverted into the prison
discipline school OF manners, that prevail In New
| York and Boston, where, as Hamilton remarks,
1.-The men are about as like gentlemen, as are our
| new police 2!
| The LATE EcLIrsE.-M Arago made, on Monday
last, his promised communication TO the Academy
otSciences In Paris relative TO the late eclipse The
report made to the Academy ofSciences of Toulouse
had diminished the anxiety felt tor the report OF NJ
Arago, but was listened to with much interest Ii
| is impossible tor me To give analysis of this com
muncation, which Is OF extraordinary length ; and
| must conflne myself to staiing, that M. Arago
throws great doubt upon the received notion OF the
moons atmosphere, and leaves us TO lnter that the
moon is not an Indebted planet The notion OF
| mountains In the moon and sun seems, also, 10 be
| dlscounre nanced and there is Lothing confirm
the opinion OF the Toulouse astronomers, that there
IS Vast cavity In the moon, perforatine It's centre
an opinion which led wag OF the Academy OF Sci
ences at Toulouse to excIaim, at is now evident
that the moon is made OF cheese this hole has
been made by checse-taster.' M. Argos account
ofthe effect ofthe eclipse at Perpignan upon animals
| is rather interesting The cattle grouped together
| as II In apprehension OF some impending attack;
and dogs and sheep appeared to be paralysed. M
AragO mentlonsa curious fact respecting the asro-
| nomical calculations TO the precise moment OF
the eclipse. 1t appears that the calculators were
out in their reckoning just thirty seconds.
GEoLoGY.-John Tompkinson, Esq OF Liverpool,
has presented TO the museum of King Williams Col
ege, through +. Grindrod Esq OF the Abbey, Bala-
sala, two large slabs of sandstone, dug from his
grounds at Storeton H Cheshire. These slabs are
of peculiar interest to the geologls as they have In
them very distinct Impressions OF the footsteps OF
extinct animal, known to geologsts by the name OF
| ChlrotheruHl.-MdnrS Sun.
The mortality from cholera, diarrhDa, and dysen.
terry in London, for the three weeks ending August
6, amounted to 100 deaths for the previous three
|
60 death IN the OF the last three weeks-a
consequence of the rash indulgence resulting. from
the plenty and cheapness offruit Children and aged
persons have been the greatest sufferers
Theatrical.
MADEMoIsELLE CERITo-There are few opera
dancers who have been so much lauded by the me-
ropolilan press Cerlto, and few, we make bold to
say,are deserving of the high eulogums bestowed
| upon her. To youth, beauty, and intelligence, she
untes vigor buoyancy and soft attractive grace, and
| presents combination of excellencies in her own
person., which cannot be surpassed, IT equalled, by
any artist Of the present day Hers is the true poe
try Of motion. At all events never witnessed it
ill now. Aswe observed by aconemporary-the
Court Journal-whom should take 10 be an au-
! thorty in such criticism -
''Her dancing is not mere animal exeron, but the
tangible portraiture of beautiful thoughts. Every
thing she does is ripe with images OF grace and love-
llness Not agestufe or attitude lacks signliicance
fancy which may seize her, not only with wonder
certainty and polish, but to invest 1t with spe-
ces OF eloquence peculiarly applicable and winning.
The quiet languid character OF the TagOnl school,
scarcely belongs to herr yet she delneate, with
inelabe sweetness, the soft righteousness OF ten
denes and passion Her forte is rather heroic than
sentimental; youthful feeling and sincerity may be
said 10 be the distinguishing marks Of all she under
takes; and the gush Of rrepressbie spirit-the free
dom, and glow Of innocence, and haPplness-ls so
neous, as to be most delightful and unprecedented
thing to witness.
Last night we saw her at the Theatre-R oval in
.La varsoviennG," with Miss O'Bryan, Mons and
Madame Schmidt and the other members of the
ballet company Her tours dc force perfectly
astonishing, all her motions exqusitely beautiful,
and the groupings, composed by herself replcte with
skill and knowledge OF the most elegant and numer-
Gus combinations Of which the human form is
ceptible in the production Of picturesque harmony
In 'La Gitana" she is all life, play funess and fas
cnation, and drew down tremendous applause. She
is not quite go stout when we last saw her, but
Young, lively, and animated ever.-Livrpooi
paper. ... t..
The statue Of Mozart has just been cast in bronze,
| at Munich II is expected at Salzburg, the country
of the iustrlous composer, where il is to be erected
with all due solemnity and honor. The gigantic
statue of Schiller, the chef dDuvre Of modern art,
was also cast in the same classic city.
The baths Of Spa obtained greater vogue by the
Madame Damoreau Chit. Their concerts are
merously followed and highly applauded, while the
! celebrated cantatrce is courted by the society
detie, which IS TO be met with in great numbers in
| the magnificent saloons OF the Redoute.
After having appeared seventeen times before
| crowded houses at Rouen, Mdle Dejazet repaired
| to Paris, where che reposed herself only two days,
and left for Limoges and Bordeaux. Achard has
replaced her at Rouen and she is about to replace
| Levassor al Bordeaux Mde. Herminie, her daugh-
| ter is to make her debut this winter at the Palais
Royal
Myerbeer has left Paris for few weeks, and is
now recruiting his forces al the baths of Scangen.
bad He has promised TO return to Paris towards
the end of the month"; and to reside there till the end
of October order TO superntend the getting up OF
| his new opera.
| The journals of Belgium give the amount Of the
| receipts oil Mdle. Rachel during her engagement al
| Brussels. Her last performance produced upwards
of 5000 francs Unsupported that the King OF iiol
land has offered the young tragedlan, who IS still al
Brussels 1000 francs for four representations. BY
the terms OF her congo she is to re-appear at the
/ Franeaise at the beginning OF September.
| Clara Noveo, the pupil Of the able Of professor
of music, Chevalier Mcheroux, has obtained un-
| contes ed success at Modena No benefit ever
more profitable brilliant than that which she took
the evening previous to her departure for Bologna
| The enthusiastic crowd assembled under her win
| dows testfying their admiration by braUos and
yirats and covering her apartments with bouquets
e nfa ia deafined 10 ell