The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-12

death OF this distinguished man, has excited on
universal feeling of regret. Few men have enjoy
ed to such extent Mr.. Allston, the affectionat
regards OF their cosntrymen, and the admirers {
genius and worth throughout the world, and fewe
still had equal claims on the respect and esteem
their fellow-men Mr. Allston has long been &C
knowledged TO be one of the greatest, If not tn
greatest of American painters. He was native G
the State of South Carolina, and was born in tn
year 1882 AT very early age, he gave striking in
dlcations of talent for those arts in which he after
wards became SO eminent. He was educated a
Harvard University, where he was graduated il
A. ID. 1900 The year after leaving college, h
went TO England, to prosecute the study of the ar
which he had chosen as profession, and was ad
mitted student ofthe Royal Academy, where h
enjoyed the instruction and friendship OF West
Fuseli, and Sir JOSHUA Reynolds. Having resides
three years IN England, he passed over to France
visiting the most famous galleries of its metropolis
and making the acquaintance of Its men OF genius
In a few months, he proce eded by the way Of Swift
zerland and the Alps, to Italy, where he remalnet
many years, in the perseverng and active study o.
the works of the great masters. In the year 1913
he published in London, small duodeclmo volume
OF poems, which would have given him a high rank
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for other walks of art The loss Of his wife, sister
of the late DR. Charming, for while suspended hi
labors, and in 1873 he came back to this country
He has since constantly resided at Cambridge, sur.
rounded by warm and genial friends, and an object
OF veneration and love to thousands OF young artists
in the country, who looked to him as one of the
fathers OF American art.
Among the principal works of Mr.. Alston, were
" The dead man restored to life, by Elisha" the
Angel lberating Peter from prison." recently ex-
hibited in this city; Jacobs Dream,'' now in
possession OF the Earl of Egremont; "Elijah in the
Desert" purchased by Mr.. Labouchere, of the Bri-
fish Parliament; the Angel Uriel in the Sun, F"
belonging to the Marquis of Stafford Z" Saul and
the Witch of Endor;" "spalatro's Vision of the
bloody hand - "Gabriel setting the guard of the
Heavenly Host !" "Anne Page and Slender -
" Beatrice" and other exquisite productions held
by gentlemen of Boston. During the last year of
his life, Mr. Allston was engaged upon chef
d'G~vre called Belshazzar's Feast, which we hope
for the honor and glory OF the arts Of our country,
he was permitted to finish.
Mr.. Allston had in him, truly, the soul of a poet
His love of nature was ardent, discriminating, en-
thusiastic. His powers of observation were singu.
larry acute and his poems and the productions
OF that other godlike art, of which he was such
successful student, have left imperishable evidence
OF the loftness of his genius, and his keen and
just perception of the beautiful and the sublime.
His letters TO his friends at home, whilst he So
journed amid the classic and romantic scenery of
the old world, are described as being remarkably
graphic and poetica
Mr.. Allston expired at Cambridge He was in
He hac off
name which will ever remain identified with the
art and literature of his country.
The PUsEYITE CoNrRovERsY.-Harper and Bro
theirs have in press, and will publish in day or
two, price SIX cents per copy, statement 0ffacts in
relation to the recent ordination in ST. Stephens
Church, by Hugh Smith, D. D., and Henry Anthem,
d. D. We shall take the earliest opportunity of rla
cling our readers in possession of the substance of
thlserpose, with such comments as may be sugges-
ted.
The .. S. SHIP FALMOUTH arrived this port
few days since from long cruise down the coast,
and among the West India islands. The account
other sailing qualities, that extracted from the
Savannah Republican, is OF such nature as 10 give
the public wrong impression of her speed
The Falmouth and Somers left the port of Savan-
nah in company with light breeze, hardly strong
enough to enable the Falmouth to make steerage
way, while the Somers being small, tight, and in
perfect trim, just out of port, able to outsai her
with less canvass.
The Falmouth is nearly four times larger than the
Somers, has been in active service nearly two years.
and In consequence OF her being DID, was not
in sailing order to compeewih even her equal in size
When in perfect trim with eight knot breeze, and
under the command of her present officers, she can
outsail anything of her tonnage afoat.
The Somers is undoubty the fastest sailing vessel
OF her size, with light breeze, in the navy
ATTEMPT TO MURDER THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
RoxBURY AIMS HousE.-The example of The
wretch Rogers, has already, it seems been follow
ed On the 4th instant one of the inmates of the
Poor House in Roxbury, named Moses Kinney,
having had liberty to come over to the city, inn
proved the opportunity TO get the wrong side of
temperance, and when he returned. he seized
shoe knife and attacked the keeper, Mr.. Isaac Me-
serve, and inflicted several wounds upon the thigh.
With much effort he was defeated in his diaboical
purpose, and the knife wrested from him. Kinney
is man 62 years of age, and of most ungovemable
temper. 1t does seem as if greater security and
more rigid discipline is necessary in prisons and
poor houses
ANOTHER FREMONT THEATRE.-We understand
by gentleman direct from Boston, that ground has
already been bought for another fremont theatre
and that too directly alongside of the fremont
Temple" The names Of the purchaser and the
builder have been mentioned to u.s. but we withhold
them until we shall have positive confirmation.
This is just what we expected when the old Ire
mont was sold. Wonder if DR.. Beecher will venture
another prophecy that he shall live to preach in the
new fremont. The new theatre will be built on
new and improved principles, and will require more
cash from the church to purchase it, than the old
one did.
BELMONT HOUSE, NEW BRIeHToN.-The increas-
ing unhealthy state of the city sast driving families
into the country, and we inform the many who find
N difficut In aelect the heet tbeye N,