Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-10-11
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The London correspondent Of the Atlas
furnishes the following Information: @
Mr.. Calm has just issued prospectus
for an elegan. work. which he calls Cat.
Inns North American PorfoIio." |. is to
be published only by subscription, and the
patronage of Queen Victoria, the Emper-
or Of Russia. and the leading Nobility. is
already secured. The work will contain
twenty-five views or Subjects, taken from
the mos. admired pictures in the Indian
collection These will comprise Indian
hunting scenes-mode Of catching and ,a-
ming The wild horse-favoriie Indian
games landscape scenes Of the Rocky
Mountains and Prairies land the Chiefs
Of several Indian tribes. The prints will
be executed in the mos. finished style Of
Autograph. on royal sheet. eighteen by
twenty. five inches, accompanied by lette:
press Descriptions Of equal size, fully ex-
planning all the plates. The work will be
handsomely bound in morocco, and the
price in printed tints, will be Ave guineas.
and colorcd in the richest style. eight
guineas. have seen specimens Of sew
eraI of The engravings. and must pronounce
them most finished and superb works Of
ar,is,ical skill. The whole work will do
credi. to Mr.. Ca.,in, and be an honor 10
his naive land.
Calin's Gallery is quite an Exchange
for Americans in London. for it is impos-
sible to go there a. any time without and
ing two or three, or perhaps four times
that number, natives Of the U. States.-l
had the pleasure Of meeting here a native
Of Lynn, Mass. Mr.. John B. Newhall.
who, however. now halls from the bound
less West He has been travelling thro'
France and Belgium. and the greater por.
ton Of England tour was pedes>
,rian one, for the most part, and he speaks
Of il with enthusiasm. With only small
bundle in his hand, and only twenty words
OF bad French. he trotted along from one
town 10 another on the Continent. and
was quite independent Of custom house
officers and government officials. who al
lowed him frequently to pass gates Of
towns. eupposing him to be resident
Thus do en,erprising Yankees, especially
New Englanders. push along in the world
whether to the far North, as engineers 10
the Emperor of Russia. or the far East. as
ship builders to the Emperor Of China. or
to linger in sunny France, to cut down
hills with steam. paddy, and level roads
for The Citizen King!
Mr.. Newhall is no. a worshiper at the
shrine of Ma,nmon. He has been deliv-
ering lectures upon the resources and ca
pabiIi,ies of Western America and has
met with a cordial reception in Liverpool,
Manchester. Birmingham. and other prov
incial towns, where his lecluees were well
attended. The British E.nigrants' Mutu-
al Aid Society of London passed vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Newhall for the lecture
which he delivered a. the Political and
Scientific Institution. referring, a. the same
time, to The vast amount of practical IN
formation which the lecture contained, Mr..
Newhall is quite unassuming in his man
ners. yet pleasing and polished in CONVEX
sa,ion. lie has just published small
work called the British Emigrants' Hand
Book, and Guide to the New States Of
Amerlca.' So far as have examined this
work. il appears to a valuable guide and
friend to the class for whom il Is design
ed. -
DEMOCRACY. The republican creed is
clear and simple. II is The attention OF as
much individual liberty as is consisten.
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