The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-20

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weather is lovely to-day, cooler than on Sunday
and Monday.
The vERIEsr HuMBUe.-The recent Tyler meet
ings said to have been held in the several wards of
this city. Probably not a dozen men attended
either of these meetings.
| The New POLICE BILL.-We have received a
copy of this bill-and it appears to be "lame and
impotent conclusion" If it should pass, the city
of New York will have police at all. 1t will be
worse in that respect than it is now.
ANOTHER New PnoTEER.-One of the most
beautiful pilot boats ever remember to have
seen, is to be launched at IL O'clock, this morning,
from the ship yard of Jabez Williams, foot of
Seventh street.
This new skinner of the seas, is to be named the
edward X. Collins" and it is needless for us to
say who he is-for he is already well and favorsbly
known
1t is said that the new piloteer is seventy-fve
tons burthen, sxty-fve feet long, nineteen feet
| beam, and eight feet deep These dimens ons
| make her perfectly symmetrical, and from her ia
pering bows and beautifully drawn lines, it is
sonable to suppose that she will be fairy skinner
among our famous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of which
is to take the prize at the great race of Boston
next June.
| Those who never saw pilot boat launched had
better see this one. Those who have witnessed the
| sight, will not let Edward X Collins take
cold bath without being present.
ELEGANT LITERATURE-The number of eco
deys Book" for May lies on our table, and is really
| one of the pretties and most elegant magazines
t-at we have seen. The engravings, three in num-
Der, are admirably executed particularly that one
| from Emile Signols celebrated picture " The Re-
buke." The prose articles are varied and we'll
written. &c Estrella del Norte,'' by the "Poor
Scholar is, indeed, poecal gem. Mr.. T. S Ar
| thur contributes of his beautiful tales, and,
altogether, the number is of great excellence.
"The Ladies' Magazine" edited by Mr.. Arthur
with great taste and ability, is another of these at
| tractive monthly candidates for the favor of the
dear SEX" The number before us has most ex-
quislte engraving, entitled "Theresa," which is
| characterized by an expression of that subducd,
| though passionate beauty, which possesses such
power of fascination. 1t is illustrated by a story
from the pen of the ever-to-be amented Miss Lam
don. There are several other beautiful stories,
particularly the "Perpexed Lovers" and the poe
try is worthy of being read more than once. Mr. |
Christy, No. 2 Astor House, is the agent in this |
city for these beautiful magazines.
The Ladies Companion for May comes with |
all sorts of attractions in the shape of engravngs
stories, sketches and poetry 1t is elegan, work
.Theaticals.
PARK THEATRE-We are sorry to say that last
night concluded Mr. Booths engagement at this
theatre, and can only regret its brevity. Richard
| the Third was repeated, by particular request,
and we do not hesitate to affirm that, with the ex
ception of Sir Giles Overeach, the character of
| Richard is MIR. Booths masterpiece. The gloomy
repining with which he first appears on the stage
| the ''winter of his discontent'-is admirably de-
picted during its various changes, till ambition
gains the mastery, and scars above laws human
and divine, reckless of bloodshed and every human
tie Admirably does Mr.. Booth manage the scene
with King Henry, where he approaches him with
discrimination and assumed humility, TILL goadedby
the royal taunts and dashed into fury by the truths
that are told him, he can restrain no longer and
drawing his sword plunges 1t into his victim; nor
even then IS his murderous hate satisfied, for,
standing the body, he repeats the thrust, ex-
claiming" Down, down to hell and say sent
thee ththero But If his acting In this part good,
1t is far better in the funeral scene, where he
meets the Lady Anne. Here the hypocrite is
triumphant; the vlctlm indeed, somewhat weak
minded woman ; but that is Shaks peare's fault
for all the female characters of this tragedy seem
to us too yielding, too susceptible to flattery, and
| too ignorant OF mankind to do much honor to their
| sex. In this scene the confession of the several
murders committed, and his ever ready excuse
| that it was the Lady Annes beauty that prompted
HIM to each, is admirably enacted, and when she
departs, and his natural and more terocious cha
racer peeps out in the expression, GO Was ever wo-
man in such humor wooed was ever woman in
such humor won - "Pll have her, but will not
keep her long - we could imagine the vertable
Gloucester before us, and the fiction present re-
ality: Another excellent part of Mr. Booths acting is
IN his sooquy upon conscience and ambition
this is perhaps the finest piece of the play, far
the expression OF any sentiment goes. 1t does not
seem, however, to have been Shakspeares intention
to moralize in this play so much as to suffer the
| moral to be inferred by the various and quickly
| succeeding incidents. Soon after the wooing of the
Lady Anne, we find Gloucester stated and disguised
with her, treating her with the coolest dlsdain, and
| spurnng her away from him as a thing hated and
| detcsted, to become, by some of medical
poisoning, another victim TO his bood-thlrsty
plrngs Mr.. Booth is again excellent and true to
| the life in the scene between the Mayor of London
| and his own attendants, when they press his ac-
| cepance of the crown-the feigned reluctance to
accept that, on which every energy of the man is
bent, Is admirable and at the close OF the scene,
when he grasps the hand OF buckingham and dash
es away the religious book he was pretending to
have been reading, Richard is indeed himself again.
| And now pass we on TO notice the acting of Mrs.
Sloman, in the scene OF separation from her child
rem She is deserving OF the highest praise for her
acting IN thIspar 1t Is the very expression OF real
mother feelings, could we suppose that mother
deprived OF her otfsprlng there is ravIng against
or abusing the deprlver, but all her hearts feelings
, seem TO be outpoured upon her children; she
inourns tor them and not for herself-that grief is
> lett tor the end of the scene when, her children
eeng Torn per force from her embrace she is borne
!dln,iIs rom the stage. These are only few of
the excelencies which we could point ont both IN
me acting OF Mr.. Booth and of Mrs Sloman, as
iar as thls play Is concerned but time and space
VIII not permit OF longer notice at present. To-
CHATHAM. The amusing Comedy of the &c Heir
at Law" was performed last night, Mr.. Conner
playing the part of Dr. Pangloss most adm;rahlv
and Miss Reynolds being also excellent az Cicily
, | Homespun nor must we omit most honorahle
mention of Mr.. Wlnans as Ezekiel Homespun
The tragedy of the Robbers" followed the
Heir at Law" but as we were not present at the