The New York herald., 1845-08-05

FRENCH MoRALs-FRENcH NovEIs-AND PIors
AMERICAN PUBLIsHERs.-The scandalous affair IN
which Victor Hugo, the novelist, figures and some
of the details of which have reached us in the news
papers brought by the last steamer, has very NATURAL
" directed good deal Of public attention to the
axity OF morals in France, and the practical effect
of the widespread circulation OF French light lite
rature IN this country. During the last two or three
wears the United States have been flooded with re-
prints of the viest trash that has issued from the
| French press Every where this brown and yellow
literature of the brothe was to be met within the
parlor in the railroad car, in the steamboat, in the
crowded city and in the obscure vlage-on all hands
aud in all directions the poison circulated. We have
repeatedly pointed out the inevitable results Of
this universal diffusion Of the pernicious writings of
the French novelists, and English literati of the
same school The minds of multitudes Of the
young and thoughtless have been dsspated, and
the seeds of vice and crime disseminated tar and
near.
There cannot be doubt that the circulation of
these immoral publications has been immensely in
creased by their bearing their titlepage the lm-
print Of respectable and pous publishers. They
were thus stamped with apparent respectable
~ and a currency given to them which they could
not otherwise have obtained. Many persons vino
would have been ashamed 10 take up in public the
obscene and filthy novels of Paul de kock, emanat-
ing from some obscure publishers shelves, or ssu
ed under fictitious name, made no scrnple in pur
chasing and reading, in the crowded public
conveyance, a work equally Objectionable any
just alluded to, published by respectable" and
''pious house." The hypocrisy and criminality Of
the publishers who thus lend their name and cha
racter to the service of corrupt and depraved lite
rature, for the sake of gan cannot be too forciby
nor too frequently condemned. And yet, which Of
the "religlous newspapers" as they are ostenta-
tiously styled, has uttered syllable in denunciaton
of the "pous" retailers of these centious works
From what pulpit has the voice OF the faithful min
istry-the watchmen the towers OF Zion-the
guardians of the public vrtue been raised against
the hypocrisy and the crime! We recollect only
one clergyman that mustered courage attempt this
and he afterwards ate up the words Of lebuke and
indignation which in his astounding temerity he
had dared to utter
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRIEsTHooD the hour
and the day draw nigh the friends of Bishop Onder
donk redonble their efforts to accomplish their holy
and affectionate ends. They aver that they never
will consent to his resignation, and they piously
and meeky lift up their eyes to heaven, declare that
their eye-ids until to the dear Bishop be restored
his episcopal robes, although that does mean
certain wicked and profane wits have suggested,
that he is to return to his f" old habits" A secret
circular has been disseminated amongst his clerical
friends, concocted and signed by Rev. Drs. Lyell,
Berrian and Seabury land theMessrs Mead and Hack
ley. The design of this circular to effect
binaton which would resist by vote without debate
,otio de IN fha mr.
recommending the Bishops resignation This
movement has been warmly opposed by some Of the
Bishops friends, and some very funny developments
are in progress We have been collecting several
amusing particulars connected with this case, and
will give them to our readers in due time. In all
the affairs of the Episcopal church, we take deep
and apostolic nterest-partcularly in the Bishops.
We have not forgotten our friend and fellow-laborer
| in the bonds of Christian charity, DR.. Tying. We
must make him Bishop yet. Doth not.our wager
20 that effect stand recorded in the betting-book of
| Jim Grant, the barberl
| The FIRE NEwPoRr.-Last evening, the PAIN
full intelligence OF the destruction of the fine hotel
at Newport, called the Ocean House." and the loss
of several ves reached this city by the Long Island
train. We give, in another column, the particulars
! of this melancholy event
J en- buildings at the watering-places have escaped
destruction by fire. The sze-lhe combustible ma
ture Of the whole fabric-and the large number of
inmates-the comparatively trivial precautions TAX
en- to guard against such terrible catastrophe as
that which is now before us-all consplre to render
the preservation of these buildings almost miracu-
ous. The only wise plan to be adopted is the
ton at the watering places of row of cottages, in
InTs The, ,ob IL
are now crammed. In this way, the comfort, health
and safety Of the visitors would be most materially
promoted The consequences of fire at night, in
Of these large wooden hotels, three four sto-
ries high, and crowded with inmates, are too awful
TO contemplate.
FRAUDS ON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS still con-
tinue to pour in upon relative to the treatment of
immigrants on their arrival here. It is stated that
owing to negligence or cupable inattentlon to duty
on the part of some official of the Corporation, tn
regulations respecting the of wharf assigne d
exclusively for. the landing of immigrants, has not
been carried into effect We also informed that
some of the individuals who sell root beer on board
the steamboats, employed in towing vessels to the
wharves, are engaged by interested parties to mis-
lead and impose upon the passengers. Many excel
lent and philanthropc are I'VE know, laboring in
The cause Of the poor immigrants; but il does seem
that, without some better devised and concerted
course of action the iniquous system of fraud per-
petrated on the crowds Of strangers whoare weekly
landing on our shores, will continue to exist.
! THEDRY GooDs CLERKs.-Why don't the dry goods
men give their clerks week Of holidays in this no
dull season No class OF toll harder all the veal
j., round Tor their employers than these dry good:
clerks Let them, then, have brief respite-a day
or twoo breathe, and look upon the green fields an,
y the shady trees The thing be easily managed
Let each store-keeper release, this week. one-thirc