The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-10

THE ~ EW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.
'ENHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror in its
IL present form, commenced the 18th April,
1916 The reduction of the subscription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks in the
history of this popular and widely circulated Jour
na-a ournal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of merican Literature. IT. is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempo-
rary journals.
The and attractive feature of the present
volume Is the publication of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
"MARY EcKAR; wins SCHOOL {TE FOR YOUNG
This beautiful story increases interest as it pro-
crosses, and one. whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiced fctons of the French school
can read sin gle chapter without desire for the
whole of it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
lencc of the york to make its own popularity
without the aid of putting, have laid aside
few hundred complete sets OF the present voume,
containing all tbs chapters far as published
and for which there it now daily demand.
Ii we could only make up minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, might easily
make noise enough about The School for Ysunr
Widows to create an excitement in tie pubic
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to a loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave our readers to find out them
selves, what is good. without prompting. To pre-
face every thing which appears in columns
with puff, would be quite distasteful to our
selves, as insulting to the Judgment of the reader
No man would thank his cook to stand behind his
chair while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no BUSH and
good deeds no praise, good books and good din
ners will be sure TO go down without the aid Of
putting.
/ The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by lady
altogether unknown an authoress, who has
thrown oil this spontaneous production as the
howers yield their Perfume and the birds sing
theft songs, not lor money for fame but, the
poet says, from Loves exccss-the natural in flo-
a bcar
By gentle feelings long subdued
SubdGed and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character of the heroine, Clara Auneslev the
dauqb tcr of poor English Clergyman who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all heroiRes she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely appartiou sent
TO be a moments ornament
She marrIes Can angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not D contrary to me commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences But VIC
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly instllnleuts.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up of original contributions of the highest
order of merit Several able writer's regularly
employed in the various departments OF the paper
and without Boosting, we may safely challenge
ior the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
&c, &c, comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll rs Litera-
ure, the character and tone of the paper are uuex-
Ceptionable In politics VI is entirely free and
fearless and IN literature and religion uutrammcl-