The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-09

Nj iSCELLAN EOUS.
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR
VIE Iourth volume of the Wcnkl, M;.... =, "a.

sic present ioIm' commenced on the llth April,
1910 .r Inc REDUCTION OF the subs 'ription price
rom inrec Dollars to Two marks an or, i'm Tho
history OF this popular and widely circulated J,mr
nal-h j. ufnat which, though it hath seen MANY
changes during The twenty years of it's existence
mas obtained high aud permanent place in liz
annals OF mcrican Literature. 1t is nccuI,,,Iv
gratifying TO tho publisher TO be able To stat o IN
scarcely day now passes that does not add To IT,
subscription list, nor mail arrive that does MOT
bring some favorable mention Of it by contempt
rary journals.
The new aud attractive feature of the present
volume is the publication of an orr giual Novel OF
entitled
MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
ihis beautiful story increases in utcrcst as il pro-
Presses, and no one, whose taste has been per.
vcrtcd by high spccd ictions of the French school
can cad single chapter without desire for the
whole OF it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
lcnce oil TIE work to make its popularity
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside n
lew hundred complete sets of The present volume
containing all til chapters far as published
ann Tor which there it now daily demand
III we could only make up our minds and orr
mouths to blow our own trumpet VIC might easily
make noise enough about Tie School for Young
widows to create an excitement in tie public
niind and arouse the curious in literary matters
10 a loud call for the anonymous author But we
much prefer to leave our readers to find out them
selves, what ;s good. without promptinr To pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would he quite as dista.tcful to our
selves as insulting to the Judgment of the reader.
chair while eating and comment upon each dish
upon the table As good wine needs no bush and
good deeds no praise, 80 good books and good din
neTs VIII be sure TO go down without the aid Of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by lady
altogether unknown an authorcss who has
hrowu off this spontaneous production as the
hnwcrs yield their perfume, and tic birds sing
thci songs, not for money fer fame but, as the
poet says, from Loves oNccss'-thc natural inho.
resccncc oil a true woman heat
by gentle feelings long subduCd,
Subducd and cherished long
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
cha "actcr of the heroine, Clara Anucslcy the
dau2 htcr of poor Eu gsh Clergyman " no dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in thu world with
no inhcritancc but the fatal dowcv Of beauty
Like all heroincs she is fair aud sweet aud good
like Woo,!sworth's
Lovely appnrtion sent
To be a moments ornament
She marrics Gan angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not contrary he commands OF her
dying iathcr, and trouble commences. But we
must Disclose her history no farther except by
weekly inst ,imcuts
In addition t. This, Tho Weekly Mirror Is mostly
made up of original contributions OF the highest
order OF merit Several able writer's are regularly
employed in the various departments OF the pa per
and without Boosting, may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror, in its Essays Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
&c, Nc, comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, well as Litera.
turc the character and tone of the paper are uncx
ceptonabe In politics it is entirely free and
fearless and i'll literature and religion untramncl.
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