Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14
LITERATURE AND THE DRAMA IN NEW YORK.
FL. FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.
New YonK, July 81 ls47.
fell into conversation with anewspaperboy this morning,
who offering for sale less than twenty daily and week
y papers, all published in this city and as passed along
could not but reflect upon the number of writers who depend
upon the press of this city for support. Their name is
"legion, and many of them have hammer their brains
for daily bread until the morning watches They live
and move and have their being, but how very few
tain the fame for which they strive!
Our publishers have been doing pretty good business
during the past week. WILEY & PUTNAM have added to
their ''Lbrary of Choice 90 Waons Angler and Mo-
dern Painters by the Oxford Student The former strange
to say, the first American edition of one of the most deli
cous books written II is edited by distinguished gen.
eman of Philadelphia, whom the world consider eloquent
divine and graceful poet and who is known among his
Inmates accomplished fly fisher. He has prefaced Wal
ton with interesting essay the antiquity Of angling
The book ought to have fine run, but fear will not, for
is destitute of vice and objectionable oes The other
book alluded to is valuable acquisition the literature of
the world. The writer is man of fine aents-more than
that honest The text of his book is the great Eng
lsh landscape painter Turner He his work by
declaring his master the most gifted of living painters and
then goes TO ndite unnumbered episodes upon art pic
lures, and painters. He is brilliant Hazle, but
far agumentave and satisfactory. He is bold and
earnest and has given birth more sound sense upon art
than any other writer of the day. His just the kind of
book have wanted in this country for many years. and if
extensively circulated, but sauary influence
upon people The fact is they be ignorant Of the
true mission of art, and the whom Providence sends
forth to instruct and increase the happiness his
in such important matters and age like this is indeed
deserving of reception The Oxford Student is not
long take advocates misty theory, but merely speaks
the plain truth in terse and simple He has
ten book upon art which sensible (no matter of
what pofesson read attentvey without having his
dersanding enlarged and his heart sweety auned the
teachings of Nature.
The best reprint which the AppLEToSs have given du
ring the past week the " Life of Mrs. Godophin" by
John Evelyn An exquisite book is this for the refined and
educated reader How could it be otherwise the anna
bic Evelyn has fit present the world Margaret
Godophin born in 1852; Maid of Honor to the
Court of Charles ii secretly married to Sidney Godol
phin and died the age of twenysx years in giving birth
to The life Of this woman, living she did in one
of the most pohgae of courts and age profgacy
was like "sunshine in a shady place. Her maiden name
Bagge, and his distinguished for their
good blood The little book in question cannot but be at
tended with many blessings account of the purity of its
tone and purpose.
"Men, Women, and Books, by Leigh Hunt and &C. The
Soul and Body" by DIR. George Moore of London are the
two best things the HAMPERS have given this week The
first is sparkling, witty full of poetry, and very interesting
just the book to relax the mind of the intellectual aborer.
know that it is improvement upon Hunts former
says, but it fully equal any thing he has written Hunt
is not deep writer but thoughtful one and his faculty
for expressing delicate idea is truly remarkable. The work
before full of freshness but fancy that his criticisms
upon Female Beauty will the most attention know
Of who has done that cksh subject more Justice in
practical point of view The other book alluded beahes
The spirit Of Christian philosophy, and the subject
which should most deeply interest mankind and is treated in
plain, PRACTICAL and entertaining MANNER cannot but pro-
it exceedingly valuable addition the world of
letters.
The number Of trashy books, in pamphlet form, to
be the wane, which is indeed blessing Among the
hear of book by Melville Of the Typee
and Omoo order and another be entitled Fresh Clean.
ngs, a Sheaf from the Old Fields of Continental
Europe, somebody who does choose give his
In the musical and dramatic line there is but little going
on. The Park opens Monday night with Madame BIsHoP
10 the English opera The Broadway Theatre will open
about the middle Of September. Wondersare promised and
to be hoped that the laudabe enterprise of establishing
theatre elevated and permanent foundation may
be successful The Astor Place Opera House progressing
but do not believe that it will succeed AT the present
lime there is nothing going worth mentioning; the town
half empty Of residents and pretty well filled with strangers
he majority of whom perfectly satisfied with the dancers
1t Palmo's and the humbugs at Barnum's.
In the way of art have but word to communicate. The
Art Union have purchased hundred and thirty pictures
many of them that they cannot make for them their
Did hail. 1t expected that they will into their new
quarters the first of September The lions Of the present
exhibition Cole Durand, Hubert, Hnckey, and Bng
lam The subscribers to this Association number
i've hundred than they did year ago. The ceeba
ed picture called "The Power Of Music" by Mount is
bout to be engraved for the London Art Union Journal
This is deserved compliment to the gifted American.
Respectfully, yours, &c.
IRoS CARRIAGE WHEELs.-A carriage wheel entirely of
and constructed upon purely scientific principles now
icing exhibited at Mrs. Mullords hotel in Salem. II was
patented by Ira Holiness Of New York State and is called the