Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-09-04

who was at the Ocean. House last
week. We commend it 20, the attentive
perusal Of our rcadcrs:-
TIE MoNARcHY OF NEwPonT.-The
coniederated republic of American wat
ering-places seems to be rapidly re-
solving itself into the supreme and un-
limited monarchy OF Newport. Other
resorts are local, in their fame and az
fractions; it alone is national. 1t has
been gradually assuming the eminence
ami universally OF social capital;
while other spots, once primary and in
dependent and sovereign in pretensions
have declined into narrowness and sub
ordination. In visiting lately the thinn-
ed and shrunken haunts of famous
summer scene. Lnce wont 10 be glowing
and distendcd with excess Of popularity,
we were almost inclined to summon up,
as Of kindred melancholy, the recollec-
ton of the fate of Babylon the Great
and # we had had a pocket copy OF Vol
ney's Ruins by us, we should have
meditated upon the warnings of that
volume, with deepened interest, amid
empty ball rooms, neglected prone
nadcs, ard Cottages to let" So far as
permanency ought TO be predicted Tor
any thing dependent on the changeful
qualities OF taste and fashion, Newport
bids far to enjoy very toerablc i'm
mortality of empire. There are suifi-
cient reasons for the ascendant which il
has gained, and for the continuance Of
tina. ascendant.
In the first place, the climate is as
near perfection as can fall to the lot Of
an earthly watering-place. 1t Is the OH
ly place in the country, where, in the
hottest weather, and at all hours OF the
day, you are certain of being able TO lie
cool! The temperature, moreover, is
more equabe than on any part Of the
continent and the place is thus free
from the creates. evil OF American
weather. The range OF the thermomc-
ter both during the day. and through
out the year, is less than in other pla-
ccs. 1t seems. in fact, to enjoy an insu-
lar climate of its own. Nesting, BRIDE
like, in the bosom Of the sea, imparting
ornament and deriving benefit, it is
guarded, by the power Of the trident,
alike from the scorching heats and from
the northern blasts, that revel in alter
mating excess along the adjacent coast
As far as our experience extends, we
are disposed to infer that the best cli-
mates are TO be found in small islands;
especially in such as are near TO the
mainland. Venice, the Isle of Wight
and Newport, much resemble one anoth.
c" in the peculiarly delightful qualities
Of the atmosphere: and TO each has
been vouchsaled a specific charm TO ROB
the summer of its oppression and the
winter Of its severity.
The natural beauties Of Newport pass
quite beyond comparison with any sea-
side resort IN this country. The roman
tic variety and picturesque elegance Of
j coast scenery, where the salt spray,
foaming against the rocks: momently
dashes itself into rainbows, present the
most enchanting splendours Of impress
sion that LAND, and sca, aud sunshine, in
their combinations, can produce. a
walk along the cliffs is like ramble
through select gallery of Birch's mar
inc views. To sit on high upon some
''coin OF vantage" in the rock, and gaze
upon the white waters wrestling in un-
dying wrath with the Spirit OF Beauty,
prevailing over both, transmutes the
terror into glory, and spreada out before
the imagination an exhaustIess banquet
OF visionary delight, ia a pleasure tina,
invests that region in spiritual lustre,
and consecrates il 10 the enthusiasms OF
the poet rs much as to the cnjoyments
OF the gay and the crowd-loving. IL a.
not to be wondered that gentle and pen
sivc souls like Berkeley and Charming
the "temple haunting martle" spirits
OF humanity-that resort "wherc the
mir is delicate" and who "approvc by
their loved mansionry, where heavens
breath smells wooingly," should have
found especial inspiration for their holy
iancles and their kindly feelings, in
scenes where the pure and the beauti-
iuI and the majestic in Nature combine
to shed their most calming and eSalling
influences upon the mind aad heart.
The atmospheric effects which may
be observed around Newport almost
approach those iris. like epchanimehts
that glorify Southern Italy in the mem
ory of landscape-lIking traveller
Those airy destinations roscate and
purple and yiolct--with which the hills
and rocks and waters of Naples are 50
proCuscly invested, are here poured
forth in delicate profusion, to heigh'en,
almost to an intoxicating charm, forms
that were already more than lovely
The drives in the neighbourhood oi the
town are numerous and varied ana