The New York herald., 1851-08-25


hibitsd knife or dagger, is found to be far more Ell
cient for ssssssinstion. On Monday night, Alder
man Miller proposed that the pslice should be
armed with revolvers; and, indeed, there does not
appear to be any reason why they should no; be
allowed to carry such weapons to defend their lives,
if rufians permitted to carry knives With mpu-
nifty.
THE Postal Law THE UNITED SrArEs.-We
published, the other day, a letter from Washing
ton, in VII ch we had glimpse at recent inter-
probation Of the new postal law, by means OF the
governmental spectacles of MIR. Postmaster General
Hall, and in an English newspaper we find the fol-
lowing item of intelligence on kiEdred subject
The Roman correspondent Of the Times says The
postage newspapers has been raed to ssch price as
not even the voracous gobe mouohe can snord 10
pay The postage the Times now amounts to oae dol
lar sch number and. cannot afford so expensive
luxury am compelled to forego the pleasure Of reading
III. original and be content with extracts In Gahgnan
The post Office filled with newspapers refused by the
persons to whom they are sddresssa but even .nss
will deliver your letters unless you take up your
newspapers at the same time Such is the system under
which We live in Rome May the people OF England take
warning from it and suffer government oi PRIESTS
no matter under what form OF Christianity II may be
presented The Pope. dear honest pious good man. Is
supposed TO know nothing of all this and to occupy the
DAY witt devotional exercises AL It Is said done by
the police which seems to have an instructive hatred OF
commit great crimes graties its malice by all sorts Of
petty mpositons and tormsnts.
We think that the pos. Office authorities in Rome
are learning lesson from the United States post
Office authorities with remarkable rapidity. We
have scarcely had decision flom Mr.. Postmaster
General Hall, before we find that hi, example is
taken up with interest and principal by the postal
officers of Rome. Doubtless they refer to the
United States with no little PRIDE as having shown
more liberality than they themselves. If the
government of our republic has no lberality, why
should the government Of Rome exhibit any
Mr.. Postmaster General Hall is showing his know
ledge of Lex geography and letters in legal way by
defining the meaning Of "transis," publication
Office and "bcna Gde subscribers He makes
them all synonymous, and we advise him to recon-
mend these words to any publisher who proposes to
issue new edition of Crabbe's celebrated work. 1t
is bad enough to have stupid law but i: is still
worse to have stupid Post master General. There
is enough for an improvement in the construc-
tions which MIR. Hall is pleased to put upon the
cent act of Congress, as well as in the regulations
of the act itself. Will somebody at Washington
tell Mr. Hall how the publishing Of newspapers and
magazines is carried on in the United States. He
seems to have come down from the mountein, like
Rip Van Winke-half century behind the ideas
and habits of the people.
The LITERATURE OF TIE WATERING PLACES
We have published, during the last two or three
months, many letters from occasional correspon-
dents, who are making the tour of the watering
places, from the valleys and hills of Virginia, to
the Wild woods and wilder mountain scenery Of the
wilderness Of Maine. Many of these correspondents
are uppractised in the art of wspaper writing and
probably boast nothing beyond the ordinary school
education of our country, and yet how we'll do ali
Of them convey their me aniDg, and how sensibly do
they seize the prominent topics Of interest to the
summer tourist Knewing the c correspondent, as
merchants, salesmen, and as The clerks of leading
commercial houses, for nine or ten months Of the
year, when we find them indulging in this literary
labor for brief season during the summer. it gives
us much pleasure to find that they have cultivated |
literature for its efnipg influences. Many of the
letters which we publish above the ordinary !
grasp Of thought, and show great tact on the part
of their authors. In fact, even the manner and
matter of newspaper articles are initiated with
degree of excellence which speaks well for the OBJ
servaton and talent Of those who contribute 10 this
branch Of literature Epistolary correspondence is
not so easily written as may be imagined II en-
braces, when admirably done, the sense Of the es-
say, with the spirit of Pindaric ode, and that
sparkling play of fancy which bubbles up in the
brief songs Of Anacreon, or in the early Or ,duc.
tions Of Moore. Fact and Imagination must be
hsrnessed together, as q matched pair of "two-
forty" horses, and must travel together by the side
Of one tongue. The downright, earnest determine
tion 10 make yourself underst on the road ira
yelled, Is the next point-and the team viii be
known by the skill of the driver. Correspondents
should avoid heavy roads, and dull, barren, sandy
localities They should spur for points of view,
ard change prose into poetry at every turn 10 their
path.
We have already published hundreds of letters
from various parts Of the country. Before the
son is over, We shall publish many more. The
lively balls, in costume, are now about to be given
at the most fashionable resorts, and many dancing
parties will be gwen here, here, and everywhere.
Many improvements may be expected on those
Of last year-and our correspondents will have
much to do, to seize the novel points which may
characterize each little or great event. We have
confidence that they, too, will make some improve
ment, and that Of correspondence will
close with as much brilliansy as any season at
any fashionable hotel. We must keep all the /
hotels full during the summer, aud close them
decenily as the tombs Of departed pleasures, when
the mournful rhriek Of autumn walls over the dirge
of her beautiful and sunny sister. So eods the hint
and the hornily
TBE GRAND DREss BALL AT SARs-oeA-This
grand affair came of at the United states H,tel,
Saratoga, on Friday evening last II was a bril-
liant bali, and fully met the expectations of its orr
ginstors. il was not 20 nun erously attended as
were the fancy drsss balls given for some years be.
fore. az the ssme place; but the company was se-
lec,, atd all we're acquainted. The managers we're