Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-19
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Sides to a character" II was first acted
at Dovonshire House, by company Of
gentlemen, composed chiefly of cele5yes of
literature and art, among whom We re-.
cogmse the names of Dickens. Jerrold,
Lemon, Forster and others. The proceeds
were devoted to the endowment ofan In.
siitu'ion, for the benefit Of needy authors
and artists. Among those present were the
Queen and Prince Albert-thc Prince and
Princess Royal of Prussia-thc Duchess
OF Sn'herland--thc Duke of Wellington
Macaulay and many others, ilustrous il
the world Of rank, beauty or genius
Dickens and Lemon are described as adj
mirable actors. Dickens seizcs the strong
points OF character, bringing them out MS
effectively upon the stage us his pen indy
lngly marks them upon paper. Lemon
has all the case Of a finished performer,
with capital relish for comedy and broad
farce"
The play is said to abound in wit-scnti-
ment and elcqucnce--and faithfully to de-
hneate human nature, in some Of its moro
Intricate and obscure aspects but we are
told that 1t "has been received by the Lon
don press with a sort of iorcgonc de,crmii.
nation to be pleased, rather than with tho
enthusiasm which an altogether successful
work of literary art from so distinguished
source would have commanded"
"The date of the play is that Of Sir
Robert Walpolc' first administration, and
is well selected to bring together classes Of
English society apparently the most dis
tnct to exhibit democratic aspirations
side by side with aris,ocratic condcsccn-
SONS and at time when the author, the
politician, and the policeman formed class
os still strongly marked and widely scpa4
rate, TO show by what resistlcss advances
they were yet silently approaching each
other and helping forward time for frecr
intercourse and wider sympathics for ALL"
| The object Of the play is 10 inculcatc the
great and generous truth that none arc
wholly vicious, aud that The secret Of hui
man intercourse inust-always be- to inter.
change freely with each other the largest
allowances Of charity. la carrying out
tins, IN unconscious moments, all the dra-
NUTS peysoaa bctray iniurn the secret Of
their having better nature concealed I'M
der the obvious and artificial characters as
sumcd by them iii society"
The NORM BRTIsm REVIEW, whose
Issue for the present quarter has made its
appearance, has attained, we believe, the
highest rank among the European Pcriodi-
Gals. This number "opens with an able
article on "Francc since lSlS," wherein
the writer maintains that France, being rs
it is without positive and earnest religious
sentiment, without social graduation, with
out municipal institutions and the political
education they bcstow; without spirit Of
reverence for rights and Of obedience 10
authority, moved by nothing but mere re-
action, mere denial, mere dissatisfaction.
mere vague desires. mere aggression on
existing things, has for tie present no
chance for stable and permanent govern
ment. The second article, on the "Forms
of Infdclity in the Nineteenth Century, is
devoted to a review Of Mdckay's Progress
ofthc Intellect, and other recent publica-
lions, whose avowcd object is to cxtrpntc
all faith in the supernatural, by accounting
for the origin Of every form Of rcligion,not
excepting Christianity itself, on purely ma
tural principles, and substituting uIihtarian
morals orthc mystic generallics Of Panthc-
ism. "The Third Article" consists Of an
elaborate and very forcible comparison Of
the "peers and rivals" Dickens and Thac-
karay each, it is said, has his Characters
lie excelencies, and each is uncquallcd in
his appropriate sphere. Animal Magnc-
tisnl" is the subject ofan article in which
several Of the recent works on the relations
| ofmagnctism to the mind and the vital force
are unlavorably criticised. "Arago's Life
Of Carnot" is a theme ofan interesting pa
per. The titles of the other contributions
are "Reccnt Extensions of Formal Logic"
"Autobiography of Rev. William Wal
ford" "Public Libraries" "The Water
Supply Of London" and Royal Suprem-
acy in the Church Of England, and the Pa
pal aggression"
Frederika Bremen is, or was lately, IN
Richmond, on her way Northward. In
August she viii sail for the Worlds Fair.
She will then rcturnto Sweden, from which
she will have been absent for nearly two
years.
The NEW PLANET discovered by Mr..
Hind Oh the 19Ih ult., at Mr. Bishops OBJ
scrvatory, London, was OF Monday night
observed at the National Observatory.
Washington, by Mr.. Ferguson, with the
large Equatorial.
Many of our exchanges. in publishing
the subjoined letter from The adorable
Jenny--by which il appears that her con-
nexion with Barnum is dissolved. evinco
the very greatest delight. We TOO, arc
glad, that the Nightingale is uncagel; but
as 1t does not appear from the letter, or IN
any other manner, that Barnnm has acted
an ungenieel part towards Jenny,and when
we remember that but for the boldness
and good management with which nc con-
ccived aud carried out tho most hazardous
contracsof the kind, probably ever made.
the warblings ofthcswect songs'ress might