The New York herald., 1851-09-30


Little 4 Brown, in large octave volume, and. for
its STYLE and the evidences it presents Of intelligent
research, it must receive IN unusual degree of
praife.
The copyright Of al the novels and tales of the
late Fenimore Cooper are owned by Stringsr and
Townsend, who bought them several months ago,
We understand, for the small sum of sixteen thou
sand dollars Since the death of the great author
twice as much has been refused for it, CON-
plete and uniform edition of all the works, with
illustrations by Darley, is in rapid preparation, and
will be sold 1t prices to insure large circulation
We gave, few days ago, account Of meet
ing of literary men and others at the City Hall
Washington Irving in the chair, and Fits Greene
Halleck and Rufss w. Grisweld, secretaries-to
concert measures for rendering appropriate honors
to the memory of Mr.. Cooper. At that meeting
committee of eminent persons was appointed for
further action, and, though it has come to no very
definite decision, it is pretty we'll understood what
will be its course. At the meeting referred to- or
in committee, we understand that Judge Duer sug
gested, and very eloquenty supported, an Americau
Westminster Abbey at Washington, in whish
the first inscription should be to the memory of
Mr.. Cooper; but Mr.. Irving dissented, and with
his accustomed generosity painting the literary
merits o.. Mr.. Cooper. said, that though his cha
racter was national, and his fame filed the world,
yet the especial glory of his life belonged to New
York, and there should here, in one of our most
beautiful public squares, Be erected to him salt
able monument. The committee will endeavor to
carry into effect the suggestion oI Mr.. Irvzg, aud
as soon practicable, probably, there will be in
aug 1rated, in Madison Square or the new Park,
colossal statue Of Cooper, the four corners of
the PEDESTAL to which will be supported by figures
Of Leather Stocking, Long Tom COfin and other
creations of the great novelist. AS q means to this
end it is understood that there will be imposing
solemnites at the Tabernacle or Tripler Hail, a.
which funeral grafton, as is the custom among
the French sapoMs, will be pronounced by one Of
the most eminent Of Mr.. Coopers contemporaries
ard friends, before the assembled chiefs of Ame-
rican literature and art 1t is believed that some
five or six thousand dollars may thus be easily
secured towards the cost Of a monument
The revolution that for several years has been
going on in the character of the gift books designed
especially for the holidays, is now pretty nearly
completed. The tribe of ANNALS may be regarded
extinct, though few patch work Irises, Tokens,
Souvenirs, and Keepsakes come cut this year,
with old line and stipple second rate mezzo-
tint eDgrayngs. Another class of books has come
into fathion and sumptuous editions of the classics
Of our language have a liberal sale.
The success which attended the publication Of
two or three volumes devoted to the exhibition and
illustration of our hterature-from the press of
Carey s. Hsrt-has tempted persons to imitation of
them, who appear to be very lamentably deficient
in taste, we'll in other necessary qualifications
We have an example in large and rather hand
some volume, entitled the Female Prose Writers of
America, by Mr.. John s. Hart, who rejoices in
being an LID. Some months ago correspondent
sent Of the printed circulars of this gentle
man, to literary women in which be delicately int-
mated as follows
proper footing before the public will contribute important
facilities TO the accomplishment Of ke end by furnishing
ne With nformston in regard to the following particu
The name in full, (the middle name rs well as the
fret ard last) and written carefully so to prevent
misprints.
2 Date Of birth, where there is no objection
O. Indicate any passages, amounting in all to five
six octave pages, that IN the opinion n the author her
friends may be taken fair specimens of style The
passages should be such complete in themselves
and contain something Of general interest.
s. Well written criti9u.s upon the authors style of
writings, vhe'hsr published or unpublished, will be
acceptable In almost every case. probably articles Of
this kind have been published eIst ia mascrgt or
may s uriften for ke occasion BY those entirely
qusintsd with the subject, and If forwarded, would
doing foil justice In each particular case
This sounds for al the world IL one of the con.
tributors to Punch had been trying, in the broa lest
farce to show up modern criticism. The quality of
the book resulting from Mr.. Hart's unique and
curious orrespondence, may be sonectured without
difficulty. 1t is lsuded with pufs and extracts of
the obscure writers for shopboy and milliner girl
newspapers and magazines while at least one. half
of the literary women whs have won any real emf
ntnce in this country entirely overlooked We do
not find in the book the ghtest ausion even to Mrs
Richard X. Haigh,, the empress Of our fashionable
world, whose two volumes Of travels, q few years
ago, made such . sensation or Mrs. Robinson,
(Talvi,) who. in many respects, out ranks all the
company; or Mrs. Sedgwick, or Mrs. Willard, or
Mrs. Lee, or Alice Carey or the accomplished wife
Of our Minister to France, or Mrs. Putnam, the
terror Of North American reviewers, or Catherine
Beecher The whole affair Is quite too stupid to be
subject Of fun; but IL 10 deserving Of the notice we
have given ii, an exhibition Of the processes and
manner in which people who should be kept at
backing boots, will make books.
The Victories over En- gland and the English.
Five Neutrality-suspicious. and sgnal-admitted vic
toIies-tave been achieved by Brother Jonathan
over John Bull, within the last year A New York
merchant, Mr.. Collins, " beat them all to sma,h"
in the ocean steamer contest. They have ri ven il
up. Britannia no longer "rules the waves" In
this respect, as was once said Of Carthage must
now say Of her - Britannia ~asr She has ceased
to be mistress of the seas" The red Cross Of Al
bon on ocean steamers, mast be lowered before the
little strips Of bunting" decorated with "stripes
ard stars" This is victory number one. Then,
our clipuer shirs have no eouals In the British
marine. This is victory number two. And to make
the superiority decidedly striking, Commodore ste
vens gave them specimen Yankee yacht, called
the America; and after showing them, FOR amuse-
ment, what abe probably could do, scared them by
challenge to beat their entire yacht squadron, for
ten thousand euineas. John Bull did not dare to
accept It, but finally consented to bet a hundred
pounds, which he lost, aud acknowledged the corn,