New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-04


we could lavish upon these works would seem
stronge If actual inspection Of them by those whs
have seen and known the spots and objects they
represent did not justify at less, q moderate en-
tbusissm. "Aueh ich war IN Arkadies ge6orsx."
We, too are Arcsdian, and as the most sacroi and
interesting sbrines oflong and far Travel rise be-
fore the eye in these Cosnoramn with more than
the reality Of memory, we return into that happy
realm.
If any one has travelled. he viii find & view q
these Cosmorsmas much more interesting than
his untraveed friends can conceive. II any one
has not travelled, he may be sure that he secs the
form, size and atmosPher Of these famous things
and places, and perceives truly the character Of
their various and peculiar impression. We have
never had in New.York similar exhibition that
even rivaled the present one in the interest Of the
selections and the artistic skill of the treatment.
They rise to the dignity Of works OF art, Tor the
subjects are most carefully studied and most con
scientiously treated. Professor Sattler is ges.
tleman and scholar no less than an artist, and the
extreme quiet of bis manner, both public as wen
as private-ior be trusts his exhibition solely -
its intrinsic value and the true taste OF the COM
munity-wiu commend him and 1t ali the more
cordially 10 the generous recognition oil the puotis
The various notices which have appeared are
spontaneous tributes of travelled and tasteful men
to the accuracy and worth OF the Cosmoramss;
and for our own part we speak from the most sun
cere desire that those who have not been aorosA
should see what it is that so charms the memory
Of all who have. And il there be anything snas
could enable one who has always staid at homo
nhaargAflQ3
with those who have not, yet whose feet nave
been more active than their eyes IN other landss
it is precisely this exhibition, which Is the resa"
of no basty travel but of the most elaborate study
We recall no book of travels, or panorama or
engraving that so perfectly presents the various
Fgxn,;sn scenes selected for the Cosmoramass
In the view of Aboo Sim6el, the most complete
and imposing of the earliest Egyptian remains.
the grandeur of the original the impression oil the
size of the Colossi their strange and unequaied
beauty, of type now forever lost or very faiAay
surviving in the modern Egyptians, the relative
size of the human figure, the peculiar yellowness
Of the sand. and the sense of silence and reposa
in the landscape are given with magicai truth
The same is true of the Memnon ooiossL
view of which is taken during the inundation %
Tho Nile The singular brilliancy OF the atmos-
phere and the solemn serenity Of the figures ara
so well presented that, while you look, you are
truly lost in the death of Egypt, the only death
| that has dreams There is nothing now in the
City 20 truly recreatye and fascinating as these
| Cosmoremas They teach geography and hu'
! tory they are studies of landscape and costume'
thew are rich romance Of Travel, yet only truly
told. You put girdle round the earth Ia twenty
views. You are nothing if not Syrian. Italian
! Egyptian, Sicilian or Roman. No holiday gne
would be so eminenty entertaining and always
valuable to children no less than elders, as card
of season entry to the Cosmoramas
We specify with peculiar pleasure, beside the
EGYPTIAN views, and from the same personal
knowledge of the objects, the Holy Sepalehre 90
Jerusalem, the Lake of Haiistad an the Aastrt9*
| Alps, the Taormino 1he0ter in Sicily, and Ak
Etna, and might copy the entire catalogue Win
the same commentator.
But we have said enough to indicate our sense
of the great value and beauty and interest o.
tbese Cosmoramas, and when we remind our
readers that the present series OF views will In
short time be replaced by another, we are sure
that hey will not delay in repsringto the corner
of ,Tbirteenth-st. and Broadway to give Them
selves the greatest qualification of Travel. name
ly q permanent and profound impression of the
individual character of many of the most famous
places and objects in the world.
PRINTERs.-All members OF the n y. Prnterf
Union are especially requested to be present st
the meeting tor night
SEssIoKs-The next term of the Court OF Seq
sions will commence on Monday. The new City
Judge Welcome r.. Beebe, ESQ. will preside in
the place of Recorder Tamadge.
II We are informed that at a meeting Of the
Governors of the Aims House, held yesterday
afternoon Simeon Draper Esq was unanimously
reelected their President for the ensuing year,
and Francis r.. Tilyou, Esq was appointed SEQ
rotary. This was to be expected from the very
able efficient and satisfactory manner in which
those gentlemen have discharged the responsible
duties of those Offices for the past two years.
CITY DIsPENsARIEs The following are the
operations of the Northern Dispensary, on the
corner of Waverly-place and Christopherst for
the month Of December 1850:
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