The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-09

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A LECTURE INUNrATroN.-There. is at presen.
! very remarkable activity eS sting among the
professional lecturers in this latitude and great
arr being me'Ie for the winter cam.
paign, which commenced regularly in New York
last week. The associations for managing these
lectures already number nearly half a score, and
there is about as much rivalry between them as
is generally supposed to exist among theatrical
medical colleges, religious demo-
or any Of those institutions which con-
tend for public favor.
First, We have got the programme of series of
six lectures to be delivered by Mrs Cakes Smith,
lady distinguished for her learning, genius, eo.
quence, and woman's rights principles Her first,
We believe, was given last evening at Hope chapel
subject " The Dignity of Labor" Mrs. Snith's
views and ideas and language have the charm OF
novelty and brilancy to recommend them, and her
Identification with that eccentric but beautiful corps
of American amazons, who hold their conventions
now and then throughout the country, and shock
the nerves Of old SLOW coaches by exhibiting their
handsomely proportioned legs in nice pantalettes,
is Of itself sufficient to attract large audiences.
Then we are promised series Of lectures
from the eloquent and enthusiastic young
Irishman, Thomas Francis Meagher = subje,t
"Austraha." These will no doubt be worthy Of
the brilliant fame which that gentleman has ac-
quired by his oratory and patriotism, and may, in
advance be classed the first in interest and talent
Of the season. The comic lecturer, Thackary, viii
also deliver his six discourses on the ''English
Humorous Writers Of Queen Annes Reign" and
probably give us something less stale in the way
Of illustrating some Of our numerous varieties Of
ssSnobs'
These are, however, only few Of the more pro-
ninent lecturers by whom the good people of this
metropolis are to be amused, or edited, or hum
plugged, as the case may be, during the approach
ing winter. The committee of gentlemen who have
got up what they denomina,e the series of popular
lectures" promise to introduce to the public, each
Wednesday evening, in Broadway Tabernacle,
specimens Of the best lecturers to be found in New
England, New York, or elsewhere. Single tick
cts for this course of twelve are fixed ut two
dollars, and double ones-for gentleman and
lady-at three dollars, single tickets to the
one lecture at two shillings and double ones
at three shillings. These charges are abou.
twice those demanded by the committee of the
" peoples lectures which are also to be de-
livered at the Tabernacle, once week, by some
of the most eminent men in that line. To this
course the uniform charge for admission is twelve
and half cents, a rate at which they can afford to
remunerate the lecturer pretty highly. The plan
they adopt, in that respect, is to give him half
the gross receipts, appropriating the other noety
to defray the expenses Of the house, advertising,
&C.. so that those peripatetc gentlemen who affect
such an air Of philanthropy in the rostrum, and
who generally appear to have no object in their
labor OF love other than to enlghten and instruct
their auditory, are all the time counting heads
as theatrical stars do under like circumstances
and calculating the value of their lecture in dollars
and cents.
Besides those enumerated, We are also to have
courses delivered before the Mercantile Library
Association, the New York Historical Society,
the legal and medical schools of the city.
rs well as two series in the city of Brooklyn.
It is in connection with the former of these
that Mr.. Thackary, and we believe Mr. Meagher,
are to appear, and the society has also en-
gagged the Hon. Horatio Seymour, governor elect
Of this State, to lecture before it on Wednesday,
The 18th. 1t is a good though somewhat novel
phase in American lecturing to men of rank and
station volunteer their services without fee or re-
ward, though in England they are accustomed
% have such men as Lord Brougham, Lord
Carlisle, and other distinguished. noblemen and
tteati lecturng before their mechanics institutes
admission being invariably free to members. Mr.
Webster has also left brilliant exam pie in this re-
poet and it is not unusual to see sucs men as Mr.
everett and Mr.. Choate initiating that example in
Sew England. The first course in Brooklyn will
,egin this evening with Mr.. Whpple, of Boston, on
dartin Luther.
We expect, besides, to have whole host Of pri- |
ate and independent lecturers, ambitious Of fame
nd reward, laboripg in the fertile field. Some
# Thorn, indeed, have already commenced To NOR |
ow evening well educated Greek gentleman, Mr.. |
l. Rgopouos, is to lee ture at Hope Chapel, on the
ecent history and present state and prospects
his native country. The subject is ex-
client, and we believe the lecturer is
ompetent to do it justice. very curious and
Interesting series, entitled "Polyglot Lectures
as been also got up in the Bowery, by party Of
entlemen who are to lecture in the various modern
'nguoges, Italian, German, French and Spanish,
our times week. And to cap the climax Of this
'ctuIing fnore, We are, Of course, to be mystiied
nd humbugged by lectures on spiritual manifesto.
ions, electrical psychology, Fourriersm, Rochester
nockings, and all the fashionable isms'' Of the
ay.
On the whole, we believe there never was such
made for an astounding display Of
it, talent, eloquence, research, originality, non.
'Dse, ignorance and baderdash, as that now ready
} be launched on this devoted city. "Pray to the
DDS to avert the plague
JUSTICE TO GEN. SCoTr Tho brave old hero Of
hippewa and Lundy's Lane has suffered most
gnAl defeat by the young volunteer ccnnral from