Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
THACKEKAY'S LECTURES.

On Friday rcht this Gisting uSd English writer deliver
ed MS first lecture New York. The N. !. Times says:
Mr. rhackeray made auspcous opening of his lectures
last mint The large church selected for their delivery
.nsry crowded by Intelligent audience could be
well selected the half million inhabitants of our
t.opos In London, delivered year ago al midday these
same lectures drew large audiences which the best OF the
I,oby and Of that still higher rank whereof Macauay Car
e and Dickens are prominent members conspicuous
In LIVERPOOL where delivered few weeks SINCE
III. papers complained that The attendance was thin and cold
New York generally supposed 10 resemble Liverpool more
nearly LUndon hn 10 This instance II has The advantage
its commerca sister Just across The sea- Larger auoen
es have been assembled e!ethough not in that house
attentive and delighted auditors never sat Tor an hour
under evening icCtuTt.
lie, Mr. ThacEsrays fascination lies wholly in what he
says-nohing Of is due 10 the way in which he says IT,
He is large man. of quiet aa gravely impressive
with thick grey ar ford face and graceful in his
nens evidently embarrassed He has pleasant voice
OF great compass ard reads "iih The neat pronunciation
of scholar without the slightest attempt elocuon
ary orato.cal effect We never more thoroughly
impressed with ability of pockets than after wit
Messing the Infinite service 10 which nc put Them. IT, on
commencing his lecture, nc has suddenly discovered thai
they had vanished iron, his coi-sss and vest he would
un9uesonaby have postponed his discourse until another
evening Both hands in his In and the other
out-one in his coat and other his upon the
desk and other pocEctcacsc various movements
sri,ned the gamut of his gescuatiun Yet nobody wanted
or thought oil needing, n,cc.
me lecture "as nH cc;sm and charac,erza,iop we
ever hea I'd or read 1t would be difficult say precisely in
what It's consstedas II Is always most difficult 10
npayzc what is mos. beautiful lis sentiments The
simplcity arrangement the uns,udicd method OF tho
roughly cultivated mind discoursiag OF perfectly familiar
topic There attempt al wit or humor in IL and
vet il oveTfpwed with BOTH Ii was made up mainly OF the
simplest most direct Of fac! they all
fol! hutnor, beauty and eioqutnce. Mr. Ihackeray did
~ on,r nnon any criticism Of Swis books: he referred 10
Them, only 10 light upon his lie and character. Both
depicted with graphic pctuesqucess and noged char
a5y but with rai respect Tor morality and religion. We
shall make no attempt sketch the lecture; any such
kcc would give no adequate notion of its character 1t
was exquisey beautiful work OF art, end in the high
est degree instructive and entertaining as the picture OF
great genius in all his moods.
The New Yorc Evening Pos: has the following:
Of the lecture ITSELF work of art it would be difficult
10 speak strongly Though written with the utmost
simplicity ami apnnent nalieuIion 10 fleet, it ovcrnowed
with every ctafnr OF aGihos Eappiest vcn.-
ri.-rc has been nvtia. about Swift clever and
il W. except Lord Uscry's silly letters, suspect we
might add nothing unjust
Trough suitable credit civ, TO Sws talents, all Of
which admirably caracicri2cd yet when he came l"
SPEAK The moral side Of the DEANS nature he saw nothing
but darkness.
The character l." had cet,aia historical Likeness
Swf's- the kind If likeness which game cock, with lis
feathers picket i; head Gu! oi s legs russed down, its
BODY ,ran.xcd 5kC"er, revolving before hot fire.
has chandelier in oil bis proc and glory as monarch OF
lile poultry yard.
No poppr tribute was paid 10 Swiit's parity poi
c,n 10 lis freedom o:a and sham q! every kind 10 his
tc"ion o The iicenoasacss, which the vice OF his
~, iadeci then Of his profession; 10 his kindness IL
hts pentent ~. e"eywhcte and 10 his provision
he insane ~ his VIII.
None u tcs, ings wcro alluded 10 and yet they
III Chira"'C: ~hc &c nave never cta abie 10
cont .,,,a,e witnoui ,ccna that Sw's and fame
worthy o. tr,r. carefully cherished.
Mr.. 'rhackeras !cciu!es a.tn Monday evening" or
GorGrrvc and Addison
The New Iork Mirror" takes exception 10 the
cnriaus press cnc!y bestowed upon rhackeray and
His lectures On Swift. The editor SAYS
His quotation S"its recipe for cooking babies
shackin;y dtsgLsiin-. tIG; ii hcasy enough L
wf,c such tnrc iots aacI i for the lecturer
rrgrlrgi liian Sidney Smiths remarl
-, stnr 4s nj =ioary who embnrking for TN
t,,nr.bal Islands t.; Iapci would disagree
,y9 tho man WHO eat hint caEnbal aris,ncracy al
y - Kept lii Tic cold rlc grr,an the side board !!