The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-30

torica writer's arc rich Bancroft, Prescott, Park
man. and othors.
We are to have new history Of Boston, or rather
old washed over, for the benefit Of tho rising
generation. Mr.. Drake, the antiquarian and book
seller Is to get up new edition Of Shows History
Of Boston, and will so re-cast IL, that it will be, in
effect, new work. The original book WAS not a worry
lively affair, but as good as most town histories.
perhaps better than some of them. There is much
about the annals Of Boston that could be made 70
tell in historical writing; but, somehow or other
almost every writer Of such works Is given to DO
awfully dull. Mr.. Hawthorne could do the subject
Justice rs his illusions to Boston subjects in various
Of his works abundantly show. His Scarlet Letter
Ii picture of Boston in the oldon time and shows
more knowledge of colonial history, than any pro-
fessed historical work on the subject that NO have
The new anti-liqaor law daily paper doea not
progress as its friends woulo desire. 1t appears
that there is hitch on the subject Of what Mr..
Weller would call Z" the fuDA" The liquor retailers
hold that tho distillers should come down with the
tin" in large quantities, while the distillsrs take
truly enough, that the law does not materially m
jure them; that, the whole, it avors them ~ it
not only allows them to manufacture and expert
liquor, but specifically protects them in 50 doing
Under these circumstances they do not think thcy
Justly be called upon to pay in moro than one
half tho capital of the new paper. The retailers
say that they, in most instances, have CITY Licenses
:" sem s hs whoe shaa not n
prsed If the whole project "sumped through
to an elegant expression Not ono of tho o(a
established journals, of any party. will have any
thing to do with the matter Of specific opposition 10
the liquor bill, " that if the new paper should not
be started, the whose interests must be affected
by the laws existence, will not have opportunity
Of being heard Whether this will be advantageous
for them not, cannot undertake TO decide. Cor
tain it is, that the agitation of the question Of
the repeal of the law would be very likely to stir up
the Temperance folks to u white heat, and would
throw into the political cauldron, now almost boil
ing over, something that would make its interests
"thick an6 slab" MS the shell broth brewed BY
the weiied sisters, whose double meaning prophe-
cics had so evil an effect on tho fortunes OF ths
poetical usurper OF the crown and sceptre OF the
gracious Duncan.
In about four weeks the liquor law will 60 into
opcration but il any out of tho State is under
the impression that there will be less liquor sold
here than at any former period, he had better got
the notion out Of his head forthwith. In the firse
place, 80 far as Boston is concerned, all respect
able liquor selling establishments have boen IL
censed by the city authorities and thsy mean to sell
under their licenses until the courts declare them to
be Of no value, which it will take some months, At.
the least for those slow moving concerns to DO, the
laws delay not being likely to experience change
ut the instance of tho temperance men SECONDLY the
liquor sellers will evade the law in hundred ws5s,
MS their Of Maine have dono The tenn
perance folk, to be sure, have had convention to
provide ways and means for the thorough enforce
mont Of the law; but it did not accomplish much
Tho dominant idea was, that it would not do to 60
too fast, which was just what the opponents Of the
law said in the Legislature last winter. The opi-
ed with effect politics, seemed to be fully dove
Hoped in the minds of most persons at tho conven-
ton.
The sentence of Brewer, the deiauting bank Off
Ger, to three years imprisonment in the State
prison, is almost universally approved Of. If fault
is found it is with tho mildness Of tho punishment
The relatives and friends of Brewer did all they pro-
peIly could to have him sent to tho jail, a.
they wished to avoid the infamy that is held to at
tach to confinement in the State prison at hard la
Dor; but Justice Wells could not be prevailed upon
to crafty them. The statement that the Suffolk
Bank has lost half million through Brewer ana
Rand's operations, though it has received sort Of
semi official denial through the advertiser, is, NO
doubt true; at any rate, it is universally beloved
to be true
The Supreme Court has been all this week en-
gagged on the trial of Davis, charged with the muir
der Of his sister, Mrs Van Wagner, under circum-
stances of most atrocious character. Mr.. Farror.
senior counsel for the prisoner, made very power
full and ingenious defence of his client; but the evil
denco was so strong against him, that nothing could
prevent the jury from returning verdict of guilty
ALTOONA.
P.S.-A letter has been received here, by tho edi-
tor Of the Boston Pilot, from Gen. Scott, in which
he takes back all his natvsm, and COOS straight
out the other way, and for Catholicism.