The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-24
Our Boston Correspondence.

BOSTON, April = 1888.
Spring-The Lecture Season-Dr. Holmes Moore and
Byon-The Legslature-The Constitutional Conpention-
Probable Difficulties in Organizing that Body-A Phi.
grimage to WiBraham-7Ae appointment Of Judge
Auridk to Succeed Judge Gushing not Satisfactory to
any Pa'ty-7he Circumstances Of Mr.. George Summers
Offer Of the Under Seraaryhip Of State-Nr. Ha.c-
thorne's Time Of Observation-Disclosures Of Odioes-A
"SkH'-7he Post OGce-Mr Duriva0e-Ar. Jameson
The Ne,o Fork Appointments in Boston, de-, dc.
Spring opens richly upon The weather is bamy as
hope, and probably deceitful There were lots of
what the French call "Apr 6shes and Aprl fools"
made yesterday the Post sending up lots of ''our first
men," including several members of the city govern.
ment-''men of eminent quality'-to the Common, to
inspect that had been discovered that delight
full place 1t capital ''se, though folks
say that it unbesomng who sways affairs like
the Colonel. Blu. the public laugh, and the vsiters
keep - stiff upper lip in every Probably the
splendid pearls in the dazzled the r mind eyes
The lecture season, that is just drawing to Close has
been most successful one to the lecturers and let
charitaby hope, of acquisition to their hearers Mr..
Whipple has made three thousand dollars by talking
prettily the people, Mr.. Burngame has ecursd
nfty times since the first Of January DR.. Holmes
ceives two thousand dollars for his before
the Lowell Institute which is about two thousand dollars
too much, IL his shallow performance Byron and
Moore be fair specimen Of the course The Doctor is
pert little fellow about four feet ten in height and hence
il full Of admiration Of small men ever Sir
Godfrey himelf. Byron being tall man, not small
one ecturrg Doctor ''pitched II into him, especial.
ly the Of his morals. which is always avorie
admiration and worship of living embodments Of moral
filth by the savage manner in which they show up the
wickedness Of dead Of other lands. Moore having
condescended to stop growing q. five feet, Doctor
Holmes is enchanted with his morals. This is car.
ryng admiration Of Thomas Lille to most inordi-
nate extent There is muck In Moore than Byron
as every one knows who is familiar with the works OF
both; but he is very nasty fellow who see nothing
but filth in the writings of either very unjust fellow
who while denouncing the works of the for their i'm
morality sees nothing to object to in those OF the other
But the Doctor always was humbugone OF those Bos-
geese which Matched to the patent right Of being
consider ed swans and whose kissing falls upon the
Of cockney6ed lecture gosrsand long enough
mistake in his choice of profession, a. he has
ability to discriminate between diseases He Is said to be
great with the dssecng Knife but that should not tempt
him to take his morbid anatomy into any other lecture
than where surgeons congregate. He has been
handling Carlyle but did not prove Goliah to the Bri-
Our Legislature is clearly booked for longer session
than anticipated few weeks ago 1t was hoped that
the session would terminate the first day OF May at
the latest but there il such hope entertained.
There several important matters to be disposed Of
which, asyet, have not been introduced into either
some others must be taken up and each will give rise to
much discus sion. Tho Constitutional Convention is to
meet on the fourth Of May and is proposed that the
House shall adjourn rsm the Sd to the 9th OF that
month order TO give the Convention opportunity
organize in the Representatives Chamber and then ad
journ other place TO postpone further action
until after the rising Of the Legislature longer ad
ournment than two days It is not in the power Of thu
Legislature TO make The last Legislature did not rise
until the ed OF May and 1t would not be strange il The
present should afford the benefit Of its invaluable
abors until June. Quite number Of the delegates IN
the Convention also members OF the legislature
There IL likely to be little trouble in organizing tho
Convention growing out Of division Of the Offices in that
body. The democrats wish 10 elect Mr.. Banks 10 the
place Of Its presiding officer, he is outof sight ahead
Of any other coatonst chosen in fitness for the place
The free sellers equally DESTROYS Of comforting the
clerkship upon Mr. Robinson editor Of the lowell lwt
can, sgenemAa Of very remarkable taleuts aud IKE