Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-10

CoSyfgsArioEAL PowgKs ur Em
EsNr MEh. --Ai4ch hiUt0sh-ILc author
ouce spent ole OF these io,cno -ns IN
his sDcleiy, from urca''ast 10 Nv o.
clock. Lord Jcli ey, and Mr.. Ear'e Mon
.cilh, nov Sheriff Cf File. y ere l':e only
oiaer persons present. Tie superiority
o! S.r james Mncklniosh 10 j, frey, IN
cphvcrsliion, was Then very manifest.
HE IDEAS succeeded rsrh other much
more rapidly i.ls expressions were more
hyl,f and lrrse-his rcpuT'ee most tell
ci'inus. J,ilrey's great inicui consisted
in nmp,ilicalion aud .lluSifUIion, and
l'crc hc was emincnt'y great ; aud he
had tccn accustomed 10 Edinburgh %
citfy, where he bad been allowed by
h,s timHlnI auditors male aud female,
To rrclcrt aud expand 06 HJHnm Sir
James had not grca;,r 9uiekness OF
mind Tor nothing cOu.d Exceed J<Strey
in that respect; bat much greater pow
er Of condensed expression, and infini-
,e!y more raridiiy'lu changing the sub
lect OF conyeI salion. "10W toucher rien
aPqiofoad,r,' vas his practice, as il is
OF al men in wh m the real cunversa-
tional talent exists. and where it has
been trained 10 perfection by frequent
collision, in polished society," with equal
or SUI eror men and elegant and charm
ing woman. j frey, IN conversation,
was like Il kki!lful swordsmun flo lrlsh-
ing his weapon in the air I; while Mac
klniosll, with thin sharp raPier, in the
middle OF his evolIions. ran him through
the body Scott. Sir Walter Scott
had Il pr0digious fund OF stories and All
ecdotrs a; command both in regard 10
The oIdrn and the prcseu, time, which
he told with infinite Zesl md hunnor;
;nd his conversation MAS always inter
speisch with those strokes oi delicate
satire or sterling good sense which
abound in hislwrriig. Blu, he had not the
rca: conversational talent; there whs little
interchange oi ideas; when he talked he
look il nearly all TO hI,ps,l!, and kilked
OF persons or old aDec do,es, or character,
not things -BW on-Il was impossl-
Bile HAT man Of Lord Byron's genius
could converse for any length OF time
without some sparks ialllng; and his
celebrity and rank rendered hl"' "a great
iavorilc, especially ol women oil high
rank But he wanted nature IN kis
IDEAS, and simplicity in manner. He
never forgot himself, and was constantly
affecting lhc rOue and man oi fashion,
rather than the poet or literary man.
Don Juan was the picture oftlim in real
HE, much more than any OF his heroes
or Eorsairs. The author met him OILY
once. at Venice, in ISIS; when he
kindly entertained him in his hotel, and
,owed him through the Grand Canal
and the La9unus TO Lido in his gon-
dola. Tie conversation was charming,
chiefly from the historic anecdotes COLI
nected With the laces which Lord
BY ron mentioned bst the impression
left on The whole WIS rather lowering
Than eleva,ing TO that previously formed
by the study Ct his writings ---IHoore.
The author met Moore only once, but
that was under very interesting cIrcum-
stances. After an evening party, at
Paris in the Rue Mont Blanc, in 1921,
when he charmed every one by his
singing Of his own melodies. especially
the exquisite oue on g Genius ouIstrp-
ping VI cal,h in the race iOr Ladies'
Favour They walked hone together.
and falling INTO very interesting cehvcr-
ea,ion, walked round The Place Ven
don,mc, in constant lalk, Tor three
hours. They separated at three i'll
the morning, with regret, at The foot OF
The Pillar OF Ausrcri,z and never met
again. His conversation was very
sparkling, and "a II abounded III the
rapid Interchange Of poe'lcal ideas, II
impressed the au,nor more Than the
more dscurslve ard nn,using anecdotes
- C,r N,It.r S,n,i - tiicc,I's IIsI.rD
If EuJspe.