The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04

IHE LECTURE 6EASON.-Ihe PRACTISE OF lectur-
ing, which has 20 long prevailed in this city, and
has been increasing and extending every year, till,
in 1851, it became almost nuisance, has received
in the present winter extraordinary impulse.
The proof may be found in the tiles Of tie
HERALD, from which it will be seen that Frequently
there were two or three lectures on the So ne even.
ing. There never was o season IN which SO NJ ny
lectures have been delivered-lsctres on all sors Of
subjects, and by all kinds Of individuals; Lectures
from the clergy and lectures from he iAitr; lectures
from the better half Of the human creation and lee
lures from the wore; Lectures from Americans and
lectures from Europeans; lectures from Indians and
lectures from eMes lectures in poetry and Lectures in
prose; lectures on heaven ani !e,,lres on earth;
lectures on nan and lectures Oh woman: lectures
seas and lectures or mountains; lectures Oh stes
ard lectures on government; lectures or democracy
and lectures on empires; lectures ca Milton, Mary
Stuart Ignatius 10y OLA Cleopatra, Queen sypt,
John Falstaf and lis companions; lectures On
Poland, and Greece, AM Australia; Lectures tie
Arctic regions; lectures on humoris.s and Wits;
lectures sgnation and history; lectures on the
lost arts; on miracles on the dignity Of labor; On
vegetariAniim /; OF spiritual manifestations; on
women'R rights; OF education and scaoo,s; On mar
tyrsand heroes; and oven the hAhsss corpus act.
Some Of these lectures were bad, some good, and
some Indifferent. few were amusing and inter
sstirg-s great number we're dali az di.eh water.
Scarcely one o. theu evinosd any originality,
though some showed great deal OF patien. labor,
Industry, and research Several OK them wero nero
compilations from other writer's, ~hoM re-y words,
in some instances, were adopted without a.
tsratiol. ls-ge proportion wore trashy,
firosy, and Superficial; some were solid, sub.
ssantal, and highly useful. " is carious
enough that among The lectures which SeioDg 70
the latter class those 5fa lady stand pre-eunent.
We all1de to the Lessons on Histo-y,"by Miss BIZ
con, q woman uLo las displayed such AGILITY, so
thorough mastery q her subject, and so much
originality in the mode of treating Il, might well
be enyied BY tn. g-e.t n ,io-ity Of those who IN.
dsrtake to instruct II, publ: in the lecture
The amour. Il money expended On lectures in New
York IL very great, and she remarkably good atsen
dance Of The psopis demonstrates their thirst for
knowledge, though We cannc. say thAt this thirst
has been always satisfied. On the cantrary, the
audience hes b.en often doomed to d.sappo0sment.
Our professional lecturers have made large sunr
Of money by sheir diEourss, but the general rule
IL, that some society, instis1tion or corporation
gets TIE lions share Of The proceeds, and tho Ice.
turer bu: very sIoa1 portion indeed. No lecturer
ever received 80 mucs sor single lecture In snis
county as KF r aeagher, "a msly, $50 for bis
lecture on Australia; tut he wisoy gave tkns leo
ture ION his cHE hoos, sGd 10. tie whole receipts
20 himself
| r. is Supposed he VII make abeu. $50 900 BY lee
TIRES before ths enc .. the pre.sn pear Lecturing
he's become 81 nos, a. good profession Al that o.