Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-03
From The Scw YORK Times !

.eainmcnts on Tuesday night, Hope Chapel The night
was os!y and The audience perhaps in consequence
not az ovciwn2 There were Probably more sea
vacant man filed Cold The atmosphere without il
wns SCARCELY WARNER within the building. wtc. Ii i, was
ra. d! al failed TO convey tho information s;Ycr
| !.g i.iiuS I;i ur"rGi JeI,l:rihei r%;.CGli'!cs
ar Br"rccau!rs subisc. London auhos ship.
te lille Of hs di:contsew believe Re objects tho
lscte-was "My Literary Lite lie commenced aiiu
ding the first germ Of literary society IN IonLon tho cog
yiv..! neeinga OF the roeia Of The EIzabeHan age
3oats Head in Eascteap. Thhe all the choice spirits
sorted In tho evening, and literary unions
et in the waV they have ever since been kept up, ht
bottle Orderly people shook their heads these
.s, and regretted that Ben Johnson should have dropped
hi: 0.Y"l for pen. Rui il all the fault Of that fellow
Will Shakspeuc. These meetings OF wits and 0pels
the scandal Il tho watt Ill the neighborhool was dsguse
with heir proceedings Yet lharc Shakespeare Benunon,
Fletcher: Massnrcf Ford Decker Sylvester Ben Jon
DH u perhaps kt ariD%e in his latter days
toned mcei Lord Southampton, Sir Waller Raleigh AM!
other tscnc OF rank and station around The c0;vyia
beard Su literary societies look their rise.
MIR. Eourccarlt passed IN review Of ,G choIcaT
c!G wits and literature Usually literature avu!-
cd y the n7istncracy Of those days !a Degrading
professionally indeed the bcsl qualification for becks uari
Sometimes indeed, nobicmcI AMI gentlemen tei itrir
haat lew picasan'Tics in te pce!ica !ae others
.5r! Su!ry AMI Sir Philip Sydney; bat ihcE7 poauc
had GGc;..aed in ese times, into The swcr!neas called
KISSES" o which the motto furnished the poetry, while III.
ons OF the cracker substituted for ont OF lh
G.!9i. During The PlGectorac o! Cromwell The EGs.sil
ris;Gcrucv weI 20 reside In Flaacc and il ;hcv did
provo their morals there, they improved their wit. The
Cont Of Charlrs the Second began 10 arc; wl. Every to-
s.d In t'oven Garden where the ott feature pfcTael.ie
ruling passion strong in drink. Ab0u; this time The Raya!
Society cstah!shed The members applied 10 hc King
-. chaficr OF Incorporation The King propouGdti The
we'll known query touching The immersion Of an in
.easc! CT without spilIng drop Of tho liquid
Til. philosophers themselves nd iu the pie.
yne! il might be caused by the pores OF The
egg nijsorb!ag "a.e One of them said 10 the King
Bat i. your Majesty .h2t the water viii Got he
spiIi ~ "Now" aad the King, "you do wha! yen should
lave lone 4, first never b: ash,eh Of making the expert
before " Jann 10 the conclusion md s8l No! !.c
ashar nj having incorporated yon by charter" So he
ran The oya! Society From he Xii KAT Club 10 The n
- Ambrosiau Etntug there several OF these So
c ties r literary hut they 81! had ho':lecelsb'iIy-
they were all organized and sustained over lie bottle
Nj Rou.ccani, proceeded 10 give Tho history OF TIE cnTc
n,L!ic.Ci, called i'tnc II concncr"d In The dark
hucs aaror IF public ,mu.ei behind Druiy Lane lraa.
TIE es"a editor OF P2nc was the !aujoId oi ;at tavern
and i! that room assembled almost every nigh! OF he
li..!as; ws Of the dav-n5fa acted pt VII than honey
TMa landlord good punch md around the bowl !csn
would s: irin4ng s"!9&lng Hrt cracking !eS The
ac.L p;"y0s.d thai .si! Iokcs shcn!d net 5a sae:ei
.ha re:, vii DiahI be turned 10 IN sho. !hcg
might s,a. comic paper. coed !teo, ev! what Ia;c 20
si:a "Sat naae! "by the ch!lc 3hould hcAf iIs H.,
theirs aanc' Ard :re ionco.d n2;ned 10 ;he h0ai o!
runck nc paper sratiet: il adeoed on ir. :tcu! a
:.a: nd .hen sol !ot GtQe &c Mrasra. Bf.tGy d
Cvcns me c:crs In their i.lncs i; Al!
mr. haS.sGt -sillisII hss had
srrt IafnFGn-san, ,3or otolt 'dp R4ssia,--:
raiher stand ex weeks roasting IN The HOUSE OF Fees
Il, ~ sna le SC .r.iying Joke in P1nch.
,uCf aling ly want Of sympathy between he es-
tnc;.1ir tis.es aii n literary mca in EDghn5 NJ Ho1c.
aa. ;hat In oer countries II Hs not go non'a'i
ir France vas contemporary wh :'hakspcici he and e
Fccrcn King were rh0 hat, ut nrtin. verses 10 each
other IL friendly social raHnr: nave" said hT Bolci'
cau lie Dac dOtcaEs and VICTOR Hugo chatting to-
rr;an. in = cafe a. Paris The Academy Q! Fanca s hc
Saiirc Of letters Literature In .ha. county, cohcrs rana
ard emclyrncnt The Of !cere Is there respected
honornd But IN England Is very dilerrnt. Literature
cgan mere by hanging the skirts of lbs arsucacy.
mi u the present day such Sheridan Knowles and
cch Her. ara recipients Of royal bounty The ether day
Sir T. Bulwsr proposed build ainshnuse Dr literary
jlI Anu fnrl n
Ia ce, funds bI!d the house WIN But the e" was not
10 h" cured by al olmshouse.
Every one have noticed that while authorship was
nn passport rank and station In England pninting wa9
MANY painters were made baroncta but only auho that
he could remember attained such disIinctionW Waiter
Scott Drlwer not made alronet bac3uae he wrote
hnoka bn, because had landed estate f5 OG0 year
ani was member OF Parliament. II nc (ar. B1nrccaniD
spoke bitterly mis- subject II was orcanse Nc Ie Inc IN
us,Ico Not that he wanted snch Distraction. lie was de-
.oc AIDED from family which was honorable In France ctntn-
ca apo and he Inherited their lofty name. III ne vas Bit
however he could not help he haa drawn his rc.
uve and by acid only could he bite n Why ercn The
Emperor OF Russia delighted 10 honor talent ne Kept up
correspondence with tic great French painter
Horace Vernet and heir friendship honored the monarch
more than Il did The artist. On the other hand onco at
dinner nven ty the late Dukc of Cambridge the Qhcens
Gle gnC!hc: celebrated paatcr Gudn, was present The
Duha gave him formal bow but presently kio: Of pocts
noIcians and others gathered round him. "What-wha-
villa, is whal1 Who-wbo-who is he7 salti is Duke
Thai your Royal Hiehuess 10 GndiH ths great t'eaeh
pan,er" "How gea-great ia he Introduce him again
paioter lie, Majesty loves pictures He must 90
he mus, 20 to Court" An attendant whispered that no
could go to Court as painter, but ha he hah i9ns
bpen enenan, In French Army be might DC pesentei
as an officer The Dnse make tho prordsi'nn 10 Onu':
Tho painter, G:.iag himself 10 hs uIi heehl, teEfH
ncr!I: in rhc hearing o! a, fhe King OF tance fade
nc Il lieutenant: God r!aje nc painter WEI ~ IL
m Ron,ci.u oT9cceacl consider the iisc of penny
literature in E7alant. Fifteen years ago egh fiac was
Tn, :, thn Eyarne- nnd Jcrian was nice 10 lie Literary
Gazette Bat great change he'd Go!Ee haoH a hem i!'e.
;ou.e h'd sprung up There were Ffnny Een
might -, pcnor.h OF anything Treason cfl,i The 0.
rirs iefo,r' answered The people with an ePha: 'a'
made Ijgirravia stud!cr III iisshnes
Ar mis- roln slr 'ocican passed 70 tho review Of his
own i;erary career II in The midst OF this e: o penny
;eratr.e E.i lie sl before the pEhr ita did not
wish 10 b. rgo,istics br! vas uaa'nla5!e axe wrote
h fs; r!av y lille school, tho i'Y leaves 6 Greek
Treatment! lis 10! SO severe as solc oi hs
latter critics. h" and his schGn icliows ecied II ii c' oed
rom The tseas Of Ml Paciie had made II popular ~
+ th,s Country, under The name OF 'lhc Old GuhTd
lie stalled eIe! in i'n ca poet WIN cnPi:a! Of M hSt
ovsseigrs and se nci Tragedy lie 90 a,'r ae
sci lis ily Mr. Robert Bell Ia e" Gays ne called 10
ie1,r that genIemans oDin9n of H. "aly dsa' young
friend" said Mr. Bell 81 sorry 10 cay that there is JUS
e!oueh merit in the play 10 encourage yon bn. ae yn
on, aware ,ha, The drama Is the luxury OF ieTau!ei on
b.Gn az tho wrong endyOu have eaten IN" dasac'
FIRST There n!a soma o. Tie facet poetry cunl6efinY t
shelves vi managers which cant ger played WI SGit
rcaai Put his play in his pocket and went tc "a
,cu Theatre The attempt |" see maa'es was
enouoh 4 L3ahoa theatrical manager y sa;fnGnoed by
oicaIs-is aSainsi the Intrusion 'i s'i"se! e
access 20 hin the ere.tfst OF difficulties However s1lc
lr 4 Hurcc.ult had he courage OF n'o''irT; nf haa
20, nv shli in my pocket. SO forced ny way !ao III:
managers room. "rht in Hearea does l' young tnaI
yan,ln demanded ,hc amazed manager Il whn 10 read
nv tragedy 20 ynu and sha not 90 away III nave donc
- oi:ec .i Hourcicau Tie manager was engaged to
ne with ,w. noslo lords, Of 'shom blr Eonrcic'p
ge;d ne rccren.zy al c!! school fellow an in:Ictacton
% ,,. ,.nqes. t,isogcG acd y" SoaTciccz "' ar!i.t
n r.s :rr,n :: aarer Z! he !ahts, said Mr EV"'c
s;, wanted 10 cat and read ny play At tho sam: !!He
m nc rro9nsi,inG was 0se:Taei A;ier dinnsr n:"esef
road l. the cn: cacn hc the n"o;e iGcs "cst NJ
and sid nCawp!ia, so:y coed" a lie end OF ;he 'c'.
ing ,he Saa:iger sspprd he back That's ImT,c
! i;,v he SAL yves there Immortality In tia! play
"Oh immortality certainly !spel be lords Il don't s
c,mnrtal;Iy" sa!d Mr. Boa:c.oac'i IL waEt ~,
oia5," The thought i uE'uah'sa aya new, nY.e.s s
,Oh rn;uiat, certainty. echoed taaS!. ou p.oess %
ei yn what iii Do" SAID Mr Rc IN your proiessons o.
a wish 10 serve you are1sEedy "hs1 s saa WIZ
ceatse you cant pas that's business" se manage, a Sa
at you can py?s taken abacs @ st soea I ni
.tara The nri s;accc In professions a'Ae "i' %
ncan e2"Tpsma if kuow was The epy, M.Is n,San
Ike o.. raoapsr "a G9c act comedy. depicne hoauu
,Ihio.sbIe ltp NJ /! exisrs to-day "hst can n
nam:1 Whst Is there 10 desctise said ohe o vac
GS ,-5;.I M HourccauIt, 'iH ma enousI ;I W. ".
,sre at atou it," and took bis measure az r Har
" c. fIor, :ha: sine no figured on 2apel as Ss go
a.. Co,f'jy, ard ny consdy Of "Lc1don Assurance
u rehearsal 3, Cogsn! Garden o.i he DID daJin: