New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17

reading Shakespeare- though the artist modestly
gives it fancy title. Sac has also made an admi-
rable ccPy OF her fathers Washington, and por-
Trait Of Con mcdere ID. II. Perry. Mr. Wight who
painted the best likeness exiant Of Baron Humboldt
in biz old sge, is very busy, having just COM
pleted ne portraits Of the Rev Dr. Nichols Of Port
Lind Ole Bull. &c. In the Athensum Gallery are
several pictures BY Alston which have not been eX-
hiblted 10 the public for twenty years. They are
full Of interest Dowse's collection Of waser-colorea
pictures j. smother attractive features ChamPney
bas fine " Winter Sunset" Colman an excellent
Italian Harvest and llerismen EncSmpment, Chap
man, CroPscy and kensett SOME good landscapes.
So much tor Art, now for Literature.
The beck trade is very duh. Little x Brown
have published new catalogue, and highly credi,a-
be II Is to the popular taste Of the reading pubic.
Tor, beside thc standard law books, they have and
are giving US the most complete and best editions q
ihc standard British Poets and Essaysts Tieknor
& fie!ds e. On punctuilly with their "waserlsy
Novels" The series meets with a eonsta0th-ln-
creesng sale. Whittier. complete in blue and gold,
two volumes, and Leigh Hunts entire pOeticsl writ
ipgs edited by himself, with share in the profits,
and miniature COTTON Of Mrs. Jameson's " Love-
Of the Poets" are among the novelties Of these
tasteful and cntcryrsng publishers. That able ht'
erary and theological organ Of the Unltarans, The
CkrisfiQa EHQtniaer is now under the edltorshp ~
the Rev +. A. hedge and +. r. Hale, who PROMISE
t. give il Lew he and more extensive scope.
Tie NoIh .im,TicaR Rerieac under the liberal aud
s.hOaIlihe supervision OF DIR. Peabody OF Ports
mouth n H. has vastly increased in circulation.
Geo f. Ellis has published ot the ablest hlsfor-
csl works. relating 10 a theological subject, ever
issued on this side of the water II is an elaborate
and authentic account of the last nifty years OF the
Unitarian Controversy. beautiful memorial OF ,
the late beloved and lamented pastor OF Kings
Chapel, consisting Of = memoir by 5. A. Elliott
selection of Sermons, and finely engraved
likeness of the author, has just appeared.
Both Of these works from the press OF CrosoytS
Nichols The authyrs OF Boston and lts vicinity are
thriving Mr. Prescott looks rs well as be did ten
Years sgo. During the past Winter a severe rheu-
matte affection sf the head obliged him to desss
from labor for three moUhs-a great trial for man
OF his ueihodcal industry; but he is now quite re-
STORED, and al work TN the third yolume OF Phl,p
| the Second X. III. Dana, senior, is the ideal IN
| appearance, mapner aud conversation OF venera-
| ble religious poet Il is long, indeed, since We have
beard iIsm IL. author OF the " Buccaneer" and the
| Idle Man, hut The spirit Of reverence, humanity
al hieh imagination still beam in the eye aud smlle
overflow in the talk, and sanctify the life Of the phi
losopher and thu bard. Charles Sprague Ia as rgu-
lar as q clock at his post at the Globe Bank lie
| locks Younger than be- did five years ago. For fifty
wears he la, walked from his house at the South
End To State street daily, and bIs dwelling stands on
| the very pasture where he played as a boy. The
! local attachment and domestic feelings which char
| acterze hls muse, glow with all their original nre
| IN his heart Longielow has en'ir-ly recovered
! frcm bis lameness aud is full OF cheerful urbanity;
| SPARKS is about To sail tor Europe, Choate looks
| like spiritual Hsrcues; Whippe ia reposing on
| Lis well-earned laurels as lecturer after hard
| Winter campaign; Holmes is professionally busy,
but not ~ much So not to write as funny as he
| can now and then; Emerson is about to enlarge
his lecture ON the Conduct of life into volume,
| Persons the translator of Eante, is just married,
Hillard gives The Courier the benefit OF his classic
| Pen and in The literary department will do noble
| service; DIR. rockingham translates German
! poem now aud then; Everett il preparing an aca-
denic Oratiou for Amherst; ~ BOwdtch has printed
| a curious collection of Suffolk names, about which
| Dickens has paper IN late number OF " House
hold W ords: :" Epes Sargent Is busy ON his popular
| series Of school books; Geo. Ticknor is still in EJ-
rope; Dr. Pallrey is at work on his history OF Mas
| sachusets and james Savage ON the chronicles OF
| New England families j. g. Kohl, the famous
| German Traveller is here cleaning materials Tor
History of the Geography OF America" which he
is 10 write under the auspices OF the United states
Government Lowell is in good health and spirits.
| Charles SWANS Poems, published hero by Whit
temcre Niles x Hail. have already passed to u
| secoba edition. Luigi Mont, resident Italian
| gentleman, bas translated GuerazzIs Beatrice
Cenc, powerful and authentic story, which Is soon
| 10 be published BY Rudd & Carleton Of your city.
The valuable gift of the late Mr.. Dowse TO tbe
Massachusetts, Historical Society has been arranged
| in their library and makes handsome appearance.
| Fifty gentlemen Of this city have purchased the H.
| brary Of Washington, sold at Mount Vernon some
time ago to Mr. Stevens, agent OF the British Mu-
| scum; there are about 700 volumes, most of them
| containing Wasbington's autograph; they chiefly
relate 10 military science and agriculture. The late
| birthday dinner TO Agassz was delightful Affair."
On Saturday comes of boat lace ON the hiver
| Charles in which the students Of Harvard are in
| tere.ied The recent Musical Festival was an im.
| pr.s-iye and memorable event here, and will BIO
| annually repeated. Theodore Parker has been
| quite ILL., but is now couysescent. The effect OF his
ultra -ra.iOnsli.tic views and also that OF the hnat
cm Of public zeal has been so 10 diminish faith, az
sentiment that the reaction has driven one class Of
| Untarans 10 Kind Of semi Calynism, and another
to the Catholic Church. Bartol and Garrett are al
moot The only old school diyises OF that denomina-
| ton in Boston. The younger pastors lecture, write
and become stump-speakers. Starr King ~ el0-
| qucnt, H. 4. Hale energetic, Freeman Clarke
eyangeIc, Hedge philosophic. Baron Stowe
leads the Baptists, Dr. Stone the Presby-
terians, and DR.. Vinton the EPiscopabans.
| As TO the Press in Boston, The DAILY
| Adrertiser il, as usual, most respectable;
tn, Post impertent and trying always to be faDnyj
! The Tyar,i,r, elaborate and a little sophomoricali
The Courier, digniGed and polished with renewed
| visor and point; The Erening Gazette, dramatic,
| BaiIous Pictorial romantic; The Transcript, In
| offensive, genial and wide awake, and The Banner
ofLight, lively and superstitous. Professor FELTON,
| is hard at work sitting Spirituai'sm and thinks he
has almost scOtohta The rarn,Rt, although commit
tee protested the other night consisting Of Franklin
n. ntop. Pericles and John Thornton Kirkland,
| Huntington has made capital studies Of Louis
Aeassz and Professor PIERCE, for bis great picture
| Of scientific Americans. The Italian opera, the
| circus and Donettis monkeys, are the present
anupments OF the modern Athens. / saw trans
psrency Announcing The New-Ycrk Tragedy as