New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14

H. suburbs-C MULTIPLICATION possesses Harvard
Coirre the best and oldest university IN America; and
II has also in the Heart Of tic city medical school
Tie city 'rary In its present reformed eonftion. sur
passes In size and utility most OF such establishments to
be found in Germany.
AT Bosiol too private Persons possess collections
most interesting for science and art which prove the
existence Of higher feeling among The inhabitants Of
visited n considerable pumhcT. For Instance met
with linen draper who int showed mo HIS Store" near
the waerside tcn took me- In his CARR g 10 HE enDur
Lannm where found IN wing expressly built for its
reception library containing all tho first editions 81
lie ~ rest works about the discovery and settlement OF
America which are now worth their weight IN gold.
This worthy Boston trgdcsman was avery Jealous mem
Der of the Historical Society and has already published
several memoirs np0n his siecfy thefarlest history
of the Anne rican srtemeDts) was also taken Ia tho
villa of pnother tradosmau who made II the hnslucss
his life 10 make the most perfect collection OF editions 81
the Bible H collection IS the only one Of the for. III
America and at TIE tire IT, consisted of no less
than twelve hundred Bibles IN every sort OF edition and
share published in all tie languages aud countries o
the world among them bel the greatest Typographical
rartes ] was also enabled to inspect splendid col
lection Of copporpate enfrvngs equally belonging to
a tradesman Il consisted If many thousand patee 10
longing 10 all schools. countries. and ep"chs: Inc
owuer has recently presented 1t to Cambridge Ohner
sty. where II is now being arranged 10y Alderman con
Noisse0r.
lone evening was invited to the house Of Boston
tradesman. where found TO my surprise, another VIZ
rotv of artistic collections II a partly historical.
partly photographed mufeum which the owner las ar
ranged in suite of moot elegant rooms. and Whieh 10
weapons and coats Of mail and the walls were covered
with magnificent specimens bought up IN all paris 81
Europe regardless OF cost Hcpossesses all the weapons
employed before the invention OF gunpO"dcr; "HI'ih
an adjoining room were al the blood letting tools Of Ja'
pan. In another a similar collection from emma
nfd several other countries Never IN my lie nave
seen 20 many different forms Of knives hatchets battle
axes and laneer collected together as at ths house
AT the same time, the company assembled on thnt
evening Of great interest Among others, Weio
honored by the presence OF Fanny kembe, who. rs Is
well known, belongs to the United States since her
marriage with American The fact that this most
intellectual Of arfis has selected Boston her abode
will aso bear good testimony 10 the eheIaete Of the
civ During my stay in Boston she was giving read
ings from peare and heard her III the Merchant
Of Venice The readings took place IN mag
oil capable 81 containing two thousand rons ana u
was quite full have frequently heard lieck. Deyri.
cnt aud many others Of our best dramatic readers but
am bound " sy that Fanny kembie Is tue best OF all
ever heard. She is graceful IN her movements. and
pOssesees well.formcd chest and nn energetic, almost
masculine organ. On the ening heard her she was
hoarse IN consequence 81 cold and by her owl STATE
Inent weak aud langud but. for oil that mangcd 20
admirably that nothing of the sort was rerceptible
She developed all the male and female parts m the
pay-cspccialy the Jews-so ehaFacieristcaly ana
clearly that could not help fancyng had the whole
thing before re brilliantly designed on Gobeln tapes
try. She accompanied her reading with lively gesiieu
lsous, but did Lot lay moro sirr's'on thrin thhh Is
usual IN an ordinary reading The Boston public were
silent and delighted; and IL is on account OF this pubic
that insert my remarks about Fanny kemble. was
chnTDcd with the praise which this excellent Ehghsn
anton had with her She told that she preferred 10
see ShaksI care acted German stage, especially by
Deient. And ihis she added was tie opinion OF her
father Charles kemble. The ctrcuinstRnoe that his
wife was n native Of Vienna may have contributed,
however to make Charles Keuhle better acquainted
with the character Of tie German stage.
"Of course IL not In my power Ia Inspect all the
collections Of Bosdon. and heed scarcely AID that
found mag nfooni libraries in the houses OF Prescott
u Tieknor, al Everett &c In Boston. good deal 81
tho good old English maxim has been kept up. that
eyeTv one buyu book be- requires great quantity OF
rare and hand,ome books wander from all parts Of Eu
rope annually 10 these Libraries In the same way 10
the Emperor Nicholas had hs military agents u every
state the Americans have their literary agents, who
eagerly buy w books. In London wa acquainted
with a gentleman permanently residing there who was
Formidable rival to the British Museum and found hs
chief customers among the Boston amateurs slough hs
had others in kewioIk aud elsewhere"
EDwARp EVERETT.
Zone morning wac taken 10 the house OF the cele'
braed Fdu Everett one OF the great men ~ Hos
ton who first preacher then NJ professor al Crock
and lastly author and speaker has attained 30 prem
inent poston In the Union and is st an active and
busted man In spite Of sIiy odd years having passed
over his head. Any remarkable book . man may have
written any sort Of notoreiy that brings him before
its and Led 10 position and Influence IN tn State
The preacher and professor. Everett who nr . ssss1
edited the Imsrfesa Rsrfss. snd very cietefy
praised and defended in Its pages the manners and Con
sttution Of bis country soon after became IN c"sc
quence Of his writings member OF Congress, caaor ~
Tie old Wing party, Governor OF Massachusetts, AMI
lAsrly dplOpstist and American embarssd0r 10 In
gland Like many American politicians who have held
The latter Office he was frequently proposed a. cand
date for the Presidency but did not reach the chair
bccause the old wings had lost much Of their former
Influence On the final dissolution Of his party Eyerstt
devoted himself TO the sciences and belize lr" we
time when fsi med his uantaDos no was engaged
In delivering public lecture IN all tha cities oi thc
Union on the character OF Arlington The great mans
Qualities naturally had brilliant light thrown on them,
and In com parison with renowned monnrchs sneh
ns Frederick the Great, Joseph III, and Napoleon
the latter came off second beet Everett had learned
his lecture by heart and delivered IL with great empha
sis and considerable success though confess that when
heard II conld not conscentousIy btht"" suc praise
on IL ~ did the patriotic Americans In ORDER that tle
lecture might net ose the charm OF ho'eitJ, III the
papers were requested To give no short hand
report Of IL. Fence II remained unknown IN eaeh cry
until the lecturer had publicly delivered H. Everett
"a, ed 40 his earnings for pstflvuc otyect-nhihe!
The purchase Of wGslingtops o,tac Of Mount Vernon.
for which purpose ladies committee had been formed
In IsJ7 Everett had collected moro than ofty ihsusah
dollars toward this object. There ~ hardly Ah9thef
country besides America in which such sum could bo
collected by reading lecture OF few pages however
effective il might - Moreover, ,ne Thoie anhn
IT,"
". H. PRESCOTT.
"Prescott who Was summoned away some time ago !"
the regret OF all his friends was al home 10 receive me-
and he was one Of the most amiable men ever met
saw him both hs house and IN society ana greco
lily took advantage If every opportunity hnt offered 10,
approaching him. AS he was descended ron an on
New. England family and educated. and lived. ana
worked almost entirely In Boson-he had only visited
Europe once and had Travelled but little m the ntea
stntes-I could consider him true child Of Boston
and 10 example Of the best style Of education tha'
city il enabled 10 offer He was man of eitreiney
dignifed and agreeable manners and thorough gen
tleman in his behavior. met but few Americans 80
distinguished by elegance and polteness and when
first net him. and before knowing his name, took him
for dipomstist lie had not the slightest trace 81 the
dust OF BOOKS and learning and although he bad been hal
n, work oil day when he emerged into daylight " was
pcrfect man Of the world. found In him gr re-
semblance both IN manner and features with that mia.
bic Frcnohmsn Nigfet lie was NJ that time long psS