PANORAMA OF NEW YORK.
MA. BURFORD has substituted for his striking panorama of the Polar Regions, one of New York, retaining the view of Niagara; so that visiters may take a peep at two of the most remarkable and opposite features of North America in one morning. New York owes very little to the picturesque; its prominent characteristics are spaciousness, regularity, and cleanliness. Its situation at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers, whose broad waters and wild and woody shores bound the view—and the absence of the atmosphere of smoke ; that envelops all great cities in England—are the chief peculiarities that make it differ in its general appearance from one of our wealthy and populous provimial towns. The view is taken from about the centre of the Broad Way—the main street, which is of great width, and about three miles long—opposite to the Town-hall, a handsome struc- ture of white marble ;• and near to St. Paul's Church; which are the two most striking public buildings in the view. The houses are well built, and mostly painted to imitate red brick, like those in Dutch towns. • The paved streets, thronged with carts, omnibuses, hackney-coaches. ' and chaises—and the flagged footways with well-dressed people—the I rows of gas-lamps, and the shops or stores—give a completely Euro-
pean character to the scene. The great number of churches and chapels of various sects, afford ocular proof that the observance of public worship is not neglected, though there is no State religion in
America.
' The picture is, as usual, cleverly painted; and the figures are skill- fully introdu i introduced. This panorama s well worth seeing, if it were only
to note the slight external difference between New York and an Eng- lish city.
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