A new Historical Society was formed at Hartford, Conn., a few weeks ago, under the title of the Historical Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States. A constitution was formed, and Bishop Brownwell elected President. The objects are to collect and preserve such materials, as may serve to illustrate the history of the Episcopal church, and the collection and preservation of all memorials, printed, manuscript, or traditional, which throw light on the progress of the American branch of that church, in any period, and of all materials relating to the social and religious history of the times during which that church has existed. * * * * * THE FINE ARTS. * * * * * ELLIOTT is the subject of an editorial chapter in the _Knickerbocker_, in which justice and no more than justice, is done to him. In the regular succession he follows Copley, Stuart, Jarvis, Newton, and Inman, as the first portrait-painter of his time in the United States. Elliott has recently finished a very effective head of Dr. John W. Francis, to be placed in the permanent gallery of the Art Union, of which Dr. Francis was the first President. He is now engaged upon a portrait of Washington Irving, which will be engraved in the most elaborate style by Cheney. * * * * * MINOR K. KELLOGG has nearly completed, for Mr. Higgs, the banker, of Washington, an exquisite picture which he calls _The Greek Girl_,--similar, but we think in all respects superior, to his beautiful _Circassian Girl_, engravings of which by a Parisian artist have some time formed one of the attractions of the print shops. Mr. Kellogg is also painting a full-length of General Scott, for the city. * * * * * A PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN SUTTER, of California, has just been engraved in the finest style of Sartain, from a painting by S.S. Osgood, made while that excellent artist was in the Gold Region. It is a remarkably strong and pleasing head, and it will rank among Mr. Osgood's best productions. * * * * * BALL HUGHES, the sculptor, is preparing a monument to be placed over the remains of Josiah Sturgis, at Mount Auburn. * * * * * ORIGINAL POETRY. * * * * * THE CHILD OF FAME. BY MRS. M.E. HEWITT. "Je vivrai eternellement."--_La vie de Sappho. Traduction de Madame Dacier._ Nay--call me not thy rose--thine own sweet flower, For oh, my soul to thy wild words is mute! Leave me my gift of song--my glorious dower-- My hand unchanged, and free to sweep the lute. Thus, when within the tomb thy memory slumbers, Mine, mine will tie of those immortal names Sung by the poet in undying numbers: Call me not thine--I am the world's and fame's!