The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

JENNY LIND IN AMERICA.
THE CONCERT.

PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 11.—Unbounded enthusiasm
pre v,i1,11 in New York on the evening of Jenny
Lind's first concert at Castle Garden. Full six thou-
sand
.persons assembled on the interesting occasion in
the large saloon, and the applause on the entrance of
the Swedish Nightingale was so tremendous and
overwhelming, that for some minutes her feelings
overcame her, and emotion was evident in the singing
of her first piece, " Casta Diva." As the concert
progressed Jenny recovered her full powers, and never
were her vocal sweetness, expression, and pathos
more triumphantly developed. The concert concluded
by her singing the priz, song, for which Mr. Barnum
had offered a premium of 200 dollars. This was ad-
judged, by the committee appointed to decide, in .
favour of Bayard Taylor. Thus :

" GREETING TO AMERICA.
" WORDS BY 13AYARD TAYLOR- IiIUSIC BY JULES

BEN EDICT.
" I greet, with ull heart, the laud ef the w, st,
Who,e Banner of Stars o'er a wcrld is unroPel;
Who:e Empire o'.rshadows Atlantic's wide breast,
And (Teti to the sunset its E4at,way of gol,r!
The land of the mountain, the I.nd c,f the lake,
And rivers that roll in tr' Err- W nitic, nt e
Wi..re the souls of the mighty fro m slualy,T awake,
And hallow the soil for whose freedim they died!
"Thou Cradle of Ernuire!, though wide be the foam
That severs the land of my fathers and thee,
I hear, froar thy, boron, the welcome of home,
For Song has a home in the Learts of the Free !
And long as thy waters shall gleam in the sun,
And long as thy heroes remember their ecars,
Be the hands of thy children united as one,
And Peace shed her Ughts en the Banner of Stars!"
"It. is somewhat singular, however, that the com-
mittee are said to have arrived at their decision not
so much from the intrinsic merits of the song as
because Mr. Benedict said that it could be better set
to music than any of the others. Otherwise, it is
understood that a majority of the committee favoured
the following, from the pen of Mr. Epes Sargent,
editor of the Boston Transcript :
" SALUTATION TO AMERICA.
" Land of the beautiful, land of the free,
Often my heart had turned, longing, to thee;
Often had mountain, lake, torrent, and stream

Gleam'd on my waking thought, crowded my dream;
Now thou receivest me from the broad sea,
Land of the beautiful, land of the free.
" Fair to the eye, in thy grandeur, thou art;
0 doubly fair, doubly dear to the heart!
For to the exiled, the trodden, the poor,
Through the wide world, thou haat open'd thy door:
Millions crowd in, and are welcomed by thee—
Land of the beautiful, land of the free.
" Land of the future. Here Art shall repair—
Kinder thy gale than her own Grecian air,
Since her hue votaries ever have found
Lofty desert by America crown'd.
Where. in her pride, should she dwell but in thee ?
Land of the beautiful, land of the free.
" Sculpture for thee shall irnortalise Form,
Painting illumine, and Poetry warm;
Music devote all her fervors divine
To a heart-service at Liberty's shrine—
Till all thy gifts doubly precious shall be,
Laud of the beautiful, land of the free.
" Hail, then, Republic of Washington, hail !
Never may star of thy Union wax pale;
hope of the world, may each omen of ill
Fade in tie light of thy destiny still—
Time bring but increase and honour to thee,
Land of the beautiful, land of the free."

But if Jenny Lind's wonderful vocalisation asto-
nished and delighted, how much higher did the en-
thusiasm rise when Mr. Barnum anounced her noble
munificence to the charities and other public insti-
tutions of New York. At the conclusion of the
concert Mr. Barnum came forward, brushing heaps
of bouquets before him, for the platform was literally
covered with these floral tributes, and spoke as
folic ws

" Ladies and Gentlemen,—l have but one favour to
ask of you, and that is, that in the presence of that
angel (pointing to the door where Jenny had just
passed out) I may be allowed to sink where I really
belong—into utter insignificance. If there has ever
been a moment when I aspired to have the question
generally asked, ' Where is Barnum ?' that time has
passed by for ever. I acknowledge frankly, that after
such a display as we have had to-night, Barnum is
nowhere. But, my friends, I beg to tell you where
Jenny Lind is. I shall not speak of her musical ta-
lents—you know what they are better than I can tell
you ; you have shown by your ungovernable applause
to-night that you appreciate her incomprehensible and
it, describable vocal abilities; but I must announce a
circumstance regarding her which I cannot allow you
to leave without knowing—she begged me not to do
it. On ordinary occasions I would obey her every
wish, but I feel it is due to you to state the fact I

allude to. Under the contract between Jenny Lind
and myself, ',be is entitivd to one-half the net pro-
ueds of every concert given under our agreement.
On this occasion, the expenses being more for the first
concert than will usually be the case, her portion of
the profits will be in the neighbourhood of 10,000
dollar;. I received a message from her this morning,
in which she declared that she would not receive one
penny of the proceeds of this concert, but will devote
every farthing of it to-morrow morning for charitable
purposes. Ic will be disposed of as follows :

Dollars.
To the Fire Department Fund
Musical Fund Society
Rome fur the Friendless
Society for the Rdief of Indigent Females 500
Dramatic Fund Association. .. 500
Rome for Coloured and Aged Persons 5OO
Coloured and Orphan Asylum 5OO
Ly ing-in Asylum for Destitute Females 5OO
New York Orphan Asylum 5OO
Protestant Half Orphan Asylum . 5OO
Roman Catholic Half Orphan Asylum
Old Ladies' Asylum

Total
In case the money coming to her shall exceed this
sum, she will hereafer designate the charity to which
it shall be appropriated."
The deafening shouts that followed the above
speeches were absolutely indescribable—many, even
among the male portion of the audience, weeping
vtith emotion—and at midnight Jenny Lind was
again serenaded by the New York Musical Fund
Society. The entire amount received for tickets to
the first concert is not exactly known, but is said to
be somewhere from 30,000 dolls. to 40,000 dolls.
The extravagant price of 225 dolls. given for a ticket
by Genin, the hatter, was partly perhaps by way of
an advertisement, and some persons fancy from friend-
ship to Barnum, whose tenant he is.

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The following epigram upon the subject is from
;he New York Evening Poe :
" Fair Jenny came across the sea
Republicans to flatter,
Gave up the smiles of royalty
To advertise a hatter!"

Jenny Lind's second concert took place On Friday
evening, and it was quite as well attended as the first.
The mayor and other authorities of New York, the
Turkish envoy, who has just arrived, and many other
distingues were present ; and at both there were
crowds of citizens from Philadelphia and Boston.
The tickets for the second concert sold at from 3
dolls. to 6 dolls. each, and the amount received must
have exceeded 20,000 dolls. Jenny Lind says that
she intends devoting the profits of her visit to America
to the foundation of schools in her native country—
Sweden. At her request, Mr. Barnum will in future
charge 0n1y.2 dolls. each for tickets to the seats in the
saloon, and 1 doll. each for what are called promenade
tickets.

The New York journals devote many columns to
critiques upon the vocal performance of the Swedish.
Nightingale ; suffice it to say, they are all favourable.
The following extracts, however, will be read with
interest, as speciments of transatlantic furore :
(From the New-fork Herald)
THE SECOND CONCERT.
On Friday night, Jenny Lind's second concert took
place at Castle Garden. During the day there was
even more excitement in the public mind, and more
applications for tickets, than on, the day of the first
concert. By eight o'clock the vast area of Castle
Garden was completely tilled, and every effort was
made on the part of the management to give perfect
satisfaction to the immense mass assembled to hear
the great cantatrice. Not less than six thousand
persons were present. A vast sea of heads swayed
to and fro, sparkling beneath the starry lights in the
firmament of song, here and there thickly sprinkled
with the form of beauty, anxiously expecting the
AphrCdite of music to rise amid the waves, with the
Tritons, with their horns and sonorous shells, in
awkward groups, hung around the scene imtnedi-
ately to be graced by her advent. The introductory
music having been performed, she appeared, while
every wave of humanity trembled with excitement,
and the great i:ea heaved with delight and "clapped
hands for joy." The goddess of the people stood
before them.

TICKET AUCTION TO THE SECOND CONCERT.
At the Castle Garden on Tnursday, at half-past
ten o'clock A.M., the ticket auction to Jenny Lind's
second concert, was proceeded with by Leed, and Co.
There were nut the same numbers, nor the great ex-
citement of the two preceding auctions, but there was
a steady demand for the tickets, and they told
There were 6,000 disposed of, at an average of 4 don't.,
and there were about 500 promenade tickets sold and
disposed of at 2 dolly. each, thus making the proceeds
of the sale amount to 26,000 dolls.
Genin's 225 dolls. seat was purchased by Ihll and
Sons at 5 dolls. The private box of Jenny Lind, con-
taining four seats, was purchased at 5i dolls. per seat,
and the corresponding box at the other side of the
stage at the same price. It will he recollected that
Jenny Lind's private box sold for 140 dolls., or 35 dolls.
each seat, at the first auction.