Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-20

venerable fafher IN company wi h two other eenue'
men, What struck me most the exquisite MIA
pety which Celeste showed towards her father, the
venerable OLD soldier. do not think she ever looked
more interesting on the stage than when saw her
walking down the Roucvards, leanleg on the arm Of
the old hero, and kindly extending those delcaclss
which daughter alone give 10 parent. She
looks like him TOO, in a yeinar able degree.
had something iurlhc. of her talents-of
what the Paris papers say u her, but my paper is
done-an so mus,I THERE'S room n xt packet. B.
Sketches of Joibcrs.-No. 5.-Join Prince of
PcIsl stte>i.
This day see lie"
This dealing in facts i k,iI u plain dealing"
we have no liking FOR; II Is something We are unused
to; il may sit gracefully upon but il does not sit
easily; bird in a cage is an object of beauty; but
how much more beautiful, when he is sailing on the
bosom of the air We have feahery feeling our
self and lest onr wings become denuded Of this
pumage we Will spread them out and soar into the
heaven of invention You, kind reader cannot hope
to with us but the dropplngs from our pinlons
shall enrich ysu So here goes.
JOHN PRINCE OF PEARL STREET.--What Princes
in Pearl street! Certes: Why not as we'll as in Pic
adil!ye John is veri,able Prince !" to the manner
born" He is knight of the NEST noble the order
of the elastic earier-of the time. honored order of
the yard stick Baron of brown linen, Vscount vel
vet, Earl of English merinoes, Marquis OF Muslns,
Dake Of domestic sheetings and Prince Of Pearl
street. Prince John is man of proper figure little
crooked in the legs II is true, but dark Of hair hawk
eyed and broad mouthed, Being parrenu, as all
great men always are, saving few, he has some of
the faults which belong to the genus. He is apt
imagine himself the greatest man in the world-Psr-
haps the only man in the world However, il is an
amable failing to imagine ones self demi god, and
all of our fellow cattle. Alexander and
Charles XII, and Napoleon, all had feeling of the
kind-even General Jackson had small touch of
tina, same. Why then should johber be denied the
feeling? Prince John is great man in an auction
roon-he g isdge-a Judge of cloths. His deeis.
ions are given with promptness and energy which
would make such hesatng buyers as old Eden hide
their heads /" Not worth ad-n"-" cheap as bull
beef are phrases as concise and as elegant as
reasonable man could desire.
Prince John is also Lord of long lawns, and he
lords il over his young men," and such small deer
as come within the reach of his influence in a way
quite refreshing to behold As there is but
step from the sublime Ia the ridiculous, there
hardly much that from true dignity TO a swag-
ger We must confess ourselves incompetent TO de-
eide whether the airs which the Prince puts on are
Of the staggering Of the dsnlfed order, il is an
important matter 10 decide upon ard we profess
10 WELD an impartial pen are unwilling take
upon ourselves the responsibility Of deciding. Tastes
differ. Perhaps the majority would decide that John
was a staggering jobber-rerhaps not.
Although Prince John is accounted rich, we cannot,
in this slight notice OF his hghness illustrate, for the
benefit of poster;y any o. the ingenious methods by
which wealth is acqured because We hold private
vices 10 be sacred as other private property Ii
is true we avowcd il TO be our design 10 benefit the
rising generation when we commenced these pleas
ant sketches; and we dc not intead again TO vary
from our original purpose. This liite sketch is for
our own amusemeat-ve will do better the next time.
The fields arc white fer the harvest, and we shall
thrust in our sickle with lusty arm. We shall serve
up our next dish of jobbers with piquaHi sauce.
gy Some one has remarked, that the Almighty
has suspended over the city OF London one of the
most evanescent, changeabe atmospheres that ever
raced any country. We think the person who said
this, never could have been in New York. Last win
ter at time when all expected, as usual intense
cold frost and snow; and N the very hear, Of the
so called winter season, II was oppressively warm
every other day-and the alternate days had hea-
slset. When we should have mild, delicious spring
weather frost aad al were favored
with All at once the glorious golden god of summer
burst spon US in full majesty and splendor. After
nearly burnt 10 cinder all Of a sudden, without
preparatory note, the winters cold wac on US. This
killed few dozens, and then left as again came the
hot SUI for SIX days. the seventh the eauinocials,
winch tore city TO taiters and now II hot
a Jsly cay Why, IN Quebec they have already been
blessed with new ice in New Orleans even, they
have had first rate weather; much that edi-
tor SAYS" with the exception OF few days, We ne
yer passed so delightful II s aow the 18th
OF September-so cool, that many have resor'ed 10
hc wearing OF woollen cle,hing and at no time dur
inc the summer has the heat been continuous. The
most vivifying ram. have been provdentIally show
cred on US almost every other day, ana more gene
rally healthy city for It's population, could hardly be
fosud IN the Union. In snsrt, every city seems 10
be better oil than ours. Truly suerlngs is, and
Is like TO be- inloerable.
FxosgRArios OF NAasEALs GiLcHRIsT AID LroS.
The Grand Jury yesterday dismissed the complaint
against the above officers, charging them with aid
inc and abettne the abduction OF the French pra,cs.
We understand that an individual, holding highly
respons bic situation. the fret letters Of whose
name are THsmas Mitchell Droue,t has been 10