Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-10


toria Of the Mirror sister or cousin germane OF
the other picked up in the gutter, and thus enrolled
on the watch returns? r.~ rerN#N ~
Badinage apart. is this not a fine specimen Of the
decency the virtue and morality OF the Wall street
press and its tenders Cannot the National and PHI
adelphia Gazettes give us sermon on the subject!
PIErY.-We did not 60 yesterday to our Holy
Mother Church in Barclay street-but we did OF
miss much. Bishop Hughes preached. Now the
good Bishop is an amsble man, and might be, ike
Mr.. Van Buren,, capital raiser Of cabbages; bat he
is no Belarmine-no Masslon. DIR. Power breaches
next Sunday-him we shall go to hear, if possible.
He is the great gun of us Catholics, and we must
stick by him.
NrBLo's,GARDEs.-We paid visit to this rus IN
,wbe retreat on Saturday night and were surprised
as we'll as delighted at the vast improvement which
the proprietor has effected since the close OF the last
season. The concerts and theatrical exhibitions are
no longer given in the square pavilion, which was
formerly used for that purposes new and very eie-
CANT theatre having been erected the right hand
side of the garden, to the west of the principal
trance This edfce is calculated to hold about
eighteen hundred spectators, comfortably seated in
pit and two tiers Of boxes, which, like the Euro
the audience pass in and out at their pleasure. The
Hobbies and passages will also afford standing room
fer some two or three hundred Of those dandes who
may prefer seeing their own delightful figures re-
Elected from the mirrors, to the enjoyment Of the
conversation Of the ladies in the theatre The stage
is extensive and the scenery and decorations Of the
theatre do great credit the artists who have been
employed to complete it. The drop contains a full
length partrait Of Celeste as the " Maid Of CASH
mere" dancing on marble terrace fronting some
magnificent gardens.
The performances hitherto have not displayed
much of novelty, sting entirely of the fcats Of
agility, slack-rope dancing, and other wondermeats
of the Ravels" whose excelencies in this depart
ment, as well as in pantomime, need no criticism
now.
The first concert takes place this evening in the
new and splendid saloon, so admirably adapted
for sight and sound. The lovers Of fine music
have a treat in store Of more than ordinary ex-
cellence. The vocal parts entrusted to Mrs.
Seguin whose celebrity is equal to that of any chan
seuse in the country, Mr. and Mrs Horn, and our
faverite Bishop to whom the direction Of the enter
tainments this season have been most judiciously
assigned. The instrumental performers consist Of
the first artists in the country, and Niblo, with such
attractions at command, may safely rely on brilliant
and successful season.
The arrangements Of the promenade, and the in
terspersion Of handsome and exotics through
the walks calculated to give the place addition
al attractions, and we look upon the enterprise Of
the proprietor the more praseworthy, in this
spect, because there is other establishment of
similar character in this city. We by no means
mean to say that he has attained the plus ultra Of
a promenade theatre, but we safely say that we
never saw but three establishments Of the kind in
Europe, that superior to the present arrange
ments Of Niblo's Garden.
ANOTHER SPLENDID SHIP LAUScH.-On Sat
urday afternoon at half past FIVE o'clock took
station on the quarter deck Of the packet ship
Memphis and was launched in her. This splendid
vessel is eight hundred and twenty tons burthen,
hundred asd fftyone feet long, thirty -four feet
eight inches beam, and twenty feet deep Her launc
was the most novel one we ever witnessed. She was
completely rugged, masts, yards, spars, and every
thing attached except her sails, and nearly finished
that she could 60 TO in week. II is seldom we
have had such fine opportunity OF seeing a ship
launch. Her immense size, and towering nasts,
added grandeur to the scene. She is intended for a
regular packet to run between this port and New
Orleans, but during this she will be engaged
as a packet ship TO Liverpool and back. Her cabins
are fitted up and ornamented in the beautiful
style as regular European packets, and will be
large and spacious enough for forty passengers Her
commander, Captain Samuel Nichols, and owners,
Messrs. Scott and Morrcll, have adopted many i'm
provements that will be highly usefsl and advanta-
geous in voyage. In the place Of the old fash
toned long boat, with which ships have hereto
fore been encountered, and which Of little use,
excepting as rcceptacles for pigs poultry and stun
SIS" the owners have had built superior life and
anchor boat, by Francis, on new and improved
model She is thirty.two feet long and about seven
feet beam, has a windlass amidships to weigh the
an hor through the bottom instead OF the old way
Of taking il the stern By davt, and is so ar
ranged with air cylinders that she sustain up
her bottom stove in. On the deck of the Memphis
house has been constructed IN the place Of the long
boat which is divided into four compartments, for
ice-house, house, poultry and pig house. and
cook house This is built with the ship, and dis
tinct as is generally the case. No will affect
It any more than 10 dash against the bows Of the
ship.
The number ssembled to witness the Memphis glide
into her de stned element was immense. The shores
were throngcd with crowds. The rigging of the
ships in the vicinity literally filled with people,
and every roof covered. There must have been
thirty carriages with ladies in the ncighborhood,
all intent on the launch The river was crowdt d
with club boats, and gigs from the navy yard all Of
were upwards Of two hundred ON board the Memphis.
We never saw so much excitement before at ship
launch. When the workmen commenced knocking
away the blocks, every tsing was still az death,
nothing was heard but the quick and regular clink
Of the hammer beneath the immense mass. Every