Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-24

NOW, In TINS STATE oil thin Is, What ohght the PuDHc
to do. Always patronss the Ticiory, sren in erelu
sion Of the company's decoy duck at half dollar.
The result Of this policy will be to bring, in few
weeks all the old boats down to 81, and the Victory
up to the sane-a fare which would be reasonable and
moderate.
Don't estate Look sharp-patronise the Victory
at a dollar-and mark the monopoly. We wont give
up this subject till the public the vstors. The
Victory sails this afternoon at o'clock See adver
tisement
SPEED OF STEAhBoATs.-By the new law, steam
boats restricted from going at speed beyond
SIR miles per hour on passing amy of the public i'm
provements-or four miles per hour when passing
the wharves-psnaty $3.50 increasing steam to
race, penalty Of $500. Good
Ar;- The Rochester, the Utica, the Osceola are all
the boats now on the North River.
MozARrs REQUIEM AT ST. PErER's.-We men,
toned yesterday that this splendid production to
be performed for the first time in this country Fri
day next at ST. Peters Church, Barclay street See
ad rtisement in another column. The following
count of it is taken from weekly paper
This composition Justly celebr rated, is solemn
Mass for the dead, in minor, and 1t is accompanied
with all the funeral pomp and imagery which the
gloomy forebodngs of its author inspired. AT its
opening the accosted by the meurnful notes Of
the cord di 6assefto, angling with the bassoons IN
strain OF bewailing harmony, which streams with
effect amidst the short sorrowfal notes of
the &C accompanying orchestra.
The Dies Wae follows in a movement full Of terror
and dismay Iaba mirum is opened by the s0norous
trombone to awaken the sleeping dead Every
acquainted with the powers Of tins instrument &C
knowledges the superiority Of its tones for the
preston of this sublime idea.
Rer tremerd0e nGgestaiis, is magnificent display
of regal grandeur, of which none but Mozart would
have dared to sketch the outline. II is followed by
the beautiful movement OF the Recordare which sup
plicatss in the softcst flexions. The following
brief history Of the composition OF the Requiem may
not be unnteresting TO our readers.
.sOne day, when Mozart was plunged in a profound
reveries, he heard a carriage stop at his door.
stranger was announced, who requested to speak to
him. The person introduced was handsomely
dressed, and his manners were dign6ed and impress
sive. g have, sir, said the stranger, " been com
missioned by man Of considerable importance, to
car, upon y0-'' = WIZ :. l. 90 ;atsrrurted Mozart
"He dses not wish TO be known" swell, what
does he want 7" Gle has just lost a person whom
he tenaerly loved, and whose memory shall be eter
aaly dear to him He is DESTROYS OF annually com
for which be requests that you will compose a Re-
| qnieu." The stranger continued" Employ all your
genius on tins work IT is destined for connois-
require 7" GA month" "very well, in a month .
time I shall return. What price do you set your
work z" a hundred ducats." The stranger
remained lest in thought for time he then sut-
denly called for pens ink, and paper, and, spite
Of his wies entreaties, began to write. This rage
| for composition continued several days he wrote
day and night with ardor which seemed eontinu.
ally to increase but his constitution, already in
state Of great debility, unable to support this
thssiasm one morning he fell senseless, and was
| obliged to suspend his work. Two three days
after when his wife sought TO divert his mind from
the gloomy Pressages which occupied it, he said TO
her abruptly, alt is certain that am writing the
\ Reqsiem for myself; it will serve for my funeral
service" Notking could remove this Impression
from his mind.
As he went on, he felt his strength diminish from
day 90 day, and the advanced slowly. The
month which he had fixed being expired, the stran.
ger again made his appearance, 81 have found il
impossible" said Mozart, Ito keep nay World
stranger, swhat further time do you requireq'-
"Another month" The work has interested me
more than expected, and have extended il much
beyond what at FIRST designed" "In that case 1t
- but just to increase the premium; here are fifty
dacats more" Sir" said Mozart, with increasing
astonishment, who then ysu7' "Thst is nothing
to the purpose; in months time shall return"
Mozart Immediately called one Of his servants, and
ordered him To follow this extraordinary parsonage,
and find who he was; but the failed for want
Of skill, and returned without being able TO trace
him.
Poor Mozart was then persuaded that he was no
ordinary being: that he had connee elton with the
other world, and was sent To announce to him his
approaching end He applied himself with the more
durable monument Of his genius. While thus en-.
ployed he seized with the most alarming fantng
hts bat the work at length completed before the
expiration Of the month At the time appointed the
stranger returned, but Mozart was no more.
THE LATE MURDER MoBILE.-Our readers
will remember that some short time since we pub
lished the account of the death of Mr. Churchward
a prominent merchant of Mobile, by q pistol shot
from the hands Of individual named Churchill.
We noted al the time that nothing was said in the
papers relative 10 the causes, being simply stated
that the two went into room together after dinner,
by themselves; that shortly after the report Of ps-
tol was heard, and Churchward was killed. The
"New Orleans Times" has conversed with gentle
man from Mobile, who mentions the following as the
cause, a. il generally reported and believed in that
city. II is said that Churchwsrd was much in the
habit Of railing at women, and decrying the sex in
gcneral-that he was nj that time boarder in
Chsrchilps family, together with a number of other
gentlemen, and on the day when he was killed, took
sion 10 remark AZ the table, in presence Of the
boardcrs and even Mrs. Churchill, that he did net
"believe that there a virtu rus married woman
in the world" When the dinner was over. Mr.
Churchill followed him 20 his room, and after expos
tulating With him the improperly of such words
al a public table, asked him To rctract his remarks
or at least 10 make an exception in favor Of his
(Chsrchirs) wife; this he declined to do, saying
that he had no exception TO make. Churchill then
told him he must apologize to the boarders and 10
his WIFE which ne refused To do, and after utering
very sarcastic remark, was about leaving the room
xh he sho Inv mis- nl ~ 81