Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-11

they leave in the British Queen, which sails from
Gnvesend ON the LIST preximo They have met with
very favorable reception, having Mad full houses
every night They have appeared in the same piece
nearly every night. having commenced their engage
ment with Bnlwers new play entitled Richsiieu, and
met with 90 much success, that any thing else
mas been performed. The play had never been pro
d1ced at this Theatre. They take their final bene-
mt on Friday next, when they will doubtless meet
with that which they so nebly inertia bumper.
FROM this place they proceed to London, but under
STAND DO not intend 10 play at any of the metropolitan
theatres. Miss Ellen Tree who arrived here in the
Shakespeare from New York about month age, will
appear at the Haymarket Theatre during the early
part at next week. or as soon as Power who has Just
returned London, from successful tour through
the provinces, shall have completed his engage
ment Hammond was 10 have engaged her for Drnry
Lane, and they coald not agree as to terms. Mr.
CHARLES Kean, who is at present in your coaptry, is
to return in about nine months, as understand he is
engaged by Webster TO appear al the iiaymarket on
the 10Th OF June next; his stay with you VIII conse-
qnentiy be but short Vandenhof, learn, ~ Ill not
return to this country for five or six years. MAY
success attend his movements, for he is decidedly
one Of the best tragedians Of the present day.
The continental news OF the past week possesses
nothing beyond the most ordinary interest The
French papers Of Tuesday last state, that EngiaHd
had made pr position to France, that their united
fleets should 20 to Alexandria and demand the restOr
alton Of the Ottoman feet from MEHEMET ALI, and
in Of refusal 10 take it by force. France, II is
stated, rejected the proposition, and England would
act alonc that by this it appears that France
processes to be friendly to Turkey but at the
time encourages the Egyptians. Il is stated that
IbrahIm Pacha had taken possession OF the Turkish
side Of the Euphrates in opposition to his fathers
commands. Private letters from Ale xandria to the
date Of the 9th Of July. have been received, which
state that troops had mutned various parts of the
Turkish Empire, and that HAFEz PAcHA with his
staff and the remnant Of his army about 900 men,
have declared for MEHEMEr ALI. The French
feet, it is stated, was in the Dardanees, and the
British cruising on Rhodes. FL q $500.
From Spain but little new, has been received
during the past week, the only items worth notice
ing being the fcllowing:A regiment Of the Carlist
General Morotos army had mutinied and the affairs
OF Don Carlos, il is stated, were becoming desperate
The elections were progressing and the results gem
orally in favor Of the EXaltados, or as they call
the Progress Party.
Nothing particular occurred last week in the court
circle The Queen continues to take her rides daily
through the London parks accompanied by her royal
suite. She was to have left Buckingham Palace for
Windsor Castle on Saturdayllast where great pre-
parations had bean made for her reception. She is
not SO popular now as she was twelve months ago.
The affair of Lady Flora Hastings has tended much
to poison the peoples mind against her; whether
Justly opnot will not take upon, myself to say
last was the birthday OF the Duchess OF
Kent. the mother Of the Queen. II was to be cele
brated at Virginia Water, nea5 Windsor. The Or
pheus, captain Baily which is stated to have sailed
in company with the Great Western and British
Queen from yonr port has not yet arrived. The
'piendid new ship = Memphis" which arrived here
short time ago from your port in sixteen days has
excited good deal of interest, and numbers of per-
IONS have beento view her. She is really fine ves-
,el.
The BRITIsH QUEEN STEAM sHIP-The Direc-
ors Of the British and American Navigation Com
'any yesterday evening gave an entertainment OF no
ordinary description, to their friends consisting OF
verb ship, lying off Blackwell, Henry Balm |
bridge, Esq, the Chairman Of the Company. presid-
ng, and Captain Roberts r. ~, commanding the
hip, and MacGregor Laird Esq, OF the acting |
Directors, being Vice Presidents
The company assembled about five O'Clock, and
we're received by the officers, who obiigingy con-
ucted them all over the ship and gave them an OPP
'ortunity Of Witnessing her admirable and extensive
The dinner, consisting Of turtle and every delca.
~, including ice OF transparent beauty from the
American waters, was served up at six o'clock, and
more striking sight can hardly be conceived than
presented itself entering tie saloon, OF its SIZE
splendour, and beautiful decorations, and Of the
" hole dinner arrangements quite equalling the fan
cied descriptions Of the most mag ni6cent banquets
in the palaces Of the East.
The good humour Of the worthy Chairman and his
attentions 70 his guests many Of them from the ives
tern side Of the Atlantic, were remarkable through
out the evening, which was spent in great harmony,
and most agreeably Tor all
The complete success Of the Grst voyage Of the
ship, the facts now established by the employment
Df great British capital the prosecution Of the OBJ
lect, that the passage between London and New
York can be made with as great safety, and almost
great certainty in point OF tme as between Dover
and Calais; that voyage To and from America can
be made in such ship the British Queen, in
which, from her prsdgous size, there is seldom any
pc Ptible motion, in less than month, and that
thus our intercourse with the only nation in the
world Of the same stock with ourselves, speaking
the same language protesting the same religion, 60
verned by the same laws, and like ourselves, enjoy.
ing the happiness Of free government, must be in
increased; the contemplation Of the be
nefcal effects for the world likely TO be produced
by such great changes, afforded topics for many
toasts, and many excellent addresses from the Chair
man and his friends.
"The Queen" was of course the first toast, fell
lowed by God save the Queen.
Then foil wed "The President OF the United
States, followed by Yankee Doodle.
/" Success to the British Queen, and that all her
voyages might be as prosperous as the first" was
drunk enthusiastically.
The health Of Captain Roberts, commanding the
ship, was given by the Chairman in a very particu-
lar manner, "as the first adventurous nav gator who
carried steam ship, the Sirius, which he command
ed in 1889, across the Atlantic"
Mr.. Laird proposed, as a toast, The Citizens OF
New York." 10 whom he gave great credit for the
total absence Of jealousy and envy, which had char
acterised their conduct, finding the whole Of the
packet trade far respected passengers at once
taken from them by the British. On the contrary,
they seemed 20 think Of nothing but the great re-
suits which follow from the easness and accel-
GRAFTON Of the intercourse with the British-thc
people whose good opinion they vased the most.
The citizens Of New York had received them in the
kinde 4 manner; and such a sight, so splendid q
sight he had never their appearance in mum.
beers that de6cd calculation, and their excitement
on the heights Of Brooklyn and adjacent parts Of the