The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-30
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change, mercantile distress, Hamburger fires. and
disasters in India, (for why should we attempt 10
draw her mind from the beautiful, but unsubstsn
nal ideal, 10 contemplation OF the gross and no
less unsubstantial really Imusi take The liberty of
dsabusing the minds of your Cockneys Of Their un-
founded preJudices, by informing them that in all
our streets and byways there is entire safety of life
anu llmb nobody offering 10 cut their ,hrosis with
out hrst obtaining liberty 10 do so that in The most
teureu places there would be no necessity of hold
,is On 20 ther PocketsIhat by day or night they
would be as safe from all physical i'll as in their own
laVore br, aowav, N The sober civ of paraello-
grains ana broad-bnms its.lf The only harm thew
couu POSSIBLY receive, would be from tie dark eyes
OF beautiful women who look from wiudow snd
balcony-no en7ious glass or Veil ba,yyeen-
ram such showers Of amorous darts unon The inno-
cent passer by, as the broad shield az AiaY iseIf
wlthlfs sevenfod thickness of tough bnI Lds conid
scarce have warded OFT but such wounds as these
we are all willing 10 receive, and the kindbearteS
Haoanores are ever ready 10 heal the wounds thew
have unconscousy made my
A few weeks since the CITY wos tbrou,r -,
an excitement, by the advertisement &c NJ
Parker, that he would make his eighth Grand bal.
loon ascension from the Plaza De Too Al The
Hegla, Opposite the city, at6 P NJ on such dsy.
OF course every body went to see i'-for he hing
is quite new here but, unfortunately, nobody Jaw
II, for the excellent reason that the balloon would
not go up so Mr. Parker was walked OF to prison,
and every body else went home Yesterday he was
to make another tria and again every BODY mount
ed upon the house-tops, the walls and surrounding
hills. Alter waiting long time with Unparalleled
patience, the balloon was seen rising from the Plaza
de Toro. Up, up-up II went maesticaly far into
the blue empyrean, watched by thousands OF ewes,
I'LL It passed beyond all mortal ken. Every BODY
was delighted, and the ladies were expressing a
world OF anxiety as 10 how the poor man would act
down again, when an arrival from the ReRla brought
the news that the balloon had gone up without any
human accompaniment Again Mr. Parker was
walked on 10 prison tor humbuggng The public and,
tor aught know, his balloon is vet traversing The
realms OF space, happily unconscious of the woes of
It's owner.
There is nothing new or important here at
present business Is quite at standstill nearly
all the strangers have left the city, and things ars
putting on their summer aspect.
Since witnessing the agitation OF the divine
Fannys legs the Habaneros have lost all relish for
other theatrlcals, and company of comedians are
now playing to empty houses.
BY the way, an accident happened at the theatre
the other evening, which under other circumstaces
might have been accompanied with serious conse-
quences. The immense chandelier of the Tscop
theatre fell with tremendous crash into the pit,end
though no one was injured, a few were most dread.
fully frightened Had it ALLEN during the crowded
houses OF last winter, the consequences would have
been terrible
| am told the Governor General is a subscriber
(sub rosa) 10 the Herald, and Immediately on ita
arrival, has the most interesting portions translated
INTO Spanish they say he was found the other
morning over his coffee laughing heartily al your
account OF the duel between the Colonel of the
regular army and Mr.. Marshall. think. should
YOU conclude TO visit us next winter, you will bs
Governors house) and such Other attentions as ere
usually bestowed upon distinguished strangers like
Yourself, perhaps decoration Of some kind, and
ME OF, soldiers to attend you in your promenades
aud protect YOU from any Wall street abscondera
that might have taken refuge among us.
observe IN your correspondence from various
parts OF the United States, frequent mention mazda
oil an extraordinary attention TO the subject of re.
gon. am sorry TO say that such matters are al
very low ebb here, and would advise YOU TO sug-
sest TO your Mormon friends The proprety of send
Ing a mission to this island lam sure they would
lind difficulty in obtaining an introdnrtion
through your influence, and the public mind is emi-
GENTLY htted at the present moment for the reccp-
non of new dispensation.
agree with you IN the opinion, that the Mormon
'alth will finally predominant in the U State
perhaps IN the world. The beauty, sublimity and
urty OF lts doctrines. and the transcendant genus
o issfounder, sufficient elements of success In
ddltlonto this there straight forwardness in ac-
non, and a contempt for every thing ex.raneous that
viii peculiarly recommend them to The decided and
energetic inhabitants OF the north What can
De more laconc, more beautifully simple, than
he name OF their prophet, Joe Smith, The Jo-
seph, stripped of all useless ornament, becomes
simply 10 There is Doric severity about it, that
Is quite impressive and unique.
The public mind here is still divided on the re.
Specuye merits OF the two distinguished financiere
Nick Biddle and Col. Edwards; but am inclined
% cede the palm TO The Colonel, in having effected
2 spite OF popular dlfavor, little less than the other
lid with the cordial support of the public or
course, the sentence of Edwa rds is a mere form Tho
people of the United States will MOI show them.
elves So tckle as to pass soon from presents of
pate and resolutions of thanks, 10 state prison and
hanging; but whatever may be the fate Of the
Colonel, we may presume that the eclat given 10
hat distinguished individual through the columns of
your invaluable Herald, will not fail 10 arouse The
ambition of other aspirants for distinction in the
same line
woul3 suggest that n few teachers Of the English
language would do well here the present moment,
an increased desire of the ladies 10 read the Herald
IN the original, occasoned demand for in
-tructon beyond the present capabilities Of the city
to supply.
Below beg leave to refer you to the state OF our
market, and have the honor TO subscribe mysef
Your obedient servant, T G. r
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