The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-27

| travelled, up and down, 40 miles !-Lirerpotl
Abion.
| The OVERLAND MAn.-The overland mail from
India had not reached London when our last ex-
press lett that city on Tuesday night, The Sd instant
al halt past eight o'clock. The Hotlinsuer will sail
tor New York on the 9Th, by which we shall send
second edlfon OF our paper, embracing any further
news up to The hour OF her leaving this port.--WX-
| mer and Smiths Times, Jam
The statement put forth by the Globe, that Sir
Robert Peel would propose IN the ensuing session OF
parliament a liked duty of twelve shillings quar-
ter on wheat, with remission of SIX shiings in ia
vor OF the countries disposed trade on reciprocal
terms with Great Britain, has been conlradlced by
most OF the government organs, and Is now general
| ly disbeleved,
| Mr.. Murray had announced the immediate publ
| cation OF The " Diary Of Prisoner in Affghanistan,
with Notes OF the Operations which gave rise to the
Evacuation OF Cabul by the British Army, and of it's
disastrous retreat towards India, in January, 1872
| by Lieut.. Vincent Eyre, Bengal Artillery.
| DEATHs.-General Sir Frederic We,h-rill Arch
| deacon Wrangham; Sir Alexander Coke; Admi-
raj Sir John Llndford Vice Admiral Henr? Evans;
| Major General T. Drummond Lord Giles Coun-
tess of Dcnbigh; and the Honorable Lady Bethall
| Codnngton.
| The tea market Is beginning to be affected in
more mar ked degree by the intelligence lately
muncaled from China. On Monday it was
ceedingIy dull and sprille 8, and prices were droop-
| ing
| POLISH JEws-The Leipsic Gazette states that
next year, The Jews in Poland are 10 be subject to
| military service, without being allowed, hither-
| TO provide substitutes.
The Church Inelligencer, Puseye paper, re-
| commends the revival OF monasterles in the Church
| OF England
| Miss Manners, handsome young lady. aged
twenty three, and possessing fortune OF E5 ,O00re
Gently eloped with and married policeman, whom
| She had never seen but once before.
| The Town Council OF Liverpool on the I4rh ult
refused by majority OF 80 to 80, give the chill
| dreu OF the Catholic poor secular education in the
corporation schools
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE The first number of
Boz's new work. "Martin Chuzzlewit," had appea,-
| ed 1t was thought rather DALI and " Martin Adj
| ventures" would not, it thought, turn out very
profitable to Mr.. Dickens publishers.
Mrs. Troore has commenced new political no.
| vel" Jessie Phillips, tale of the New Poor Law"
| to be published in parts.
The third and fourth volumes of The Court and
| Times of Frederick the Great" by Thomas Camp
bell, have been publshed-they complete the work.
The second series of "The Ingoldsby Legends, {"
were just issued by Benty.
A splendid work by Mr. Jesse, entitled Memoirs
of the Court of England, from The Revolution in
1858, TILL The death of George ii" has been published
by Bently.
A new novel by Horace Smith, called "Adam
Brown the Merchant" had oeen published by Col
| burn.
Oliver and Boyd, of Edinburgh, had announced,
| "Scenes and Adventures in Afghanstan,' by VIM
Taylor late Troop Sergeant.Maior of her Majesty's
| 4th Light Dragons.
GREAT INVENTION new carbine has been in
vented, which throws ball 800 yards, or distance
which it was formerly supposed cannon could not
reach. ..
| THEATRIcAIs.-The greatest theatrical event of
| this month is the retirement OF Miss Adelaide Kem-
| BILE. now Madame Sarors, which took place at Co.
vent Garden on the 23d nit. The house was crowd
ded from the pit to the ceiling. and so enthusiastic
was the reception of Miss Kembe, on making her
appearance as " Norma" IN the opera of that name
40 hFGf hnY nfori nh oI,u
English stage, and incomparably her best--hat she
shed tears, and was unable, from the intensity of her
teeines, to proceed tor some time. She covered her
face with her hands, clasped the druidical altar
near which she was standing, and wept aloud
| The opening recit8tive What seditous voices
camor for batIe!'' she could hardly enunclate, so
! completely she overcome. AS the opera
proceeded, however, she gained strength, and sur
passed herself IN every subsequent effort "Amidst
| hurricane of applause, says of the accounts
" mingled with many sincere signs, and
tor ever retired from the eyes OF the pubc-as she
| should retire, honored, regretted, and beloved
the last and not the least Of the ilustrious Kembe
family" Miss Kemble, with, her husband and ia
Their, going il is said TO live Ven ce or Flo
renee. Mrs. Butler and her husband return TO the
United Satesi in he spring.
Mr.. Sheridan Knowles, since his marriage with
Miss Elphns,one, has almost retired from public
| life.
splendid company OF French comedians will
| appear shortly at the st James's Theatre. 1t con-
ssts OF fourteen ladies' and nine gentle men, all more
1 VI
clndlng, amongst Others, the celebrated Boufe him
! self host.
Messrs June's company of equestrians, go well
| known and popular in America have been pla wing
at the royal amphitheatre, Liverpool upwards Of
| two months, and while the theatre royal has been
deserted, they have been crowded nightly
| new London theatre has been opened in Church
street, Lsson Grove. Maryleb,ne, by Mr.. John
| ID uglas, with considerable success Hitherto it
| has been we'll supported.
Mr.. Bum, who assumed the lesseeship of Covent
1 avIa fhnaf tt,a rs Ia H. l.
nasty, announces that nc has concluded engage
| ments with StaudigI. the great German basso, and
Duprez, the famous French tenor. He is also nego-
| ciating with Fanny Elsser
| Mr.. and Mrs. Kean have been playing with con-
siderable success IN Liverpool.
Jim Crow Rice has appeared at the Adephi, in a
| piece called "Amerlcan Notes for English Crcula-
ton" But Notwithstanding the title, there is said
| 10 be no fun or humor in the piece, which has been
| a comparative failure.
The will of John Reeve (the English comedian,
well known IN Amerlca) was recently proved in the
Preventative Court, and the property worn to be I'M
der "a COO, whch is equally divided between his
son and two daughters.
Mr.. H. RrssELL-Any Individual WHO can sue
coed In amusing large number of persons, by his
| own unasslsed exertons, for whole evening must
possess considerable talent Mr.. Russell not only
does this, hut is emnently successful in riveting the
attention Of his audience, and keeping them, as 1t
were, spell bound, to hear his last song. There is
no lecture which his songs would serve to illustrate /;
he brings nothing to his assistance but his piano
forte (upon which he accompanies himself with
more than ordinary ability and his own manly
voice Most of the songs which he sang on Mon
day night, at the Hanover Square Rooms, were his
own compositions, and have attained great popuari-
ty The majority are what are termed descriptive
pieces the words tor which are selected with most
exec lent taste the authors OF them being Dickens
Charles Macksy, Leigh Cliffe, Eliza Cook, &c
"The Maniac" and The Ship on Fire." produced
the greatest sensation; on being encored in the for
mer, Mr.. Russell gave comic dittv with infinite
humour and effect he also sang " Woodman spare
that tree" which was not in the programme and
all his efforts were rewarded with general applause
| The whole extent of the rooms was devoted to the
audience (Which is not generally the case at similar
| enteriainments) yet every seat occupied, and
many were unable TO obtain admission Other con-
certs will doubtless follow this first experiment of The
,nh hail ILL.