The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-21

erday afternoon this remarkable genius and singu-
arly amiable man, departed in the afternoon train
from this city TO Baltimore, under deep and poig-
nant feelings of dependency and grief During
week past, he has been under high state of ex-
element, produced by the operation of contract
which person by the name of Schubert, He
brew of the Hebrews, holds over him.
We understand that 1t was owing TO the arrange
ment OF Mr.. Schubert, by which Ole Bull was COM
PEELED 10 break his engagements the people of alt-
more-a circumstance which has touched his sensi-
tive heart to the very quick Indeed Ole Bull has been
as terribly annoyed at the manner IN which this
contract has been held over his head-nay his very
soul-by Schubert, as Faust was by that of Mephis-
topheles, or poor Antonio, the Merchant of Venice,
was by the bond of Shylock the Jew. We trust
that some beautiful and spirited Portia of Bal
lImore or the gallant south will redeem the
great and amiable genius from the bond
that is shaken daily over his very existence
and being. The other night an attempt was made
TO arrest the artist at the Astor House, in the
midst OF one of his fits of dependency, for Ole
Bull says 81 am Away in de heaven above or in
de odder place below''-but il reused his wounded
spirit into the regions of sublmiy and in one fear
full bound he scattered the officers like chaff before
his opinion that the contract is defective and in
valid and cannot be executed in this country at all
whatever it may be in Hamburg or any other
place beginning with an H.
We trust that Ole Bull may get out of these diff
hcultles better than Faust, and as well as Antonio,
for they prey on his sensitive spirit to most extra.
ordinary extent He is unquestionaby the most
extraordinary genius on the violin that ever APP
raA tha /.
and no mistake. We would, therefore, advise MIR.
Schubert as friend (and Mr.. S. is man of sense)
to terminate al once and amicably his singular
81 bond" on the soul and violin of Ole Bull The
sympathy of every gallant, youthful, and enthu-
sastlc spirit OF the south, both male and female,
will be excited in favor of this inapproachable ge-
MUS and 1t is dangerous in that region of the burn
ufg sun and more burning soul, to act as he might
do In the cold regions of the north Ole Bull not
mere violinist-he is poet-an orator-a genius
a mana warm hearted, high souled, honest man,
OF the purest elements of earth and heaven. He
wants TO breathe the free breath of high heaven in
this land of liberty and wild enthusiasm-and he
will do it.
MORE OF THE MUSICAL MANIA.-There seems
no possibility of escape from this mania. We can't
for the life of us get rid of it, Our destiny appears
TO be to be driven music-mad and kept musc-mad
Well, we suppose we may well resign ourselves
TO our fate. Wallace is determined TO allow no
abatement of the enthusiasm created by the ma
gician who has Just left us for season. He gives
his concert this evening at Washington Hall. and
invites all the musical critics of the city to come
and hear him. The Irish ought to support Wallace
tor he belongs to them but they hav'nt got soul
enough to do ii. But the French, German, and
all the lovers of music in the city will crowd
Washington Hall tonight. Madame Sutton APP
pears and sings; and Sgnor Casella, the great per-
former on the violincelo, also. This is :. great
combination of talent, and we expect terrible
crowd SO, come, let Us go and see what rank we
must give Wallace in the kingdom of harmony
genius, and enthusiasm.
ITALIAN OrERA.-If an Italian Opera is to take
place here, we hope 1t will be composed of the
artists have before mentioned, to be added to
the company that performed at Nibo's. The ad-
dition of Madame Sutton, Borghese and CASTELAR,,
with Antognini and De Begins, can alone carry out.
with brilliant success, such operas as the public
will require at the hands of Simpson, or any other
manager If it is intended that the same company
that performed at Niblo's for fifty cents shall play
for one dollar with the addition of Borghese only
taken. The public taste for music is thoroughly
aroused, and now is the time to form such
troupe as we have spoken of, and which would be
superior TO that at the Havana, and equal TO
London and Paris. 1t is useless TO attempt any
thing short of this-the public will not support
opera unless 1t is equal to what they have In
Europe; and, more so, as the talent is here to COM
pose II, and requires merely the enterprise OF
good manager or the combination of the artists
themselves. Such a troupe as can expect bril-
liant success IN New York, must not think
of visiting Philadelphia, Boston, and other
places II IS too expensive, and their strength
will prevent the necessity by attracting the
musical gentry of those cities to New York
Such company under proper management
might, in few years, every one of them, realize
fortune between New York, New Orleans, and the
Havana. 1t has been said that the same troupe
that performed at Niblos was the Havana troupe:
were prima donnas, and SALVATORE and Ceconi
primo bassos. Whether 1t is Simpson, or whether
II is Palmo, let there be good opera, combining
all the talent; let the public decline to support
anything else and the thing is done, and an Italian
company fixed IN New York. If managers will
not let the artists themselves combine, for the
nightly receipts will average two-thlrds more let
the artists be engaged monthly as in the Havana
there $500 per month is the highest pay TO prima
DONNA and proportion to the other part of the
troupe No manager ought TO entertain propo-
stion for anything beyond this. Why should an
artist attempt TO impose by requiring weekly what
IN the Havana is their monthly pay! This system
OF paying all 10 one star fraud upon the public
who pay their money, and ought to repel such an
invasion of theirrights. Lets have London and
Paris troupe, or none.
ENGLISH DEFAULTERs.- appears that this coun-
try is not the only that is blessed with race of
men called defaulters. In Canada, according to the
Montreal Herald, there are quite number. We
give their names:-
BY paper just laid before Parliament it appears that
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country II. II. Hamilton, naval officer, Quebec 92023
los sdEdward Macgauran registrar and treasurer of
the Trinity House, Montreal ESQ los edJohn Burwel,
collector Port Burwell, El4g rs idJohn Chisholm, col
lector, Burlington f3235 IS 6lAnthony Manahan, col
lector Toronto, G436 l3s sd.R d. Frazer, collector
Rockville, f527 los. ODD Mcmahon, collector New
castle (deceased), ell 4s-Wiliam Chisholm collector
Oakville deceased, f30l 9s sdohn Bostwick collec
tor Port stanley 1850 4sW Anderon, collector Sand
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