The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-14

ullated 10 the extent OF thirty or forty common
measures of common humanity, and one OF these
measures put into an individual constitute HIM
what is called mana Calhoun mana Calhoun
politician. We dare these forty clements OF the
Calhoun party TO come out in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and to show themselves men. They
have been whipped in like pack to their kennel,
and they must be whipped in And sorry are we
TO see such brilliant meteor as John c. Calhoun,
thus expiring and exploding so suddenly after
irradiating the whole Union with its dazzling bril-
liancy-far transcending the brightness and spen-
dor of the November meteor, which element
almost blinded the eyes of Professor Olmstead
and the astronomers of New Haven.
RIDIcULous MAIL ARRANGEMENrs.-Ag great deal
OF credit was given to the; Post Master General a
few days ago for the kindness extended by him to
the press and the establishment of an EDITORS mail
for the transmission Of their letters and documents
from Washington to the different large cities of the
Union, during the present session of Congress But
This laundering official cannot, it seems, even do
good thing with good grace. He cannot attempt
to be liberal without imposing restrictions,
and actually perpetrates insult under the pretence
OF kindness. He refuses TO allow any ranked let
tiers to go in this editors mail, and insists that all
matter transmitted by it must be prepaid. Now
this is really amusing. What right has the Post
Master General to impose such a restriction
What right TO enact such regulation? We deny
the existence of any authority for such conduct
AT all events we shall test that question. If he
establishes mail bag for the editors of New York,
Philadelphia and other large cities, we shall insist
on our right to put all ranked letters in it. We
are determined to test this matter to the fullest
extent.
1t really appears that the Post Master General is
determined TO accumulate as much disgrace and
contempt on his own department and the admins
tration generally, as he possibly can.
The New OPERA HousE.-We will very soon
have magnificent opera house in this city-buit
on the best pan-in one of the best possible loca-
tions-and with all means and appliances to ensure
success, if they be used with good sense and dis
cretlon. We allude, of course, as every body by
this time knows, to the new building at present
almost completed, in Chambers street, under the
direction and by the capital OF Mr. Palmo, whose
enterprise, spirit, and taste are pretty we'll known in
this community. The location is certainly ex-
tremely favorable. 1t is in the very centre of the
city, in aquiet and geneel neighborhood, although
Just midway between our two great thoroughfares,
Broadway and Chatham street. There are no
grog shops, or indeed stores of any kind, in that
part of Chambers street, and in front of the opera
house is the Park. 1t would be difficult, indeed to
select in any other qnarter of the city more &C.
cesslble, respectable, and desirable location for
fashionable place of amusement. In this very i'm
portant respect, then, the protector of the new
opera house has great reason for self graduation
The house itself will be beautiful bJou of
theatre, capable of containing twelve hundred per-
sons with great comfort and three or four hundred
more on benefit night the debut of some of the
great artists from the other side IF the water
There will be but one price of admission;
there will be no partitions, but the seats
be free, running all round, as at Niblo's.
This is republican, and as it ought to be,
and will be found to work as well as our own beau
tful democratic system. The scenery, which is 10
be painted by Guidicini and Monachesi-two high
y respectable artsts-will be wrought by machine
ry, all drops and flats, the plan of Lascali and
the Opera House in London. The stage will be
forty feet in depth, about thirty three feet wide and
twenty-five feet high Its depth can however, be
increased twenty-five feet, by running it through to
Reade street, which is contemplated SO soon as the
lease of some buildings on the rear can be obtain
ed. The decorations of the house and of the stage
will be in the Ezabethcan style, and will surpass
anything of the kind seen in this country. In
the construction of the interior of the building
the most exact attention has been given to the sci
entlic principles necessary to be observed in rem
dering the transmission OF sound easy and unob-
structed. The arrangements for ventilatlng the
house-for heating it-for the sand egress of
the audience, perfect and reflect great credit
on the Judgment, taste and skill of Mr.. Bragaldi,
the accomplished gentleman to whom the general
superintendent of the undertaking has been en-:
trusted. To the right of the entrance, and leading
from the second tier of boxes, will be spacious
promenade, one hundred and fifty feet in length,
and terminating in an elegant pavilion. On either
side of the lobby will be elegantly fitted up apart
ments, one as refreshment saloon for the gentle
men, and the other, and more spacious one, will be
divided into cloak rooms, and saloons for the la
dies Altogether, We believe, from somewhat
minute examination of the plans of the building,
that our opera house will, in all the important par
ticulars Of comfort, convenience. elegance, and
general propriety of arrangement compete with any
in the world.
The house will open with the Italian Company
at present in Baltimore, greatly strengthened by i'm
portant additions, of whom Borghese, CASTELAR,,
Antognini, and many other great artists have been
named. But, at present, these arrangements have
not been completed TO such extent as to warrant
our entering into details. That we will be able to
do at an early day. The Italian Company will be
succeeded by the French, which IN its turn will
give way 10 the English Opera. Thus constant
succession of novelty and attraction will be main
tanned
Ofthe success of this most meritorious enterprise
there cannot be doubt, if the management of lis
domestic economy be conducted with judgment
and firmness, and'on the principles of justice and
common sense The musical taste of this city has
been completely awakened. Every body is calling
out for the opera Public taste has been quite re-
voutionzed. People are tired TO death of seeing
Shakespeare murdered in cold blood by rantng
blockheads, or frost-bten tragedians who possess
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