The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-11

instruments. Their fame has gone into Canada, anu
their anticipated arrival with the great equestrian
company of Rockwell and Stone, throughout the
Upper Province, hailed with strange enthusi'
asm Some short time since the agent OF Messrs.
Rockwell and Stone, who usually precedes the
company some days for the purpose OF hiring ground
for the erection OF the Pavilion but more especially
to procure a llcence from the supreme official or
"seleot men" Of the town in which the exhibition is
to be given made his call for that purpose upon the
Mayor Of Toronto, who is, doubt liberal of the
first water in that loyal Province. The dgnified
civic official, knowing as all do know, the re-
specfabllIty OF the equestrian company for which
the application was made, consented to give
the lcence, but to the establishment of the
agent, condition was imposed which would de-
tract greatly from the interest of the performances
The truth was, the "Virginia Minstrels" were to
be placed under a ban-their music was to be sus-
pended, or as many bar rests introduced as would
give them time to get to the next place of exhibi-
ton, and their dances were to be regular break
downs, or to be broken down. :" You may ridcule
the Irish if you please, sad his worship, gracously,
"but will not allow any exhibition which shall
mimic the nogroes-poor noffensive citizens. have
no objection to burlesques of the Scotch or the En-
gsh and either John Bull or Sawney can afford
much amusement, but the colored population shall
not be travesed." WE'LL what could be done p
The agent had no alternative but to take the lcence
with such restrictions, for the route was arranged,
and the troupe on It's way. AT the appointed time,
the company arrived, the pavilion was erected, the
performances commenced, and the audience came
and they came in myriads but great was their
disappointment. for there were no &c Vir.
GINA Minstrels !" Murmurs were heard, but
the managers were held blameless, for an
inhabtant of Toronto, who was cognizant of
the truth, had betrayed the secret. The population
got excited-they called upon the managers to pro.
duce the Virginia Minstrels, and undertook to hold
them harmless the managers, however, were un.
willing to do aught which would appear like def
ance Of the authorities, and therefore they COM
promised the matter-the Virginia Minstrels APP
peared in check pants white roundabouts, and with
clean faces, and thus they gave their music, and
sang dance, boaman Dance" and other songs of
like character, to the infinite delight of the Pro.
vincals and without violation of the injunction
of the sapient Mayor of Toronto.
A CHANCE FOR LITERARY LoAFERs "A circular
has recently been issued by the University of the
State of Missouri, TO which our anxiety to procure
bread and butter for the numerous starving men Of
al publicity The curators of the institution have
organized five professorshps, embracing ethics,
metaphysics, mathematics, classical studies, and
the natural sciences The object OF the curators in
announcing this fact to the public is to invite appl
cations from literary men for the supply of these va
cances--the elections 10 take place on or before
the first Wednesday OF September next The Sc
minary's fund of 100000 is invested in capital |
stock of the State Bank of Missouri One sixth OF
the dividends will furnish the salary of each profess
sor, provided that said sixth does not exceed 1888
rer annum althoushin addition to this, five dollars
for each scholar will be appropriated to each salary
The University is situated at Columbia, Boon coun-
y, near the centre of the State; it will be peculiarly
under the patronage OF the Legislature and its future
prosperity must be commensurate with the progress
OF the State in population, wealth and intelligence
TEMPERANCE PIc-NIc PARTEs-We do not know
any more agreeable mode of advancing the good
cause Of temperance than by these delightful pic mic
parties which are so fashionable just Boston.
They give the ladies-always the most efficient
friends OF any cause ample opportunities OF exer-
clslng all their powers of persuasion, and
Irresistible eloquence of eyes"
As soon as the rainy season, which has Just set in
has terminated it is contemplated to get up num-
"WooDNAN SPARE THAT TREE Zone of the |
most interesting objects in this city is the venera
bic pear-tree at the of Thirteenth street and
the Thru Avenue. 1t is at least two hundred and
fifty years old, and was imported from Holland by
the renowned Governor Stuyvesant. II still fleur-
ishes in all the glory of its green old age AID doubt
less will long outlive the present generation of Go.
thamites. II is guarded with religious care by its
presen, proprietor, Mr. Snyder, who very kindly
presented US yesterday with few OF the pears which
il produces. We were profane enough to eat one,
and can vouch for the delcacy and richness of the
fruit Thank Heaven, the good old tree, is not the
only vestge of the first settlers of "New Amster.
dam!'
RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT EVERY
body knows that the verdict after these catastro
Plies, uniformly is, emo one is to blame" After
recent blow-up on the western waters, a survivor
who hailed from The land of wooden nutmegs and
other notions" proposed the following very Judi
cious resolutions
Resolved, That nobody's to blame but the biler.
Resolved, That the biler knew better than tew
go on bust.
Resolved, That we reckon it got lust about what
IL deserved tor BLOWN up In such lscowrageous
manner.
HE LEHIeH CANAI.-On Saturday last the water
In the Lehgh Canal was drawn off entirely, and
all the laborers discharged. So that the connection
with the mines al Mauch Chunk and its vicinity is
entirely cut of. il is said that the civil and military
Authorities of Eason, steadily refuse to interfere
and thus the mob of boatmen are enabled to hold
their position against any force which the company
may be able to send against them
90 BY postscript to the Toronto Herald of the
9Th we find that the jury on the death of Thomas
Skinner and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery,
returned verdict of wilful murder against James
McDermou, for the former, and the same verdict