The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-22
From q Dublin Paper.l

at which the good town OF Dublin asserted IN
pre-e mnent manner TIE lofty and envluble prero-
gdilve which II has long enjoyed OF being regarded
by the universal assent OF all mankind as the
most carurvingest city on the face vi creation, II
during the past week, when the weather being
exceedingly favorable, the citzens, with all unani-
mity ot purpose rarely found 10 eAisi amongst the
irish public, except when pleasure 10 the object OF
pursuit, appeared one and all To be actuated ny the
same lntr ntion, and Tucked down Nv myriads To
the far.tamed green OF Donnybrook On thursday
night II would seem rs though the whole lrsh pub
lie had come 10 distinct understanding that every
one should visit the Brook-and lndeeu the ex-
IRENE herOism and wonderful dsinterestedness
which they displayed by plllng themselves IN
living pyramids upon the Jarvies, innumerable as
the leaves IN Vdllambrosa's Vale, by which they
were whiIled, rather than driven, TO the general
focus OF attraction, would seem To argue thdt the
arrangement which had been entered into was a
conscle ntlous obligation Of stringent charact,
thar the safety OF lite and limb was to be wholly
disreg arded the general anxiety 10 preserve the
the tair green was crowded such excess as to be
almost entirely impossible, and the whole green
presented highly diversified scene OF droilery and
animation, AMI characteristic IN an eminent de-
gree Of the volatile mlrth-loving population by
which il was lhronged The ANXIOUS shopkeeper,
the toll-worn uadesnan, and the care-harassed
artisan lett their sorrows and sohcl,ndes behind
them in the city, and due regard Tor truth
compes to admit that though the How OF animal
spirits as most exuberant, and although he gene
raj impression amongst the crowd appeared 10 be
that they had come there Tor the express purpose
OF enjoying " the height OF divarshin, the evl-
dences vi dissipation and intempeTance which were
wont to signallze such assemolagss, were by no
means Of frequent recurrence as IN by-gone years.
and the night IN question, We DO not remember
10 have seen IN the entire vast multitude more than
some hafdozen persons, whose appearance was
such as TO indicate that they loved the native not
wisely, but too well. There were, however, few
dlshonorabe exceptions to this rule, and amongst
them two may be specified In particular. The first
taua al rfeF WI m aa
demonstrate TO the satisfaction OF a group OF IN
credulous hearers that there were ficO moons shn-
ing in the ffmament--and the second an ath-
letic tinker, who, wearing a coat SO ragged that
scarcely enough of its original material was yet
left wherein To lay safe foundation tor his Repeal
button-was bent upon getting into personal aer-
cation with the elephant which was exhibited IN
front oil Mr.. Hughess equestrian arena. The patTl-
otto tinker beng under impression erroneous, II
Is to be presumed) that he had been deliberately ag
gneved and insuied by the elephant. which Knock
ed his hat of with It's trunk, "squared up 10 the
brute IN pugnacious attitude and would, no doubt.
have insisted upon having satisfaction III the shape
of thump upon the ANIMALS devoted head, or a
pedal application poartMl (Which, by the way,
would have hurt the tinker more than the eitphah)
were II not for the timely Intervention IL lol ID,
whose sturdy baton struck terror into his Kettle
mending soul The show-booths, though they are
not at all numerous as on previous years, are YET
fitted up rather tastetuliy but We are IN consc-
ence compelled To state, that the performance III
such OF the booths are devoted To hsirionc re-
presentations, are by no means OF such nature
DIS TO please pure dramatic taste Ihis remark
Is peculiarly applicable TO "Mulhgans Dfama'ic
Temple" IN the middle of the falr-green, and
1.-The Royal Hlbernlan Theatre, on the right hand
side as you proceed towards Donny brook. Both
of these establishments WE had The honor OF visit
ing on Thursday evening; and, although we are
willing TO de TO the respective managers the
need of APPRECIATION TO which they have unques-
uonably entitled themselves by that delicate gard
Tor the comfort OF Their audiences. which suggested
The spreading OF dry straw IN the boxes, as also the
exclusion from that part oil The house ut all gentle
men not enjoying the luxury Of a shirt Gan arrange
aent, by the way, which operated very injurious
y tor The great majority Of those who wore the
button," 1--WE feel ourselves called ON, notwiih-
staedlng, TO state, that we Witness AT these extl
bltions many Thugs that "coud not but make tie
lndicous grieve." True, the charges are mode
rate twopence TO the boxes, three half-pence to
the pit, penny 10 the rafters, and 10 lile boys
halfpenny tor peep through any OF the holes IN me
roof with liberty OF selection IN the latter case
out Of 800 apertsrrs-can never be considered as
very exorbtan, but even though The managerial
gains may not be considerable, some rgud should
br paid 10 the prophecies ot the drama, and, IN all
Kindness oil feeling and sincerity OF purpose, W.
would suggest 10 The young gentleman who played
Othelo, that battered white hat, Nank-en tights,
md greasy blouse, do not form the costume best
adapted to the character OF Shakspeare's Jealous
Moor The smoIherng of Desdr mona with WHIP
If straw certainly novel efec, and was proba-
blyintroduced with a viewto excite the eympath,es
ings Of the lady, which certainly were much more
intense than they would have been II pillow had
been used as the instrument OF destruction But
while we feel ourselves bound freely To censure
corps dramafique tor their ltile peccadlllo.s we
are by no means inclined TO pass over without
animadversion the iransgres,ions of the audience,
whose conduct was IN some Instances wholly inde
fensible, and IN none more so IMAM ~ thtir
Insisting upon having Desde mona "setiled" In the
second act, in order that they might enjoy with as
little delay as possible the pleasure OF hearing thr
,rnirmi who spIayed the Moor sing the popular
melody Of "Take your time, Miss Lucy" Such
lmpatence IL puerlie in the extreme, and totally
nworthy OF an enlightened audience. The afec.
rlonate individual who sh axes hands with every one
ne meets III the street, and who IL known by the
abbreviated appeation OF Hughy, was in the boxes,
and IL is but JnAiice his good and good taste
tn state that he appeared TO be highly md lgnani
at this conduct, and took occasion 10 make lon g
discursIve speech on the head OF IT, Ia the adjoining
booth-Mr MulligaD's establlshmrn;--thc perfor
mances consisted of Hamlet. and melodrama
with seven murders and a suicide ~ The last act,
entitled The Robbers oi the Bloody Glen or, thf
Miserable End Of Vrtuous Washerwoman In
the latter piece which was described in the bill
| IS pay Of "inteDsc and powerful interest,"" III.
part OF the Washerwoman was supported by o
Young lady delighling in The name OF Miss Bridget
Doran, and il must be admitted that she looked
the character TO admiration. The agony endured
by the heroine too cetp 10 be witnessed by any
man az ordinary nerves, and we accordingly leit
the house at the conclusion Of the first act.
Tnere were whrly gigs and merry-go.tounds be
yopd Michael Cassios powers OF calculation, int
which the proprietors--who are for the most part
Cockneys--exhorts d the young aud inexperienced
to enter on the gro unds that they are machines,
which afford "a most hexact representation Of thu
topsum.turvy wagarles OF this here wagabond
world" From the vast number 81 persons who pa.
tronlsed those machiacs-and particularly one OF
them, made after the fashion of huge washing.
rub, and called Tho Repeal Coach" ono would
suppose that sick sfomachs and dizzy heads were
objects of the most ardent aspirations amongst The
populace.
The auRhler-loving portion of the community
have had merry week Of II. but Mundane fell
city quickly vanisheth" Alas Tor showmen ano
tumblers.-sas for thimblprigmen and conjurors
alas and a-well.a-day Tor Zozmus and the Who'll,
tribe OF ltnerant baIlad-sngers. when The post
oflice clock shall have chimrd SIX this evening III,
ne turnsd haitian rda M