The New York herald., 1844-07-01
New HaYen.
Correspondence OF the New York Hei aid
NEW HAVEN, Wednesday, June 26


NEW HAVEN, Wednesday, June 26.
Doings at Neo Hucn-Hegeto-R -Repeaio- Politico-
Philosophy English Haory-Astronomy- -Dio
ran,as-O,io Concerts Temperance Geology
N1ormonism Discussion Megoscope- on,ania, &c
JAMES GoKDoN BENNETT, Esq.
Dear sir: This delightful city, renowned for its
location in the land Of steady habits, has bcen du
ring the past week, the arena Of confusion, COM
pounded of vegetation, rereal, politics,!&c.
First, on Thursday evening the Rev. DR.. Bacon
lecured on English History, to from GOO to 100 peo
pie, considerable portion of whom were ladies',
dear souls) their presence imparts brllllancy
even to Historical lectures.
| On Friday we had an excellent lecture on astro-
nomy. illustrated by the Justly celebrated Rus
sells Planearlum."
Saturday we had the dlorama OF the Battle OF
Bunker's Hill, and Olio Concerts.
On Sunday we had glorious temperance meet
| ing, three-fourths Of which were OF the temenne
gender, whose eyes sparkled like champagne, leach
bands-of course, when they can get them. They
sang sweetly, looked rather wicked, but withal
| very modest.
Monday was great day, the repeal meeting hav-
ing. been fixed to take place Accordingly, al q
O'clock, went to the Park to witness the process.
sion, which commenced moving towards the Hall
exactly at 55 minutes past Z.
This tremendous moving mass consisted OF an
i
cies Crossed leetle perhaps with the savoy cab
bage or sulphur brocolD added to which was the
President of the Repeal Association, sort Of
scavenger, by the way, to a federal paper
reaching the hall (or garreD the meeting consisted
Of thirty seven persons, including four boys and
six niggers The President spoke Of the imprison-
ment Of o'Connell. requesting all present to exert
thunder Of applause from the nlggers,l spoke
Thurlow Weed and Bishop Hughes ior their disln..
terested exertions in favor OF repeal apologized
or the room and the speaker, and want of adapta-
Iton in both this showed his sagacity, as an un-
ventilated room is evidently not the best place for
vegetables to flourish in; he was right, for poor
Horace never attempted a fiourish the Whoe
evening Poor Greeley must be hard pushed to
be driven here in the name OF repeal TO assist
the election of Clsy and Frelinghuysen However,
he repeated some OF Jack the Gian-killer, Arabl-
Nights, and Pilgrims Progress, WIN quotations
| the audience (Which now amounted to Az that he
| had dreamed Of liberty the previous night, he sat
down OF course "on dis ticlar kashen" uncle
PETE went round with the hat-Ohe rent of the
room was S2) The tellers reported the collection
| to be 81 IS, at the announcement OF which poor
Greeley sloped. His friends supposed ne went on
| board the steamboat for New York. Thus ended
this mighty gathering of squashes' Dipeas' hlesefs'
and politicians.
on each morning we have lecture on the pleas
| ing science of geology, by Professor Sllliman -
These are highly instructive, and delivered In the
Professors easy and truly pleasing style, commenc-
ing al and closing at 9-good hour that. II 5 or
| 6 of the students would show little more atten.
tion il would save the Professor those pointed and
ncrsona illusions during his lecture. shall attend
| 10 these disorderies hereafter :,
| On Tuesday evenings, In Saunders Hall, dis
cusslon between Student and Mormon Priest;
rather small potatoes
Next is sMegascopism, yes, one more newisn' -
! Thi, Megascope is a new machine exhlbited every
afternoon and evening at the Temple where oie
| Bull has his performance
The MeCasscope Is constructed on the united
principle Of the Drummond and Bude lights, incor-
poratlng both, and entirely supersedest The OxyHy-
| drogen microscope and magic lantern IT throws
rs objects on 80 feet square OF muslln; the igures
,re m. same which were'exhbted before Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert, &c, last winter Should
| ,he proprietors of this tremendous machine come
10 your citv call and it, Its lights are Infinitely
more brilliant than any thing have ever be.
| fore seen. The phrenzed laughter produced
| BY the objects displayed by It, convulses every
| person ana {" makes those laugh who never laugh
ed befcre, and those who used TO laugh, now laugh
the more" In fact, it appears well calculated to
supersede MilIerlsm and Mesmerism, In the supply
| il will afford 10 the insane hospitals: Hurra fer
the compound double negascope! and megascopo-
mania. -,
which was exhibited and lectured upon IN New
York the last spring, tor several weeks but not yet
exhibited here.
So here are lots Of fun, lots Of humbug, lots Of
science, and lsms, dandies, and pretty girls; a
sketch Of which shall be recorded each passing
week and transmitted to your invaluable paper, u
YOU deem them worthy Of (pcstage and) insertion.
Therein, by the bye, look at your paper IN con.
| neclon with others, as a kind OF Nathan Strong
among the squatters, VIZ realregulator.
| Very respectfully yours, j. ".
| p S-There is also New Haven and New
| York Railroad stock-o.mania getting up here
Wait and pray