The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-04

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tract with Mr. Schuberth. 1t is plain and sensible
| statement, and puts a new aspect on the affair
ExcHAscr HOTEL, RIcHMosp, Va, Dec. 80, 1873
just your kind advice and notification Of tn
contract between myself and Mr. Schuberth, and yo'
must excuse If take the liberty to put you in posses
sion of such may relieve from the false position
soss am M sesubsh or his Mr.
hope you and the public will honor the old proverb
hear both Sides before they Judge too rashy Of thu
humble individual who presumes to address them
| language in which he is not much accustomed to al
dress that public whose good wishes he prizes SO highly
and is also most anxious to maintain
Previous leaving Hamburg, where the contrac
was made Mr. Schubeh always stated that II the con
cers were numerous and profitable he was quite content
to take much less than is mentioned IN the
bond" say onesxth but as the statement In Europe Of
the of instrumental performers was so conradc
tory and so little complimentary to the taste OF music ana
the fine the Americans generally he was fearful Of
losing instead of gaining money by this most liberal con
ms repeaed before we started for Country The
contract do not deny and never have denied but what
wish to show to the public is that he was the rstt break
it, which can be proved most concusvely Every thing
was going very smoothly supposed until found by
your paper that Mr. Schuberth had made engagement
for to play in New York and Baltimore on the same
evening which notwithstanding the facilities for travel
ling here very great found quite impossible to I'M
dertake So soon as became apPrse1 Of TN, state o. a,
portunity to demonstrate with him for ting with the
public and myself by acting for me in this ways when to
my astonshment he flew into violent passion, and re-
Piled that he knew what he about that was treating
him like a schoolboy and child that he would leave me
and return Europe and would have nothing farther to
do with me, Sc / very frankly told him very well-do
just you please since you wish tits my wish TOO mat
separate your contract is then at an end he lett
me- and nothing of him for two or three days and
congratulated myself being rid of an incubus to my
fancy and Imagination. that relieved me beyond measure
For when he out the found he had been OK
cessively rude and annoying to many omy warm per-
sona friends and to the members OF the press partc
y he had shown no disposition whaeyerto accommodate
them my nights the theatre which is customary on
such occasions and told that they were nearly all
excluded by his orders from witnessing the performance
which source Of extreme regret to me, who have
been honored since my entree into public le by that
profession far beyond my poor deserts.
About the third day after he himself had broken the
contract and had Voluntarily left me- suppose he began
repent his friend Heelbu did for him. and was very
DESTROYS Of making new contract and actually onered
him and again the engagement But had become
heartily Disguised from his treatment to my friends,
for me without caring whether could fulfil them not.
that my determination was fixed to no longer Jeopardise
my reputation in trusting this man to arrange my music
or disarrange my engagements. as he had done with Mr.
Richings to whom was obliged to pay $3.50 Tor the ex'
ira expense and loss he had incurred from the dsappon
men occasioned solely by Mr. schuberh not one cent o.
fulfilled his part of the contract except to take his
share of the money so soon as he could get
which the Of the Park Theatre testify he
not long in doing generally Unjust apologize to you
and that generous public whose good will am SO anx
being so dinse with perhaps what may to them
personal squabble about dolars but to me looks
quite serious to myself accused Of breaking solemn
contract and find that annoyed and arrested as was
hecase in Baltimore in the morning OF my concert that
evening in Washington and nearly prevented reach
ing Washington in time and all for the own acts Of anoth
person. urged very likely by designing and bad men
Please publish this badly dlgested statement of facts
and oblge your truly valued friend,
To JAMES GoRpor BENNETT, ESQ.
NLw YORK HERALD.
If Ole Bull has had the precaution to have evil
dence of the facts us stated by him, we can see no
difficulty in the legal settlement of the matter, and
it is probable he has such evidence in his posses
sion. AT all events, ought to be settled at once
Amopos, on the day this letter was written, the
great artist left Richmond for Charleston.
GREAT MOVE IN POLICE REroRM.-The long talk
ed of report of Alderman Tlou Of the Fifth Ward
was presented to the Board of Aldermen last even
ing and synopsis of it will be found exclusively
in our columns. Among other radical measures,
the Alderman recommends the imprisonment in the
penitentiary of all keepers of gambling houses for
one year, and common gamblers for two years
all adulterers in the city prison for twelve calendar
months All guilty of seduction to the State Prison
for three years-any person selling liquor to an
habiual drunkard, orboy under Is years OF age, to
be fined 1925 for the first offence, $50 for the Sc
cond, ana imprisonment one month for the third.
Any theatre manager who admits women OF Ill
fame into his establishment, is to be fined 500
but read the report IN another column.
MOVEMENTS &c-The Hon. Daniel Webster
has gone to Washington, attend it is said, to the
suit of the heirs of Girard against the city of Pha-
dephia.
The Hon Henry Clay arrived in New Orleans on
the 23d ult, where he was TO remain for several
alo ha m In
A PEAcEApLE PRIvATEER.-A new brig, of the
clipper ORDER and pierced for twelve guns, will leave
this city as soon as the wind changes, for Bahia
This brig is $50 tons burthen, rakshly rugged, and
the sharpest vessel that ever cut the Atlantic into
slices. She is named the Alamance, was built in
North aiolina, is commanded by Captain La
motte and will leave fifteen miles of water in her
wake every hour. She is to be sold at Bahia, and
will either be SLAYER, smuggler, revenue
cutter. A few hundred dollars will settle which.
| ARRIVAL FROM ENGLAND.-The packet ship
United States, Capt. Britton, arrived here yester
day from Liverpool She sailed thence the &c
ult., only three days before the last steamship We
shall have apacket In with later news. There viii
be no steamer for two or three weeks
ENGINE No 5-We have been requested to state
that the persons concerned in riot in Centre stree
on New Years Day, who represented themselves
AS runners with No. s, are in no way connected
with that company, nor never have been.
ADAMS IL Co.'s ExPREss.-Thls enterprisng firm
have extended their line to Charleston, South Caro-
lima Go ahead.
NAVIGATION. river is open to Poughkeepsit
only
Amusements.
BROADWAY Circus AT NmLo's.-It would appear
that as the engagement OF thus splendid troupe Is
terminating its value is becoming ashionably
wledged We observed last night and the evening
previous galaxy beautyand youth such have seldom
been witnessed but the unquesonable merits of Messrs
North Franklin, Mcfarland, &c, and the unequaed ee
gance, comfort and decorum of the house are suicen
produce audience of the highest order and respeca
bility
No CESSATION OF NOVELTIES AT THE AMERICAr