The New York herald., 1845-12-08
NEW YORK, MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER s. 1s45

mentina Villiers expected to arrive in town to-
day, from Brighten.
1t is rumored that her Ladyship and the Captain
first met at Almack's during the last season.
Foreign Theatricals.
Madame Anna TLillon Is at present at Mons, in
Belgium, where her performances are highly sue
cessfu
The journals of the continent mention the death,
at Cartenazzo, in the nelghborhood of Bologna, OF
Madame Colbrant Rosslni, the wife of the illus
trlous composer.
Mademosele Guerinot, the pretty danseuse who
performs at Drury Lane in the "Marble Maiden" is
only Is years of age She is as good musician as
she is dancer.
Helen Condell. is, we observe, great favorite at
Bordeaux. Her performances are continually crown
ed with floral offerings, or, in other words, a shower
OF bouquets Is an ordinary compliment to ama-
| BILE countryw oman.
Taglioni has lately been in Manchester, drawing
overfowing houses at the Theatre Royal She left
Manchester. on Sunday, for London. On Monday
evening she appeared for the last time the British
stage, at the Theatre Royal Brighton and she pur-
poses quitting England Immediately for Paris
where she spends week with her friends; but, we
believe, does not gladden. the gay city with any pub
lie performance. She then hastens to Como, where
hermother is awaiting her and intends to pass
not be generally known that, though her father is
Lombard-his native city Milan-she is a Swede
having first seen the light in Stockholm but she
quilted Sweden in her childhood, and France has
| SOS.Ns.J' VI
the states OF Europe, and been honored with presents
from many OF Its crowned heads; yet, strangely
enough, with the exception Of Milan, Bologna, and
one or two other cities of less note, she has not yet
made her appearance In Italy This winter, we be-
ieve, she will visit, for the first time, Rome, Ma
pies, Florence, and other cities, but whether she APP
pears In public, or enjoys the ample fortune she has
realised, In privacy, we cannot say Her cheerful
kindness, genuine courtesy and good nature-ever
to the humblest of the ballet corps around
| her-have left in these, as in all who knew her.
mlnUIod haot md onctd dta-
interested wishes for her future prosperity.
AT the Dublin Theatre Royal, during the perform.
ance OF "Fra Diavolo," one night last week, Mr..
Reeves, in springing from the rock, unfortunately
spralned his ance, and has since suffered consider
able PAIN No serious consequences are appre
| hended.
Risly, after most successful career on the CONT
nent of Europe, is about to return to England At
the latest dates he was at Vienna, previous to which
he was In Paris, reaping golden harvest His
Youngest son now joins him in his performances
One OF his most astonishing acts. that has excited
particular attention, is throwing his youngest son
upwards, and catching him on the soes Of his feet
Several other feats, equally wonderful have created
ne most marked M attention wherever he has pro
close OF the present month, at Drury Lane theatre
The second amateur performance, IN which Doug
lass Jerrold, Charles Dickens, Mark Lemon, and
other literary gentlemen performed, for the benefit
Saturday last, at st. James, Theatre, London
Prince Albert and large number Of the male and
female arlstocracy, were present The play was
every Man in his Humor." Another amateur per-
formance, by the same parties. for the benefit of
MISS Kelly, is on the taps. The play will, it is
said, be "The Alchemist"
THEATRE RoYAL.-There has this week been IN
troduced to the notice of the playing public the
greatest novelty OF this or any other season. in the
person OF the African Roscus, who commenced an
engagement of five nights on Monday last, in the
character of Othello The announcement that
native OF Senegal would appear as the Venetian
Moor had drawn, with the exception Of the boxes,
crowded house, and we understand successful
was the character represented that the African Ros
clus was called tor at the close of the tragedy-a
compliment generally paid to favorites at cur thea
| tres On tuesday evening the opera OF the "Slave"
was perfo fmed, the part Of Gambia being sustained
ted the theatre that evening with strong misgivings
as to the powers Of the actor, but yet there was
something striking and impressive in the fact that
one OF Afrc's sun-burnt was, in this land Of
liberty, to represent the character Of the Slave The
piece had not proceeded far before we were aston
lshed at the histronic powers of the Ethiopian
There is kind of untuored widness in the manner
In which the African Roscius portrays the character
which, however it may be at varence with the
course usually adopted by actors, displays origina
ty OF conception, and powers of embodyng it of no
ordinary description It would be unfair, perhaps,
to Judge the subject of the present notice by the
usual standard, and yet we feel persuaded he would
suffer little by such mode of estimating his qua-
cations for the stage AS whole, we never recol-
| lee seeing the character Of Gambia better played
1t was perfect development OF the emotions
OF the devoted, noble-minded slave, srug-
where irst he meets with Zellndas child, he dis
played great depth Of feeling, and when, overcome
by gazing inteny on the face Of the boy, he rushed
from the stage, there were few dry eyes in the thea
tire. The overpowerng effect poduced by the an
nouncement that he was free, was udiciousy repre-
sented, and his apparent efforts to give utterance to
his feelings electrified the audience, who rewarded
him with spontaneous burst of applause. The
other characters In the piece were well sustained
In the comic opera Of the paddock" the Afri-
can koscus has an opportunity of displaying his
mschievousHnigger Mungo, his broad humor and
whimslcalities, niger melodies and eccentric
characteristics OF the negro race, kept the house
continually in roar of laughter AS the African
hoscius Is the only actor OF color that has appeared
IN England, the following sketch, which we take
from the bills Of the theatre, may not prove unin-
tssresllng -" The Africans progsnitors, down to
tne grandfather OF the subject OF this memoir, were
| PrInces OF the Foulah tribe, whose dominons
were Senegal, on the banks Of the river of that
name. The father of the present individual was
| New York, in the United States. Three days after
his departure from his native Shore insurrcction
broke out among the tribe, arising chiefly from a
wish on the part of their king to exchange prison,
ers taken In battle, instead of adopting the usual
barbarous custom OF selling them for slaves. His
humanity. however, nterfered with an established
perqulsite long possessed by some OF his principal
officers The grandfather Of the present African
Rosclus throughlther interested policy, fell VIC
tim to his mutinous subjects, Deprived Of the
means OF asserting his birthright, and to a certain
degree cast upon the world as cosmopolite, the ft-
ther became clergyman, and oficiates in New
York. The subject Of this memoir was born July
~, 1877, and was destined for the same profession,
put preferrlng the sock and buskin, he departed
from his fathers roof, and wended his way TO the
shores of Old England
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATEs-Thurs-
day, Dec 4, ls45.-No: 4. VIM. M. Gwin, plaintiff
in error. Va Buchanan Hagan & Co. This cause was
argued by Mr. Mason for the plaintiff in No. 10
Iomogbee Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, w.
H. Keeland This cause was submitted TO the Court on
the record and printed argument BY Mr. Mason for the
plantn IN error. NO TO- James Payne, ct al, plaintiff
TO the Court on the record by Mr. Mason in behalf OF
the defendant in error who prayed the Court for ten per
cent damages under the nth rule OF the Court No s