The New York herald., 1845-11-10

second engagement Of the Keans was q decided failure
though the pit always very mesgre and
be noxes looked SLIM rarely have witnessed such
Lady Macbeth, and il really mortify ing an
exhibition OF such great abilities to bare benches and
nvorntarily hold my breath when think OF it, kean's
Macbeth pleased me better than any have seen. II
had none OF that rant and roar particularly in the ban
quet scene which has in other actors often dsgused
me
The seguins appear at this house Monday evening,
with sgnor De La Vanti, in the Opera OF /" Purani
in the English. This is novelty which will take like
wild hre among citizens II never before
believe produced in this city, and MrSegun in bringing
II ont al the commencement OF engag Mt has
sured full houses to the end In fact the opera always
was popular here and the segun troupe has increased
that popularity by the udicous manner in which the
leader humonrs the public appetite.
The farewell concert OF Ole Bull a splendid affair
The Musical Fund Hall crowded with the eate OF
our city, those being there who rarely any
place OF amusement Locust street, which the build
ing stands was hronged with private carriages from sh
TO 9th street--one whole square.
The Walnut has been crowded this week MIR. Muir.
dock an old Phlsde phia sager being the attraction
He performed IN round of tragic Shakspearan charac
teis, but lor bless you, sir" people
concile the easy and graceful person. and smiling good
humored face OF Jim Murdock with jealous Otheo,
age Macbeth, or thoughtful melancholy, philosophic
Hamlet. In Nercutio however, he was perfectly at
home and in Claude Melnoe Jafer and that stamp OF
character he had and never will have his supe.
rior Ho will play Romeo Monday night TO Miss Lo.
gans Juliet He is the only Romeo ever saw-all
others merely characatured thecharacter except
Murdock's, is suited to it.
The Arch has been drawing crowded houses all this
week. Miss Nelson, Mr.. Brougham and Mr.. Silsbee,
with about the best company in the city, constitute the
attraction
The National Circus is doing an immense business
being crowded nightly drama called the Cham
pon OF Freedom has been the concluding piece for the
last six nights.
Harrington has been exhibiting his magical illusions
and ventroquia powers AT the Assembly Buildings and
he has also added to the attraction the Conag
Moscow
have now given pretty much all that il interesting in
tins city Ot general news there is entire dearth-
Yesterday The contested election up again
argument before Judges King Parsons and Campbell OF
the quarter Sessions and the Judges will give their OPT
mon IN the course OF the week. is expected the
peuuons contesng the election will be aside the
ground that they sege facts which 60 to the
OF the case but that their allegations merely techn
ca mat they complain OF irregularities to form
y without stating wherein they affected the result Such
general, vague and indefinite grounds il has been init
mated will not avail if the facts stated proved
10 be true to set aside the solemn acts of FIVE hundred
election ofces sworn to the performance of their duty
and from the fact that they of different political
parties being under strict guard against the commission
OF fraud This contest Is OF the last convusve kicks
of nativism.
The stock market has presented extraordinary
pearance the last week We have great excement
IN fancy STOCKS and prices running up TO what gene.
rally acknowledged TO be above their value, while
state Fives have steadily declined notwithstanding the
ability OF the State to meet the interest permanently the
presence IN the treasury of immediate resources
vent iaure IN February and the determination of all
pares III the state and of the executive particularly
preserve the aith Of the Commonwea do not pre-.
ehd 10 account for this any than should seek the
motives for the acts OF the inmates of the insane hospi
tai give the quotations, and your readers may draw
their own conclusions
sales of Stocks MT Philadelphia.
FIRST BOARD, Nov s-5 shs Kentucky Bank 7ll: Sc
do 70; Mechanics Blk, 26t; 6S Schuylkill Blk & D.
8 y do do do, s 10 Camden and Amboy RR lllg: ioC
Leish, lla loo Vieksburg, 81, 800 Wilmington RR. S
O. ?, ai lao 40 do RW ri 200 do do, cash. II; $4,000
BETWEEN BoARps-l50 shs Girard Bank g. 5000 STATE
y oso ds 73t; 10 Wilmington RR u; 5000 Ches
PEI Canal Loans, So S265 State 5s 735 200 Reading
W, 2It. - - ~ :
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do do ds 73; 2000 do do, RW 49,; 5000 Ches 4 Del
Canal Loan, os, 81; 5000 do do do, bo s, s3
AFTER SaLrs-400 shs Wilmington RR b o ) ds oli.
aas do do, RW 2i; $1,000 State IS ds 7s. 1000 10
do RW, 73l; loo do, 13g. - " =