The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-09

duu ueleHdinS Wndt 'Hey CONSIDER uuiti, we con-
clude,'in the hope that it may benefit the whole
community, promote charitable feelings, and in
duce people to renounce all foolish aversion to
their neighbors on account Of their religion Why
not permit every sect to believe as many mysteries
as they pleased l, can do no harm-but much
good.
~ p. Willis AND RAYMOND OF THE CoURIrR.-
An amusing-a very amusing controversy has just
broken out between these two paragraphlsis OF the
daily press-one the principal editor OF an evening
paper read by "the upper five hundred" and the
other the shocking accident and horrible muir
der" editor OF the principal Wall street Journal
Willis is backed by two bottle. holders General
Morris and Corporal Fuller; Raymond is backed
by Colonel Webb and Sergeant Daniel. There
has been little preparatory diminishing between
the combatan's relative to the Onderdonk case,
but yesterday Raymond poured regular broad
side into Willis, accusing him of almost all the
sins prohibited in the decalogue of Moses, and all
sorts of vices from pauperism to pedantry. Willis
in return promises TO give answering volley on
Monday evening next. 1t will be an amusing af-
| fair-very. The moral war made upon US in 1910,
and occasionally in subsequsn nj years, was nothing
to this. No one ever attacked our personal char
acter. twas " the Herald"-" the Herald"-" the
Herald' that was the wicked thing.
| Probably this controversy may be the means Of
| giving some strength to the Mirror. Heaven and
its poor printers know needs some addition to its
strength. Heretofore it has been one of the weak
est attempts at daily journalism that the world has
| yet seen, We shall watch the fight attentively,
| and award the crown of victory to him that wins
| it, whether Willis or Raymond.
MORE SLEIGa1Ne, &c.--Yesterday, if judy
ment might be formed by the number Of per-
sons enjoying sleigh rides, our citizens made up
their minds to alter the expression of "making
hay while the sun shnes,' by saying "Enjoy
seighrides while the snow lies" The streets and
avenues were perfect torrent of vehicles, and all
seemed to enjoy the fun but the poor horses,
| which begin to look rather jaded There were
| more than usual number Of upsets, breakdowns,
accidents, &c. Runaway matches in the avenues,
and parts adjacent, were never more abundant
| but we were not able to ascertain whether any
| very serious damage was done, either to man or
beast which is truly surprising, seeing the way in
| which every vehicle was crowded, both inside
| and out, wherever footing could be obtalned-
No parties appear to enjoy the fun more than the
| yentler portion Of the creation, even when they
were upset and thrown into all manner of ridicu-
ous postures, and they, recovering from the shock
laughed as loud and as long as the more robust :
Some accidents might be prevented by causing the
iog in the hoofs of the horses, and their fetlocks
to be well covered with soft soap, as this will pre-
vent the snow from gathering about their feet and
throwing them down by what is termed sssnow
oalling" considerable quantity Of ice still floats
in the rivers, but the only injury it causes is the
rolongng of the trips Of the boats at the different
ferries
BuRLrsoUE THEATRIcALs. Dramatic burlesques
appear TO be the order of the day and since the
Irregular" performances on The stage have sunk TO
something even worse and more ludicrous than
ourlesque. and are themselves the keenest satire
on a degenerate stage that can be conceived, we
do not know why we have any reason to grumbe
at the change from miserable acting to avowed
burlesque. In the absence Of the "legitmate"
drama, we have excellent comedy, ballet and melo.
drama. enacted by Gen. Welch and his unrivalled
troupe OF horses, at the Park; while the "ndefati-
gable" manager Of the American Museum serves
US up regular batch of opera, comedy, tragedy
and farce, all at the same sitting, and all for
shilling; with most respectable quantity Of white
negroes. black monkeys and intellectual ourang
outangs thrown into the bargain.
Blu: the greatest buresque. perhaps, Of all, was
enacted at the Italian Opera House on Friday eve-
ming that beautiful and chaste little temple-so
lately filled with rapt echoes of the divine Semiro-
mide. and every part Of which seemed haunted by
the spirits OF Rosin, Donizeti, and the other
tiers Of Italian song-being made the scene of full
dress nlgger opera, which went of with full
cherus of regular Chatham applause The affair
was an attempted burlesque on the Bohemian
Girl" in which we had caricatures of Borghese
Pico, Frazer, Mrs Seguin, Antognini, &C., all
BACKED to the wool, and singing all sorts of
music in, the most unimaginable tumble. Gas
| | view these scenes so charming" was wound
up with "Oh, whar did you come from?"-
a and the LAR land of P9and" was conye
Wirginny." At the close, tremendous wreath,
twined round hoop, was thrown on the stage,
and the fair prime donne were alternately crowned
with It, amid the immense and convusive laughter
OF the audience. Burlesque Is evidently in the
cendant; and 1t we can have no opera and no re-
spectacle drama, it seems that we are to be pro-
vided with any quantity of fun, which is produced
with the slightest possible outlay of brains, and en-
joyed with great deal less. Tive la bagatele!
CONCERT AT PALMo's THEATRE ON FRIDAY
EvRNING.-Mr. Kneass had very good attendance
as above, and everything went off in excellent
style. There was certainly enough of music, for
money, of every description, from the sublime to
the ridiculous, and considerable amusement and
entertainment of more solid character, afforded
The only objection that could reasonably be made
to the display, if objection it be called, was
that II was too voluminous, il was past twelve
O'Clock ere the performance terminated; but this
was much owing to the frequent encores called for
by the audience. The entertainment is to be re-
peated tomorrow evening, when, doubtless, the
attendance will be still greater than on the prev-
GUS occasion, as il is we'll worth the patronage of
the public.
SACRED CONCERT AT THE CHURCH THE
TRANSFORMATIONS, CHAMBERS STREET, THIS EVEN
tNe.-Sgnora Pico and other distinguished talent
have offered their services on this occason for the
purpose Of assisting in tightening the burdens Of
the pastor of this church, by removing the difficult
ties under which the congregation labor