The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-24

the latter said to one of the former:
ssYour companion resembles you very much ;
is he your brother9"
The one addressed replied thus:
81 never had brother; but that mans father
was my mothers son."
Query.-What was the relationship!
QUEEN OF ENGLAND.-The Queen of England
has celebrated the revolution in France and the
threatened rebellion in her own dominion, by pre-
senting her subjects with another dear little frii-
cess. Mrs Darlington, according to the Boston
Post, was much interested in this expected event.
as the steamer signifed, sir 2, asked the old
lady, at the telegraph station. :" Yes IN repnea
the clerk, who was bnsily engaged turning OYER ae
tinued she, :" if the Queens encroachment has
taken place yet?" g Some say she is encroachlng
ali the time, said the clerk, looking pleasantly at
the old lady, and evidently pleased with his own
smartness. 90 That ism t possible, responded the
venerable dame; but, said she to herself, " how
could he be expected to know about such things
and yet there is reason why he should mt, for all
the bars to SCIENCE 'notamy and them things is lei
down nowadays, and Natur is shown all un-
dressed, like poppet show, slxpence sight,
THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE. Bunn's trial
against Jenny Lind, for breach of her engagement
has come off before the Court Of Queens Bench
1t appeared that the British Minister at Berlin had
informed Bum Of her great success, and he letl
London at the height of the season at Drury Lane.
for the purpose of engaging her. He was intro
duced to her by the Minister and Meyerbeer, the
composer, and engaged her for twenty nights al
Drlry Lane theatre, at 50 Louis d'ors, or t45
night each representation, and one-hail tne pfols
of her benefit. She was to sing the Somnam-
bula and other operas specified in the agreement
and Mr. Bum was satisfied that he had secured 10
himself all the advantages OF first appearance VI
this celebrated vocalist, on the Engiish Doarus.
Matters remained in statu quo until the succeeding
February when the nightingale wrote 10 the mana,
ger, informing him that weeks OF nara sluuy iau
proved the impossibility of her learning the Egnsh
language in the short time afforded her. se tlere-
fore declined fulfilling her commissioning, al the
same time that her doctors recommended her, Ill
order to preserve her voice. TO rest during the sum-
,nar thar her guardian, at standardization
whose consent the agreement could not be binding,
had positively prohibited her undergoing the fatigue
of a London engagement; and she concluded by
begging him not to believe the report that she was
going to sing at the Italian Opera House. Bum
offered to change the time, if she desired 1t; but he
heard nothing from her for some time. He finally
received letter, full of gratitude, compliments for
his kindness in taking an interest In her feeble tai
ents, and appealing to him as gentleman not as a
manager return her contract, as she did not feel
capable of risking her reputation before an English
audience; and stating that if she ever did sing at
the Italian Opera House, she would be willing to
pay such com pensation the laws of the country
might impose upon her Bum, who understood
his business and also understood the object and i'll
tentions of the Swedish nightingale, informed her
that if she would compensate hun for his loss, and
stipulate not to appear at the Italian Opera House
until after August, he would rellnqulsh her contract
He offered, at the time, to secure to her the
amount of her engagement before she left Berlin,
and that if she objected to sing In Englis she might
choose her own language; but that If she did not
fulfil her contract he would complain of her to the
King of Prussia, and would commence an action
against her in Berlin, and in London, when she
arrived there She put in plea that The contract
was fraudulent; and on the trial. Bum said that he
had sustained damages to the amount of 10000;
All the testimony going to prove that Bum had
been il-treated, and Jenny Lind had no extenuating
circumstances present. the jury gave the plaintiff
f., 500 damages. This, we do not hesitate to say,
was too small sum. Lumley agreed to pay it, and
having induced her to break her engagement and
behave ILL., the jury should have given Bum at least
.f50O0-as he must have lost full that amount,
Judging from the wonderful success of the Swedish
nightingale.