The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-09

last ten years his hand could not have been shaker
onensr' ne dned at the public table surrounded By
party OF friends who claimed him their guest ant
insisted upon rsiteratng his famous order Of little
more grape, Captain Bragg"
OF the most abstemious and men in the world
and had even drank thimble full Of wine with every
would have disappeared under the table before the first
course was over the President elect of this
country could not eat meal save 1t accompanied
by the camor Of the field some enthusiastic indiyi
duais procured small cannon and placed it in the
yard OF the st. Charles Hotel, In lot adjoining it
ana Kept cracking for anhour while he was salts
flying the keen demands of appetite.
During his stay in town. the General to be ed and
honized and serenaded much as he will stand but n
not much mistaken he is in about the sans nred;
csment Us the frogs were while under fire from the
The races commenced YESTERDAY over the Eclinse
Carrolton, and very pretty sport Afforded
Inc attendance was very fair the course In pretty
will be familiar to many of your readers You are
that our races here are always by
Of the most lovely and fashionable Of city ladies
ire race was asweepsske free for all sges-S5OO SUBJ
scripton, and $3.50 forfeit Three mile heats There
were four entries viz Buena Vista, by imp Glencoe,
dam by Leviatban, three years old Topaz by imp
uiehcoe, dam Emerald; Charmer, by imp Glencoe
dam Betsey Malone, three years old; and Verfer by
imp Belshazzar, dam Britannia All of these nags
have been beard Of in this region for which oyerha1
your record OF iass Winters sport and when found
MAKE note OF ~ But two Of the entries the
tcra'c en- VIZ Topaz and Verifer, and the latter won
me race easy in two straight heats The odds from
.ne start were two to one in favor Of verfer. The
Tine was TAR First heat 1:49; second heat, l:4SH
70 Jay there IL TO be two mile for the associa
ton purse of $2C0. '0'"
avery Questionable shape They were prese ted to
the public, for tbs first time last yht and it is whs
character OF the model artists from the followna x
tract OF one OF the bills of the play which are exhibit
"a In the hotels and bar rooms No advertisement is to
In any of the papers and the exhibition room
Is very much out of the way
DR.. HUNTERS LECTURE
IN the course OF humsn events it necessary to explain
ire principles upon which act Intend delivering cour Of
ANTHOLOGY THE HUMAN FIGURE
Illustrated by diagrams and pictures have ugaged
schools of London and Paris A'' "S'f'' from the
On Tuesday evening Nov 49, shall deliver lecture which
he with dscursive range upon the &c., &c. Each sub
p s. the costume " of
Eoue street. Entrance in the book store 0N'N"'
II That is not talking pretty plain Pm coniurer
think It half likely that thi. got up the "Canai
walking into the affections OF the gods and goddesses
suite.
The theatres gre doing pretty good business
Manners, Mis- Brenti, and Brough, made their bows
on Monday night in La Sonnambula," at the Ameri.
can tnea1fe to very good house, and made hit
owing to the haste in which the opera was got up
many of the prettiest choruses were omitted Thay
repeated the opera last evening fair house but not
adverti.ed for to night Vandenhoa, jr has played
two nights at the St Charles-Beverly and Benedict
he
touch of misery tonight in that execrsbe play Of the
"Strapger'-those who wish to be made miserable Will
updsubtedly provide themselves with extra supply
ofpocket handkerchief, and attend. Mr. v is very
talented actor, and will prove great favorite here
naye no doubt The very pretty comic opera of
Ecia'r oy Ha!evy; is to be produced to morrow
az the French theatre, ard as 1t Is the first thing
IN the way Of novelty the management have vet
favored the public with, think it will draw There
somewhat Uf novelty 1t ned for the first
time at the Opera Comque in Paris in 1885 but Of late
ever, many gems
Theatrical and Musical.
PAax THEArnE--The return Of the celebrated bale,
troupe Of the Monpaiss Is good card for tbi, nlacs
nnfsrsnce a-s~A~As-ai- -.~.. ~ ...
repeal here what have often said that never before
in the United States has been seen ballet troupe
OF such of such talent and ability
The entertainment of last night was one of the most
enchanting ever saw. M. and Nine Mopplaisir ana
their able seemed to be animated with great
spirit and ensemble; and the ballet of " LIE Diable q
Quatren performed in the most fauess style NINE
Moppaisir few rather than danced her steps were 30
elastic her jees b0ttus and rOnds de dm6es SO fasc
mating that she was received throughout with un-
bounded applause As for M. Monpa,sir his dancing
is always stamped with grace, agility and elegance
Miss Anna Bulan, very ptquante brunette ana very
reducing danseuse, who, under the able tuition OF Nine
Moppaisir has made considerable steps forward IN hef
profesio deserved eat credit Messrs Corby, Cor
net and Grossi displayed their talent each one IN MS
peculiar style We heard it rumored some time ago,
that grand ballet, entitled la Cochene," (the small
belly was to be produced during the present month
We hope to see il soon it is wanted to increase the
success OF the Moppaisrs In the meantime, it is said
that on Monday next the new advertisement Of The
-Four Parts of the World" will be produced The farce
Of the Opera House" was performed last night win
gapza Of "Fortuuio' concluded the soiree and gave
IT, fair Mary Taylor Mrs Knight, and Messrs Walcot
and Chapman excellent opportunity 10 uip'sy tne
humor Of their acting
BCwIRy THEATRE.-The amusing farce of"Nix, the
Cabman, or Ups and Downs" commenced the per-
formances last evening 1t is funny little farce, and
Winans's representation Of the philisophic cabman
gave rise great mirh After the farce the very po-
pular drsma of "Mungo Park" was played In our
previous notices Of this piece, have not mentioned
Miss H. BERT whose perfoi nance of the part OF the
wild Arab chiefs daughter Is very excellent. Miss
Herbert is quite an addition to the excellent Bowery
company Mr ,hs J,a, nsr, well we'll Mr. Clarke ss
peciay as the heroic Mungo, plays with much digni-
ty Winans, as the amateur naturalist the represen-
stve in Africa Of the museum association OF Mudcum-
suhy, is very comical The piece Is well arranged,
and the incidents leading to the introduction of the
wild animals NEST naturally given. OF Herr Drieshaoh
end his extraor binary performances with his splendid
election Of animals We have already spoken frequent
y. They are well worth seeing The admirable dane,
"Mary the Maid of the Innn concluded the perform.
ances In this last piece Miss Wemys' plays most
beautifully. She Is most talented young actress
| BRoApwAY THEArRs-The comedy Of Old Heads
ard Young Hearts, by the author of London Assu-
was perfor med here last evening by an excel
lent cast who acquitted themselves with much clever
| ness The part of Jesse Rural, aged clergyman, by
MIR Blake was sustained with much ability; and thai
ofLady Alice Hawthorn by Miss F. Wallsck was also
A good ptrsonation. The Countess Of Pompion, by
Mrs Blake was an effective and dignifed representa-.
! ton and her boudo displayed much taste The well
known author Of the piece, Dion Bourcicaut hs, In
Sufea much Of his PECULIAR dramatic powers into this
popular Pre- ductiony Ind the superb manner in which
Il has been got out all together reflect much credit
mon the able MANAGEMENT at this splendid theatre
nom Thumb again appeared as Hop O. my Thumb last
evening As the engagement of the little General
approaches to its Close the desire to witness his
theatrical efforts increases His many admirers, pa
trons friends will be glad to learn that his beneh
ia xed for this evening which ssion he will ap
year in two dramatic characters General Bombaste