The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-09


Aonabls Intelligence.
-. 40 past the circles Of fAshionabls society
!. Boston and elsewhere, have been in . state
~ . lent, commotion, and excitement caused by
:. rumors surmises, and dts Of marriages we'd
-pgs, opers arrivals opera donss and other things In
which that portion Of the community deeply inte-
rested. 1t was whispered, conHdsntially, short
time since, that Augusts Belmont the agent of the
celebrated banking. house Of Rothschilds, had pop
ped the question, and solicited the hand of the
beautiful daughter Of a well. known and gallant
naval officer, whose career had reflected honor ON his
country Soon the rumor spread, and created buz In
psrlors and drawing rooms up town. 1t was hardly
credited by the wealthy danes with manageable
daughters, when they rst heard It, but all doubts
were removed by the announcement that Mr. Belmont
was positively engaged to the charming Miss Caroline
Slidell daughter Of Commodore NJ c. Perry and that
the wedding day was fixed. But the friends of both
parties doomed to encounter little touch
Of disappointment before they should have the
pleasure Of witnessing the tying Of the nuptia knot
for day two previous to the time appointed for the
interesting ceremony to take place the bride became
ndisposed, and delay Of short time was deemed sd
visabe. New cards Issued she was con-
vaecent and another day the 18th inst appointed for
concentrating the cement and bringing the court
ship to appropriate termination On that day the sun
shone most brilantly the atmosphere wa, as balmy as
the bride beautiful not cloud could be observed
in the heavens and before twilight set in the twain
were fesh,' the marriage ceremony having been
perfo med by the Rev. Francis Vinton, ID. D., in the
Church of the Ascension in this city.
Previous to this highly important and very interest
ing movement in the fashionable circles in this metro
polls, the rsme classes in Boston agtated by
report that Mr. Bx-Spcaker Winthrop about to lead
to the altar of Hymen the amiable and accom-
plishcd Mrs. Wells, Whole weelth aud accom-
plishments had for long time previously been
the topic Of conversation in the city Of notions
and crooked streets. Preparations Of suitable cha
racter and proper scale made in due season,
and the 9th inst, the smable, beautiful, and ac-
complished Mrs Wells became the amiable beautiful
and mplished Mrs. Ex-Speaker Winthrop.
Another event to which the resident, in the fashions.
Bile portion of New York looked forward to with much
anxiety and interest the arrival of sgnorina Ba.
cutta the prima donna whom Max Maretzeck had en-
gagged while in Europe last summer Frina donna In
| the Aktor Place Opera House. That lsdy's brilliant
performances caused the marine list Of the daily jour-
nails to be eagerly scanned every morning. in the hope
oft announcing her arrival and this search maiu-
tanned until Tuesday last when the steamship Wash
rston which it known the talented prima donna
bad taken passage, had arrived at New York,
and that the lady bad successfully encountered the
storms of the rough Atlantic and reached the place
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ty. She will make her first appearance on Monday eve
ming next, informed.
All these expected events having taken place We
ticipate little lull-some repose in fashionable
| eli cles.
| NOPE BANK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CoUN-
TY BANK.--We refer our many thousand honest
daily readers, (the few dishonest ones may pass it
over wi,houtperpsal) to special espondence
from MOntroee, Susquehannah county. Pennsylva-
ma; for graphic description OF an astounding
bank failure and the arrest of Wall street iinan-
cier IN that milk and butter region. We thought
that We had, during the last fifteen years, (he age
of the N,w York Hraid0 nearly rooted out of this
Christian land the race of strolllng fnancers and
swindling banks The Plainfield concern was the
most recent. But it seems that some recent atmos-
pierre changes have restored vitality to the tribe.
| The RIOT AT TRiNIpAD.-We learn from Captain
Currier, of the brig w. J. Watson, from Arecibo,
p. r., that serious riot had occurred at Trinidad,
Port gu Spain, the Both of September, the parI-
culars Of which published on the arrival Of the