The New York herald., 1850-04-29
Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, March 30, lSJO.
Jenny lind.


Il would seem, from what we have heard from
Jenny herself respecting the causes which, very
fortunately for her future, led her to the breach OF
the engagement with the lessee of Drury Lane, that
alihorgh her organs of time and tune-to speak
phIenoiogcaly ly-were very largely developed her
bump e language did not range above the ordinary
size. Hence, when the end of the three months
appoaChed, she found that she had only acquired
enoGgh of the English language 10 know that she
wuHtcd more. Ii was therefore small satisfac-
tion 10 her 10 hear that hlr. Bum had taken no
further Steps in the NATTER not having provided the
whole score oihe opera, and even being without the
singers WHO might be considered necessary to its
production. She accordingly wrote to him, de-
cafng hcr inability to sing IN English and desir-
ing 20 lc released from the engagement she had
enic.cd into. This gave the edge, which had been
waniinP. to Mr. Bunn's appetite. lie Indignantly
replied that he should expect her To keep her en-
gBgCncm. Jenny then wrote 10 England To know
whether hc had gwen out the part Us had been
stipulated, with the rccitaiiyc attached to them.
She received the positive answer that they had
been gwen out almost Immediately ON the receipt
OF her letter, without the recitayc. This was SUI
hcieni for her, and che wrote 10 Mr.. Bum, 10 say
thai she should Il. cline fulfilling hcr engagement.
ii this, GA thc iatt rchapEc I'd two ussc cpistcs.
in enc which be- Threatened her with proceedings
a. shc ~, ND ever after appear m England, th'
matter foi Tic present dropprd, To- br resumed here
after, shortly succeeding The prtct ~ which she
cntcttd INTO Hn eng Cement With Mr. i.uml,y
lp tLc meantime, her reputation had also spread
In Germany, aud slie Haj demanded hy the kien-
neic puhlic. She accordingly made her hrs' lp-
peargncc in \icrna AT the commencement of the
following year. Here her success even greater
than n had previously been at Berlin. All classes
crowded 20 the theatre. Not place was 10 be Sc
cured within two or three days OF every evening
destined iuT her performance. The whole city was
rOu~ed from the regularity and apathy Of 10 ordlna-
~ lie. he very concerts were. for the while
forgotten. and the ninitahlc Strpuss for some time
had The pleasure Of directing his orchestra for
the icnett OF the empty chairs. rather than
the ptCplc. who had been IN the habit Of
thICngirg his winter pronlcnadcs. On her
losi night of performance. thousands OF the
inbl hltants OF Nicnna-and, what ~ far more re-
fnaikablc thcIc, those members of every class.
without distinction Of either rank or calllng-iol-
lowtd her to her hotel They summoned her with
loud ctics. to the window Cf her apartment. aud
would net permit her to retire until they had
cue premise from bcr to make them second
visit such az instance ct pupuIar enthusiasm ~
ltciaiy without parallel in the life ct any other
singer
From Vienna ,Lc again returned to Berlin !;
having paused. ill iemcnhcg rightly! for one week
al ftcideu-wherc slc sang three tunes. Here
the cutlusiasm # the people was bui little inferior
90 that which 10 had been in cuna.
IN tie middle of the same year she passed from
Berlin. believe u was Ia l~i6-to Bonn and AiN
Ia ChgTcllc 20 assist M the last great Gcrman mu-
sical festival. McndCls-ohn Bauholdy was the
conductor Her Meicsty Queen Victoria, was at
th- tim IN a Writ 10 the king of Prussia. at the
Castle Il StolZcnlels. She came into Bonn twice
Co hear hor After the second concert. Jenny Lind
was pfcscnicd 10 her by tie hing Of Prussia and
Prince AiteIt. who D. v good judge ol music, paid
hcra very high compliment. prvnouncng her as
ndi rutt Is the nreatcst singer whom h. had ever
heard. A similar CCmpllnlcni bui rendered norr
value iilr Us the lady who made u-thc former and
present NADINE ~ontpg-was paid her by the
Counties Rcssi. who had returned with her husband
frUm his Nsapcfan embassy; he having tor some
years lCcn the minister from the Court OF Prussia
al NaTics 1his. perhaps. was the warmcsi tribute
Of stuiruuCu ever Ciiercd Nv onc great singer to
another. A. Madame Sontag pronounced her 10 be
the greatest of living Sy7gn,s. and classcd her ~
The superior 90 the dead Malhmn. The critics ot
the London daily pcss attended her musical icsii-
val end were unanimous in their reports concern
ing hgt mCCIIp4fable gcniut, which they Tor
Naf1oH to their papers. They particularly
0welt on the excellence and lavish wealth
Of h'r fUittra and The capacity cf her voice ~
the ugs Ectcs-a paCity Ia which she y perfectly
were sung by her. and Produced an impression
which. striking a. then was. after years were
destined To complete and strengthen They are
entirely divorced ICm The conVcntionaliy which j.
TOO oficn apparent IN stage sinEng. and. indeed in
one o( them she introduces al and 6Hcssc In its
erc,ui on which are remark tbc n the extreme. I
sbeu have 10 speak of this % iutute period
and therefore VIII not here d'iain my rcadcts W
descari upon it, beauies.
ON her return 10 Berlin, she was visited hy the
agent cf AIr Lunlcy, who come to make. u pos-ibl"
scr ? pitaugsmcnt Fer her appearance al het Ma
iesfv's Theatre. IN Iscndon. DUNG TIE succeeding
season Ieuny Lind, however. had mot forgotten
Mr. Bunns I hestrc, and u required all the ar oi
MIR Iuntey and his agent To obvIaie thest irars w
her mind st last these were shaken OIL ana she was
induced 10 conclude an eng gcnent WIN hilh ''
sppc,r 81 lcr Majesty's Theatre alter LASER ~
the lol,wug ycsi. Fot 'his engagement JvA"y