The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-09-13

We can very well believe that the Egis never had
doubt the report Of this Committee but the object
of its paragraph, and especially of the concluding nu-
endo, forestal the report Of the investigating
committee, and mpcae, as far possible, Mr.. Gid
dngs in charge of robbery theft. We made no al
fusion this malignant attack of the Egis the time
confident that the report of the Committee would en-
trey exhonorate Mr. g. from such base aspersions up
his character The report was made to the House
on Monday, and we copy from the N. Y. Tribune the
following in regard to it:
''Mr. OTIS from the select committee heretofore ap-
pointed, made report, ufani7rotSly signed, saving
there is proof that Joshua R. Giddngs as charged /
distracted certain papers from the files Of the Post Of
ice. connected with the removal and appointment the
Postmaster Oberln, Ohio, and the House discharged
the Committee from the further consideration Of the
subject
Will the Egis have the manIiness to publish the
above in its report of Congressional proceedings We
shall see.
JENNY LIMBS FIRsr CONCERT. The New York
papers in raptures with the of Jenny Lind
at her first concert, Wednesday night News, politics.
trade and every thing else, has give way to this en-
crossing subject, in the public mind of that CITY, The
New York Tribune says
"Jenny Lind's first concert is over, and all doubts
are at an end. She is the greatest singer we have
heard, and her all that was anticpa-
ted from her genius and her fame.''
The Tribune deyotes moro than two columns to an
account Of the concert. When Jenny appeared, it
says:
is impossible to describe the spontaneous burst
of welcome which greeted her. The vast assembly
rose as one man, and for some minutes nothing cond
he Int the waving nf hands onJ b,,Jl.aISl.
nothing heard but storm of tumultuous cheers
The enthusiasm Of the moment, for time beyond
all bounds was at last subdued, after proonong IL
self by its fruess efforts to subdue itself and
the divine songstress, with that perfect bearing that
air of all dignity and sweetness, blending child
like simplicity and halt-tremblng womany modcsty
with the beautiful confidence of Genius and sarent
wisdom of Art, addressed herself to song as the or
chestral symphony prepared the way for the voice il
CGstG Dtoa. Every soprano lady has sung it to us
but nearly every has seemed only irving to ma h
something of it, while Jenny Lind aoas the yery nu
sic of it for the time being
lift were possible, we would describe the uualt
OF that voice. so pure, sweet, so fine, SO whole am
all-pervading, in its lowest breathings and minutes
.foriture as well as ia its strongest volume. w
never heard tones which in their sweetness went 5
far. They brought the most distant and ill-seate
auditor close to her. They acere tones, every one
them and the whole air had to take the law of thei
vibrations. The voice and the delivery had in then
all the good qualities of all the good singers Som
in her has that integral beauty which at once pro
claims it as type for all, and is most naturally wor
shipped as such by the multitude.
Hers is genuine soprano, reaching the extra hgl
with that ease and certainty which make each high
est one triumph Of expression purely land not phys
zeal marvel. The gradual growth and sostenuto 0
her tones; the light and shade the rhythmic undula
ton and balance OF her passages; the bird-le ecs
tacy Of her trill the aultless precision aud fuenc,
Of her chronatic scales above all, the sure reserya
tion of such volume of voice as TO crown each pro
tracted climax with glory, not needing new effor
TO raise force for the final blows and indeed all III,
points one looks for in mistress Of the vocal art
were eminenty hers in Casta Diva. But the charm
lay not in any point, but rather in the inspired vital
ity, the hearty, genuine outpourings ofthe whole
the real and yet truly ideal humanity Of all her sing
ing. That Is what has won the world to Jenny Lind
It IS that her whole soul and being goes out in hel
song, and that her voice becomes the impersonatior
of that songs soul lift have any, that is, If it be
song There is plainly no variety in her, no mere
aim to effect; It is all frank and real and harmoni.
ously earnest. h
At the close Of the Concert, Barnum announced that
Jenny Lnd had determined to make donation of he,
portion Of the proceeds, amounting to considerably over
ten thousand dollars to the charitable institutions Of tho
city. The information was received with tremendous
reclamation He then read list Of donations amount
ing to $4,000, and stated that the object to which
the excess above this sum would be devoted, would be
hpreaiicr designated. The donations are as follows:
To the Fire Department Fund.- $4,000; Musical Fund
Society, $1,000; Home for the Friendless, $500; So
cey for the Relief Of INDECENT Females, $780, Ora
matte Fund Association, $500; Home for Coored and