Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21
JENNY LINDr

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Madlle LIND arrived in this city last Sunday
evening in the cars from Baltimore, and was con-
veyed quietly to her lodgings, without the annoy
ance either Of crowd or noise, which we confess
we are very glad OF, as well on account Of It's being
the Sabbath evening, as out of regard for the COM
fort OF the fair and interesting stranger who has
been sadly bese in some of our larger cities by the
rude curiosity Of the multitude.
Madlle LIMBS Concert on Monday night was at
tended by the largest, most brilliant, and certainly
the most gratifed audience which ever assembled
al any public entertainment in this city. Every
part OF the spacious hall was occupied by eager
auditors, and, high as anticipation had been raised
by the superlative repute of the gifted maiden, we
doubt il an individual Of the immense auditory had
formed any adequate idea of the enchanting melody,
The dulcet and harmonious breath, of the peerless
songstress. The audience commenced assembling
as early as six o'clock, and when at last the appear
ance Of Madle LIND gave to reality the place of
pent up expectation, she was greeted with burst
OF applause which fairly shook the stout walls of
the building. Silence at length restored
" Efsoons they heard most meIodious sound
:" OF all that might delight dainty ear, ..
:" such as at once might not on living ground, ..t
!" Save that in Paradise, be heard elsewhere: ...
Right hard it was for wight which did hear
" 10 rede what manner of music that might be r
" For all that pleasing is to living ear -~
Was there coIsorted in one harmony #aoe +
Birds, voices, instruments, enchanting, all agree
Mad'lle LIMBS second and last concert in this
city was given on Wednesday evening, and es-
tablished beyond question the unrvalled place
she holds in the public esteem. The great crowd
OF high and humble which focked to her first
concert Notwithstanding the drawback of the UNI
heard-of here, but necessary, prices of admis-
stony might have been supposed to be moved chiefly
by curiosity to hear one SO renowned in song, and
who had won so many hearts by her goodness
But when greater crowd filled the vast hall a
second time and on the same terms, it could Justly
be ascribed to but one cause, and that one the un
equalled attractions of the artistic combined with
high esteem for the woman. IMMERSED ourselves
in musical science, and ignorant even of its terms
as an art, we are untitled for any critical judgment
of its displays, and only know when our ear is
charmed by sweet sounds, without the gift to ana
only say while listening to the enchanting melo-
dies of this captivating songstress, as well as to the
exquisite tones Of our old friend Master
BuRKE's SURPRISING violin:
go, wondrous power Of modulated sound
sWhich, like the air, (whose all obedient shape
"Thou maks thy slave,) canst subtiey pervade
"The yielding avenues Of sense unlock ..* r
The close affections, by some fairy path
winning an easy way through every ear g...
s'And with thine unsubstantial quality .
Holding in mighty chains the hearts Of ALL"
The audience of Monday night was the most
distinguished we have ever witnessed on any SINH
lar occasion. There were present the PRESIDENT
Of the United States and his family, the VICE
PRESIDENT of the United States, the members of
the CABINET and their families, Judges of the Su-
preme Court, Major General ScoTT, Mr.. Senator
CLAY, and numerous other Senators and Repre-
sentatives. g.
The good feeling Of the audience towards the
PRESIDENT, Mr.. WEBSTER, Mr.. CRITTENDEN, Major
General SCOTT, and Mr.. CLAY, was manifested in
the most marked and cordial manner, as these dis
tinguished visters entered the Hall.
On Tuesday forenoon Mad'lle LIND was visited
by a number of our most distinguished citizens,
amongst them Senators CAss, CLAY, and other pub
lie characters.
At 10 o'clock Mad'lle LIND, by invitation of
Mr.. WASHINGTON, embarked in special steamer
on visit to Mount Vernon, attended by Mr.. w.
himself, by Messrs. Barnun, Belief, Benedict, and
several ladies and gentlemen, invited guests. The
party spent some time in viewing the various inte-
resting and impressive memorials of this conse-
Grated spot, and it would be doing Miss L. great
injustice not to mention that she seemed fully to
apprecate the associations of the Mace and tb,t
her sensibtes appeared deeply excited by the
memenoes which every where met her eye.
After partaking of inequalities worthy of the
place and Of its worthy proprietor, the party re-
embarked, and returned to the city about sun set.
FRENCH SPoLIATIoN CLAIMs.-The Philadelphia
Ledger says that the merchants of that city, who
are proprietors of large proportion Of the French
claims prior to 1900, have again presented their
long-deferred demands to the consideration Of Con-
gress, with firm belief of obtaining final Justice,