Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27

JENNY L.ind's fifth concert on Saturday night was more
crowded and enthusiastic than ever. There were from to
9 600 persons in Castle Garden, and the idol s%ongstress was
hailed with increased demonstrations OF delight. The Her
aid, however, says that the upper ten" have not yet be-
slowed their smiles on the vocalist, who has excited and
KEEP, up an unparalleled interest.
The New York Albion, an able literary Journal, is one Of
the few who do not acknowledge the divine 'afiatus" which
the fair songstrees has thrown upon the multitude of her
worshippers. We extract the criticism Of the editor, who
thinks that one magic effect, produced by others skilled in
swaying the passions. is wanting in the case OF Jenny LIND
Now we like TO watch the effect produced upon an i'm
mense assemblage, when it finds itself face to face with the
object of such fond expectations. The mere intenfness OF
six or seven thousand congregated persons IS, OF ITSELF
spectacle worth seeing; and worth looking at narrowly too, oy
those who desire TO know how q performance affects an au-
dience. Sometimes, however, the very absence oil what one
does not see or hear gives a more reliable clue TO The real ell
feet produced, than any palpable demonstration can Afford
AT each Of Jenny Lind's three concerts, We have seen the
waving OF hats and handkerchiefs, and heard the perfect
storm of applause which invariably grcets her entrance, and
often shapes itself into an "encore," when her vocal display
is ended. But we have looked round in vain for a kindlsd
eye, or a flushed cheek; we have listened in vain for that
half-suppressed murinur of applause which is as much felt
as heard, which is indicative Of the hold that a performer
takes upon the sympa,hies OF hearers, and which has
also one distinguishing peculari,y.--i never possibly
hoarse with their vociferons braroS, but they cannot
get up for the nonce, that quiet, heartfelt, involuntary
tribute TO certain kinds Of excellence, which is the most
rarely achieved by artists, and is, of all, the most coveted
by them. We have ourselves paid this tribute, and have
seen il paid TO Pasta, TO Malibran, TO Grisi, 10 Taglioni, 10
Paganini, to Thalberg, and 10 Edmund kean. We have not
found il exiorted from US by Jenny Linds singing at Cas-.
lie Garden; nor have we been able TO detect any sign of its
being drawn forth from others. In saying this, we lay our
selves open to the charge of affecting singularlty: but we
believe that some here and there will agree with us. The
masses, amongst whom we class ourselves, know nothing
or chromatic scales and sostentous and portame nfos; sweet
ness wins and passion fires them: the voice consequently,
whose perfection chiefly consists in the mastery of difficult
ties, may delight our ears, but cannot touch our soul. On
the night of the first concert, when lines of good tempered
fellows formed a lane along a portion Of the Battery, through
which the crowds from Castle Garden were defleing, we
CHANGED 10 be amongst those earliest out, and the middle
space was comparatively empty. A quizzical voice address.
sed some one behind us-"Welf, young man, and how do
you feel, now you've had your ten dollars worth ~ We
did not catch the reply; but presumed ;ha, If the party adj
dressed were ian ingenious youth" it might have been, "As
cool @ cucumherD