The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-13
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Uinter approaching -Sho,oy Dress and Equipages-
Parodi and Jenny Lind-I The latter Benefit 10
Hotels, Omnibusss, Steamboats, and Railroads-
Bishop and Bochsa- Sunday Concerts Goonn-
o's Election not yet sstaed-Iae Steamer Bal
Decentralization Hughes and has Lsetare--Deciine
Of Stocks.
NEw YoRK, Nov. u, 1850.
We vergng close upon winter; but to-day it is
as mild and sunny June, and the pedestrians in
Broadway get we'll busted after walking but
block two. But dust does not deter the butter
fly population Of this great artery OF our city from
spreading their wings when the sun shines, and
the town being full of people, anxious OF being seen
| and to see; between the hours of eleven and one
there unusual display of brilliant equip
| ages and snowy dresses.
Tonight Parodi appears in Lucretia Borgia at the
Astor Place Opera house, and Jenny, whose popu-
| larity has in degree diminished, sings again in
Tripler Hall. People continually hocking into
the city from distant towns to hear the Swedish
nightingale, and, notwithstanding the immense
| sums she has received for her concerts, she has
| undoubtedly brought more money into the city
| than she will take from it, Hotel-keepers, omni-
| buses, steamboats,, and railroads, have all been
benefited by her. Parodi, on the other hand, at
tracts nobody to the Opera house but regular opera
goers the greater part of whom ride in their owncar
riages and, in pecuniary sense, her great talent
| adds nothing TO the commonwealth by attracting
| visters.
| Parodi is good singer, but not marvellously
fine; she is a great actress, however, and In her
poses is a study for sculptor. Shots q tall, we'll
| formed young woman, with high cheek bones, fine
teeth, large black eyes, profuson Of jet black
hair, and we'll rounded arms. These natural ad
vantages, together with well-cultivated voice and
perfect self possession, render her remarkable as
I an operate singer; but she will never create
| frore as Malibran and Jenny Lind have done;
because it is the privilege only of genius to stir the
popular heart.
Last night Madame Bishop and Bochsa attracted
crowd of four or five thousand listeners to Tripler
| Hall; and 30 popular have these Sunday concerts
become, that it is not likely the public will will
] lingly dispense with them hereafter Some OF our
rigid people object to concerts on Sunday night;
but cannot agree with those who deprecate them,
since they furnish rational, harmless, and often
refining amusement to portion Of the people who
would be apt to spend their Sunday evenings in a
much more Objectionable manner. ''Sacred music"
from such people as Madame Bishop and old Bochsa,
is to be sure rather anomalous; but believe it ID
not customary to inquire very closely into the pri-
| vate lives of even the choristers of our churches
When Jenny sings 81 know that my Redeemer
liveth, the soul of goodness and the sentiment of
purity with which she is invested in our thoughts
lend divine charm to her utterance; but very
different feeling comes over us when Madame
Bishop attempts that solemn chaunt. twas ut the
close of of the most impressive sacred concerts
| ever given in London that Madame Bishop, who
had taken part in it, deserted her husband and
children and of to the continent with her pre-
sent "musical director" who old enough to be
her grandfather.
i,,ad ho will ho axf
Governor and probably will not be, positively,
until the official returns of the election APPEAR
but the chances are all in favor of Hunt, and the
Whigs arc well satisfied that he should go in by
the skin of his teeth.
The steamship Baltic of the Collins line, returned
from her trial on Sunday morning, having given
great satisfaction to all on board by her speed, and
the working of her machinery. The captain of this
superb ship is Joseph Comstock, who must be well
remembered by all who have been on the Sound in
the Bay State and Empire State steamers. He has
taken with him the capital steward whose taste and
excellent management used to make supper on
board the Empire State an event to be remem-
bered.
Last night Archbishop Hughes delivered lee
ture at ST. Patrick's Cathedral, in Mott street. on
the decline of Professionalism II was the first of
series of Sunday lee lures to be delivered in the diff
| ferent churches, before the Catholic Institute"
As the archbishop has great reputation for ora
torical powers, and there something rather
piquant and exciting in his subject, great crowd
assembled to listen to him, among whom were
many Protestants of various denominations. The
archbishop is of the opinion that Professionalism
is in rapid decline and anticipates the time when
even the President of the United States and all his
Cabinet will acknowledge themselves subjects Of
the Pope. The Archbishop has an undoubted right
TO his opinions, but he will not find many people
out of his church who agree with him. While We
have free schools free libraries, free churches, and
above and beyond all, free press, there is little
fear that the sprit of protest against wrong, whe-
Their in Church or State, will ever die out among
free people.
There a slight decline in stocks o-day, but
this is generally the on Monday; the exercises
of Sunday seeming to give men distaste for specu-
ation. But the time has not yet arrived for COL
lapse in the market, and by Tuesday or Wednes-
day the spirit of speculation will be strong it
has been during the past month. S. X. S.