The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-12

England and the United States Gan these THINGS A.
OLD Homer ssys lie In the lsp Of the godsn Whistler
CANADA ts one day TO add her stars to the Union
purely copjeotural the possible disruption Of the
Union itself It's however, certain that II England is
Of the New World that event win not be csused or
much hastensd, or much retarded BY any tricks Of
Is that Of doing III what Heaven viii otSsrvi.s do rs
visit OF Jenny Lind to Amef1ca.
There have been maBy reperts in circulation IS to
the intended visit Of this amsbe and gifted lady to the
United States We are able to state the fact and
particulars the best authorty-that Of private let
ter from Msdls Lind, and psrussl Of the doouu ents
relating to the engagement, with which have been
favored BY Mr. Bsrnum's agent. The latter were
hgned at Lubeck the 9th inst and In substance
to Madlle Lind with the remark that those already
correct Mr.. Barnum, the Spectator, agrees to pro-
vide Msd'lle Lind waiting maid, servant to supern
Yelling expsns.s including those % Of her p
tehe amisbe relative who accom- panied her in Eng
sscfstsIy ana the fee. Of
and the vocalist whom she has particularly SO.
lected; to place at her disposal In each city car
risse and pair Of horses, and to sscure her certain
sum for ench concert oratorio in which she shall
sing That after seventy Ave concerts II Mr. Barnum
shs have realized named excl uiys Of all current
then in addition TO the rst amount farther
sum Of one fifth Of nightly profits the remaining rs
concerts. We may state the terGs given TO Messrs.
Benedict and Belleti are very LIBERAL such in refer
ence to Mr.. Benedict, could alone have tempted him
from his eminent position in the metropolis Madle
n
cludipg orstorios within year II possible or IL
not within eighteen months; TO have full control as to
number Of pieces In each concert the former we'll
the latter to be conditional her health aud safety
Of voice In no case is she to appear In opera 1t Is
further proposed that the life of Madle Lind and that
ef each OF her assistants shall be insured for the full
amount Of their engagements In OF death half OF
this sum to be paid TO their heirs or assigns the
msipder to Mr. Bsrnum The party to leave for Ame-
rica the last week in August In September
During tie interim, Nsdl'e Lind will remain on this
err rpip fcrx rote eela a-if
yitt OF sone Duration 10 Stockholm, ber native city
The following is copy Of the letter addressed by
hsdlle Lind to dr' BainuT ,o,o
sR-At the Request of yOur agent. nr :, VINO now
here whose at the earliest
yse beg state at have this concluded
ss lie use Stats u x5erea rToiesouaiy under yoar
susIos tie eeaJs when are set forth formal mutual
.ohs, you aud Jour sn' eyire to render my intended
meet Jour NOS. sspsnine expestaTeo most ardent
.ntrg ne heSh) en- the part or cir yonrs most rspeas-
TIP r. B,Tnsm r,sgi5s TTs.:sn n,sis s,'i, ,a
(Irue eopJ. witnessed by me, JEssY LISD)
As evidence Of the noble spirit which always AMI.
mxfes this greatly gifted lady may state that fur
fer condition In the contract etpulstes that she shah
be liberty sing for charitable purposes
she may desir. to do She always appears TO feel
thstthe besuiiful gilt with which che has been
deruy favored is not merely to be used for peou
nisry gain plore but equally go In adding to this CON-
fort and advancement Of her fellow creatures la the
ameoraticn q affection. Her progress through Eng
isbd las tDet OF a pnnantnropi-s as Well as an
oftist: and her pfsseDcs IN every locality has been
nsTked by the grateful and sdmring homage of the
people, from the peers Who paid theiE guineas for
ste 20 the BILE operatives who crowded round her
carriage wheels Her soour In this country bias gone
far 60 sise the die ity Of her art has elevated the
taste OF srtists and in bidding her farewell for
tims-pot long time uust-ws cannot bat assure
tbos snorg whom che i going te sojourn, that thsy
about tO meet 81 those Instances Of geuus
bose sp.i IL of that nstiscve qusity that dsos.s
beauty which be i-lt ouy 10 its influence not de-
scribed IL the imrulsive language Of nature huey
tempered by the highest artistic cultivation Some
b. expressed thst she does not Sing In opera
frisnds the water that, great
her usSoebsedy be- In this de psrtiaent
they viii find ample pepse ia her singing OF
torio herein ber Tore decidedly lies Her singing In
the lahn and the Creation, IL ths lste.t musi-
cal inspiration the reading Of the chsrsc
ter Of crstorio have ever yet hsardand old
enough 20 remember all the great Engh vocalsts IN
that class of music for the last thirty years That che
will have the greatest reception the United States has
ever Jet given TO artistic talent, there be little
doubt; and we venture to prophecy that enthu sm
win increase With the knoslsdge Of her genius and
character Her judgment has been shown In the ssec
ton OF such able assistants as Mr. Benedict and
Signor Belletu the latter fine barytope, who has
with her almost through the whole OF her
the former . gentleman In manner and character, an
artist In every sense Of the term whom she has
sraced with her friendship, and who knovs how to
value 10.