The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-02

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two lart rehesTssls and feel persuaded that this
exhibition will have great success among my coun-
uymen. Barnard is also here with his panorama
At the Theatre des Varieties, two new yaude-
vies, called I" lie ChevaIier de Servigny" and
"Le Fontome," have been performed with much
success. Mesdsmes Ozy, Marquet, and Page, who
appear in il, are three very pretty women, OF much
excellent. MIR. Ihlbeaudeau is, indeed, lucky
manager.
The Hypodrtme and the Circus are nightly
filled by soctete deite, and Mobile lie chateau des
heurs, Ia ChGmere, le BGnd0gh, IL chateau rouge te
chateau d 1sai6re, and many other public gardens
are the rendezvous of all the amateurs of fun, fire
works, pretty partners, excellent music and fresh
breeZes
| heard, on Friday last, at the house of Mr.. Me-
CATH, very talented musician, the famed colored
Dona Maria Martinez, who sang several Spanish
songs, accompanying herself on the guitar. Dona
Martinez is twenty years old, possesses bright eyes
and fine profile. Her figure is beautiful she
looks as graceful as creole, and dresses Ia Fran
Caise. Her only fault is her dark complexion. But
we have no pre- udce of the kind in Europe, and no
doubt she will be courted, admired md applaud
ed, as if she was as white as aabaster Talent has
neither rank nor color-and Dona Martinez is an
artist Of the first water diamond set in piece
Of mahogany.
Since am speaking of singers, let me give you
the news have received from the whereabouts of
Jenny Lind. She arrived on the 22d ut at Stock
holm, where she was received 10y procession of
young girls, dressed in white, who came TO offer
her bouquets Of flowers. She carried TO her
hotel in a carriage, 10 which was harnessed four
white horses, and during the evening all the neigh
boring hotels illuminated in her honor whilst
the amateurs of the city were giving serenade to
her. Jenny Lind will give six concerts in Stock
holm. According TO custom, the tickets have been
sold al auction, and they were all sold al very high
prices. Jenny Will leave Stockholm in the middle
of July; she will spend month at the watering
place Of Ems, from which she will return TO Lon
don, and thence TO Liverpool, where she will sail
for America. Thus she viii be III your city by the
end Of September next
The famed Arabian chief Abd-del-kader-who
who is prisoner in the Chateau A,abOiss, has been
very sick for the last five days. The noslalgy has
attacked him, and he is not expected TO live.
| saw yesterday, at the store of M Fabien,
tailor, the cloak of Emperor Soulouque the LIST,
Of Hayt, which he will wear on the ceremony of
his coronation. This cloak, which cost $1,000
francs, $4,000 is made of velvet, embroidered
with gold and diamonds.
The director of the Museum Of Paris, opened
last week very interesting gallery, filled with
American antiquities, brought from Yucatan, Mex
leo, Peru. Bolivia, and other countries OF the New
World These curiosties have been much praised
by the whole press well as by those visited the
Louvre on this occasion.
cannot close this letter without giving yon the
news of a terrible murder which took place at Bor-
deaux, on the LIST inst. and in which four American
sailors, belonging 10 the ship John Holland, were
the principal heroes, quarrel having taken
place between them and three Norwegian sailors
They were fighting together, when the landlord Of
the tavern came 10 separate them They imne-
was dead. The four murderers were taken and
will be sentenced, Of course. Their names are
John Young, Branch, James Hequem, and Thomas
Kool
An American citizen, Mr.. Henry Walter, from
Boston, has also fallen in the hands Of justice for
a cause not yet known in public. 1t appears that he
arrived at Sirasbourg from Radstadt, where he had
been accused of high treason and released. He
was residing in the city, giving lessons in the
English language, when, on the Sd inst, ne was
seized by the police, and sent TO lavre in the hands
Of The gend'arms.
Duels have been very numerous for the last SIX
days. Among the most remarkable, will mention
that of two representatives of the National Assem-
bly, NJ. Bouvet "a member Of the Congress Of the
Peace') and M. Roger, of the North. They fired
each pistol without iDjuring each other, and the
Witnesses declared their honor satisfied. The second
| will relate TO you had not such lucky termna-
ton II took place between NJ. Fiorentino,
porter of the Corsdire, and A. Achard, of the As
s6mbife NdftOHofe. This last gentleman was pierced
through the lungs, and he il in a very dangerous
state In coup d6Ife poisr an coup dc Ppns This
il very expensive. Adeu. b. III. X.