Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-10
UFWe are much obliged Ia our New
York correspondent, for'he following letter
and trust ,ha, he will favor Us often. We,
shall always be glad 10 hear from him.

Ma. EDIroR -
II Is nearly two months
since ! took nv departure from your be-
niehiej little settlement. henip hied only in
civic srn"e. Since then, ] have wines
sed the sun rise on the Heights Of Ahra.
ham. and have seen its parting rays tinge
with beauty the iurbid waters Of the Mi.-
sissippi. have bai,ed for Catfish a, Les
Chats, on the Ottawa. and for white fish
in Green Bay but in all my wanderingr,
| have never vet encountered the spot,
that for natural, artificial and piscatorial
advantages, could be compared 10 your de-
Iiehiful village. What a place it is for
killing time, and bachelors how the
deuce you have con,rived to preserve your
singuIari,y so long 10 a mystery to me l
passed fortnight in Newport this summer,
and, faith, n i. had no, been for my ro-
mnrkable prudence in beating a retreat at
the expiration ol that time, | should doubt
less ere this have been enruilrd among
the Bcnedicis.
Well. here ! am in Gotham, jus, in
time TO be too late for my Lini, who
has beer oleyaling the very ancient Hen
~ with every man, woman and chill her.
My friends can talk of nothing but Jenny
Lind, the papers contain nothing but Jenny
Lind, and the shop windows are crow ded
with Jenny Lind boque,s. breechcs and
boots, while Jenny Lind cocktails, cob
blers and cigars arc in every body's mouth.
Every biPed that can distinguish between
Yankee Doodle and Old Hundred, and
some "ho can't, are mad, positively mad.
Youths in mou>lache,, and Jenny Lind
boots, with Jenny Lind hat cooked know
inply upon one side, sauner down Bread
way, ,wirling Jenny lind cane, n d
hummin. Jenny Lind melodies. Paugh
I'm sick of it, Jenny Lind i. an incom.
parable artist, and a very sem lille and
agreeable woman TO boot bot, my 0p:n-
ion, th.rc is no necessity Of ones going
clean daft upon the subject, or behaving in
such manner as would induce any sen
side jury, should your conduc, be sub
miicd 10 them for consideration, to bring
in vsrdic, of "non compos meu,s."
Jenny will return in week or ten days,
but where she will sing is now the ques-
tion. Castle Garden, where che ma DC hr
debut, is now occupied by the Fair ol the
American Institute. which will not close
until the 25,h inst, aud It is evident tina,
Barnum and Triper are no. friends, from
the latter refusing to lame his building the
"Jenny Lind Hall" aud also from his al
loving Madam Alma Bishop to bap,Ize
the same in her liquid notes but, friends
or foes, the new musical Hall is dubbed
Trplcr Hall, and Anna Bishop sings in il
on Wrdnr sday next
There has been quite an nngry cores
pondcnce between the Rev, Henry Ward
Y.
kins. Mr Beecher is, rs on are rrobab-
ly aware, a peculiarly bright evangelical
star, whose radiance is JiIused over the
hearts, and through the pockets of num-
erous and wealthy congregation IN our sis
ter CITY and, Ike any u her stars Of sim
liar magnitude, he has recently been cured
Of some painful disea,c, by an EUROPEAN
voyage. MIR, Is. returned to this city in
the Asia, and viii e on the passage, had
dispute with Mr.. Cunard, Senr., the foun-
der of the Line ,ha, hears his name. The
facts are simply these, Mr.. Cunlrd refused
to permit Mr.. Beecher, aad some eigh, Of
his clerical friends, the privilege Of publicly
converting the balance Of The passengers
from the evil Of their ways. alleging that,
by the rules of the Board, non. hut cler.
pymen Of ,he established church were to
be allowed to exercise their apostolic func.
tions ia public manner during the pas
s,ce. Alter some discussion, which ,tfrom
the tendency Of Mr.. B. to degenerate into
personalities, was probably warm, Mr..
Cunard remarked, ",hat he supposed that
the \ mericans. % sooa as they wcre sat
is6ed OF the safety Of Collins Line, would
leave the Cunard steamers. and that he
ddn't care Il damn whether they did or
no, and afterwards apologizod for the
warmth he had exhibited. Bat Mr.. Beech
or coul not rest unit, lie had written a
long letter To The "Independent, repeating
the remark, bat quite forgetting to say
one word of the a:olcGy. In the same
communication Captain Judkins was alec
charged with gambling. Mr.. Cunard. Jr,
replied to Mr.. b through the Journal o!
Commerce, stating iha, his father was not
in the habit of using ungentlemanlv Ian
puaee, and ,ha, he rather thought Mr.. B.
81 he mistaken. CAT. Judkins also re-
piled through the same medium, and Mr..
Bcechcr's accusation Of gambling dwind ed
down TO tho simple fact that Cap. Judkins
played al cards on $ turday evening ani
there, as you lawyers say the deieace rest
ed n.t so the prosecution, the next
number Of the In iependent had three long