The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-02

NEW ORLEANS. Feb IL, 1854.
IYaceRing on the M,ssis.tpPs--Je,ny Lind Con-
ce,ts-P,ices gnd AUCTION Satss-Jsnny l. nae
Singing Triat Of Gen. Hsndeysos- Opia.oss %
The Neutrality Lac Of lSlS-O,d,aatton Of frch-
bishop Blanc-Ihe Patisum-John McDonJugh's
IV,t-Nicaragua and Chatheii--1hs Carnt-
val, &c.
For the past few days we have had nothing but
a continuance of cold rains. and our denizens were
fast approaching 10 that despair which Beard, the
artist, has given 10 the /" Last Victim of the De-
luge," in his splendid picture, whea yesterday
morning greeted us with a clear and sunny sky.
and all outdoors smiled once more. The Jenay
Lind fever continues unabated; and steamers are
daily arriving from the uppa- country, crowded
with passengers, expressly to hear me-. Thou
sands who have been graufed, have already lief.
FOR their homes, delighted with the swee, voice Of
the Swede. Perhaps there has been no season
before, when there has been so much travelling
On the Mississippi river. Jenny gave her fourth
concert on last Saturday, the 18th inst. The as.
sembly was the most brilliant that had yet attend
ed, and the number was much greater, which, per-
haps, was owing 10 the fact that Inc tickets sold
for lower premiums than heretofore. Front seats
In the dress circle were had at four and half dol
lars premium, and the highest paid was ten dollars
After the hrs part OF the concert gallery seats sold
for twenty five cents. The fact il, the people ara
beginning TO find out that the selling of the seats az
auction is grand humbug, for seats may be had
al the door al night tor tho regular prices, which
are sufficiently high in all conscience. Persons
who are called SPECTATORS, but W no have mar
vellous resemblance TO " Peter Funks," Guy up the
best seats, and thus prevent The country people
rom obtaining them, except al a high premium,
which they sell out al, or else run the price up
while being sold This Is great iapos,tioa and
should not be tolerated aud, whether Mr.. Bar
mum Is cogni1ant OF or NOT, he would, &C
all events, do much better 10 dispense with
the auction altogether, 0nd sell the choice OF
boxes at the fixed prices, 10 persons taxing the
greatest number OF seats The auc ion for the sale
OF sesis for the concert to-Dignt, Was nut tl.nly
attended, and'choce seats solo cheaper than evers
this shows that people cutting their eye teeth.
II cannot be denied but there a great prejudice,
and dissatisfaction expressed against Mr.. Bataam
for the course he IS said 10 pursue ana whether n
originates from this cause, from feeling or
aprarianism certain II IL that sgresiial ,ends
who have gone home delighted with the divine
Jenny, have come 10 the conclusion. now that the
frenzy has passed over VITA them, that they have
been ddcleo by Barnum, nave oeen nade 10
pay rather too dear for the WHISTLE.
But To return TO the Humorous Jenny Her
succefs here has been triumph ant; and wuh the
exception OF a few french cuucs, who are mob jdy
AZ beet, and who decry her ouiy because she gave
Paris the goby, every body y Transported b. hec
Singing Notwithstanding her wonderful execa-
ton Of songs from the scientific muse OF II allan
and French operas, when she came 10 sing the
simple English ballad OF Tom Mo-re's" Last Rose
OF Summcr," on Saturday last, there was not =
person in the house unmovec, and tears fell CO.
pously. They may say what they please OF me
exalted superiority ct Italian music but 1, me Il il
cold compared with the touching melody OF the
old English ballads; and the audience on this oc-
casion stiesed Il, by encoring her, and giving the
widest applause NJ the end of each verse OF the
song, ana utterng the most extravaganl cries and
shouts OF DE- light.
The third trial OF John Henderson commenced
on the 18Th inst, the last jury not being able to
agree, and were equally divided. After exhaust
ing venre Of forty eight Jurors without obtaining
a single one, the court ordered another yenire TO
be drawn Of ninety. six jurors. and adjourned until
this morning There 10 no prospect whatever
OF obtaining conviction Of General Henderson,
and the further prosecution on the part OF the
government begins 10 assume the character OF
q persecution. There arc some ten or twelve
young men here, from kentucky aud Mississippi,
also indicted for having been engaged in the
expedition against Cuba, who are kept vail
ing here at a great expense, which they are
unable to bear, while, nj the same time, they
are prevented from attending TO any business
or Of obtaining employment. Thus the prosecution
OF Henderson Is deeply felt by all those Indicted
with him. All the government required was an
obedience to the mandates OF the Law, and tho
parties having obeyed its summons, by appearing
and pleading not guilty, after the second Trial Or
Henderson, a general ~ols prosegu, should have
been entered m all the cases. aud the prisoners
discharged. FroGl the testimony in the pre-
sent case, y clearly results that there was no
ISIS, and that the parties took every precausou
in their power TO keep from violating the law And
such wac the opinion AZ one time of the learned
District Attorney, Mr.. Logan Hunton; for, on Mr..
Clay ton, the Secretary OF state informing hin, that
the Spanish minister had complained that an expc-
dition was being Get on foot against Cuba in New
Orleans and elsewhere, and requesting Mr. Hun
ton TO obtain all the nfcrmstion he could on the
subject, he replied to Mr.. Clayton that appeared,
after careful examination, that the persons en-
gsged In the expedition were men Of the first
rank and standing, and that they had taken the best
Of legal advice and counsel, In order not 20 commit
an iniracton Of the law; and that IL had not been
violated BY any overt act After the eHpeditien