Washington telegraph., 1851-06-04
correspondence Of the Telegraph

Correspondence Of the Telegraph.
New YoRK, May, l3, 1851.
The CITY wears a holiday look this morning
The air is fine, and the current Of citizens aud
strangers, men, women and children, is inter-
spersed with members Of the volunteer militia in
great variety of rich and snowy uniforms The
President OF these (stilI, thank God,> United
States is to visit the city to-day, together with
his cabinet, aud the farng bills of the theatres
and other places of amusement, announce the
fact in the biggest kind Of capitals
In tho meantime, Mr.. Fillmore, and Master
and Miss Fillmore, have already arrived at the
Irving House. There will be great doings, fine
military and civic procession, &c, &c. The
Mayor and Common Council in fine feather,
aud are determined to show his Excellency that
some things may be done well as others
What is mentioned here with smile is that
eight members of the Roston Common Council
have come hther to wait upon the President and
solicit him TO visit the city Of the tri-mount, in
order that he may see that 1t Is mot quite so 6I0ck
| as it has been painted.
| Another delegation from Boston is q committee
! Of the horse company, (the "Lancers'') much
admired here upon The occasion Of Its visit a lew
months ago, and decidedly supefior, opne, both
in the rotundity of their persons, and the admra-
bic training of their horses, to say nothing OF the
striking effect of their uniform. The committee
/ came on for the purpose of presenting banner
|
company daring its visit. The ceremony occur ed
yesterday in the Park, in the presence Of a large
number of military gentlemen, among whom Vas
I Maj Gen. John Nichols, name patriotlcay as
sociated with the fields of Lexington aud Charles
| town.
| The breakfast tables this morning, were vocal
with the praises of Jenny Lind's singing at Castle
| Garden last night. She had immens, audi
ence, and do not observe that there IS any abate-
meut Of the enthusiastic admiration with which
| she is universally regarded.
Indeed this feeling has extended to numerous
religious persons, people of humble and unaffected
pieiy, who at the outset disposed to shut
their hearts against what they regarded as dolatry
! Some of these declare her to be the most worthy
| Of live women.
! We all know, that she not only dispenses daily
with free yet discriminate hand 10 the best OBJ
jecs from the treasures which the public pour into
her lap, but the large surplus reserved from this
| distribution is designed by her foundation for
system of free public schools in her own native
| Sweden. Taking these facts in connection with
her thoughtful character, unaffected humility, and
entirely exemplary walk in daily life, what is
| there to prevent the most upright Christian from
| holding Jenny Lind i'll degree Of estimation
! rarely accorded by him to any person now living!
| want TO hear her sing in some church. How
magnificent her sacred music would be in some
fine old cathedral! In the Diary of the Rev.
Henry Martyr Dust published by Mr.. Dodd in the
| City Hall Square) that truly pous clergyman
speaks of the solemn effect produced upon him by
the church architecture of Sir William Jones, nd
the music al ST. Paus; aud his remarks again
suggested the frequently recurring desire TO hear
| Miss Lind sing at divine service
Mr. Barnum has announced a concert for to-
morrow evening at Trpler Hail. This will be to
accommodate the up town people, as Castle Gar
den is 'sihe jumping off place" in New York.
| A eCulia itv of T.ndS at he nU
her notes heard with remarkably dstinctness
| at great distance. When she gives concert
at Castle Garden, which is the brink of the
water, her melody extends to the river, and
many persons collect in boats ON the outside of the
edlfce.
Among our numerous importations, are many
European vices, and even though the receipts at
the custom house have decreased for some weeks
past, there is diminution in the influx of foreign
| crime. We have now got gambling saloons equal
in attractveness and luxury to the most fashionable
shells in Paris and London.
| The Gin Palaces for the poor have not been
| imported yet from London, but there a vast
many drinking shops, and some of them fitted
up in style of voluptuous magnfcence perfectly
| intoxicating in itself.
But the worst of all our acquisitions through the
| increased trans Atlantic communication, is the
European disregard of the Sabbath. Six thousand
bar r-rooms, many stores, billiard rooms and public
ratHes, in full blast on the day which should
| be hallowed 20 God. There more fun, fight
ing, rum-ernking, going OH that day than any
other in the week, and white write, hundreds OF
huge placards are announcing Sunday Concert
| al Castle Garden on the 18th inst.
After some hesitation, Mayor Kingsow has
issued an order the head of the Police establish
rnent to use all his force 10 shut up the drinking
saloons and rum-shops the Sabbath. They
will attempt it next Sunday, and we expect an
| ercitation.