Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03
NEW FORK coRREspoNDEyCE,

! NEW York, Mar /, 1851.
49, onns ou. sao0e,s during he past month hav
been OF very tenacious and permanent ana
~ lhey must have oted the flower seeds in the ground
JESsr LrSD bias not arrived in time be Queen Of ,h
Way but, come when she will she may queen 10 he
nsmrs content. we are all eager 10 hear her inmitabs
nosss once more. Even the rigid Of the clerovren M
glad make her charities for retractng their
mature structures upon the universal pason attend her
cers, and may themselves be among her auditors when
sne eorses again reverend Presbyterian clergymaR Of
brookn, famous az scholar and preacher and equally re-
markabe Tor his unswervng piey used tsake occasion
speak very reposchuy Of the interest taken in the Lind
concerts BY portion Of bis society but since hs has observed
more closely the unasscming and truly Christian Of
Jenny Lind in the United States he has becox1e of her
most enthusiastic admirers. This is the case with two or
three other evangelical pasoss Of profound pe and acquire
ments in New Work.
Occasionally have heard expression of wonder because
Jenny Lind does not frequently sing what e usually
termed sacred concerts suspect that reason Of this is
that she Is too good Chran enjoy desecratoo scrip
al subjects by arfsS whose appreciation of such matters
usually not OF high standard Nor do believe that
che regards these subjects appropriate for concert room
am not greatly mistaken she gave reluctant consent to
sing such concerts 10 this city, heard her in the cratoro
OF the Messiah but she did appear with her
ease and cheeriuness nor did she sing with her usual sail
ency In the sublime song, (" knotg that mn Rede,ner
hrea " her voice and manner though they thrilled every
feeling heart subdued and her depreciation OF the loud
and thoughess applause only evident but paints,
Think how dissonant to Christian be the Jraros and
applause upon such subject
Occasionally you may announced here eacred con-
cert for Sunday evenng-an evasion Of the law agans
theatrical performances that day. It. way some Of the
artists have Of making pecuniay speculation Of hs
Sabbath The songs selected from the various oraoros
in which the paarchs and prophets and the Saviour
are represented singing to the composition Of French
anu Italian music masters accompanied by full and eec
The steamship Scott has deferred her departure for
New Orleans until the Sd nsan Oar Southern trade. es
pecially that with New Orleans and Mobile, is falling off
summer approaches and feights small.
Recently New York suffered an invasion from Cuba
the invaders being FIRST army Of Havana oranges and
too that an "e1pedtion to obtain them would pay
all They the only kind of ball and chan-sho that we
want Cuba to pour into for unwhoesoe orange peel
may be, is infinitely preferable to the peal Of cannon.
Within few days. too, have had any quantity Of wild
pigeons. Su plenty they that hawk them (pgeon
hawks at the street for haf dollar and less
per dozen. They now come principally from Seuben aud
other counties in that neghborhood, in this State How
many Of them should be there this time s,ony for
scientific speculation.
Many ga moving spectacle" might be witnessed in the
streets, lanes and blind alleys of New York city this
Being the lst Of May, agreeaby mmennsal CUSTOM
stores, houses and domicils Such demand for drays
weny shillings load This simultaneous exchange oil
quarters reminds Of the chdens play Of sage COACH
which,, at certain signal, the company being seated,
except who having chair stands sudden
jump up altogether, and try exchange places without
irving the stander chance Of course it produces pro-
lgious scrambing
The Brother Jonathan will sail for Chagres
N the 18th instant.