The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-05

This has been recently agreed upon at private on-
ner party at the Astor House. They have album
dance of money and brains to start the enterprise
upon, if they have the will.
Departure Of the Countess of Lan dsfcld.
This city Of ours and the excitement loving people who
dwell in it, will doubt feel very dull and common
place time The spirit that presided over the
fun and drolcry scandal and strifes which, for
weeks past have given such zcst to life in New York. has
departed The Incompatible Lola has shaken the dust
of this city of her feet and has proceeded on her pilgrim
age to the far West via Albany. She had originally ar
ranged to have left Monday morning but her indcfa
tigabe prosecutors the Jesus who pursue her as she
says with unrelentng industry, managed to inerpose
obstacles her movements and to prevent her leaving
the city This they accomplished much in the same
style as they are represented by Eugene Sue They
Matched up a very ingenious scheme under the very
wing Of the law, and enlisted the ministers Of justice
in carrying out their purposes Just the charming
Countess preparing for her departure Jesuit in
the Disguise of baif attorneys clerk thrust sus.
pcous looking paper into her hand Of which the follow
! ing is true copy
The People Of the State Of Nec York tie 6oasaJcs Of
the city Of NcW York. and 70 erayc hsaa. sgteing:
| We command you to summon MaIie D. Landsfc!d
Head (Lola Montes) if she shall be found in the said
city, to appear before james Green ESD Justice of
the Justices Court in the city Of New York. for the First
street in the said city, the 18th day Of May, 1852
at nine o'clock in the forenoon to answer the complaint
of Mary Jane Watson, for board and lodging then and
there to be,exhbited to damage hundred dollars
under Hereof fail not and have you then there this
summons Witness our said Justice Of the said Justices
Court at the place Aforesaid the third day of May 1852
| ISAAC i. BACHELOR, Clerk
Here then the devil to pay All her arrangement
upset by this piece Of Jesuitcal schcin All the
counts and barons, and agents. and sachems and the
| trumpha procession to be headed by Captain Ryn-
dcrs-wich TO have escorted her out of the city
were in instant, capzed, and all their plans frus-
tratcd and driven to the wind by this l-timed demand
for board and lodging Lola herself detecting in ii the
footprints her foes stamped about in furious
swearing by the soul of her Notwithstanding all the
gods launch their thunderbols against the Jesuit
| promising to extcminatc them when she returns 10
| Europe At length. when her wrath had evaporatod
somew hat, she drew check for twenty dollars con the
Chemical Bank where she has all her money invested
handed it to tho lawyer in liquidation of his demand
from whom she received the following acqutancc leav
| ing her at liberty to depart -
| Nxw YonH, May g. 1852
Received of Countess Landsfcld tho twenty dol
lars due upon the summons this day issued in the First
judicial Justices Court Paid in full discharge and salts
faction Of all claims Mary Jane Watson charged for
board or any other claim up to this date:
}. H. WAGSTAFF,
Attorney for Watson.
This mole station had followed close the heels of an
other exciting scene in which she led of the previous
evening-Sunday The drdmd'is that occasion
consisted Of the counts and barons and princes her
train the Reverend Mr. Pick and his cat the maid and
dog of the Countess and few outsiders play
the enacted in Mr. Picks sanctum The Coun
TESTS ire seems had been aroused by letter she
coved from her former friend and agent, H. p. Willis
who has followed her from Boston 10 this city, where
to by the offended Countess. tremendous uproar was
kicked up Stilettos and pstols-even one Of Colts
voverand all sorts of dangerous weapons talked Of in
most menacng Manner her mercy implorcd by recreant
cavaliers On Bonded knee and the whole most san
culinary contest impcnded, which would have entirely
thrown into the shade the battle royal of the Howard
| Hotel. Fortunately, however, terms made and
peace restored How the strife originated how end
ed could not positively ascertain; but it is stated that
of tho combatants mortudy wounded and that
they all adjourned from the battle ground the Coun.
tcsss salon, and got merry her wines and scgars
These now, for time ut least at an
end. The genius who created them has passed from
amongst u.s. and left to the ordinary routine Of life
Lola departed for Albany, at eight o'clock yesterday
morning, with royal train Of princes, counts,
barons, mountebanks, agents, dancing men, and
dancing women file de etaa5se, French poodle and o
whole host Of camp followers The expenses Of her re-
tnuc arc enormously large They live in style Of ex-
travagant dissipation only cquallcd by the followers OF
the great Hungarian. Consuming an unlimited amount
Of tobacco and brandy, her bill at the Howard Hotel
reached $780, of which $50 for wine cogniac and
segars The Countess herself is temperate except in the
Of cigarettes, Of which she smokes five hundred
day-employing her cavaliers in carrying and presenting
them to her lighted but to liquors. shc abstans from
their and Is completely in favor the Maine LIQUOR
law. This may be turned good account in the capital
After leaving Albany, she proposes to make grand tour
Of the West and all tho curiostics of that region in
exchange for the greater curostcs which she brngsto
themselves and readers we'll posted up to her move
ments and vagaries there no doubt but she will
kick up an mme In every city, town and village that she
may make her resting place.
There Is very curious circumstance in the history
as we'll make known to the world Soon after |
her first arrival In this city. she went 10 the |
Broadway Theatre to attend a rehearsal. The
acute and intelligent stage manager Mr.. Barry took |
pains to ascertain her talents and qualifications in
her profession and he perceived how matters
lie that hc was nuty, and That she
drew houses ALL II should be by Of her notorious
character in Europe lie observed that she knew pohng
Of music danced through certain routine Of steps,
without regard time music, anything else. SO lie
advised the leader Of the orchestra In this mlnncr:-
'Whcn you play to the Countess, follow her prccs ely
when hc stops do you also stop matter whether or
the music Is fnishcdr Dy following out thee iLstrue
tiona the Countess and the orchestra commenced to-
pethcr and ended together and she was able 10 yct
through the ballet without exhibiting her ignorance of
music But when she went 20 Philadelphia the orchestra
there having les tact than that at tho Broadway did nor
reserttc This frs'Gsm, but played the music fYsm be-