The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-17
The italian Opera.
NEW YORK, Feb. ii, 1852.

/ TO TIVE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
! am well pleased to notice in your paper q
strenuous effort to establish the Italian Opera in
this city. on o permanent and popular scale, BY
establishing the cost of admission to it 1t fifty
| cents. think managers who doubt the success Of
the thing alter the recent experiment at Niblo's,
and the Castle Garden experiment of last summer,
must be exceedingly obtuss in intellect.
1t is to be hoped that you will not relax your
exertions in this matter until we have this city
provided with large Opera House, at the uniforR
and permanent price Of admission Of fifty cents.
One OF THE PEOPLE.
NKw ORLEANS, Feb. d, 1852
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
notice by the papers that there has been a
schism among Max MaretIek's Italians, and that
they have formed themselves into two factions,
each with the object Of singing the other down.
MY object in communicating to you is to request
lily GU should deem it proper-that you should sug-
likely to benefit both parties, that one of Thorn
should make a tour to this city, where / am per.
suaded their success would fully repay the trouble
Our opera goers have depended on them, and ia
consequence many have not as usual taken season
boxes ut the Orleans, where Davis, having no fear
Of competition, ia very careless in bis selections.
lie now playing a piece in which mono of tho
principal singers appear, and which, fear will be
continued for some time Our other places Of
amusemenis are poor, decidedly SO. The st.
Charles has become terpsichoroan hail. where
he houstets display their pugilisic ettainments,
and Ben DE Bar supports some low character in
some low play, nightly, to apou. dozen persons.
Piscide, too, has lost much Of his last winters
attraction; but this | en- assured ia owing to his
having expected the Italians, and prepared himself
accordingly OrERA.
The WHEELING BRIDGE CAsE-The pittsbure
Comnercici orsl gives abstract OF the points made
IN the decision 81 this By the Supreme Court fol-
lows:--
ist That the Ohio Is public nay,xable river the free
navigation 81 which Is secured by the regulations OF Con-
gress es'abfhiug ports Of entry by public expcndi
lures TO improve It's and by express compact
between Virginia he STATES, when kentucky
admitted into the Upisn, and Virginia Is bound by
"a That The siate, bordering on the Ohio ri,er
have therefore right to obstruct its navigation by
bridges.
ga that th. wheeling bridge does obstruet the steam
boat navigation q the Ohio river, and b public null
sarce.
river by the Wheeling bridge II injurious 70 the pnb
lie works CT Pennsyl'aIis and to the commerce OF th.
river.
OH. That the STATE Of Pennsylvania has q rsbt to
maintain her fuit for the abatement Of IN. pn,src
ON the ground Of ito Injury 10 her public worxa
9th, That the State Of PennsylSans being a ur.na-
party to the tu the Supreme curt has orr final
iion to grant relief.
Th That the equitable powers OF the s,n-ar,o = 49,.
authorize II to grant relief prayed for in the bill nv
removing the bridge compelling II to De elevated az
not TO obstfuot navigation.
sth That the bridge must be raised 10 the height ~
III eet 20 feet higher than it II at the Highest
POINT fr width 81 tO0 feet over the channel az the
river = 'Ae
IL suggested TO n Court by Mr. Reyerav Job,,o,
on toe part OF the defendants, that tbs o6strgstop
~ ght be removed by making draw on The b,iya rba
Court taid they would hear motion II the dsienlsni.
desired to iubmit one, on that point.
TExAs WITHouT TAxEs.--The Levis,atu,s NJ
Terss has pa'sed bill giving the different
State tax for 1862 ard 1853 amounting 10 FROM naa
I" f"oWo me rrfp'e ~ NsXsr wit therefore have