The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-21

ssetasy Of War. Nesms. Seule and BENJAMIN
have also been frequently noticed by rs, as has
1y. ghdell, the newly elected Senator. We should
add that the latter was q democratic member of the
House Of Representatives two ysars-ls43 to 1916.
Mr.. Downs was born in Tennessee, in 1901 educated
q Lexington, Kentucky, and was admitted to the
bar in 1925. He had previously emigrated to Louisi-
ana, to which State he returned and acquired dis
tinction as a democratic lawyer Mr.. Benjamin is
native of the West indies and is whig in politics.
TIE CnEsrAIs AT NBLo's-For the first time in his
Very dramatic company Of the children of the Celestial
Empire have condescended to appear stage before
she outside barbarans Of this latitude Praised be their
tutelar deity, Josse for having inspired his faithful
shippers to thus to sstonsh weak minds by the
display of their great hstrionie talent For several
weeks past We have had the pleasure Of seeing these ma
tves of the Flowery Kingdom persmbuating Broadway
- groups, staring with their little porcine eyes at the
strange sights which there met their vision carrying
their tails behind them like the famous Corkonan, cee-
bated In the old ballad and rejoicing in the display Of
calico pants, which, for their magnificent proper
tons, must have created the envy Of those ha-
bitNSs Of the pave to whom their fashioners have
been 30 niggard in the article Of CLOTH In the
cmnibuses also Nopg -chong and Chi-yantoo, and the
comrades these Macreadys and Forests Of the Central
quite at their and apparently enjoying their ride as
they were well used to that bone shaking mode Of
conveyance Yesterday evening, however, the company
which distinguished by the appeation Of "Ikeoon's
Great Canton Histronc Company, made their debut in
Nblos theatre, before very numerous and fashionable
assembsge. The proceedings Of the evening commenced
with what is described In the programme as an HImpos
ing religious seremony-invocaton to JOSS MI chon.
wong (Kng Of Kings), Ko numm Queen of Hsaven),
NJ IT Ia. 1T.
This ceremony was by means suggestive of any very
solemn or religious act of devotion On sort Of raised
dsis or throne sat the priest, under the shadow of
gded representation Of the fight of half dozen
steps with cloth extended this high place to
ths stage. Then issued from the sides Of the stage the
woTshippers, in twos and fours, the male performers
wearing long boards, black, brown and silvery and all
attired in flowing oriental garments of tina brightest
solors. They did not all out together, but in
oessien. The first qudr after making their obeisance
TO the representative of Joss" amused themselves
shaking their legs making very rude attempts at
the fashionable ballet and singing in monotonous tone,
chant composed Of any number three letter
syllables But such singing! If the auditory would
close their eyes they might well imagine that they
assisting at fashionable moonlight concert Of cats.
Every cadence concluded with some sound like
nothing else in the whole range Of sound except the
''moyaaow" of q well developed mouser, prolonged
by double quaver. The orchestra music was much in
the same style the vocal and well worthy Of it.
Something mostvlanouay akin to the -hr monotonous
drone Of the Scotch bagpipe, combined with the artistic
execution tin pots and pans the OF the
gorg and the rattle of the casanet to make what the
Chinese might call harmony but what outside barbarans
would certainly characterize the most Internal din
ever invented The first batch of worshippers having
performed their salutat ons-vocal, instrumental and
pantomimio-apparently received favorable response
the oracle they then went seated themselves
IN the lowest Of the crimson covered steps the next
patches went through similar exhibitions and then all
descended and marched in procession round the STAGE
and this ended part the first Part the second repre-
scented grand marriage ceremony, and the whole con-
siudsd BY the performance Of feats by japanese tum
blers and Chinese Tartars