The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-02

ppeciuen. account OF i,e sse Ia curcus and rare
in tbese parts. One niece Of the tim her, it 10 said
| i IA 20 Ia LoDdon the other Co make the toar Of
-cme ~ the wat@riog places. Doubtless, wherever
II my he AIKEN II viii atrtc mary ssssrvers espe-
| 9sIy III Interested IN natural history will take an
| nt'ies - this sift from the Atlantic.
! he NJ yrang Adrsrtissr. the Noru,ag Post. and
me Hndn, closey folio ~sd on by the evening ADD
weekly papers, have been giving publicity to the fol
loving supernatural and nelodra matte story hsad.d
+" Ghost AZ Cbesei":-
For several nights neighboraood Of the F.lham road
los ecn il state cf extraordinary excitement from the
runner that supernatural aplarton had thrown several
persons into serious hts Prom Inquiries Of the people
whom his ghssthp has scared ut OF their Wit. and "a
examination u the premises there is uuquesonsbr great
mystery attached Ia the crcumstanc At No. Pond
terrace, College street, Chelsea resides family Of the
Of Ward Ward fatally consists of ,sAs exca
vsiora aged 70 aud -, and daughter Agod II In tho
anne house resides aiamily narot ar,ne On rhur.day
night week tnlma Ward, upon going into her BEDROOM
the aplarition, and tainted Unon her brother
janice coming home he entered the room and was
terrified by the sigh. that no &o fell violent rt,
The noise alarmed the ledger aud Mrs, Paroe an elderly
opened the door AMI She likewise went into its
le sight ~ the spectre The eldest son upon coming
in and ascerainng how matters we're made nm a. ~:
ghost and endeavorod 10 clutch it, but his horror al
though the secie stood before him. he could feel no
thing substantial and he straightwsy followed the oxa-
PIE OF the preceding ghost seers His fits, however
quired several men 10 hold Aim down and lasted
hours. Fl this time hundreds of people were c.ectel
outside the house, aud the policeman beat being
| Informed that il was ghost, most ila3entl. de-
feled entering The house until he had reinforcement
Having received the aid Of three Of h in blue
an entry made by bursting IN the door What they
il not clearly known bat they audbly declared that
they would not stay in Tic house Tor untold gold
vised the inmates leave the ghost undi turbel pos
session Ward, sen, in al this juncturc stayed
the emigration By this time the streets mpas.s-
lie ana Lnieds ef peolle wore outside tho .i.e q.
i've O'Clock in the morning This brought mp an,
her reinforcement OF tho bGos, and although they
nared and searched the premises in every direction tho
most horrible means and noises continued The doors
kerr oning and camning to wthous any visible agen-
| cy The noises still continue, and Nonladic preacher
has been the premises to-day to exercise the ssirit
lie description Of the spectre by each of the wit
esscs is tho same--a man with dexthy features and
saowy garments falling to the floor There is eroba-
lily Of magic lantern causing tho dousios and up
four oclock yesterday afternoon hs .hsorhood in
state Of excitement from mob of lido people discuss
/ ing to- les Of u ghostly bearing.
In be house. No. G Pord street there lived a
| young man Of the name OF Jamss Ward who i. SUB.
ject to fits which, wheu he Is attacked, bring on
certsis deusoDs, and hence the report. This vas
the hrs. tit he had had for the last four years. The
only cnnstsbles who visited the where the man
IN question was living, state they never any
thing beyond their own repnlsive faces in the look
ing gla-s, and the landlord confirms this statement
The N.rn'ng Post publishes the following letter
from Mr.. Robert Owen, who has received special in
t.llisepce respecting this spparition: -"Sir-At
O'Clock to day had, by appointment Of the spirits
Of President Jefferson and Bei amin Fraaklin,
seo7cs OF Importance for hour and half and az
forwards q: o'clock, also by appointment With bis
royal LehDess tie Duke OF Kent for an hour, after
which inqnires il any other spirit present, and
Shelley, the poet M old friend OF nike, announced
Bis presence and willingness 10 answer any quss
tions." And then there follows most ludicrous &C
souLt OF what thee spirits said abont ghost which
never al peared Alter time, Byron Dan. O'Con-
Iell, and Juhus Cesar came to Mr.. Owens assist
ante.
fittings and personages theatrical, first and fore
mot let NE say that our little Victoria whoIa IS
woman may Heaven bless and prosper has placed
carriage a. the disposal o. poor Mrs Warner. You
sre in error in your paper of tho 18th ultimo,
when you state that Mr. James Anderson VIII not
al, fl,a ,~1
New York, at the Broadway ~ she last week Of the
ensuing month. He played Othello all last week at
the Royal Standard theatre to houses packed beyond
sufo"ation, like sardices in . box. Toe leading
journals are loud in his praise and indeed Mr. An
dersoDs expIe ssiSe conference, appropriate ges-
tu,es full, profound and sonorous voice, realized
perfect airers0hatiO OF tho jealous aud infu
rate Moor While the internal Workings Of conflict
ing pass'cLs we've admirably conveyed by the ear
Ltst. disifed al emf hattie delivery Of the language
which expressed them. Mr.. Andersons triumph
WAS complete Tor at the end Of every act he vas
Tremendously uheeYed and 81 the fall III the ourtaiG
summoned 10 Te rive special honOTs ia acknou le5g
meut OF his continued triumpbs Last night Ee
play ed lago, ~hieh excited me interest in the dra
ic circles, AID drew Together most Of criu =.
TIE part was fuely conceived, Me rrpalslve aud
Eeathen villaIy II the ancient vas well disguised
hat il would have deceived many shrewder man
than tie noble Othello.. Mr. ". R. MarkSels pro-
verb OF IAN Odd PAIR" continues its su ;cessf1l
Ieer. I be Royal Standard theatre is one OF tbs
largest and most eessnt theatres in London, the
10 owing paragraph. taken from the Oldest and one
Of the nj st respectable J0urnaa Bette weekly 1es-
scr2T, ~lfully testify
NAqoNAL SrASDARp-Ws last week curorily alluded to
he Alterations effected in this establishment BY is
srnod Lessee Mr. J. pougasa Since then have been
afforded opportunity of moro thoroughly approaching
lie many and gallant eyertions made by that gentleman
which j; ii situate. Saving perhaps the Iyceum and
ncesss there is no house dev~tod TO dramatic repre-
sensations al all comparable to the Standard in the beauty
elegance and splondor Of its decorations since Mr. Doug
ls entered tho lesseoshp of hi. theatre. fcs
has sprung up in eastern hstrionic peror
faded busin and greasy seeks no longer tolerated.
Of old the boards tAttere closks have been
abolished, and dngy sconcry which used to do duty in
tragedy comedy and bnrcsque has given place TO APP
propriae artistic designs. To Mr. douglass much is
already due for this improvement III tho state OF aRars
and Judging from the present embells hmeuts in his
theatre and the high standard Of its entertainments he
appears determined not To relax in lis praisevorhy
ertions The proscenum il now ornamented with mag
nifcent mirror autea column; the boxes, which have
been covered and lined with rich crimson illuminated
by massive and tasteful glass chandeliers placed At Short
classic devices in gold and scarlet and NEUROLOGICAL
subject effectively and artisticaly treated in the
painting on the ceiling The stage has been esarssi,
and the audience portion Of the house will contain
$500 spectators. SGch establishments these in
sde If al that saints and Sabhatsriaes may I" the
contrary tend e elevate tho mind and mproye the in
tcllect a thousands.
Dir. Robson abe popular low comedian, and dan
gerous ivai 20 the celebrated Nh. Wright. announces
bis heseft for tUmorrow at TIE Olympic, on which
occasion the Lord Chief iron NICHOLSON $50 noted
as the Chairman OF the Judge and Jury Ciub) will
appear Judge in the case Of .Shylock vs. Ant)-
IDS, in Mr. 1aourd's highly tgehted burlesquc Of
"shY lock.' Mr. Sa,auel Emery, the prosecuted, OF
Mtssrs. Benjamin, Webster x Manly, the lssees Of
the Adeihi, announces his benefit at Dr,iry Lane
theatre for Tie lith u next month. Sbakspeare's
historical play Of Henry the Fourth will be gwen,
Ko,spur ard the Prince by Messrs. Brooke and De-
vepport, the King by that celebrated aud evergreen
actor Mr. John Cos per, and the immortal Sir John
by the bentfe are. The afterpiece is Bozs "CurOrty
Shop" Qdilp, MI. Samuel Emery In Mr. Emsry,s
advertisement appesl 10 the puolic he calls himself
10 now OF tie Adelphi theatre, and congratslates
himself that bis engagement ceases with the lessee
Of that house the last day Of the present rdooth
I ublic syn paihy is decide y with VIZ. Every Dir.
L. nlsrlin Webster and Madame Cease have re-
,ufI cd from Paris. Nj and Mrs. Charles kean arc
taking Their shors holidays the birthplace Of nloA
90 dramatic auth jrsbp, Paris, and will donntess
hing On some new French horror III the ssys Of
AlexSrdre Dumas" Corsican Brl,ters" and PAN
u, or serbaps another "Vampyre." Our Gallo