The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-29

robust state Of health which its friends could DESIRE
and he afraid this from its not having kept
to the plain English dishes which nourished the con-
stution of everything English but indulging instead
in foreign high spiced piquant fare, which only en-
geDdered depraved appetite caused feeling Of
languor and depression, and produced constant
craving for something still more pquant. He was in
Hamlet in the churchyard in which Shakespeare
lies-in the town in which he received the first
guinea he ever earned in his proie Five and
forty years ago he at the age OF eighteen played in
barn on the other side the Red Lion, and finding
that the barn was still standing he had gone down
that morning and respectfully dotted his hat to it.
He could not help doing so for he had respect for
the school in which be learned the G OF the pro-
fession. If actors would nowadays be conter 10 go
to what might be called the dame school, and
learn their A Clearing to spell before they be-
gan to speak-the profession would stand little
higher than it did at present"
The Duke of Coburg has just composed new
opera, called Toby, the Poacher" The libretto IL
by Nine. Birch Pfaiter who received 500 forins for
the same.
Maria Tagoni went, short time since, to Sire
litz, give what are termed guest represen-
tations, and such the crowds attracted by her
presence to the little residence theatre, that the
court architect, fearful of the whole building giving
way, recommended the fair dancers steps 10 be cut
short by forbdding her appearance. So say the
Berlin journals.
Gutzkow's new tragedy, Philip und Perez" Is
now complete compressed, corrected, and fit for the
stage. 1t will shortly be produced at Stuttgart.
Mr.. Aldridge is still creating great sensation at
Pesth. The literary men, artists, and actors have
given him grand dinner and valuable album. All
the characters excepting those which he represented
were given in the Hungarian language; but the
parts were SO well studied that everything went of
lighted with Shyock" and Othello," that they
have insisted on his playing Richard Ill" On his
return to Pesth the African Roscius will play once
or twice, in order that the Emperor may have an
opportunity of seeing him.
The King of Sweden, in record of the interest in
art taken by the late Prince Gustavus, has given
more than five hundred pounds to the University of
Christiana the interest of which is to be expended
in the promotion of musical objects.
Two new operas have been produced at the Opera
Lettre au Bon Dieu" the words of which are by MN.
Scribe and De Courcy, the music by Duprez, the
tenor the other in one act, the music by NJ. Mont
fort. They were both successful.
new singer, Fraulein Ney, has been received at
Dresden with the greatest enthusiasm; her voice and
execution were very fine.
signora Pepita Olivas, Spanish dancer, seems to
have quite turned the heads of the Berlin people,
who have been sending Populations to her, praying
for Tepetitions Of "last appearances"
A Portuguese composer, Mijore, has written an
opera which is said to have been successful at Lisbon
NJ Arstide Hignard is the author of comic opera,
in one act, called " LIE Colin Maillard, which has
recently been successfully produced at the Theatre
Lyrique. 1t has some agreeable, easy, and natura!
melodies well Instrumental. This is the debut Of
the composer who is very young.
The compliments recently avished on that pleasing
singer, Madame Charton-D emeur, when she took her
benefit at Marseilles SEEM according to the Gazette
Musicale to have been SO rich, gay, ford, and poet
ical, as to render the catalogue worth translatng
even in these days of operasingers royalty and op-
poers' LOYALTY
Two hundred and ten bouquets flung from the up
per boxes in positive shower, on the entrance of Mad
anne Charlton In the two operas chosen Forty nine bau
quets Of grea diameter launched from all parts OF
the house during the percrmapce-then splendid mon
warded to Narseilles in box $50 cennssrs in crcum-
ference lastly, eleven crowns In gold in silver and in
artificial In the first rank OF these crowns must
he specified that offered by the Society Trotebas-every
silver leaf Of which bore the name Of Of the
lady's hvorite characters.
More amusing, almost than the unparalleled splen-
dor and taste of the above offerings is the matterO
fact expcitness with which they are enumerated,
classed and appraised in the above paragraph.
A grand gala representation of Meyerbeer's I" Pro-
phet" took place at the opera house, Berlin May
8, in honor OF King Leopold and the duke Of Bra.
bant.
Miscellaneous Items.
In consequence of the determination Of the Earl
of Derby, the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, the
late Chancellor OF the Exchequer,) and the Right
Hon. Charles Shaw Leevre, the Speaker of the Eng
ship Of the late Duke Of Weiingtons will letters Of
administration were granted by the Prerogative
Court of the province of Canterbury on the 9Th
nst to his son. the present Duke, and his grace has
since accepted the trust. The will seems to have
been written under very peculiar circumstances up
wards OF thirtyfve years ago, and with that promp
titude and decision which marked almost every art
Of the late nnkes life but at the same time displays
evident traces of the agitation under which it was
drawn up. The will is dated February II, 1878, and
was written in Paris by the Duke himself, who &C.
counts for that circumstance in the following remark,
been made to aassnate me on the night Of the 10th
inst, February 10, 1879 which may be repeated
with success, and being DESTROYS Of settling my
worldly affairs, and there being no professional per-
son in Paris to whom caH entrust the task OF draw
ing my will, now draw it myself in my own hand.
writing" His grace directs that ON annuity OF
Fl 600 shall be paid to his second son, Lord Charles
Wellesley, who, however, has the option OF claim
ing q sum of 900 as an equivalent Apsley
hoase and the furniture therein money invested in
the funds, and exchequer bills are thus to be dis
posed of The money is directed to be laid out in
The purchase of an estate, which, together with
sent duke forife with remainder over to his issue,
and, in default Of issue to Lord Charles Wellesley
and his issue, in like manner
Among some interesting parochial documents
lately discovered by the church wardens Of St. Mary
Redcf Bristol England, is a receipt from Hogarth,
y
east end of that church. 1t is written in acear good
hand but is not illustrated by any Of those clever and
grotesque sketches which he sometimes made on the
corners Of similar papers.
man recently arrived in Paris from the depart
ment of the Gers wagcred $50 francs that he would
walk twice round the city by the octroi wall (29A
niles) in eight hours on the condition that he shond
be conveyed across the river in a boat at the Bar
rere dc sevres. He performed the feat in nfty-two
minutes less than appointed.
Three hundred men were actively at work in lay
ing down the electric wires to the House Of Parlia
ment, the Treasury, the Board Of Admiralty, and
Buckingham palace, London. which were to com.
municate with all parts of the northwestern dis
tricts Of Englsnd direct.
The Bombay Times says that the Governor. Gene
raj has been pleased to remove the restriction for
merly existing on ladies visiting Cashmere; those
who may wish to see the "Happy Valley during the
approaching season will be at liberty to do SO.
The consequence Of the hostility shown to English
men in Austria already begins to be felt. The Lloyd