Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-02
Correspondence of the virginian.
INV York. Nov. 26, j

NEw York, Nov. 26, 1853.
Thanksgiving day passed off joyfully a few
gave the day 10 the worship Of God, aud many 10
Bacchns. The people seemed to emulate the eA-
ample Of the Wind which blew considerably, for
many got high, and the brass bands Of the dliier-
ent Companies blew enough TO last for another
such festival. great day is Thanksgiving for
good Puritnns 10 uSurate on fat turkeys; ana
if they by chance get t,co sheets in the wind or
half seas ouer, it Is the turkeys.
The theatres on all such occasions are filled;
which is lucky for the drama at present rs the
usual number Of strangers is wanted to give pat
ronage sufficient 10 pay. l,among the ''milllon,'
on the occasion, was attracted to Burton's by the
big posters Extraordinary sze,) herading new
play, entitled the Fox Hunt" by Bourcicault.
II was received with great success, which is ow-
ing to the spirited dialogue and clever bon mots.
The most delightful character in the comedy Is
that Of Laura ST. Lager, which was pcrsonated bya
Miss Robinson, the Chambers street theatre star
the attraction of the white kids and mousiachios.
The character bearsa strong resemblance to Dick
ems Dora but is more pquant She is described
by character in the play, who says "She Is as
rich in human nature, her father Is IN cash
She was left to run wild until he wanted an heir
ess. She only knows the world through the pa
gees of a novel; and thinks marriage the end Of
everything. Generous as ran, and gay sun
shine"
This character is rendered in ii delicious and
perfect manner. The lover, who makes use of the
above language, is wild and reckless youth,
overhead in love and debt. Laura expresses her
view Of mntrimony in the following style
"When marry, | have made up my mind
what shall do. | shall make my husband go out
to some wild uninhabited island where we will live
in a cave, and sleep in constant fear of our lives
from the savages and never know what o'clock
it is. Oh the luxury to be loved for ones self
alone. to find n kindred spirit thought OF
your thought, and love of your love; and not
ereature-bone Of your bone, and cash of your
cash Give me II man whose life of pers | can
share like the Corsair, with one virtue and n
thousand crmos,n not a calculating machine,
without n hope above the price of Consols,or a
fear beyond bad debit
The peculiar emphasis the humor the satri-
eal sentiment with which this is given by Lau-
ra, you should hear TO appreciate Miss Robin
SON is certainly clever aetress and supports the
character to the letter
The Italian Opera Company,at Niblo's Garden
have beeu making extensive arrangements to give
"A perfect rendition of Meyerbeer's and Scribe's
grand opera-'lhe Prophet. The cast will no
doubt surpass any ever presented in this coun-
try. Mario aud Grisi are the only singers that
are fanniarly known in this opera. Signor
Salv takes the character of jean of Loyden,
and Fides, his mother,is taken by Signora Stcf-
anone. The other characters are by Signora Ber-
tucca, sgnora Marini, Rosi others ofnote. This
opera, witnessed some years since in this
country, but it was nothing to compare with the
rendition Of il at the Queens Opera, London.
| shall do myself the pleasure of Witnessing it
here again, and let you hear from me.
mentioned in my last the excitement pro-
duccd at the reported deialcations in the various
Wall Street Banks. The substance of the whole
matter, rs far as | can learn, is that the affair is
IA compound of truth and fiction. entertain but
little doubt that considerable amounts have been
lost by these institutions; more by the carless-
ness of their officers, not using due diligence
than by any real fraud being perpetrated The
aggregate loss will not exceed 100000, which
is divided among several of our largest monicd in
siitutons and cannot materially affect them. 1t is
now reported, upon good authority, that the
mount stolen from the State Bank has been re-
turned to them, less $1,000, the reward offered.
The criminal escapes his deserved punishment.
l question very much the policy, not to say pro-
prcty, Of this system of compromising with
rogues. and doubt whether the criminal law of
compromising felony will not apply to this in
stituton. If this system Of rewarding, instead of
furnishing fraud, be continued in community
like this, they need not be startled at deialcatons
by the column. The money market bears evil
denccs Of ease. Call money abundant at per
cont and some at lower rate. Some of the
stock and banking houses are flush The stock
market is dull the fancies are laid aside, for
want of purchasers
HENRY.