Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-04-05
New York, April LIST, 1851.



Viii you allow me 10
be Jour. occasional correspondent OF
course, | will never attempt lie snper-
erogatofy task Of writing news, m Il ,o!-
egraphic agr hui from the multiplicity
oil incident, transpiring In this Ciiy, |
can perhaps select lew items that may
prove Interesting to your readers.
Atprcsent we are without any par
ucular excitement. The Cutting md
Breckenridge difficulty ends ms il be-.
gan. il words tins is n sore dia -.
po,nlnleDi 10 many IN our siai,l comuu.
nifty; rot that we are particularly blood.
thirsty, or really wished either OF the
Honorabie gentlemen shot dead bni
We did desire in case their encounter
came eli az per programme, that NJ.
B. might he severely iW II wound,
like that from Which unrlc Toby suiicr.
I'd such cxrrucialing anguish would he
reasonable, and Cutting rebuhc and
: might possibly inlucc our ardent so1lh.
crn friends to iniul:e i,ss freely M rhr-
toricai alterations.
The Nebraska Ball lirs un,.isiurbcd
IN lis, porhaps, temporary grave but
il will require an exceedingly active
and determined majority 10 rcvvily and
pass IT, The a ADMINISTRATION has proh-
ably discovered that III, ir pet measure,
ike that queer Australian missile, the
"boomeraug," only recoiis upon the u,..
skllul hand thai hurls il.
The Black Warrior affair may be
considerc US settled. F,ibnsleris,n, 10
the contrary, Notwithstanding. The
vexed Eas ern question sill drags is
diplomatic length along, lis issue rest.
ing,'o adopt Russian phraseology, with
God, and The Cz,r.' Tom Cabin an,
and Hot Corn.lsm ,lavc Tor the present,
given place 10 Trc-;olal ism ,he friends
and supporters oi Tic laticr, are now
cogitaling upon Ihe effect OF Gov. Sc,-
mour's veto, The chances are, that the
Bill will Set pnss the Assembly by the
requisite majority, and become Lrw
shou d il ial, The Tribune VII. invent "A
new v"cakul,ry to meet lhc crisis. con-
mon abuse not beng sufficiently piquaut
for tie occasion.
Gov. Seymour's message, Is an able
document.
The twenty ninth rxhibi ion Ct the
"Nalonnl Academy Of Desiyn,n u nov
in progress should Judge. from hur.
ried visit 10 i!lc rooms, that a, least
three quarters Of tie Paintings eyhih.-
ted, were portraits Of those 4. lud,d Il iu-
dividuas, who usually ihrongL the t,-
missness Of their friends, are il lowed TO
appear upon such OCCASIONS only, as "a
Gentleman or A Lady"
The Thea,rrs are doing fair husi-
ness Forrest is completing II succ sslu
engagement a! the 'Broadaay. A,
Wallucks, there has been produrcd
new translation. entitled the Prison
aud Palace,' il hns been put upon the
stage with great care and elegance,
and the characters with one or two cx-
ceplions, are exceedingly well rendered;
bn, to IN, the piece appears lntrinsical-
Iy dull, and predict for It ~ briei ex.
isiencr. Barton, repeated the Serious
Family" to crowded house Last even
ing; Aminadab always takes.
AS "A Cily, our ways are improving.
'Areularius," the dust Gend, has recicv.
ed his quietus aud we look forward with
hopeluIncss TO IA New Regime. Coun.
try merchan appear in our streets and
cd Iooking hats are seen in The Halls
o. The ST. N,cholus. Our money market
is tightening, but business is generally
in healthy condition, and our m"r.
chants anticip pate smother prosperous
year so may II DO. is the wish oi your
friend. THE DOC TOR.
We shali be exceedingly glad TO hear
from The Doctor" ~ often as il may
suit hi3 convenience.