The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-14


Notwithstanding bis int macy with Lord Cla-
rendon-made some sa' 4 blunders in connection
with the capture OF. Sebastopol; but on the
anti. slavery policy Of the English government,
in reference to u ais country, he is no doubt
better informed. The Chevalier Wikoff must
be equally we Il posted up, seeing that he was
not only per sonally intimate with Louis Napo-
leon, but v. as also engaged by Lord Palmerston
as sort of itin Grant diplomatist, at salary of
$500 year. The Chevalier Webb did his d.
plom Atising gratis, with the exception OF the
privilege of occasionally stretching his legs
under Lord Clarendon's mahogany. In the
doubt to which we are reduced by this anti
slavery allusion in the Imperial speech, and in
the hopelessness which exists of our govern
ment doing any thing to clear up its uncertain
ty, we cannot do better than to call upon the
Chevalier Watson Webb and the Chevalier
Wikoff to give US their views upon the subject
1t will be rendering the Executive great ser
vice, now that Dudley Mann has been cash
tered for going too fast in advance Of Secretary
Marcy. Most respectfully, therefore, do we
request of the Chevalier Webb and Of the
Chevalier Wikoff to give us the benft of their
construction of this ambiguous and dangerous
looking phrase in the French Emperor's speech.
operate Movements at the Academy.
! good deal Of my stifcation and error seems
| to prevail amongst the newspapers relative to
| the movements of the directors OF the Academy
| of Music which it would be as well to correct
and make clear, for the benefit of the patrons of
that institution. Tonight, the opera of evil
liam Tell /" will be repeated, Immediately
after which the troupe belonging to the Aca-
deny will proceed to Boston, to give there
eight or ten repre- sensations Of their two lead
ing operas !; but the season of the Academy has
not closed, as has been stated by some of our
contemporaries, being merely suspended for ten
days or fortnight. After the troupe shall
have completed their engagement at Boston,
they will return to New York, repeat some of
their best operas, such as civilian Tell ]"
and the Trovatore," and if properly encour-
aged will probably bring out the "Prophete,"
with equal taste and magni6cence as have been
lavished on the production Of the former.
1t had been the intention Of the managers to
give operate entertainments of the highest
character here during the sojourn OF their own
troupe at Boston, and with that view they had
made provisional engagement with the direc-
tors Of the Jacobsohn or Lagrange company,
recently organized, Immediately after the first
rehearsal given by the latter at Niblo's. To
carry out their object, q preliminary contract
was made and signed between Rowland, the
principal capitalist Of the Jacobsoha concern,
on the one side, and the managers Of the Acade-
my on the other but on the drawing out OF
the legal contract with the usual conditions,
Jacobsohn, who seems to be the most efficient
man in that many headed concern, refused to
sign the contract, ostensibly, we believe, on the
ground Of Ullman being absent and Strakosch
INVISIBLE In consequence of this refusal to
fulfil the preliminary contract on the part of
Jacobsobn, the managers of the Academy ma
turally did the best that they could under the
circumstances. Having previously engaged to
send their own troupe to Boston, they re-
solved to employ the period OF their absence
in preparations to complete with the same 6clat
and success that have hitherto attended their
efforts the remainder of their season, which
will close about the beginning, or at tarthest
the middle of June.
The boiling of Jacobsohn q Co. from the
execution of their contract has been assigned
10 various causes and various conflicting Incl
dents, some OF them of ludicrous and some of
q less amable character 1t seems that the
owners or proprietors Of the contracts for the
Lagrange opera troupe are Jacossohn, Ullman
and StIakosch, aud that Hall & Son and Row
land have certain interest in them, not clearly
definable. 1t appears that Ullman, before he
preceded to Europe to contract for artists,
applied to Jacobsohn to assist him. The latter
having no ''monish" himself, said he would ap-
ply to "a frieud,o and this friend was Row.
land. Rowland, we understand. is backed to
some extent by one of the banks. Thus it ap
pears that there are contracts and arrange
ments of all sorts and conditions, and in all
aDguages-German, French, italian and bad
EDelish-between the parties; Jacobsoha has a
contract with Ullman Ullman has q con-
tract with Strakosch Strakosch with Ole
Bull, and Jacobson with two or three
Others Then, again, these various contrac-
tors have different interests in the same art
lists. Jacobsohn has share OF one half
or two thirds of Lagrange, Ullnan owning
the balance Nitrate is divided into several
equal ports, each being apportioued out amongst
the various contractors From this brief state
ment OF the position of the parties it will be
seen that it wss exceedingly difficult ifnot next
TO impossible, for the Jacobsohn company to
Gene TO an agreement amongst themselves pre-
liminary to the completion OF their contract
with the Academy. What in the meantime is
TO become of the unfortunate artists, when they
are TO appear, where they are to appear, and
how they are to appear, we are not as yet in
formed. From the tone of the oyster house
critics OF some of our cotemporaries but more