Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-22
From New York.

Correspondence of the Boston Traveller.
From New York.
The great Burdell case has been com plet-
cd in the city There is but one question
about it here, and that is. What does it
mean = Dist Atty Hall swept down
upon the accused with such torrent of in
vective, in his opening-Mrs. Cunningham
was such II diabOllcal Messalina, Lady
Macbeth, and Lucreza Borgia, the house
81 Bond street was so much worse than any
Tour de Nesie that the town was agape for
such horrors as Macbeth dreamed of, and
Edgar Poe wrote about. But never was
such dreadful roaring so lamb-like The
witnesses who bore triumphant testimony
AZ the inquest were not even summoned.
When the prosecution rested, the case was
foregonc conclusion, and the verdict Of not
guilty was inevitable
| do not think that the public mind
ratifes that verdict. except as to the test.
mony upon the trial. Tho verdict was de-
manded by the poverty of the evidence IN
Court but the result of the Coroner in
vestigation is not set aside by it. Coroner
| COnncry Is vulgar man, but he is not
proved a fool. \ mysterious murder has
been committed, and committed with such
address as to justify the De Quincy
theory of n fine art OF murder. But Mrs.
Cunningham, does not stand acquitted in
the public mind. Many think her uniustly
accused. But while the trial has failed to
! convict her, it has not released her from
suspicion.
The Herald, which is morciless upon our
| fine society, suppOsos she will be restored
| to her place in fashionable circles. There
can be no doubt Of it. She will occupy pre-
ciscly tire same position in fashionable
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/ Mr.. E,kel will hardly be brought to trial
lie will probably return a,s) to his fashion.
able career
The theatrical contest Is not ended. The
| Rev Mr.. Corey, formerly an actor, preached
/ on Sunday evening against the theatre and
the Rev. Dr. Bellows; and on Monday even
ing, Rev. Mcssrs. Sturtevant and Cuyler did
the same. None of his opponents, however,
have fairly touched his position. Their
whole argument is that the playhouse is
and always has been q naughty place
which is not the question. Nothing, certain
Y can be uniaircr than theological discus
sion. Even political disputes are not more
ungencrously and partially conducted; and
IN the degree that religious feeling becomes
Christian and not sectarian, just in that
degree will it refuse to excommunicate any
class OF iellow-men who are not maliciously
0lNlAls i'AL HuHHbHG AllF lhltieHililln -
further off than Mr.. Miller suspected.
The Reverend DR.. Primrose has come to
town for the anniversaries, and is busy cal
ling at all the Offices of the religious unions
| and societies | saw him to-day just peep
ing in at a small auction room in the very
shadow Of Trinity splre. 1t was impossible
to determine whether to explain his pre-
sence by curiosity or virtuous indignation
and intention of reprof But u goodly
crowd OF bad boys followed him in, and the
sale Of a diamond mounted watch "a rare bar
gain, suited, it seemed to me, for Miss
Olivia Primrose, grew very rapid and warm
as the Doctor entered. Mr. Jenkinson, the
auctIOnccr, did not observe the Doctor as
he came in, at least he did not seem to :;
and when upon an offer of twenty-nine dol
lars the good pastor said 'thirty'-or nodd-
ed thirty or winked'thirty, whichever it
might be, he and all the rest of us, especi-
ally the bidder at %, were overwhelmed
with amazement when Mr.. jenkins said
blandly gone and STOPPING over as If he
were little deaf enquired the name, Dr..
Primrose was sorely astonished, but he
will be even more SO when he carries his
purchase home.
hope he heard Mr.. Beecher, yesterday
upon Christian Maniness; for that distln-
guished hereto preached a sermon in which
he declared that u Christian was not a milk
sop, u BOBBY, nor an old woman, but q
man; a man with heart and mind and body,
with quick sense of what is beautiful,
pathetic. solemn and drol; with infinite
powers, responsibilities, and duties. The
sermon ought to have been preached to a
close conference Of clergymen, Tor when you
reflect that it is the business of clergymen to
deal with men upon the most momentous
subjects, it is rather sad to remember that
when the city is fullest Of clergymen it is
fullest of men who least know mankind.
The singers close as the orators begin.
The opera closed last week, and the Phila-
delphia prima donna, GazzlniGa, cxtorted
slow confession from the New Workers, as
she departed, that she had everything but
the talent of vocalizltion Alas for the
painter who has everything but colors lie
may do well as sculptor, may sing sweet
tly ne may draw correctly, but he is not
painter. GIzzaniga has excited more en-
thusiasm at times in her audience than
any singer we have recently had, but she
swLyed them with no permanent spell La
Grange and Iruih, in her first season, seem
to be the only prima donnis who have en-
, tircly pleased the New York opera audi
cuce, They were cold with Grisi fit
lul with StehInOue, and only valued Bosio
Justly, as she was about leaving. IL was
u sight, that Of the Junonine Grlsi irradiat-
ing the new Academy with her dramatic and
vocal splendors, and that of the audience
which restrained its instinct of admiration
under the feeling that it was having only
second table Of European enjoyment; an in
dignity to which the free and enlightened
North American savage will not tamey sub
nit. but will utter his little critical war
whoop by way OF commentary and condemn
alton Yet the lord Of the Western hemi-
sphere may possibly he consoed by know
ing that at this very moment, after many
and many trial and failure of many and
many u singer, Grisi is triumphant IN
London and Paris, and no one competes with
| her,
! All the noyel-rcaders will be delighted to
| hear that Bulwer has new novel ready
/ for the press. 1t will be published serally
| in Backwood, and simultaneously in this
| country in Harper's Weekly. The cunning
/ of Prlham's hand is not gone. Public esti-
| nation has determined that his last novel
| WAS his best You know Thackeray has
/ said he is sorry for the fun he made OF
! "Bulwlg,' and no author is more pecuniari'
/ ly prosperous than the Bsronet. lie has
every prestige OF success ii his new novel
Only let us hope that he won { take
fortleth final leave of the public IN the pre-
face.
On Sunday we had June, but the weather
has dete1iorated 30 October. 1t is cool for
the anniversaries cooler than the discus
sions will be. "HkSohf'
The Lewiston Falls Journal man regrets
a Typographical blunder in an obituary no