The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-09


fnitely ascerained, with the exception of the tow
of Poughkeepsie, which gave the whig Assembl
ticket go majority. Duchess county was reporte,
to have given the usual democratic majority
WEsTcHEsTER CoUNrY.-Up to O'Clock this mol
ming, but eleven towns were heard from, which CAV
| the democratic candidate for Governor $50 majority
The same towns in 1910 gave Bouck sos majority
DR.. NELSON'S INTRODUCTORY LECTURE ON PuYs1o
LoGY.-Dr Nelson delivered his first lecture, las
evening, at the Lyceum, Broadway, in the presenc,
of highly respectable audience. Efforts, it wa
stated, had been made by few gentlemen connect
ed with the Stuyvesant Institute, to prevent theI
students from attending, but apparently without any
other effect than that of exciting the contempt which
such ungenerous conduct deserved Dr. Nelson hal
been, we find, engaged in extensive researches into
the science of physiology for nearly the last thirty
years, and he has succeeded in making many re-
markaby important and valuable discoveries. He
commenced his lecture by directing the attention o.
his auditors to a splendid series Of diagrams and
transparencies, executed by his own hand for the
purpose of illustrating his microscopic researches
He then went on to speak of the Importance of the
science, and showed in very conclusive manner
that it had not yet been taught with sufficient pre-
cslon or accuracy, from the and defective
methods of examination hitherto universally adopt
| ed by its professors. He next modestly and sue
cinctly described the course adopted by himself in
his researches, which had been to commence with
the very lowest order of beings in the animal king
dow and gradually assembled, without emitting one
link in the chain which connected them with man,
the last and most highly finished work of creation.
DIR. Nelson pointed out with great felicity, and in a
spirit of great good humor and candour, number OF
blunders into which writers on physiology have fall
len, and which have led to many serious errors in
the treatment of disease He then presented hasty
outline of his intended lectures, by mentioning a
series Of doctrines commonly received by the me-
deal world, but which the result of his researches
would be shown to overturn. The originality of the
doctors views thus announced, appeared to ex-
cite very great interest.
We can confidently assert, on the best authority,
that DR.. Nelson's lectures will be the most erudite,
profound, and important series ever delivered in
this city. Surely, if any can elucidate scien-
tic subject, it is he who has devoted to its study
the labor of life-a keen and practised Judgment
-indefatigabe industry-a mind which never rests
satisfied withoutproof-a reasoning powers train
ed in the detection of sophstry and the perception
OF the truth.
Physiology is science whose Importance needs
no exposition nowadays. 1t is becoming fashion
able study But the majority of its expounders, and
without exception its popular retailers, have been
rather deficient in knowledge of the subject they
professed to teach We cordially recommend such
gentlemen to attendDr Nelson's discourses From the
sensation already made in the medical circles here,
eknow that no invitation to embrace the opportun-
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theories, views, and discoveries OF one of the most
remarkable medical men OF the age, can be needed
We, therefore, only add that the physician, sur
geon or student who negects this opportunity, suf
fers loss, which he must continue very ignorant
if he does not afterwards greatly regret.
DICKENS AT THE FIVE PoINrs.-The description
which Dickens gives in his " Notes" of a splendid
Niger Ball. which he attended at the Five Points,
has created general laugh throughout the city,
and been the topic ever since among all the literary
and fashionable circles.
1t is generally asked "who attended Dickens to
this famous ball %
He does not state particularly who his attendants
were but as it is known that he entirely the
hands of the very respectable committee of gentle
men who got up the Ball at the Park Theatre, it is
up and waited upon him to the famous Niger
BALI in the Five Points They deserve credit for such
an exhibition OF taste in selecting the amusements
OF Boz. For it seems that the Niger Ball was far
better reished by the Immortal Boz than the
grand fete at the Park Theatre, the splendid
dinner at the City Hotel. On the Niger fete he is
eloquent, enthusiastic and poetic-the Park he hard
ly mentions
This account of the Niger Ball at the Five Points
is one of the most singular passages in the book
Boz and his committee appear to have been for a
whole night in their very element-enjoying them
selves to the brimful of existence He descants on
the "buxom fat mulatto woman"-the "young mu-
latto girls" the single shuttle" the double shut
fe'-" the cross cut"-in the most glowing strain Of
enjoyment. One thing more. We ask most re-
specially of the gentlemen who danced at the Boz
Ball, or made speeches at the City Hotel dinner, or
gave elegant private parties to Boz himself if there
ever was any thing published in New York news
paper, so vulgar, indecent, so immoral as this
description of Niger Ball at the Five Points
Answer that.
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