New-York tribune., 1842-03-11

c;3edly successful Each Of the young ladies has
yac., OF rrru, compass and power and OF con-
| .,de,able sweetness We think Time may some
what improve their msIlowness and iexibiliiy
While the spirit and ,ivacity with which ;he
songs of the evening are given could hardly be ex
cceded. These young aspirants can hardly aiLio
become decided fayore- with the lovers Of Music
ApropoS-'fe are tempted To inquire whether
reform in the=cEaracter oil some OF our popular
music nigh, no, be effected which would bring
t,nore fully in harmony with the tastes Of earnest
though unscicntifc listeners. l. .ot but
another form Of eloquence-of poe,ry-o truthful
expression Grant that il is more artistic in IL
structure than other forms Of eloquence, Vet i
not It's verT art properly subordinate 10 and de-
pondent on nature And when music K 20 con-
s,tuted a. TO 9tic the full and clear enumeration.
Of the sentiment, is not that icious construction.
in which the end Is sacrificed to the means Is
not a requirement OF the unmeaning iteration OF
the same words dozen times il succession also
defective and vicious For our own part, pre-
tending TO no knowledge Of the science,. we REGAL
with pleasure the effects produced by that arch
t.pe 10 a day when orr popular music shall! be
wholly un!cucred, gushing and birdlike.
F. SIS j, quite certain tina, the ningling OF
acting in Concert does not, By disturbing and
lowering the tone of feeling de,ract as much from
the enjoyment OF the audience it adds to
it? We hate 70 ntcrpose this cavi in the OF
the younger Miss Shaw, who actress is in
L. CT
| spirited. We only suggest the idea for consderl-
ton.
p S. ID. As it seems to be 1.-the cards that
7Woodman Spare that Tree, or some equivalent.
must be inflicted on our City audiences at nearly
every Concert, would it not be possible to wed
to ditierest music So long as there are airs
winch wholly smother the words, why may not
he delivered from the an,i-climaxcs and pathos OF
And wouldst thou hack it down and other
piatitudes which now harrow the public nerves by
their asonzing =pcrspicuity'
70 a Lecture will be delivered tins evening AT
the Society Library on the Life and Writings OF
WILLIAM Roscoe, by j. AUGUSTUS SHEA, Esq.
well known to the literary public. Hissubrc,
very interesting one.and we doubt not he will
do ii ample justice
10 LOWELL Mass, elected :. Citizens Tick
ct of Aldermen on Monday. For Mayor, Ma
;hancl Wright, (CitzcnsD 9G7; Elisha Hunting
ton Irregular Whig) 9i3 Scattcrn. 25--no
choice by shaving. Another tria! Yesterday
~ SALEM, Mass, has elected Wing officers as
usual; Stephen p. Webb Mayor.
% FULToS County has elected Wing to
Loco Supervisors-same as last year
J' HEnK!MEn County has elected Is Loco TO
| Wing.
body of a man, apparently German, was found
III Brooklyn about 100 feet south Of the Long Isl
and Railroad and half a mile above Bedford De-
pot, yesterday morning at about O'Clock. Upon
The nigh, side of his head large and terrible
wound, apparently inflicted with heavy IN
s,runcn,, driving his skull INFO the brain, from
which some twenty pieces of bone we're taken by
Drs. King and Thorne, who executed the post
norton examination. He had small blue cap
the side of which was detached, evidently by the
blow. He had on u coarse drab ovcrcoat, dark
sattinct pantaloons. two vests-onc of black cloth
and the other black and yellow slripe-worstcd
drawers, white cotton shirt, dark socks. and
apparently new. About six feet from him
was found singlc-barrelcd gum loaded. with the
cap on. 4 few shings, and pinchbcek watch
were III his pocket. From the appearance of his
fingers, he wa. believed to BE tailor. His hair
was dark, and he had large black, blisllv whiSkcrs
coming under his chin. He was apparently about
so or 80 years Of age. \ small black dog lay
curled up close to the body and barked furiously
an the approach of others Considerable blood
had flowed from the wound, and he seemed
have been turned over onhiS Other side after death
He had not long been deaa-probabv not more
than three or four hours We understand that
early in the morning yesterday two persons, each
having gun, in that vicinity. The
spot Is retired and no, greatly exposed Observe;
ton. The body may be seen at 40 Fulton-Strec-
Brooklyn The verdict Of tie Coroner, Jury was,
that he to his death by blow from
person persons unknown.
MELANCHOLY Su1clDR-AIr. John F.E Bou,e
OF the firm Of Messrs. Cole Bou,c ,ail-ducIs and
canvass merchants of No. l28 Fron,-strcet, yes
terday morning terminated his earthly existence
by eutting his throat, For some time past his
spirits i.ad been depressed and his mind IN rather
a Responding state on account Of his rather SAN
suine expectations not having been fully realized
in his business. which was not 50 prosperous as he
wished. Yesterday morning he went to his store
about half paste O'Clock, and half an hour after
ward went out into the back building and fastened
the door on the inner side :, few minutes after
ward Mr.. Henry NJ. Peck, occurring portion Of
the same building, heard from the OF the yard