The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-16

First Lecture before the New York Lyceum
Last Evening, mt the Tabernacle, by DIR.
Hssbrouck and Poem by Il u. Whippie,

Esq.
The Tabernacle was tolerably well filed at the
appointed hour The Rev. Mr.. Choules, The Presi.
dent OF the Lyceum, introduced the exercises with
some remarks upon the number OF members Of the
Lyceum, books in the Library, the cause Of Lee
lures NC. He 0aid that Mr. Biddle, of Andalusia.
would, undoubtedly, deliver Lecture during The
course, as his health was improvng-although it
might not be Until towards the close Of the course.
The late Mr.. Legarc, when in this city, had promi-
sed to deliver two Lectures upon Italian Literature,
but he had been taken away by death. There
would be two or three debates during the course
For himself, MIR. Choules said he appeared here this
evening for the first and last time as President Of
this Institution. He rendered his esisnsion both
az Director and President OF the Lyc~um-being
called TO labor in another part OF the country Next
"Wednesday evening, DR. Bacon, Of New Haven,
would deliver Lecture upon the Life and Times
OF Wentworth, Earl OF s,rsfford.
The Lecture last evening was by the Hon. A.
Bruyn Hasbrouck, L. l.. d., President of Rutgers
College, N. j., upon the sanction and extent OF pub
lie opinion rule OF conduct. The lecture was
one of those deeply abstract and purely literary
productions, which make but little Impression
upon The popular mind and ct which II is almost
impossible TO give a report, unless you give the
whole lecture ia the Identical words OF the author.
II lecturers wish TO be brit fly reported they should
occasionally come down from lofty abstract to hum
bic concrete. and say something which the audience
can carry away with them without pen an ink.
After the lecture, T. p. Whipple, Esq delivered
poem upon the subject OF De cep,ion. Mr.. Whiy
pie Is an entire stranger among US, being his flrst
visit TO our city. He Is q very young man, aud per-
haps has acquired wider putaion than any other
author has Done at his age. He is clerk in bank
ing establishment in Boson-a Boston boy, sef.
made 1t Is said that his review Of MacauIry's
Mlscellanles has made quite an lmpre sslun In Fog
land, where II has been reprinted, and pronounced
equal TO any crirlcism Of the present century"
It's merits brought the young aunor into correspou.
dence with Mr.. Macauley Last week Mr. Whip
pie lectured upon The Lives of Authors" before
The Boston Mercantile Assoc alton, with decided
success. He slightly embarrassed at the COM
He spoke without any reference TO notes, SO per-
iectly had hs committed his task TO memory. IL
highly coInmendable effort, cOnslderiD The
youth OF The author. He thinks clearly, and writes
torcibly although in rl1er years his poetry will be-
come more th1sIened, ana his delivery more mel
low and gr sctiul.
Professor Bronson's Lecture last Evening
Mt the Apollo.
Professor Bronson delivered the first regular leo.
ture OF his last evening at the Apollo. to large
and highly intelligent audience of ladies' and sente-
men. The exercises of the evening were commenced
by Mr.. F. II. Nash, accompanied upon the piano by
MT. Samuel Bassford, in ringing Mr. Russo ll'ss song.
"Rockaway.
Professor Bfonson's lecture was upon man-an
abstract OF crea,ion-a knowledge Of him; key
to all other sciences; scale OF being; extent and
Importance of the subject the three degrees OF
existence; we exist In two worlds; natural and
m -nta every thing exists by three fold principle,
essence, form. and use in man, will, understand
ing, actor affection, reason speech-or feelings,
thoughts, words IL Is an axit m that all things ex-
list la accordance with fixed principles, or laws Of
order. Ii said laws are kept, good folows-if not,
evil We can neither thlnk nor act without obey
ing dIsobeylDg those laws. Here ID the 10 unda-
ton OF m entail AID moral philosophy of health and
disease, OF lite and death The right and the ong
way OF breathing. reading, speak ing, singing and
acting illustrations with the Mannkn, and by
nerous recitatlons, togcthe. with suuCry sopgs
The whole lecture was highly interesting, profit
able and PRACTICAL, and well calculated 10 do ser
vice to the public.
ANTOINE GEIsLER, ALIAS STEPHEN KRoN.-At
the request of the Germans on Long Island. who
thought Geiser might be innocent, Mayor Nor
ris generously offered to argue his before the
Supreme Court. But within two days from bis
consent thus to argue the case, Geisler confessed
the whole particulars Of the murder
Mayor Morris wrote down 10 Long Island to
know the facts Of the case, aud received in reply
letter in German. OF which the following is trans
laton. The original is in Geisler's own hand
writing, at The Mayors Officer
Stephen Kron, born the village Of Astofen In the
Circuit OF Oh.nburs, ia the strict Of Achrrn. stab
bed named wendalis Meyer, between Hsndenb.ch
the seventh day, for which received punishment Of
tour ears Write TO the office OF odenoarg in the Grand
outchy Of Baden ha2p.nsa IN the month OF October
P J.JoAcHIMssoN.
To the above, in German, the following is ap-
pended
do hereby certify that the above Antoine Geisler
hand writing.
"DANIEL P. EDWARDS, Tailor"
RivEEHEAo, 9th, ls43.
"DEAs srn,-The prisoner, Antoine G.isier. has con-
he murdered loo ON
man in Germany, which the above writing states the
'''''' '''' ' ID P EDWARDS, Jailor..
THE above Is addressed to Mayor Morris
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tahmsage ana Aldermen Emmans and
JONAS B. Phillips, Esq, Acting District Attorney.
"WEDNESDAY, November Is Grand Larceny A color.
ed man. named Nathaniel Randall, alias Saunders, was
tried on charge Of grand larceny in stealing on the
10th OF October silver tch, dress coat rings &c.
ron Charles Hsag and 500 dollars IN money IRON VIM
Baker, both whom poard-rs Bunker's Mansion
House IN Broadway. he clothing was found upon him
by officer Spencer and SO ofthe stolen reco
veed The jury returned a verdict OF guilty, and he
demanded or sentence.
Plea Of Guilty Of Assault and Batiry-wlism D.
Benson enter i.a el guilty and battery
| II Friday
saac' ,'adsipnias tailor charsed With burglary
IN the thnd degree in entering the office Wm Chsun
september. ang Of Indiana state
stock valued at ~ crus the dollar The Certificates
were recovered MS counsel, r. D MaHcnestr, stated
the court entering the plea that the boy ony
old aud there he must be sent TO the House OF
Refuge. The Recorder replied that that could
deceive Ell by such from counsel when tho
very appearance OF the prisoner show that II
H. vas therefore remsnded for sentence 10 the
cate PRISON Friday.
.9aother John G,ies indicted for assault and battery
on VIM D. Lo mes, entered a plea Of guilty.
Cross acfians for Assault and Baft.y Peter Hart,
siIor aud P,trick Az, iaborer, OF 8, rhi.d Avenue.
tried for s,u and battery Jim 3. Mathew
on, alias JACK Smith. ma'on and w'iiism Burns, tenn
ct house keeper OF S3S Bowery and the tw
last named persons also rird indictment
The fray took place on the ~ ef December of
ChappPs ster cellar, where the parties accidentally
met. Hart swore that Mathewson struck him frsr and
hsthewson swore that II 4rt stabbed him with pair OF
hears Burns swore that art struck Ma hew first
Dr. Boud,not testified that Hart bis spothecsry
ore on the night OF the STRAY, end he dressed wound