New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-27


will do much towards giving sound currency TO
the State.
The bill, among other amendments, has one
providing that the said banks shall at no time put
in circulation more than three dollars in paper TO
one dollar in specie; also, that the books of the
banks shall at all times be open to the inspection
Of stockholders and another providing that
whenever the President, Cashier or Teller of any
bank named in the bill shall refuse to redeem It's
circulating notes on demand, in specie, the per-
son making such demand may bring suit on such
note or notes IN any court having jurisdiction OF
The same.
05| DR.. WAINwRIGHT's lecture before the Mer
camille Library Association last evening, was lis
tened to with great interest. His earnest mode
Of delivery and the select language in which he
clothes his thoughts, naturally secure attention.
His subject was Music. A great part OF the lee
ture was taken up with historical sketch OF
the art, with most of which the reader is already
familiar as the earlier records of it are found al
most exclusively in the Bible. In the first part
of his lecture he stated that man was made to
give birth to musical sounds. The very structure
of the organs Of speech proved 1t With but one
small tube in his throat he could give the note OF
the largest pipe IN an organ. lie elaborated this
truth beautifully, showing how man as mere
instrument was the most perfect one IN the world,
and like an instrument whose cords vlbrate when
the same cords OF fellow instrument are struck;
b,J, hIoG th,ya at
cord Of sweet sounds.
He gave several of the fabulous accounts of
the origin OF musical instruments, whose only
claim to human belief is their beauty, and said
that Music itself owed It's advancement 10 rehg-
ious institutions. He expressed great regret that
its highest cultivation should now be surrendered
to secular men alone. The latter par. ofthe lecture
was taken up in some excellent observations on
the Importance Of National Music. He consid-
cred us greatly deficient in this respect, and sad
the defect could never be remedIed by foreign
performers introduced among US. They might,
perhaps, cultivate the taste OF d lew, but they
would give no impulse to National Music. Ihs
was to be produced by spreading music among
the masses. Let the cultivation Of the art be-
come general and there would soon sprng up
geniuses that would give us NQtiona! Music. In
connection with these remarks, he mentioned his
astonishment in hearing at the late celebration OF
the New. gland Society, an American hymn
in honor Of an American event, sung by AmerI-
ear men, to the tune of '' God save the King
Although we are deficient enough III National
HI, ~, ,ioe.
tute as 10 Justify such violation o: good taste
as this.
The Lecture was so admirably sustained
throughout, that the hour 1t occupied seemed
very short one.
u 4 Memorial to Congress, to be signed by
the friends Of the International Copyright Law,
is now lying at Bartlett X Wilford's, No. ! AS
tor House. We shall have 9 word to say on this
subject when it is again brought before Congress,
and in the mean time would urge on every one
the Importance of sending this memorial loaded
down withnames to our Representatives in Wash
ington. We feel confident that it wants but
proper understanding to make the measure uni
versallv popular. Laying aside all the higher
law. To say nothing of justice to authors, the
community large would be decided gamers by 1t.
~ Mr.. WINCHESTER has Just published the
last number Of Backwoods Magazine. 1t con-
tains the conclusion of kerim khan's Tray
els, the continuation of Adventures IN Tex
as" (this last an exciting .ale, though trench
ing somewhat on the marvelous,) "Marston,"
." Lectures at the Royal Academy" &c. and
some excellent Poetry. 1t is an interesting No.
and we may notice some things more fully at an
other time.
"dIGH LIFE WITHIN DooRs.-N. P. Willis
publishes an extract from letter just received By
him from England, from which we learn that the
great (" Dandy OF her Majesty's Empire is AT pre-
sent somewhat curtailed in his operations. Sunday
is now the only day in which he can show his fine
figure and finer dress and splendid equipage to ad
vantage Hyde Park, ST. Jalness Park and Re-
gents, &C. il not terra incognita,' are terra pro-
hiba" 10 him. Says the letter:
You had some expectation OF seeing D'ORsAY
in America, but he never had any intention OF going
out. He has been a prisoner Tor the last two years
IN Lady Blessington's house. ar kensington. There
is an acre OF TWO OF garden, aS you Know. III tAc
rear, shut in with a wall high enough TO keep out
creditors, and here D'Orsay takes his exercise on
horseback. He devotes himself entirely to painting,
making portraits OF his friends and receiving money
for them-in short, making profession OF it. Every
Saturday night al Il o'clock precisely, his cab is at
the door, and he drives TO his club, and on Sundays
he is to be seen in the Park, driving with Lady Bes
sington and her two exquisitely beautiful neces,
the Misses Powers taking care TO be home AGAIN,
like Cinderella, before l. o'clock al night Not long
ago, meeting OF his friends took place and effort
made to relieve him. They subscribed twenty
thousand pounds, which would have given his credi
TOR Shillinrs the 1nnnnl 'Ih.