New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-10
u The Lecture OF Nh BunLElcH on CaPnal


r- The Lecture OF Mr.. BuRLEich on oaPi'"'
Punishment. delivered last evening IN tie C"ne'
salist Church. in Elizabeth street, was "'e'iUe'
a numerous audience. Ii was admirably cieal III
ARRANGEMENTS. convincing in logic. iorcioie III MUS
traton and eloquent in thought end expression, III
short inst such Lecture as the cause ana INC li'e
demanded We shall not attempt even SNe'ci' u
his remarks in the present crowded state oi our CO
uu,ns suffice il 10 sav tha: the arguments IN i'of
ofCeniral Punishment based on ScnpIurai grounds
were most thoroughly refuted, and that too IN a
o,onnc, which must have shaken all reasonable
a,tb in their souniness on the paFt OF those Ut any
such were prescntl who have hitherto .housn' 'I'ei'
invincibe His exposition OF the text so o1eh oh
the lips Of the advocates OF the DEAN penaI'F-
..Wbo so sheddeth mans blood, &c. vas sIgnaIiy
clear and convincing. He maintained that II Is not
N he considered either as law or prophecy but
.imnlv rs siatemen, OF genera principle
which has been verified by all pas history
and this construction was shown 10 ha-monlze with
rbs state of things at the time whei the passage
had its origin. Mr.. B. contended, however that
even if il were TO be considered in the nature OF
law. it mad long since been repealed. Beng found
ed on the principle oretaiiation IT vas no longer III
o,ce. for that principle had been expressly abros
by Christ The arguments in i.yor OF the death
uenaltv attempted TO be drawn f:om considerations
Of Justice and expediracy, were appropriately
though very briefly noticed
4, the close of the lecture, on motion OF Rev W.
II. CuAyxIxG, Mr.. BuRLEIGH was invited to vi-i
~ at some future time and thoroughly review Air.
Cbeeyer's work in defence OF the gaIlows. VII
Mr.. C. or any other alvecate of the death penalty
meet him in debate We shall see.
RcpgrRY IN THE CARs.-A gentleman from
Ohio. who had started for England with bis lady,
took his seat in the cals at Camden, having at the
time abou, $500 in golc it, his coat pocket tied up
in his handkerchief, and some $40 or more, with
many valuable papers, in his pocket book IN the
same pocket. He did not leave his seat in the car
unril the train arrived at Princeton, where he
cot out for drink OF water. Just after ne had re-
sumed his seat and the cars were under motion. ne
,ound his pocket.book and gold were gone. " hen
the cars were starting and had got in motion at the
rate OF about 10 miles per hour, man was seen TO
run 10 and from car to as ii hunting ior CLOAK
and then iump off and ill face forward. 1he con-
ductor was not in this car at the time ana did not
know il till they had gene one some or miles
when he learned that that man had been robbed.
On arriving at New Brunswick, the man who had
lost the money. assisted by the conductor and 9th
ors nrocrred the services of Constable Noorhies, OF
Brunswick, and went directly back, supposng that
the man who leaped from the cars might have been
the thief and was so much disabled in leaplng from
cars as not 10 have escaped
~THE MOTHERS Book, by L. MARIA CHILDs,
has lust reached its sixth edition. II Is now 100 iae
to tell the public what an excellent WORK ms IS
thew know already; but we can and DO hear'iiy
commend this small volume 10 those parents who
have not vet read il. Il is full OF the wi.est and
truest teaching
--r@"Tng CHRISTIAN IysTRUorED in the Ways OF
The Gospel and the Church: A series OF Discomses
delivered in Il James's Church. Goshen, y. Y. by
Rev. ]. A. Spencer, late Rector, has been issued
in an elegant l2mo OF 336 pages by Appleton y
Co. The rule we have adopted with respect to
controversial publications impes us 10 say OF this
ony that it is in fact very able and thorough high
Church argument
TIE BLIND Boy and other Poems By FRAScEs JANE GRos
PIP l59. Elmo. Wiley * Putnam
This little volume derives deep interest from
the iact that i. the production OF youns .~"ma"
who has been blind since she was six weeks old.
Her writings are properly compositions, not poems,
but are inibued with truth 10 Life and Nature
even external Nature-which must excite surprise,
as her friyolities must elicit sympathy
- The CHRisrIAy EXAMINER for May has
Just been received by c. ;. Francis X Co. 252
Broadway. Its principal articles treat OF
l. Preaching. II. Penis of the Young
III cgwioTd. GTPhe9; Poer @ " The lionemea,
vi! Sounes, VIII American Poems.
N Present Position of CaItauuasm Y. Common Schools
This is an exccllen; work. al least for Untarians.
t>s SHAKsPEARE's PLAYS No. VI. of the SUI
perby illustrated ard printed edition of Hewet, has
just appeared.
w DESTINY, or the Chiefs Daughter" BY
the author of Marriage, and The Inheritance,
has just been issued by Burgess 6; Stringer. Its
predecessors have won much appreciation
S The Complete Works of SnAKsPEARE, Nos.
10, 90 concluding have just been published b,
Burgess Is stringcr. This is very fair edition.
handsomely embelli>hcd, and Of moderate price.
II LECTURES oy CHEMISTRY FOR YoUyG La
DIEs-From an advertisement in another column it
will be seen that ilr. George C. Schaetcr will COM
mence course of Lectures on Chemistry on Tues
day afternoon next. We understand that Prof.
Tory has given Mr. Schaetitr the use OF his extern
siye apparatus
II CONCERT At THE TABERyAcLE.-We take
pleasure in calling the attention OF both citizens and
strangers 10 the Concert of Sacred Music to be given
at the Tabernacle this evening Some of the most
beautiful Choruses, Solos and Duets ever composed
will be sung on this occasion, and trust that the
good taste OF the public will ensure q full house.
CAPITAL.-As Won Dnesbach's Menagerie, drawn
by jour Elephants, was passing through New
Brunswick on Wednesday u by stander observed that
they were tamnaton strong team, and could
draw the whole state OF New Jersey. Wing
replied that it was not beginning to the Wing team
OF Clay and Frelinghuysen they would drar
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