New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-20


he and rode out in volante, to the Paseo,
favorite promenade. and to Cerro, village about
three miles off, and making IN all circuit OF
nine or ten miles. This morning he took my
arm. and we had walk of an hour and half IN
the streets of Havana visiting the Plaza de Ar
mas, the Government House, the Post Office,
Cathedral, Fish Market &c.
The thermometer has ranged from - to 50 de-
grees since we have been here. To-day 1t is
little lower, owing to the prevalence OF what is
called a Dry Norther that is, wind from
the North, without rain. Yours, &c.
LECTURES AND iECTURlNG.-We sometimes
hear it said that the business of Public Lecturng
is done up at least in our City. This IS great
mistake. There never was more general and
earnest spirit of Inquiry-a more prevailing de-
sire of Knowledge-than at present. But the
public have happily become more discriminating
than formerly, and will not swallow any thing
merely because it is called a Lecture. Let men
be brought forward to lecture who, the public
believe, can impart real and desirable intormatlon
and there will be no lack of auditors.
OF course, we do not intend to affirm that the
public appetite is an nfaIbe test of worth-far
from it. The best Lecture we ever heard had bat
a hundred listeners. The general fact remains,
however, that the public appreciate original
thought tolerate unpopular opinion and are only
repelled by mediocrity and vaculty. There have
been lists of Lecturers promulgatedthat any man
could tell would not draw houses. But with the
right men, the result would be very different. If
THOMAS CARLYLE, for instance, were TO open IN
our CITY next week, we believe he would ill the
Society Library the first evening and the Fahor
nacle very shortly. We doubt not a reasonable
compensation would bring him over 70 deliver
Course successfully in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia, and we hope arrangements to that
end will be made in anticipation of next winter
N. P. WILLIS, we hear, is TO Lecture on
Fashion, before the Lvceum in the Tabernacle
next mon;h-an extra lecture, for which 5o cents
will be charged See if there be not an audience,
in spite OF the alleged Indifference to Lectures
The Fourcrsts, or advocates Of Association,
intend to get up a Course of Six Lectures, to set
more distinctly before the public their views, phi
osophv and aims, and the nature Of the Social
Reform they contemplate, charging some trltle
only to pay the expenses Of room and advertising.
rhis course may be thnly attended, because the
public are not interested in or favorable 10 the
idea, vet it may be the means Of awakening the
attention Of some and confirming the faith of
others.
7 tho
Of Human Life is to be heard among US this
winter, as he should be. He has faults as a Lee
turer but he is vigorous, fluent, thoroughly un-
derstands his subject, and evolves truths of the
highest Importance to human well-belng. He
has a great many vehement opposers among
those who never heard him, as well as those
who, up TO Felix of old, trcmbc' when one
searchingy reasons on Righteousness tempe
| rance &c in their presence, bnt no man has
heard him thoroughly who is not the wiser for his
teachings
We ought 10 have such man as Graham lee
turing every evening IN our City, in spacious
nails free to all comers Is this impossible p
| They have such Lectures in Boston, through the
iberality Of a wealthy philanthroplst. and great
is the benefit derived irom them. The general
wish for such benefdctor here would soon pro-
| iuce one.
o. a. BRowysoN ought also to be heard here
| before The season closes. Shall he not be
u A great many write or personally apply to
US for detailed information with regard to the
condition and progress, constitutions terms OF ad-
mission, sc. Of one o. more Of the Associations
now commenced or commencing IN different
parts of the country. We would gladly answer
such inquiries, but our time is otherwise bespoke,
and VIC have rarely waking moment to bestow
on miscellaneous correspondence. Why, then,
viii not those who wish information on such sub
ects, if they cannot obtain it from The Tribune,
be so good as to take The PHALAyx in which
all desired information is given, and which Is
devoted TO the subject OF Association We will
publish what we can make room for IN relation
10 it, but Intelligence, Commercial, Political and
| General must first have place. and the year is
lS44, please consider There are great many
good things that we mean 10 keep doing all cur
life but Harry Clay is to be elected President
| this year and no other.
u 'Cornaro' writes US a column and half
IN reprehenson Of GRAHAM Breed! Does the
man think newspaper ilimitable Ii his arti-
Gle were as profound as it is shaow-as logical
| as It IS absurd-we could not make room for it.
u RALPH WALDO EMERSON is delivering a
Course OF Lectures in Providence, r. |. 1t is q
disgrace to New-York that the acutest thinker
and most brilliant writer Of our time is not invit-