New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-24
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rbr;s,,s present. These tokens OF affection mus De
.,owsd on anniversary occasions, possess unusual VIZ
s for ,bey are sure be freshly remembered Al e'e''
-s,, of N. ap1iversary-mbued as il were with peren
,, f-.,r,nce sprncns from the evers hear; and Nv
he receivers So great is the variety and beauty
~ ;c,as prepared especially for on these occasions
.b+ On. looks in isay the vas; succession OF snop
rdows and sighs he contrasts their riches "ith the
overtv Of his purse Books and boafere however are
the rnost usual and appropriate types oil sooo VIII as
holiday sud truy The variety oi ooth thcse 'e
-s.en, season is almost endless How pleasant IS II 10
LITTER before the gorgeous windows oil fNkEAN = no"
taking in the grand coup tcR OF StewaFts feii'eHeah
,erope and then letting the plunge Founs amid 'Ne
bespr;ss and riches OF the gem-emporuIn oelofe N"i
s those graceful and classic statues IN !tue-fnoss eA
;;, italian Canoes so nicely chiseled as 10 seem IKE
ST.. xror. frozen suddenly into something nneF 'asn
,bss,s- s fairies themselves OF dneT clay taan men
and women Look at those g-icens aad costly wa'en'
% which seem to make the very moments golden an"
richly set in iewes-those gRtterins anu a''s'UV'e
bracelets blazing with seus-those spleaGi1 oFo0ee
If cold and pea- pure and white the boos they are
destined for-those sweet graceful ockeS-E'ns' 'o'
a,er 6neers-robe.s and Tor dainty ps-eyery
thing In short 10 relieve the common wants OF HE Oh
,beir vlraris, and partially supply the place OF love
I y;ri NS@N-'-.N-1 '--
HES every thing And there stands Freeman the entRs
loci, dispensing his Smiles anu 0eS14N'
with lavish hand.
o- .bsl we 10 Wiley & Punarns and lose ourselves IN
.,vss ,boucbs exhaling cloud like from the gilt and en-
bossed volumes OF loveipess lying there besuuiu'
hor.;f how full o. subdued grace and speaking o'e
~ bse neuc;liues OF the created by the breath oi
Moore, Who shall decide whether Finden or moore IS
the more immortal See those-5ut no we must not
begin ca,alosuing these costly and elegant so"reHHs
b,h snace and time forbid. But co. all Of you-huTFy,
as if for dear life, every one-snd buy your Merry
Christmas cif:s-tor swiftly speeds the day
TUE CoURr OF DEATH.-This great painting
,idv concentrates public attention upon itself and Is
drawing everincreasing numbers to imb.oe its sublime
teachings Yesterday lovely and most touchihs spec
,ace was presented by the Pupils from Rutgers Femae
Institute who visited the Court OF Death, and bent he'F
young heads and happy hearts Tevereniy before 'n h'
mortal transcript Of lofty truth and Beauty. On fI'usy
the Pupils from the Deaf aud Dumb Institution VIII ''''
III, picture at II o'clock and those who are there AT
that hour will witness Of the most interesting scenes
il is possible to conceive Heretofore this painting has
made the most marked and lively impression upon the
Deaf and Dumh-al the more striking in that they were
unable fully 70 express The intense emotions It excited
BURKg's CeNcERT-The performance of young
Burke last evening at Nlbos established beyond ques-
,on the fact that we have still great artist among US
in many respects the equal and in some perhaps the SUI
nerior of any who have visited u.s. with one exception
Thn most striking characteristics OF Mr.. Burkes playing
are great breadth OF effect, wonderful freedom ana
strength of bow and sustained tone with power.
fnl and artistic use of light and shade His srpeggo s
worthy of any artist and he graps his chords and inter-
vas with immense force and generally great precision
Sometimes harnonizing, his ntona,ion is false but
generally his car the magnet But TO US his ad
irabe and exquistey caRtd5ue impaired the
purest pleasure. here that We lost sight oil the
artist and felt the true electricity thrilling through the
heart There is no point in his profession so elevated
ths, Burke may not hope TO attain Ii
The audience last night numerous critical, fash
| ionable and-beter than al--enhusiastic. They ap-
pauded the performer TO the echo, and went th him
to the end We OF utterly condemn all the bad
taste and rickery Of his male as being utterly unworthy
true genius and great erst-both of which titles be.
long to Mr. Burke But he will forget and be ashamed
of thssc puerites enough and it is not necessary
10 say more on that point Now that large audience
have got taste OF his quality anticipate for him
brilliant and profitable career here.
| ETs CHARLES c. BURLElGH, author Of Thoughts
on the Death Penalty and widely known close
soner ns well as forcbe and eloquent speaker will de-
liver an Address on the subject OF Capital Punishment
this evening at 4 O'Clock in Lyceun Hail. corner OF
| Lispenardst and Broadway-entrance IN Lispenardst
We bespeek for him crowded house.
SABBATH SCHOOL MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION
The success which has attended this benevolent enter.
prise among City Sabbath Schools is truly encour
aging Most of them have in view the relief Of des-
situe population the West By reference to our No
tees will be seen that the Association connected with
Dr. Adamss Church, in Broome-street are to have IN
interesting meeting Christmas morning.
~ A Far and Festival is to be held hsS and
tomorrow evenings, by the ladies Of the Presbyterian
Church of Jersey City (he building erected from the
materials of the old Wals. church, in the basement
rooms of the building which they invite their friends
and the public This ought be attractive place Of
social gathering for Christmas Eve and Christmas, and
we trust many from our City will attend it
Es The FAIR in behalf of the Colored Orphan
Asylum begins this day in the basement of the Taberna
Gle The managers of the Asylum having failed to realize
sufficient at their recent Anniversary lay up supply
of provision for the Winter, the cooreG people OF this
City have volunteered hold Fair for that purpose.
Admission q cents 1t will be kept open until TIE Sd Of
January. As the collection the Anniversary only
slO the colored people have taken the matter up snd
have already collected between $500 and $780, which
hey have invested in the articles that will be exhibited
for sale
The Fair of the Protestant Episcopal City Mission
commenced yesterday at the Ahamra and will close to-
morrow
TRIBUTE TO HENRY CLAY.-Some weeks since,
the Messrs Prince of Flushing transmitted the Cata-
logues Of the large Nurseries Flushing Long Island TO
Hon. Henry Clay with solicitation that he should se-
lect ,hereirom whatever of trees plants, &C. he might
desire. The response comprised what the Mesrs Prince
deemed too limited seection and they consequently
increased il in accordance with their feelings and trans
ui;ed to Ashland choice collection of one hundred
species of their trees plants and seeds as
feeble tribute to whom they in common with mil
lions of others deem the most perfect personifcaon OF
American genius enterprise and development that our
Country has yet presented to the world-the man whom
but for fraudulent, pretences and foul votes we would
now be enabled 10 hail as the President OF the Union
e The Long Island train from Boston was de-
tanned on Monday evening by freight train partly off
the track the edford Station sixty miles out from
Brooklyn. The obstruction was such that it became