New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-07
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by professor acld, before lEr &c anu very
audience in The Lecture Room OF the Institute CitJ
Hall Ee treated his subject, 'What Il Chemistry us
History and Application, in manner that guarantees
great interest from the future Lectures and we anfci
pate many agreeable and useful evenings with him Tie
meagre sketch Of his remarks which our limits would
prescribe should attempt any report would do him
but such faint justice that content ourse with re-
marking that ne listened 10 with profound attention
LEOPOLD De MEYER--Tonight we shall nave
an opportunity OF hearing this giant to greater
advantage than before. The Tabernacle is well caicu-
lated for the exhibition Of such extraordinary display
although we doubt fit Will hold all who Will fock TO
hear him Sucn union Of Cycopian force with sossa-
rcr tenderness-of grotesque nervousness Win TIE
delicate p-ecson-never has before been wines
sed. So astounding is the nexhaust:be strength VIII
which ne urls his soul into the instrument that she re-
mains for moment crushed and shr!eang IN her agony
But she regains her beautiful proportions again TO
be tortured and expire in the storm OF musical thunder
which dashes around We cannot Judge OF de Meyer
BY the ordinary standards OF playing He executes al
tina, we have heard would time an instru'
and when he at last gives way TO bis own inspra
lions We have means Of judging or insttutng con-
parisons-we can only wonder and gradually learn 10
admire, wave by wave our asionshment subsidies.
e The Sirteenth Ward Temperance Society
viii hold meeting this evening in the Methodist Church
in Eigheenth.sree. the Eighth-avenue Addresses
will be made by Rev. c. q. Read and Dr.. D. NJ Reese,
and there will be appropriate music By the choir OF the
Church.
e Tie Cheney Family sang last evening al
Brooklyn large and fashionable audience, and were
received with great enthusiasm They gave their pieces
great energy and beauty and received several encores
They viii give another entertainment a; Niblos Saloon
this evening. There will doubtless be gress crowd
TO hear them.
- Redfeds No. NIL of the Penny Magazine
is just finely issued he has also published No of VIII
.iss Dashe5 at Life, containing the Ephenera OF that
beautiful wri,e-.
70 The alarm OF fire last night was false
= Browning. the proprietor of the race course
Hoboken, who thrown from his horse Wednesday
afternoon in the hurdle race deda 0 o'clock yesterday
morning from injuries then received Srraier, who was
thrown from Americas the second heat lies in very
critical condition and learn the opinion of Dr. Mott
is that he will survive. What larnentable warning
against this dangerous practice.
The IVORY STATUE OF CHRrsT-Our readers
will by advertisement in todays paper that the
Ivory Crucifx has been removed TO lower and more
suitable in the building, (247 Broadway and
that the exhibition will soon close.
II Rev. Dr. JuDsoy, Missionary from Burmah,
will be prcsenso says the Christian Rehector-at the
special meeting Of the Baptist Convention in this City
the last OF this present month He is now on visit TO
the Western part of this State. There many here
beside the Baps;s who will be glad to take him by the
hand.
rsse We have received from the Cashier of the
Post Office tabular statement of the hours OF closing
oil the Mails made up the office. 1t will be very con-
venien for reference. We need also similar statement
of the hours at which the several Mails due at this
point.
.s7 The celebrated French Paste Backing OF
Jean Duprees about which ali The wel-dressed men in
NewYork are just now quiring is for sale by j. P Da-
Wis, li5 NGssau.street
tS The sailor Viola, who was stabbed on Sun
day By boy in Doverstreet died yesterday morning
the Hospital Three boys in custody OF the gang
among whom Viola received his wound.
II Our readers will see by the Proclamation
in another column hat hanksgvin is TO be celebrated
on Thursday the lh December 1t strikes rs that the
Governor IS little rogush in publishing his Proclama-
ton for Thanksgiving so close upon the heels OF the
election.
II There is a letter Says the Mirror in the
Post Office of this City with Chinese superscrpticn-
Who can read tl Who speaks broken China
Ly7 The Great Western sailed yesterday after
with 46 passengers.
II Mr. Van Dam, grocer, residing at l2l w ash
ingtonstree left mis- home yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock and has nc, since been heard Of He had with
him between two and three hundred dollars in money
His family and friends in great distress concerning
him. as they fear be bps me, with foul play.
~ The following is the number Of public con-
veyances in this City Hacks 2Os Cabs $50, omnbuses
239-total 697.
lTY' Ellen Miller was tried yesterday in the Ses-
sions for marcide in having killed her mother. On the
night of the DEATH when the husband from home,
the daughter was beat her mother ON the head
with piece of an old panel door window. The old
woman was heard to cry out and say to her daughter
Is this what reared you for, to pull your mothers
gray hairs out of her head The jury found verdict
of guilty of mansaughter in the 4th degree
II In the United States District Court Uncle
Sans officers tried to get $500 penalty from mate OF
vessel for having landed goods without permit but 1t
appearing that he had some time since paid hne OF
$4,000 and been imprisoned thirty days the Court mer'
cully held that in the fine paid merged the point
now sued for.
- 4 decision was made yesterday in the Ma
rne Court that Omnibus propretors arc common CARR
and liable for the loss of property entrusted to their
care though they receive no compensation for its
transportation.
l-g7 In the Superior Court yesterday, \. B.
Mor recovered $1,000 damages OF Charles Wood, for
malicious and unwaran,able arrest under the stlwel
Act.
u An immense array of legal talent is engaged
Just now before Vice Chancellor McCoun in the filing OF
bill by David Leav,t receiver North American Trust
Company reach about 100000, being what ia called
the Yates trust for advances BY Palmers Mchelop,
Dent 6 Co. OF London claiming that the Trusts are void
on account OF excess of authority assumed by the Direc
tors in borrowing money and specializing.
ITALIAN JouRSALISM-It is a common notion in
this country that there are few periodicals pub
lished in the secondary cities OF the more desPotic
portions of the Old World, especially in Italy OF
course this is very erroneous. We have before us
lis, ofttirty-sro periodicas-Day, Semi W eekly,
and Monihly-issued regularly in Palermo the chief
city OF Sicily and variously devoted TO Politics. Lit
erature Religion Jurisprudence Natural Science
To 90 ba,, copsiTar that Palermo is