New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-31

possible TO be practical without devo'Ing
themselves to mere practice with the serviy OF a
machine or the blind instinct Of the lower animals
who make money, not 10 become hIoaied VIII ''''
consciousness. or pine and dwndle with the care OF
It's possession only to invest II IN carpets ma
hoeanv and fine clothes. for foolish wives 10 MAKE
more foolish daughters withal but as means OF The
culture OF the arts and sciences-the services u
those geniuses gifted priests OF Heaven, VINO nave
not tine 10 attend 10 their earthly wants while de-
lvering their celestial messages and the instruction
and refinement OF the laboring classes. Such men
we want much-where are they Under tEeer CIR
cu1rs,ances and in an older world. New-lork
should have many Roscoes and many still nobler
forms of such character.
In Liverpool, if the working classes suffer and
are degraded beyond what tongue can tell or pen set
down yet there are efforts to give them some OF the
advantages and pleasures in many places monopo-
lized by those already rich. Among these are Con
cers, given every Saturday evening, under the
direction OF suitable committee. twas the account
of festvalto celebrate the good results OF this ar
ransement that attracted our attention. an impor-
tan; part OF the archives of The time may be found
in the accounts OF spch entertainments. The
speeches and ;oasts display the sense of men a! the
time. and the circulation of the record stimulates
TO farther though, on the same subjects. Dinners
and festivals fill TO us in part the place the games of
the Greeks did 10 them. Nor can the importance
Of public entertainments 10 the character OF nation
be ovcr.valued but OF that another time. W
have too long chapter that subject waiting TO be
written and now We want our room for the Liver
pool speeches
The gentleman who made the following speech
was true New. Highlander in his turn OF mind
Especially notice what he says OF the SOLD 1000
of lectures compared with the e" heavenly sarnlture
of music" Take the descendant Of the Puritans 10
Heaven and lie would not believe he received
solid instruction or benefit from being there, I'M
less formally told in the shape OF sermon or lee
turc. To him the revelations OF love, OF music, OF
prophetic vision, seem mere amusement, hardly ex-
cusabe paslime of idleness. unless they can be
clearly" arranged under distinct heads for the Ly
ceum lecture Like the New Epgiandcr, too, the
Liverpool Mr. Smith is the best intcntioned man in
the world and as liberal AS he thinks ii prudent
to be-
Mr. SMITH con graduated the assembly on the many
disposition he was unable 10 address them At any
length he could not enter scene such as the one before
him and be cold a stone. He hoped The kind OF fes-
tivirv in which they that evening participating
would be kept and was almost tempted to use the
preston OF Alderman Curtis oil whom had been rea
ted that he wished certain anniversary 10 be held
twice Such meetings as those were 10 be pre-
ferred 10 all others not only as being expensive
but because those who participated in them had nothing
wherewith 10 reprcach themselves on the following
morning bat they might say they had received some
pleasure as well as profit They had all enjoyed consd
erube pleasure the which had been held in
that room but he wished them step farther and
in addition to those concerts have lecture each
week so that their minds might have Of the SOLID
food well of the heavenly Csrnure which they had
in the shape OF music and when he saw the room crowd
ed, and gentleman occurring on natural philosophy or
any other Of the useful sciences, then would ne say the
Concert Hall had answered lis purpose, and instruction
had become blended with amusement. He referred 10
the period when only so bad been asked from the Cor
noraton hy the lgte Nj w Crre for cducationg pur.
poses and objection urged b. one OF the
beers the grant because he Rd hc hnd read something
about man named Bacon. who had affirmed that know
ledge power and he did not wish power 10 be given
TO the poor man.
So far so good bat we makers and tuners oil or
gans and herps ready 10 80 farther than The
Smiths who still shoe the horses OF hurrying
world The Chairman who makes the speech in the
following extract is Mr. Rathbone of Liverpool,
name honored by many in this country no less than
in his own Ii will be observed how naturally
musical festival led to thoughts Of The influence of
woman and the harmonies of home and the infer
ence may be drawn by him who runs. if he do not
run away from thought.
The best stimulus that could BE- given the Commit,
Tee the best thanks could be rendered them the best
substantial proof that could be given of public appecA
ton was crowded orderly, and respectful audiences
There selfish end 10 gain no personal view 10
promote the sole object OF the Committee being to ee
vatc humanze inteectutZe and, al the same tlne' 10
amuse the people.
Song Happy year --Mss Whi,na.
The Chairman said that RS ne many Of bis e-
male friends around him, he would address them Tor
few relative to the important station they neid
in society. He would remind them that history had !
ever verified the saying that rs the women oil coun-
trv nre SO will the men be Ii fearful RESPONSE
hi,y that rested the female portion oil any country
He would also add that in point Of education, what the
mothers We're so wouldihey generally be-. they seicom
with great or good that had not the adven,hee
Of blessed mother tor his instrucor-and Tue! seuoh
knew who had been consistent in life Thar hah
the blessing OF good wife IN keep him 10 MS duy.
In most where husbands went estrsy there was
SOME fault al home. he remembered young irlenu OF
his (shough he admitted it perhaps easier 10 preach
than to practce) who period going in course
of ntemperance and ruin. He demonstrated with him;
when he observed that could accuse aim vi never
having said his prayers. whether drunk or sober de
confessed he thought such observation somehnghke
hasphemy 10 say his prayers under such circumstances
However his friend had very serious illness and II a
peared that not merely those prayers which mad been
Taught him By his mother but her good wishes which
he often received, produced srch an eject on MS
mind he became quite reformed and on his recov
cry from sickness turned out sresPectabe member OF
society He confessed that regarded the dwelngsoi
the poor the rich had done what they ought 10 DO
and before that and comfort in their houses
could be carried etecualy, that stain which now
rested the be wiped away. and ne trusted
the time not far distant when that would be the case
But under present circumstances the people must
do their duty. Il the house only poor one and was
clean ard when the husband home, and every
thing in order he likely 20 stay than If he
scoldng wife, and with every thing dirty and
out of place. There also another thing. and that
was that mothers should inst into their children al an
early age the love of truth Such would iniu
ence their conduct through life and their daughters
would be disposed sssocin.e with those devoid OF
sclfrespect; they would operate upon the men. who
would consequently become respectable. so that they
might, in time, be- respected by the females Ia that
way the influence OF woman would have lis feet de
remembered instance in which lady having discov.
cred her lover had promised to vote way outoi
Punishment but voted the when in refused her
hand and broke off the match and ne thought iha; they
would not have many tricky people in Parliament II
they that they would lose tbeir swetiaesris
If they sold their country He had great aversion TO
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