New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-07
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u Several clergynre yesterday preached upon
the subcc, Of the rrcen; loss Of the Atlantic buwe are
50 crowded with the foreign that cannot notice
them in detail.
CAwLLo SIvoRL-This great artist leaves us
directly Tor the South where. were It at all
necessary we would invoke for him warm and en'h1
siAstic reception But there be need OF such an
invocation Genius and tacn, such SrvosIS, united
10 such perfect ,noesy and ccntcanlncss OF bearing
require no adventurous aids to cordial and warm heart
ed welcome among the generous people OF the Sorih'
The career of SIvoxI in NewYcrk has been one OF IN
interrupted aud mos; grateful triumphant It's caeet
upcn our citizens has been to leave with them taste Tor
music of higher order than they have heretofore pos
scssed and to establish the important truth that
real merit ought 10 fear undcscrved opposition and
may lean in safety upon the correct and enlightened
judgment OF public opinion Sworn akcs with him the
warmcst wishes OF many thousands who indebted to
his matches skill and exquisite genius or the purcst
an, kccncs, enjoy,ncns which Art c'Tner and all
will await inpaucntly the moment of his r; 'arn
We arc sorry 10 hear that S;snor FEER .Sr the dis
,ncuished poet and musician, will leave with SignoF
SrvoRr without treating a concert uy6n his favor
tie instrument the Guitar When they return we shall
nope for better fortune
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course OF lectures on Social Life delivered on
Thursday evening the Stuyvessn Institute to An en-
,husastic though not numerous audience, and We
heard it proposed by several present that he should be
invited to repeat it, in order give others the opportu
nifty OF hearing it There nothing in these lectures to
startlo the stsunchest conservative ard nothing that
even the ursradice can dispute. Above the level OF
party OF faction or sect he seifes upon the great ee
en.s of our moral and social and unveils their
mysterious workings not with the scapcl of cold crit
icis bu, with the heart philsnthropst and the co
quence OF poet The subject OF the hrst lecture.
Home Is one which at first sight would not seem to
afford any wide scope tor originality OF Thought IL is
that lies us all, that we rarely think OF
stopping from its charmed circle contemplate it from
without The lecturers OF treating the subject
WAS simple broad and earnest He spoke of home
the nurser and buwsrk of socety-as its present and
its turs the actual which contains at the ele
nlents Of prophesy and the materials tor history. He
spoke .f the affections which it originates the aztec
tons which and the influence which 4. dit
fuses with power ,nd pathos that vibra,ed through the
depths OF every heart present To describe MIR CHESS
manner those who have not heard him. Is like de
scrbins music to those who not listened to il, He
is not tss master of his subject but hs subject masters
and posesses him He throws himself into it and it
bears him along like the current OF rapid and impet
river
The second lecture of the course. Patriotism
takes place this evening.
PROP GoURAUD's LECTURE on LEvERRILR's
Planet The announce ent OF this lecture has been
received with general appreciation and is looked for
with deep interest by the scientific well the popular
mind A glance at the Professors advertisement in
other colin will satisfy the reader that varied
and nerei ting programme has perhaps been OF
fered in III City We trust that the weather will
treacherom ly interfere with occasion intended to
celebrate th advent in the skies OF such magnificent
world ss Le verrers Planet Prof Gs threatening
health prevent his intended delivery of the lecture. We
have no ,ubt that the discussion of many interesting
topics. in The Professors happy manner will attract the
same large audience that filled the Tabernacle listen
to hun former occasions.
II The wonderful little Apolloneons at the Rut
gers nstu e 10 night and at the Tabernacle
night.
I1Y' The HcroHiSsoNs' CONCERT at Brooklyn
on Friday evening like those they have recently given In
this ,Tity and Ne wark very successful They sing
again ID Brook, this evening Their Concert a,
the Tabernacle will be Thursday instead OF tomorrow
evening as erro neously announced in The Tribune OF
Saturday.
Mr. WHITNEY will deliver another Lecture IN
Popular Oratory, with Illustrations at the Lyceum Hall
Broadway this evening, Why not hear him.
III The Long Island train was detained twenty.
i've minutes Saturday in order that the mail bags for
this City and papers for the New York press might
forwarded For his favor the New Workers. indebted
To Mr. Parker Superintendent OF the Boston and Wor
ccster Railroad. So says the Boston Transcript
The TGLEGRApH.-lt will be seen that we have
very mouleutous adyices per Telegraph from Bos
ton showing the immense importance Of this great in
ventiOn We think shall be obliged to engage our
Boston Telegraph correspondent the principle
tina, the Emperor of China employs his physician
When His Celestial ghness any OF the royal family
ID sick the Doctors salary stops Immediately until the
patient gcts wen again, and then the pay goes
before.
i>SS- The new building of the American Tract
Society on the opposite from the Tribune Build
ings, IS certainly very handsome. By the bye was i.
part original architectural plan to have pipes
project on. at the windows 4 friend from Philadel.
pn;a whose taste in these hesitate 10
place before that the pipe in the
lower story Spruce-s. ought 10 be al least y inches
longer, provided the additional proportonate length
should no. exceed the ire.lirnis
~ The ITALIAN OPERA is actually here and
we may look for speedy opening OF this delightful and
renning source of public Great expec.a
lions are entertained OF the company, much re-
lance has been placed upon the judgment Of SASGuIa
co. The company will appear al Paimo's.
e We understand that Postmaster NORRIS
ma. received under seal copies Of ;be Presidents Mes
cage for immediate distribution TO the newspaper Off
ces the the Telegraph announces that the read
Ing o. TIE 6ocumen, has been commenced in Congress
= We observe .hat the establishment OF the
Harpers hss adopted Web.cers Dictionary its stand
ard Of Orthogrsphy-st Least notice that this
case in Buiwers novel, 'Lucretia This will help on
the inevitable photographed reform which on its way
e Foreign idiorns are fast disappearing from
fashionable society The ladies will have nothing out
plain sacks on
STREET cLEAsse,-The Committee on Streets,
OF which Aid Walsh ia Chairman have had the subec,