New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-04
CITY ITEMS.

,r.-s.t,ns lecture on Astronomy parts OF II were or
liar, and sooceut and his Illustrations though familiar
were exceedingly spt snd significant He ssve or'e
account Of tbs Ptolesc theory Of Astronomy and be-
fore describing the solar System, made very nsPPy
philosophic explanation of what should be understood
by the terms .saes ~ and dcsa and rslse motion He
then exhibited chart made by himself showing at once
IA. length of the lives Of the Identified Win the
history of Astronomy and the centuries or penods 10
rh,rh thsv lived a. OF Tycho Brshe Gsllieo. kepler
Newton Laplkce &c. with sone account oil tneIr soors
This brought him 10 the Newtonian Ineory or tne pfn
eips OF Grsvtstion which was explained as tne only
one bv which the movements. the size distances and
wonderful phenomena OF the Plsses could De deter
mined He then gave graphic exposition OF the reis
tive magnitude and distances OF the FisDets ana the
reason OF their appearing only relatively large or sma
10 ma and no, according their exsctsze These were
shown BY very neat and ingenious Chart giving sec
tons of al their orbits The seasons and en2tn OF tne
wear OF each wss sccounted for and IN this connection
the three motions OF the sun, that on us own SKIS oe
ermned By the change Of the spots on its ds tnAi IN
dueed by the general movement OF al the Planets II
obedience to the laws Of gravity and tne lH@ which
/ was now fully determined, BY what was CLAIMED oy
sore "a the erander view of Astronomy-iis matne-
mates viz the motion Of the Sun, with all the Planets
OF the Solar system the section mersy OF some sys
tenn TO Us inconeevsely vast moving around some hF'
distant central which bad other systems still NOV
ing in harmony with through its measures extent
II part of his creed nor wss II gwen As inc
conviction OF bis that these mosty were nnso
tied but such was his humble trust and confidence
aud he knew that al hese orbs OF splendor were con
roed by immutsblc laws be could but believe tnere
moral affinity pervsdns them all and IN THIS mere
grandeur messureless 10 the thought OF sersPa
The lecture was illustrated by series of sixteen
beautiful Astronomical Msps, just issued from 'he press
OF Huntington Savage in this City and designed to IN
roduce this noble science INTO the family circle and the
Common Schools of the country He commended them,
with an elementary treatise issued with them describing
each map in corresponding lesson, most admire
bic series and for this object He lectures on the
/ Planet LKvEssIEE, Tuesday evening 9th
/ SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF HALF ORPHAN AND
DESTITUTE CML pRES.-The eleventh annual report OF
the Society for tho Relief Of Half Orphan and Destitute
Children has been published. This Association W" es-
,.h.b.d on the 10th Of December 1885, and at the pre-
sent time numbers 100 pupils under its care During
the mast year twenty children have been placed at
service twenty BY their parents and six In conse
oence of becoming orphans been sent to the Leske and
| Watts Asylum There has been out one death III the
Asylum during the past year
To supper, this Institution the managers look for as
..,ancs from the public We notice that Dr.. j. Angus
TINY SMITH il about to deliver lectures for the bene
4, Of this Society at the Chapel Of the Unversty-the
frat one to be delivered tomorrow evening The sub
ct M be discussed Ia The Moral Sense, or how to dis
tpsuish moral right from moral wrong The object OF
the first lecture will be to prove the existence oil an In
dependent faculty OF the kind. In the second Lecture
its attributes will bs investigated followed by soriei re
ference TO the relations existing between that sense and
the other mental powers and propensites and closing
with an attempt to deduce the criterion by when CUES
tons of moral right or moral wrong In human conduc
are 10 be decided.
We hope these Lectures will be attended by large
audience which from the reputation OF the distinguished
Lecturer as gentleman Of high literary atainments
| will no doubt be the case.
The object to which the proceeds Of the Lectures are
to be spilled 10 prsiseworthy indeed and while thers
are many calls upon purses TO further Charitable pur
| noses vet we know Of other that more strongly
appeals to our ,ypathes for assistance than the hsl
orphan and Destitute Children OF our City
PlvEsoEs SHIPs-The new law to regulate the
carriage of passengers merchant vessels prohibits IDA
master from receiving on board greater number o
than ono for every fourteen clear superhcs
feet Of deck 1t the vessel TO pass within tho hopc
the proportion passenger to twenty eet oil deck
The pensty for a violation OF this law 10 nne OF w.
tor esch passenger above the number allowed Noyes
M ia allowed to carry more than two passengers 10 hv
tons Of such vessel snd IT the number brought In AM
vessel shall exceed the number limited BY the last sec
ton 10 the number OF twenty IN the whole such vease
shall be forfeited to the United States II any yesse
shall have than hers OF bertbs or In case Il
such vessel the interval between the floor and the dec
or platform beneath shall be at least six inches an
the berths we'll constructed In case the dimension
of such berhs shall be at least six feet in length
ct least eighteen inches In width, for each passenger
then the master and the severaly shs foriei
and pay the Of Ave dollars tor each and every pas
senaer on board Of said vessel on such voyage 10 o.
| recovered by the United States.
Wv.rwARp Ho,-A body Of Working Men o
our City now thirteen. but who wish to increase nei
number 10 thirty for the sake of economy in movin
and mutual aid propose emigrste together to SOM
nor,jon of our Western country beyond the u 6 sur
ysv, wh,rs they may choose their locations and not b.
ou,rsa 10 nav for lsndss least for several years
/. requisite ths, each member Of the company SHOULD
, have Al least also in cash to start with Whoeve
;shs, 10 ioin will please address. CHARLES MrYEs ls
; Bowery.
! SKY InrRovEMEST-Mr. o. s. FOWLER dey
srs very valuable and interesting Lecture this evening
a, Clinton Hail. the application of Phrenoogy
selfImprovement subject on whicn every one oil
or Young should be Interested In. Mr. Fowler give
excellent advice 10 the best course 10 deyco
our natural capabilities, which many allow to RENAL
] dormant Young men and women particularly will b
benefited by these lectures and all will do well 10
tend. Admission only six cents Lecture this evenin
commences at ~ o'clock.
r. p1blic letting is TO be held this evenin
at Mechanics Hall" i72 Broadway, by the Unite
Brothers Of Temperance Association No. l. DAVID
GarswoLp and JOHN COCHRAN, Esq are TO deliver az
dresses We are glad to perceive that this Society hs
taken the above beautiful Hall, to hold weekly meeting
in and hope that the efforts made to interest the publ
Ia the noble cause Of Temperance will meet with
deserved success
" There is now on exhibition opposite tn
, Bowery Theatre extraordinary natural curiosit.
three large oxen which were produced at one brit
, from the They are Ave years old and weis
4s25 pounds and exactly alike In color, size an
weight that they cannot be distinguished apart Thes
wonderful creatures raised BY John Fumer, Jr.
stewsrtsville Warren Co n J. They well worth
the attention Of the curious In such matters.
IT. Professor A. =. VILLErLAIT is now formin
class for the study Of the French language at
Broadway in order 10 accommodate persons residing
{ the lower part Of the City. (see sdverdsemenD