New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-14
CITY ITEMS.

Ha.then NEUROLOGY tells US that Vulcan. the black
smith Of the gods bad biz shop a, the isle Of Lemnos,
bg,it NAV be questioned whether be hss many CT.
clop. 10 help him we saw twoeyed men al work 81
The sres, establishment Of Msssrs T. ?. SeeOr Co.
Ia, saturday afternoon where attended by special
invitation b witness the casting Of the Bed Plates Of the
steamship Uai,ed Staies Charles Il MArshss ne) one
Of four packet. Of 200 tons each intended be-
tween New Orleans and Liverpool Messrs. seeors
foundry Is a. the corner OF Ninth ST. and Avenue D.
eupies the entire block almost and employs some eco
vorkmen founders of iron and Brass bscksniths pat,
tsrn.makers. &c
Theeost OF the sines fothe UHifes Ss will be Sis
600 about SIS 900 than those ofhe Gsos Wash
,qs0a and the Bed Plate employed 50 or 50 men. with
three cupos furnaces few minutes over three hours
In casting They melted q tons Of NE tai. and
the casting would weigh "a tons, or some 5000
bs-ths red hot melted metal poured into couple
Of kettles holding perhaps a ton esch. with sNiia5.
ladies' couple Of receivers placed at the ends OF
the casting which measures q fee, by : and the con
tent, the huge kettles poured into them BY the
aid Of an enormous crane and block and tackle char
coal in quantities being thrown the surface to keep
up the Intense heat at the surface When the receivers
had each - tons Of melted metal in them lever was
raised the liquid csstiron in streams into the
prepared mold and the whole WAS done method
caly If il had been the casting Of potash kettle
The cold air bias, furnace used-he greater part
Of the metal Wa. from lrondale in Pennsylvania, but
there were several of Scotch with itwhen melted
il passed into the mold through four holes esch three
inches square The whole arrangements really sd
mirsble.
The United States will De 300 tons larger than the Geo
Washington and Of greater capacity than the PresdsHf
Atlantic steamer-she will have four wrought iron boil
ers the din In hsmmerng which would have made hsr
mouy the confusion of tongues at Babel by compar
son. Two sidelever marine engines, of EIoHTr INCH
cylinder and nine feet stroke, with iron water wheels
each Of the power Of than 1000 horses will be
supplied by this firm. They were boring part of one
cylinder weighing nearly nine tons-,hs other is noiyet
cast. The besm is 81 feet long and fee, deep-the
, cross. head weighs tons. Every part of the
vas, machine that we saw seemed to be finished
in the most perfect manner in process Of being
and there was pleasure in the reflection that great
triumph Of skill as these engines will be is not to be
wasted In the destruction of mankind but in conveying
the products and manufactures of one country to
another for the common advantage of society. Could
Robert Fulton but have lived to day, and he
would not have been a very old man, he would have
gone down to the tomb full of honors solid and
lasting than ever decked the ,rumphal of the
/ queror.
| Verbs Music--If we had cherished any ex.
pectaon that due F0odr would satisfy the public crit
les In this City should have been disappointed Al
most without exception they have come down upon the
unfortunate author. The most absolute in their con
demnation are writer In the Ga,as 4 TINES and the
musical gentleman of the Courier s Enquire. The
former deyotes nearly column of not the most lucid
writing TO yerds extinction while the latter grows
lschrymo.e over the that the public may fall in
love with the composer that he himself may be
suspected of taste not wholly fsultess 10 reply II is
enough to say that the critic who undertook to write
down sivori is not E.sihe, snd that the comparison
of modern Italian with Bach Handel, Beethoven, oI
even Mozart, may be good enough to show on ones
learning but is ridiculous criticism Try him by bis
peers but do not another world for your stand
ards There is in the nature OF the case, no compsri
son between an orstorio Of Hsndsls or a Fugue of
Bach's and an Italian Opera
Those who have claimed any distng ushsd merit for
Verdi have thought of bringing him into contrast
with Beethoven: they have not placed his best
work LOrabardi beside Mozsrts Don GioranE,, or
Msyerbeers HusHenos, orRo6ert Il DGbe but have sim
ply compared him with the Italians
Az for due F0scarf not going to quarrel with
any one on matter OF taste For own part We
have heard il only without suffering but with very
great pleasure. II may not be great very original
work, but 1t will bear comparison In point OF orig
naliiy with the Operas Of Rossnl Bellin or DoniEe
while for pleasing melodies find them wrought into
every part of 1t with lavish abundance. As we have
said before Verds Operas not strings Of solos
Duets and chorusses but consistent and coherent
wholes worked up throughout upon broad ground OF
harmony In this respect he differs from bis predeces
sors who got farther In the way OF harmony than
to write mesgre accom- snments to their isolated
Opera. For permanent and authoritative decision
his claims wait the judgment OF the next
twenty-five years, but do fear to prophesy that
the school of Operas which he has introduced will pre-
vail TO say that IL higher school, requiring higher
culture 20 appreciate H. than that which has held pos
session OF the stage since the advent Of Rossn We
trust that during the performances Of the Havana com
pany they will let US hear L0nbsrd which, once more
speaking for ourselves though not without the agree
ment Of Of the best Musicians of the City pro
nounce the best c0Hcataats Italian composition extsnt
Meanwhile on Thursday evening next they to give
ErHaHi previous to which shall have the satisfac-
uoa Of hearing Pacins Saso This the Harbagg speaks
of the very highest terms and we shall hope to taste
the pleasure of agreeing With contemporaries as TO
il. meri,s-s the more it will TO that
compshed singer and universal fsvohte, Tedesco.
The EXHIBITION AT MISERvA RooMs.-From all
accounts that have reached prepared to say
that as a mechanical philosophical elegant and intel.
lectual exhibition i, will be found worthy and rus.
will receive extended patronage.
r. The American Musical Institute has en-
Esged the services OF those popular and efficient gentle
men, Mr.. w. D. Comes Mr.. F. II. Nash and Mr.. c. L.
Barnes This addition to Mr.. J. F. Warner already EN-
ployed, places the elementary department upon firm
foundation
The Institute is publishing, for the use OF the
clssses simple and very efficient vocal method, edited
by iis principal conductor, Mr. George Loder.
For tuition gentlemen charged twelve and ladies'
six dollar. for the first year and instructed for any
number Of years thereafter without charge. Notvh.
standing this extremely low charge, each pupil Is emit
tied to ticket admitting lady and gentleman, to all
the grand oraoriOs given BY the Institute. This per-
quste alone Is, TO lover Of music, worth the whole
outlay
New classes srs now forming and We confidently sd.
vse every lady and gentleman, who can possibly de.
evening In each week 60 the ofhcs OF the
Institute 500 Broadway hand in their names and learn