New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-24
CITY ITEMS.

REcEPrioN-oF THE PREsIDEST-A portion OF
t. Con.uts- OF the Common Council all proceed 10
Philadelphia this morning to attend the President 10
South Anboy For their passage ard for that Of the
President and suite the Msss stevens have generously
given the free Use Of the Railroad unde. thsr control
snd vii run an eXtrs train for the occasion 90 Friday
/ the maguif-en; new steamer Cornelius NsnderoAt
which hss also been rendered for the purpo'e By her
propretors will proceed to Amboy with the remainder
OF the Committee several distinguished gentlemen Of
the City and other invited guests to receive the Prss
/ de7i and convey the whole party to Ne~-iork- On
meeting hi. ExceIeney a, Amboy he will be addressed
+ BY the Chairman Of the Committee In speech. and
when he reaches the City. which It's expected will be
+ By one o'clock he vii be similarly welcomed By bis
Honor the Mayor
The procession will then be formed under the direc
aon Of Gen. Hopkins the Grand Marsha Of tie day as
sisted BY Colonies Benson. Morris Graham and others
xii march up Broadway FAR as As,or plsce thence
scross 70 the BoEery. and down the Bowery 70 the
PARK, where the distinguished guest will receive =
marching salute from the troops under They
viii then proceed the Battery where grand Review
viii take place after which the President will b. escort
ed 10 bis lodgings The Governors Room ~ the City
Hall vii be thrown open ard a, hour 70 be specified
in the full Programme, which The Tribune will publish
70 morrow the President will there exchange cvilues
with Dis friends and the citizens generally. II the day
Be beautiful from present appearances there Is
good hope the display both Of the cra Ia the
bay The spproach Of the vanderbilt and OF the pro
cesson through the City vii be Of rare brillisncy-
every way such as the Commercial Metropolis Of the
Nation might be expected to exhibit occasion Of the
v.i, Of it. Chief Magistrate.
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address before the Society for Inquiry IN this Institution
was delivered Dr. SINNERS Church 10 Mercer 81, last
evening By mr. TAyLEs LEWIS to an audience OF over
four hundred persons The speaker argued At length
and with his peculiar ability against any des Of progress
which did not have fixed starting point snd standard
10 revelation He dvel, on the ncompetency Of reason
TO decide In moral questions and nsised the suprem
.cy Of the Word OF God The great question II these
days wa. Bible or no Bible Bible blank Atheism as
displayed in theory Of the Universe consisting OF mere
physical laws and physical consequences without adj
nittn. the moral government of the Most High This
question va, pressing rapidly decision and the next
generation would probably be- firmly established upon
the integrity OF the Bible lost in the gloom OF scientific
Infielity and Pantheisri This invested the question
with momentous importance. The Of science took
il for granted tina, revelation yield every pros
pect OF collision with his theories Not the lover OF
the Bible 10 him revelation was all in all. and II It
should turn out ha, Christ and his Apostles were No,
true he would not care If Coperncus tnd Lapace snd
Lyen we're true or not. By him the question What
should be do to be saved could not Tor moment be re-
sarded O., possessing higher interest than the age Of
the earth or the elements Of :he ninth planet.
But space will not permit US TO follow the speaker
throughout, bic long discourse in which he enforced the
views OF which We have above given The kernel with
much Ingenuity Of argument and felicity Of phra'eoo'
~ Ia the course Of his remarks he dweit al consd'
cradle length on the doctrine Of Eternal Retributon as
one which Is 70 be received with sdoring faith sni no,
approached In the mind Of the believer with the ugges
tons Of the intellect snd also spoke at some detail Of
the significance of the Greek word aionois
~ THE HoRrIcULTURAL Exhibitions yes
,eriay was fine sfdr-,he display Of hlwers Of every
kind and hue and odor profase. while around and
above the warbns # some three dozen birds made aP
proprate music Among the articles ssietuy arranged
around the room we observed handsome pyramiial
structure supported on an arched vault all formed OF
the fines, Roses in the collection Beside these there
we're things calculated to into activity the gustao
~ 4cultss-such SO Strawberries OF the size ofhIckory
nuts and oven larger how provoking the Introduction
Cuoumbers two feet in length Aprcots, Green Corn
and most especially green it was-New Potatoes from
an op field Pickles az this years growth Melons. and
a variety Of similar fxius from Charleston aud else
where. Among the Flowers there great variety,
particularly Of Roses both informing ed with bouquets
aud placed coquettishly Ia special receptscesthe Dis
play Of Hydrsngsas Dshas. etc. WAS very brilliant
We were pleased 10 see the Hall pretty well filed and
n learn the receipts Of the day they should
have been more than the expenses These exhibitions
ought In such City this to take place not less than
once week. though Tor beginning we will agree to
once amonth They have beneficial effect In many
ways aud community in which they are frequent
congratulate itself the possession Of the most iono
cent and deght'ul Of pleasures and the most healdy
and fascinating OF tine arts.
OPERA-N0rma has been performed for two
successive nights to crowded houses Those Who are
MOI. critical in the finer points Of the art have doubtless
l.ened to ihese performances with much pleasure
The critics have had little call forth their enthusiasm
and much with which find fault Bellin himself hsd
An exquisite perception of the beautiful and wrote for
artists giving them ample opportunity tor displaying
their xiii in co0rig9 and In the execution Of the tor-
rapdo which belongs TO all yqo9pid notes a. well as to
the upper notes of fgiuc. r0ulads Norma seems
% have been composed almost with this express object
- give opportunity for artistic display hence the great
number OF melodies IL contains which instrumental per
former, 50 frequently choose the subjects for their
c0ucTfOs.
In the performance Of this opera on the present oeca
zion we are compelled to say that II was Dot on the
whole very satisfactory When Vita and Peri are leti
out there Il but little Of the pure artistic remaining In
the vocal department, Of the compsny-excepting per-
haps Rainier and Perozzi neither Of whom are highly
gifted with regard T. voice There are other qualities
however that take with the multitude equally well and
We would not willingly spoil Any5odys pleasure.
~ Last night was the most delicious OF June
evenings. The moonlight soft the atmosphere
through which il foa,ed down 10 Us hong It's charm
over the whole City and drew crowds into the streets
and the i.e-cresm shops. A We were coming down
Broadway W. got glimpse Of Mr. JENKINS entering
one Of those attractive resorts with lady on hs arm
10 whose company have lsttery twice or thrice had
d.,an, v-w Of him. Strange to 'sy these have been
the only occasions on which have hin at all for
these four weeks Possibly be has something on bis
mind which he does not care to confess al any rate
We have our suspicious.