New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-09

Anollo AT o'clock this afternoon. Confident
of her ability TO impar instruction and knowing her TO
be lady of refined and great moral worth and
that she has yielded strong of duty in consent
ing TO appear before her Lecturer we hope she
may be greeted by numerous and intelligent auditory
The hour appointed for the Lecture has been fixed with
special reference the convenience of the ladies OF our
CITY As the Lecture is frs il will afford favorable
opportunity to see and hear Mrs Wright before ubscrb
| ing TO her full course.
| Er The Exhibition OF the MECHANICS IssTr-
rrrE SCHOOL on Wednesday evening was attended by
an audience that completely filed the Tabernacle and
who appeared much graiifed by the performances The
scholars numbering between two and three hundred
were arranged somewhat on Mr. Bradburys plan their
exercises in Music &c very creditable-particu
larry so we're the Latin and French declarations and
the execution of by Tdehyuathy is termed-a
new srithmeticsl system.
~ We understand that it is the intention OF
Messrs Coleman g. Stetson to illuminate the Aston
House this evening in compliment to Gen. Taylor and
the gallant officers and soldiers Of his army The whole
front Of that magnificent building viii be respondent
with light.
~ The MEETING at Old T'dmmany last night
to respond to the regular nominations for Municipal
officers about the coolest thing of the kind that has
ever been held In this City. Ecces Gilender presided
and Lorenzo B. Shepard and several lesser lights of
the party made speeches The proceedings were little
better than a farce, showing concusvely that the
Wings have only do their duty in order to carry the
City Not even the bhoys rallied In behalf of their
fayOrite.
~ THE THIRD PREsBYTERY OF New-York
commenced its session on Wednesday in the Lecture
room OF DR.. SINNERS Church DR.. Cheeyer called the
attention of the Presbytery the MrcaR Var and the
necessity Of action 10 reference to H. He spoke with
grea, deal of drisoH and feeling in reference to the mat
ter and his remarks evidently received with great
favor The subject put upon the docket to be taken
up yesterday, but we have not learned the result
DISTURBANCE AT THE TABRRSACLE.-There was
Bit of at the Tabernacle last evening the oc
cason of Rev. +. Lesheys lecture on Romanlsm.-
About two hundred and fifty assembled to hear the lee
ture and after it finished the audience retired, ex
ceptlng about hundred who stood up the seats and
commenced hallooing, &c. Mr. Leshey made his way
out to the door where large crowd had gathered and
-. yins
4" Let s have him Pull him out I" &c but the lash be-
ing applied to the omnibus horses he was soon beyond
the reach Of his pursuers Capt McGrath OF the Sixth
Ward Police promptly the spot and prevented
serious outbreak.
THE ILsLEYs-This is the name OF a family of
vocslsts consisting Of four brothers and two sisters
who about give series OF concerts in this City
and vicinity. We present at private entertain
ment given by them yesterday TO select party com.
posed mainly of music teachers and gentlemen Of the
press We believe We express the unanimous Judgment
of all who present when say that they possess
musical talents OF ordinary kind and that their sing
ing Is of the which rarely fails to win the applause
OF the public They give their first concert on Monday
evening at the Apollo Let them be greeted By full
house
r. A beautiful affair appeared in Broadway
yesterday and attracted universal attention. 1t Dr.
Townsends ssrssparills Cab City Express. We
have seldom more tasty turnout, and is truly
beautiful and reflects credit both the owner and
manufacturer.
H' correspondent says it is matter OF i'm
portance ship and to know that very
interesting and important is before
the Superior Court
| Troy EVENING LIsE-The splendid steamer
Empire R. B. Macy, Master takes her station in the
line on Saturday evening at 6 o'clock.
" The splendid steamer Hendrix Hudson
L
son to Albany.
r. GEN TON THUMB is to be seen to-day and
tomorrow at the American Museum in this City having
been prevailed upon remain these two days being
his way South He opens his exhibition at the City Of
Washington next Monday and therefore no hope exists
OF his remaining here any longer Don't let this oppor
tunity pass without seeing him. tor delay will inevitably
debar you the privilege of looking upon his littenes'-
/ See bills
ET Below will be found an answer 10 the state
ment made some days since by the Reporter Of The
Tribune in relation the Report of Professor Mitches
Lectures published in the New-York Observer.
! MEssRs. GREELEY & McELRATH-A paragraph in
The Tribune of April l. charged the New-York obser.
yer Reporter Of Prof Mitchels Lectures with making
up his reports from The Tribune The following letter
will show the charge be without the least foundation.
We made the arrangements for the Report Of the Lee.
lures without the knowledge that they to be pub
lshed elsewhere and they prepared expressly for
our columns without the least dependence any other
paper whatever. The first and third Lectures were
furnished in manuscript several hours before The
Tribune was printed /, is presumed that, simple
act Of Justice The Tribune will have hesitation in
publishing the following note with this explanation
The writer Is student in the Theological Seminary in
this City and his statements may be implicitly relied
upon Yours &c. SIDNEY +. MORSE & co.
No UNIVERSITY PLACE, New.York, April l, ls47.
| To the Editors Of the Neb- York Obssrr1
! GENT: My attention has been called to article in
The Tribune of Thursday morning. April in relation
the report of Prof Mitchells Lectures in the OBJ
I server.
The entire want OF any ground for the imputations in
that article will appear from the following facts The
report of the first Lecture written out before sdr
the report of II in The Tribune and handed TO you early
| on the morning after the Lecture The Tribune did
| not publish until the evening Of the same day
The report Of he second Lecture written out
Saturday afternoon, March 90 On the preceding day
saw The Trbune's report Of this Lecture and read
part the whole of H. How much may have been
indebted to The Tribune for my report of this Lecture
let a comparison OF the reports show.
On Monday, March %, wrote out the report of Prof
Mches third Lecture and placed in the hands of the
Editors Of the Observer before o'clock p NJ of the
same day At this time the report Of this Lecture had
not been published by The Tribune, and think no,
| published until the following morning.
Truly yours, GEO. CLARK.
| u THE MASSACHUSETTS, CATARACT" a very