New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-07
VOL. vsI. NO. 311.
Emerson In EuRInp6


readers may be aware been spending the past six
months in Great Britain. He has there been
lecturing with much success: in the first place in
Liverpool Manchester Birmingham ard Tie large town.
IN their neighbohood; aerwsrc ia Edinburgh Glasgow
Dsndee, and important places In Scotland.
In Manchester he lecured at tho kaaeum o. also st
the Mechanics Institute where he was heard by The lsrg-
est audience collected before that institution His
lectures were fully reported In the papers OF that City In
spite OF little sent the verdict yey encouraging
for the progress Of free opinion in that part England In
Manchester he invited one Of the sore las they
are there termec) Of the Athansum, where part
the proceedings with Golden, Alison and others and his
speech fully reported In the London A'rng croni
Tnis address drew out warm welcome him contained
In the next number Of the Fes'nnsser aerier. He
ectured before the Roscoe Association Liverpool, with
tue decided appreciation OF the audience he received
with the like applause by the intelligent audiences Of
| neghboring towns.
In Scotland and especially 10 Edinburgh, he
ceived with the utmost enthusiasm, and met with the
eminent Of that city. curious incident Illus
tratpg the march OF intellect took place before his
lecture In Edinburgh. He had agreed to be O'Clock
T. NJ. at the Lecture Room but owing 10 he
missed the train for that hour message instantly
sent BY Telegraph (rom Newcastle Think asking the
Lecture Committee to detain the audience for half
hour and taking the next train which LEFT, the audience
were actually kept waiting bat serenteen minutes.
Beside the article Emerson In Blaeknood there have
been articles In H0uiHs Journal with portrait) by
Goodwin Barmby Communist leader; also 10 Tails Ed
tsbw3h Aogosine by GiAllan. Scotch Minister, who
calls Emerson the Coming man, looming to Ediubmgh)
and other less important articles; also In France In
the Rsvue Idpendants by Daniel s.eon, "a Countess in
fact) and "a very good one) In the Rerus des Deur
Aonds both OF which Paris journals. In fact
doubt true Gas Gilhan ssys) that Emersons Essays
household book In Great Britain, however II may be In
the United States We are glad hear OF the merted
Of ccunymen of abroad and rejoice that
Enerson's has been most complete. He has met with
| nothing but the kindest and fullest appreciation.
What have the Whig Common Council Done
This question has been Of late propounded in the
Loco Foco papers often, and have been alb
| surdly aud falsely answered, that propose
to tell few things which have been done by the
Wing Common Council during the past year, and
as tn ink all will admit, have been ,cell done.
And FIRST, they have erected upon Randall's Isl
aud group of ten buildings for the reception of
| the 1900 children who are dependent upon the
charities Of the City and who have hitherto been mse
ably housed upon Blackwels Island in immediate prox
| unity to the Penitentisres.
These buildings henceorth to be known a. the Nursery
Establishment Of the City, include Ia Quarantine for
the reception Ct Pan lnfantHouse for the
very young children 5-a Central Building for the school
| rooms chapel, Gc. 1.-TWO Dormitory buildings; 5-two
Hospitals; 1.-TWO Cooking and Washing houses; and 7
| an Asylum for Idiot Children.
All the buildings OF BRICK except the central and
largest which s Of stone and all provided with
apparatus for heating and ventilation, after the most i'm
proved plans; while extensive sewerage has been pro-
vided throughout that by the refuse Croon water
soon to DO flowing through the premises, the most per-
feo saluby Of tho atmosphere will be attained Every
house is provided with bsthiogtubs, and facilities for
cleanliness which all important to the health Of the
inmates All the wori has been done with neaness and
good taste which challenge admiration; the whole pre-
seuing appearance alike grand and imposing standing
these buildings do emipence this beaetifui
island overlooking prospect of unriysled beauty and
visible for many miles in every direction.
Now this good work has been done By the present Wing
Common Council aided, 1t Ia true by the Commissioned
who 10 of opposite politics. bat steadily pursued during
the year by the Committee having the subject in charge
of hom the President OF the Board Of Assistant Alder
men, Linus W. Stevens, Esq has Teen, without dsPar'
assment to Others the most active ard efhcient The
plan and its execution 20 benevolent and praiseworthy in
it's design and honorable City, must Be serbed
to the present Common Council and numbered among the
wbis measures which they have successfully carried out
| to contamination. And the economy with which this
great work has been completed at little more than half
the expense fret contemplated, 10 emneny due to
Hon. VIM V. BRADY, the Whis Mayor, who vetoed the
first and only signed the bill when the ex
pendtures for the object limited a. to preclude
all unnecessary waste of the public money.