New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-10
CITY ITEMS.
Lectures, Concerts, &c. Te-NIsht.

| Lectures, Concerts, &c. Tonight.
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sr, inches deep IN mud which BY violent exertion %
the par, of the cleaners has In some places been
.crsoed into long ridges forming embsnkmeats along
the outer edgs Of the sidewalk The work Of eSeaVs-
ton goes on with renewed vgor. We saw six men In
ROADWAY near Leonsrdst. on Thursday evening and
rc.,erdsy four more were employed 10 Nassau street
The dit thu. collected 10 taken In carts 10 the PARK
which Is now used dumping ground Win the
prs.sn, liability 10 be visited by the Choers st any Gay
we think thi. proceeding nigh, have been postponed
or the PARK grass furnished with less dangerous
s,mvlsnt With the fine Spring weather we no" nave
the City misht be made aeceu, in few days "hy
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could give rebound to the question
! Ctosy oy MR DANA's LEcTUREs.-Mr. DANA
delivered bis lecture on Hsmlet"-ihe ls.t OF the
course OF eight ectures-sst night, in the Chspel oil
,he University. The audience was large. snd com
posed Of the most intelligent class Of our cirens-msn
and women. qualified In every wsy TO appreciate tue
nice analysis and strong poetic character OF the lecturer
As,wcrk of srt ts structure could scarcely be sur
passed while IL sbounded with exquisite touches OF
Nature and almost unerring revelations OF the human
mind Mr. Dsns's idea of the character Of Hamlet Is
the opposite Of that given by Dr. Johnson, and diiers
Ia many particulars from any o2noa We have ever read
or heard lie neither considered him 50 hero,
thNaried In bis designs by circumstance, nor as an
! rresoute and delaying prince, whose energy always
Jagged behind bis determinston-but 80 man Of lofty
Imaginative and poetic spirit TO whom outward life vi"
only shadow compared with the reality OF bis ideal
musings starting from this point he drew an outline
OF the mental character Of Hamlet from the words OF
the play and without apparent effort gathered together
aueb of ohvscholoccsl evidence which Thoroughly
convincing to the bearer. Many nne passages were
read in Illustration Of this Mr. Dana reads Shakespeare
with great deal Of spirit and expression though he
sights his own part of the lecture We anticipate their
publication In book form with great deal OF pleasure
L,rScH or The CoNsrEILArIoN.-The new
pack,tsh ship Constellation to be launched to-day rom
the shlpyard Of Messs Westervelt Macksy, foot Of
Seventeenths said 20 be the largest merchant IN the
word Her length deck Custom house meas IL
POI feet breadth 81, (eStreme 40 and depth y feet
! inches She has three decks. with oak hanging and
lodging knees and diagonal trusting between the hang
ing knees both decks which must add very material
IL To her strength long,udinslly The frame of the
Constellation ia equal in size TO tina, Of shp OF the line
and she is psnked and fastened in the most approved
style. Her model for beauty buoysncy and speed Is
ia all that could be desired full figure of Commodore
Trux,on ornaments her bow and her stern ia Sc, OF
IL. tn
Of ship add much to its beauty though they have
long since been discontinued by ship builders prn
c5ay on account Of being in the way when docking
The pumps OF the Constellation of the spproy
~ kind and are designed to force out the foul air from
| below Will they are In use pumping ship.
LAUNCH or ASrEAMsHfP.-The steamer Empire
Cyxhch ia to run with the Crescent Cny Howard .
line of steamships between New York ew.Orleans
and Havana will be launched this morning at hsfpast
ten O'Clock from the yard of VIM. II. Brown, foot of
Twelfth street She Is Of an elegant model and will
surpa,s the City In size by 400 tons she is 2iO
feet in length 40 feet beam, and 2ii feet deep Her
total cos, will be sa2OOOO of which So 900 will be Ell
pended upon the engines, now building a, secor's &
Cos works Capt Wilson will take command OF the
Empire Cry which 4, is expected will even surps,s the
Crescent GU In speed and elegance.
TIE OrERA-THE NEW SEAsOS-The plan Of a
new hslfsesson has no. yet been relnqushed by Mr..
Fay We learn that he 10 endeayoriDg to obtain do
nation Of the house for the proposed weny i've nights
and with good prospect OF success. MIR Fry does not
readily give up anything he undertakes and If those
who profess ps,ronize the Opera would but second
him PROMPTLY It's permanent establishment 10 this City
would no longer be a doubtful matter. Meanwhile, We
trust the half season will open 10 crowded houses
EcLiPsE.-The Moons eclipse on Thursday night
took place punctualy according TO announcement
There avery large attendance Of spectators and
the performance passed of to their very general salts
faction The Noon would have done her part to better
advantage but for few clouds which came between
her and the pit.
REMOVAL OF THE QUARASrINE.-Tho fol.
lowing correspondence, In reference to the removsl
Of the Quarantine from Staten Island, has been fur
ni,hed for publication. Il will be tina, ts
clusion Ia quite different from that of another
pondence upon the subject published two weeks
| ago NEw.YORE, March 5, 1919
GESrLEMEN btu /. now before the Legislature for the
removal Of the Quarantine from the present stsion on
staten Island IL having been suggested that the measure
10 adgOcsed only by those who Immediately interested
you think that the CITY OF N-~Yok would be benefited by
change in the location of that establishment
Your o'edlent servants.
WILLIAM B.RD. GE0RGE NEwBOLD
NORRIS ROBINSON, JOHN WARD.
] JANIS X HAMILTON.
To y.lssrss Norr ND E0s.ao Dsl.rsls N D. aai o,er.
NEw.Yoak March 9, 18i9.
GEsrLEMEN In reply b your communication, request
lag opinion whether the City Of NewYors would be
benefited BY change in the location Of The Quarantine