New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-18

/ TIE Pre.iseri Of The United states
The Army and Navy
s The City OF New-Y0rt
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G Use American Dramatic Fund Associs1on
= The Worlf Of An and Science.
The Memory OF shskspesre.
The Charitable Societies Of ne SHy % "e~
90. TIE ladies'
Interpreted anous thess sentiments, which we're
received pl.h due honors singing and n''rnnfn '"
music JosFrH HorFMANs admirable playing Of me
piano elected wsrm appreciation.
The speeches Of the evening were neai snd sqpro
uraie THoHAs : HAxBLIS. Esq responded % 'ne
toast Of tie Drama Major NOAH to that OF the frs"
aud JAxEs BAApY 70 that Of the Dramatic ana Assn
citation. After TIE Memory Of snsk'peare hSd oeen
toasted a universal and long Protrac'ed CAL
JOIN VAN BUKEN. whose wit exhibited no iNNue ="
since be last spoke before the public tie oeean y
tsiny the pre.i5ent thss this call not fair The
President knew that be there ss he bad come u
= gres, many other places with Proviso-namey'
that ne should not De called TO say word Ial' 4"
naturally called forth gres, deal Of laughter. Inc
speaker then dEe on the excellence OF the institution
Actors mprovieni and oiien, while representing
mimic oys their hearts were wrung VITA real anguish
and A, last their families leiI In dependence II not
ia positive want Il vas not much expect thst
the City Of NswY should contribute literally TO an
obct 90 praseworthy as that Of this Association The
Society bad his best wishes for is success snd useful
ne.s fJgst before Mr. VAN BuRES begsn speaking the
curtains behind the Presidents chair had faugh' hfe
and had been hastily torn down, disclosing large
number OF ladies' assembled q hear the speeches =
Mr. Van BUREN, aid that one Of the Of the de-
| cline OF the Drama alleged BY gentleman who had
before spoken, disposition on the part OF
the public to require that the accessories OF the
stage should be real and not merely representa-
tive As for instance the thunder must be real the
drspery real the fire. real, sc. He must differ from
that gentleman though for him TO do SO might
seem Ike talking of the art Of war 10 Hannibal and he
would propose as sentiment Real DrePery ana hsai
Fire a modern improvement in droPcur,sins which
reveals the beauty behind the scenes. This his wSs
received with rounds Of laughter.
The festivities protrscted to a late hour The
best part of them perhaps the fact that SOP were
collected for the benevolent fund of the Association
Ma. LEoNARDs EscoRr.-The clerks en-
ployed in the Aims House Department yesterday char
tered the little steamboat Strange Capt SMITH TO &C
company the Cc,scert cry down the Bay compli-
ment 10 the late Commissioner. They left the wharf
ia her about quarter of an hour after the steamer
The Common Council had been invited and several OF
the members a. well as Mr.. Lyon the new Aims
House Com missioner. were board The day was
bright and mild with strong south west wind. The
little steamer made good progress down the Bay but
40 the Crescent City had three miles star, was
a, first feared that we would be able TO reach, but
after passing tho Narrows "a she was obliged to so
round By the Chsnnsl the Stranger headed directly for
Sandy Hook, t. intercept her course Our sig
mails we're answered, and the Crescent City, ss she
reached the Hook lay to, waiting for Pilot-bost
No : ran slong At the time and took of the pilot
The steamers boat having brought several passen
gers and taken back number Of parting letters, she
sgsn moved on her course ssluting us with her can
non she started. The passengers were all crowded
on the quarter deck where Mr. Leonard appeared and
spoke a few farewell words TO his friends on the
Stranger. Three cheers, and three times three were
given on both sides and amid the shouting and waving Of
hats ard handkerchief. the boats parted little son
of Mr. Leonard accompanied the escort and was held
up 10 the srms OF one of his friends 10 his sdeu
We were outside OF the Romer Beacon. and the
heavy swels caused the Stranger 10 rock sufficiently to
disturb the composure Of some OF the passengers.
short time however brought TO the Narrows, where
the party landed for few minutes at Fort Hamilton
and then on 70 the City, which we reached about
5iPM 4 collation. WA served up on board the boa.
on the way down coming UP sundry speeches were
made by Mr.. Lyon, Mr.. stevens AID smith Dr. Hyatt
aud others and resolutions prepared, expressing the
satisfaction Of the company The occasion passed OIL
with unusual harmony and cordially No small share
Of the day. pleasure due 10 Capt SMITH whose
eenilernsny and obligng character fully sppre
csted By sll on board
MARRIAGE.-lt is needless to call the attention
OF the public 10 the Course Of Lectures Phrenoogy
and Maa nov being delivered BY the brothers Fowler
a, Hope Chapel and Clinton Hall alternately the
atten lance esihes warm approval Of the efforts OF
those welknown lecturers. Last evenings Lecture
foy the elder Fowler was mainly devoted 10 the inter
est. Of young people in regard to their proper con'd
GRAFTON OF the marriage state and Of their entering at
a mature age In the treating OF which he showed how
marriage il very many Is unfortunately anything
but that state of bliss which 1t Is hoped will be the
long sought for Eysum and traced the existence Of
this evil 10 The fact Of such persons not being phy'o-
logically or phrenoo gicaIy intended for each other,
couseq uently their tempersmenls will never sgree
aud hence behoves all young people TO look before
they esp, else they may be sorry when the cure IA
| beyond remedy. The lecturer gave some very good
hints 10 the fair which !, Wei they would con-
slider; and some advice 10 young men which Il were
necessary for their happiness they should cautiously
act on.
! ~ THF NEw-YORK AcADEMr or EDUcArIoS
held IL monthly meeting the evening Of the 9Th
instant In the Assistant Adermens Room At the City
Hall the President. MI J. bLAcKMER, IN the tnair
the Rec Secretary A. B. Olmsead, Egg having les the
| City Mr.. ALPHEUs DUBOIS was chosen 10 mis- place.
Prot Tsyler Lewis and Mr. J r Worth elected
members Of ihs Academy. An Grafton Of much merit
was delivered by Mr.. 3 Darand on the Progress Of
CivllEsro and ia conservative element Mr.. A. J.
D sinne read al Ingenious essay Satire The Dis
cassion announced opened BY MrsJss flaming and
| Dr. II. II Mesrs On account Of the ls,eness OF the
hour IL W. arrested 20 be resumed At the meet.
| ing, the 18th Of May Exercises assigned Essay BY
Mr.. Orson Kellogg al Essay By Mr.. Geo. w Clarke
Question for Dscusson-Do the interests Of Education
in this City require distinction 10 be made 10 regard
TO the Schools ~hien candidates for tbs Free Acsd
| envy have been Instructed
CHLDRES's COScERT.-Messrs. BRADBURY Il
NASH the celebrated teachers Of Music give the Of
their pleasing and Interesting juvenile entertainments
tonight Al the Tabernacle. The choir will contain
eight hundred children, who Will al BE- heard In the
chorus novel feature Of the entertainment 10 the
Numerous solos and Duets sung By the yousg pupils.
some Of whom disPlsy remarkable proficiency. To
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