New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-08

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OPEsISG OF The ART-USIoS Rooxs-Last
night the os,er. Of the American AT Union, with a
number Of invited guests including the artists and edi
Ars Of the CITY attended the rooms Of the Institution
70 witness 81 exhibition Of the paintings purchased FOR
the presen, years drawing previous TO iseir oeus
thrown open to the public The long nall TAs lighted
with briancy alno., equal 10 csJhgtt and calcu'
lated give the bes; eec; to the fine pictures display
81 on It's walls The number now arranged for exhibi'
tea Is about seventy and among them are IN cur opn-
ion more really valuable paintings than among the
whole $50 distributed last year The collection IS bon
orsbls 10 tho lnstitgiion and TO American Art We
dou5, whether any exhibition OF similar Character
abroad would possess greater number Of good works
During no former year has there been 90 manifest an
improvement
Among The most striking pictures ere two by VT. H.
P. GRAY" he Judgment OF Paris, and " Tie Wages
Of War works which far transcend all that he has
previously done and viii psce him q, once Ia the very
hrst rank Of American painters Nj Gray has causH'
the very spirit and tore OF the old masters Inc
flesh tn.s in ihcse pictures have the decaey and SOFT
eoed grace Of Guido. and there Is back ground 70
the latter which Titan would not have rejected NJ
RUrHxzFosp has most admirable painting Of Jack
the Clan, Killer which attracted great deal oil a''en
ton The ssucy, defiant toss Of Jacks head and DIS
Stubborn little body beside the great stupid giant
inlml,sbe, and If mistake not has more meaning
than every one will perceive. Mr. "ENzLEa Mss q
sunse, Landscape. which drst puzzles and then de-
UgLts remarkable specimen Of chlaroscuro, seeming
exaggerated at the frs, rance, b., always justiying
Itself TO the spectators eye. Mr.. CHURCH ha' two
landscapes which do him grcs, credit his On the
Mountain before Sunrise is bold and original &c
,iru. mos; successfully carried out There are also
two beautiful elmpses OF scenery, 10 HuNTINGDoN's
hes, style fne mountain view 10 Georgia, by 7
ADDISON RICHARDS; two pictures By DovGHTr
Winter scene By GI0NoUx and other works By b
no>p,. W c. SANDERS, OsGoCD, EDWIN WHITE,
UfNcK1rY ISNEss WHITLEY, and MArrEsoN
After the guests had examined the pictures, hand
some coa,on was served up 10 the adjoining room, to
which ample j1.tce done BY all present This
was no, tie least pleasant evidence Of the prosperity
OF the Institution.
MIR. DAvAs SEVENTH LEcTURE.-Mr DaNA
delivered the SeFfLth Lecture 81 n- 'oufrr fss "-
a, the Chapel OF the University The subject was the
Representation of Violent Deaths the English
stage "A curious subject, which treated with the
same calm Judgment the same careful analysis and at
tracve elegance Of style which have distinguished hi'
former dlscourses lie referred, In commencing, to
the strong objection. urged against Shakespeare b
French critics on account u the violent deaths on the
stage, which occur frequently in bis plays. Mr.
Dana answered objections a, length justiyng the
custom on the ground Of both natural and artistic nc
cessty since a climax Of tragic feeling is not only
pcc,rd bat demanded by the hearer The exciting pre-
parsiion through which he has gone takes away the
shock which would otherwise be given to the mora
fe, ngs while the act itself hghtens impressions
of that which has preceded it. To avoid the catasro
phe would be to dssppoint the natural expectations OF
the hearers while have ihe act performed OF the
stage as the French critics recommend, would be 10
deprive 1t OF the ex,enua,ing appearance of sudden
passion and make that coldblooded and repulsive'
which should otherwise receive As the Inevitable
result of the plot Mr.. Dana most ably rebuked those
who call Shakespeare irregular and sometimes uume-
thodce writer. He considered him, Justly AS possess
log the of art aud the most perfect method
In the construction OF his immortal works.
The last lecture of the Course, Hamlet" will be
delivered to morrow night
AccIDESr TO The EUROPA--As the steamship
Egopa about starting from her dock Jersey City,
yesterday noon, Of her paddle wheel, injured
by striking the side Of the pier and che obliged to
the dock that the damage be ascertaned
Il was but triang. however, and she enabled to
take her departure in the course Of the afternoon
Nav CRY HALL BELL.-The new bell for the
City Hall arrived from Troy Tuesday, and as the
tower ha. been repaired and braces strengthened 1t
will Immediately be elevated to the place. It weighs
lOO 900 pounds and has been made entirely from new
metal II Is to be struck on Mr. Csrson's plan, by
which the blow will fall upon the .po, only after
several hundred strokes The bell 10 burg TO
volve readily and its position will be shifted after each
stroke Another bell wa. frs, made by Mr.. Meneely
of Troy Y for the City Hall but ii fell short of the
wei sht ordered by the Corporation and he had to make
second one He has written requesting the Common
Council purchase for some uptown station the bell
fret cast I,weghs 1900 pounds.
Mrs Buffers READISGs.-To-night Mrs. BUT
LER will read the play of The Tenpsst-perhaps the
truly poetic and imsgu Of Shskspesres ere
atoms The grave talk Of Prospero the arden, and
mpsssioned words of Miranda and Ferdinand and the
musical rhymesof the dainty Ariel will take a new
beauty from her voice
OLD Clio DEyELcPMESTs.-A negro was OBJ
served by Custom House official on Friday lsst lug
ging large snd .uspicou'ookng bundle OF old clothes
from the Falcon while that vessel undergoing the
process. Of unloading The bulk excited curiosity
In the mind OF Uncle Sans guardian, and amins
ton the package found to contain boxes Of cigars
This discovery lead to farther search, ard wagon
hard BY containing goods from the Falcon search
ed and found TO contain boxes OF the same sort
LUNAR EcLIPsE.-Au Eclipse of the Moon takes
place this evening visible In the United States east OF
So ngitude. Il will commence .. o'clock p
minutes greatest observation O'Clock 50 minutes,
this place. The disc Of the viii be sbou, three
quarters obscurei This will be the only eclipse for
this meridian until ISL
TRUMPET PREsESrATIoS.-The Alliance Fire
Engine Co. No Ill met Tuesday night at the house
Of w. w. Hull Yves, Broadway for the purpose Of
presenting Trumpet TO Mr.. wrLIIa~ Z. CAARr
foreman Of the Company. The presentation was made
By j. p Fleuders. with mes, speech, which ar Crsry
eoquerily responded to, after which the whole com
pany psr.ook Of handsome repst The full particulars