The New York herald., 1849-11-13

| The Jews are about sending deputation to him,
to obtain some concessions, as the cardinals have
placed Them IN the same odlous situation as they
were before the revo uton. They complained to
them, but were never listened to. They ask, above
all, and Justly, the permission to travel and leave
Rome whenever 1t may SUIT, without the ecclesi-
astic authority. They also desire the right to
establish themselves In any quarter Of the city,
other individuals do They hope much that Plus
| TX: will grant their requests, as he Is said to be
well disposed towards them
lregret that one cannot avail himself here of the
magnetic telegraph If could, should be ena-
bled always to send you slip Of tn. very latest;
but the foolish governments of Europe think it
incompatible to their interests to open the wires
the public, SO that they remain, in almost all cases,
monopolies. In Austria and Prussia, the telegraph
Is allowed to be used by the public, but so exor-
bltant are the prices, that few ever can employ it.
In Austria, when the line will be entirely COM
| pleted, which will be some time next month. the
pnce for forwarding twenty-five words will be
62afrancs ($l2 SOY, so dontthink the newspapers,
or any one else. can or will patronize such high
priced luxury. However, the people. of the conti-
go-ahead-atye set as we are; they are quite con-
tent with old news, and | do not believe, if the
telegraphs were open TO all, that they would be
generally used ! have seen at Messrs; Living
ston, w ellis ~ CO.. Office, specimen of the print
ing by the House inventions; it is, indeed, perfec-
non; 1t makes me feel proud that such great Inge-
nulty should emanate from the brain Of an Ame-
| rican. In England, this invention will be taken
hold of with alacrty; but on the continent they
! will not pay much for it,
Yesterday, French SIS left off at SO, and 3's at
50 60, the market was rather heavy at these
prices.
nj Lucien Murat has left Paris as Minister
PlenipoteDtiary of France to Turn.
The High Court of Justice Is still sitting at Ver-
sailes, and, in many instances, it would appear,
that instead OF the Court trying the prisoners, the
prisoners were trying the Court; the dignity of
justice seems to be laid aside. GOLD Pen.
Mechnnics' Institute Opening Lecture.
The first of the regular annual series of Lectures
was, together with the Introductory Address of the
President OF that excellent association, the Mecha-
ncs' Institute, delivered last .evenng, at the Coli
scum, Broadway. At the time appointed for the
exercises TO take place, the room was crowded to
overflowlng, many being obliged to be satisfied
with standing places, all the seats being occupied
After singing and music by the pupils Of the school
attached to the Institute, the objects and of the
Mechanics Institute were explained to the au-
dlence, as well as the manner in which its affairs
are conducted, and the benefrs which it is calcu-
MICS. These advantages are offered by the school
attached to the Institute, the excellent library
which contains many valuable works, and other
things too numerous to mention Among the audience,
We observed the girls and boys attached to the Mech
MICS institute school in Chambers street.
The Bon ZADoK PsArr, Of Prattsvills President of
tory address 1t consisted Of . number Of points or
proportions in the following order and listened to
beware Of visionary chemistry It like the Illusions
OF the thestrca world, and may mislead rather than
instruct Genigs like horse unrestraiusd win un-
SCISSOR; although it be necesfary to mechanic, yet
practical industry il thousand times profitable
and safe You will all recoect the tory Of the duck
and turkeys As soon as night came, the turkeys
rested but the ducks travelled and soceessfu
In this country the principle Of association pervades
all the walks Of lite, this Mechanics Association is
INTENDED dirsety to promote the interests Of the
chsnic arts and the welfare OF the working That
in ealur ON
bestowed upon youth Public and private schools are
The pride OF nation and the pillars Of freedom. Mos
Of the great improvements Of the age are American
The city OF New York is the great c,ntre Of the
ehsnc arts Wall street Is the centre Of the
tary operations Of this vast continent must IL be
the grand nucleus around which the mechanical enter
prise Of the world nust reveve. The enterprise
taking the lead in the civilized world. IL seems |
HAT the Jealousy Of England Is aroused, and 1t I
ment and sristocrscy to form great wollds Fair in
London at which the industry OF Oil countries might
think they born owed from the American They want
as brother mechanics, TO show them how II Is done
The people Of the United States are the government
and sith their own energies they will secure that
acendancy which belongs TO them, and of which they
cannot be deprived by the arts Of England any |
other country. In whatever field Of enterprise Amer
can energy has embarked, IL has always triumphed
The American people are the great exemplars of
chsnieal well politicsl excellence and in
situations are cited as models throughout oppressed
Europe 90 do inventions attract the attention Of
practical men In eli countries and Icite the cupidity
of tbs capitalists Of the world The cid decaypg
tries of Europe have regarded the sequsition Of
American genius an Eckiogd Norris n Perkins, q
Whistler, as main prop to their tottering thrones
In cur ooustry are the improved Of all nations OF
men the bost climate the Gun shone upon, and
The only country where nbOr Is free, land free, aud In
duty and onterprzs the BIRTH OF the people and
truly TIE only country where the people 10 their own
Rev Mr. CB,rfy then delivered a Iecture On the
Ideal end the Actual which extremely eloquent
ard profound
The term, IDEAL he SAID. has two fold conception
what ,houd be, and what IT, 10 implies the perception
OF sonehng better In the actual and something better
than the tcius lie would use the ideal rs element
CT human culture To some extent, IL an
idsalist The artist the poet the philosopher only
rare illustrations 81 this axiom There psriod OF
life without its influence II s the spring ct all enter
prise the very vitality Of hope and there ents
when the most worldly mind Is visited by e. But the
ideal Is tcDetimes dried by neglect by necessity
by tordidDes IL is this state Of things which mskest
important for Us TO devote attention TO the ideal
% q means Of human culture. When we contemplate
nature every thing full Of nature The glory Of geo.
losy and astronomy chs the mind with idesty aud
baustess beauty. Ihe ideal Is eternal while the actual
IL ever tbifre and varying The speaker then show
ed the adaptation Of certain men to the ideal. The
practical b. neft Of cheThing the conceptions Of the
IDEAL was then touched upon IL shades snd directs
The sctusl, as can be sbo-n In svry.day lie. The
than az an original element Of our naturesat least
scme. But IL must bo educated aud cultivated as /
much a. rsason Even supposing that without educs-
sclsticn and hope from the ideal when the actual /
10 overcome with the difficulties which surroundit The
be resgd in alter life It is batter that the outsst OF
the course should furDish such encouragement. The
dust cf ncon-tide shorld not encounter the morn \
ing traveller. Werks of romance which tend 10 1
pand the ideal referred to- and In reply 10 the
arguments made egsns them, he said that Seton fe-
qu.ntly accomplished than fact. and, in proof 4
insanesd that the Greeks fought and conquered with
the example cf Ulyees and other fictitious heroes be-
fore them II the sailor boy osn imsgine himself Ink
In the greet chain ~ ctmnsrce which governs the /
world--if thehewer % pine log reflect It's l
origin the sunshine and the rain beating through
lts bisnebes " he can contemplate its growth and /
Erotrsss surely bic labor & asDifsd and he With -
Such is the influence Of the ideal which has sustained
cf science in their discoveries-su Newton
ard ofber. and. although some may have failed yet
Franklin, Watt Newton, Fulton aud others, in their
wildest visions did not couten plate the full fruition
of their ideal imsginir Another point connected
with the ideal ts illimtsbuity, which Mir Chaplin
dv cit at length MIR. bspiD then discoursed
the actual In its phase CT labor In fact he said
this e Of the dclatry Of labor 10 would seem
a. " We are doomed, Ike Sityphus, to be done
with labor. In conclusion, he recommended young
men toI believe more IN the IDEAL and to cherish
something better then tbs sctusl Let them not be