New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-04

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CITY sLrIsH1Ss. rs PrRr1s-The smonHt
o. snow which fsu "a, week and the continuous cold
Tes.her since its fa. have contributes 20 keep our
City better seishiug hsn i has enjoyed for four OF
I've years The .isses-0r omnisied., 10 give tlehl
more descriptive spPslstoa-Are crowded ho~
from morning I'll midnight notwithstanding ine cI'-
ting winds ard there seems no limit to TIE ca
pacity Of these vehicles. Yesterday che Of mem
IL which sky persons we're piled gave ~ay VIE
sres; crash. eepo,lus 20 load In the center o.
Broadway By good fortune, 10 one "as inJlrea-
more constant danger. however aTais tnoss
vno travel By such Conveyance after dark Numbers OF
boy. and srovn-up roudies stationed AZ the corners
and even the occupants Of edf cast pieces Of ice ana
snow 1t al ~ho pass thereby sutjecang them 20 great
snnoysnce Il not serious injury These scamPs DO BOT
scrupe % make ladies' the subject oi their brutal sport
sad several hsve been severely Injured BY the missiles
/ thrown INTO the sleighs On Saturday. Nondsy and
Tuesday us hts especially this game was carried 70 A.
outrageous with very little Interference on the
part Of the proper authorizes.
IN the upper part Of The City and On the roads leading
% Harlem and Boomngiale where the snow Is aiieen
inches deep the seishing s magnificent and hundreds
Of gsy equioszes may be daily, gliding 20 snd TO
Yet even here the same outrages sre prsctced Aong
Third and Fourth avenues large bodies Of rowdss sis
-fr. 30 i rr.aa arr
puuber Of persons have been injured by being struck
with pieces Of ice. gentleman, who received 'io-
lent blow on the head ar,d pistol in return, but hap
ply for both parties without eaec: We trus; the Pc
lice vii take this matter In hand and prevent few IN
princpled scsnlps from marrng the festivities OF the
season.
TIE WEarHER-We are at last enjoying th,
h freeze Of the Winter sostice The sky is ~ cold
and Blue as steel and the earth about the consistency
o. ca,tiron The wind blows with vengeance on, Of
the North West and as Il sweeps through the City with
girv edge rasps the faces Of those who meet u, tl
they are sharper and b.uer than their wont The cold
on TueIday IN Consequence Of the sudden change Ia
the weather appeared most intense. Toward evening
the thernoetor stood az - above zero, 20' below
the freezing point The temperature yesterday was
more moderate though low enough to preserve IN
melted the dangerous OF the side walks This keen
ani bracng atmosphere is favorable % health and cpl
denies are less 70 be feared than broken limbs
GRAND TABERSAcLE CoSoERr.-The Grand
Concert in aid of the Charitable Funds OF the 81
Georges and British Protective Emgrant Societies OF
this City will be given TO night At the Tabernacle
Tho programme promises one OF the finest Concerts OF
the season Madame BISHOP and Nrs. LoDER are
among the vocslists the iuimtabls HoHNsrocSs, the
twin artists will perform the Piano and Violin and
the GermaDis Band, with us glorious execution OF the
Midsummer Nights Dream storming Of Con'tan
tine" and Panorama OF Broadway" crowns the en-
tertsinment With such excellence in three distinct
departments OF music toe Concert csnno; fail to repay
the audience and contribute slight assistance u the
Societies for whom j, Is given.
PRiSTERs' FEsTWAL.-The New-Iork Typo
graphical Society viii celebrate the l43d Anniversary
Of the birthday Of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, on Wednes
day evening. 18th inst. at ths Coliseum, $50 Broad.
way 10 addition 70 the Literary Exerclses comprising
an Address by JoifN q CLAYTON, Grafton by J0HN
l. JKwErr. a Poem b. WN GLAND BoURNE, etc.
there Will be a supper IN which the ladies' will take
part The Committee of Arrangement have used every
ezertion 10 make the Festival In every respect credit
able the occasion and it will in all proh'hlity be
the most splendid celebration made by the mem
bers Of the craft in this City.
DR ASrIsELLs LEcrURE.-A lecture was De. |
hvered by Or. ASrIsELL in tue Lecture Room OF the
Mercantile Library last ight The subjects were Wa
ter, Origin Of Springs the Geysers Arte.isn Wells &c
The lecturer commenced By stating the subjects which
would form his discourse aud then proceeded 10
say that he would direct the attention Of his audience
this evening TO the consideration OF the element Of Wa
ter Til. element which encirces the earth, i.
sary existence. We receive 1t in the form OF |
rain from the clouds also obtain Ii from wells
syringe oozng from the earth vast quantity Of the
Of the ocean arc rased the clouds by the
ton Of the sun aud again fall TO the earth in rain which
sinking into the ground Is either evaporated by the
heat Of the sun collects In the cavities Of the earth.
forming springs sc. We may understand this better
by supposins oarselve. IA tropical with the
direct upon il very large quantity OF vspor will Be
raised IN the form Of clouds which will be waited 10
ward the shore reaching the shore il viii pass % some
high object such a mountain top, and owing 10 the
temperature Of the cir such elevations IL is precpi
tsted 70 the plsios In rain great body comes down
foods carrying with In its immense quaint
tes OF mineral matter Passing 70 the ocean, whence
II was first raised It thus performs complete circuit
% the globe The rain which falls In this country does
not constitute rivers not than twelfth part
mngles with the waters Of rivers and In other coun
tries the proportion less than Onetweh The hrs pCr
tlh - rfnPyFhtl on surface OF tue tartu
ing 70 about onetnifd the total quantity another is
consumed In various ways animal food a third
passes down and forms the rivers meeting with OBJ
stacies, forms fresh water iakes-the largest portion
sinks into the ground IL Is not the rain which sir Ks
into TOE ground that u available for all the which
falls IN the sumner never sinks below three feet aud
Is evaPorated ty the that which falls in Winter %
The depth OF seven eight feet collects In reservoirs
% cavities beneath the surface OF the earth IL depends
greatly upon the nature Of the ground what form IL
shall taken 10 fall upon hcr zOutsl stratum OF earth
10 viii ooze cut and springs will 5e formed the clay
upon which Il rests being the lowest in the neghbor
hood We might discover ~ne-e the chalk separates
from the clay by noticing where the sprng lows In
d1eren branches Springs then are nothing ore than
ain which falls during the Winter A Mr. Dickinson
mo had avery large paper mill IN some part OF Eng
land received contract from the ngiish Government
% fsrnlsh enveops this when they bret appear
ed be- worked his mills by water and 10 order . dis
cover the quantity Of water which ie 10 rain, and upon
" nch be depended = keep his mile 10 operation he
used rain gusgr by which be computed what ne.
cesssry for his consumption, and made bis estimates
The lecturer drew a sketch OF the rain guage % Illus
trate bis subject A round vessel obtained. into
licn the small end 10 tunnel : inserted tire broader
de being ~ The same circumference with the vessel
I. narrow EIass tube v inches marked uu0n Is |