New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-08
NEW TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

some ofthe Wards the election vas quite SPtf'su
and in Others the cut and dried Committee nominA
tions vent through With q rash.
Two sets Of inspectors clamofed Tor supTamaoy
in the Fourteenth, who, with their friends pre-
vented any election from taking Place The oppo-
sing row dies had Hne time in the shape OF INSTR
cuiHng 10 the Amusement OF aover-l hundred peo'
pie, " no collected in front OF sha Fourteenth Ward
Headquarters Among tho spectators we're Hon.
Mike w alsh and Yankee Sullivan, Rh0 were the
obeerved Of Ill ohEerveTs,'
The sam1niss ticket has succeeded IN the 18Th
Ward, W Y. Bars Assembly Committee has
chosen in the 18th, John Stevens in tho 91h
and Ira B. Davis in the 18th. We have no
room to spare for the names of the members
of the Committees choson bat will announce
the rosalt OF gheir deliberations at al early
day "a possible The direct popular vote would
prove much more satisfactory TO the Totors
COLUMBIA CoLLEGE-AENlyERsAR OF THE
LITERARY BocIE11Es-The Anniversary Of tda
Pbjl.Iexf.n and Peisbalogian Societies Of Cou1n.
bia College, was cslo0rasad last evening at tho
Chnrcbof the ID ed ator Rev Dr. BaWks) E5h:h-7s'
a large audience assembled a. IN early houf' Tho
listened to The proceedings with the NOS; 3fo'oa d
attention. The Grafton vas delivered by oHAs'
EAnEs Esq., late Commissioner to the 51n1wich
IsIends His theme was tha Daty Of the scholar
N the Present Age Tho Grafton an able ei-
fort containing many atrking paisa5es it was re-
ouent)y interrupted o7 appliance. Cong rs!Ulaslng
the young gentlemen Of the Philolsxlan and Pei
tbalogian Societies upon the occasion which had
assembled them, tho Orator conceived that the
topic appropriate 70 such season sPrans from iia
snticipaiions. He proceeded to delineate tea
growing strength Of the Nation and predicted the
advent OF larger intellectual life. An age iS in-
sged in the mind ofits great men. Ia the now 40
cial life, the scholar Ia to pass through new soe7ss
He is to interpret the neg princi Ies which form
TIE naY character of Nan. The work ia nav it
Cannot be done upon the old form, no. BY the old
pattern, nor ia the old spirit.
The good genius Of this age is the genius Of
Mechansm-e point which the Orator dwes upon
with much eoquence; depicting the wonderful i'm.
provenonts and inyouong of the last half century
Hs demonstrated that every stats OF society
which rerews it0 creative energy prodaoes tRo
Neutrality-suspicious. OF action and tho man OF
letters Tho scholar OF on. country must yat Greats
its Wellington OF the mind. Ours is nav Heroic
Age but not Rs OF old, il il an Heroic Ago Of
/ Peace. The discoveries OF Modern 3oionce afford
er2nder material and nobler music for our futars
Poe.r and thinkers than Is furnished by all the re-
CORDS Of the Anoiontg. Tho speaker repsled the
assertion that the aspects Of Nature, III an and So
oieay were haokHeyed themes; and concluded with
az eloquent appeal 20 tbs sohOlarE OF the preEent
day TO dispute irsditionary rights and fearesBly
contend with Error.
The band then qlayed seveFAl stirring air,
smong which gnedota II Gyeofi1g to Amarioa,"
wsp introduced MIR BAYARD TAYLOR, tho Poet
Of the evening then delivered poam, having for
i;u subject Tho "Iron Age 1t traced the char,
soter Of sho present time, and the efieot which
Iron, in ell its innumerablo shapes and us:s, ha7
exercised On its character and progress.
FRENCH OPERA AT AsToRPLAcs.-Fo-night
Mad. DE VRIEs, whose fame az PfiRla donna
has preceded her, makes her 6rst appearance be-
f.re New York audience, in the character of Nor
zqQ-a part in which she is said to be eqlslled by
fes cotemporary yocaliats. Mad OAsslNi tak5s
the part OF Adelgiso, NJ DE YAEs tina! Of Poi
lone, and NoyKLLI MS old character OF Or0res0.
Il is an attractive programme, and the Opera
Houso ~ 10 doubt preaent brilliant soens TO.
night
THE New MEDICAL UoLLEGE.-By refeconce
90 our advertising columns ii will be sosn thattn9
Nsv IL edical CoHega in East Thr!senth st.ia nov
completed, the regular COURSE Of leotares com
menoing early in November, The Collegs building
is admirably adapted Tor the purposes Of L Medi-
cal Echoo, and from the known reputation Of its
Faculty, We mag expscts to Attain high char
actor among he medical profession. II begins it,
work under good auspices
CosmLIMEET.--Th passengers Of the shlp
Hayre, OF the New York and HAygo line, have ad-
dressed card to Capt. ALLEN c. AISswoRTH,
expressive OF aheir thanks Tor hia courtesy and
attention 70 them during !hsir lsto voyage.
SEVENTEENTH WARD.-The Worki1gmens and
Union ticket prevailed in tho Seventeenth Ward
by an immense majority over tbs Cas- Or Hunker
tiok3t;
worApsmsr's and Union
Cas- and Batter dckeI
Scattering u
The Wo1kingmen's ticket was poIIed mainly by
the E and Roiormers In the Eighth Nlnth, Eley-
ensb, and many other Wards, The Land ReSoraeFs
polied heavy yo:es.
g~ The Anniversary Addre'' before the Amar.
icsn Institute viii bo delivered BY 8. Groen Ar
noId ESQ. Of Providence, b l. to.mogtov evening
At Z, o'clock, at the Broadway Tabernacle. Gen.
jar. Talmzdgo, Preaiisnt Of The Institute, Eil
preside. Thars vii bo &uIic by members Of tho
Harmonic Society. Tickets gratI1-may be OBJ.
sanel from any Of !ha Managers, aad at she Clerk
delk 4. Castle Garden.
Excu1s1oS-Tho Hickory Guards, Capt. JoHs
Il. FOUNTAIN, passed our Office last o7oning on
th5il return from 4 target ezcuEaion 10 Balls Fer
~. We understand that this company IS prin.