New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-22
smithsonian Institute Mr.. 4 aihoun's Illness
Present Door-keeper of the House retain
ed By 100 to o..

co., 4 Iis Irbaa-. Wusissfss, sa.-.iaJl Jl. u
While The Assembly Room. and the various
Theaters Of our city are filed often as they are
open. IL il gratifying 10 record that the lecture
room Of the Smithsonian Institute IL not less AT
tractiyc On "Wednesday evening the rom was
crowded, aud some had " 60 away The building
committee made great mistake IN constructing
80 small a nom ior this purpose and It IS one OF
those errors which cannot be- repaired without
violating the harmony Of H.. building. IL . al.
Iced. IN exteuuoton, that the room was Intended
only ior Chemical lectures and was only % be em
ployed Temporarily Tor the general lectnre-room -
The large room. originally designed tor general
lecturer. va. to b. in the building but IL =
now found that the v hole Of that part Will be- re-
qlred tor the Library that, IN fact, one oi the
objects Of this lnsutunOn-the Dissemination 81
Knowledge by meshs Of lectufes-is Thus defeated
by the laundering a the Building Committee IL
4. nov thought that q room M the east wing ri the
Patent Office. u0w IN progress, may be obtained
ior general lectures.
The erection Of the Institute will nor BE- cnm
plete1 tins year II 3 thought iDprudent D. q zen
~ arye an amount Of the funds - that purpose d.
ole year. But the planting VI trees ~ De- ear
led On this spring, and tue grounds VIII Dr. 2fad
cd and PIT under y-ucess Ot improvements u
= contemplated tha, tie inclO.ure shall be s1r
rounded Is i've fences Il tt.s Cherokee kosr
which s very vel suited - our climate, anf' VII
care. NAV be 10 trained a. D. make beautiful
.euce 4 Dot.britze All be thfoen over the cana
Al the loot n Teuthst. and pavement lad lrDTn
III. bridge u the Institute which vii be hlutnnat-
Ell with gas lights The present lecture NON " u
10, contain more than J 500 person.. and ~ sc
commodate iha. numbsr, the audience mast b.
1noonfortably crowded
Mr CALHOrS has been il-lispcsed for the last
three or ioar day. OF tate years NJ has been
more frequently attacked by ndispositi0u than At
any former PERIOD ,hIuk II wss during the last
Congress IL rs hEst session that he vas seized
slth an alarming ialntEss.. CAUSING him u remain
i5r son0 tine Ia the Vice President rom before
he vas aole 70 walk ~ a carnage HIS present a.
tack : btiious pn,Bm0ntG, winch Vss pretty 10
en' Or tie time and, believe has not Jet yiei1eH
entirely 70 medical treatment some One OF MIR
q BIS friends have remained With him al nikb.
On the occasion u which have referred stio9 IN
Mr CALHOUS himself treated 70 lightly NE ~nr,'
u the attack Vas hr some tune sisiDsS 10 ''s
emacisrlOu Of his oOantsnaDce and the re az ch
yzur Of MS step a. well az m fbG nrrufa resIses'-
ness u bis eye.
ROBIETsox, the person who vas charged with
altering from the gallery Of the Senate threstenIrg
language against Mr. CLAY, has presented peti-
,io, 70 he s~nate IL which be denies the truth d
the charge. and asks compensation Tor the injury
he h.s sustained in eoaseS aence Of this accusation
He appears TO be qaiet aRd weil-lisposed citizen
and expresses yass Indisnaraon thst be should %