New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-19
CITY ITEMS.

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| The OPERA.-This evening the very
brilliant performance Of Maria di Rohan, which has
twice drawn forth such warm applause from
crowded houses will be repeated for the last time
We remember no opera which has made more pro-
found impression upon the musical circles of the
City. On the present occasion the new pianist
JAELL will appear in addition to the attractions Of
the Opera. This is, moreover, the last appearance
but one of Signorina Stefanone, after Friday
evening she goes to join the other company at the
South her place here being supplied by the return Of
| signora Bosio. The first appearance of that lady
| takes place on Monday evening next.
II Jenny Lind arrived last night, via
| Camden and Amboy, from Philadelphia, and is now
at her old quarters in the Irving House. She is
| companied BY her intimate companion and friend
| Miss Ahmanssen, Signor Beletti, Otto Godschmidt
Joseph Burke, and her Secretaries, Messrs Seyton
and Macdonald. The whole proceeded as quickly
as possible to their quarters, and became imme-
diately inaccessible to the public. There was quite
crowd at the landing, and some little anxiety at
the hotel to see the Nightingale, but it not
known by which route or at what hour she would ar.
rive, she able to get to her parors in compare
tive quiet We understand that the whole party are
in excellent health, and express themselves greatly
pleased with their summer travel Jenny Lind will
remain at the Irving House to-day and tomorrow,
leaving for Boston in the afternoon Of Thursday.
She will sing that city Saturday evening at the
Melodeon.
The SHIRT SEWERS UNIoN.-We believe
many will learn with heartfelt pleasure that the
movement organized at Hope Chapel in favor of this
of he 81 deDr ad and
Of our 81 nausriou. Classes to improve theT
dton has since proceeded quietly but favorably
Subscriptions their proposed Loan without inter-
est) have been obtained TO the amount OF over Sooo
while absolute contributions to their funds swellthe
amount to more than 200, all paid or readily COZ
lectable On the strength hereof, most convenient
and spacious though low-priced building, No. 20
Bleekerst Just east of Broadway, has been rented
is now being handsomely fitted up for a store and
workshop, and will probably be occupied by the
| Union in the course of next week. To enable the
| Union to stock this establishment amply and thus
| furnish two hundred needle-women steady work at
living prices in it, about 81 900 will be needed
and we are confident that it will be raised. Dr. T.
parmly No Bond st, Treasurer OF the friends OF
| this Union.
Mn. CHESS LECTURE The second Lee
ture of Mr.. CHESS course before the Mercantile
Library Association was delivered last evening, on
the subject of the Greek Man, or the Man OF Gull
ture." 1t was splendid intellectual performances
pervaded with a rich view Of poetry and eloquence,
| and delivered with the usual imprisoned earnest
ness of the gifted speaker. Every part OF Inc dis
course was received with evident satisfaction by the
crowded audience and its frequent salient passages
| called forth the warmest expressions OF applause
The Greek Man and the Hebrew Man, SAID Mr
| Giles presented strong contract 10 each o'ner'
| The soul of the Hebrew went upward the faculties
of the Greek went outward. One was possessed VITA
| the tiea of the Divine the other of the Human The
Hebrew was religious the Greek aesthetic. The
| Hebrew life was developed through faith aud gov,
erned by authority Inc Greek Is % sS
| We are struck by the thoroughness OF the "reeh
| culture as an unparalleled tact IN the his'oiy Vi
man The Greek sought ioI streng.na sar ma
| of mind-he was therefore a balanced man-a man
| nodded for all the demands of eartn ana time. All
excess and dlsproportlon were Tepulslve 10 MS me
| sense os symmetry. All his faculties sought Tor
eoujlibrium and repose He would not tolerate 100
| great intensity in the most tragic drama ne Ia
| of his being was humanity unfoi1lng itseI III tue
| human and for the human. No other race ever so
found the soul III the senses and the senses III we
| soul The Greek m2terialiZed spirit; ne spiItuai-
lied matter he unnamed all things The Ireeh
eve was the poetry of sight The Greek AZ was the
poetry OF hearing Even Greek appeu,e demahaeu
GRACE and Greek taste was re'olied py Whatever
was convulsiye or Incorporate Inc inward cur
tre Of The Greek was as perfect his outward cul-
ture All the mental faculties attained III niui tue
fullest exercise and the intensity oil one did ho'
weaken the force OF the others. vigorous IN MS il-
tellec exact IN his knowledge critical IN his Judg
| mept he was yet quick of INVENTION ana iuAuil ].
| ant in his creative imagination ne gleatoS'
| of ioeiclans, the profoundest oil analysts, ne Wa
vet the bnghtes. of poets, the most ueuS1tiu'
Of historians, the most eloquent OF orators. uay,
VOLATILE capnclous, he was at the same tle rn1
most SOBER and reflective OF men. Equally sensuai
and intellectual, his wisdom did not cheek Ms en-
thusissm nor cid his enthusiasm unsettle MS WIS
| dom No thinkers ever surpassed MIN ne ois az
lied philosophy If he did not originate IT, ne gave
y, Scien, It's forms and Its nomenclature Ills Tau
avage has term for every novelty that Is porn ne
1eason OF man. We know, Is by the inspiration 0,
| CD hut In the Greek mind, 1t acquired methou
| and a vocabulary. An .ho ,oa,,er
| uh,ch he shaped was instinct with Sptrlt- IL was
All If kiudling thought Life and beauty gave II
h;r,h With life and beauty It was replete and even
| when broken IN pieces, each piece OF creek WON
| had in it, elf an uIdying and quichenmg vitaiiIy
" Mr c;iles then onsIdered at length the admirable
n1uence of the public institutions OF Greece, esPe
cially of Athens, upon the culture OF .ne 1872 a
| Athens vas a small democracy every ~ Nj . " a.
citizen and every citizen had an ,s s',.Inss he
tom Of the State However humole ms fortunes, suo
ohbga,ions of the State among the AIMS anu a.
txi,es al his life He elector, legislator !uus
Before him candidates pleaded for once s ~,
| we're proposed for law cases were PaS,,o1s al
cecsion questions OF lie an9 Ie" a., Questions
| nronerty questions of duty and the Stais q que a
| of honor TO the Gods were submitted 70 iis nj
mind could not fail to be brlgh'eneo au" S"
| IN such a sphere. ,.. ,,sn;red by
The REGULAR eloouence OF Athens " a. insi nn, ,hs
its free instructions The orator shaPeu oes al,
| nobiest rhetonc without thinking OF peng In ~
| clan In striving for votes, the canofas'e 49, ths
the orator the orator developed IN me s'ie sns