New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-01


will reflect credit on the Committee and honor
on the recipient.
Mr.. JAMEss LECTURES We do a favor to our
readers in calling their attention to course Of
Lectures by Mr.. HENRY JAMES, advertised In our
columns this morning. These lectures will dis
cuss topics q universal interest connected with
Art and Philosophy, the fret being given next
Tuesday evening at the Stuyvesant Institute,
upon Property Whoever desires to listen to a
most original and profound thinker, an unequaled
master of the English language, and an elegant
and eloquent speaker, should hear Mr.. James 1t
may be difficult or even impossible for many
hearers to accept bis ideas, but all must admire
the earnestness well as the rare force and fe-
lcity of diction and trenchant wit with which
they are set forth. Were manly independence
and power Of thought, with an admirable faculty
of expression the tests Of popularity no lectures
of the season would be so crowded as these. For
our part, though we are by no means certain that
we shall agree with all the things in them, we
shall think ourselves unlucky if we are obliged to
miss a single one of the course.
NIBIo's-At last we are to have French Vau-
devilles, thanks to the liberal manager of Niblos
Garden. which opens on Monday next with
rich bill, commencing with the operate, Comic
Vaudeville of "IndiaHa ct Charle'aagne' from
the pen of Mr.. Desnoyer-the characters by
Madlle Felic, Mons Bressain and others. This
is to be followed by the new B aet of" CdtdriRa,'
in which will appear Mons. Rousset and his four
accomplished daughters, lately arrived from Eu-
rope, where they had the most envlabe reputa-
ton Such bill of fare cannot fail to till this
beautiful place of amusement to the utmost
especially as the merits of Caroline Rousset are
said to be most extraordinary.
THE OPERA-SANQUIRIco' BENEFIT.-Last
night Romeo and Juliet was given for the third
time, and for the third time Parodi proved
herself superb Romeo, and Miss Whiting made
a charming Juliet The house was but moder'
ately filled, the keen weather keeping many OPP
eragoers at home.
On Monday night Sanquiricos benefit 10 to take
place, on which occasion Rossini's Bdr6iere d.
Seviglia will be given for the only time this sea-
son. with Parod as ROsina. Amalia Patti has
generously shown her friendly consideration to-
ward sanquirico, by consenting to take the sec
conday part of Bertha. Sanquirico has also
agreed that his benefit shall come of on one OF
the regular evenings in order that the subscribers
may be satisfied, since he does not wish to de-
prive them of hearing Parodi in that character she
having sgniied her intention of singing only three
times a week The Bar6iere is a favorite every
where, and has never yet been sung in this City,
as it will be sung on Monday night,
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BAY.-On Thursday
afternoon most melancholy event occurred in
connection with the ship Iowa, while leaving this
port on her passage to st. Martins. When pass
ing down the Lower Bay, and between the tail Of
the west bank and the buoy of the middle one of
the quarter boats was ordered to be hoisted to the
davits upon which two men, the second mate and
O seaman, entered the boat for the purpose of
hooking on the tackles When in the act of hoist
ing, the ring bolt was drawn from the stern post
letting that part of the boat go by the run, and
precipitatng both men into the water. The most
active and vigorous efforts were Immediately
made for their rescue, bat without avail. The
weather being very bosterous and the water at a
freezing temperature, their powers were ex-
hausted before the necessary assistance could be
house; the name of the seaman has not yet been
ascertained. This is but one Of the instances of
almost daily occurrence which show either the
ignorance or the culpable neglect which so extern
siyely prevails in the arrangement and inspection
of vessels. A small amount of labor and material
would have entirely prevented so lamentable a
disaster.
The SPLEEDoR OF DAGUERREoTYPISG.-We
had yesterday a new revelation Of the lux urious
elegance with which the Daguerrean art is sur
rounding itself in this country. Calling at White.
bursts Rooms, in the new freestone building,
$40 Broadway, we were ushered into range Of
chambers which, when furnished according to
the design. would not disgrace a palace. The
spacious hall, as large as an ordinary ballroom,
and very eleg antly carpeted and furnished, is to
be made a gallery of choice specimens of the
art and portraits Of distinguished persons From
the specimens which are already placed there,
we can readily imagine the richness Of the gal '
lery, when complete. Adjoining this hall are
two beautiful dressing rooms, which are TO be
fitted up in corresponding style.
Mounting to the skyght rooms, high above al
the surrounding dwellings, we examined the me
chanical arrangements for the disposition of light
and made aud the production Of artistic portraits
To test the qualities of the apparatus we sat for
our "presentment," which was so much better
than the original that we were most strongly i'm
pressed with the Importance Of having ones por-
trait taken by an operator familiar with attitude
and expression, light and shadow and the thous-
and things which express character or gire it
where it is not. DaguereOtyping is not mere
mechanical business An artists hand must pre-
pare the model before the sun can make good
picture Of it.
TUTTLE's GIFT BALL.-The grand fancy ball
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