New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-22
CITY ITEMS.
TUE Nvw-YoRK ACADEMY OF EDu-

ro,ogv considered IN connection with the MOSAIC
-, n the Creation" amer abiding 10 the TACT
every great discovery IN Science mas oeeii suS-
- If hostility 10 revelations and naming oy way
illustration the cases Of Calico Bacon, Locke
Oh IL H. the lecturer remarked that the recent
S.over,es in Geology have $50 had theN pre)udlces
..oonnter He SAID thai. "he some other sources
!. Isrn from the Developments Of Geology existed.
:. ,be spprehensions OF CERTAIN minds, me hgh an
- ~ The earth was the predominant one the
s1,,u,e being understood 10 represent the earth TO
- heen created from. nothing IN SIX literal days
and within the recent period o. * thousand years
.,le the Investigations Of Geology affords ncon'es-
..hle nroof of its having been many thousands Oh
ages # not millions OF years IN the progress Vi io
nation lie then stated briefly and very c'e"iy '''
Ground of belief IN the earths an,qulIy anu an, an
syered quite conclusyely several % ccoS W, 80
49,, on sc,ent,fc nrn,Ipes and independent Oh
the Scripture question. sad lhe le' tIioi, -
is not the enemy but the hanlinuu ol ooii5 81. -,
is Indispensable 10 the night lhteipre'a..on o p
rial so modified Scripture ihlefprtta'ioo t ,'os
the demapds OF Science, ana IN TINS cdse tio tuoo
ZION is not whether the demonstrations Vi oC!ohDo
arc false or deceptive. but whether the CONSISTENCY
OF revelations requires gwen hterpfetdtioi III IN m
given In answer 10 ms qIesllo nc ~, 80
10 show that all the more recent cO4hicHldtN1 an
many in old ages Of the Christian Church as dr 1dch
AS the time of Augustine, who wrote ABOUT Tue cIose
NJ
III Genesis such interpretations as 10 AUNT al uie
countless ages that Geology demands 10 nave edpseJ
between the time OF the creation OF lhe "oiId anu
that OF the fitting up OF 'he edrl' ana I'e ihllo1uc
lion upon II OF the human race. Inc lecturer con
cluded by n wing a seres Of condolences, WHEREBY
the records of Geology corrOOorae The DECLARATIONS
OF Scripture. ,,r e.
the instructive lecture he hal delivered. Nj u '"
Clarke then offered a resolution whch was uhdhl-
mously passed commencing the ability and generoS-
lamb
the last season through the Academy OF Euucduoh,
course OF free lessons and lectures on tne ueruah
language for the benehl OF Ieachers, or those pre-
Daring 10 teach The Executive Committee were
Instructed % solicit from the Directors OF the New"
York and Enc Railroad Company reduction OF
fare to encourage attendance Al the state Teachers
Association TO be held on the 9th OF August The
Academy then adjourned to the second "Wednesday
i'll September next
LOLA Monies CoMING-We learn from
an authentic source tina, Mrs Head, alias Lola Mon
ties, alias the Countess OF Landseldt, Will visit this
country IN September or October with Spanish bal
let company 1t is to be presumed that this is spec
ula,ion, taking her nolonety capital, and Ameri-
can curiosity as the material out OF which to
manufacture the means of regyHg her fallen SPLEEN
dor She will of course draw crowds until every
body has seen her once, and If he IS handsome and
dances well may be as successful as she evidently
anticipates.
New COMPANY .-The City Grenadiers,
Che majority of the highland Guards before their di-
vision) with additional numbers, attached to the
Second Regiment, Will make Their debut before the
New York public on the Dist instant on which occa
sion magnificent sword, which cost $ls5 will be
presented by the members, as mark their respect
10 their commandment
BURNED TO DEATH IN CONSEQUENCE OF
THE EXPLOSION OF CAnPHLNE.-O On Sunday evening
Mrs Horton, residing at II Domnick-st. while en-
gagged in filling a lamp, which Was lighted, with cam
phene was droadfully burned by the explosion of
the Nuld, which ignited her dress. Mr.. Rupton and
Mi jenkins, who reside IN the same house ran to
her assistance, and were themselves much burned
while endeavorlng to extinguish the flames Robert
Henry AN interesting little boy and son OF Mrs. iior-
ton two years and nine months of age, was standing
near his mother at the time of the explosion, and
so seriously burned that he expired III the course of
the night. An inquest was held by the Coroner upon
MS body Verdict accordingly.
BoARD OF SUPERVISORS The Board met
yesterday afternoon, pursuant TO adjournment, but
neither the Mayor nor Recorder being present Zone
of whom must be SO, according 10 law to enable the
Board to proceed) 1t adjourned TO this afternoon at
O'Clock.
PROSPECTIVE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
Messrs Editors /, may be well at this time to men
ton another probable source Of accident the New
Haven Railroad, which has not vet had time to oper-
ate, the road being new Once mentioned 1t Will be
sufficiently obvious To- all, and yet would not be
likely To attract the notice OF any but Railroad men.
Is the fact that the rails not coupled together
at the ends by chars, Each rail- therefore an ind
vdual piece held down only by spikes, and liable to
spread aioraly by the pressure OF the hange of the
wheel soon as the spikes work loose, thereby let
ting the fange strike the end Of the next ra, which
would tear car to pieces goine at rapid rate On
the other hand is easy to that when the rails
are so coupled by chars, the whole line of rail is in
effect one piece, and that It RAJ spreads II must
carry the next With II also the rails beng spiked 10
the croSs-teS II Is further evident that II one side of
the track gives literally The other must likewise
follow thereby rendering tac separation OF two rails,
or OF the track. next To impossible Interested par
lies are always prompt Ia answer, and will there
lore say mither that their rejection OF chairs IS not
peculiar To the New-tiayeu Road, but Is Il
matter OF experiment on other new roads,
III Is supposed that the necessary daily supervision
and repair of the track Is sufficient prevent accl-
Dent OF tins kind, and considerable item OF expense
rs saved by the omission. But when there Is
chance of accident of the most serious every
eighteen OF twenty feet the puo1c ought 10 know
and discuss II. Besides the supervision of the track
Is, am sorry 10 say often sadly neglected. Being
one OF a party of Engineers who had occasion 10
walk over that portion OF the track OF the Western
Railroad between Springfield and WeSthed, a year
or two SncC We found II IN a most shameful con-
clhon Many OF the spikes were SO loose that
could pun them out With our hngcrS. The ends OF
several rails were also slipped nearly out of their
chairs. where many almost nothing but these
held them. We measured several OF the spaces and
found them al least three inches The rails could
be taken NJ by hand alone One OF our party re-
marked that he did not believe the road naSter had
walked over that part OF the hnC IN year. Now
inns was owing partly 10 the large business of the
road beng announcement and dangerous 10 repair
between ~ frequent trains. DO not see why the
same duhcuity may not occur any road. With
rCQAIN the NnN. ....