The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-08

dollars each amounting In all TO two hundred shares
and the books issssA in similar shape TO "Hoimes
American Ann ais, ~ the number Of 1000 copies,
IN two volumes, ootsvo to belong 70 me snoscri oc,s
Leaving the Society free from pesuniAry responsible
iiy.. Respectfully submitted (Signed)
EDWIN WILLIAMS.
MAUksELL FIELD.
Mr. WILLIAMS, in presenting tho report, SAID the
index wcud probably occupy two three such
volumes ne held in his hand; that "H olmes's
Annals" now a very scarce and valu sbe book Hs
then went on to make the folio wing statement in
connection with the subject, and one which ap-
peared to excite a good deal Of interest Do,.
tor Holmes had CONF piled his annals, comnenc-
ing ut the period of the discovery OF Amsrica in
1852 and conipu sd ttem thence, down to ls26. and
from tho conclusion OF that work up TO 1880 there
was hiatus Of four years, during which we had no
chronology save in the unindexed aud indigestcd
fles OF the newspapers. In 1880 " Williams
New York Annual Register was commenced, and
continued for ten years In the same year 8 The
American Almanac" was first published, a. Boston,
anc has been continued doNn to the presoa. time,
Dov forming twenty-four volumes, of upwards OF
three hundred pages each He would suggest,
Therefore, that the newspapers for the four years tor
which We had no consecutive chronology, be first
iDdexed.
The PnEmpENr esked wbsshsr the chairman Of
the committee had aoy motion to make.
ANDREW WARNER, ESQ moved tha. the report be
adopted, and tn present oommitsee continued with
powers, which motion was unanimously carried.
CURIOUS RELIC-AN AMERICAN STAMP.
M LE PEYsTEs, on miscellaneous business being
pronounced In order rose to present to the Socety
one Of the stamps which led to such important re-
suits in founding the empire Of the republic. The
stamp produced, (snd which was such q ono ~ is
usually fixed on psrobmonts in England, stamped
on blue paper, and marked two shiilings and six
pence, the royal arms being surnounted By the
word "Anlerca," ~ Mr.. Dap. said, was forwarded by
the Hon W. Brown. of the English Parliament,
been found in box by the Chairman OF the Board
Of Inland Revenue, which box hal not been
opened before since the period of the stamps being
struck, which was about september, 1854, whom
the obnoxious act was passed
THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS
This being ths next businssi 10 order, the fol-
lowing officers wore, on q ballet being taken, de-
olaIod re-. elected
President, Hon Luther Bradish; Firstvios presi-
dent, Rev Thomas De Witt. ID d Second Vice
President, frederic De Peyster; Foreign Corrse-
pondiDg Secretary, Rev. Edward Robinson, u D !;
Domestic Corresponding Secretary, Hon. Jaa
W Beskman; Recording Secretary, kaunsen Brad
hurat FIELD; Treasurer, William Chsuncey; Libra
rian, George "a Moore.
PROFESSOR KoFPPRN's LECTURE ON THE LATE DIS
CcyEaIEs AND RESERVATIONS OF TAs ACRoPoLIs
AT ATHENS
Professor Adoiphus l. Koeppcn, late Of thee OTTOMAN
the paper Of the evening, which was on the above
subject 1t was a most enthusiastically delivered
and interesting discourse, illustrated by numer-
Gus water colored paintings Of the classical and
ferent views Of tho parsaeaon, the Temple OF Jupi-
ter Olympus, and che surroundia az scenery.
" would be impossible to attempt to do anything
luxe Justice In report, much Of the effect being
produced by these adjuncts and especially the style
OF the lecturer. He commenced by general de-
scption of the scenery you approach Atsioa, and
come within view OF the high rock on which stands
the celebrated Acropolis Ave miles from the coast
The fituaton chosen was not altogether for e:fect
but alfo for security. Eo then explained that
Athens, like Rome and Constansinople, had boon
built on bills (Aercpohs meaning citadel or oapi
tol upon hiil.) The Greeks, in the earliest pc
and placed their first city on q steep eminence, and
their temples on commanding sites. The lower part
Of the city was enclosed 10 moro extended walls
Under Psistratus, the Acropolis was made the for.
republic and liberty it became the sanctuary Of the
gods and Of the arts and the heart Of Athens ITSELF
- Athens WA the heart of Hoios.
In 1888, the Turks had made this spot almost one
mass of heaped ruins, and = hundred burying
grounds, both for Christians and Moslems; and for
years afterwards Greek widows continued to asinter
the skeletons Of their sons and Husbands few years
afterwards new life began to dawn, and mosques and
seraglios were cleared away, and many splendid
sculptures and inscriptions sppesred. Here the
lecturer, referring to his diagrams, described the
positions OF tho chief works Of art, az they were
sound. Many Of the most valuable has relieves,
however, could never be restored, for Lord Elgin
had been there before. (ApplaIsc and laugh sr }
Tho beauties Of that representing the battle Of
ACr0DOl6, which
the Persans distipguShcd by thei flowing robes
and towering tiaras, he awelt on with much energy
and warmth, as among those works Of art whioh,
striking the half savage Scyll., caused him to
count Of the glory Of their aneossors!' The Pro
fessor explained the popularity Of the Greeks In
cooriug these works Of ar. 30 "a to correspond or
harmonise 20 superby vi II the scenes around them,
posed, by means Of fire. Other nations had never
had the ooidness to make such On attempt;
ard tho colder and more northern nations
grey. IN tracing tho HISTORY Of these ruins
respected in successive ages by heahsas their oros
tors. and BY mcslems, under whose sway glitterng
minarets had sLone above them, Christians whoss
more modern statues and piotarcs had osen dspo.
sired among them, exhibiting great nferiority "a
the anosens ones-hs several times alu fed to the
Vandalism .. Losd Egin, in heEing them down
to bear them to smoky London" where the frag-
mcnts were ammursd in dresry cell in the British
Museum, and quoted B1ror's lines:-
on. Athess sceros escaped from Turk and Goth,
Eeu sends q ruthless Scotohman-verss than both!
aliusions which excited rauch laughter. A dsscrip-
tion which he gave Of moonlight scsne-tne chaste
light beng reflected on the Acr0polis contrasting I,
with tho artideiaily illaminssed st. Peters ard
and the lecture tLrous hout wos loadly appiaudes.
By an app,ehiatipg audience.
Mr. CHAusCEY, the Treasurer, on Its conclusion,
moved the thanks Of the Society 10 the learned Pro
fessor tor his inter sting and beautiful lecture Ii
stirred the blood TO hear again the histories of Mera-
thon and sslamis. He concluded neatly turas sd
eulogiun, by expressing wish we had Perislss at
TIE present day, 70 aad raise the building for
their own Society
Raw. ar. OsdOoD wouid second tho motion Hss
1t appeared to him Lotto Eiore than mcrs vote OF
Shanks was called FOR By shc great treat they had
enjoyed there that nirht. Th, order of things had
beer reversed-MahoDet had not go0s to the Inoun-
taiE, bat the IGountain had como TO Eaho mot.
They had seen AtheDs there, and they had soe n
MOL u it thea If they lad gone the-e-shsy had
seen it for centuries pas. It's history AID It's pre-
seat con0ition hGd been bre ,ht before taem. Tho
Professor would, DO hoped, pardon him if he ssid
little tScas him personally. 1t was fitting this no
% SUI 20. Sho nd he brought before them by him
chip Of The old Scsn ainsvisn book, out Of which
So man. nae fnsn had been hewn, snc such q sn all
share OF blockheads Tho learned Professor was
Dane. We had lately had an opportunity of hear
ina ncw scan dinayisn ooulo sif 4 ,ailua;ng to
JeLry Lind aud been enoh anted with her iemipiae
tn6srness, sT,etness ana trno womauhooo Did