New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-31

immense scale, closed with the splendid "Grandes
riations." composed for Madame sontag. by RacSr
Among the offerings of flowers to her were serer4po
ccal tributes one Of which "a copy some how o7bthcr
having come into our possession) ran as followsf
Apollo we.ried with the chase one day,
Within classic grove in slumber lay;
nympbike graceful figure trpped along,
And bore away his harp Of heavenly song.
The world. entrapced, the wouderous music hesrd
FROM Furope'. climes to far Columbus shore
Those matches strains the circ'ng breezes bore;
And a. Of old from Mennou's alent Tyre
Called forth voice the day gods glance Of fire,
Hears that had nser before owned music's spell
Bow to her sovereign power-her trunDhs swell.
The unrvaIled musical attraction offered on this oc-
caon parsulory to those who cannot hear the great
ays> in opera caused demand for tickets which could
not be supplied and numbers were Of necessity dsao-
noipted. We doubt not that Madame Sontay. rs well
az the others who 30 kindly gave their services will teei
pr,6ed In the reflection that vast amount OF good TO
the industrious poor will result from this instance oil
her and their benevoleace and noble generosity.
MISS BAcoS's SECOND SERIgs.-A new
sere. of morning Historical Lectures by Miss Bacon
commences today, giving an opportunity for those
who have been prevented from attending her former
eourse to avail themselves of her excellent system OF
instruction.
TIE MADEIRA SUYFERERs.-By the active
exertons Of Mr. Brodhead, Secretary Of the Board o.
Brokers subscriptions TO the amount OF $500 have oeen
raised from members of the Board. The entire sub
scription for Madeira amounts to about $1,000.
w Prof. RAIyEY of Cincinnati leaves our
City this morning for Cleveland Cincinnati, &c. via
cipia md n y
workings of ERIcssoN's CALoRrc ENGINE. We I'M
derstand that he has devoted much time to its study
and will be able to make its great merits and advan'
tsges plain to those who may hear him.
y We see it stated that Prof Koeppen is
TO give course Of lectures in this City upon soma
points In the history of the Middle Ages under the
auspices Of the Mercantile Library Association.
II A paragraph in our columns Of tho 23d
eroncousy spoke Of President Mott Of Union College
being nearly 100 years Of age and quite feeble. We
are informed that the Dr. 10 but 80 years of age though
generally believed be older because Of his long con-
necton with Union College to the head Of which he
was called in 1904
The IsyUNorIos on THE ALDERNEy-0r-
der for certain Aldermen and Assistants to show
Cause why toe attachments should no. ssus against
them for violating injunction, Judge Bronson, Of
the counsel In support Of the motion for attachments
concluded the argument Saturday before the Judges
of the Superior Court. He commended that Judge
Campbell had jurisdiction of the case, and power to
issue the injunction restraining the Corporation until
the further order Of the Court from proceeding in the
then contemplated grant Of the road, and that the
members, in violating the Injunction, were amenable
to punishment.
The complaint Get forth various matters of wrong
which II WAS within the power and the duty of the
Court TO take action upon. 1t was shewn, among
other things, that they about to throw away for
song that which they bad been offered for the benefit
of the city, a million of dollars There was, ap.
parently said Mr.. B, q gross fraud committed upon
tho community. We have been told by the other
side that the citizens had no remedy in the matter.
whether there gross fraud and corruption in the
not and that those gentlemen are only answer.
able to the belletbox. But that Ia not 60 The cit
izen Is entitled to protection and Whist remedy has he
got in such bat by injunction 1t said we may
90 TO the bsotbox or rather we may 60 to the holes
where men are nominated for Office; but we live in
a cuuntry of laws, and IL wrong has been done, the
Courts WILL as they are authorized find out the proper
remedy for IL.
Another thing they say i., that the grant Is revo,lbe
at the pleasure Of the Corporation but suppose they
viii not revoke it, 1t Is just injurious to us az il they
had not the power to reyokeii; suppose they do not
what remuneration have for the injury done TO our
property and by tearing up the street in the mea,
timei The argument amounts 10 nothing.
Tie Judge had right TO issue the injunction. and If
it had been en- error of Judgment the Court would hay.
Get II righ-hAt has been done thousand times where
Injunction has been Issued and Immediately aiterward
set asde-but Is that reason that it should be DISC
beyed 1t belongs to this Corporation to find cut the
law by which to act as they see ct.
They talk Of this being legislative act-the resol,.
ton was not law but bargain or contract. and a,
managed as to be passed in defiance of one branch f
the corporate power they knowing that said branch
was opposed to 1.-THE grantis made under bylaw and
is gross violation Of the charter coroora.on
whether municipal or Otherwise, il under the |. ~
equally with an individual and why should abe creature
which does not rise to the dignity of man be ahov.
the laws The 9Th article Of the Constitution of New
York, seeon } Gays that all corporations shall have
rshtto sue and be sued, the same as individual. A.
to the slidsyits Mr. B. said everything has been rem.
lsr in regard to that.
Ii am right in my propositions, said Mr. B. very
great ofense has been oommittedt is treated so bv
common law and by our stafuteand it mus, necessa.
lily be so in country where We do not depend upon
bsyoneis and soldiers for rhts The Courts have
been thus far sustained by public opinion. and the
great portion of the community stand BY then. vet
here is n Get of men banded to violate the order,
Of the Court. They say the law does not run
against us-snd these men too are conservators of the
peaee some Of them acting as Judges in our Courts of
Justice and eondemning the poor humble man to =
State Prison or the Penitensry for disregardag the
laws of the land, and yet they themselves can break
them Their proceeding has been adangerousons. and
say Il Is an indosabe oHense5ut whether the Grand
Jury, whose members am told are selected BY the
Aldermen viii take notice of ii or not do not know.
. requires some ample mark to be made upon il or the
community cannot be held togetheE
In resHdto what has been urged that the Common
'ounel were Compelled by law to act upon the
measure because il was Veto that is not So The law