New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-08

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BURNING OF MoscOw-w ilism.b1.h odsOn, u N
TIE weather yesterday delightful and the streets
hronged by the long pentup denizens Of the Mad
Metropolis. At night there prospect Of rain and
slieh beginning at midnight
Mr. CozzExss LECTURE To NIGHT The lecture on
American Poetry in Hope Chapel onigh by Frederick s.
Cozzens, Esq, will be attractive entertainment Mr.
Cozzens he's troops of friends in the City who well know
his merits as merchant post successful author, and
literary Of varied accomplishments His comments
the history and present state of poetry in this country cannot
fail TO be rich, racy and rewardng
Tomorrow night Madame Pons, the popular leading
actress at the Broadway Theaer with her annual bene
ft-0ppearDg Oberon and Martha Gibbs"
The Midsummer Nights Dream at the Broadway Thea.er
is as popular as ever 1t will be Withdrawn this week to
make rom for SIR. Forrest, who will commence
esgement Monday We hear that Mr. F. viii during
tbis engagement, bring out one or two new plays.
A comic play entitled The Lancers or the Dis
"carded Son." will be produced tonight at Burton's
Nearly all the company Burton included viii appear in it
STARTING THE TRAIss-If one wishes TO be carried
back not exactly to old Virgnny but to the good old
days OF staging when there would start of morning from
point dozen lines OF stages raiiatng in every d.
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Railroad about six in the morning twelve al noon.
No locomotive stands cleaning in polished brass and
steel, gliding slowly back ard forward upon the track
throwing up, AND then white cloud of steam, and
utering sbriek as il impatient to be gone But five or
Six four horse teams instead stand quietly waiting in the
corner The cars are rapidly filing the clock is the
stroke of six One note from me bell and four
in band in twinkling But it lie rocking yellow coach
Of which they to be the motive power but house
wheels Then the cracking of whips, and the shouts
of the drivers and the CHATTER of the horses feet and away
roll the cars after another with sort Of dgnifed gray
iiy and the Depot is as empty as barn in Nay.
And there ID much difference in the people that ride
the vehicle they ride in Then they packed into
coach nine inside chnked upon occasions with children
Then the stage rolled srd urched, they tumbed into
each Others laps and knocked in each ohsrs hats and
became well acquainted in the frst ten miles
Now they take their seats the cars after another and
wrap themselves up each in bis thsgbs and Sit for the
part in solemn silence While the miles roll of like rib
hors beneath the iron wheels at the rate OF foryye to
tic hour
But there goes the bell and away glds another dismem
bered train for the rendezvous 10 Thirty frstst
FUNERAL OF JAMES sHrLros-Yeserdry afternoon the
last tribute of respect paid TO the rom4ns of James
Shelton lat leeader of the American Brass Band by seve
raj of the military companies and civic societies of New
York no m, from of
deceased No 366 Broomes and was nerouly attended
At the conclusion of the religious srvces the coffin
aipng the remains of deceased brought out from the
house upon the shoulders of four soldiers and deposited in
an open hearseafer which line formed and the pro
cesson moved through Broome It and down BroadTayn
the following order; Enterprise Lodge No 80 |. o. of
OF; Benevolent Lodge No G. NJ Brooklyn Brass
Band two companies of Continenals under command of
Cap,s Darow and Helme; American Rifles Governors
Guard and other companies of the Sixth Regiment N Y
S M; Adkins's Band The members of the American
Brass Band and pail bearers Iearse Com
paDy Sixth Regiment carriages containing relatives and
friends; members Of the Musical Fund and the Musical
Mutual Protection Association Dodworths Band Metro
potan Band, &c &c. The remains of deceased were
taken to Greenwood and inferred with military honors
HoRTIcuLruRAL-Mr Barnum has proposed to the New
York Horticultural Society that their next flower show shall
be held in his Museum in consideration of which he will
agree to pay all the premiums and all the necessary
penses Of the exhibition including advertising fitting up
the halls table, &c and will also pay TO the Society Of
least slOO committee has been appointed confer with
him upon the subject Sheppard Knapp Esq and Messrs
Hogg and Scott have been appointed committee coec.
subscriptions in behalf of the New York Historical Society
for the purpose OF procuring seeds of the trees shrubs Sc
especially conferve indigenous TO Oregon and Upper Cali
fornia in connection with Horticultural Societies of Boston,
Philadelphia and other places DESTROYS OF uniting in further
ance Of the object
FIREAENs TEsTINoyIAL-The WaterW Engine
Company Of Providence K L. paid their fellows in Phia
dlphio, New York and Sonngton visit in June last
when they Wei entertained that acknowledge
ment seemed called for With view to express their salts
fact, with their hosts they have caused elegan. temo
nis to be pre- pared and deputed Committee consisting OF
Messrs Sieere, Whi,comb and Simons, to presentt
The Bay State Steamboat Company have made
changes in their steamer The Empire State has been pu.
in first order for travel and takes her place in
the line good new-lesving this City on Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays a, o'clock p NJ. The Bay
ssme hour
petition for the appointments OF German interpreters ct
the Police Court signed by s1 Justices presented last
night the Common Council and referred to the Police
Committee Our German population is 50 large tha: this
step has become necessary for the due administration Of
Justice ana We presume the appointments will be made
The CoRoyEk HoAxEp-Yesierdsy afternoon A man
calling himself w Mdmer reports1 the Corcners Oce
nsf Of st ard siihe1 oss Of lie corou: neds
y shpsehe bis deputy . the place with 0rer'
the house bat soah find subject for