New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-31
FROM BOSTON.

From an OCCASIONAL Correspondent.
BosTON Saturday, March %, 1856.
Nv date reminds me- as write it, OF most
startling proposition contained in The Boston P0A
Of this morning No less, indeed, than to take tour
wears clean out of all of eur lives 1t stalks stealth
lily toward its purpose, and approaches US by de-
prees before it oyerwhelIns US with its nefarous
design. It traces the reformation of the Calendar
by julius Caesar and by Gregory XIII. down to
the adoption of the GregOrian reckoning In En-
gland in September, 1852 1t shows that by some
misadyenture four years have slipped through the
fingers of mankind, and that we are actually four
wears further removed from the birth OF Christ
than the current year of grace indicates And Tor
this loss of time by our progenltors this audacous
nnoyatOr proposes that should pay. most
| larcenous idea And he wraps up this insidlous
theft in the we'll -beseeming garb OF patriotism An
Emperor and Pope have given their names 70 TWO
reformations of the Calendar; let President
stand godfather TO the next and, by simply enact
ing that the next year shall be 1861 instead OF
IS56 make the Piercean Era supersede that of
Julius and of Gregory trembe lest coatlono OF
the Democrats who hate Emperors, and of the
Know -Notbings, who hate foreigners generally and
Popes particularly, should bring upon us this dread
full catastrophe What can this undevout not TO say
mad, astronomer be thinking of ls he the W an
dering Jew, who has more years on his hands than
| be knows what TO do with Does he consider the
! confusion he will make in family Bibles, and the
CONSERVATION he will bring 20 multtudes OF worthy
| persons ladies' as well gentlemen, just yerglng
! ON the medieval period, and TO whom four years
is not the trihe he seems TO think II Does he not
remember to have read OF the stir caused in En-
| gland by the petty larceny OF l7o2, and how the
| mob assaed Lord Parker the son OF the Earl OF
| Macclesield, who was forward in that felony with
o. L. .lsrru daus And
he think We will patiently submit to be stripped oil
fopr years in one lump The Copy-Book says that
"Procrastination is the Thief of Time" Procras-
| tination must yield the pas TO this philosopher,
| should his name ever become known. have sat
for many years at the feet OF The Boston Poss re-
ceivipg it's political and religious opinions without
questioning; but if it gives in to this new fanati,
| cism. / must unpin my faith from its sleeve and
seek out some other guide, philosopher and friend.
But let us turn from this cruel attempt TO hasten
the rayages of time 10 consideration OF the con-
| dition of true science in this city am happy TO
| inform you that il has had revival recently
Last evening there was q meeting IN It's honor ior
the benefit of Prof W. G. Taylor at which that
eminent scientific man. /. Belcher hay and othef
s0rons assisted. ! was unfortunately unable 10
attend the stance but another opportunity Will DC
afforded TO the scientific department of the Athens
| OF America on Monday evening next. These phil
osophers il is said (for have never tried the ex'
periment) can make any one deslrous oil the spec
tacle see more stars than even Lord Roses tel
escope can reveal and that without the use OF any
instruments other than those placed BY nature 81
| the extremities of their arms. But you Will Dc
panied ho learn that there is, or has been schisin
in the ranks of these devotees of science, such as
has oftentimes distracted Royal societies ana IN,
| stitutes and other associations of the learned:
subjoin couple of advertisements which will sho"
you the state of this unhappy division as II was
about month ago:
| HOWARD ATHsNxuN.-GRND SPAREDG EsrtkIAs-
| MEXTs-T BELcHEg kAY-This well known and N aen ~
mred master the manly SetD aer es yeA
absence Announced sppeS- Monday and Tuessy e'e
ss Feb IS and 49, BY Pfot W g. Taylor who pr95 - ns
final from the public hss taken the h0"
| AtheuRur fog two nights -, r.ut.
He will be ssssted By Mike Murphy OF Ns- York Lo9s
BrA VIM Evans John 2. Taylor Gnis eost Of professionals
| and amateurs who have ndy volunteered their aid
great offered, and those who wsn 70 %
tain good will do well 10 call early the house sure !"
| be full" ,.r.L,
This called forth the following "Card, highly
honorable to the fine sensibilities of the accom-
plshed sgners nObly jealous of the dignity OF inc
| science that they loved:
"A ACAsp-we the undersigned gentlemen Puglse o. Doe
ton have mutually .reed 70 leg the public inow ha. ss a & @
pterd TO ssx Nj W. q. Taylor Professor, - ne syes n
self in great Exhibition az the Howard ss ~
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