New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-17
3 The second concert of Thalberg and vieu1teups vii
take place tonight at Niblo's Saloon.

AMERICAN MusEUM.-Some new attractions have
been added to this old and popular estahlrhmea
which will challenge public attention. The mt end
most important is the "Aquaria." or Sea Garisns'
Any one who he's had the pleasure Of reading Clan
GUS" one of those nimitabe crystalz atoms Of The
Rev. Charles l.. Kingsley, and has not thereby b
come enamored of the sea and its mysteries Aek
much of the Eest Of appreciation with which the pas
favored will dwell upon these few specimens d the
wonders of the deep. Along the second floor q the
Museum we have series of glass tanks, Of srs
varying from by | to S by feet, containing salt
frtsh water, gravel, pebbles, sesweed, fishes of va
rious specimens, cravfsh, zodphytes, and all the
minor forms of animal life The balance of vegetable
and animal life is evenly maintained in these tanks o.
rather, the proportion of seaweeds and fishes just cup
Port the normal gaseous quality Of the water, and ~
the case may exist for years without change Ia
present collection embraces a fine variety, from
eatable blackfsh to the animal-vegetabls 10
ophytcs, including pike, perch, trout, cells, newt,
sbrimps, oysters, sunfsh, goldfish, sinners, poyss
suckers, pouts, crabs, CLANS cookies, muscles, nd
many other interesting and curious specimens. hwu
be q popular feature, and all the more 90 becsuset
may be easily added TO and perfected from hus
time, as experience may suggest. All the specimens
exhibition in active life, and faithfully ep.
resent their natural babits movements, and peculiar.
ties as though they were in the secret recsssss Of
their ocean home. These "Aquans' singular
" Aquarium y must eventually become popular as
parlor ornaments; for If globe Of goldfish can b
kept. go may tank of rarer specimens, and much
easier too since the proper balance of sea weed GOD
fishes, or other animal life, renders the change
water unnecessary, and your zo0phytes, poypi, cru
tacee, and whatever you choose 10 place therein my
be as permanent and brilliant as the hesco Of you
ceilings. Everybody should see the Aqusra d ths
Museum.
Ofthe next attraction We have only to say that
are disappointed. Miss T.. l.. Williams, the Wen
Nightingale does not meet the public expectstOs.
She is young, plain-looking, but pleasing in her sd
dress. She is very good ballad and sentimental
singer, with an even soprano voice, but deficient
power ard fe1biity. 1t is said that her libreo wss
written by Sam. Lover il go, Sam. Lover has been
peculiarly unhappy. There is no conference or con-
tinuty Of plot nor is there dramatic event sufficient
to redeem it from very low medocri,y; aud the cor
sequence is that in spite of the good singing Of Miss
W. and, We may add, her bad acting, the en-
tertanment is heavy, tiresome, and at length into'
erable. Mis- w. viii do exceedingly well in an inter
ude, or perhaps in light vaudeville but she csnna
possibly make up a two-hours' monologue w;hous
becoming tedious. With the best of intentions she
lacks mobility of face and fexibity OF voice; and Is
everything depends these, in such an entertain
en, she inevitably fails before the programme is hsf
exhausted. material Infringement Of her lons
series OF charace, and the omission of dozen or 50
Of songs would be al improvement. But after ell she
is generously heard and better encouraged than severe
criticism would justify.