Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-30


BoARD OF ALDERMEN Several bills were
presented and referred. "A joint resolion au-
thorizing committee attending to interests
Of Corporation before Congress to ask for an
appropriation to light the streets running
through the mall with gas, was passed Also
calling attention to the condition Of Potomac
Bridge A resolution was offered by Mr.
Moore calling for opinions of Corporation At
torney relative to subscription to stock Of any
Rail Road company, &c, which was adopted,
and the Board adjourned.
In the Lower Board the following bills were
passed
"A bill for the correction of the tax books
A joint resolution opening an ally in square
264, Second Ward.
To supply deficiency for grading and gravel
ling Second St west
For repairing bridge across Rock Greek.
For relaying gutter in L st. south, and
for other purposes.
For the relief of VIM. Parker.
To grade and gravel G st. north adjourned.
LECTURE AT THE SMITHsoNIAN.---Rarelyh has
an ADLER lecturer graced the lecture-room of
the Smithsonian than the Rev. Mr.. Cuyler who
addressed an overlooking audience on the
night ofthe 10th inst. His subject was "Lon-
don its Parliament, Palaces and Pulpit" He
drew li(e-like picture Of some Of the more
prominent English party leaders, which was
both instructive and amusing His notice of
Lord Brougham was apeculiarly felicitous one,
and 50 also Of the others, D'Israeli, Bright
Roebuck, &c. He drew a comparison between
the English Parliament and Congress, and de-
clared the superiority Of the latter. He was
very favorably impressed with Queen Victoria,
and spoke of her as an honor to her sex,
whose greatest ornament was her "uncrowned
womanhood.n The English and American
ladies were passed in review, and while the
latter were declared to excel in delicate beauty
of form and feature, the palm was awarded to
the former for robust and healthy organiza-
tons The speaker alluded to the great Spur
geon, and gave some characteristic extracts
which created much merriment. He declares
that Spurgeon, despite his pecularities of
style, &C., is both highly effective and evan
gelcal preacher. The lecture, altogether, was
one Of the most eloquent and elegant that it
has ever been our privilege to hear To an
excellent delivery the speaker unites copious-
ness Of language, freshness and vgor of style,
and elegance of expression which we rarely
find to meet and centre in one and the same
individual
SIXTH CHURCH SABBATH ScHooL-The fol-
lowing beautiful hyTn, will be sung by the
teachers and pupils of this school, on to-mor-
row morning. 1t is a song ofwelcome to their
beloved pastor, Rev. MASON NOBLE, who has
been long absent, but who has returned to
teach them the way to Heaven. BY the way,
we understand that Mr.. Noble will, in a short
time, deliver course of Lectures on the Holy
Land, on Sabbath afternoons. These lectures
will be rich, indeed.
Dearest Pastor thou hast come,
Welcome, welcome welcome home
Though long absent thou hast been,
Welcome 10 thy church again;
Here we come with willing feet
Joying, thee again to greet;
Glad we are that thou hast come
Dearest Pastor, welcome home.
We with joyful hearts will raise
Cheerful notes of grateful praise
Unto Him whose guardian care
Still 20 us Thy life doth spare:
His kind hand from day to day
Led thee on thy tolsome way;
Thou 10 MS again hast come
Dearest Pastor, welcome home.
Friends, unto thy soul most dear,
Near thee still thy heart doth cheer.
Loved ones Of thy family
Our kind Father spares to thee;
Friends, whose love thou long hast tried
Still are near on every side
Glad are all that thou ART come
Dearest Pastor welcome home.
Coon SBooTNes--The Baltimore police
must be some on burglars. On Sunday morn
ing last officer Jos Elliott in the course of his
rounds discovered two men In tailoring es-
adjustment about to help themselves very lib
orally to the cloths and vestings. He immedi-
ately closed the door, sprung his rattle and
warned them not to attempt to escape But
not needing bis warning they opened the door
and rushed past him, one Of them striking him
heavy blow. He called upon them to sur.
render, or he would shoot but keeping on their
course, he drew his revolver and fred, one
shot taking effect upon Jas. alias Gum Ma
guire, who has since died. A second shot
wounded the other ia the leg.
That officer ought to be brevetted and sent
TO South Carolina to fight duels
The ScHooLxAsrER ABRoAD.--we were
well convinced Of this fact the other night, in
strolling down the avenue near the old depot,
when our eye caught sight of an Illuminated
sign, signalling to the faithful that "Tbe
Keystone Democratic Club metes to night
The artist must have doubted the correctness
Of his spelling, for on the other side Of the
same sign We were informed that it "mestes
to night"
CuA~op or Trup-Tb -,rg IN AZ WI