New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-21
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
Dr. BoYNroN's SYCoND LECrURE.-A large at
dience was in attendance at the Cooper Institute last
night on DR.. Royn,ou's second lecture, when he eX-
planned and illustrated the interior condition Of the
earth with the causes of volcanoes and earthquakes.
The mode of formation Of the crust of globcthe
laws igneous action by which continents and islands
elevatedhe phenomena of rocks, their diversified
structure and relative positicnthe origin and history
of yocanoes-were presented in order and described
with the same scientific calculation that characterized
the first lecture. The charts and pictures by which
the leading facts of geology Illustrated constitute
great helps to popular comprehension of the subjects
treated. Those Of DR.. Boynon, particularly the
the pictorial views. well adapted To the purpose.
Dr. Boyutons delivery would be more effective if it
was characterized by little less rapdty Of uterance
II may he remembered that the notorious VIM
Mullgan was indicted for assault and battery on
Capt. Hiram A. Webb of California; and after sew
eral vexatous delays the prisoner finally disappeared
during the progress of his trial before Judge Russell
and in the course Of the same day taking "a
social drink" with one of Judge Russe's favorte
officers. at tavern in the neighborhood These facts
we stated at the time, but the learned Judge could not
condescend to notice them This Muigan surrendered
himself Yesterday on the same charge, and pleaded
guilty. How many assaults and outrages he has COM
mitted since the finding ci this present indictment, all
who read our city items have ample means of ascer-
| tanning. The learned Judge told Muigan 10 appear
next Saturday for sentence, and shall then either
have another Lunigan case or the majesty of the law
will be indicated Mulligan has sworn to his conf
Dental friends that he would rather die by his own
hand than be sent to the Penitentsry.
| Let III see now whether the city ermne will have
the hardhood to outrage deccncy by merely imposing
fine, which Mulligen's friends and fancy ssso-
ciates prepared to pay ten times over An hour
| after Mullgan had forfeited his bail, and when five
warrants for his apprehension had been issued were
supposed TO be issued by Judge Russell Mr.. Billy and
the Judges chief Centurion hobnobbing socially
| together Last nights not less curious lact-Blly
and the brother Of the celebrated Pete Duffy Judge
Russells shadow all round town together, aud
in the best of spirits. The Judge could never be cruel
enough to send gentleman of Mr.. Mullgans ." fixed
position in society to spoil his fingers in quarry. II
might ruin Muigan for life, a to 81 fee, the faces OF
the cards requires very delicate epdirmis.
Tar AsrOR LfBRARY.-Dr. Cogswel the Librarian
of this institution, prints letter in The Post explain
ing IL present condition. While il closed, during
August, DIR. c. gave il thorough revision, and, find
ing that al it, shelves were filed ii naturally occurred
to ascertain by count what Is it, capacity in number of
volumes The count showed round number Of
hundred thousand and some odd hundreds OF volumes.
The first period OF It's history may be regarded
complete II il full and i has reached size which
entities to rank with the irst-ca-s libraries OF the
country. IT. history i a short one. II mol until
January, 1872 that any considerable purchases OF
book. made for II; in February, 1874, Il was
opened for use with collection exceeding seventy
thousand volnmes, and before it has completed rs
second lustrum il has past hundred thousand,
which il its plenum without making alteration. in
it, present internal arrangement II. extent numerl
celly, would afford very imperfect criterion of It's
value, for library, Of all things, l. the last which
can be estimated by statistical data The most that
can be claimed for il in this connection H. that has
reached number with which il i possible fol- il to
be well furnished in all IT, departments, and il could
not be while fell much short OF IT, The doctor adds
that il j, not, and was never meant 10 be. library
for amusing and popular reading, aud in that fact
il embodied the answer 10 the two common coTs-
plsints-thet the books are not allowed to cir
cuate. and that il il not kept open IN the eve
ming; To- leave out of consideration, that 10 provide
for the additional expenses OF an evening use OF the
library would absorb certainly one-half Of It. fund
for the purchase OF new books, without accommo-
dating dozen individuals in the community. The
plan on which /. now administered was deliberately
adopted and known 10 be in entire accordance with
the intentions Of the founder, IL wisdom and expe
d.ency have been proved by experience, and if the
library to attain and preserve high character, It
will never be abandoned until the country abound- in
similar collections The invested fund yield about
$4,000 year. of which =, 600 goes for expenses,
( leaving 81. O00 tor books. More than 5000 volumes
have been added since 1854 including exceedingly
I rare books such as Comte Bastard PeiRfWss e On,
,meas des Mqnvscyi,s 6epviste ~ siecLe Jusqa Ia
! XVI in folio max, of which twenty numbers only
have been published, at cost of go, but now %
much reduced in price a. to cost the library but one
. thousand. Hg.len'- Poychronicon, printed by Cax-
/ ton lis! cost $50: same book, printed by Wynkyu
De Worde. 1875. $IJO; Glsnvs De Propnetatlbr1-
Rerum. BIS the same 1891. $50; Perret Ca,rcomoes
/ de Rome. $3.50: Exploration -cienfqur A2eIe
500; Bois-..ree Sammlung Observation-Disclosures ue
Made, 800; Gelpke-Ordre- de Chevalere ti''' WI
I kns's Edition OF Spellmann- Concia d. b'tahn'*'
t.V. And nj lea-t - volumes beside, whieh cost gu
Al average 40 each amounting in all 10 s1'"" 'or
/ about eighty volumes. II answer I" the question,
/ what il tine u-e male Of the Library Dr' Coss"en
-sy- it j. the daily resort Of eoh'defsoe nnin'r' u
,,yon. men Nho~. stteOlanes lo' .-a'' proves '!a'