New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-18

FROM SYRIA-A private letter recently received
from Syria dated Beyrout, April 9 contains the follow
ing intelligence: o..., c.....a.;.o.,, Aha.
the Government decldes that the four men now in
prison, convicted Of participating in the outrage at
.Jaffa last year. be condemned to the galeys for lie
and that the who is lot vet caught be condemned
TO death. The testimony of the four condemns the
other and they escape with their lives. 1t Is said that
our ambassador has written to Washington for nstruc-
fions All Frank residents here hope that orders will
come from the President that nothing less than the ex
ecntion of the prisoners will satisfy the United States
Government. There will be no safety in anything
short Of this. No Ameca will consider himself safe
IL these men escape the due punishment OF their crimes
Yesterday the English frigat- Eury alus arrived, with
Prince Alfred on board The English Consul. General
went on board and, when he left the vessel, eleven
guns were fired in honor Of his visit. Immediately
after the stupid Turks fred royal salute, supposing
the eleven guns fired as salute to the city, ana
taking eleuen guns to be freRty-0Re Alter an hour,
the frigate returned the salute AT about CLOCK,
the Pasha went on board and returned, and awaited
the Prince on shore. lie landed at - o'clock, stuck
his hands into his jacket pockets and, after the usual
salutations went TO the Consul-Generars house
THr CHICAGO ART ExPosrIoS.-In no respect
we think more than in regard to the constantly
increasing demand for books and works OF art through
ont the Northwest, which already contains many
valuable public and private libraries and galleries OF
ART is the good old bishops sentiment verified, that
Westward the course of empire takes its way" , ,
During but handful ot years, Universities, Medical
Colleges Historical Societies and Academies oil Sci
ence have been planted among us, and now we have
the satisfaction of recording the formation OF an Art
Gallery consisting of the collections OF gentlemen re-
siding in Chicago. II was opened to the public on
the 9th inst in Burchs Iron Block, and numbers
nearly 400 paintings engravlngs, statues, Ousts auu
bronzes The collection which is an admirable one,
and one that would not dscredit any city OF the MON
has we are glad to know, been universally admired
by the numerous VISITORS that nave tionScu 'no H"i-
lery during the past week.
The exposition Includes number of works whose
genuineness unquestioned by masters whose names
for centuries have rung sweet music IN the ears ol
all lovers of art works by artists of the British school,
among whom may be mentioned, Cooper ana Collins,
Herring and poor Hayden, Wikle and Wilson works
of the Dusseldorf School OF Art canvas fromtne stu
dios Of Church, Chapman and Cropsey, Durand, Gig
noux and Ileay, Kensett, Leutze, Rossiter, and a
host of other deservedly popular American artists Sl
Benjamin West, lnman and several clever laian pant
ers are well represented in our collection which Is also
rich in Raphael Mcrghcn's euCravings and artists proof
impressions of many OF Rosa Bonheurs AIRY Schefer $
Herring's and Landseers pictures. The statuary IN
cludes Mr.McCraggs beautiful le-sze figure OF foca
hontas, by Mozcr Nolk's statue of Senator Douglas
lust completed; a statute of Master kerioOt, by the
same artist an elegant figure of Truth, by Mozicr
the property of Mr.. Sheldon together with numerous
buss, bronzes and vases mostly purchased in Europe
Bich the Exposition undoubtedly Is, 1t does not
contain all the art treasures of Chicago. Our city also
possesses lfeSize statue of Nydia, the blind girl
of Buwer by Randolph Rogers monumental group,
consisting of mother and child in recumbent posi-
ton, by Ives; Dcautuul piece ny Ia!ucl VI A'udiJ
the Sleeping PERI statue OF -. John, by Bel
zoni together with numerous paintings OF merit.
Can the people of Chicago longer be reproac with
an Unsuitable passion for the accumulation OF wealth
and an utter neglect of those professions whose ohe
is simply to eey ate the mind refine the passions ant
mpsrt elegance to iteto the arts of Poetry, Paint
ing aud Music lChurch Record, May H.
EXECUTION or AMERICAN MURDERERS IN CHINA
Two Of the convicted murderers of the China boy, on
board of The American ship Mastiff--Jones and Glib
bous-were hung ON Monday at sharp a. m. VIII
hams alias Gachet has had his sentence commuted to
transportation for hfe Jones admitted his guilt Gb
bons TO the last declared his innocence Poor wretch
Ifnnocent, he paid dearly for being in bad company
for more horrible death no man ever died. I'm early
appointment took past the galows, which, as our
readers know with execrable taste Sir John Browning
has had placed so that ii may be seen from the
windows at Government House. and tromthe windows
of nearly every house east OF the west ehd oi ctors
Proper, about the heart of the town. The men had
Just been turned off, aud Jones had died, apparently
ON the instant.
With Gibbons il was different. For over dozen
minutes, while we were near, he kept Literally Jump
ing by the neck the knot of the having slipped
FROM The hollow in which il usually placed To under
the chin. We told that afterwards the Sheriff had
the knot moved, but, notwit hstanding it was more
than half ali hour ere he was thoroughly Stransed.
Man AND HIS WIFE BrRNEp TO DE,rH.-We
learn from The Somerset MEL TdeSr0pt that the
house Of Mr.. Daggett in Embden about four miles
from North-New Portland village, was consumed on
THURSDAY morning, and Mr. Dagget and his wife were
burnt Ia the house. The fire was dScoN cred by Two
sons OF Mr. Dagge,i, men grown, who a. once alarmed
their parents but instead OF making their escape as
they might have done they attempted to save some oi
their furniture, aud while so doing were overcome 10y
the smoke and burnt with the house.
TYLER DEMANDED BY THE CNSADItN GOvEIN-
NENT- The DefTO1 fdcerfser OF SATURDAY says that
telegraph dispatch received the day before yester-
day, from Washington, states that Depu'y Marshal
Tvler has been demanded by the Canadian authorities.
to stand his trial for the murder o Capt Jones' Tyler
vet remains in ia al St Clair. 4 record of The pro-
ceedings at the ST. Clair Circuit has been hcd the
Supreme Court, aud Argument the questions re.
served for the opinion of the latter tribunal will be
hesrl ST its nras.pf form