New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-23
CITY ITEMS.

The VERBAL EQUIsox.-Saturday, the 2lsI inst,
tie Of the venL equnoI, when the sun crosses
the line and the days and nights become equal In their
leBgh. With the far to the north, Winter will soon
disappear and Spring vii! throw her green mantle over
meadow and woodland The bobOlink, who never sngs at
the South whss the slave clanks his chains will
to the hills and Of tho loyal sates aud Pour gu. h
soug Of sadne" Grass will grow upon the grave Of tho
soldier and Spring will write sp,sph blossoms 0. blue
white and The bonzed bee will ng-r there to hum
hi. praise aud the bushes VIII brbe tho birds with ru, ~
stay and sing his rsquioun.
UNIVERSITY OF NEw.YoRK.-1he Spring, Sum
e and Autumn Of Lectures before the Medical De
paItnon this Institution to-day, and wall be
continued until October 49,
LECTURES ON HrlLTH-Mrs. A. II. Dixon Jones,
NJ d., will corimsnce course Of Lectures This evening on
the diseases and children In the lectuoom Of
tho Jsno NJ. e. Church Mrs Jones' bsns. haerns
recommendations from distinguished doctors and cssrsmsn
IslUGuRArIoN.-1ho Twenty second Ward Loyal
League will 10 publicly nausurasd this evening at the Broad
way and Forty sevsoh Hall IL expected that the
Hons Janes Wadwouh, Rufus T. Andrews sad David h.
Carter Of Ohio will be present and address tho nectins
Seat. Will DO reserved fos ladies'
CHugsm SrGyicEs.-The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby
having accepted the inNaOn 70 picde ovcf tpo cohscs
ton Of tho Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church Of
Twenty second street, commenced his labop yesterday
morning and evsoug The formal installation OF Dr. Crosby
viii take pice on "Wednesday evening.
Passion SUSDAr.-Yesterday, the fifth Sunday in
Lon the Sunday but before Easter duly COM
In tho Episcopal and Roman Catholic Churches.
tho the Right Rev. Bisnop Potter sdminssrcd
tho rite OF confirmation ut st. Peters In the afternoon at the
Advent and in the evening at 81. Tinoshys.
THP RoBBERy OF ADAMS ExPRIss.-We call
attention to the advertisement in columns this morning
concerning the robbery Of Adams Express Company
For EunoPR. - The British steamer City OF
Baltimore Capt, McGuigan. sailed for Liverpool on Saturday
with yye cabin passengers and others In tho stsefase
aud s<!9s,o IN specie.
Tho Hamburg steanx Teutona Capt. Tsubc, also sailed
on Saturday for Southampton. Hsyro aud Hamburg with
thysvr cabin passengers aud sbeat the same number IL
storage.
OrsxquIrs or SERGEANT JOHN II. THoaPSoS.-
Tho obseqaies of sergeant John H. Thompson. Of tho
Rev Joseph Thompson, d. d. and formerly Of the One
Hundred aud sixth New York. were observed at tho Broad
nay Table nacls Friday last The officiating clergy
were the Rev. bra storrs and Buddngon OF Brooklyn
Over the pulpit suspended the American ooors united
with pendants OF white aud black Grape and the pulpit
draped with black rbbens vase Of dowers placed
zach snd Of tho pulpit. The coffin was covered with tho
Union dag on which laid wreshs aud bouquets Of beau.
tlfa towers Tho ceremonies commenced with chant by
tho choir set which the kov Dr. Buddn read portions
Of Scrpuro The Rev DR.. S.os then delivered address,
Ia which he eulosaed tho life and deeds OF the deceased