New-York tribune., 1873-05-21
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

| Atheneum at Atlantic and Chnton-sts BROOKLYN
The forteth anniversary exercises OF the
Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn will take place at
the Asylum, I'm Atlantic near Brooklyn ave, at p M
tomorrow.
An entertainment comprising the cantata,
Z" Esther, the Beautiful Queen" with chorus oil %
voices the singers 10 Oriental costume, Will be gwen ~
the Fort Greene Presbyterlhn Cnuren 0n yen,na
At the annual election of officers OF the
Burchard Literary Association the following were
chosen:
President T. J. Bush, vcePresident, L. HOw,rii Reeorting
Treaurer C. Myers Editor Il Ellis ri Critic, T. Burnham
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors
yesterday communication was received from tue Oor
poraton Counsel TO whom had been referred the qees
Ion OF the powers OF the Board under the new cnh
IL stated that he had had sufficient time 10 arNe t
a positive conclusion 80 important SUBJECT anu
| asked for more time.
| The following were elected Directors Oh Ihe
Harlem Railroad yesterday:
Cornelius Vanderbilt William H. Vanderbilt Horace = CaT 4 B, AT
gustas sehe William " mfmG' g SoaIas y.nSbt it, Cornelius
NJ NJ Sseroe sIae Robert j. SlTeH Harry GIeu
A pleasant entertainment, consisting OF
tableaux nerspersed with vocal aud instrumental mu'
sic was gven evening in the Atheneum, at Atan-
tc-ave and Clinton-st In which the children Deongns
10 tbe nautclass of the Sundaysc connected WIN
st. AIMS Church the Hights were the chei parlicf
pants.
The Rev. DR.. Ever delivered a lecture on
ARMED that IL breeders OF animals able to effect
very radical change among them within the short space
OF few years, sufficient almost 10 form new species
why i'm the lapse thousands OF years c0uu hUI tho
ACCOMMODATIONS OF slight differences lead to the lorna
| tion Of man as described by DarWlnf
At the annual meeting of the New-forK
Mutual Gasight Company held yesterday at Sixteenth
st. and Fourthave the following officers were elected
DirectorsC Vanderbilt X Garrison. Kennedy George Op
dyEe Ia Bu Joseph seg@iP T. 2 " sS1 W. GTSgf y @ NIL
liam HOY Arh Lea. Robert L. Crawford a1d Charles Plee
n.pec,os Of or ls7C Vanderbilt E, Mortimer "au
and K n. Galloway.
The MAY meeting of the Rural Club and its
friends occurred evening at Demonicos President
Samuel b. Parsons presiding. good dinner was eaten
an address delivered by Charles d. Bragdon& & snd
SUCH c. T. Hulburd, L. A. Roberts H. T. Williams >. "
c. smth, ana others The occasion was pleasant and
| LADIES', separated at late hour
An election for 26 Governors of the Society
OF the New-York Hospital held at the Office OF the
Hospital No 10 West Eleventhst, yesterday afternoon
JOIN C. Grseo Robert Lenor Kennedy David Golden Nar1y
E,,les L. , Boornan Johnston samuel Wi
Sheppard Candy Robert Livingston william Den3oan yaet%r
jonathan Thorne John T. Williams, William H. Macy, Jane; H.
Faeaio Faeodoru. B. wooi.ey. George D. II. Gillespie
The Spring reception of the American Mu-
scum Of Natural History took place yesterday afternoon
at the Museum building, in the Central Park and was an
ENJOYABLE affair band OF music was in attendance from
The Smithsonian Institution. Washington, has OBJ
tanned leave take plaster casts OF some rare pecl-
mems of American antiquities in the Museum Toe main
tenance fund OF annual SO suDcIiptons, VI Nhicn cH-
| tOn made In Yesterdays tribune, has peeh col-
| tributed to by 800 SUBSCRIBERS
! The annual meeting of the Brooklyn City
Mission and Tract Society held at the Depository OF
the Society No G2 yesterday afternoon, When
! The following managers were elected; N NJ,
15s rnsto Ey T. : S;'i5c he R Burlington II
d. d. the Rev j. Duryes, D. d. the Rev L. Gay-r D. the
Rev D. l9s,s D. D. Dss. % Jonaoa & MA va a, -. lane " EI"s
lam Gbe JoLS r. Cook Alfred Porter Frsenek IL Iowbddge,
! Wood Curtis L. North, AeIlnder NJ Earle.
The petroleum dealers on the Produce Ex-
change held meeting yesterday for the purpose OF
adopting certain rules the general government Of
the trade. long debate ensued ON the adoption OF
form of contract for the delivery Of crude OIL aud 1t
was resolved that all crude petroleum shaIl De un9er
stood 10 be pure OIL from sediment water OF 40
to AZ gravity aud that allowance OF one-half per
cent be made quarCer of degree over A. ana
that all Parkers Landing OIL be without guarantee as 10
gravity when gravity not stated All Ienned on nase
| test. The other rules were OF minor Importance
Prof. II. Ogden DOremus, NJ. d., will lecture
this evening, at steinway Hail. on the Chemistry OF
Anmsthetcs," assisted by DR.. j. Marion Sims who will
give the History Of Anesthesia," ana by Prof Frank
| H. Hamilton, VI. d.. who Will present the practical
| Application of Anasthetics Surgery" The Rev.
Henry Ward Beccher will also deliver address Tne
history of the agents employed produce inscnsbty
20 pain. has been. now, the subject 0f much Ia.
strcve and interesting discussion, aud the lecture OF
| prof Doremus is given at request OF the leading
SCIENTISTS, elcrgymen, and journalists Of New-York.
| Mayor Havemeyer will preside.
The Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn held
its annual meeting yesterday, aud the Board OF Direct
ors reported that the OF ls2-73 opened ausp
cousy although owing to the less active efforts OF the
directors IN soliciting subscriptions, the amount
| ceyed was less than the last year. The Treasurer
reported receipts cash hand from last season.
$2OO5 50 total sSgOi % dlsnnrseme9S; ~ sl2O9l ~
the ensuing year was then elected c
~ ~ D. " Nm Null m II n q Kns H. Marlin L. s Bunh1m r. R.
Ra,moud, G 4. Tosnse9d eur sanger B. T. Frhnghaa g H.
L. Fncse W H. Cromsel Hely Camp e. H. Coper'hsate, the
Rev Joseph T. DuryeA d. Wiiaa Pratt Robert d. sharpe.
The annual! distribution Of awards of merit
10 the classes Of ls72-3 in schools the National
Academy Design took place last evening at the Acad-
emy building in Twenty-third-st. The services
opened with informal address by william Page, Pres
dent the Academy, who said that the schools
educating 200 or more pupils Though an could not De
artists all would come out lovers OF art whose IN
uence would be felt. Tue following prizes ana awards
Life schoo-Fst pr suydnm silver medal and $50 Calvin
Smith; pu slydam bronze mea A. Mnerj hon9s
Antique sehooRrst Tre, the Elliott silver medal aud so
hils nol " o Nj, js ai oEn'eonbs Miss Clara Keen Miss
ParLn Mss Kate COHe, Mrs. Susan n Carter ami Charles
| The annual meeting of the officers and
directors the New-York Institution for the Instruc
ton Of the Deaf and Dumb, held yesterday after
noon. large number OF visitors were present. The
baong for directors resulted In the reelection OF the
Rev. William Adams, d. d., LII. d., William Niblo Ben
| iamn II. Field, william rockingham, NJ d., the Rev.
| Thomas Gallaudet d. d., Henry X Bogart. the Rev
f. A. r. Barnard, ID. d., LII. d.. and William a. WheelOck
| The Board OF DrecO met immediately alter and
| made the following choice The Rev. William Adams,
ID. d. LII d., President; Henry +. Davies LII. d., First
Vicepresident Erastus Brooks, Second VcePrrsdent
| Joseph w. Patterson Treasurer; Thatcher NJ. Adams
| Secretary Tue Principal, DR.. Isaac L. Peet, exhibited
To those present Interesting evidences OF the prof.
oIencY OF the pnps under his charge. severa casscs