The New York herald., 1878-03-10

relations correspondences with physical tnts Thus,
.bo chinese sought 10 identity 10 some occult wa.
tue WE'VE notes oil their scas with tue tweve moons
OF the year, and speculatons have male connect
Ing the seven notes ol the datonic scale viii the
oil the spheres" This analytic stage inferior to the
psychoiog'cal stage IN wNch The ematical truths
Of SOUND being known, an effort Is made 10 analyze
the eject OF It's combinations the soul. Music 10
as deeply rooted In Psychology Ms IN mathematics
and IT'S highest connections are those winch IL has
win the mind. II would be a mistake suppose
that In the construction OF Instruments there was
= universal process OF development While
s.r,uasa as ,ss,r,,u ses; many OF IN, ,ne ;ns oa,ess
KIND such as Tyres in the shape OF warriors pow,
and having no tension bar, still very complcA
ted ones existed IN mythologc times. Thus the
baspipc, whicn IL u very complex Instrument, was
brought 10 perfection IN China IL early PERIOD aud
gods the invention of elaborate INSTRUMENTS whose car
nest use tadated tradition. In the older civ l0n5
ments and thon trace their deve.opmenls. On tho
contrary We often meet At the earliest period iustru
ments whose conception proves very high degree OF
musical knowledge For Instance, IL Is easy To under
stand tn the Chnese being succes ssiui the
iacture OF porcelain would lind them capable Of
producing musical tones beng struck. But u rs
dnicut 70 account Tor the TACT that they far
advanced In the science oil acoustics as 10 know
that II vase be Inserted IN larger one holes can De
bored In tho outer such positions that the
closed air Will vbrate IN such manner give the
notes Of their scale II The instrument be used us
huc The acoustic science OF day Is not sufficiently
advanced 10 enable one 70 bore holes IN vessel VI
unusual snape and feel sure OF producing notes separ
atcu Wy tue IutcIVaib nc may Qeslros
The lecturer then described ingenious instru-
ment used ny tho natives OF Africa, resembling zylo-
phone, but having every note reinforced ny resU-
nator constructed accurately as Helmholtz could
have done IT, He also treated OF the relations of
music 10 religion, to other arts and to life IN general
He described Tho forms winch instruments took In
various countries and thcr class cation powers re-
quiremsnts anu development IN later times TO SUIT
the uemand2 OF harmony.
MUNICIPAL SUFFRAGE FOR TAxPAYINa WOMEN.
Lille Devereaux Blake ec,ursd before the Liberal
Club ut Republican Hall, on what was termed .'Mu-
nicipal Suffrage Tor Taxpaying Women," but which
proved merely revival OF The wo agtaied subject of
taxation without representation There was tho old
cry Tor recognition at tho polls lor tho women who
hold SO large proportion OF city property. Tue lee
iurer said ouethrd OF the property OF the city
held by women, many oil whom have voice what
ever, even through male relatives VINO may be ais
posed 10 represent them justly, making the laws
which they were Smenable.
The members discussed the lecture after It's delivery
MR.. COUGHS LECTURE.
"London; or, Lights ana Shadows OF City Lfe,nls ls
the title Of Mr. John B. Coughs lecture to be de-
iivcred at Rev. Mr. Hcpwor,h's Church, next Tuesday
evening for the benent OF the McAulay Water street
missisn. This ID of the useful agencies Tor
ea.a,