Year: 1868




happiness Of home, and drew beautiful picture Of
the c0nnubial state generally. Among few sound
practical suggestions he showed that love alone
should be the great incentive to marriage all other
considerations being set aside; that the first unknd
word should never be uttered, then the second
would not come at all. The lecture, which was in
terspersed with humorous and pathetic anecdotes
was listened to with much attention.


Gold.


The Polytechnic branch OF the American Institute
held meeting last evening at the Cooper Institute
to review first 'New Inventions and Discoveries" ("
and secondly to listen to paper by Professor A. L.
Fleury on "Gold its History, Nature and Relation
ship to other Elements and the Best Method for its
Extraction" The room was fully occupied at the
hour advertised for the opening Of business which,
without preliminary notice, was commenced by the
presentation on the part OF DR.. Cole OF patented
static pressure, through multiplication Of syphons
from one TO one thousand Feet II found necessary.
The, the Doctor, while he admitted that there was
nothing new In the theory, held that the manner
III which he had applied it was sufficiently peculiar
to be called novel. The invention which consisted
which the water that charged 1t was found ex-
ceedingly sensitive to the touch, was admired;
look M upon " It as ''I philosophical esd s''t toy OF
little or no value in the world of use.
On the retirement Of DR.. Cole gentleman presented
'chuck' for use in lathes, which he considered
improvement on its predecessors. Those present
seemed to coincide with the speaker one Offering
any serious objections to the '.chuck," at which no
doubt it's advocate chuckled. Professor A. L.
Fleury then read his paper on gold, IN which he at
tempted to show in as popular language as he could
employ that quartz, In which gold was cOincden-
tally found In close proximity to the sulphurates
OF aqueous origin and not as s usually held, OF gne-
Gus formation. Quartz was combination Of sui
phides, silicum, hydrates, oxides and white earthly
substance into which gold was often found pro-
Jected, the Whole being acted on by the OF the
atmosphere. Gold, the lecturer held, found In
molecular, crystalline state amophrous but metal
lie. Like plumbago lampback and the diamond, all
carbon, 1t had also been detected, but mpalpable
as to lose its granulated state and to be atomic.
Gold was found, he also conended, in other than the
metallic state, and that, like platinum, 1t undoubt-
edly derived Its origin from the decomposition OF
silicates The lecturer continued his arguments and


Illustrations until ten o'clock to the general enlight
eminent and pleasure OF his audience.


Downfall Of the Monarchy and Louis PHI


lippe.


The first of series Of descriptive historical lee
lures on France since 1s4S was delivered last evening
at the Everett Rooms, corner OF ThIrty-fourth
street and Sixth avenue by Mr.. Tripp. The subject
Of the lecture was the "Downfall Of the Monarchy
and Louis Philippe. Owing, probably, to the misera-
BILE state Of the weather there very slim audi
ence present, the majority Of which, however, were
ladies. The lecturer merely rehearsed the various
interesting details Of the French revolution, which
had for Its fearful results the downfall Of Louis
Philippe, the establishment on the ruins OF the mon
archy OF the republic under the Presidency Of Lamar
tine, and, finally the return of the Napoleonic dy-
nasty to power. The touching scenes that took place
In the palace the King when the popular tumult had
reached its height the scenes In the convention when
the two little princes were brought into the Assembly
Hail. and the escape OF the King simple John
Smith were described in very vivid manner by the
lecturer, who spoke as an authority on the subject,
he happening TO be In Paris at the time OF the hight
OF the King and Queen. Louis Philippe the lee
turer described as a good husband, Kind father,
grasp and culture. His downfall he ascribed TO the
fact that he was unable, Notwithstanding his many
great qualities OF heart and head, to win that
national sentiment which Is the power behind the
throne" and ailing to concate that patriotism of
the national hear' which is the security Of good
government or TO remedy the wrongs under which
the people were suffering during the latter part OF
his reigh.





California and Its Rcsourccs-Iecturc by j.


II. Warwick.


j. II. Warwick, OF san Francisco, delivered his
second lecture on "Caforna, its Mines and Manu-
facures,n last evening al Stcinway Hall. Owing to
the inclemency Of the weather the audience was eX
ceedngly small and consisted mostly OF gentlemen,
more or less interested I'm mining The lecturer had
compiled for the occasion a digest of the history
of the mining interest in California from the
date Of the discovery OF gold aud the gold
fever which followed TO the introduction of
quartz mining rs an element Of business in develop
Ing the resources Of the State. The discussion OF
quartz mining and s profits succeeded after some
history OF the rise and decline OF placer digging It
was AT rst Thought that quartz mining could not be
made profitable large fortunes having been lost in 1t
before practical experience succeeded in developing
any practical results Capitalists American and
European, having at the first lost heavily in the
effort To develop the quartz diggngs Of California,
alu In the activity of that interest for several years
was the consequence The failure Of Adams 4 Co.,
the great pioneer express company OF California had
the result also to stop for the time all development Of
the mines, and for some time business at stand.
still. Gradually however revival Of the effort to
develop the quartz mines followed the general mac
tvity, and AZ early 1856 several quartz mines had
been successfully and proitably operated. The
profits resultant from quartz mining were
considerably In excess OF what was generally sup
posed; and at this juncture the speaker made a
comparison lstatiscal Of the receipts OF several OF
these mines AZ balanced against their expenditures
since 1850, exhibiting In several receipts to the
amount OF rom $4,000 to 5000 900, while the expen
ees OF working had not averaged one-fOurth OF the
amount. The lecturer went with this subject to en-
plain the present system of quartz mining, the
amount OF capital engaged in II, and the profits nc
cruing from 1t as actual percentage on the capital
IN ntt all n