The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1853, Page 3

AFFAIRS IN TOWN. COUP D@IL OF NEW YORE. WTERESTING REPORTS OF LECTURES. eee FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. weer Annval Ball of the Twelfth Regiment. weer Anniversary of Tom Paine’s Birthday. ns Theatricals and Miscellancous Iteme, &e., &e., de. Fashionable Intelligence. THE ANNUAL BALL OZ THE TWELFTH REGIMENT. The annual ball of the above regiment took place on Monday evening at Niblo’s theatte. It was not ‘only the ball of the season, but the grandest affair that has ever taken place in this city. At an early hour, Jong trains of carriages might be seen moving to the ecene, through the different streets. So great was the crowd of those vehicles, that Broadway be- came completely jammed opposite Niblo’s for hours, The delay was great. The carriages hay- ing set down the company as fast as they could, the latter were conducted up the stairway, to the various dressing rooms of both ladies and gentle- men. On the different lobbies, and in the ante- rooms, the crowd was very great, and it was amusing to see the rush of both sexes, who were endeavoring to deliver their shawls, overshoes and hats to the waiting men and women appointed for that purpose. The greater portion of the company arrived about ten o'clock, at which time the crowding was at its height, and hundreds returned, not heing able to find room. The numbers were estimated at about four thousand. The ladies passed through one entrance of the dressing room, at the door of which they were met by the gentlemen, who had, by this time, got | through with their toilet. The theatre, which was boarded over the parquette and stage, on a level with the dress circle, the floor running back about sixty feet, presented a magnificent sight, especially when seen from the upper circle. The floor was overhung by asplendid canopy of white, red and blue. The whole was lighted very brilliantly with gas, both by chandeliers suspended from the ceiling and by Jights placed all around the theatre. Every availa” ble spot was literally filled with the most bean tifal women of which this city can boast. The gay uniforms of our citizen soldiery, the magnificent dresses of the ladies, of every variety and color, and of the richest and most costly materials, and made with the finest taste, presented a spectacle that was truly dazzling, Silks, satins, muslins, and white cashmeres, rustled on every side, and the heads of the fair were decorate! with flowers of every bue, while their jewelry sparkled like the rip- pled surface of tle sc by moonlight. There was a large number of the military of the other regiments present, and among the invited guests were Major General Sandford, General Hall, and General Spicer. These all wore the uniforms peculiar to them, and the diflerent companies: of the Twelfth regiment also wore their uniforms. But the chief feature of the evening was the regi” mental uniform lately adopted by the regiment about two hundred of whom appeared in it -for the first time on any public occasion. It is the | uniform of the State regulations, and it looked very handeome. The theatre was devoted to the dancing of quadrilles, Spanish dances, and marches; there were twenty-six sets. The manner in which the marches were executed, in endless chains, one line moving up while the other was moving down, and all continuous, was a beautiful sight. Every spot was covered with human beings, yet all was harmony and order. It resembled the motion of a field of wheat, gently agitated by the wind, or the beautiful play of the ocean waves. Several little children, dressed like ballet girls, with short white muslin dresses, ornamented with sashes of blue and red, and wreaths of flowers entwined around their heads, were present. We noticed several little children, about six years of age, who were admired by all who saw them, for the taste with which they were dressed and their skill in dancing, which, considering their age, was astonishing. | Yet, with all its splendor, this hall was democratic. People of all classes were present enjoying them- | selves, and here the mechanic might be seen taking the hand of one of the daughters of the nabobs of Wall street in the different dances. The several circles of the theatre were occupied by those who did not wish to dance, a great many of whom came there for the purpose of merely witnessing the grand ‘ecene, and by others who were waiting to dance, as well as by those who were tired. Grave papas and mammas were seated there, watching with intense in- terest the movements of their sons and daughters, who were busy enjoying themselves in the vast arena below. In the saloon the dancing was of a more fash- ionable and artistic nature than that in the thea- tre—here waltzes, polkas, schottishes, redowas, gallopes, mazurkas and boleros were danced by the more aristocratic portion of the company. This part of the building not being large enough to accommo- date the whole of the people assembled, music was procured for the grand hall, where the desire of the company was satisfied by dancing some of the most fashionable dances of the day. The saloon was crowded at all times, on account of the variety of the dances there. At half-past eleven o’clock the first supper was served in a splendid saloon. There was a grand array of dishes, The choicest viands and wines were in profusion. Even the most fastidious could find no fault with the arrangement. Sparkling cbam| flowed as water, and ice creams were served up in abundance. Mr. Niblo and his head caterer, Mr. Vesey, deserve every credit for the mag- nificence of this splendid repast. After supper dancing continued as usual in all sections of the building. rape was again served up at one o’clock to suit the convenience of the company. By | a ial order of the committee the members of the ent were requested to wait for this supper. 7 sight at the fetta was grand indeed— a@ great portion of the gentlemen assembled dressed in the different uniforms of their com- ies, gave the scene a brilliant appearance. This . ugh the last, was not least, and there was a ‘bird and last supper, equal, if not superior to the other two. Besides these, there was @ supper at Keefe’s restaurant, to which a number of the im- tient repaired. The company after being thus re- Freshed, returned to the theatre and saloons, where dancing was continued ‘till daylight did appear.” The gentlemen of the committees deserve great credit for the able manner in which they con- ducted their business throughout the entire even- ing, no pains being spared by them in order to render the happiness of the company complete. Coneidering the crowd, it was the most order!, ball that ever took place in the city—all passed oi in perfect harmony. There were four committees wel from each company. The companies which compose this regiment are:—Light Guard, Capt. Vin- cent; Lafayette Fusilecrs, Capt. French; Indepen- dence Guard, Capt. Cairns; Baxter Guard, Capt. | kman; Tompkins Blues, Capt. Besson; Baxter | , cn Waterbury; City Blues, Capt. Fowler; City Musketeers, Capt. Palmer; Garde Lafayette, Capt. Leclerc; New York Rifles, Capt. Johnson. The | ‘two last named companies did not, however, partici- | pate in the affair. The following committees were appointed for the occa: /ECEPTION COMMIT! Col. H. G. Stebbins, Lieut. | Col. EB. B. Hart, Major J.T. Stagg, Adjutant Stearna, | marter Master Fields, Pay Master Coolidge, Surgeon irdett, Chaplain Daly, eee Vincent, French, sonra Dyckman, Besson, Palmer, Waterbury, and | Fowler. INMENT CoMMITT! Lieutenants C, A. Stetson, iam McCauley, Boyle, Watt: issner, Wallack, Miller,&napp, (hatman, Maston, Thomas, Russel], Christopher, and Litchfield, and Private Whi- ting. Fioon Commir V. Roedenberger, R. Folsom, H. B. Kilmer, W. von, L. F. Harrison, Jno. G. Ferris, L. Cl S. P. Durando, James Boyd, Geo. Holberton, Kd. Ralph, Jr., J. Delatorre, W. At- terbury, G.'T. Yates, J. A. Dwyer, B. B. Bremmer, W.-M. Scott, W. Walters, W. L. Smith, W. Monteith, J. P. Wizeman. Poxice Commitrre—F. P. Fox, G. Martin, J.T. Smith, J. tte, C. Floyd, J. Gray, J. 1. Cun- ninghant, G. F. Randolph, 2 H. Table, J. Clark@, J. Lynch, W. Conover, C. F. Williams, G. Mandeville. | The price or the tickets was fixed at three dollars, | bet so great was the demand that they sold ata | = 2 | even the sons of the Puritans in this city, who cele- | mit their daughters to participate in commemorating | Than that they stand on freedom’s holy ground? | The patriot of the ‘crisis’ rose, and then premium of ten dollars. Two or three days previous Those champiops of humanity Charity Lecture. impossible they could go to even if driven on | being above and all this animal instinct {0 the ball, prices 9a an Shore Soars we Fae fiber hay mht wept he ieny Mr. Thackeray defivered a lecture on Monday shocks, hers they Weald old ot te ore alike the Eidn’of each cass of beng’, anc vibe sdmirable, did not cease until gonad pe Sod ee ni night, in the Church of the Messiah, Broadway, for 80. if ean waa mighty in eae bom tortie Soell ndaasental There ia ts) anleale paid devi The asir vaneed off without anything to 1s Teemsaaiehes 0 te werkt may the benefit of the Society for the Employment and | i¢ bein war. He dia nx in cannon and other | Pty of instinct; but there ia in, man divine reasons mar the festivity. Even the weather was propitious, | Thep-came to where, in nature's freedom wild— Relief of the Poor. The edifice was filled witha very ‘natrumenta of war a8 peacemakers The only trae transcend him in fost anaes an ahtase no the night being just cool enough for dancing. Free as ber scenes, roamed nature's savage child; fashionable audience; and the charge for admission | peacemaker was the Bible. William Penn, standing | standing that man issu BE a They spread and fourished, covered allt land, hat dolla; the Indians, was the true Christian model, soul ef man is a se) sn and eomniele azlaiense tod ble ‘The Celebration of the 116th Anniversary of wealth rewarded labér's willing hand. wing been a dollar, a very considerable sum must | and he trusted that the Japan expedition would | material body, "The hinory af demonstrates this the Birthday of Thomas Paine. Pp agi gee poten po a have been produced by the lecture. aretha gcennd than those of ordinary | ‘The Creator ‘“breathed into vil the Breath of i On Monday evening, he Lh ansvema a the | Sedma geino eee The et of th cum wn Hamer and | ine Toe mage, tn, come | Howat ase nh Me mate birthday of Thomas Paine was celebrated st the | Time will ee pit. Taare the sternal wheole Charity,” and ite drift was to trace the mutual rela- ism was produced by currents of | imap or in the brute, is & mere mai ; City Assembly Rooms, No. 450 Broadway. Ateight o’clock the company, amounting to about 700 per- sons, assembled in the ball room, and were engaged in dancing until eleven o'clock P.M., after which they proceeded to the supper room, where a sumptu- ous repast was provided, at which Mrs. Ernestine L. Rose presided. Whitmore's band was in attendance during the ball and supper, and acquitted themselves most admirably. After the company had done ample justice to the viands, the fair President rose and said :— My Friends—Having had the honor conferred on me to preside on this interesting occasion, and bein; conscious of the ibility of my position, I will not repay the confidence you kindly re; by the infliction of a long speech. I'am happ’ more to have met with you to pay a tribute of grati- tude to the author hero of the Revolution—Thomas Paine. But in celebrating this anniversary, there is bject than the respect we wish to mani- in me once et a nie ol fest to is aroeh yasriop and lend of man; it is to encourage each other to go and do likewise—to ema- late his noble self-sacrificing spirit in diffusing know- ledge, in spreading human freedom, in advocating what to us appearstruth, however unpopular. These are the only means worthy of his memory. Opin- ions and Brant les are for use in every day life, and not to be kept for show, or to be worn only as a holi- oe. ent. Political doctrines, however good, are utterly worthless, if honored only in profession and ignored in practice. Nor is it when life flows on in an even tenor of tranquillity, but when fiercely ei gling with adverse elements, that we perceive the nature and nobleness of virtue. The beauty and ma- Jesty of great and exalted convictions are not evinced when assent to them is easy, and the profession in them elicits public approbation, but when deep pre- judices, our apparent interest, and even our own feelings, all go Tineuty against it, that the value of a ciple, a high-minded conviction, is felt in guiding us, as by a compass or leading star, to truth and to duty. Such was the case with Thomas Paine at “the times that tried men’s souls.” When the tem- pest of despotism raged the fiercest, and the turbulent waves of political faction ran the highest, he stood like a beacon light amid the dark waters of despair, holding aloft his ‘‘ Common Sense” to illamine the furoencings darkness, and Hitestoiey ight and ee into the fear-stricken hearts of the beholders, he saved the tempest-tossed mariners from the royal shipwreck, and aiding them into the bark of wuiver- sal freedom, with the “Rights of Man” for their chart, and the “ Age of Reason” for their compass, they steered safely into the harbor of republicanism. He truly said, “‘ What is right is pure nature: my pen and my soul have ever gone together.” Bribes and threats were alike powerless over him. Exile, the dungeon, and the anathemas of the church, could not make him swerve for one moment from the path of right. He was as true to his convictions as the needle to the pole. He well knew that in men- tal freedom all others are embraced, for, without it, Ree man in the most flattering position, and he is uta slave at best. To be free, we must have the right, as well as the inclination, at all times and under all circumstances, to be true to our convic- tions, for “he only is free whom the truth makes free, and all are slaves besides;” for of all nature’s own noblemen, the honest man is firstin rank. And yet it was for that very native title of nobility, his ar- dent love for truth, united as it was with Herculean strength of mind, that he was persecuted while living, apd slandered after his death; for ’it has ever been province of error to hate truth as its deadliest foe, and the priests of all denominations but too well know that as darkness is aiepalled by the rays of light, s0 does knowledge and truth dispel ignorance and superstition, the very basis of their calling— hence the odium and sti, cast upon his name to frighten children of a larger growth. But what matters? As truth is immortal, so will be the name of Thomas Paine; and long after these petty false- hoods will be forgotten, and their reverend authors sunk into oblivion, will grateful heartsrevere his me- mory for his devotion to truth and the cause of liberty. My friends, I have never been so conscious of a marked progress towards the rights of man as to- ht, for not until oe aeons ever been sufficiently recognized as the equal with man, to be honored with the presiding office on a festive occa- sion; and to friends of human progress it must be a subject of Gigs ke heer} to have advanced go far as for you to offer it and for me to acceptit. And the progress. It is buta vel eage since wo- man has been admitted to any part of a celebration, except the dance. And Iam happy to say that this jety, the friends of Thomas Paine, first changed the barbarous custom of exclusiveness to a more ra- tional and consistent practice of combining the physi- cal, intellectual, and social branches of an entertain- ment for the equal enjoyment of both sexes. And being convinced that we can enjoy happiness onl; in proportion as we promote happiness in others, know you must have vastly increased your own en- joyment by having those you love partake in them with 7 es Nor has your good example been without | its effect, for, among many others who followed it, brate the landing of the hae Fathers, have actual- | ly found out that they had Pilgrim mothers too, and, in grateful remembrance of them, they ought to ad- | the event. And it must indeed be gratifying to every | liberal and Gh ehie mind to see that, while others thus wisely followed in your footsteps, you, have taken an onward step in the extension of human rights, which my position here to-night pro- claims. And thus it should be, for the liberals are the salt of the earth, that keeps the world from entire corruption—the little leaven that enables society to | rise higher and higher in the scale of human progres- sion. And no one can truly honor the author of the “Rights of Man” without extending the same rights for woman, for he advocated no rights exclusively for one sex or one nation, but the rights of humanity without distinction | of sex, country, or color. And,in his endeavor to | free mankind from the trammels of superstition, he labored even more for the benefit of woman than of man, for, as her education and experience, owing to | an infringement of her rights, has been more limited than his, rstition has ever had a stronger hold | and a more baneful and pernicious effect on the mind of woman than of man. In conclusion, permit me to say, gratifying as it must be to us all, to pay atribute of rei Gores and gratitude ve caper ee virtue and patri- | otism, let us remember the millions of our fellow beings who still groan under the heavy burden of oppres- sion, the noble seh hg daily sacrificed on the altar of monarchical despotifm and spiritual corruption, that a Kossuth, Mazzini, Louis Blanc and many other noble | champions of liberty, are still in exile. The clouds that hang on the horizon of European freedom, are darker than ever; but let us hope that the very in- tensity of the darkness is an omen of the ulna ing dawn of the day of freedom. (oon then, m; friends, claiming and extending human rights, unti liberty shall cover the earth. For the « Free in soul, with quenchless zeal must ever glow To spread the freedom which their own minds know,’” (Loud applause.) The first toast was then read as follows :— Thomas Paine, whose memory we meet to cherish—His intellect and moral courage have stamped their impress upon mankind, leaving a rich legacy for all time, in ad- vocating the cause of liberty, truth, and mental freedom, Mr. H. 8. Sura, in fleet to this toast, amid much applause. delivered the following eulogy upon Thomas Paine :— ior was not that, my friends, a glorious day, When first fair Freedom's form beamed o'er our way What source of joy to freemen more profound Then let each candid soul join in a strain Of grateful incense to the illustrious Paine, The patriot, in his country’s darkest hour, When every engine of a tyrant’s pow sr Was raised, against it to be hurled, To crush that darling object from the worl When summer friends proved false, when hove grew cold, Bought were the venial, faint became the bold When Liberty, a child, trom Heayen just born, Seemed doomed to die een on its natal morn— When want and hunger thinned a little band, Unfed, unclad, midst cheerless winter's snows, Despairing, struggled ‘gainst as heartless foes. *Gainst both the tyrants and the elemental strife, Was offered, one by one, each freeman’s life, And despotism deemed its reign secure O’er all mankind, while time should yet endure But, no! eternal justice has forbade the lie; Truth must prevail, and freedom cannot die. ‘The world grew free ‘neath his inapived pen. What verk is that which breasts the foain. Reluctant, yet so gallantly ? ¢ Its seils ave spread away from home It bears its living freight, and, see, iy woman on its deck! Why roam h voyagers the untamed sea stern men, and those women Leave not their homes; for home Where rude oppression taints the With its foul presence. No, that Must bloom with faith and constancy, OF hope’s bright flowers the genial soil Where soul and body both are free, And for themselves may think and toil~ Where kings and classes cannot be, To make a man a constant spoil— The stigma infidelity Attached (0 free thought cannot soil ‘The prevent, blast the future fame Within home's sacred precinets. No! the creed that makes man’s name, Yori His character, his weal or woe, us nod— That mal t# yotaries menial «layvee Assumes the attribotes of God, And bunts ita vietims to thelr graves. “Twos not from home the Mayflower bove | was Pericles, his | citizens to erect the third or middle wall, which was | resting information. Where power is not, and where sincerest love To social justice all the world shall move. ‘We'll hope that blessed time! Assembled here We honor him the t of that year, Its prophet when, by lust of power det ‘The despot mother warred against her ehi Fair "8 when her destiny . His clear, unvarnished ‘Common Sense’? e with the fervid power of eloquence. is pen and press, throughout our suff’ring land Raised up new bh inspired our sinking band, Almost resolved to yi In that dread pause They almost doubt the justice of their cause. “It was indeed a time to try the soul, When Paine arose and ted vrescon'eg?e, Solved the great probiem of the ‘Rights of Man,” And conquered tyranny back to Europe ran. Second toast:— Frances Wright—Her noble devotion in the cause of human liberty, in throwing aside her prejudices of birth, education, and sex, proclaims her @ noble and disin- terested patriot, while her powerful mind and splendid eloquence demonstrate that genius and worth are not Limited to sex, but are universal. Mr. Wens responded by reading a very able eulogy on Frances Wright. The remaining toasts were then read. ‘Third toast: National Public Schools— To raise the youth from degradstion— Light the lamp of information— Spread the blaze of education Around this great misled nation. Knowledge is mankind’s salvation Against all priestly domination. Mr. WALKER responded. Fourth toast:— The Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution— Their names and deeds are emblazoned on history's page—humanity owes them a debt of gratitude which can never be repair Day their sons and daughters be ani- mated by the same love of liberty and hatred of op- pression. Mr. Brown responded. Fifth toast:— Kossuth, Mazzini, and the other patriots of Furope— May their day of deliverance be at hand, when, sweeping despots from power, they shall establish in their place the holy democratic trinity of liberty, equality, and fraternit a Air—"The Marsellaise Hymn.”? Sixth toast:— The Memory of Departed Liberals—Though proseribed and persecuted, they have fought the good fight, laying the foundation broad and deep of man’s regeneration from ignorance, error, and superstition. Air—‘ Hail Columbia.” Seventh toast:— The good time coming, when crowns and mitres emblems of political and moral delusion, will be swept to the tomb of oblivion. Happy will the ‘nation, be when Aingeraft and priestcraft, Salem withcraft, shall be found only in history. Air—‘The Star Spangled Banner.” Eighth toast:— The Press—Free and untrammelled, Let truth and error grapple. Truth crushed to earth will rise again, The eternal years of God are hers : But error wounded writhes in pain, And dies amid her worshippers. Ninth toast:— i Woman, the great purifyer and elevator of humanity— | may she take her proper place in society, not as the de- pendant, but as the equal of man. Dr. HAuu, in responding to the last toast, said | that he could not pay a higher tribute to woman than by quoting the following from Montgomery:— There woman reigns the mother, daughter, wife, Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her fect. The fair Presipenr stated that a subscription would be entered into for the purpose of purchasing @ marble slab, with an appropriate ineceiopian, in | commemoration of Thomas Paine, to be pins in the Me ee Monument. This block o! said she, will Ss marble, be a counterbalance to that of Rome. The company then separated in high, good humor, evidently much eratined with the festivities of the evening. New York Historical Society. The regular monthly meeting of the New York Historical Society was held on Tuesday evening at their rooms, in the University, when Professor Adolphus L. Koeppen read @ paper on the late archwological discoveries in the Pireus, illustrating the naval supremacy and the commercial and_ colo nial developement of the Athenian republic. On the walls behind. the platform wore suspended charts, showing the harbors and long walls of Athens, the Acropolie, the present city, &c. After the regular business of the society was disposed of, Mr. Koeppen proceeded to read his paper. In his last paper he had attempted to draw their attention to the Acropolis. This evening his subject would be less exciting, but more important in a his- torical point of view, since it would treat of dis- coveries recently found in the different ports of Athens. The particular advantages of the site of Athens did notso much consist in her Acropolis as in the impregnability of her rocks. Nature con- spired to draw out all the energy of this remarkable eople, the Amenians of antiquity. The Pirausis a Basta of three miles in circumference. On the east isa small harbor having, like the Pireus, fortifica- tions. This was the principal galley port, with berths forme hundred and sixty galleys. The ancient Greek writers say that the ostracized exiles were sent to another point where stands the ruins of the Temple of Diana. Every step on the romantic shores of Attica recalls recollections of the great events | own. When he saw Mr. Lawrence Sterne gettii | are happy to defend childhood and female innocence. which in the ‘“Clime of the unforgotten brave, Whose soil, from glen to mountain cave, ‘Was freedom’s home or glory’s grave.” j The old open port of Phaleris is situated a mile south | of Pirgeus. Allthat remote time the Pireus did not ex- | ist as a port but Jay as a rocky far out island. Forma- tions of alluvial lands are found throughout Greece, as, for instance, in ahereopyias 80 likewise on the | wert the fort of Missolonghi had been onlyan impassa- ; ble marsh. It was the creative genius of Themi: which discovered that the future greatness of Athens | lay in the developement of the Pireus, and to unite | it to the city by two walls, of tive miles in ler enclosing an area of at least thirty-five English miics. So sudden a developement of democratic power can scarcely be equalled even here on the banks of th Hudson. But Themistocles was not a Washington, and he was compelled to fly from his country, and take refuge with the King of Persia. It remained for the brilliant Cimon to finish these walls, and it at rival, who urged his fellow- cles | | | } | intended to make Athens impregnable. In five years after, in 431, Sparta and the other Grecian powers, commenced the celebrated Peloponesian war, but the | powerful enemy could not approach the fortified city, and the Athenian democracy held in check the aristocracy of Sparta. At last, Athens lost her | fleets, her colonies, and her independence, and Athens surrendered to pioad Lysander and his Spar- tans, who demolished the long walls and all her for- tifications. But Sparta, too, came to suffer her reverses, and the long walls and harbors of Athens were rebuilt with Persian money; but only the two | parallel walls were rebuilt. Thus Athens again ap- | peared on the stage of nations, until she threw her | | self into the arms of the despotic Mithridates agains Rome. Sylla destroyed the long walls, and Rome's eagle bore down all opposition, and the noblest works of antiquity were destroyed according to the systematic Roman system of desolation. gud here finishes the ancient history of the Pirsus. In the year 1829, relics were found in one of the churches, which were to be referred to the time of Philip of Macedon. They enrich Greek literature with many scientific terms, and furnish much inte- King Otho having recently sent out carts to procure earth, very extensive ceme- | teries were discovered containing the most magnifi- cent sepulchres, An immense arsenal was also found, which had been built at immense expense by ‘Themistocles; and in this place a. number of marble slabs were di ered, bearing yen ge and giv- ing details of of the Athenian fleet in the time of the Peloponesian war, and giving the names of all the ships and of their equipments. The ruins of the long walls only exist in part. Three miles of the northern wall have disappeared, but the southern one is in pretty good preservation; so are the walls of the ci Indications of the mines have beenfound | with which Sylla had attaeked the western part of the city. The plain immediately on the east of the Piveus has been in modern times the theatre of a , dreadful tragedy. In the revolutionary war of 1826, after Missolonghi had been taken, it was the scene of a decisive battle, in which the British General Church Jed the Greek mountaineers against the | Turks; but the Greek army was defeated; two thbusand died on the field, and six hundred were lcd | captive to the camp of Revchid Pacha and beheaded, amid the yellsof the savage Turks. The greatness of Athens rested entirely on its commerce and naval power, but had no firm foundation in the prodac- tions of Attica, and there it fell before its successive enemies. But the mental dominion of Athens will | continue @ niding beacon to humanity so long as ivilization exists in Eugope and in America, The Jecturer was much applanded at the close of his dis- course, and a yote of thanks was given to bim by the gguiety, | described as the glory of the world. tionsexisting between authors and the public. We were sorry to notice the manifestation of a spirit of upenlightened churlishness on the part of the com- mittee or dtrectors of the lecture, who attempted to throw impediments in the way of the reporters of some of the journals. Such a spirit is peculiarly out ofcharacter in this country, where the liberty of the pee does alone exist, and should not be exhibited gratify the desires or minister to the vanity of any wan. After a voluntary on the organ, the lecturer pro- ceeded to read his discourse, prefacing it with the observation that certain charitable ladies had be ca that the sebvey of a lecture by him might add to their funds. He preferred anew discourse, based on the course he had ‘before delivered, than to repeat one of them. All the humorous writers he had before discussed were advocates of the sacred cause of charity; and Ey were now met for a charitable iked to think that the men of his pro! m had done something beneficial to the poor and needy. Are not Rope inclined to be more charitable after readin; Addison and ror and Steele, and Hood and Dickens? He h to think so. Tar- tuffe and Joseph Surface, who were always making fine speeches, aré fit objects of satire; but yet their sermons were good; the ea given by the hy; crite, even for show, was still of use to the poor. ‘But he did not mean to insinuate that the men of his rofession were like Messrs. Surface or Tartuffe. A ry Man was no better than another; but let us give him credit, at least, for the good he isthe means of doing. We may view men of genius, however, thankfully and favorably, for the bounteousness of which they are the source. ‘Their love for humanity is not a spasm, but a life, and a loving humor is the gentle writer's every-day way of looking at the world. The writer's jokes and sentiments must not be too frequent; one tires of the page which sparkles at every point; we don’t like the sentiment which is continually pumping tears out of ir eyes or his Up a tear over an asinine » he would say to him, “ away snivelling fool.” If he did not loveSwitt—as thank God he did not, though he admired him—it was because he placarded himself as the hater of his race, and even wished to perpetuate his sentiment by a line on his monument. In reading over his dark pages he could find no trace of love or nature. In treating of the humorists have done, it is not of this one he would speak. Heaven pity the miserable | misanthrope. Of Mr. Congreve’s contributions to benevolence, he had not much to say; he was, in- deed, kind and good natured ; being so gay, popu- lar, such a grand seignior, yeu may conclude he was kind to his dependants and charitable to the poor. As much may be said of those other gentle- men, Gay and Prior. Of Addison’s contributions to the charity of the world, he had said before, and would say again, that his benevolence has shown itself wherever the English tongue is spoken. Everywhere a gentleman is respected, and no one teaches how to be a gentleman as Joseph Ad- dison, He had heard in this country that the young Beene of this republic are very apt oc- casionally to cut the connection between them and their parents, before they had begun to shave, and make their declaration of independence before they are able to spell the word. Every one may read Joseph Addison with delight and profit. He had been reminded of the gallantry of Sir Roger de Coyerley, and of Don Quixotte de la Mancha, when in the omnibusor cars of this city, a woman enters, whether in stuff or satin, and the rough laborer or the Broadway dandy, rises to give her his seat. Steele had contributed much to the charity of the world. He penned off the buskin and came down to common life. He had a bow for every woman, a kiss for every child, and a hearty shake of the hand for every man, high or low. The comedy of that time fled before him, and the stage has been natural and common life ever since. We love to read still of love and beauty. We hate hypocrisy and cowardice. We ‘There was a lax of morality in Fielding, but a great love for humanity was the contribution of Fielding to the charity of the world. As to Goldsmith, what need is therefor him to speak of him? On thisoccasion he claimed sympathy for the good these men have done and for the charity they have bestowed on the world. When humor ‘is combined with rhythm its effect is still greater. He had seen bearded French- men shedding tears in singing the humorous ballads | of Beranger, and brawny Scotchmen weep in singing the a of Bobby Burns. A vagabond, witha corked face and a jo, moistened his own spectacles the other day by a wild negro melody, while he had seen tragedy queens die by the dozens without ever feeling any such damp on his spectacles. He noticed the popularity of the novel written about the Court of London, by a person who knew just as much about the Court of London as he did of that of Pekin. Its popularity was owing—as he was told by the book- seller—to the fact that ‘it lashes the vices of the haristocracy.” He had been at a couple of penn: theatres lately where the same parable was preached. He thought, however, that the Mv! writers were | ittle too hard on the nobility; but as the latter had all the money, they might let’ the writers have their joke. He referred to the pee writers of England. a8 Dickens, Douglass Jerrold, Punch, and the | author of Vanity Fair” himself. One of the writers in the Times described the latter personage as a gloomy misanthrope, who saw no good in human nature. But yet, though he did depict nature as he found it, he did not think there was much misan- thropy in him. To show there was some philanthro- | py in the author of ‘Vanity Fair,” the lecturer | read a chapter from “Punch,” written, it was to be | understood, by himself. He looked back at the good which, of late years, the humorous writers of | England have done; and, if they ranked tlie present speaker among them, he was proud of the effect | which their writings must have produced. . What amount of good has not the “Song of the Shirt’ | effected? and the poem of the “Bridge of Sighs”— | which he recited—is in itself an act of the greatest philanthropy. He never saw the writer of it but once, but he was proud to think that some words of appreciation of his had reached ‘poor Thomas Hood on his death-bed, and brought pleasure to him. He aid a tribute to the good effect of Dickens’ writ- ings. Was there ever a better charity sermon preached in the world than Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.” As for his love for children, be was sure that the bump at the back of his head | must be of an enormous size. All children should love Dickens. He knew two children who love him, and sead his books when they would not peruse the dismal writings of their father. Nicholas Nickleby had animmense effect. Every schoolmaster was de- nounced as Squiers; but boys’ backs smarted less after it—boys’ meat was less tough, and their milk little less sky blue. He might quarrel with Mr. Dickens’ art, | but he admired him, and recognized in his life a mission from that divine beneficence whose will is | to wipe the tears from all eyes. In conclusion the lecturer returned thanks for the attention with which he bad been listened to, and for having been deemed worthy. of particpating to-night in the work of charity. Lecture of Professor Silimar On Monday evening Professor Silliman delivered a lecture a€ the Mechanics’ Hall, Broadway, on “The Influence of Science and the Arts on the Condition of Man, especially in our country.” He said the question what was truth, so long since propounded by sages, was still the most interesting of all human inquiries. The animal and vegetable | kingdoms all proved the existence of a God; but without science and the arts man was an ignorant and uncivilized savage. The gifts of nature were | lavished in vain on the inhabitants of the Cannibal Islands and other savages. These men prefer the human feast to every other, and their moral degra- dation is great. The use of iron is one of the first steps towards civilization, for without implements of agriculture man cannot be changed from a wandering warrior to a settled resident. Saws and other instru- | ments follow, and then carriages of various kinds. Iron, therefore, of so much importance to the civiliza- tion of man, is found in great abundance in the world, whether it is of primary or secondary formation. Where is the starting point of this the father of all other arts? Meteoric iron—the fall of which is proved beyond all dowbt—is probably the first source of the art. It is found mingled with neikel, which vives its whiteness to German silver; and it is well nown that several tribes of savages have made their knives and hatchets of meteoric iron, whith has led to the pursuit of the metal in the ore, which is now the foundation of so many useful and ornamental arts. The lecturer then adverted to the Ericsson invention, which was undoubtedly based upon sound and well known principles, though he was not prepared to epeak of the details. He wagnot, however, prepared to pronounce the funeral eulogy of steam, a8 some of our editors had done, He would, therefore, regard it ag still a living thing. He then gave a description of railroads and steamboats, and dwelt upon what they had accomplished in bringing distant points to- rome, and promoting the commerce of the world. He referred particularly to Fulton and Fitch, and then adverted to the Collins’ line of steamers, which he He had no inte- rest in them, and therefore he could speak of them with impartiality. He crossed the ovean twice in them, and he had also examined themaritically. It was unnecessary to give them the details, but he would say that they were hound together so firmly | hy iron, that they became one mass, 90 that it wes | | elements could be brought t | be produced. | if Carpenter's theory was correct. iron. Magnetism pnntnig sgn the spiral motions of the sun’s rays. were produced bs Pay acrom _ with ordinary of Franklin had proved the identity of the electricity of the battery with that which” is contained in the clouds. The lecturer then adverted to the electrotype, pro- duced by the galvanic battery, and the finest en- gravings on copper might be copied to per- fection, without, in the least, injuring the original. He next described the electric telegraph, which would convey intelligence round the globe, withoat an a ‘iable ‘time, if the wires could only be laid. ‘The wires had akeaay been laid over the channel between Paris and London. The water there was only four hundred feet deep. He was not prepared to say that the time would not soon arrive when the wires would be laid across the ocean connecting St. James’ in London, with the Capitol in Washi in, as rapidly as the lightning’s flash. Then wauld the —— idea of Pope be literally fultilled when the legraph would “waft a sigh from Indus to the le.’ (Laughter and cheers.) He then went on describe the daguerreotype and its beautiful uses. Without iodine this discovery would never have been made, and bromine and chlorine greatly beau- tified the art. He then adverted to the various expe- ditions from the United States lately enumerated in the New York Heratp. These had made great additions to science, and he was sorry when at Wash- ington to find these subjects so much neglected. H said time would not permit him to enter into the de tails. He might refer to various geological discove ries and phenomena—to volcanic action—to cen tral fires—to storms—to the history of ancient life— of plants and animals now extinct, and the remains of which were found in the catacombs and the pyra- mids. There is no danger of investigating those sub- jects provided we are honest. One isolated fact add. ed to another, at length established a general law. Let us not then despise an isolated fact because we cannot for the present understand it. Who would have thought that the amputated leg of a frog at Bologna would have led Galvani to the discovery of galvanism? Who can explain the connexion’ be- tween the brain and the mind, or the images of yari- ous ee painted on the retina of the eye, without confusion, and afterwards called up before the imagi- nation as vividly as when they were first beheld ? The remote causes were hidden from men, and all they could say was that the last cause discovered was only the effect of another cause, and thus the chain went on till the last link was fastened to the throne of God. He then ridiculed the idea that organic life could be produced by mechanical means. All the congeries of atoms in the world could not make an ele- phant, and he did not believe, notwithstanding the recent experiments of learned men, that the smallest insect could be produced by any mechanical means whatever. After all that the author of the “ Ves- tiges of Creation” had said, he still believed that it was impossible that a Newton could ever be trans- formed into an ape, or an ape into a Newton; and he did not think that there was mach apprehension that our descendants would, at_any distance of time, de- generate into monkeys. (Laughter.) He then con- tended that there was no jar between religion and science, and, finally, adverted to Baron Von Hum- boldt, whom he had met at Berlin, and who had treated him in the most kindly manner, and said he knew much about him and what he had done in the Jowrnal of Science. He also spoke of what Maury and Fremont had done. He spoke of his being in South America himself, and of having pointed out, forty years ago, the route to Panama by the Rocky Mountains. He (Professor Sil- liman) and other gentlemen tendered him an address, to which he replied. The Professor then read a translation of the reply (which was in French,) in which he adverts to Professor Agassiz with eulogy. The lecturer then showed the autograph of the venerable Humboldt, now four score and four years, and also his portrait, and concluded by a panegeric on that great man, whose science was mirrored in bis Cosmos. Miss Bacon’s Historical Lectures. Mies Bacon commenced her new course of histori- cal lectures on Monday morning, at the Stuyvesant Institute. The subject of the present series is “Greek Civilization,” which Miss Bacon introduced by a few pertinent observations with regard to the importance which attaches to all matters relating to Grecian memorials, and then gave a réswme of Per- sian history, in order to present a contrast to that ennobling civilization, which, taking its rise in Greece, was destined to spread itself over Asia Minor, and leave lasting effects on after ages. After cureorily noticing the services which Homer has ren- dered to posterity, in giving accounts of the Grecians and Phrygians of what is aptly termed “the heroic age,” Miss Bacon descanted on the revolt of the Greek colonies in Ionia Chee the authority of Darius, the Persian king, which presents a new era in the history of the peed, as it displayed a new element, or a spirit ot feeling until then unknown. The same love of li- berty animated the Grecians at the battles of Ther- | mopyle, Marathon, and Plate, and was a distinguish- ing characteristic of the Greek people throughout their history, which, apart from their high civiliza- tion, makes their memorials peculiarly interesting. Rev. Dr. Tyng on the Spiritual Nature ofMan™ The Rey. Dr. Tyng delivered one of the popular lec- tures last evening, inthe Broadway Tabernacle, before a small but appreciative audience. His theme was ‘The Spiritual Nature of Man.’ He said he proposed to speak of a subject always important for man’s consideration, | but particularly so when such great efforte are arrayed against the spiritual nature of man. the only animal capable of reasoning and investigating such a subject. zoological inquiry, and of the demonstrations of compa- rative anatomy, and though he forms the apex of the scale of physical life, he cannot deny that he participates in the transient nature of animals. But i: Whence came he? What are his origin and desti but a mere brutish mind could be closed to s tions as those of his origin. Two theories have divided the opi iu Uncle Tom's Cabin,” he wan not created or formed, but he thinks he growed—this is the best definition of the material theory. Epicurus taught that the earth swelled into little tumors, and that when those tumors broke animals came out. ‘Theocrites stated that he him- self saw actualdemonstration, Plato had said man was a biped without feathers; and Diogenes got a cock, and having plucked it, threw it into the taldat Of an assembly, crying, “‘behold Plato's man!’” The lecturer quoted from a chepter in the Spectator, giving a description of the ies, and also ‘from the writings of Simonides, theories were but products ai ts of the doctrine of materialism, which was properly illustrated in the phi- losophy of poor Topsy—‘he was not born, he ‘xpects he growed.” Modern advancement im science ridi- cules all these ancient philosophers; yet it has repro- duced them inour own day, by other material doctrines. | First, there is the chemical theory, which is that the creator endowed certain forms of nic matter with power, at certain periods and combinations, to produce animals. Dr. Carpenter says of organized beings, that there was no reasonable cause of doubt that if the proper ther, the same effect would A chap in Connecticut, acting on this principle, and not satisfied with the women of his ac- quaintance, gathered together materials aud colers, and placed them ina rotary churn, thinking he might get a woman tohis taste. The experiment was quite natural The second theory of creation is what they called the developement creation, expounded in the Vestiges of Creation. ‘The lecturer read some passeges from the definer of this theory, which is that man’s origin was a mere microscopic ‘creation, which went-on enlerging uni burst out in man: A living experimenter in England claims to have created, by a magnetic apparatus, an entirely new class of beings, an, according to this theory, must enlarge until they reach the state of man. Life, says the author of the Vestiges of Creation, is ever one; the inferior animals are only a less perfect type of man, "This is the wretched the- ovy of materialism. “Man is wholly an animal—a mere or- ganiser, to eat, to drink, to live, and to die—but there is no more being for him for ever. | Both these theories are the same, andare the reproduction of the ancient doc- trines which they pretend to ridicule, Th theory of the origin of man is the theory ration, or as those writers chooe to call it, the account, or the Semetic tradition. This is the history. No human mind has ever conceived this origin, yet every fact in the history of man is formed con cordant with it, and corroborative of it. They minister to each other a most peculiar and remarkable support. You cannot look on the face of a baby to see that—you must go back to ‘he ‘divine origin. It is the same with all mammiferous animals, The sim. ple, complete, and lucid history of the fact is—'The Lord God formed man out of the dust of the earth, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.”? been written by Moses, would any by such a statement? 'It is objec Suppore either of the other theories had child haye been duped d that the history of man is too recent, but if you go back sixty or six hundred thousand ‘ 1 has no greater relation to the eternity of he past. her man has been eternal which is impossible, or he out of other elements, which is absurd, or he wa d by God a living soul ‘The latter is rational, satisfactory, and clear, and nothing elke that bas been put forward is so, ¢The his: tory is necessarily true. whether it were inspiredior not. It is necessarily inspired, because God only could have given man an account of his origin. But when we go back from his origin and nature, we find the same ar cuments applying, The materialists say that every son- sation and thought is a chemical action. Then, the functions of mind and matter are all the same—that is, the processes of thought and the processes of digestion ave of the same material. In opporition to all this scheme, the facta in man’s nature proclaim a epiritna ion of the world. His own is like that of the philosopher | All | juirement and education. How much may not an in- ividual aequire? Bishop Andrews and Cardinal Mezzo- fanti, two great linguists, are iMustrations of one c'ass. Kepler, Newton, and La Place, are illustrations of another class. The naturalists may answer that their a arose from the mechanical combustion of ie brain. Their thoughts were indeed thoughts that burn, and will enlighten all future . Each successive: builds higher ‘som the point which others have attained and this man forward to a tness to which no limits ean be |. How singularly deficient is instinct in man! The chicken will run from danger as surely on its first day of life, as when it bas grown to maturity; but the child will grasp the flame of a candle, even as i¢ would a toy. The youth of the human soul is the time Wits weaknen; bat it knows ne ‘age—no bounds can be fixed to the limit and extent of its efforts. Earth and life cannot bound them. They ask for eternity, which God alone could make for such a creature as man. Eter- nity for man, and man for eternity. The soul of man is remarkably distinguished by its social affections. How effective and ‘denying have been these social atiec- tions the whole history of man displays. The life of other animals bas no such aspect, and it is li fe ie iy — maternal a ta mice only applies w the young are Ipless. Age Loe: effect - ‘oe acorn belgie’ woman iat on, even e ination, to hearts, the prineiples, the ‘whole destiny of being long after what was mortal in the parent has crum! into aunt abies love Vr ives Sovetery ghiuninds round it ol as In youth. me this is mere chemical force?’ “We say it is en tawart living fire, divinely kindled in a living soul, which will live on in the very presence of its Maker. ‘To say that this is chemical operation, is to affirm that which every mun knows to be false and absurd. There is a majestic power of conscience, which man eannot deny, and whiclr makes of itself two different beings, as it were—one in- ferior, and the other exalted No such quality exists im the brute creation; but this inward moral consciousnes# of man is the voice of God in the human soul. Nota fault escapes its power of scrutiny and judgment. Itrelaxes not its authority and grasp to the very close of life. It is the great divine distinction of man, utterly irreconcileable with any materialistic theory of his origin and being. Man is @ voluntary actor, but animal ins-inct has no wer of choie; it must act in a given and appointed ine. For this reason animal instinct has no responsibih- ty. A cat will cat the most cherished songsters as natu- rally and innoeently as the mouse in the trap. In man there is a constant consciousness of the power of his will, and this consciousness forms the basis of hia claims on his fellow-man. To consider all human acts as mere instinct ia resistance to despotism—a | to disorganize society, for what could justify the hanging of a man for the mere specific combustion of the brain? The soul of man an inward consciousness of immortality. Animal instinc; has no fears and no anticipations. You may drive the herd and the flock as well to the fold as to ‘the slaughterhouse. The soul presses forward to something still in the future. Its pressing forward to every part of the globe, in search of something, is the un- answerable argument for its immortality. No wonder that ancient mythology could think of the soul rising at a phenix from its ashes. But he did wonder that the phiisnopbers of the present time could see all the won- rs of man, and then come back and see that creation was a mere chemical act, and thought a mere combustion. of the brain. Sure, in striving to be wise, they have be- come fools. The soulof man can recognize the power of the Creator in his works—can read his mind in what he has done—it can pray to him with a perception of the dignity of the act, till vice has brutalized its perooptions or materialism destroyed its sense. Here is a capacity which completely vindicates the nature of man, and is ag Ce and manifest in the bosom of the tas in that of the best educated. The argument through which he had passed was necessarily very condensed; but surely it was juate and convinc! you to the st maintain the trut sarily weakness, applause. : it may help to elevate in life, and show you that to divine inspiration is not neces- The lecturer -concluded amid some Theatrical and Musical. Bowrry Tnearre.—The entertainments for this evening consist of the dramas entitled ‘The Maid of Croissey” and “The Corsican Brothers,” er with the laughable farce of ‘Mr. and Mrs. White,’” the casts of which embrace the names of all the talented artists attached to this establishment. The Bowery, under its Lape management, is going on smoothly, and is well patronised. Broapway. Turatre.— The celebrated Chinese troupe, whose extraordinary feats are every night witnessed with ee, pelt exhibit won- drous performances of magic and necromancy again this evening. The entertaining drama styled “All that Glitters is not Gold,” will also be }, in which Mr. Conway, Mr. Davidge, Mr. Whiting. Mme. Ponisi, Mrs. Vernon, and Mrs. Conway will appear. Nisto’s Garpen.—The, Macgregor McDonald dramatic testimonial is to come off to-night at this popular establishnent. The pare selected are thé “Lady of Lyons,” “Charles II.,” and the “Widow's Victim.” The following artists are to appear iu the casts, viz :—Messrs. EK. Eddy, J. R. Scott, H. Watkins, W. R. Goodall, A. H. Davenport, J.Crouta, Macdonald, Miss Weston, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. McLean, | Mrs. Merrifield, and Mrs. Isherwood, forming BAe} attractive combination of talent. A densely ¢! house may be anticipated. Burton’s THEATRE—Manager Burton advertises three highly epaias pieces for this evening. The cing fea commen ure will be Buckstone’s comedy of the “ Breach of Promise,” with Burton in his fa- _o of Ebenezer Sudden. This will be fol- lower | yy the laughable farce of “One Thousand | Milliners Wanted,” and the whole will terminate | with the amusing farce entitled “Fortune’s Frolic.” National TuEatre.—This establishment con- | tinues to go on perously under the nt He stands alone, as | Man finds himself in the conclusions of | that ally | of A. H. Purdy. The bill of entertainment which he | announces for this evening comprises the dramas of | “Black Eyed Susan,” the ‘Lost Child,” and ‘Ireland | as it was in 1798.” Herr Cline will also appear in his evolutions on the tight rope. Mr. W. G. Jones's bene- | fit is to come off to-morrow night. Watiack’s Turatre.—Bulwer's comady of the ‘Lady of Lyons,” which is spxadated with new scenery and costumes of the period, and a powerfal cast, | « comprising the following names: Messrs. ir, Blake, Mason, googie iss Laura Keene, and Mrs. | Blake, and which has been so successfully performed for the last three nights, is to be repeated this even- ing. The musical farce of the “Review” will also be played. Wuire’s ToearRe or Varreties.—The amuse- ments to be given to-night at this establishment, are such as cannot fail to attract a crowded sssmblage. ‘They consist of the “Loan of a Lover,” “Frederick the Great,” “Box and Cox,” and Gymnastic exer- cises by Herr Kistand his talented son, Valentine. American Musevm.—The farces of the “Limerick Boy” and “One Thousand Milliners Wanted,” will | be represented this afternoon at the Museum; and the new and successful piece, entitled “The Old Folks at Home,” inthe evening. The Happy Fami. ly, the Petrifaction, and the other i curios sities contained in the saloons, are as attractive a{ ever, Curisty’s Minsrrets.—Christy’s popular band of minstrels advertise another coo programme fort | this evening. Their vocal and instrumental per- formances are given with great harmony and preci- sion, and their witticisms create roars of laughter, Woop’s MinstreLs.—The same excellent, % ance which was given by this favorite band last eve- ning, is to be repeated to-night. Those favor- ites, Horn, Briggs, Brower, Newcombe and C: » are to appear, who wish to spend an evening pleasantly, should go to-night. Rosert Hetver’s Somers MyYsrerisvses con- tinue to be attended by large and highly ble audiences. The programme for this e com- prises many of his best feats. Ristry’s Taamrs.—This \eautiful panorama is attracting crowded houses to 406 Broadway. It is really one of the most splendid and truthful paintings we ever witnessed. BaNvarn’s PANORAMA OF THE Hoty Layp.— The exhibitions of this correct and beautifully exe-,. cuted painting are as well attended as ever. Tae Nationat Guarp Bann will five their fourth: grand concert, at Metropolitan , on Saturday evening next. Madame Antoinette Otto is to assist them. The programme comprises many excellent musical gems. Aion! IN Bostox —There was a brilliant audience om the evening of the Sist ult., at the Howard Atheneum, to witness the first appearance of Alboni in Boston ia opera. The Boston critios say she showed herself s trae ¢ | artist, and acted with more animation and feeling than banc ae accorded to & judging nee 4) in the concert room. She sang exqui [assages greatly excited the enthuw ol ber nations’ She produces her finest passages without the least ap- parent effort; and on executing the most difficult straine of Rossini, she bears herself and the auditor never fears that ele will not su to the close, . City I Dreavrvt Svicipr.—A man named John Comeygs, lodg- ing at Mrs. Perry's boarding-house, corner of Beckmara and Front streets, took up a pistol at half-past eleven o’clock yesterday morning, and discharged it into his skull, literally blowing his brains out. The body was takerr in cha by the officers of the Second ward, Sergeant Witherby went to the house, and found a six- revolver, loaded at each barrel, and capped all round. One barrel had been discharged, and this sealed the fate of the unfortunate suicide, He took the | neem from the room of a aguas man Jorg in the same house. iIton immediate! woeeeded to the house nce in many Coroner and empanneled the followin Pray to investigate tho circumstances connected with the mournful tragedy, viz. — David Morgan, Aloxander Lang, A, MeManus, Patrick Bagan, W. Cy Vail, ‘Thomas n. Aiter swearing the jury, the following testimony was taken — Anne Jane Perry being duly sworn, deposed—T resido endkeep a bearding house at 119 Beckman street; Johg