New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-23
CITY Items.

he,n The real lions lie night IN his path. Sometimes
We 20, lick and tired Of Broadway. and 70 rehe'e o1i
ewes Of the eternal glare Of pa,egss' windows a o-
ears Of the numbering omnibuses we dive INTO Oe''
Market and come up some where in the neieh'0iN''
Of those immense Pa;chou Manufactures caiicu uA'
house, From this point 10 the PARK Ceh''e - '--'
nsralel and within a few rods Of Broadway ana YET
greater contrast than IL presented ~ ihe 'NO - "
the style and aspect Of their buildings Inc
dress and manner Of their passenger ana even 'o
atmosphere which pcrvades them Cannot De iouhu VI
the whole Continent. In the one there = a'ery sAs
prevalence Of elegance, pre'en'on and afis'ocfsey
Even vice and debauchery assume cashihs ana sl'O
c,s, car, and rnien when they emerge into the fashion
Able thoroughfsre, and shabby or Aidfessea pe'oh7
shuttle along shyly as they were ashamed 70 DC seen
there in such poor condition The snops look olty ana
,,lsual and the cos,ness Of the and merchan-
discs displayed in the gigantic windows Il almost be-
vond computation In the other which Is also great
ihoroughfare in its way you see plenty low mean dr'y
buildings, looking ike ou,houses piled and crushed
In upon each other without order or purpose and e'
here 10 70, al the leisure Of wind and rain Instead Of
the dashin- and mousached dandy, the comfortable man
Of business ssunterng homewsrd the gorseou'yaitrec
females clustering and swsying along in groups lie DO
ouots Of living dahas we poor ragged negroes and
children ghasy with dirt herculean men sirdins along
ike locomotives and perhaps here and there lazy Po-
lice officer or Reporter ounging in the low entrance
Of low grorery-viih an occasional glimpse you pass
the crosssreets Of disgusting panorama of the bloa,
cd drunken and obscene ewdness which genders about
the foul and poisonous heart Of that most ncurabe OF
moral ucers great city Even the shops in either
street differ as widely as any thing else In the one
Mace Dissipation wears superne coe, wirls is cane
smokes the genuine Panateas and pays shilling for us
i,en In the other bruised and hsggard Drunkenness
new from ts night Of repose in the Prison yard or reek
ing from the fumes Of the Points sneaks into dirty and
sopad cellar and spends its last three cents for half
,unbler Of drugced and poisoned whisky.-Such are
soue Of the contrasts which day after day parallel
ve, never approach each otherand 10 which we have
all become so accustomed that this little sketch Will
scarcey be recognized for what it is-a true picture.
Weu-snd when we TO look little closer into
the matter what is after all the mighty difference be-
tween humanity in Centre.st. and Broadway is in
either place the same In the eorgeouslycurianed
chambers Of the beat or break no ruer hearts than
in the miserable dens and garets Of the other Here as
there true love and devotion spurned and rudely
trampled on Here there innocence IS betrayed an
gush and despair and horror keep watch over the bed Of
guilt broken bring agony TO Oerasked hearts ad
reachery punges innocence into madness Here where
swing these heavy curtains, hiding the room In velvet
shadows sits and weeps the lonely wife and as the gray
hours of morning find her still alone. still weeping why
should the tenant of yon squad hut envy her rich and
happy sister Here too is true nObeness OF SOUL as
true and noble in the heart Of this gallant hard handed
fireman the dainty frame OF yonder poet or phan
thropisi After all boosted contrasts melt away and
leave before us the same naked Humanity, always
struggling, always distorted.
rF5s The Common Council met last night. The
principal feature the evening with the Board of Alder
men was the presenting of the Chief Engineers Annual
Report the Fire Department We give the leading
features of this interesting document.
There are at present IS engines in good order and
condemned and 81 hose carriages in good order and
disabled hook and ladder trucks, with "A ladders and
"A hooks 1880 feet of hose in good order and $500
fee, in ordinary making in the whole 1900 feet OF
hose There are at present in the Department, 81 en-
CINE companies q hose companies, hook and ladder
companies and hydrant companies. The present
number OF men in the Department is 1901 The amount
Of property destroyed during the past year excluding the
fire of the 10Th July last which is estimated at - millions
as follows: Buildings Sl75 sol Stock Furniture, &c
S2o5 900 During the year ending the LIST Aug l-41
there Rave been $50 fires &c 80 fires requiring the
employment of the Department and its apparatus, and
90 alarms from trivial causes bursting Of spirit gas lamps
&C. In the months of May and June alone, there were
81 actual fires each Of which portion Of the Depart
ment were employed, and 81 district bell alarms which
were extinguished withou aid.
The subject OF the Fire and the practice of
ceivng storing and shipping Gunpowder clandesunely
are commented on at considerable length and with
ability and good The Report suggests on this
subject that the Legislature pass law forbdding all
store keepers from keeping on hand more than few
ounces of Gunpowder, under any circumstances, and
that the penalty for violation of this law should be fine
and mprisonment-,he fine to to theFire Department
There are three large Engines in process Of con
siruciion which will be great addition TO our force.
~ Our military friend Col. Tompkins has re-
ceded step in rank and accepted the Captaincy of
the splendid corps of Flying Artillery the Morris
Cadets. This splendid company go on an excursion for
musket.prsctice to Fort Lee tomorrow morning at
o'clock
~ A rehearsal by the Sacred Music Society Of
the Ora,orio TO be performed tomorrow evening was
had last nigh, at the Tabernacle The band was mere
skeleton and OF the most important parts omitted
that The consequence that the solo singers were
frequently interrupted and thwarted. This of course
will be remedied at the performance as the paid mus
clans will then be in their places and every thing will
20 ON MS regularly as the Town Clock. We heard
enough. however, to form good opinion Of what we
may expect Mr. Frazer will certainly sing the part OF
ARtipdsor in most effective manner while Mr.. Sc
gums magnificent bass will be heard to excellent
advantage. Miss Northal has accomplished much in
the little while since her first appearance Her noble voice
has rapidly acquired rmness roundness and business OF
intonaton truly grateful and refreshing to the musical
sense. Mrs Jameson is 70 New York audience, and
agreeably surprised in her opening duet TO
find ourselves listening of the puresi and sweetest
voices have heard for many day. Her tone is
true steel, end she evidently has great volume and
power The ladies who sing johannes and SroPioa
both have capital voices and they, with Miss Northa
aud the other four brothers form beautiful and
harmonious chorus. We hope Mr. Hill viii give his
choruses room according TO their strength. He held
them in too hard last night and left to experience
want of briskness and animation IN the general move
men Of the performance. He has excellent Chorus
and is a most excellent Director-thereiOre
IONS that nothing shall be wanting this occasion The
public have brotherly and parental affection for the
Sacred Music Society, and there is not one Of US who
does feel direct and personal nleres, in its
tY- miserable hoax was circulated in one Of
the Sunday papers called The Packet in the shape Of
pretended Confession of John B. Cough Il, is need