New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-08

City Items.
~ The City is particularly quiet just now. Yes
,erday we could hear of nothing special going and
with the exception of the everlasting rush and tramp of
the streets and josng hrongs Of pedestrians every
thing wen. on with very tolerabe order. In the
of the evening there several alarms OF fire but
could not hear that they amounted to any thing.
~ Where is the fireman that drank that
lemonade ut Castle Garden the time of the Great Fire.
SUMNER AMUsEMEsTs.-We learn from good
authority that s1voRI the great violins,, said to be
pupil of Pasanini will arrive in this country. We
hope he will dispense with the stale and iDudcious
system of premature puery which has been sometimes
practised by the foolish friends of distinguished artists
Nibo the town will be delighted to hear has engaged
the old public fsvori;es the Rave Family,-or at any
rate the better portion of them. We hear also of
Italian and French Opera which to be here during
the that shall not lack for amusements.
For immediate purposes to have Mr.. Broughsm
man of inexhaustible wit and humor-in series OF
novel entertainments somewhat in the style of those of
the celebrated Matthews.
The RwER.-The Troy and the Empire have
taken their places upon the North River, and will
run regularly between this City and Albany. Both boats
have been brushed up during the Winter and finer
or comfortable steamers do not ply on the River
The Peoples Line have placed their boats upon the
River in fine order, and with the Columbia Hendrck
Hudson South America and North America, have
modaons enough for the tens and hundreds of thou.
sands who go up and down the Hudson. The hour for
leaving here in the evening observe has Just been
changed to o'clock. The Rip Van Wrinkle and st
Nicholas two of the peasantest boats on the River have
taken their stations independent boats ply between
this City and Albany. Now where's the Niasaraa
e DR.. WIETIyG gives another of his instruc-
tive and agreeable lectures on Anatomy, &c. with the
Manikns &c. this evening at Rev. Dr. Martyrs Church
in Chrystie-st. above Delaney. The Dr.'s Lectures
heretofore have met with such encouragement that 1t
is needless particuarize. See advertisement in
other column.
r. The male department of the State Prison at
Using contains at this time EDO prisoners of whom
els are white and 1877 coored 59s natives Of this
Country and a24 arc of foreign There 65 prison
ers 10 the female department making total Of 500. or
the males II are sentenced to imprisonment fer life
sg- The Hotel, recently finished In Broadway
between Cortland and Liberty SITS under the charge of
Mr. Benjamin Rathburn, opened for the recepdonso
boarders Monday.
EP The MECHANICS INSTITUTE School. An
nua Exhibition will be held in the Broadway Tabernacle
this evening Doors open at 81 o'clock Members Of
the institute are nVeu llcRet6 TO De naQ
the Actuary Institute Rooms City Hall.
r. The NEw-YoRK ORGAN still continues 10
battle the enemies of Temperance vigorously and ef
fectualy It's very readable paper and ts cheapness
shocld secure large circulation.
e The Home Branch OF the Hutchinson
Family sing this evening, Rutgers Institute. They
cannot fail draw full house, and those who expect
to find seats will 60 early.
LARGE ORGAs-The first class Organ recently
erected in the Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church. cor
ner of Fourth.st. and Lafayette place By Hall Labagh
will be pub cly exhibited this evening
REconDER's OFFIcE.-Wm. Patterson the husband
of the late Miss Croes having had injunction served
upon him forbiddng him suit in relation the
detention of his wife, John Donnclly, friend of P
through P Mulvey, EGG. yesterday sued out writ o.
Habeas Corpus before Recorder Scott requiring the
keepers of the Lunac Asylum to produce the person OF
the said Mary Patterson and show why she de-
tanned, &C. The writ Is returnable this afternoon.
w The State Coloniz alton Society las we learn
from the Commercially have chartered vessel for Lbe
ria for the passage Of emgrante to that colony and
take out supplies for the slaves recsptured from the
Pons This will afford very desirable opportunity for
many coored citizens, who do not fad home in this
country to seek land where every advantage will be
given them and where they may pass their days In hon.
orable industry and peace We have already mentioned
individual instances of emigrants of good character 60
ing out with such intentions and hopes, and hear
that the number applications is increasing The vessel
the bark Chatham is announced sail The 9th inst