New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-03
City Items.

crowded audience; and we never oettef pissseu
than when the Sacred Music Society affords Us The op
por.uny of welcoming such artists the Sesuins and
Mr. Frazer in Oratoro. Il 10 very practicable, in our
opinion increase and expand the desire for Sacred
Muric 70 such an extent in New.York render 1t
profitable for the Sacred Music Society to produce an
ora,o1o a, lesst once week-engaging, always. the
bes, taIen. that can be had With Mrs Seguin Miss
Northa Mr. segun and M Frazer. ard the strong and
excellen, chorus of the Society, (Which frequent
public practice would render still effectively every
grand and sublime inspiration of Handel, Hayden and
all the great composers might be successfully produced
Were this done the whole moral atmosphere would be-
inhabited by sublime and beautiful thoughts, clad
in usc-a something far better and lasting than
furore might be created among the people-snd thus
Music be brought do its highest and moot important
ministry upon the heart OF This is an enterprise
which demands great expense Of energy and resources
but it Is one in which the whole community could not
fail take profound permanent and an active inter
est. Tonight let US all go and make beginning
DEsERT-We have just returned. in company
with pleasant Caravan OF some twelve fifteen hun
bred fashonably dressed ladies and gentlemen, from
delightful excursion across the Great Desert Mr.. Lo-
der kindly loaned US his splendid stud Of cames and
drumedares, who marched gaily OF with Us in admira
rable time spirit In other words were among the
listeners last night al the Tabernacle, Davds Sym
phony of lie Desert 1t is beautiful and classic piece of
musical sculpture complete in all its parts symmetrical
in its whole and breathing all with the inspiration
OF true genius The character of the music in this piece
is original n the be., sense Of the word-fng the mind
with the beautiful effects of the great asters of
the Expressive Era of Music without recalling to the
memory any of the by which they produc
ed From beginning to end, in conception and execution
| the work is entirely the composers own.
We have not to spayze a; length this symphony
We only say. in word that while listening to it the
mind is Involuntary filed with the ideas and
onsas when calls up, in his fancy the idea of the
vast, solitary burning desert-the Caravan, like vast
snake crcIing around the bright limit of the horizon
the dreadful Simoon-the march of the Caravan-the
encampment-the glories OF night 10 the Desert-the
sunrse-the Arabs morning orson, &C. &c. All Is COM
plee-no,hing is wanting to perfect the enchantnent
and we actually live and in this strange and dis
tant scene, through the magic spell of sounds
This great work is repeated on Monday night and
are entirely mistaken if the audience does not fill
the house in every part We think would draw wd
nightly, like successful opera.
II THE Icy VEIL is the title of Wiis's last
and best production enriches the admirable number
of Morriss National Press for the present week Grace
Greenwood has also most interesting story in the
Der before US.
E DR.. Banning delivers his lecture this even.
ing in the Chapel OF the Theological Seminary Spinal
Weaknesses, Distortions in general and Physical Educa
ton.
u Our readers will not forget that Mr.. Whit.
neys first lecture takes place at Rutgers Institute in
Madison this evening large number of distinguish
ed individuals have been invited and will probably at
tend
THE AIMS. HoUsE.-The Report of the Aims
Commissioner for the past year is startling exposition
of the cost and extent of the Public Charities Of New
York The following Institutions under the head
of Aims House Department Bellevue aims. house with
an average number of thousand four hundred and
ortyshree paupers Bellevue hospital 49, unatic ssy.
lum 49, the nursery at Long Island Farms $40 nurse
ry hospital So: total paupers supported in them 1860
penentary, including the hospital attached ll77 City
prison ls0 total prisoners l35 total paupers and prs
oners 3l7 being an Increase over the computation Of
the proceeding year of FIVE hundred and sixty persons
or fifteen per above the number then supported
There also regularly assisted about twelve hundred
pensioners one hundred and fifty children sup
ported and three thousand transient paupers relieved
all of which three classes designated under the head
of Outdoor Poor to which may be added several
hundreds transported to foreign countries and various
parts of the United States, making in all rising nine
during the period elapsed between the Reorganization of
this Department aud the close of the past year.
During the year 1916 there have been received into
the different Institutions out Of tewn 1907 persons and
the number of those discharged inclusive of these who
have died. ia ID 24 These institution full, and
though the discharges daily occurring yet the num-
Der received keep in continual advance conclusivey
showing that sufficient room for farther accommodation
Is daily needed both in the Aims Houses and Prisons
and many means resorted to and expenses Incurred
to provide for the comfort and safe.keepng of the In
mates.
The amour; of general expenses Of supporting the
whole Department since the 10th of June ls45 s $751;
4l6 49, and of this but S2375 have been incurred
by the Commissioner in the purchases author
lied by the ordinance to be made promiscuousy. The
sum of $40 ss4 has been discussed by the Superinend
ent of outdoor poor and the remaining portion. s0e
254 has been paid by the Controller to various con-
tractors for supplies furnished.
SOUTH FERRY.-The new arrange ments on this
Ferry commenced yesterday The night boat leaves
the Brooklyn side every half hour from to l2 P NJ.
and the New-York side 81 10 12t P. N.
e The Fire Department has been called to
turn out forty times during the month The number Of
fires was % Of alsrs 10.
II noticed in The Tribune Of April lst the
following Married on the 26,h ut by the Rev. iona
than Wainwright, Charles Anthem, LII. D. Of Coumbs
College to Mary A daughter OF Theodore Baxter, Esq
Philadelphia papers please copy" Some Industrious
wag has shown himself very anxiobs to make Mr. An
thon happy, nolens roens and since II all FOOLS
day. he supposes that he may as well submit TO the
good natured pleasantly with good grace possible
He would only suggest to his friends and acquaintances
the proprety of their Withholding their kind congaua
tons space since Mr. Anthem has not yet that very de-
sirable happiness. c. A.
SUNDAY SCHOOL USIoN The thirteenth annual
meeting OF the New York Sunday School Union held
in Dr. Genes Church, In Broome st Wednesday evening.
Reports were in from 6 schools in which there
l476s scholars and in all the libraries % 500 Volumes.
During the year teachers and 81 pupils had died. The
general condition Of the schools is good and the reports
show an improvement over last year.
PoLIcE-LYScH LAW AND Mock AucTIosEERs.
"A young man from Connecticut, while recent
visit this City. entered the mock auction establish
ent of the notorious Swift No. Chatham St where he
a ahaved 10 the time of about $50 and applying