New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-18
CITY ITEMS.

The PARA is about the dir,ie.t plac,. we
know o. calling itself civilized In weather i,
over shoes in uIud and when dry Is s,ochercd
IN il. dust; This is dsgrsccful. and ought can. must
and shall be reformed The Pax might be Of the
most beautiful places in The country and We hope tAe;
This n. will induce serious mental exercise The pa;
o! The Cy pspas ass.s, their reasseiablns ioE The
;5Li season
- Mile BLANGy. one OF the most beautiful and
graceful dancers this country appears tonight
for the first time in TIA; exquisite ballet; The Gissls
All that Bt4~GY has yet done in New-yorA affords
very insufficient idea Of her artistic excellence. In the
i<ee her powers Will be severely tassed sAd her
performance NIL be proporionably superior Every
body VII! 90 to Nblos tonight
u The Russ pavement goes on slowly but
surely. They are doing well. ana don; sec why
Z, .hoalia, las: hundred years.
r. They made rs say that the Ceres would
flower last nigh, at Dunlap i Thoupsons TIE proog
reader looked III the Dictionary and found that Ceres
mean, Goddess and also Planet-and taking the
latter word FOR Plant he altered the proc. tocorrespond
VERY ingenious but pleasant. We have no; heard
whether the CereY doomed according anticipation
Beautiful things always born when they eN
pected
When are the Commute on Arts and SCI
cnces going TO report on the subjsct su farther
belishinc the Hall Q; Records with signs We think
!; might be turned very profitable nthis
snd many extensive advertisers would DOUBTLESS give
large :or prominent position on the tnpsnum OF
tha, classic edihce.
r. The New.York Institution for the Blind,
which contains several OF cur Brooklyn unfortunately
reopens on the coming first OF September. Blind per
sons whose parents or guardians unable 10 pay for
their board or tuition az the Institution may be entered
a. State pupils by forwarding the State Superneni
ent OF Common schools certificate. signed by the
Oyer.cers OF the iowa where the pupil resides. lts
highly desirable that persons intending TO bcco
pil; should enter the Institution the opening OF the
Annual Session on The 1T OF September
II y splendid Pier about one mile long, is be,
Ing built at the Greenwood Cemetery landing il Cow
anus Bay, South Brooklyn When inished-as proba-
bly, will De three wceks-we shall have anoth
er promenade equal in every respect the best
many beautiful walks OF which our City boast In
addition to the hea,hul brcezes that sweep over the
broad Bsv in summer there are delightful groves the
vicinity for the accommodation OF pic mic parties and
the disciples o. Isaac Walton will ind ample employ
ent tor their hooks and lines the clear around
the Pier
| NEw-YoRK AND HARLEM RAILROAD Cove
understand from reliable that this company
now finishing and will have ready for business By Octo
Der al additional twenty-five miles OF road completing
the extension 10 Soners This extension gives them the
traffic Westminster, and brings them within 10 or 10
miles OF the Housstonc road at Danbury Connecticut
The arrangements of the company will enable them 70
reach Dover Plains. the centre OF Duchsss County.
next Spring and dnd them 20 miles their way
20 Albany
LARGE ClRcULArIoS.-We are informed that the
Sunday School Advocate published at go Mulberrys
New-York for the sunday School Union of the Mctho
dist Episcopal Church, circuates eishydve thousand
copies regularly. This is supposed TO be larger than
the circulation OF any other paper in the United States
One circumstance connected with it printers at least
will know how to appreciate that is every subscription
is paid for in advance.
GOLD PESs-The Congress Pen manufactured
By Benedict s. Barney is sold wholesale only by r.
Herrick Sationers Warehouse, 203 pearl.st This pen
which is sold remarkably cheap is also justly celebrated
for its peculiar excellence and is for sale at retail by al
| booksellers and ststoners.
e 4 little girl not more than l3 or II years OF
age was Yesterday taken from house OF prostitution
kept at No 90 Mott.st by Mas Thompson The ch!Ids
name il Mary Mul.sn, and the evidence goes 10 show
that her own sister induced her go into the house I'M
der the preencc OF having obtained employment Tor her
As nurse She arrested by officer sackman and has
boon sent to the House OF Refuge.
~ The Commercial contains letter from Sar-
atosa stating that respectable merchant Of this City
| (whose name is withhed) visit thcrc has been
! charged with the commission OF nameless outrages
upon lit,lo girls and that he has been compelled to
Leave the place avoid ynching other punish
/ ment
- The steamships SpItfre and Vixen, having
yesterday made their last trial trip now ready for
delivery to the Government They originally built
FOR the Mcxcans but were purchased by our Govern
and intended part OF our squadron in the
Gulf They arc at the Navy Yard
! II Shakespeare makes one OF his characters
How swee, the moonshne rests upon this bank
brooklyn Eagle.
No, quite. We have MT Shakespeare at hand, but
will wager Lovc.in dleness that the line reads
thing Ike this
How sweet the moonlight sleeps on yonder bank
-ET' Madame Costello discharged from
Blackwcll's Island yesterday.
He IS COMING !-Glorious JoHS WILSON, OF Am
lie memory. so hear, Is coming among US in the
autumn to spend few weeks with his friends, and we
hope 70 let Us hear him in his Entertainments on the
Songs of Scotland which he has been giving with IN
abated in all parts Of Great Britain ever since ne
lett America These entertainments consist OF ten diff
eren, selections of the old Songs and Ballads with
ecdote historical and critical their origin and also
Of the melodies with which they have been transmitted
Beside which there are Entertainments entitled ia.
cobe Relics containing songs connected with the Tis
ing in MS; also The Adventures OF Prince Charles
giving an accoun, OF the Prince during MS expedition
into Scotland in l7i5 illustrated with the acobe songs
OF the period a Night wi Burns with short account
of the LIE OF Burns and selection Of his admired songs
Aaitaer NIGHT wi Burns being sequel 10 tho former
one with other songs which NJ Wilson reci'cs the
humorous poem OF Tam o Shsnier, Mary Queen OF
Scotia with songs illustrative of the various epocn' Ii
the Inflated life Of Scotands beeuteous Queer " an
dcrng Willies Wallet in which Mr. Wilson sings many
of the old rraditionary songs of Scotland Highland