New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-04
CITY ITEMS.


aeagerness OF our fare however, is amply inside up by
the glorious tables which are spread II tie political
columns n honor OF the great Wing victory.
e De MEYER had one of those enormous and
brian. audiences last nigh: which 10 gathe. IN
the Tabernacle only when he Is present This wss sur
p-sias On such disagreea5s night: 70 which was add
ed the excitement OF election snd gratifying when
consider TIE benevolent ohec; which this prince OF
piansts had IN giving this festival The music hsd been
often performed before that very same audience and
vet !, was received with overflow Of enthusiasm
which seemed Ike tbs, which springs from the surprise
of novelty The Marche D'Isy. both as played oy the
orchestra and De Meyer himself TO rs the browning
desh, OF the evening Mrs LOder sung with all that
delicate purity which marks her performances and
received the homo. IS did also Mile Rachel
- HERz. who gives ms second Concert on
Thursday evening thus characterized By Mrs CHLD
whose exquisite enthusiasm more worthIly
excited
Il was enchanted perfectly enchanted, with Hers
uayiug the more so probably. because DID not eS'
pec 20 De excited OF course could not be otherwise
than familiar with his onsestablshed reputation IS
ARTIST and composer but rsupposed that his merits We're
of kind be readily appreciated by professional
musicians than by simple lover OF music IKE ryseit
Moreover had often heard his music s-sch'td ana
il is not always tue OF criminals il IS OF music.
tina, Is decd when It's erectd But when heard Herr
play his compositions, WAS carried away WIN I'M
qualified delight.
His srylc i peculiar TO himself and beautiful exceed
nslv such clear brliancy, such delicate disunctnesS
such CLASSY echoes OF sweet sounds, never before
heard Il is impossible TO imagine any thing more
sweet than his t-cknc trls They seemed 10 me Ike
sparkling wsveets. lespng up and subsding, singing
their liquid song 20 the moon
Some of the orchestral effects we're eXGuistely
charming 70 the The swiss Rondo. OF his compo-
sition seemed extremely rich in romantic beauty
For some after hearing il felt AS If must say or
do eXtrsvagan thing as saiey-vaIve TO nE over
delighted spirit.
Dvinelv sweet were the tones OF Sivors violin, and
naryelously beautiful the skill with which he played
upon il but il calm delicious pleasure. which IN
creased the more listened This sparkling fairy jumped
UP and took me by surprise with her romantic grace.
cannot denne Whist il was that so bewItched me Inc
skilfu lingering OF which am apt 10 complain was
here TO perfection but for some reason or Other the
music did compel me 10 notice II If there was not
soul within there certainly electricity for elt It
tingle 10 my fingers ends.
THE DINNER To Mn. EBSrER-Mr. Webster
has as We are informed fixed an early day in December
for the dinner rendered him by the citizens of Philadc
phia Ii is understood that Mr. Webster will review at
length the and policy OF the Administration BY
that period the most important elections in the North
will have been decided and while the results will en-
large the scope for remark TO future duties, the
effort OF Mr Webster will be exempt from the charge
so often made OF design to influence local elections
The % of December understood to be the day named
The AIMS HoCsE-The report OF the Commits
sioner for the month of September gives US the follow
ing particulars The amount of supplies furnished was
s204 o. For beef S23s2 L. for butter Si62 1t, dry
goods s. 40! o. donations 1854 81 iour s2Ol 40 me-
asses $3.50 80 rice 1870 g. shoes Si2 90 wine ale
and brandy 1913 Be- pork SIS 80 milk Sill 80. to the
Coored Home SECS ~ childrens nursing Si99 - mar
keting S7 90 sugar 1913 49, law expenses s62 81 and
drugs and medicines 1854 ~ The remaining expendi
lures were for great variety of articles
BEAUTIES OF ENGLISH ORTHoGRAPHY.-Amo
the many thousands of words of our language there are
not sixty pronounced they spelled Not only have
the effective letters alphabet variety OF mean
ugs out they used in such caprcious manner SO
utterly disregardful Of all analogyall expectation that
il is totally impossible for prac,iced English read
er to guess with any approach to certainty, what may
ne meant for the pronunciation OF any word which he
mas not previously how TO write any word which
he has only heard and never seen written We will give
few examples of this capriciousness, which, were 1t
not for is really hurtful would be only source
OF mir,h and which the Photographers OF England
and America trying substitute rational system oil
spelling that VIII put the existing among the curiosi-
ties of terature-its only proper place-we can afford
to make merry with Magdalen College is pronounced
MaUdlin College; Anwick, town on the river Alne,
auuick Wednesday,, Wtdge5my; Cirencester, Spyis-
Ter Poutepact, Pomtra Thames, Tens; keighey hith.
len Choouiondoley Chusiey Mary le Bone, Mdr'6nn
Co!quhoun Cohoon Beauchamp, Beectam &c &c The
above are only io OF the beauties which the opFosers
OF the Writing and Printing Reformation are afraid chill
dren WI be deprived OF the privilege OF pulling their
brains over when Phonotypy and Photography come
into
ADAMANT PEARL LI6HTs.-Housekeeper and
others who unacquaned with this new and brilliant
light solicited to examine and make trial oil these
superior and economical Candles They are in every
respect equal or preferable the best sperm or wax
inasmuch as they harder and reer from grease and
consequently less affected by the heat OF warm rooms
beside being less liable to wae when exposed to
a current OF air than any other Candle in use. Csn
sumng their own wicks they require shutting, and
the burning each light exceeding eight mills
per hour.
e New CURIOSITY SHoP has been estab-
shed in Broadway Among the articles it contains
we notice the following
chip from the log which they everastngy roll
ing in all our Legislatures.
one cake OF the soap with which politicians try 10
wash their hands clean
4 piece of the bond OF union, manufactured OF south
Carolina cotton By Yankee ropemakers
The identical first glass which has created all the
/ drunkards
The tongue Of the very bell which Or. Young heard
strike one Pity il is in that OF - Johns, which
never strikes less than -
Some of the iron which entered into the soul OF Ugo-
limo, and every prisoner and slave since that day
pint OF that exceedingly hot water into which PEG.
pie are perpe.ualy punging Also the same frytngpan
that muutudes haze been always jumping cut OF INTO
the FIRE.
The lock the door through which silly youths have
in eli ages rushed 10 destruction
Picture OF an infant manufacture with Polk and Dallas
in the act of nursing it with the Cold Water DoHche.
The bag that contained the specie which Secretary
Walker did get in Waist
The celebrated piece OF chalk which has ever been
the universal standard OF measure among men.
The portrait of the oldest iuhabitant who Is sup
posed have forgotten more taan any person now cX
I istng knew.
The hand ofChari,y standing open, with counterfeit
s:xpence in it
One string OF that famous instrument which tickes
people uuch more than that OF svon Paganni ever
I did-naIrely the Scotch hddle.
The new yarn which splced into the cord OF
t'niGn board the Grear Western during