New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-03
CITY ITEMS.


behaved in the most dsinerested and noble manner.
CITY ITEMS.
- II we ever permitted ourselves. under any
stances to write sbout the weather the present
would be as fair opportunity As we could desire In
fact, the opportunity would be great deal airer than
the weather We mentioned yesterday that the storm
was an industrious one-we did not halt It's bril-
liant qualities 1t i as g.wnded it is industrious
and ss plentiful as both together We have never be-
fore seen the members OF the New York Umbrella Club
turn out in strong procession The torchisht Affair
in the evening was nohin. TO it At about Mas
.au st from the Tribune Office TO Walst and than to
Water (but il all water) continuous root OF
Scotch gngna elk and cotton stretched over millions
OF whaIebone raers. Broadway spor,ed branch OF
the muslin pageant, and the gay sidewalk was under
most drizzy cover while the bright exot!cs usually
Haunting in the windows all out OF sight Clerks
disconsolae and one can estimate the number
of anathemss upon the weather privately INDUCED III by
the propretors II there by sad mischance any un
fortunate lady compelled shop yesterday pity her
husbands purse and her shopmans conscience--both
must have suffered terribly
At evening the political professions came OF despite
OF mud which must have seemed uncomn'ony thick and
plenty even politicians. The torches were bound TO
blaze and they did blszc-such OF them as did not 20
out But the music suffered much The trombones
hoarser than and the squeezed semltones OF
the horns drawed out like piece OF the storm set TO
music The cymbals tangled horribly out OF tune, and
the drums were evidently troubled with ds,uency in
the chest. On the whole the professions were about
the sotdcst looking get have lately seen. Some oil
the LOcos got up some attempts at cannonhrlng out
the sound got premature soaking and fell upon the ear
I,,ll. .,,fa Il
To-day ought to be iair-but have little hope from
the weather. We think however, that We shall have
some news in the City aud by Magnetic Telegraph that
vii! serve to clear up the horizon TO some purpose
SOCIETY LIBRARY would advise our read
ers TO attend the OF French Lessons which
Prot Church commences this evening at O'Clock pre-
cisely-(Society Library Broadway, corner Of Leonard
ST. The system the Professor is original and most
happily con,rycd to Lead the pupil to acquire the power
OF conversation.
"YAyKEE DooDLE Those of our citizens who
are not familiar the discreditabe history OF literary
claue.m in New York will be at loss to understand
the ierocious impertinence with which the new humor-
paper Yankee Doodle has been decrled III certain
quarters. The unprecedcnedly large aud continued
sale OF the paper viii OF account Tor the exhibition
OF reasonable OF envy and Ill will on the part
OF those whose sheets have crept TO circulation
over few measer hundreds but the perseverns clamor
OF portion the Sunday press Is susceptible oa more
specific explanation.
! There is in the metropolis rather numerous set OF
Englshmen most OF whom would rank at home as I'M
derbred cockncy-. but who have among them certain
amount and sort OF clcverness approaching the low
standard OF sunday newspaper. some Of these men are
dabblers in theatricals in music in &C hoo
u in
don't always agree very well among themselves except
anon one point TO hold forth all occasions that nothing
American can by any possibility be endurabe and that
every thing English rsratc Distributed through yari
Gus trades occupations and Classes from Oaerisnl down
to Sunday newspaper writing these people are frequently
enabled 10 exercise some little influence upon cues
lions public tasethe extensive that us elements
and organization not suspected and that green ian
KEGS frequently tall in with this Cockney humor and as
sst in playing The game against themselves These per
sons and all OF the grade who from time 10 time
arrive mere naturally about or two OF
the Sunday papers, which become the diluted echo Of
about score of Eaglish porterhouses and hec-and-
essies Here the contributors these sheets nightly
and psy the farce OF High Life below stairs TO
the Tag ends OF Journalism London. OF the papers
thus concoc,cd it would be impossible to speak as they
/ deserve. No language is weak enough.
Ii is therefore by strange tia: these papers
which for lack any hing better have been bought as
vehicles d: vii snd huInor should feel deeply and vitality
in ured By the appearance OF periodical Ike anhee
Doodle which whatever may DC Us defects IS Ger.
,snly vigorous original and elegantly paper,
and its four numbers already issued produced
greater number OF good original comic illustrations than
have ever been published By these Sunday papers IN
the eirh, or ten years that they have been cried in the
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amour. Of talent possessed by the writers for Yankee
Doodle" the paper speak for itself: but Of one
thing we are perfectly cerain cdaO. De BY many de-
srees 80 suo.ney idosic or two OF the Sunday
pspers-thst ground they completely cover.
The last number OF Yankee Doodle contains Ten
pages OF Original matter evidently from the pens OF some
OF the best snd !ttiest writer's in the United States and
bearing about il an air Of freshness and nationality Pc
cuarly grateful after the rusty e1halstons from s,
Giles 20 which we have so long been subjected There
are also in this number hfteen humorous illustrations
the ors, OF which Is lar advance OF the very best
heretofore achieved by the periodical press Of tins coun
nv and several OF which quite equal II hiInor oil
design and boIdncss and fash Of execution ID PuHeh
itself The political carcature representing Santa Anna
as the A,ttu Dodger dtdns Mr.. Polk Of passpor;
and he time picking his pocket IS most CAPT
al thin.-and many OF he other Illustrations OF the
hi-hes, order OF merit There is in short throughout
the entire number unistaAable traces Of tue art Sc
uia hunor genuine wit and reined taste and achoar
ship L undoubtedly defects when we consider
hst this Is really he hrs, attempt deserving the name 10
establish humorous paper in me United stass'' We
ough, to wonder that they are few.
We have SAID thus much, in justice TO project We
think well CT and which believe deserves the brilliant
zuccess II mas TINS Ia, NET wiki
e The GERMAN BEsEvoLEST SocIETy-one
OF our yForth3et and 1nost respectable charitable inst
uaons-sppeals in most pleasing fosn TO the benev