New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-06
CITY ITEMS.


remarks inform BY large body Of contributors the
various departments Of Literature Art the Sciences
Education etc will thus be il appropriate hands Mr.
Duvkinck Intends 10 avoid convenaonsues snd Pau'i
bf.te. and to give bis readers Truth most noble in
tentou. u<ccomplshing which even honest failure
!. not without merit Social improvements are slso
TO fall within he range OF the work This hopeful
indication and shows that the Editor Is not unaffected BY
the growing humanity Of the age
The World" il Is understood, Is supported ey The
arss.t publishing establishments Of the country though
its not pledged % their interest in preference TO that
of the public This gives coed assurance Of is eontnl-
Gnce.
The literary criticism which occupies the greater por'
non Of the present rumber Is commendable IN is tone
and j. sufficiently decided. though Il Is not profound
and evinces no remarkable originality II IS vhs, sny
gentleman OF good education ought to be able to write
and for the most part such gentleman need have
any poignant regret for We were sorry. however to
notice one passage II IN severe though not ground
less criticism Of George sands Jacques book whose
appearance In English regard occasion tor gra-
tulston The writer takes the opportunity to indulge
sheer at the Fcurerism, thing which may be useful
al cgytaHdan "a Gus but Is not worthy Of scholar who
ought 10 understand what he pesk Of and who il not
al ell honored by the ppsnt uitersnce or smart nsnu.
alton of unjust preudices With the general conservs
tive tone Of the World have faultto md those
Of different tastes snd convictions may meet il when
necessary with such arguments as they are able We
are speaking Of different thing which regret that
Journal Of preensions respectable should have des
cendei.
Having felt ourselves compelled TO say thus much in
censure We must not omit add that there Is great
deal Of readable matter in these fourteen pages Inc
Paragraphs OF the Week and the Notices Of the Fine
Arts and Drama plainly from the graceful ana m
shed pen OF the Editor himself than whom no one Is
/ better fitted 70 conduct such work. We must not
however. be thought nhosptabs or hypercrines "neh
we express doubt which has now for some time oeen
haunting u As whether literature proper has not gone
| 10 seed and become efste Certainly such doubt IS
natural when look at the piles Of trash in any book
sellers shop Undeniaby what Is best in the literature OF
the times is to be found in extemporc speeches and priv
ate letters and not in books The day OF riE has gone
BY for the present or d. now going This is the age
Of SCIENCE; the literature have, except the old
eraures which are real and canno, die at least not yet
is somewhat a business Of husks and kernels and mum
mics The ardent souls and best minds engaged else
where hey are devoted to SCIENCE. Let that once be-
come truly universal and be carried into practice and
/ there will spring up a new literature lofty a. Truth
and wide az Humanity. But speculstions must not
make us seem narrow OF exclusive. We believe that
there is now demand for Just such critical journal as
this which we End we have not welcomed with such
thorough commentator a. we desired We have doubt
that 1t will IN large sphere Of usefulness and having
said our saw We conclude with the most hearty and
friendly good wishes for IL success.
NINA TIE LovECRAoKED.--Aftsr sufficient stu
dy OF the Ebretio and careful comparison of the original
Italian with the elegant and often boldly hgurstye YER
sion that accompanies IT, we herewith present to the
reader the following account Of this newest appsron
in our operate armament
| Why it is called Comic Opers is matter OF some
dilscuiy to expound the heroine continues mad up
10 the last qunteitc and the hero and the cruel stner
are drowned in tears down 10 the very male The
plot Of the Opera slender as Opera plots usually are
being only used as cord upon which string musical
gems. Nina CPico) has been beirothed to Henry Be
nede,t) with the free consent Of her father Count Ro
doio (Beneven,ano) but rival making his appearance
the Count repudaies hi. consent and forces her to
ceve the new lover last interview is unfortunately
interrupted by the successful rival and in the row
which ensues Henry is wounded. as Nina supposes
mort.uy According TO established precedent, she
inrnedistely loses her reason what little she bad This
takes place before the action OF the Opera being relst
sd by the good Doctor smplico (ssnqarco) in the
first scene IA the Opera progresses the Count VINO
has gone away into far countries heatbroken' re-
entapt man returns 70 seek HE daughter Nina recog
nlxes only to avoid him. Henry also returns, although
he does not condcsccnd 70 explain where he has been
or why he didn't die when his rival killed him The
GOOD Doctor meanwhile has his hands full, in keeping
Henry from the sight OF Nina being in pretty con
siderable dubitston whether interview With that
gentleman would restore her 10 reason, or AL her out
right At last yielding the enireaties OF Henry h'
eon.ens 10 try the effect OF little love administered IL
the shape OF an aria or tao and duet and This re
suit "a the hsppest that be imagined All parties
i, &, a ouintette snd chorus and when the curtain
drop, IL il to be presumed that Henry and Nina go OF
TO his Honor the Mayors and get married
So much for the story; the music q OF the modern
Italian school light pretty and occasionally beautiful
OF this il is however hardly possible to speak upon
single hearing Pico al herself IN passages OF sen
,Iaent in the finale she the very soul OF sweet
p... Bouquets were showered upon her from every
iae Benedett did not seem quite recovered from h
recent illness and hardly in hne voice and spru
a. usua Beneyentsno received with the Ordinary
favor and sanquirco perfectly admirable OF course
The curtain tell amid prolonged applause aud Nina DID
fair to be a. popular as any OF its predecessors
~ Lucia De Lommerm00r is TO berepeated thu
evening by particular request Go early for the hou'
! will be crowded.
RELIGIOUS MEErING.-Mr. II. Ii. Van Amringe
late Of Pittsburgh a jealous advocate Of ChrisuAi
, Mon" and practical Social Reform, will address al
b audience in Grandst one door east of Broadway at
P NJ and a P. NJ. tomorrow. Other persons Will ais
; speak.
: ELocUrIoS-YocAL CULTURE.-Mr L. b. Hard
castle purposes 20 give free lesson on Elocuuon' &C
companed with interesting vocal exercises this day
. o'clock See advertisement on the outside.
Branch PosT-OFFIcE.-At the meeting held
= MinimAns hotel on Thursday evening with view
the establishment Of Branch Post-Ofhce up town IN
following resolution adopted among others;
That IL Is the Of this meeting that the PosiOnc
Dsuartuent should establish Branch PostOree IN mi
CIV AZ some point between Blocker and Fourteenth 81
J. ard between Broadway and the Hudson rver 10 accom-
rooda,e the business and families OF thar sectoi
and not 70 compel the great personally 10 90 mile
Tor those accom- nlOdsOns which are now granted oy u
location Of the present Post Oee 10 persons residn
| in Us more immediate vicinity.
i sKvERE RAIN SrORN-A storm OF rain and VINO
of ARE severity occurred yesterday afternoon and eY
+ ming During portion Of the time, the ram poured
torrents. and the streets and sidewalks were HOODED
| -. Daftr