New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-23
CITY ITEMS.

FRUIT % EKFERMycE-Ihf C0hr'" y -
5-,r at Yesterday norz.as con.l.ned ne colossus
piece % advice.
No cu. Al I'D slow smother 10 Poni P.sio. or 10 -
him under any cirrumsta1ces , -.
W. t-rf, the public viii receive this with Al re ~
., 4-. =, ia disuszsifhed source. l. is cheering %
nan who has held high rank in the regular a'ty
deriving wisdom for others from hI own h'no'A''''
though painful experience.
1-r-xrRtr SERVICES RESDERED To TIE RANAiNs
err ZAsaIsKrE The passage throush 'ne ivy ~
,. .orp.s q this gallant ocer vas attended Win AZ
.i,,t,s hanors The legs 90 the Pu'he ol-oiue' We
ss.,,svei a. hsf mast minute guns were u'ed' shu
s5v Of tie military in which troop Of German
vsirv and the new French corps were eonspicuou'to-
,.,ber with the members Of the City Corporation and
.ore other sen,emen formed procession to e'cor,he
,smsn. from the landing the Battery to the foot Of
Csn.lst where they deposited 90 board The steam
bo., Frank 70 be conveyed TO BuIs Ferry ,hlir
way % Hsckensack y J. The procession was inter
rped ty the violence Of the storm but in spite Of this
the services were completed. and ere row the silent
traveller from the bloody aed OF Buena Vista has reach
cd the home whence many months since b. set out
10 vigor aud ambitious Determination. Would that be
had died in noble ani not an s,roc.0us cause
A BALLO0S NIEw FROM TIE STEELE OF Trim
l1Y-Church spires have many Of the advantages Of bal
looms without their dangers. view Of TIE City Of
New-York and re envirous from a pleasant little spAr
mert situated altitude Of some 20 feet from The
Broadway pavement in the spire Of Trinity Church is At
once instructive snd agreeable The chamber Is no,
unlike the prospect room IN the column on Bunker Hill
The air Is cool and refreshing up there, and the scene
unique The writer ioiisd upward some 800 stops less
or more yesterday afternoon taking rest now and
then 10 chambers plainly furnished With benches for the
weary traveller. and which recalled TO memory Chris
taus srbors and other places Of rePose on bis journey
upperwsrd q. related In Bunyan yerabe dramaof the
Pilgrim Arrived Al the top OF the stairs, there is ssmal
apartment with four windows two Of which are most
provokngy nailed up and from them there s the same
extensive and commanding prospect OF NewYoTk as
there would be Il bill rock some 200 feet In perpen
dculsr height located 81 the head Of Wal street
The Island Of, Manhattan. north for four miles and more
las far up the shot Tower almost vast az
zregae Of brick sud mortar sort OF mammoth beehive
extending out into the two rivers, except where the
steepes largest buildings and the green foliage Of the
Park 81 Johns aud Washington squares. and the Bat
terry relieve the eye. Broadway up to Grace Church,
has a fine appearance with It's omnibusses padding
along ike 60 mary ,lres-thsse and the other numer
Gus vehicles with foot travellers giving life and in
terest 70 the scene Brooklyn looks less crowded with
Dwellings than NewYork and the rural prospec, Of It's
enyirons bounded By toe bay below aud the rising coun
try in the rear is pleasant when one is wesred Of
gazing on the ntermna5e prospect Of brick houses TO
the northward What ornament 10 tue city. and
what deli shtfuI promenade Wire or Chain Bridge
would be- ii stretched from the high bank in front OF
Brooklyn raised 50 as 10 clear the shipping and carried
across the East River T. pier ornamental pillar - be
erected on this side and thence down By easy steps into
NewYoTk OF course 1t would be- Tor foot passengers
only but the prospect would be so grand and the prom
ensdc 60 healthy and agreeable that would soon Al
moderate rate of toll pay ass Joint stock speculation
The perpetual cloud OF Newcastle coal smoke which en-
velops London Is here ulknown-but will II railways be-
EegYork with its suburban neighbOThoot has slresdy
more people in IT, and occupies space than London
hundred years ago and building s rapidly progressing
houses stores factories churches hotels, places OF
amusement rise up as If by magic From the ball Of
~ PauI. some 400 feet high complete view Of the
English Capital the work Of thousand years may be
hsd In the cesrest weather and an iron railing
placed round the spre Of Trinity with door to the ou,
side feet higher than there steps now the
panoramic prospect OF City would be more fun and
superb than it is now, TO those who may carry up
telescope and peep through the windows Al the rich and
varied scenery around including the forest Of rnasts
Of shipping which brings travellers and their wealth
from every clime-a.so Now.Jersey Long Island,
Hoboken staten Island, Wiliamsburgh. and the Bay
with Castle Garden and the Chinese Junk mo0red
alongside Of IT, About hallway up there Is an apart
nent having door to the outside, where the
vi.itsr can safely round the steepe, but the
best view Is the highest The Corporation of Trinity
Church are ornamen,ng the burial ground add planting
the Rose of Sharon and variety Of towering shrubs
tsstefuly among the tombs. The acacia, the willow
and other IN the graveyard their gayes and
mos, sylvan apparel this season. the lovely Gothic
Church itself everybody l. familiar with and very many
with the tone Of s powerful organ, its stained glass
windows Of every hue, and It's musical pesling bells
Comparatively few however have climbed its lofty
| spre.
There /, no charge for ascending but probably the
officer Ia attendance expects fee for his trouble. If
the spre opened to the public at stated hours with
chesp guide.books and small fee 10 be paid By each
ysiicr out Of which the attendant would be- paid and
the residue used staircase Improvement tund thou
sands would gladly avail themselves OF the opportunity
Of taking bird .eye view Of the great commercial cap
/ ilal Of the New World
PUBLIC WASH HoUsEs.-Nlrs. Catharine Wilkin.
son who originated public baths and Warehouses in
England has been presented With silver tea pot cresm
Jug spoons and beautiful china tea service and tray in
l7l1 Pthl queen flctlih hHria1o o4H ''..c9
10 token Of the advantages realized from this new
aid to cleanliness in humble life The inscription was
/ Thou shalt love thy neighbor as myself Ii the
Journal Of C9uerc IS correct in assuring tina, out
OF every five Of the inhabitants OF this City Is pauper
would It not be worth while 10 consider whether the
20 900 poor Of EewYork might not be benefited BY An
extension Of the invention 10 ,his eide the great deep -
/ Mrs W. is maiFon to the Liverpool COOPERATION Of
| public wash houses Or baths.
! GREENwOOD CEMETERY.-We are requested 70
tina, the this terry are now 50 FAR
completed as 10 enable the steamboat carry from If
teen twenty carriages trip required The boats
leave the side OF the Battery every day ~ l0i .
/ N and IT. q, and Ct NJ
/ II At about five O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
great black cloud came slowly up the western side OF
the say and presently let Of the most refreshing
.bowers which has bn exn.reucsd In the parts tor