New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-29
CITY ITEMS.

YoUSG GUARD BALL.-The Annual Ball OF the
Junior friends Of Henry Clay takes place At the Coeu'
$50 Broadway on Monday evening, and will conbtess Dc
ahiant and Joyous reunion Of Patriotism and LoT.he-'
This anniversary has usually called toSether 'hs ''N
Of the working wings Of City, and VIII Doubtless 10
% again Tn, hall will be superby decorated and nothing
shared to render festival worthy Of tho Cause ana the
Man It would honor
Tgy OpERA-We have only space this morning
v that eo 4 JuIef vas ~ successful last evening
. 81, o,ara with go little substantial merit well cosd BE-
serora BAEur PATTI made a very favorable impression
rop the audience Her voice lacks steadlness and GER
,,uty but her bearing and action excellent. BaTii
sang 70 cur taste charmngy for all that belongs to voca
list she must still maintain her superiority The opera
was spenddy put upon the stage the scenery and Cos
tunes were equally admirable
THE RtGHr GRIT-The Commercial tells good
.orv about an Irish er who being married
on Thursday evening that the hdder was engaged enas
Invited brieero m ready ard parson at hand. The
mony wss however delayed until The company grew I'M
p,ien, and determined that should take place whether
or no. Bat the bridegroom refused to be party TO Il TIL
hs uncle shonli come The nrcle arrived soon after and
then he was willing. hus the bride had then changed
her mind In reply TO his enueaues che relTed that abe
As that member Of her family died before no
marriage was possible, when such condition "" indls
psnsabe especially informed that with toss Of
her auburn ring the bride bounded away from the house
on view Of all the circumstances our contemporary de-
beratey records his opinion that she served him right
Ggs. scorr-A communication 10 the Express
,,e.th,t Committee has been appointed to make
rsnsemsns Tor public reception OF Aj Gen SCOTT on
hi, arrlv. ia Ibis city, - conclude with grand umi-
nation Ia the evening, and Dinner and Ball at the As,or
House.
rg- Yesterday was a perfectly delicious day.
with clear ky, bright sun ard an atmosphere in which
both nnfs and oyercoas could be dispensed with The
adIe. took advantage Of the sprinslke weather and
broadway shone in gourgeousness Of silk satin and vel
We, gories which Soorlon could not begin to equal
" Prof. F.. c. WINES will deliver the Third
Lecture OF his Course on the Hebrew Economy at the
chanel Of the Universi,y this eyenng-suhect Review
Of the leading Governments OF Antiquity. with the design
Of showing bat in move Of them the true principles
ofcyn Liberty either understood or enjoyed
~. The brig Belridere, heretofore reported on
ire at Quarantine has seu,tled and the FIRE exiin-
guishei.
Cgp We are requested TO say that the funeral
Of Mrs. owEs w. BREssAs, is postponed Ill sunday
afternoon a. } O'Clock.
A Coop STORY. ~ TRUE.-A morning paper
saws that the Supreme Court OF this City has always been
supplied With Goals candles and incidental expenses BY the
sheriff The bill, however having run up TO some hun.
drets Of dollars, sld having been refused payment al Al
bany that ccer Thursday declined coninn NJ the
ply The Aims House Commissioner. happening 10 be
10 Court kindly handed 20 the Judge (Ed~aEts) pan.
pes order for bali ton Of coal and TWO loads Of wooc
4. which the Judge smiled but declined the profered
charity. Farther tae report We quote from does not en-
Tighten U.s.
TIE lLLTATED STEAMER "PLASTER."-She is
an after The cabin blown into shreds. The
chairs tables carpets and other articles Of furniture
split into The conclusion and shock must have
been one Of terrible known, and anfortu-
psisy It's greatest force spent upward thereby Killing
or iDlrDg nearly every Ia the cabin or the boiler
deck. The 81 Ls1s Nelr Era says:
The pilot house and the pilot on watch we're thrown
up considerable hight The house shiveret, and
wheel broke. The chimney connecting pipes ard the
greater portion Of the boilers furnaces &c. thrown
into the river. large portion of the cargo slowed the
forecase and guards blown overheard and much 81
that IN the hold damaged by water and coacussoE
Alter the xplosion the wreck took FIRE, and was
only by he greatest exerion that the whole WA no,
burned the waters edge Ten fifteen persons were
killed. drowned badly injured TO cause their
death after. The number and names OF all will per.
hsps never be known; but day or two since we pub.
lshed Al imperfect Isl giving those Of eight
There twenty-five thirty human beings board
at the tme-hov many were killed how many escaped