New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-05
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r. Reader. did you override down Broadway
81, -. m of a., o.,nibu. IN the middle Of glorious,
.of, bs-,rv misty dreamy Indian summer day such
g. Yesterday II not 70 risht Up - Grace Church
h,H Twenty seventast bus and take post By the sde
Of ire driver. Ge, good hold Of tne iron rang Sni
Man, yoursef armiy on the foot board Then away
m 20 dashing the carriages drays gg' and iaier carts
IN al directions Ike big dog swimming among noek
Of duck. Whist glorious psnorsms Caurene''
oyster cellars drygoodseres, livery stables ihesiers
s,s i-;u-e.hops glide By 4 We were SAILING II
dream upstream Yank goes the Strap against toe
drivers egs and up comes the corner o; brown rat
looking ike penny loaf OF Graham bread Win tne
sixpence stuck IN the end OF T. Then on we drive
again AID By and BY Just as we get opposite Beck
lizzie sentimental pull agsies the strap, and alter the
gallant driver has come 70 close alongside the curb
stone the ends Of Tiny singers aud slender thumb
exqu,itey green gloved appear soliciting ~ money
window holding bril- ht quarter, while swee, voice
nurmurs iimidly. b." one. If you please The driver
-e,endus not 10 hear the rascal he understood very
very well however, bends down until be 6ronzed
cheek almost 90 We were driver. il should quite
touches the delicate hnseruPs. " How many did you
say madam 20 Then & stout gentleman 10 the corner
with his psunca wrapped up carefully with both skirts
Of hi. overcoat wheezes out. One can't you hear
and the change Is nade-s new shilling snd a fair
bright sixpeuce selects from his tin box the con.
.cieniious drivers glimpse Of the freshest white hem
med pe in the world CLEANS for instant over the
stree, mud and pair Of Middietcns most fairy-like
si,ers pre.s the curbstone and disappear behind the
ulste glass windows Now We rattle down 10 heade-si
and glide smoothly on the Rus, pavement IN from, OF
stewards. ike surf boat melting into smooth water
Al the Big Gate Of the Park, we pull up with double
erk 10 let out seedy gentleman with green bag, and
At the American Museum with Elk children dis
embsrks into the gutter and chambers up 10 see Gen
Tom Thumb.
shall We 20 on No
Mas l. NJ sPENcER-ThIs is the name OF an
American artist native we believe of Cincinnati, who
has recently arrived in this City with several products
of her pencil bc,rsyng with crest faults OF execution
natural powers Of a high and unusual order Her
breadth Of light and shade force Of expression and
great power Of foreshortening contrast strangely With
her crude and unmo aiming chiaroseuro her spotted snd
UNEQUAL coloring and her sometimes garng defects OF
drawing some Of her faces are Of truly celestial
beauty and there i. freedom ard vigor OF design in
of her
peturcs the Fishermsus Wiio and Chidren on
the sea shore is comparatively free of faults and IS
absolutely painting OF immense power, touch and
beauty The watching mother looking out TO sea and
shading her eyes with her hand is pure sweet and
JOYOUS piece of Nature remember to have seen
transnxed canvass The Egers has many elimPses
Of glorious outline and patches Of delicious flesh tning
but the outline overchsrged the attitude ungraceiul
and unnstura snd the light and shade unartistcay dis
tributed Ia word Mrs spencer hiss evidently very
strong aud original genius but deficient in the iunda
mental elements Of her art Under severe and rigid
course Of two years study in competent school, she
would in our opinion, produce paintings Of great and
unqualified excellence
Mrs Spencer mas her studio at GA Broadway
strangely enough over coffin store. We do not re-
member b have before painter studio so oddly
pcrched
ARRIVAL or THE CHOLERA.-There was ru-
NOR in the City yesterday morning that OF Asa,c
Cholera had been discovered board the packetship
N,r York. Capt LINES, from Havre, which arrived A.
Quarantine Friday morning. A. nesr as the facts
bc learned the disease appeared alter the vessel
had been two weeks sea when several steerage pas
sengers were seized with H. and died before
reaching this port The sick persons Immediately
taken 10 the Quarantine Hospital aud al the secrsge
passengers two hundred and nifty in number taken to
the 4 stores. near the same place Two or three
persons are ,ad 10 have died since then though
of the cases pronounced to be Of very mild char
sctor The cabin passengers have up TO the City,
and there is intercourse with the vessel though the
ferry boats continue TO touch At Quarantine, usual
We presume the attention OF the Common Council will
be called 10 this subject once and be taken
TO isolate the pestlence much possible How have
those who have the charge prepared for ia
coming We pause Tor reply
THE OPERA.-Noraa was repeated last night
to house hed 10 iis uino., cspacity-number. having
gone away unable to obtain seats. The performance
of Nine LABoApE was received with even more delight
and enthusiasm than on the two previous occasions
she has shown her good taste by careful study Of the
character, and the result is steady Improvement,
Dra was charming. and called down the rapturous
pauds Of the audience. BENKDErTI his irst entry
was created with hearty applause mingled With few
hsses Bouquets were thrown 70 him, and When the
noise had partially subsidized he made bis magnificent
tenor voice heard with limitation Of is vgor and
sweetness tie was called ont with Lsborde snd Patti,
after the second set
On Wednesday night We are b have LOMBARD, in
which Trufi and Benedict, viii appear Mime. Laborde
goes 10 Philadelphia this morning, 10 commence =
Opera there with NoveIi and others assistants
THE FIRE AT THE AsTOR HoUsE-The fire that
broke out in the Astor House yesterday morning might
have been attended vi ID circumstances mlch more
serious but for the GOODNESS and sefpossesson Of the
prsprietors Messrs. Coleman Stetson. By their calm
demeanor they dssipsied the alarm Of the boarders
and prevented anything ike confusion in the house
The confidence with which they relied upon their own
capacity and the energetic aid OF the Of the