New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-02
CITY ITEMS.

THE ARrUSIoS PIcTUREs.-The Hall OF the
Art Union Building Is nearly sled with the pictures
which have been purchased for this years distribution
and the number of visers every fine afternoon gives
most encouraging signs OF the progress OF taste for the
Arts kind Of vestibue, entering, is appropriated
to designs for the Washington Monument one OF
which seems to "a precisely the plan wanted Two
exquisite pictures by g. l. BsowN hang the door
they represent the same landscape by sunset and
mooni midnight they not pieces of painted
vas but air and light and recedng distance, brought
together and framed We noticed near them an ex
quisite miniature of young lady. by Miss ANNA May
| FREEMAN daughter Of the well known artist The
colorng Is life like and eaboratey painted and the
preston (as Judge from is harmony with the fes
,ures) is admirably retained Miss Freeman has
tanly not mistaken her vocation. and will succeed
worthiy in the art to which her father devoted himself
Coles Voyage OF Life "a grand prize for some
lucky Individuals also 10 be SEEN with Leuizes splen
did picture Of Sir Walter Raleighs gallsntry 10 Queen
/ Bess and many excellent work. By Hgaungdon Du.
rand Gray and others, which shall notice At length
hereafter We do not know piessanter place for an
hours refreshing rest than this.
REVIEW AT FoRT HANlLroS.-The lth Regi.
:. Infantry, eight companies Of which are en-
eamped at Fort Hamilton, reviewed yesterday by
Col. Crane. Col Ramsey Majors Hunter and Pitcher
and the other staff officers present The troop.
presented fine soldiery appearance and sppeared
either have stood the hardships Of fifteen months
service remarkably well to have speedily recovered
from them They appeared, however. very well sans
fed 10 be on American soil, and anxiou. to
reach their homes sThe regimen, will probably be dis
charged from service in a week or two. Among the
Of haea fssh
been at Churubusco. Moline del Rey and Chspultepec
fairly deserves pension-snd two or three Mexicans
These troops took part al the battles of the Valley OF
Mexico, and have always received honorable mention
in the dispatches. For Eve or six months prevoun TO
the ratification Of peace, they garrsoned the town Of
Lerma, on the road from Me xico 20 Toluca
CAPT. P0sTLEI.-The body OF the late Capt
Thomas Pos,ey 10th : Infantry arrived in the City
yesterday afternoon from Fort Hamilton escorted by
the National Grays, Capt Raynor. In coming I'D the
Bay. Government Cutter under sail very handsome
ly lowered Der colors 10 hslfm and fred minute
guns. The funeral ceremonies will no, take place IN.
IL after the arrival Of Col Temple with the remainder
Of the Regiment now hourly expectsd) in compliance
with reques, made BY the Col before leaving Brazos
The body now lying "a state IN the Trophy Room Of
the y \ Arsenal-the Grsys performing guard duty.
CONCERT FOR TIE VoLUSTEERs.-The pro.
sTamme Of the Grand Concert which will take place
tomorrow night under the management Of Nessr.
Reich and Martini. will be found IN another column
There s not single piece In which 4 not Of ae fret
character. The songs Of Mad. Otto and Miss Northsn
the admirable performances Of Botesini and Ard with
the exquisite Cute gotto and solos Of the ssey
ermsrkers and ballet from three Of the mos, popular
l Of h
French would cal ~ Of attraction which Is not often
presented for the polite acceptance Of the public With
the double objee, which the concer, has in view We
shall think both taste and generosity At low ebb If the
place is not sbundsn,y hIed
~ NJ. sfRAKoscH leaves to-day. we under
stand for Saratoga where be will relieve the sanui Of
the TWO or three thousand fashonsbles by An
concert HIS place Is known and II xouIs TIER.
fore Be useless 70 predict his complete success, HI.
magnificent gsliop-" The s,ormng Of Non,sr.v,,-,gn
be published this week, as well as an original polk,
AMI TIE exquisite variations from O,Geo for the lets
nand The nTs Of these with its bold and ip.piri,;,y
nArmony cannot fail y be widely popular We IND
neJ prefer rs stormy Northern vgor to the sweet and
e"sih'Nae notes Of the Italian school This may De
nere'y' out we believe that few who have heard ,hi.
piece played By strskOseh will decide otherwise.
AsioRANrs ARRtvED.-ln the seven months {
1ai' yeir TO sl't July, the whole number Of lmmi
grants arrived q, this port in vessels from abroad wa.
iio+O' In the eight previous months or from the
1th OF Nay the time Of the organization Of the De
psrtniens OF the Commissioners Of Emigrs,ionl 10
3lst December the number wss l2a0e2 being go is6
in the last fifteen months From May to December
lsi7, there were 53lso German and 1896 NATIVE.
Of Ireland but from December August lsss the mum
Der from ireland has exceeded by some thousand.
those OF Germany THIS is owing no doubt TO the war
between osansrk and Germany, and the blockade Of