New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-03
CITY ITEMS.

SrRAEoscHs MCsIcAL FEsTvAL.-Ihe ioAs
talked Of festival came OF last aghi Il spite Of - n
element Rsstacr Frul The nc, meat tn doors " r
opened th-oag e beauty AID fashion poured sto the
T-5ernsce Ia steady stream. which sooa sled Z q
l.. utmost capacity The sPPesrancs Of ths great aA
Eliminated 81 iesioors Of lshis. Ess uagniacsn'
II he extreme. TIE vas; sTeeP Of tie gallery Wa'
sled p the TOP. ard si-ter1g with ghi eyes aoN
ers sni ieEsls There must hsve 5een nearly 400
persons Il attendance and ne have rarely seen -
many 5ssutifu faces Ia any public assembly
Il was festival N every and which gives
brilliant promise for TIE operate season vch 5 saort'
y 20 commence among Us
Tae performances were al that might have been
expected from tae selection Of the pieces and disaa
g-shei talent employed IN their execuaca. BeeiA
ovens overture % E.mclL gwen By orchestrs
Of eighty instruments. was something % BE- remen
ocret AID u the short time IL whl-h The band vas
ct together and arranged. 3 considered TO much
praise cannot be awarded O. The n-sfat-s5.e lahcrs
Of Ms-ctzek sEaAxoscH played rs Fi1ftsis D-r-1-
aGae in sp.eadd style and the duo by himself and Mr.
linn wss fli ef the most exquisite iancies which we
have ever heard grow into sound under IS hand.
Iae Concertsflck by Weber. which was played
with he accompaniment of the orchestra exhibited the
rsmsrSste talent g ~ -,rskosch 10 a sill more strS
ing dessee We venture 20 say ha; few forget &,
they would the glorious march which hro05cd throug
The fnsl passages Of thst srest work
one ofthe inest thngs Of the evening the 'rri-
ma overture ofMarctzek which took the audience com
p'eieiy by surprise. Il wss received with enthu-
ssstc burst Of applause which would only be satsnei
with Is repetition. Not only In the perfection OF bis
Instrumentation but the spirit snd grace Of bis musical
conceptions Msretzck hss shown himself emitted
% high rank as composer TRUFFf BENTDrrrr,
DUHEEurL and RosI sang with their usual e-sct the
charming tho from Lucrezs Borsis heartily en-
corcd. We mean, 90 have spent some of our enthus
asn on the delicious warb'ng Of Mad LABoanE but at
this ste hour only say that she cspdvaiod the
entire audience
TIE FNR-Ihs morning AZ O'Clock. the
XXlsi Annual Fair Of the American Institute opens
Castle Garden. The display Is very fine aud Will prove
exceedingly attractive There i already very great
variety in the articles exhibited -nd yet there room
for more. another day of grace being afforded &C
count of the storm OF yesterday.
We understand that by saturday night alone more
article. lad been entered than before in Ike pc
nod OF time The Fair has become the great recep,a
Gle Of the beet and choices, Of fabrics and the as
play is rich and ELEGANT in every department Of Manu-
iac,ures and the Arts To some Of these shall take
early occasion TO revert
NEw-YoRK HisroRIcAL SociErY.-The mem
beers Of this Society hold their hrst meeting for the
Autumn this evening AZ their Rooms IN the University
We understand thsi the additions 10 the Library have
been unusually large during the summer, and that
their Cabinet has also been enriched by the addition Of
valuable collection Of Indian snd other curosiiies
made by Dr. JAWS Of the Army. rare Ms. docu
ment has recently been discovered at the Hague giving
the earliest description OF New Netherlands trsnss
ton OF which ha. just been received by the Society
and Will be read At this meeting.
The GAMER WORM.--A cores pondent urges
the immediate adoption Of measures TO prevent the
destruction Of our shsdetrees by the Canker Worm
HIS remedy is-A leaden tin trough sht around the
trunk Of the tree. fled with whale.oil This inter
cepis the Of the bug which climbs the tree in
Autumn and lays the eggs whence are hstched the
Canker Worms. Unless applied soon, the mischief
Cannot be prevented thi'year.
~ The PLowING And SPADING MATCHES Of
the Fair viii take place White Plains, in accordance
with previous invitation Thursday next. Freight
trains understand. will leave Twenty sevenih-st on
Wednesday and Thursday see advertisement for time
Of starting) TO convey Pows Powmen and teams free
OF charge; the passenger trains leave on Thursday
morning We shall have sketch Of the doings Of the
successful competitors
- TIE Opening Address tonight at the Fair
Will be- delivered by Rev. Dr. J. o. CHouLEs-not Mr.
Choa,e OF r. l. as We erroneously announced yester.
day No doubt the Address will be fine effort and
prove very interesting -Througho the day Band OF
music will be in attendance with fireworks in the
evening alter the Address
~ We don't like to Interfere with what 5
facetlousy termed the Of Justice but looking
at the recent bang of John : Austin for killing youn
Shea it struck u. that the old lady has got extra
leather in her goggles
rg- The THOMAS MEAoHER CLUB advertise
a meeting to night at the Old Headquarters in vaux
hall AZ tits sometime now since an Irish meeting mas
been held in the City will probably be large and as
usual enthusiastic.
~ A PRINTER, familiar with Press as well rs
Case and for several years foreman Of newspaper in
Ireland. which he recently compelled TO leave on
account Of Political troubles wants work in this coun
try lie is willing to go south if required He profers
unexceptionable references Address Ralph Kelly, 81
Marion ST.
X
for whose detection reward Of 800 is offered IN an
Advertisement in The Tribune Of yesterday morning
has been arrested in Canada, and all the money re
covered.
INQCEsrs.-Coroner w alters was called yester-
day 10 hold an inquest the City Hospital on the body
Of John Kessan native Of Ireland aged p years who
came to his death by disease Of the brain Verdict &C
cordngly The death OF the deceased was previously
reported 20 have been caused By wound indicted by
Charles Augustus alias Dutch Charley who stabbed
him ia fracss on the Points about ten days ago but
according 10 the testimony Of Or. PNxns house sur
COON ~ the Hospital, the wound bad 40 effect In
1roducipg his death. The COrJnsr held an Inquest
siso uu0n the body Of sailor named James Allison,
AGED b years who started from the schooner julia
Francis on sunday night % ashore aud was ye'ter
day morning found floating In the water near pier IL
/ Pat River Verdict death By Academia drowning.
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS
| n We have been favored BY Dr. Charles J.
Goodrich Physician 10 the Board OF Health with the
following report Of the number Of deaths which took
place in THIS City during the past week Males ~ r.
/ males y Adults g. children 40. Total H. OF these