New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-30
CITY ITEMS.

on me heouiar 4heory I'm Brooklynl will DO
found on the Seventh Page.
A Report of Prof Skotts Lecture on " Tn,
Eye" at the Society Library will be found on
the seyenth Page.
a Report Of Rev. W. W. Lords Lecture on
"speuser is crowded out
A Report Of f P Whipple Lecture on i" The
American Mind is also crowded out.
A Report of leo. H. Miles S Lecture on Queen
+ Mary and Queen Elizabeth is also crowded out
A Report of the Proceedings of the Episcopal
Convention will be found on the Second Page.
THE LAST INroRrArIoN.-Witho our music our
dance, our tragedy, our comedy and all other late
European importations, we are beginning to i'm
port our weather, IN small quantities as samples,
doubtless On w ednesday and Thursday, quite
a liberal specimen of Italian manufacture was re,
ceived and opened it WAS generally pronounced
good. Yesterday, an invoice Of London Novem
Der arrived, right side up There was no mis-
taking the article. 1t was dark thick and OF
forloIu, drizzly texture, which all familiar with
the original recognized at once. For our own
part. prefer home manufactures.
ErIScorA1 CoNyENrIoN.--lt will be seen by
the report in another column that the Special
Diocesan Convention Of the Episcopal Church
adjourned sine dic ut an early hour last evening.
without coming to any decision upon the question
Of electrg a Provisional Bishop. The Diocese
Will therefore continue without Bishop until
the conyocation of the next Annual Convention
September, 1851.
MIR LoRp's FOURTH LEcruRE.-The fourth
lecture Of Rev. w. w Lord s admirable Course
on The Age Of Romance and Romantic Poetry,
will he delivered tonight at the Hope Chapel
The subject is the immortal allcgorist OF the Sev
enteeuth Ceutury-John Bunyan. These Lee
lures offer choice literary treat to our citizens,
and we trust they will not neglect the opportu
nifty.
DoN GIOVANNI AND GEMDA pI YERGY-Last
night the first of operas-the Don Gioranai Of
Mozart-was given at the Opera House for tho
first time this season. The audience was bat
moderate, for which the dismal weather was to
blame but even that one would suppose, should
have left sufficient true musical taste in the city
of New-Y orS to crowd tho house from top to bot
tom The opera was given with the same cast as
last winter excepting the substitution of Lorlni
for Forti-a slight improvement, perhaps
the calm sad majestic character of her part.
Strongly contrasted with this was the spright-
" grace of Bertuccas Zcrlma which she
sang to the satisfaction of the audience,
except in the fayorte BATH, 6atti with which
she took some unwarantable liberties Bene
ventanos Den Gi0vaani, at first considerably be.
low the true conception of the character, i'm
proved wildly toward the close, which was given
with great deal of spirit. We must here not
overlook Rosis truly grand and imposing persona
ton of the ghosty Commandante. The orches-
ira honored the great master in the conscientious
reverence with which it rendered his music. The
applause was warm and earnest throughout.
We shall have more to say OF Don Giovanni
another time Tonight we can but briefly char
acterize its first production and call attention to
the grand galap performance OF this evening" In
which PARoDI and FIrz JAMES are again to APP
pear, the latter for the last time in the ballet OF
La Pag,ata, the former for the first time in Doni-
zettis Comma dt Fergy-a two-fold attraction.
which few will find themselves able to resist.
CoNCERr OF NJ. ASp MME DocToR.-To-night
Ferd Edward Doctor and Nine. Louisa Doctor
the distinguished Viennese pianists, whose per
Torrance in private we noticed about two weeks
ago, give their first grand Concert in Tripler Hall
| The programme is rendered more varied and at
tractive by the names of Signora Truli-B cnedetti
and Mr. Grebel, the volinist. NJ. Doctor, among
other things will execute several pieces of his
own composition. friend who attended the re-
hearsa speaks in terms OF great delight of his
fantasia from La Sonnambua, and his transcript
ton of Mendessohn's Wedding March,, com
pairing his execution with that Of List Truh
sings three OF her most charming arins-from Don
Juan, Parisna, and Macbeth The price of ad-
mission 80 cents seems ridiculously cheap,
after Jenny Lind Concerts that one would think
there would be no end to the audience.
~ Rev j. c. TEFFr, Missionary to Kaw
Mendi, Africa, to sail hence on Monday, will
preach to morrow, Sunday, at P. NJ. to the Be
thesda Congregational Church Rev G. b. Rays
in Conventional Hall, 10 Wooster st.
TIE BAY STATE OFF-The steamer Bay State,
before reported as having stranded during dense
fog on Harris Island Reef was got off yesterday
morning at about 7 o'clock, without having sus
tanned any perceptible damage. She is perfectly
tight and staunch and retains her former shape
to the slightest fraction She will, however, be
taken into the sectional dry dock within day or
two for the purpose Of being examined and re-
paired, if necessary
MIR RRADBURY's TABERNACLE CAUSE.-THE
meeting at the Tabernacle last evening to take
measures for the formation of Choral Singing
Class upon Mr. Bradburys plan, was very well
attended, notwithstanding the severity OF the
storm a large number of names were added to
the list of pupils, sufficient to authorize the COM
mencement of regular Course of Lessons in
Vocal Music on Friday evening next Dec. 8.
We understand that tickets for the Course are
for gale at the principal music stores in Broad