New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-22
CITY ITEMS.


CITY ITEMS.
| WEATHER ARRAsGtMESrs,-We have been
confdenialy informed by the seas n-shifter Of the
great four.act drama OF The Year, which is now
being performed to all outofdoors," that the
second tct-Summer-will be unavoidably post
| poaed for two or three weeks, on account Of the
! weather. This will be a disappointment to the
public, as this act is generally considered the best
of the four-at least it has been most warmly re-
ceived. The loliage to be used IN the opening
! scene needs retouchng, and entire new sky oil
q glowing blue tint is to be substituted for the
. rrcsen: Geld ard faded affair. One reason OF the
postponement was the dia, ,ulty OF procuring real
straw berries, which arc required for the banquet
scene The painting, We are informed VIII sur
pass ANYTHING of the kind that has yet been ex'
LiLited. We await with anxiety the upro'lin5 oil
the curtain Those who wish to have good view
of the performances should take seats in the
parteue.
The EMPIRE CTr--This fine steamer. being at
last in sailing order will leave for Chagres this af
terroon at O'Clock.
rHE PAcIrIc.-This noble steamship returned
yesterday from her trial trip She acquitted her
self to the complete satisfaction of all on board,
surprising even the atlantic by about half mile
per hour, making, therefore, lsl miles. In the Gle
gance Of her cabin decorations and the general con-
venience Of her internal arrangements she also
surpasses the latter vessel. The slight defects
which have marred the outward trip OF the Allan
tic, will be guarded against and the Pacific will
probably be the FIRST fair test of the relative speed
of EDgsh and American ocean steamers
DEAF AND DUMB ISsrITUTIoS.--At the Annus
Meeting of the Society of the NewYork Institution
for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. held at
the Institution yesterday, the following gentlemen
were elected Officers and Directors for the ensuing
year
HARVEY P PFEr. L L. d. President
PROSPER NJ WETMORE. lat Vice PrehdenL
TIMOTHY HEDGLs, ID Vice President
GEORGE s RossINs Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
Lewis Seymour Orsamus Bushnell
Shepherd Knspp, Franc Hail.
Aufustin Ayenl, Rev q 7 Bedeil
Samuel HowlUgd Geo-gsJ Cornell
Henry J. Davies Charles N Tabst
william w. Campbell. John 7 Melcalfe, D.
Benjamin R Winthrop, !. smith Rogers, N. D;
John Green, james w seeEmah,
Moses Taylor William H. Smith
william w Campbell
s Sc... F s His~i'ad' }Ia'De'''r'.
TUE standardization the Cd of April until
lest Saturday, tie hunber Of immigrants who
arrived at this port amounted to 4l,457 an
average of nearly one thousand per day. OF this
number 80 6Oi were from England, and !, jl7 from
Germany, via Bremen and Havre. These immi-
grants were conveyed in li7 ships. liz barks, 17s
briggs and l37 schooners, making a total of 62i
resseis from foreign ports only
The CUBAS ExPEDIrIos-There are q number
of rumOrs aloat respecting the Cuban Expedition,
a few of which may be partly true, and the re-
maipder without foundation. 1t is pretty well
ascertained that large sales Of and munitions
Of war have been lately made by houses in this
City, and that two or three companies have sailed
10 join the tuccsneering squadron. After all their
maneuvers, the orginators OF this Expedition will
feel rather diminutive should it fail iti object
e" Miss Bremen is at present the guest Of
Bishop Elliott, at the Montpelier Springs Instilu.
ton. Georgia. She is expected in Washington
early in June, where she will be joined By Miss
AsSE C. LYEcH, who VIII accompany her on a
Sumner tour 10 the L axes and the Upper Missis.
sippi
HARLEM RAILRoAD.-The annual election Of
directors was held yesterday, and the following
ticket elected; Robert Schuyler, George Barker,
Philip Da:er, Jonathan sturgss, William 5. Wet
more, h. II. Blatchford, Thomas w. Ludlow,
Edward Bement, VIM. 6. Miller, Charles Dennison,
William c. Wetmore, Gouyerneur Morris Of Nor
risania Isaac Z. Haviland.
"EEw.YoRK PAST, present AID FUTURE
No citizen should be without this book. As work
of reference alone it Is invaluable.
e Rev. J. McCLErocK Edit5r Of the Meth
odist Quarterly Review, was among the passen-
gers in the Washington FOX Bremen He goes to
Europe partly on business connected with the
Methodist Missions in Belgian and other places,
and partly for the purpose of improving bis health,
which Las been for some time very bad, as he is
Isboripr under disease Of the heart which often
seircs him suddenly srl keeps hin In bed fox
several days.
PROP. ToRREr's LEcT1Rzs.-Tes;erday morn
isr Prof ToTrey delivered the third Lecture Of his
popula: course on Botany, having for its sQbjec.
the Nature, Structure and Trn Of the Leaf The
lectures arc exceedingly in.eres.ing and the s2len
did ooored eDg-svingS which Illustrate them rec.
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