New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-15
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
NAIVE have had all the lost warmth and
balminess OF this Spring crowded into the Pasttwo
days. The streets have been as hot and dusty as
in mid Summer and in many places rendered al
most impossible by the clouds Of dry lime-dust from
dismantled buildings. (Wi Broadway ever be
built 10 last7) We took turn on the Battery
yesterday morning, and found the sea-walk crowd
ed with big nurses and little babies, squads Of sail
ors and California emigrants waiting passage
Children were tumbling about in the rank grass
and pucking the yellow dandelions unconscious that
they were the property Of the City. The waters
Of the Bay were as sluggish and CLASSY as calm
in the tropics, and fishermen around the skirts
of the Castle seemed too lazy to haulin their lines
The glacis of Fort Columbus rose like bright
green wall behind the poplar trees OF Governors
Issnd, and the distant shores of Staten Island and
Jersey were fresh and lovely and peaceful in
their Spring garb as If the Wars Of the Oysters
had never ragged around them. Last night the sui
triness Of the air was relieved by warm, heavy
shower of rnin and some purifying thunder. The
ozone mandatory was evidently in full operation.
Unless some nipping weather should yet come, the
fruit is safe and we may look for bOuntul supply
in the proper season.
HASDEL's MEss1AH.-The performance of Han.
dors grand Oratorio of the Messiah by the Har
monte Society, on Friday evening last, was heard
by one of the most intelligent and appreciatve
audiences ever gathered in this City. Its CON-
plete success was therefore the more encouraging
to the aims and prospects of the Society. The
llye hvh oip
too fast, was admirably rendered by the orches-
ira, fall expression being given to its solemn and
majestic character The chorus was unusually
efective-better, in many respects, than that Of
any Oratoro which has been given in this City for
two or three years past. The Glory and Puri-
fcation" chorals were grandy sang, and the Hal
eluiah'' was encored with enthusiasm. The prin-
cipa parts were sustained by Mrs. Jones' Mrs.
Bostwick, Miss Stone, Mrs. Horn, and Mr. Colburn.
Mrs. Jones sang the aria "He shall feed His
Flock" with great sweetness and purity Of tone.
Mr.. Eisfed, the Conductor, deserves much credit
for the skill and energy he has shown in getting
up the Oratorio. The Harmonic Society, we learn,
has now in rehearsal Memberships grand Orato-
rio Of ST Paul." which will be produced some.
time next Fall
DR.. ToRREY's LEcTUREs.-The Introductory to
n course Of ten Lectures on Botany, by Dr. Tor
REY, will be given tonight at the Hall of the Col
lege OF Physicians 81 Crosby-st. This is the first
public course on Botany which has been delivered
in our city by Dr.. Torrey any other Botanist OF
note for many years. The colored drawings illus
trating the lectures, are on very large and beau
tiful scale. DR.. Torrey has a world wise repata-
tion among men Of science, and with exception of
his PupilDr Gray is the Oldest and ablest botanst
this side of the Atlantic.
WAsBISGros's FAREWELL ADDREs,-Tha
Mercantile Library has received from James Len
OK, ESQ beautifully printed copy Of Washing
ingtons Farewell Address, being literal COPY of
that renowned document prefaced by two finely
engraved portraits after the pictures Of Peale and
Stuart Appended are the statement of MIR. Clay
pole and some other documents showing the his
tory OF the Address. II will be recolected that
Mr.. Lenox was the purchaser CAST Winter of the
original manuscript of this Address, for the sum of
s., 500, we believe. He has caused to be printed
81 copies folio, and IT'S quarto which are intended
for presents only. Those institutions and indiyid-
uals who fall within the circle Of this bounty will
long thank the donor for his patriotic liberaEty
CoLLrsIoS.-The steamboat Bay State, Capt
Brown, on her trip down yesterday from Fall
River, when off New. Haven came in contact with
a brig which started the Bay States stem. Dam
age to the brig triAing.
II The steamboat Bay State, on her trip down |
FAN River yesterday, went alongside of the |
Propeller shetucket, about 5 O'Clock, and took |
her passengers of and brought them to the City, |
the shetuchet having met with an accident to her |
boiler
FIRE.-A fire broke out about 81 o'clock Mon |
day, in PeGsalIs Dining Saloon, on the corner |
Water and Fletcher SITS. 1t was coon extinguish-
ed without serious loss 1t appeared to have
originated from the cooking apparatus. The build
ing was but slightly damaged.
AT II o'clock yesterday, q fire broke out in
No i BirmiDghan-st Pa, ous With very little
damage