New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-02
CITY ITEMS.


sTPAKoscH's Nav OPERA-Mr. ssrak,sch, who
commenced h's new Opera, Giocaaaa di Ns0ol,
about two ~eeEs ,go, has already fnishsd the
first act ana part e the second We have had The
pleasure Of teari1g portions Of il lately We wi.
not ore,tsll tho expectations Of .be musical pablo
by any ethical notice OF What We heard, bar sim
ply remark iha; it exhibits fresh and genuine ly
nc power u which the higher and more popular
composiiions Of the great pianist give no eanest
Il is more Italian than German in the character Of
its melodies by which alone we mast at pressn.
Judge t. The orchestral arrangements, however
csnrot fail 20 be everything tha. is desired, since
the Opera IS 10 be brought oct By Maretzek Tais
gentleman WAS 80 well satisfied with the frs. act
Cd its completion, that he Immediately purchased
firm the suthor the xc'usiye copyright Of the Ops
"a for this country AID Europe. H. is making pre-
paraticns TO have It brouen; out next winter at the
AStor place, in splendid style.
ne fapid,iy with which Mr.. strakosch has al
vaDoed in hii Opera may surprise many who are
not aware Of the fests performed in this pect by
disiireuisfed composers. Music, unlike thl1gh',
which demands slow aud toilsome translation
lNfL NAlAa NAlDtL - tau NC ulhtN PNiNAhhSh% SiS-
a =. qsy q expression. When melody is born
IL tie srsr, il is bat oopyisss labor to Tx it on
the musicians score. Even in the more elaborate
procsftss of astrUm me NATION the composers brain
seems 10 at more instRnianelusly than the au-
thor's. Rossini wrote his Opera q Oiell0 in six
weeks, ard his masterpiece Y B1rbisre, in sevsn.
teen days DoIizett wrote his celebrated LYciG
di LaMmefmOOr 10 less than two months, and n
Eiiir a AmOre in about twenty days M'zsrt,
however. hes furnished the most remark able in
stance OF rapid mUsi al composition, his magnii
cent overture TO Don GtOUaHHt having been writ
ten in single night.
"FILTH AND PLsTILENcE"-ln the communi-
cation published in yesterdays Tribune, under
this ttle there are one or two assertions which DO
injustice to the public authorities, and especially 70
Mr.. Gedney, the Superintendent OF Streets. The
cry of " dirty streets" is as CON mon a. sin, and
constitutes the main capital of host Of alwiys
dissatisfied ard restless people in amy instances,
Of people who do the most TO keep the streets dir
" before their Own doors. The streets slludsd TO
by our correspondent are, as we are assured by
persons who know as often and az well swept as
ihose Of any part Of the City. The assertion that
they are not cleaned once in a month is great
mistake; while the ipsiuustion, "psrhspI not in
three months, is absurd. The author las loci
dertally given the true reason Of the filthy condi
dition Of that part of the town, by stating the dem
sity of population and lack Of drainage:
They came from every cellar and alley in mum.
hers truly ilc edible Sach specimens OF humanity
So ragged and filthy that good naturalist could
hardly tel 20 what nation or race they belonged -
Only think two or three families eJOrl And
not only so, but row Of vear houses; and these
rot being provided with sewers, all thar slOp-wa.
ter and garbage are thrown into the CUTTERS
Sweeping twice day could not Geep streets
clean in such place. This is the section where
the cellar population is densest; where rear bar
raeks are thickest; where human packing has
reached the nearest to perfection, and where all
manner Of filth, indoor and out. ia most freely dis
rbuted. The sEarming thousands who dwell
here will not even attempt to keep clean, in their
persons or their honses; then what chance have
tns broom and the nsrtf All sH,Yt- ~ 49,
people from throwing garbage 10 the street, which
is the special duty Of the Police, must necessarily
fill since there is DO place except the street for
luch rubbish and as most Of the streets are with.
observers, oil the ,ops and refuse Of cookery &C.
cumultte and I, ster in the cutters.
While we will not ex cuae any oli,e for neglect
OF praise sny one for mere performance of duty
we will do Mr.. Gedney the justice to STATE that he
has mansged the responsible depart nent ofs.reets
With good Judgment, and generally 10 the satiiac-
tim Of the peope-thst is those whom any thing
could satisfy The uniform good health ofthe City
Indicates that the City Inspector and the Street ga
p,rirlsndent have done much in the way Of abat
ing and preventing nuisAncesL
The sire eta around Union Park and Washington
slusre not swept one third as often as those in
lie Sixth Ward The people "above Bleecker
% not pack at the rate Of hundreds 10 a house nor
% they allow garbage TO be thrown in the streets
nearly every house has drain connecting with
toe sewer, so that no water comes 70 the gutter
except that used for washing the sidewalk. 1t is
about as bard work to make street dirty 10 such
place, IS it would be to keep one clean 10 the vi
cibiy Of the bArsck, and dens OF the Five Points
Let the people do wha, they can toward keeping
the streets clean, and they will have no reason 10
plain If the day shall come when men, wo.
men and children 81 all be enabled TO live like
human benes-when men shall build tenemen.s
with a view to comfort and health, there will DO
eis trouble about fifth and less work for the IN
dsTIaker
TEE AMERICAN ISsTITUTE-This Institute will
bold the annual Exhibition OF its Agricultural and
hort cultural Department in the City Of NewYork
in October neat That Of the Stock will be near
Madison sv. on the old ground, corner Of Fdth-sv
and twenty -tbird-st-open TO visitors on the 10TH
l7,h and 18Th October. Entries Of stock must be
made il wiring and delivered TO The Clerk at the
Committee Room, Madson Cottsge, ON Monday
18Th October next lfPreviously sent TO A. Chand-
Ter. Corresponding Secretary Of the Institution,
,bey will be attended 10. Premiums from s. TO
s25 are ofered for Native stock, Fall Bred stock,
Grade stock, Milking Cows Working Oxen, Fat
Cattle, Sheep, shepehrd Dogs, Swine, Horses
Matched Borses, Mules, Jacks Poultry, Farms and
Market Gardens, PoughiDg, Testing OF Poushs,
spadirg Match, Agricultural Productions Wool
p,oduc,s Of the Dairy. Beside books, diplomas