New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-30
CITY ITEMS.

nzed in the pocket, will also render It difficult 70
be counterieited.
The weight of the three cent piece is l25 grains
This coin is proposed as a convenient adaptation
to the prices Of many things, and to making change
but there is also special object contemplated IN
relation to it. The country is weary OF the worn
out Spanish money which, for the last century
nearly, has had so prominent place in its curren
cy, and which is i'll adapted to our decimal system
At the time, every plan for forcing themto the
crucibe, as long as people hold them at their nom
nal value or even slight fraction under it, is sure
to fail The only resource left is tocoar them to the
Mint by exchanging them at the nominal value for
national coin. This, however, could not be done
with justice to the public treasury, without issuing
as many countries do, minor coin, with legal
valuation somewhat higher than the ntrinsic as
the present cent IT, and as the new cent wib also be-
The Director of the Mint issued circulars last
Winter to dealers in various parts OF the country
and from the answers it appears that there are now
six millions Of dollars worth Of small Spanish sill
yer in our currency. The following is the total
amount of small American silver coined, to the be-
: ginning of this year;
In dimes. .........................s' ooll,lV
In hafcimes.. oy0J
Total. .......................S86l@7oO
The weight of the proposed three.cent piece $50
adjusted as to enable the Government to make the
exchange without loss to ITSELF and there will be
none to the party applying. The bill provides that
the three-cent piece shall be paid on. at the Mint,
and its branches, in exchange for those and some
other varieties of small foreign silver coins current
among u.s. Jt for no other kinds Of coin or bullion.
TIE PASSAGE OF THE ASIA passenger per
the Asia gives the following account Of her passage.
He says that she "left Liverpool at p.M sxaatly,
on the 18th inst. and had fine weather. There
was no detention account Of fog. She arrived
at Halifax at 6. 10 AN. on the Goth, left at AN.
and arrived at Boston at l NJ. on the 2sth, or at
dock at J, and passengers were landed at PM.
The passage, therefore, from Liverpool to Boston,
allowing for difference in longitude, was Ten days
and fire AOurs-no more, no less
~ The Grand Jury were in session lof course
with closed doorsl yesterday forenoon. Nothing
as relates to their proceedings has TRANSFERRED
A LOCOMOTIVE IN DisGUIsE-We understand
that the new Concealed Locomotive came down
the Hudson River Railroad last night to the pot
in Chambers.st. This machine exactly resembles
baggage car in outward appearance, there being
10 steam nor smoke visible, and bat little noise at
tending its motion. 1t is meant for City use en-
tirely, and if the experiment should prove
ful will be great improvement on the slow fash.
ion Of being drawn two or three miles by horses,
where the Dep0: is situated in the center Of the
City.
CYT Mr.. CRoswELL, the Senior Editor of the
albany Argus, in reply to newspaper limitations
that he was about to retire from his editorial chair
and remove from the city of Albany, says;
Arrangements and interefts may call him from his post
less for few months, bur not permanently nor
from residence IN ,hs CIV BOT from an interest III and
"Wh regard 10 The alleged profits, salary hc he ought
perhaps regret iha they have even less foundation than
he friendly TUInofs alluded TO-"
FIRE.-At III o'clock on Tuesday night there
was a small fire at 27O Monroe st. Very little
damsge, and no alarm.
REAL EsrArE.-Adrian H. Muller sold, yester.
day, at the Merchants Exchange, the following:
BY A H. MULLER-May ..
lot North side Fourteenh-st u fee, from Irving
place,
-
MUsIcAL-Mr. NINCEST WALLACE the pianist,
with bis sister Madame Z. WALLACE BUsHELLE,
who is noted as q vocalist and Malemoiselle
HELENE SToPEL, atalented PiaHiste, have reached
this City and are now staying at Rathbuns Hotel
We understand they intend shortly to give con.
cert. Our musical citizens will need no other in.
element to greet them with hearty welcome.
The name of w alsce IN familiar TO all whose mem
cries extend back five or six years and no one
who heard him then will omit hearing him now.
THE DOUBLE GRAND Piano CoScERT.-Mr. Prs
sons Exhibition Concert of his Double Grand Piano
Forte, came off last nigh! at the Apollo Rooms. 1t
was just such pleasant, perfect satisfactory enter
tannent-where everything was well done, and
there was just enough Of it-as no one who hears
can help enjoying. The performers were Hoffman,
Burke, Timm Kyle, Boucher Pel, Prison, Bris-
tow, Johnson and King The duet by King and
Kyle was delicious moroccan. Hoffman, who
keeps his hold on public favor in spite Of all the
playing of the great pianists who have been among
US, was most rapturously encored The overture
to the Bronze Horse, for eight hands, brought out
the powers of the grand instrument with almost an
orchestral effect Mr.. Prison. 10 its c0nstructou
has effected an improvement which renders 1t SD
perior to all other pianos, for concert use.
BROOKLYN ITEMS.