New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-15
NEW TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.


OPEHIEG OF THE New HALL.-The new Con-
cert Hall was thrown open last night for the ia
spection Of 400 or 500 invited guests. 1t is not
quite completed but day or two will put is in
tensble order. TIE general view Of she vast ga
loon ia favorable, and it seems eminently adapted
to the purposes for which is intended it Ia cer
tsny 30 far in advance of any other Hall or place
in the City az not to be named in the same cats.
logue. There are two or three things which, it
seems to uF, might be improved. The great num-
Der Of gas lights lover 700) which are unrhadsd
have painful and binding effect upon the vision
this, however, will not materially interfere with
the audience and singers eyes are supposed to be
fire proof One very observable defect is the paint
ing OF the groundwork of the large medallion pic
lures hich surround the dome Of zoo dark color,
tbus giving them the appearance OF being less shan
half the distance from the eye OF tie lighter pisces
on the same plane, in fact they seem to be let
down lo1g way from the ceiling; had they been
or light ground, like those smaller medalions over
the upper gallery, the effect would have been
beautiful We are inclined to think that there
will be lack of ventilation in the front of the upper
tier but as no one except Jenny Lind will be like
ly to attract patrons to that hight and al her voice
Is full compensation for houts Of physical suffering
we presume few will be found to complain. ali
in al, The new Hall is noble edifice, and does
credit to its designers and builders, Ths stage ia
scarcely dniahed portrait Of Jenny Lind is the
appropriate oenter.piece over it The seats OF the
floor are movable, 30 that in q few minutes the
Concert room might be converted into the most
splendid ballroom in the world. Dodworth's Rand
was there last night and christened tho Hall with
gome Of their best native music Az the floor wac
clear and the music all that could be desired, the
temptation to dsnce was almost irresistible among
the younger portion of the viators
JENNY LIMBS LAST CONCERT IE BosToN-A
Row-MdIe Lind gave her last Concert in Bos.
ton at the Fitchburg Railroad Hall, on Saturday
evening LAST, on which occasion the polite and ami
able citizene Of Boston took the opportunity of
kicking up g general row, which the papers say
resulted in the n&rrowest possible escape from
downright; riot. According to the Boston papers,
se.tees, bonnets and hats wero crushed shaWls
ard coats were torn, women Ehrieked and iaintsd
and things cana very near & catastrophe. Vhe
press OF Boston are very savage on Mr. Barnum'
charging him, among other things, with selling
tioketa to many more persons than there ~are &C,
conmodations for; bat his Cashier, Ticket Sellers
and Agent certify that the number Of seats pro
vided for the audiences vas 8. 435, while there were
only 2,654 tickets for soats disposed Of; aao that
there was ample room for 500 ISLANDERS, while
only ,454 promenade tickets were sold showing
that loo more persons might have been accom-.
mcdated than we're actually in the Hall. The real
csuEe oithe disturbance Gesms to have been that
large number holding promenade tickets blocked
up the doors long before they were entitled to ad
misnion, thus preventing the parEage Of those hold.
ing tickets for yeats. The pEomenaders were final.
~ admitted and rushed into the vacant seats, to
the exclusion Of those entitled to them. Che room
was badly ventilated, and to obtain air the win
doWS were broker much 10 the alarm of the al.
dlence, many of whom feated that the floors vera
giving way and that they would al be preclpitated
on the hklrosa track below. After partial quiet
visa restored Mr, Barnum publicly announced that
those who were dialRtsted With thsiracoomm33s.
tions were at liberty to retire receiving tcketa at
tho door, and that their money should be refunded
We do not see what more could have beeu req.
5onably required of him under the circumstances
Mr. Barnum Published card in the Boston pa
pers Of yesterday morning, giving detailed ex.
PLANTATION Of the whole affair, il which ba am.
phatically denies the ridiculous story set afost By
malicious persons Of Misunderstanding and dis.
putes between himself and Mdlle Lind. NIB.
says;
In no instance. and at no time whatever, hss
toe slightest difference taken place between that
lady and myself. Invariably l have been treated
by her with the greatest kindness, and the most
perfect confidence in my exersioDs in her behalf
Never has the remotest shsdow of difference in
feeling arisen betweAn u.s. and ] can appeal with
safety to hefself Ag regards Ser belief the entire.
y friendly ard conscientious nature of my conduct
toward her