New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-11
CITY ITEMS.


G7T Winter barred his face suddenly on Sun
day. and until yesterday afternoon stared steadily
with the clearest sparkle in his eye at the old
wear. But fateful cloud gathered about the
horizon about three o'clock, piled and folded in
heavy masses, dark and fierce as Bottom 3 desire
to play the Lion but which at worst can only re-
suit in a soft snowfall Ike Bottoms voice az
gravated to dove.like cooings.
~ The Astorplace Opera troupe will give
Concert at Tripler Hall on Saturday evening next
signora Parodi will sing several OF her most sue
cessful songs, and will thus enable those who do
not care to visit the Opera to hear the distin
guished Prima Donna who must soon leave us to
return to Paris. We anticipate brilliant audi
ence and a renewal of triumphs.
fEP THE ORAToRIo OF THE CREATION will be
performed Ethis evening at the Broadway Taber-
nacle by the New.Yorl Harmonic Society We
have already had occasion to speak Of the mag
niGcent choral effects of this new Society at the
Messiah" Concert Of Jenny Lind. 1t was IN
surpassed by any similar performance that we
have heard on either side the water This even
ing the solos will be sustained by Mrs Emily
Gillingham Bostwick and Mrs Laura Jones'
whose names are we'll known and most sincerely
respected by all lovers Of expressive singing. The
rest of the single parts will be taken by Messrs
Holman, Leach and Andrews. The selection Of
the Creation - Of Haydn is particularly happy,
for no musical religious work is more generally
captivating. 1t is full OF the most graceful melo-
dies and the whole effect is as sweet and sunny
as Spring. on mighty pens " from this Oratorlo
was one of the finest of Jenny Lind's songs. we.
commend this performance most heartily to our
friends who love music snd to those who wiah to
have reason to love IT, and shall take occasion to
recur to the Society and to the performance, after
this evening. At the Tabernacle att
THE OrERA-PARoDI confirmed her closing
performances last evening by the Lucrezia Bor-
gia. 1t is in this character that she has made her
profoundest and most permanent Impression
| Beyond doubt it is the finest representation OF
the "luridy, lovely" Lucrezia that we have yet
had, and the Prima Donna satisfies the instructive
| requirement OF the audience, to appropriate
appearance, Lucrezia was, we believe, like Ham
let, fairhaired but we must always associate
dark hair and eyes, the usual features OF strong
passion, with these types Of profound power
We note especially in the close of the second
act the scene with the Duke, a greater intensity
aud therefore truer effect resulting from more
natural conception and treatment.
We remind our readers lat these are the last
performances of 2 4RoDI. She is mperatiyely en-
gagged by Lumley at the Italian Opera in Paris,
| and cannot much longer remain in America. We
are promised the Giovanni di'Napoh,' the new
! Qpera by Strakosch early in the next week. For
his 1.-the and uxurant fancy no sphere could be
more appropriate than Southern Italy, and We
ticpate from bis work, that characteristic meodi-
BUSINESS which endears the shores OF Naples long
! TO MI who are so fortunate as to know them.
! Tonight Luorozia Borgi9 will be given.
To TIRE BENEVOLENT pUBLIc--A CARD-The
distressing and destitute situation OF large mum
! Der OF unfortunate strangers who have lost their
all on board the steamer Helena Sloman, must ex-
cite the sympathy OF every one who has read or
heard their melancholy story. cannot doubt
there are great many CT M fellow citizens anX
ious to contribute Il the mode is Suggested
While Committees are forming the strangers are
suffering With view to prompt relief, / pro.
pose 10 all Who have dollar TO spare to aid IN
good cause, to send, or enclose any sum to me by
mail, and viii see it promptly and useiully aP.
piled to tie aidol the sufferers referred to.
WIN. H. MAXWELL II Wsllst
JryNl L1Sn Al CuARIYsToY-Nr Barnums
/ agent las arrived in Charleston to make the ne
cessary arrangements for Jenny Lind's Concerts
in that city, where she viii probably remain til!
/ her departure for Havana in the steamer Isabel
On the LIST CT January.
Il Rev. y. c. LocxE, late pastor of tie Cen
tral Presbyterian Church in this City, was on
Wednesday, ith inst installed over Christ Church,
Hampstead l.. / introductory exercises by
! Rev. Mr. Wilson OF Southampton Constitutional
questions by Rev. Mi Bailey OF Middle Island
charge the Pastor by Rev. Mr,McDougal, of Hun
tngton; to Il people by Rev. Mr. Merrill of Ray
nor->outh. Says eur correspondent, gentleman
present from this City. We have seldom attended
exercises mere interesting, and cannot but wish
for Mr. Locke a. the saccess which MS talents
and general popularity seen, to demand. He is
the tenth pastor al this old and venerable church,
planted some 2oo years ago now large and four
ishins. An aged and venerable Father in the
ministry, Rev. Zachsriah Greene. now residing
in Hampstead, sat IN the pulpit, and made some
happy remarks al the close. Once he served his
country well in the army under Washington
since. Tor more than 60 years, he has done good
service in the army OF Christ, and is now the old
est living Presbyterian minister in the United
States.
u By an oversight in setting up the death Of
Col Barnard yesterday. we said he was for.