New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-28
GUY ITEMS.


smoke and the heat drifted Eastward and made
the warm, balmy haze Of early November wealth
er, which seemed to restore June to the year, and
which New England poets celebrated as the In
dian Summer Yet the poets-always poor au
thority-diFer about the proper season. Some
say, even in rhyme that it is the lovely end OF
October, the exquisite exodus OF Autumn. 9th
ers, boldly invading the Winter. assert that it is
on the very edge Of December, last blue billow
of Summer beauty breaking into the white
Wintry chill Bat we love the poets all the more
for their difference for Nature perpetually JUST
fees them, and although We thought, three weeks
since, that We were stepped in that Western
warmth and haze, we discover in these last days
that it was not So but that now is the accepted
time There is, however, nothing more tickle than
Nature, which in November weather she is " La
Belle Dame sans mercy and wbo shall dare tras.
the morrow? We can only account in one way
for this late loneliness of the year 1t is that
Jenny tarried with us, radiating Summer, which
now follows upon her going to perpetuate her
fascination.
OpERA.-On Friday night, the Eighteenth Sub
scrption night, Mr.. Impresario Maretzek will
produce Don Giovanni, for the first time this sea-
SOD. The old cast which gave SO much satisfac-
ton last season. will be continued Bertucca as
Zerlina, Truifi Donna Anna, Patti as Donna
Elyira, Beneventano as Don Giovanni, Fort as
Octavio, Sanquirico as Leperelo, Rosi as the Com
mendatore, Nove as Marseto. This Opera was
very popular last eason, and will doubtless draw
a full house.
On Saturday there will be another gala night,
with di yergy for the first time this
SOD, with Parodi The ballet of Paquta will also
be added for the last time.
TT The Semi-Annual Examination ofthe large
Eighteenth Ward School, No. 25, in Twentieth-st.
was held by the County Superintendent on Tues
day. in company with Prof. H. Webster, E. c.
Benedict, and large number of visitors. There
were 1875 pupils in the different departments
under the care of Daniel B Scott, Esq. Miss Bar
barry Busted and Miss Frances A Felt, Princi
pals, with Messrs B. Mason, j. S. Ketchum, Miss
Jane NJ Greacen, Miss A. NJ. Rogers and Miss
Philendia Woodruff, Junior Teachers in the male
department Misses M. E. Day, NJ. Cooley, NJ,
Bowron and Emma Turner, Junior Teachers in
the ladies departments and Misses H. A. Graft,
Louisa W endall, Susan A Cox, Kate H. Young
Ruth Johnson Josephine Rogers and Susannah
Barrett Assistants in the Primary Departments.
This 10 the school that was so fearfully bespat-
tered with Sunshine and oratory in daily jour.
nal not long since The condition of the school
was excellent and the examiners pronounced No.
g a No. l school.
w NJ Ion
Mr. S. S. St. john Miss Judith Pcixoth and Mrs
Eliza Reynolds, Principals, with fourteen Assist
ant Teachers, and l,425 pupils present, was ex.
amined yesterday BY the County Superintendent.
The school is in good condition and has a larger
Primary than any i'll the City, there being 785
pupils present yesterday in that department, aud
823 on register. Miss Peixoth's class in arithme-
tic did extremely well; the other classes acquit-
ted themselves very fairly. Mr.. McKeen pro
nounced No. 10 to be No. school
LAUNcH.-The packet-ship Samuel NJ. Fox was
launched yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, from
the ship yard of VIM H. Webb foot of Seventh.
ST. e R. Her measurement is l $50 tuns, and from
appearance we think she will be OF the feet
est of sailers. She will be commanded by Capt
Allan c. Ainsworth, late of the packet.ship Havre.
who has been one of the most successful com
manders ont OF this port for many years He IS
sailor and gentleman. The s. w. T. is for the
Havre line, and is named after one of the late firm
of Fox * Livingston.
~ The audience at the Opera last night was
more fashionable than dense. Parodi's LpcTee1a
was of course still triumph and the ballet passed
off well
Tomorrow night we have Don Gioranni for the
first time this year with the same cast as last
season, except that Rosi is charged with the role
OF the Commentators, one Of the most important
in the Opera On Saturday night the Comma di
Vcrgy for the first time with Parodi in the leading
part to be followed by Paquita. The public will
throng the Opera House on both these evenings
IL The Harrison Guard, Capt. Feeney, turned
out in fine style yesterday, for their annual tar
get excursion. The prizes fell as follows; First
prize, gold watch, won by j. Harrison second,
VIM. Conally fourth, one of Genins best j.
Garvey fifth silver cup, presented to the Cap
tain
CIRCUIT CouRr-Ruckmas VS. P,tc1er.-Inthis
case, being suit against the stakeholder for re-
turn Of money beton horserace, already referred
to, the Jury gave verdict for plaintiff Of $4,000
being amount, without interest.
~ Among the throng of places to go TO, we
observe an Indian Fair for the benefit of two
missionaries about to return to their tribes. See
advertisement.
BENEFIT or THE PooR.-W'e trust our readers
will not forget the Festival of the Ladies Beaevo
lent Society Of St Vincent de Paul, which will be
given tonight at the Chinese Saloon, 539 Broad,
way The object is one which needs no commend
alton, and the most liberal patronage should re
ward the enterprise,
II Rev Mr. Lord will deliver the Third Lee
,ure of his Course on Romance and Romantic
n...... - .o-r;cht Of Hnna Chanal Spenser