New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-14
CITY ITEMS.

OF monotonous but sparkling cold. We shall
make and pass Christmas and New Year and the
latter shall be our Cape of Good Hope. For until
the January thaw we can hardly hope for gentle
weather.
THE OPER4 CoScERT.-We remindoug readers
that Mr.. Maretzek's Concert takes place this eve
ming at Tripler Hall, and we expect to see renew
ed the brilliance Of the Jenny Lind Soirees. Mss
Virginia Waiting. pupil Of Nh Maretzek will
make her first appearance, and the remarkable
attractive variety of good ana popular music of
which the Programme!is made up, with the ability
of the artists-Signora Parodi sttheir head-will
secure the entire triumph OF the evening. For our
own part we anticipate With peculiar pleasure the
song from La Tempesta by Pdrodi 1t will give
her an opportunity of developing character Of
power that she has not yet had occasion to dis
play upon the stage-a wild reckless extyava-
gance and abandon of which we can well fancy her
capable, and if London audience is discrminst
ing,-Stephanos song, tonight, must be one OF our
Prima Donnss most sparkling successes. We hear
already most general and determined intention
to be present and we can honestly commend this
Concert to the attention and admiration Of our
canni, one of the most fascinating bits Of that
wonderful Opera, is alone worth the trouble Of
going. Mr.. Gric5cl, the new Yiolinist whom we
have not yet heard. but of whom most favorable
accounts are given us viii play a contemplation
Of Vieux Temps and one Of Artot.
Our readers must remember that Mr.. Maretzek
cannot give another Concert and that this is the
only opportunity Of hearing PARoDI for one dollar
Tonight at ! at Tripler Hall,
The HELENA SLoMANis PAssESGERs-The un-
dersigned is gratifed to report that he has recoiv
ed about fifty letters, enclosing small donations
for the relief of the suffering passengers taken
from the wreck of the Helena Sloman that he
has, with the assistance of Capt, Paulson, com
mander of the H Sloman, and Messrs. q. e. Kun
hardt and Greek oil the German Benevolent So
ciety, distributed the larger portion of the amount
received by him according to the wishes OF the
donors A quantity Of clothing, presented by
several charitable persons was at the same time
supplied to those in need Any further donations
received will be carefully appropriated to the re-
lief of the poor German passengers.
VIM e, MAXWELL, At Wall-st.
TYPOGRAPHICAL regular meet.
ing will be held at the Library, 800 Broadway to-
night We learn that the arrangements for the
Banquet of the 18th January are completed and
the tickets ready to be issued. The programme
is similar to that of the last year, except that the
song writers and speakers are mainly new men,
and such improvements as experience suggested
have been made Every Banquet thus far has
been better and more thronged than its predeces
sor, and if the ratio of attendance goes on much
longer, even Niblo will not be able to accommo-
date all who will crowd to the Library Exercises.
Tie Printers ought to give the best intellectual
Banquet of the year, and if proper eXertion De
used it will not be long before they take the lead
in such matters-and once taken it could not be
retaken.
To PROFESSIONAL TEAcHERs.-Iree Glasses an
German The New-York Academy OF Education
will meet This Evening at u o'clock in the
Chapel of the N. Y. University, for the formation
of a class in German, free to gentlemen engaged
in teaching or preparing to teach. The class is to
be taught by Prof L. G.. Gaubensklee Of the Free
Academy, & gentleman thoroughly qualified to
teach the German language, knowledge OF which
has become so important to the man of science
and literature. 1t is to be hoped the Teachers IN
our City unacQuainted with German, will not al
low this opportunity to pass unimproved. The in
troductory exercise will be open to the public gen
orally, who are invited to attend
IL MADAME ANNA IsHor presents an attract
i've bill for her Sacred Concert at Irpcr Hall to-
morrow Sunday evening. See Programme.
Episcopal services will commence
tomorrow, Sunday 18th inst at l05 AM. at
Constitution Hall, $50 Broadway, 4th story, above
Blocker ST and in the evening at Z !, by an Epis
oopal Presbyter of this City Subject in the even
ing, "Comparison of Christianity with the four
reigning Religious Systems of the World. Sun
day evening subjects hereafter on the Apocalypse
orSt John Commencing on the 22d inst. All are
invited Seats free.
CHEAP POSTAGE MEErIsG.-A meeting OF the
friends Of Cheap Postage throughout the United
States, will take place at 10 o'clock to-day in the
Merchants Exchange, Wall-st to express their
appreciation of the bills reported by the Commit
tees of the Senate and House, at the last session
ofICongress, which recommended uniform rate
of two cents on letters and one cent on newspa-
pers We hope there will be general attend
ance. Meetings should be held in every part o.
the country, and petitions sent to Congress pray
ing for the passage Of the Cheap Postage bill
Several speakers will address the audience in ia
yor Of a uniform rate OF two cents, prepaid
~ The Anniversary of the City Tract Society
will be held at the Tabernacle in Broadway on
Wednesday evening next.
CoRREcTIoN.-In the Mayors Thanksgiving
Proclamation the words innumerable blessings
were printed immenlortaBle blessings
LECTURES on CHE,nsTRY.-It will be seen by
an advertisement in another column, that Prof.
Lasell, of Williams College, will give Course
e $1,000. ~. Ch,-.; atr,1 Oft Sninnar Lnstit11te