New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-17


Of Lpcre-ja Borgia in costume are the norel
features Of the bill, with an entire change Of Pro
gramme excepting D ant palPifi' fn)m
Tancrcd which was so well sung and enthusi-
astlcaly received on Saturday.
Parodi sings, also, 90 Una roc porG a. from the
''Bor5rr Of Sepi2ze,' and the second act of In
creeia Borgln," which is by far her most effective
dramatic representation, strakosch plays fr1m
the Luc7o, aad, with the left hand only, prayer
from OteUo. The de5uta1te, Miss Whiting,
will sing Romanza, and Signora Bertucca the
Poacca, from " / Lom5ar9 =" and, not forget
ting the fayre young ladie, Signorinn Amalia Pat
IT, who will sing the Brndisi, drinking song, from
"Lucrezia
Altogether, we anticipate an evening Of the
greatest musical enjoyment.
Evenings WITH SHERlDAS-GEo. VAYnrN.
BoFf, ESQ. commences this evening, before the
Mercantile Library Association at the Broadway
Tabernacle. q series Of entertainments consisting
Of readings Of Sheridan's Comedies, The Rivals,
81 School for Scandal, The Critic, and compris-
m original sketches Of the public and private life
Of the celebrated Wit dramatist ard author Mr.
Yandenhof has recently delivered these much
admired Readings in Boston where they have
elected the most unqualified Communications Of
the press and the public. Mr. Vandenhof's care
ful study keen appreciation, and enthusiastic nd
miration OF Sheridan, seconded by his own talents
as On author and reader, we doubt not, will rem
der these Coverings highly attractive and on
PERTAINING. We promise rich intellectual treat
TO all who attend them.
p. R. JAMEs AND THE ANERIcAN MAoA-
2IYEs-A statement having appeared in the iolr
rR!s that f" all announcements OF Mr. James being
engaged for any other periodical than Graiam's
Vgaa.iue are entirely without his consent
Stringer & Townsend ask us to say that they
will satisfy any curiosity on the subject, by the
exhibition, at their publishing house, 222 Broad
way. Of a document drawn up by Mr.. James's at
torneys, and signed by Mr. James and themselves,
IN the presence Of John Jay Esq, entitled as fol-
lows
Memorandum Of an agreement made and en-
tered into at the city Of NewA ork on the t"etIt4
dsy Of October in the wear eighteen hundred and
fifty. between G P r. James ESQ, of Surrey, IN
the Kingdom of Great Britain, OF the one part and
James Stringer and William A. Townsend, OF the
said city OF New-Nork publishers OF the other
part, in reference TO the publication, IN America
in monthly parts OF new romance by Mr. James,
entitled TIE Story 1cith0W a Name -. the said
romance to be furnished by MIR. lanes to Messrs
Stringer Townsend in manuscript, NC, &c
The second part Of this work believed to be
one of the best Mr. James has ever written vii
appear in the International Magazine, for Janu
arr, from the autograph OF the distinguished au
thor
- A Grand Musical Entertainment will be
given at Knickerbocker Hall, corner of Eighth-av
and Twenty third st on Friday evening, Goth instr
for the benefit af the Good Samaritan Mission
Sunday School, corner Of Bighth-av and Eigh-
teenthst This school numbers about loo chill
dren, few OF whom have attended Sunday School
before, and most of them require clothing. The
school is not connected with any sect its object
being to give Bible Instruction and provide for the
temporal necessities of the poor children attend
ing it, Several vocasts have volunteered, and
the entertainment promises to be good one
~ The second concert OF I. Il, and Madame
Louisa Doctor will take place this evening at
Triple} Hall. They viii be assisted BY Slgnora
TrulG. enedetti. The full programme will be
found in our advertising columns 1t embraces
choice selection OF popular pieces
The GERMAN SOCIETY AND ITS A5SAILANTs
For long time past some of the German Jour
mails Of this city have abounded with bitter attacks
on the German Society the gist of the accusations
being that the officers of the Society were land
spectators and perverted their position so as to
put off on the transporting immigrants who re-
sorted to them for advice and assistance the lands
which they had for sale. The Stats letting OF
Yesterday contains reply to these charges from
DR. Hermann L. Ludewg, the Secretary OF the
Society DR.. L. proposes that the Mayor shall
appoint three persons who shall hear the evidence
in the case and decide the controversy Zach OF
the individuals and papers who have published
the charge shall become obligated in the sum OF
$500 with sufficient guarantees, and each OF the
individuals accused shall do the same. The money
of the party failing to make out their case in the
opinion of the arbiters to be divided between the
two German L adde's Societies Of New York, the
Society Tor the aid Of Political Refugees, and the
Laborers Union to aid the families Of necessitouS
laborerg. If the opponents ofthe German society
refuse to come up to this test it must be because
they don't believe their charges can be made out,
or else because they can't raise the money.
President OF BOARD OF Ass1srANTs.-We
understand the members elect have selected
Assistant AID Alyord of the Eighteenth Ward, as
President of the Board for the next year Assist
ant AID. Sturdeyant, the President of the present
Board, goes, as is known, to the Board Of Alder
men.
u DIE HrMME1, The Humble Bee IS the title
of new German Weekly. at So per annum, pub
Hshed by Wigand 4 Co. Il North-W iam-street,
under the editorial care Of Edward Pelz-noted
as the author of 81. Peers5u5gh Sketches, one OF
the best books extant OF spirited Russian pictures
We have looked through the first number with