New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-24
Senatorial Nominations.
CITY ITEMS.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EV

ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
NBLo's-Open at o." Secret Service" and " First
BROADWAY THEATER-Opcn at I" Stranger" and " 4
Day OF Reckoning"
BUTTONS THEArER-Open at - Serious Family and
BARNUM's MUsEUv-Open all day-aflernoon and evening
pemances. CunOsltlcs &c.
AMERICAN ART UMoN-4N Broadway-Open all day
FELLOWS MIysrRELs-Open at 6l-Negro Melodies and
BnIIesque Opera Scenes.
sArTLER's CosMoRAMAs-C Corner of Broadway and Thir-
teenih-st-Open day and evening.
NATIONAL ACADEMY or DEsGN-6G3 Broadway
~ Yesterday was a curious day The
morning was close and sultry, the thermometer
standing at SO in the shade. About O'Clock in the
afternoon, shower came up with scarce a noment's
warning, and for a few minutes poured down IN delu-
Wan fashion. It cleared just as suddenly after which
high wind arose. and the temperature fell at least
30 in three hours The range ofthe thermometer be-
tween 10 AN. and 10 PM must have been nearly, if
not quite, 40. What a climate
COMMON COUNcIL.---ln the Board of AL
dermen last evening, number Of petitions were pre-
sented, among them one from the Hudson River
Railroad Company for lease Of the property known
az Fort GdnoCTOOTt, and one from Henry COnckn
for a contract to enlarge the Battery An ordinance
passed for furnishing in the City Hall for
the use Of the Court Of Sessions during the months
of June, July, August and September which was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Repairs and Supplies
AID. Kelley offered resolution to widen Center
street, by cutting OF about ten feet of the Park,
which proposition We trust Will be eGecmaly
negatlved. Our Park is small enough already A
resolution was adopted to place protection boxes
around The trees OF the sidewalk around the Park,
and the Report formerly adopted to pay the con-
tractor for extra work on the pier foot Of Thirty
eighth-st., East River, which was vetoed by the
Mayor, passed notwithstanding the objections Of
His Honor, by vote Of 10 to
In the Board Of Assistants a number OF Petitions
and Resolutions were presented and appropriately
referred, but no business Of general nature was
transacted.
The official proceedings Of both Boards will be
published on Monday morning
SoleEE MUsIcALE.-We had the pleasure
OF attending last evening musical reunion Of the
pupils Of Mrs Mears' school, 7si Broadway large
number Of The friends and relatives Of the pupils
were present, and the par.ors Of Mrs. Mcars were
crowded with a fashional audience The exercises,
which were both vocal and instrumental, were Of a
highly interesting character, both showing great
aptitude lor musical studies on the part OF the pupils
ami the careful training 10 which they had been suo-
Jected. The piano performances exhibited the
stamp Of d true school some Of the pupils
played with classic finish and corectness quite IN
usual, even n private Sennaros Of the higher class.
We were still more interested IN the department Of
Vocal Music. Several Italian airs and duets were
admirably sung. tie pupils showing good natural
qualities Of voice carefully developed and brought IN
Ger contTol Their singing was characterized ~ some
Ting mo- than mere brancy ofexecut!on. The eve
mig passed away very pleasantly and the large AS
'emcy Of friends and listeners were apparently much
gralifed by the degree Of proficiency which the pu-
pills exhibited
For CHAGREs.-The steamer Cherokee.
Capt WmDLE, sails for Chages on Monday, taking
the mails for California. The Ohio was advertised TO
sail but IN consequence Of some few repairs being
Necessary, her departure has been postponed