New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-02
CITY ITEMS
rT~ The proceedings Of the Bosrd Of
Aldermen last sigh. wcrs not OF special interest.

bS NE proceedings VI cue DoAu OF
Aldermen last sigh. were not OF special interest
THF OPERA brilliant Performance OF
"PssQus'o' las, night Bosio in dress, singing and
acting never more charming, in each particular,
cissssTcus,y TO the unfortunate " Don." who fous
her fatally IIress: bic Msrini did the croll thing
throus hOUI, beng most amusiDsy vctmizsd, though
bis farce. as usual, was a little broad. lie was IL
good voice, and sang smoother ihan usual Dadislt
varies from bis peculiarly elegant and finished
style leaving us rot ~Ort more TO say OF him. But
We think special word Of commentator Is due Vet
IT, who sang particularly well We quite enjoyed his
serensde strongly SAiv IS associated with It. lis
only drawback was The guitar accompaniment, whish
was clunsily managed the chords being struck quite
too much At random, giving the impression Of per-
son playing from memory. Neither can We quite
subscribe to the hump Of the tsmborine this very
elegant melody, though doubtless it is in the score.
end thus fully authorized. The pizzcs,o which the
double bass in the orchestra extcmporizcd, 10y the
BY had ut bad eject. There was little suostra-
irum OF tone NEEDED to the Accompaniment ochndthe
scenes.
The audience was fashionable and spprecialve
one, ana more than usually moved, We thought, by
The fun Of the entire Performance. The CHEEKY ef-
feet Of pleasant opera like this like the refresh
ing draft of oxygen which floats over the aadi-
eDce from behind the scenes when the curtain risos.
I,i SO agreeable 10 laugh now and then. IN an at
mosphere 50 strongly mpresnated with solemn
tragedy as the Astor-pIace House. lie. US have
more OF this, some time, civss Sir Capelme,sIer
On Wednesday evening We are TO hear the ever
popular and attractive Somnambula,r with Boso,
Bc.tni, Ma iani and Coileiti. Those who remember
the admirable performance IN Castle Garden last
summer. Nith very much tho same cast, Will not fail
- &c PIE sent ON this occasion We are much inter-
ested to ear no Be,iin Will take The place Of Salyi,
never douhting, however, his eRtige success. Tho
frs half of the Opera season is fastening to close
fine music does no, live Ike fine picture, II is
bonn aud dies IN an evening. Let US enjoy Il wAile
We may.
The CANvAss.-When the Board of Can
vassers met yesterday, each and every individual
was served with the remarkable msndsmus. issued
by the Supreme Court day or two since. Notwith-
standing the high authority which issued this curious
mandamus, the Board didn't seem to be frigheneds
bit, and very cooy went on to declare the Canvass,
with this unkind excoption-that the Fourteenth
Ward be rejected altogether as respects the State
Ticket. We are not disposed Just now 10 argue the
case, and perhaps we don't know enough TO do 1t
any way, but it strikes US thls the supreme Court
has exhibited remarkably long pair Of ears m this
matter We had supposed that rnasmuch as each
house of Congress was the Judge OF the election of
its members, the State Canvassers might be the
Judges OF the election Of their successors but We
bow to the superior wisdom of the Supreme Court,
tribunal which bids fair to make itself more odious
than the defunct Court of Chancery, by its msddng
with things that 10 nor concern it. Oh, Midas.
Midas why art thou ever tormenting us
TAxrs.-The following Table shows the
amount Of Taxes recevedb the Receiver of Taxes
from July 2sth, to Nov. 90, for 1851, inclusive. On
Saturday last the Office was open from u A NJ I'M
ul p. VI. 49, e, ..
$li0, &c, 81 scpt....-.-... $lsl 06s63
Aueust.. iG2 219 20sOcE---..-.-.--- Jso,9g3,lI
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There was a discount allowed 70 taxpayers, for
payments made previous to Nov. /, off, SiV,9Sol 5'
Nov. to o. sos, 1876 9s Nov % ....--sl3i,l5S,O.
Nov 73,lOl,0l 9s.--.... l4 l226s
Nov 25-...72, 690,46l 2e-..--.- 323,0Ol,33
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