New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-27
CITY ITEMS.

people as in this veritable Metropolis OF the West
ern World In Paris, splendid galleries OF Art,
magnificent Botanical Garden, the lectures before
the Academies and the Polytechnic Institutes, are
all free to the humblest ouvrier In the cities OF
Southern Europe the invaluable galleries Of the no.
bles are open to all In London the same system is
coming into vogue, and will soon be the law or the
custom of the land. No people are more fond Of
amusemeRts than our good people Of Gotham, hete-
rogeneous in nation and belief, but homogeneous in
all that relates 10 the subject under cOnsidera
ton.
But we hear OF proposed change, which cannot
fail to be generally acceptable The present Board
Of Aldermen, having long and carefully considered
the matter over their tea and toast, have concluded
to take the ntiatory step in Grand Scheme of Free
Entertainments for the People, to be OF character
At once novel and interesting. The plan is briefly
this:
At the lower end of the Park large and substan-
tial platform Will be erected, capable Of holding
seven or eight thousand persons This platform will
be about ten feet above the ground, with free pass
ages unde and stout railing to keep the peo-
pie from accidents. The people will undoubtedly
soon demand larger accommodations, but this Is
thought TO be sufficient for the present In order 70
give everybody fair chance, the performances will
come on at almost any hour during daylight. We
give the programme for the first performance:
PROGRAMME of Grand Free Entertainment, under the
Direction Of the CITY Authorities.
I-Omnibus collision two carmen fighting
child run over policemen running the other way
death of the child; nobody to blame. Chorus
" Where's the Police"
q Race between two Butcher Cans-One with
dead sheep, the other with live ones all the ave
sheep having their heads hanging over the rail their
eyes most beseechlDgly mplorng the oys!anoels 70
interfere. This scene isvery entertaining, ana shodd
be witnessed by all tender hearted women and child
rem. The Mayor will read the title OF a Law TO
prevent cruelty to animals
g. The dav performances will conclude with the
exciting spectacle Of the Infuriated Bulls or Both
gous OF a Dilemma" drove of cattle Will enter
Broadway at Veseyst., urged on by four bulldogs
ara six ferocious drivers the cattle will charge up
Oh crowd of women at Barclay-st., when, aIter
goying three four decrept pedestrians, they Will
be coaxed off very dexterously by Alderman =.
who Will win their affections by exhibiting red re-
publican flag. AS the Alderman lodges into the
Park one of the bulls VIII break his (the bulls neck
by running against the fence three animals Will be
admitted, when the whole reserved force at the
Chefs Office Will Join in the sport, the Alderman
leading the bulls toward the platform. Here the sport
viii be great indeed. The bulls Will disable four or
Eve old women who viii be hanging about the ioun'
tam, and trample under foot lame beggaT-boy, but
VIII finally be captured by some outsiders, who will
be soundly scolded for spelling the fun The scene
viii close with CoIOnerS inquest upon the BONES
OF the murdered women and the recitation OF an e2-
nance to prohibit the landing or driving OF cattle IN
the City Of New-1 OIk.'
EVENING.
The evening performances Will consist mainly OF
Pyroechnic displays such as a servant girl rushing
INTO the street with her clothes on fire, having IN one
hand can of camphene, and In the other broken
lamp Music-'Wlll Saltpeter explode y After which,
A large store set on fire by explosion OF camphene
narrow escape of the worklngglrls from the lois
loss 500 GOO effect rise In insurance rates FINALE
Grand Chorus, with aratOns, from the irst Act OIL
ihe IL. IN Prevent EXPLOSIVE
Fluids. BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
We shall not fail to apprise the public OF the first
performance, which may be looked for IN few days
~ We find among the arrivals at the
Irving House, Tuesday, Hon. w NJ. Snow, Otsego
Co.. Hon. l.. s. Seymour, Rensselaer, Co., Hon ID.
McCartv, Syracuse Hon. VIM Murray, Goshen :,
Hon. r. Robee, Steuben Co., Hon. f. ]. Martin,
Clean. Hon. c. Dean, Poughkeepsie Hon. b..
Thomson. Massachusetts Hon. ii. Hamlin, Maine
Hon, C. Andrews, do Hon. ID. Wager Utica ;
Capt. Bassett, New-London Capt Cullum, I. .. A.
P,,yNHRoKERs.-To the Editor of The
n Y Tribune had TO redeem some articles from
"A Pawnoroker's last week, and they DEMANDED ana
PAID three Shnss ana St Penceas do1 a
month on each pledge. Is THIS usurlous interest
what should have legally paid imagine II Is not,
as had on few other occasions paid al the rave oil
I ~ IL.
la,ions in this country induces me TO trouble you
with this inquiry, that, If an imposition II may De
Investigated and exposed. | am inclined to think II
was an IMPOSITION, because other un0ftuhdleS VINO
IN redeem pledges expressed surprise al being
charged instead of cents per month, ana the
broker after considerable trouble, returned me Is OF
the S. Cd had paid him, But ne did ms ohly on
nv saving should not leave without some aoa'e-
ment Others no, as determined, PAID IN iuil NOW,
-, :, Local Yours &C. OPUs.
No decidedly not, Pawnbrokers are allowed to
charge IS per cent. per year, we believe but why
they should be allowed this tremendous shave While
respectabe dealers can charge but per cent is not
so clear perhaps they are public blessings but 1t
strikes us that they are exactly the contrary. They
generally deal with the most wretched and Ignorant
classes OF community, and rob them without mercy
presuming that their customers are unable 20 CAL
culate the tremendous per centage winch Is
6ou,ed nm apains, them. We have been told oil
instances where not merely % per cent. per
apnum but % per cent per month has been charged
Ofcourse these robberes generally practcedu upon
those who are the least able to bear them perhaps
a moor widow, brought TO the last stages OF poverty
through disease comes between daylight ana darn
TO the private door, and pawns the well saved SILK
dress which she wore on her wedding day for dollar
10 keep herself and child from starvation Next weeA
she comes TO redeem the precious rehc OF happier
DAYS asks what to pay, and is told perhaps auoai
and half or If she lays down s2bih the chances are
that the remorsoess ghoul Will take the whole OF II
and force her to repawn the dress to get food for the
night. What is fny-two hundred per cent to a man
who knows he can get it and withal has no soul
Rnt we do no, denounce all pawn6rokerS by any
means it is possible that some of them viii loan
money a, even seven per cent we only say tha' the
system is one cunningly devised for the robbery Of
those who are the least likely to resiSt-a shameful
imposition upon a class who deserve our warmeS'
sympathy and most generous assistance, II The
banker is obliged to put up with seven per cent on
mere promises, what reason is there IN giving
pawnbroker 25 per cent. upon substantial col
lateralS.
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