New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-13
CITY ITEMS.

| GLIMPSE OF SPRING-I esterday was one
Of those dreams of Spring which sometimes visit
the weather in the course Of its Information. The
dull gloom of the morning rolled away to make
room for gush of sunshine, and the Sabbath bells
pealed into an air that took up their tenderest
vibrations and carried them far away The waters
Of the rivers and bay danced and sparked, and
the blue shores beyond stood brightly and
as airily against the sky the line of Mediter-
ranean acoast In the afternoon hours-the
quiet leisure that comes between morning and
evening worship-the streets were thronged with
promenaders Broadway was gay with scarlet
shawls and silken bonnets of every delicate hue :
scores of romping children gathered in the Park
and had the Jet of the Fountain been loosened
| nothing would have been wanting to the animation
of the scene The Winter is now half over; the
solstce is past, and every day brings more
sunshine than the last
PosTPoNEMEST OF THE CONCERT IN TRIPLER
HALL.-The public was taken by surprise, and
some three or four thousand persons disappointed,
by the announcement late on Saturday afternoon,
that the grand Concert for that evening had been
| postponed Every one inquired, but no one knew
the reason Of this summary proceeding num-
| Der OF ladies and gentlemen who had arrived in
the afternoon trains from the vicinity, were
obliged to return without their expected musical
banquet. The cause Of the postponement, we
understand, is this On Saturday morning Maret-
eek received dispatch from Philadelphia, in
forming him that some screw was loose in the
difficult mechanism of the Philadelphia branch Of
his company, requiring his immediate departure
e. hat 10 ha UNA iOod IN
commit the management of the company to his
efficient aid, Kreuzer, which, when Parodi heard
of it, excited her misgivings as to the success OF
her new pieces (rehearsed under Maretzeks d.
rectoR and she refused to sing without an Italian
conductor The orchestra, however, refused to
perform tcith an Italian conductor and so, rather
than run the risk Of bungling the Concert, it was
decided to postpone it till to morrow night. An
immense number of tickets have been sold. We
are authorized to state shat those who cannot
attend will have their money refunded. We pre-
sumo however that there are few who would
forego the satisfaction of hearing three such cele
brities as Parodi, Strakosch and Hauser, on the
same night
THE OPERA To.NIGHT-After a long interval
we have Norma again for this evening at the
Italian Opera-with Parod as the Druidess, Patti
az Adalgisa, and a better one cannot readily be
foundl and Lorini as POlhOne. We have already
described az some length Parodis rendering of
cha ob.-...e- 80 4 need only Hdu, tnat IN ad-
dition to Norma Fitzjames will appear in lie De-
lire dun Peintre-not so much ballet as a series
of enchanting poses, in which Cerito and st.
Leon first took US captive
AMATEUR MUSICAL AssoCIATIOE-By refer
ence to our advertising columns, it will be seen
that q Society of Musical Amateurs has been
formed in this city, having for its object the Guilt
walton of musical science. There is sufficient
number of amateur musicians and vocalists in this
civ to form an association of high artistic charac
ter, and to them we commend the plan.
A RIGHTEOUS DEcIsIoN.-Judge Edmonds has
refused to interpose in the matter of the applca-
ton of Niles and Roberts for stay of judgment
They have had long and very impartial trial.
have been ably defended, and found guilty OF one
of the vilest crimes known on the calendar, and
they should suffer the punishment they so richly
merit. They will be called up for sentence this
day in the Court of Sessions.
SAILIN0oF STEAMERs.-The l. S. Mail Steam
ship Georgia. Lieut.. Porter commanding, sailed
| for Havana and Chagres on Saturday afternoon.
| She takes about 100 passengers and the mails Tor
| California. Among the passengers we notice the
names of Hon. CORTLAND CUSHING, Charge
| d'Afaires to Ecuador, Major S. h. HoBBlE, and
the Rave family. Major Hobbie goes to Havana
as an ageDt of the Post. Office Department for the
purpose of negotiating Postal Treaty with the
Spanish authorities. From Havana he will pro-
coed to Panama, to make arrangements Tor the
expeditions transit of the L. S. Mails across the
Isthmus, and to arrange the arrival and depar
ture Of the steamers on the other side, so that
there may be no detention
The new steamship Florida, Capt. Ludlow
sailed on Saturday afternoon on her first voyage
to Savannah She took large number of passen
gers, for whose names marine intelligence.
~ We are requested TO correct the errone-
Gus impression which has been circulated, that the
Messrs. Palmer 4 Co. California Express Agents,
have more freight than they can conveniently
carry across the Isthmus-thOugh they have a
large quantity for the Empire City We have
reason to know their facilities such that
they can carry freight to any amount, however
large They receive small packages and letters as
late as . 2. III.
THE SEA sERPENT.-This clipper for San Fran
cisco belonging to Messrs. Grinnel, Minturn Il
Co. went to sea on Saturday, running off as was
expected at the rate of twenty-five miles per hour,
although this was doubted by some old salts.
She was advertised to sail on the 10th and very
much to the astonishment of California shippers,
who were entirely unused to such promPtness,
she sailed punctualy at the time advertised haV'
ing been loaded, 400 tuns, in an unprecedented
sbo,, t;ra So unusua il this unctuality of sail.