New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-23
A cARSivAL--BrOadwsy WAS as gay. a,


crowded. and as busting yesterday a. the Ro.
man Corto in the hight OF the Carnival. Ths
splendid sunshine brought everybody on. Of door,
and in spite of an incessant high wind yhist
secured the streets, both sides OF our great tbo,
ousbfsre glittered with silks Of all the soft color,
Of spring blossoms, from morning till night. Al,
the fashionable dry goods stores seemed TO be On,
airing. The uptown ladies, who had been keot
from their shopping for a week, besieged al IA.
large Embellishments. We saw one shawl ,,o,.
fairly blocbsded, a, least fifty ladies' being iu,is.
at the door and around the windows. 10 SPITE a.
the barbados thrown up at Walker and Blseel
er SITS, the ladies yesterday took Broadway BY
storm-or rather, By sun-and kept possession
Of it.
MEETING OF PoLEs-The Poles resident in M,
City are invited to attend 4 meeting this evening
at the Hotel de Paris. corner OF Broadway ana
An,honyst, to adopt means to smeliorste tia
condition of the destitute Poles who were a.
csged 10 tie Hungarian struggle for freedom. .nJ
who are now in wan: in this City.
INVITATION TO Mr.. WEBSTER The folloxins
call has been circulating for day or two in hi,
City:
The under.iRred cinzens Of NewYork re,Deelfalyi,
vite Mr. Webs,e, them 10 mis- Guy, some pers
convenient Ia hmsrL In order tha. they may Drss 70
him 10 person their deep snd grateful ecsoa on A..
devotion To the great public interests OF bio coanIry
HEw-YcRK April IL, 1891.
The SIGNATURES TO this and to the preamble
which precedes it, do not rapidly increase in nua.
Der, though we presume it will be numerouiy
signed before il is transmitted to the Secretayo
State.
CHEAP PosrAGE.-There is much discussion ia
the papers Of late respecting the claims OF differ.
ent individuals TO the honor and reuovn Of 6rE
advocating and etlecting reduction Of the old
rates of postage. Some Say Spooner is the man
-ethers shout for hates and the frends Of both
these gentlemen show a whole scrap book Of &c.
says, letters, etc. written in favor OF the measure
while large portion of the community lean b
the side OF Hale, for they say that while the 9th.
ers were preaching he was praetIcing. We do
not pretend to decide these rival claims. but tbi,
we 90 know that BerfOrd K Co are gloriOusly
carving out all the doctrines Of cheap postage
ever preached, aud that their reduction on the
government rates to California should satisfy the
most radical reformer. Their Post Office is a.
the Astor House.
~ Our notice of w allace Concert last nigh.
and many other artices-is crowded out tAu
morning by the great Wing pressure on our col
umns.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN.-The Exhi.
bition this year is probably the finest that hssyet
been given. 1t comprises some OF the bes! pic.
lures of Durand, Huntington, Hicks, Rooster.
Church, Cropsey, Elliott, Kellogg, Vanderlyr
Flsgg, Crancb, Mount Ramsey, Duggsn, and 9th.
or distinguished artists Strangers visiting or
City will find no more pleasant place to spends
leisure hour. Our own citizens, who are already
familiar with the elegant rooms Of the Academy
need no invitation. In the soft, clear days, which
we shall soon have, the pictures will be seen to
great advantage. The Academy will be open for
eight weeks.
PLANK ROAD TO PATERSON. The books Of sub.
scripton to the stock of a Plank Road between
Hoboken to Paterson will be opened a! the latter
place to day. The charter Of the Companyhs
very favorable one, and we presume the stock
will be readily taken. The road will oonnectG
Hoboken with an elegant ferry boat which, viii
land carriages at the foot OF Fourteenth.st, on
this side.
WAsHINGToS MONUMENT. The Welsh citizens
Of New.Yorh, Brooklyn, williamsburg and Ier.
sey City, will hold meeting this evening In tho
Church, 36l Broomest, for the purpose of taking
measures to procure block of marble, with sui.
able inscription, to be placed in the National MOl
ument at Washington. The attendance OF all oar
citizens Of WEIGH birth is desired.
ANOTHER DIG AT THE PRIsoN AT the late
term of the Circuit Court in Westchsster County
Z. J. hcMaster and Jacob I. Merritt obtained 4
verdict of Sll,lss "A against tee Agent at the
Sing Sing Prison. The suit was for damages sul
tanned by FIRE caused by the csrelessness OF the
officers of the Prison. Within the pas. three
years there have been about $4,000 reco'e cred
againss the State. Indeed a verdict OF $4,000
against the Prison appears to be a semisnnar
occurrence.
n The HUTcHIEsONs will give their Fare
well Musical Soree at the Central Hall in VIII
amsburgh this evening. They will offer a choice
entertainment, including some of their best songs
This last opportunity to hear them should be en-
braced by al those who have not yet enjoyed.ha
pleasure.
~ The steamship Florida, Capt. Lyon, arri7'
ed at this port yesterday morning, in the shoH
time Of sixty.three hours from Savannah
A NEw "BosTON NorIoS"-We have re-
ceVed the first four numbers OF The G rpe' Bag" &c
elegantly printed qusrto sheet published in Boston aga
edited by s. W Wilder and B. T. Sbiliaber, the lss nsDo
gentleman being the author Of The sayings Of Mrs Parting
ton, which have appeared In the stoD Post aud Bot"
Eau6ndey, and are now continued In The Oaypet Big.
He IL prolific writer both 10 prose ard and BIZ
productions have been extensively copied, by the Amer
icsn press and not few Of hem have found their wy
INTO the English papers Hs humorous and witty conEh.