New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-26

Musical Items.
-RALrE has CON posed new opera for
c,,yy Lsne-Trs Sieii.on D'lts the lore:.o being
n.d French ore Of VI. ~ Georges. translated into
rreli,b nv Mr. Bum. II Is described hopeless 10
,,e orjsraI but perfectly desperate ID the srnn ver
.o, Tas Siciiian Bride, bo viewer, Is scknowlstgs3
nv the London critics TO be among Bafe's best
.nsras II is full OF ballads ~ course, which all tne
hands will play, and all young ladies' sing The
.,t;s.s sang well. Sims Reeves was the Tenor, and
Miss cricaton the Prina Dotns. The scenery VAS
s.autifui--ths costumes sppropria.e-Mr. Bale was
unanimously called out 70 receive the honors-Mr.
punn made u speech-snd all went merry a
marriage bell"
in Paris according to NJ. Jules Le-
comp.e In the Courier Flats Uais, Ernst the yo
liuist, ana wilhemine Clauss, the new pan,sse,
have shared the glory OF the musical season. Ernst
q called the Poet OF the Violin; Mile CLAUS pi-
srssf,c ayparstion; and the Poet and Apoariton
psyed together duet of Beethoven's to the speech.
less pleasure OF the Parisisus.
The same authority assures US that the
GRIND Opera is again In fashion andthat the Juf
rant will be produced Immediately the music, We
believe, BY Halevy. Guasco. the new tenor, has
lsfs Paris
miscellaneous ltemo.
The Daily Neus gives US the folio Tiag
melancholy picture of ourselves, in which are In
sroduced several unknown names
The Americans seem to De used up-music has
charms for them no longer Ia NewYork the Ital-
Ian Opera only meets Win partial SUGGEST notwith-
standing the aff1uence OF taleas OF all kinds Mdmes.
Bishop and BOchsa are wasting tnsiI sweetness on
the Inhabitants VI some OF the smallest to wns and
the pianist, Slackv0sh, In company with Pardi and
Mdlle Amelia Poi. IL on circuit In the Western
States: jenny Lind herself has beheid her star pale
at Philadelphia, and since the death Of her mother
and her marriage has lived 10 the absolute
tiremeBt. Lola Monies has not p'qaed public curl
osity for an instant. nor has the ARRIVAL Of Ole Bull
been of any avail In shaking off the apathy Of the
American ati<ffant.
The following letter, addressed to the
President Of the ROYAL Geogr sphicsl Society by
Her Majesty's Under Secretary OF State for Forega
Affairs, will show how kindly and promptly the I'm
peIial Government of Rnssa mas responded 20 the
wishes OF the geograpners OF England in favoring
the private expedition ABOUT to sail in search of
Franklin, and which for the first time Is to make
use Of steam in proceeding nerthward from Beh-
Yps's Straits:
"FoREIoS OFFICE, March 2, 1852.
"SIR: With reference 10 your leiter of / ie 30th
OF January, am directed by the Earl OF Malmes
bury transmit to you here with sealed letters TO
the Comnandant OF the port OF Pe,ropavlOsk and to
the Director OF the Russian American Colonies at
Sitka, and an open letter to the Russian authorities
b the neighboIhood OF Behring's straits, which, at
the request OF Her 'Jesty's Government, the En-
written, enjOinins tho parties to ~hom they are ad
dressed to exert their good Offices favor OF Capt
tain Beatsons expedition rhe Russian Govern
ment has, moreover, sent directly to the Russian
authorities the eat coast OF Siberia and on the
norh- west coast OF America instructions to afford
Captain Beats0n all the assistance which it may be
In the power OF those authorities to render to him.
81 am, Sir, your mos. obedent humble servant,
"H. u. ARLINGTON"
~'sI r. Mweaison, DC.
The London Times SAYS Ii will be
gecoected that at the close Of the Great Inhibition
an authorization Ostsised from the Lords OF the
Treasury by the Board OF Trade, for the expendi-
ture Of f5,0Oo In purchasing lection OF objects
calculated to models for study In the differ
eat departments Of manu'scorss. The choice OF
the best examples was intrns.ec TO Committee,
consisting Of Mr.. Cole, Mr. Owen Jones, Mr. Pugin,
and Mr.. Rstgrave; and this Committee. acting on
the Instructions received b, ii. has formed very
admirable and beautiful collection. which viii
AencsfOYtb be placed at the disposal OF the differ
snt Government schools OF design throughout the
sosntry.
The Nizam has contributed large
cough diamond, weighing seven tolans, toward the
payment Of bis debt 10 the East India Company
Taken in round numbers, 1t weighs 400 carats. and
the largest diamond next to the Brazil diamond:
The Koh iRoor weighs bat 800. The diamond OF
he Nazam will not permit its being cut into per-
feet brilliant and the cutting being adapted to its
shape need not lose more than one fourth IN the
operation II, then this diamond be the second or
third fourth In size that 10 extant the Ma
zam, whose mind must place high value upon
these things, could not more evince his desire 10
discharge the debt than by the sacrifice he has
made.
The Amazon Fuad in England now
amounts to above ell coo 1t viii be kept oDe0 for
about another month, aud u is most probable tn At
d will ultimately reach ca 600 The final disposal
OF IL will be made lhs 10Th inst. by the united
committees of Southampton and London About
$50 persons have To be assisted supported by II
among them are 20 children and about 40 widows.
About 30 OF the children Will be placed Ia orphan
asylums. Mrs Symons tho widow Of the com
mspder OF the Amazon, has declined assistance
from the fund.