New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-23
CITY ITEMS.
ENTERTAINMENTS, &C., DAY AND EVENING

ENTERTAINMENTS DC, DAY AND EPENiNG.
PHILHARMONIC Society give
yrscr PRESERVED the Broadway Mr. Forrest Pierre
CrhGA1ioS at Buron for the benefit eff W. waack Jr Also
sr t sIoo9s TO CoSourR at walecNs Also PAULINE
EvELEES wLsoS MoNENTous QUESTION and JACK sHEP
PAUL Pay this afternoon at anums the Evening THE WILLOW
EquEsrRAS of the popular kind tonight at
E1HopHAS SONGS &C. great variety This Evening at Woods Min
EcrTaN 1 As1SufEs rare collection This aud Evening
P.soSAMS o. painted BY Banvad This Evening at
Studio soS f HyepiSS al No 60 Broadway
PIcTUREsaUE ASCENT MoSr BA PanOama and Description
Ff AIRS The Of Design is open, Broadway
GS or FSt ARTS open This Day Evening the AUOon
NrcS0%1ScY AND MAcc all branches This Evening at No5D
This Evening places advertised
~ A most unexpected but very welcome storm of
of iobinp thunder rain and hail broke over the Ctya
sunset last night II spef and violent as if it had
really been the diving struggle of Winter. The wind blew
y hurricane the lightning constant and vivid and
sufficiently indicated lis close proximity by the quickly
following peas of thunder. which were OF the true
August pattern. The rain was copouS enough TO
mt H.. Street Commissioner into paroXysms OF de
Igbt and the shower, as if TO prove its violence by
main force wound up with fen de oie of hail stones large
erorgb for rrapesho In an hour two from the first
fash tho Sky was again clear and the moon was looking
quietly upon City just risen from hydrop1thc bi'h
and dripping with the abundance of the luxury AT II
O'Clock there not cloud TO be seem the AR was warm
and most refrcshngly pure and gave more onactoh ev
dence OF Spring than had been before known during inc
season.
RARE ENGLISH LIBRARY.-A bcok-saie oil uncOm-
mon interest will commence pext ednesday at the auction
rooms Of Bangs Brother * Co.. comprising collection OF
about twenty five hundred works in the best London ed
tons recently formed in Europe by the well known pub
Usher MI G. Wexford Of this City. The sale will occupy
ten DAYS of which the first three will be devoted to books
ON America including nearly thousand choice and valuI
HE works on American history and antiquities rare hsior
cal tracts voyages and travels and others relating TO Ae
limited states British and Spanish America, the Westln
dies the Arctic and Pacific Regions and so forth The r.
nander of the collection embraces great variety OF works
in the different branches OF literature hne editions O stand
srd English authors and many curious and celebrated vol
,mes which are seldom offered at pubic sale Inc
department of VOYAGES and travels particularly rich con
tainnipp among other scarce works Ramusios Collection
in vols folio Churchls Collection in vols folio DAl
a in . vols quartz and beautifully illustrated edition
nf ran. Cooks Voyages in vols. quarto In miscea
literature the catalogue presents tempting array OF
fvore English classics in excellent editions ahordnS an
onnortuny not often TO be met with for the amateur OF
choice hooks to adorn his shelves 81 comparatively small
outlay
w,nvx,,c OF WALKER AND EXTENSION OF CANAL
SrRsyr-Aner argument on Friday morning the Court re-
ferred the subject TO VIM H. Elting ESD to take proof
whether or the persons obechg are OWNERS Ut 'e'
eed in the property assessment and award ana
naorit, of such owners &c in amount have objected
the referee TO make return on Saturday 30th INST
rYrRey DR. PRIcE gave notice lew sundays since
.ahe would preach last sermon prior to his leaving tor
Europe on Sunday morning 24th INST HIS 'h"'on - CUT
ner of Broome and ChriSies,s.
STREET FERRY.-The boats OF this ferry Will
commence running ON Monday the I'd of May One boat
is already finished and lying at the sp 1901 U, wa"
st. the other two are nearly ready Carpenters anu pam
tes buslv engaged on the buildings which are IN an
advanced stage Of completion Three boats VIII ply on
this ferry; they the Metropolis, Montague anu T
chance The Bowery and West Twentythrd ST. me OF
stages will run in connection with the ferry on this side
and several lines stages the Brooklyn side Commu
taton tick cts will be ready for delivery at the office IN
Brookn nv the eth this month Fare two cents com
nuops and vehicles the rates as the Fulton and
other ferries.
rrTa, TREuoSr HopsE, Chicago, Ill, has been
leased bv Messrs c. W Gage of Boston and ID A Gage
ID BELLOWS Falls VT by whom il will henceiorh DC con
Quoted (See their Cardl
A.xux,.,RY or THE MARINE SOCIETY OF NEw-YoRK.
The Celebration of the Anniversary of this Society, was
pOspoped until Wednesday evening next in consequence
Of the inclemency OF the weather last night
~ Rev. j. H. wainwright, d. d. will administer the
right Confirmation in ST Judes Episcopal FREE CHURCH
caxthsv. opposite Amty-st tomorrow sunday al -
O'Clock Other services As usual at lO A. NJ and u p NJ
Rev Edwin Cook, Rector.
IHs Nxw-YoRK voLusrEKRs-The Board OF As
ss'an' aldermen last night received the Report OF Their
cpecA on the subject of investigating the con-
diton Of the First Regiment tina, of the First
Regiment 1000 men, who left New York for Mexico about
s'o yet survive Of whom 60 are in this City. OF these