New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-17
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
EyrERrAryxEsrs.-The one hundred and
sortvscvcnth anniversary Of the birth OF Benjamin.
Franklin will be celebrated at Nblos this evening BY
the printer orth City, with banquet under the direc-
ton Of the New York Typographical society lns'e
gatherings are most agreeable rsunions Of N soei'
Of the different departments Of the republic oil ieers
The arrangements for the present year. we unisfdnu
ere upon the most liberal scale. and nothing VIII Dc
emitted by the typographical Society to MAKE tne csis
brstion pleasant 10 all who take part In H. Inc N'n
mttee bave assurance from number Of literary gen.
tlemen including most of the members OF the press
an intention 10 be present and the consent OF several
Of them 70 respond to the ossts prepared ior 'ne
siop Among these latter informed, is the elo
cuert F. Mcagher It may no. be improper % men
ton that the banquet will be conducted on the same
nrnciuIes Of temperance that have distinguished 1t in
! former years
Rev n HUpsox will lecture % night in South
BROOKLYN. his being the frat Of course by eminent
sneakers for the especial qualification OF residents Ia
/ that peighborhood
| Pack BENJAMIN Esq., will speak upon Fashion
TO night before the Mechanics Society Of this City
The n. Y VEGETARIAN SOCIETY will hold monthly
meeting TO night
At NrBLo's TO night Madame soniag viii present Ros
snis Barber Of Seville herself Rosina" Biiiai
az Figaro" Rocco as Dr. Bartolo" Pozzoni as al
nn.viya" &c On Friday night, al the second repre-
sentation Of The Daughter of the Regimen there
wasa very large and fashionable audience who greeted
the prinna donna with many APPROXIMATIONS OIL sa'i'
faction
At the BRoApwAY Madame ALBoyI presen- tue
same Opera ("Tbe Barber Of Seville, , herself a. 70
sna" Revere as "Dr Bartoo,' Sangiovanni as " Alma
viva" Coleti as Figaro" and Bsrili d" Ba-ilio-'
Madame Alboni's popularity is Of the permanent order
and full houses follow wherever she goes She sang last
/ night at Metropolitan Hail. in spite Of the inclcmen
weather
/ At Burrows tonight Mr. Plscide has benefit
when "Paul Pry" will be played, by Placile and
/ Burton and "Peris and London positively for the
4 last time. with the whole strength Of the Company.
At WALLAcXs tonight BOurccaults comedy of
1.-The Irish Heiress" will be performed for the first
time, BY Laura Keene, Mrs Brougham, Blake, Lester
Brougham Walcot, &c. After which the farce OF "A
) Practical Man"
At the MUSEUM, Tom Thumb remains short time
longer for the qualification Of his female friends. The
play of "The Forty Thieves" and other entert dn
meLts offered
The STUDIO CuRIoso at No. GO Broadway will be
/ opened to the public to-day for the fra, time.
usual place.
The Circus presents, "a usual, new programme
al the commencement Of the week
WooD's MINsTRELs offer a new and extensive pro
gramne Of Ethiopian Melodies sc.
BASvARD's panoramic views ofthc Holy Land retain
their attraction and draw good houses.
RIsLEy's THAMES is exhibition highly interesting
10 I'll who have OF have not seen the reality
CoLp WEArHER.-The thaw which seemed
to threaten bare ground Saturday, caught severe
chill during the night and Sundays sun upon as
cold city as one conld expect hiO side of Archangs
The day was extremely cold the mercury getting as low
ss 10 degrees above zero early in the evening There
was ten knot gale from the northwest that thoroughly
fulfilled the idea of the banished Duke:
-"As the icy fang,
Aud chursh Gliding OF the winters wind
Which when 1t bites aud blows upon my BODY
Even till shrink with cold smile and say
This il fsiteryi' -
and well he nigh. have sad it, yesterday, for Winter
breath was Of that fierce keenness that searched the
very marrow. The Old Monarch of the North
a. Had torn the cataraots from the hills 9,
And they clanied at his gifdie like manaoes'
ms he marched through country and city turning every
thing within his sigh, stone, like versble Medu's-
The wind continued last night with much violence
but the temperature gradually rose, and at midngat
was warmer than sunset. Ice rapidly formed honE
the wharva and there was considerable aioat in th'
North River, as the tide went out. 1T Wet Point th'
ice WINS so firm that people crossed upon TO and from
Cold Spring during the day. From all quarters W.
hear a the same sudden cold snap
This morning every man should find an appetite 10
breakfst by seeking out and relieving such poor people
within bis neghborhood, he has reason to suppo'
may he in want Of fuel or food There are many such
and they must be Immediately attended to.
~ If the cold continues, there will be rar'
sleiehins to-day Broadway was us slippery as glss
Yesterday Qbut not smooth) with covering oil &c
as hard as its bed of granite
uTle boats OIL the various ferries mad
ther regular trips yesterday and last night Their
was considerable ice in the slips and docks on the Mort
River in the evening, which blown in by tn
severe north westerly wind, but yet it has nc
csueed any detention of the boats
II A troupe of Chinese Jugglers and M'
ecians are performing at Cincinnati and will soon
inths City
LIZ The u. S. Mail steamship Humbold
Capt, Lines, for Havre ria Southampton. sailed at moo
on Saturday. She took gu, s262062 in specie and
passenger.
, ,1P- There we're 35S deaths in the City la
week.
, Cy@ Ten of the Rochester, n. Y, Alderme
have been indicted for misdemeancr In the licensing
tsverns and other houses of entertainment. Where
the Grand Jury that will do the same much need'
a service for the City of New-iork'
THE INJUNCTION UPON THE COMMON Coz
crI--SNperior Coart-Speeia! Tom-BefoFe Jad!
Duer, Judges Oakley, Paine, Campbell Bo'wortA al
Emme; also on the Bench )-lnjuncton as TO Aldern
and Assistants and motion for attachment as TO CO
tempt
: The hearing of this case came up on Saturday io
q noon on the order 10 show cause why an attschme
should net Issue There strong array OF eouns
+ Messrs. G. c, Bronson, John Van buren, Geor
= Wood. J. w. Gerard James R. Whiting. VIM McA'
r,vs,d Uenrv Hilton for piaintits Thomas 4. Davi