New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-09
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
ENTKRTAISnENTs.-DOD fourth
grand Concert viii be given night at Metropolitan
Hall.
AT WALLAcK's, to-night "The Lady Of Lyons
and /" The Good for Nothing"
AT the BROADWAY. Mr.. Forrest plays "Bru,us "
To conclude with the " Bold Dragons"
AT Burrows 81 Paul Pry" and " Charles XII"
--Atthe ST. CHARLES, "Eveleen Wilson, William
| TELL" and "The Secret"
AT BARYUm's "The FIRST of April" aud 1.-THE
Doubt- Bedded Room" 10 the afternoon In the eve.
ming The Six Degrees of Crime"
AT the CIEcUs, variety Of comic and surprising
entertainments.
AT WooD's Eshiopianisms of high order in great
variety.
Prof HELLER has reopeued his Saloon Of Wonders
| with variety of new features
| Mr.. OWENS exhibits, at $50 Broadway his AL
| pine Rambles, and Ascent of Mont Blanc"
! -RISLEYs fine Panorama Of the River Thames re-
| mains exhibition for this week only.
-BAHvAnDs Holy Land is still popular feature Of
the town.
-sANDyoRD's Panorama of the Mississippi is exhib-
tied at Metropolitan Hall
| The EGYPTIAs MUSEUM is a favorite resort for
lovers of the curious.
| The WASHINGTON EXHIBITION OF ART 10 open 10
| the public ID the old Art Union Rooms.
the Studio Curioso No. 6e9 Broadway ia worth a
coll.
| Wits YoUEG MEN's general COMMITTEE.
james Dewey ESQ.,, presided at the meeting of this
| Committee held last evening at the Broadway House
Amer warm and animated discussion, in which many
Of the principal members participated, the report OF
the Committee appointed to draft resolutions in ref
exence to the retiring Wing Administration adopt
| cd The preamble and resolves quite compliment
| ary TO Mr. Fillmore and Committee was appointed
TO communicate them 70 him. and 20 solicit audience
from Mr. ?. with the members of the Committee.
On the motion of Mr. William Rowe the following
resolutions were also adopted with much unanimty,
after an Intellectual attempt to have them tabled
Resored That the members of the General COMMITTEES
Of Democratic Wing Young Men gratsed to learn that
late National Standard bearer the eminent patriot and
soldier, Gen. Winfield Scott is about taking up his
dspce in the numerical Emporium. Though defeated in
the Presidential struggle prond know that Gen
Scott received votes than any preceding Wing csnd
Resolred That Committee be appointed to wait on Gen
Scott and ascertain when ne can make it convenient to re
| ceive the members Of the Committee
The Chair appointed Msssrs. William Rowe, G.
Desne, Samuel Brewer, J. J. Slcocks and D. H. Sturde
want said Committee Everything passed of with the
utmost good feeling.
SALE FOR AssEssMENTs.-The sale, under
the direction of the Commissioner of Streets, DOM
menced yesterday forenoon at the City Hall. A lag
company was present.
1 The Royal Mail steamship Merlin sail
for Bermuda and St Thomas at O'Clock this afternoon
u Gen. WnFIELD Soorr has purchased
the new and commodious residence of Charlie
Partridge, Esq No. l2s Twelfth st. 600 feet West o
Fifth sv } which Only completed last December
The house is 2si feet front by 60 deep, with stable
se rear Price sec 00o As Gen Scott takes possession
at an early day we may congratulate our iaow GU
gems on the prospect that the remainder oil the Oh
veterans years will be spent among US, when no
engaged elsewhere in the discharge OF b" ON ia
duties.
NNETTErH ANNIVERSARY or THE AMERICA
A>r1.sLAvnRY soc1srY-The annual meeting of tn
American Anti Slavery Society will be held In 10
City of New York at the Chinese Assembly Room No
500 Broadway, on Wednesday, May llth, 1883 con
mencing at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
g3- KIpprR's Gas REGULATION is the nam
,ixep q. nm ingenious mac inc recently invented b.
Prof A. w Kidder, intended to regulate the low O
III. Gas TO the burners The Gas driven through tn
various mains and tubes by means of pressure a1phe
at III. works and in order that all the consumers
the City may receive supply the pressure Is neces'a
rily high When part OF the lights are extngasne'
the pressure increases those sl burning so that
largo portion of the Gas escapes unburnt, aud Is
course wasted. The Regulator remedies ths difficulty
The instrument is attached TO the gas pipe just abov
the meter and may be uted so as TO furnish the "a
a. nny required pressure below that In the street, an
when SO adjusted affords steady, uniform light whic
il ent civ urnfuenced by the fluctuations OF the stree
pressure caused by the opening and closing OF shsp
and public places. The invention has been tried IN
large number Of STOKES and public edbces AMI as ia
a. we can learn has proved etninensy successful w
have had the instrument in use at our estaphsaineh'
several weeks and while our lights entirely sat
factory find by actual experiment that we are eari
ing about Is per cent. less gas than formerly
REMOVAL OF THE MsRcAsTuE Library
We understand that the Directors Of the Mercanti
Library and the Clinton Hail Association, have agree
tina, the Library shall he removed TO Aston place.
is proposed to demolrh the Aston place Opera Hons
and erect suitable library buding on its site oein
thought that the cost of new edihee Wal not mae
exceed the expense which would be required to siaI
the present edi6ce to library purposes The remo''
will not probably be esected until Jansary, 1884
HEAVY FALSE PRErKNcE CAsE.-Mr' Cna'
. r. Darnbmanp importer of No. 50 Broad ct a day
two since, appeared before Justice Osborne ana p''
ierred complaint sgains, Edward L. hossn"" iOi
i merry of the firm Of BOushton, Merrill & Co. wac
he charges with having in July, 1881, 'o'Anea ~
him by false pret@ses. goods TO the Ssine o. sIO
- 95. The representations alleged 10 &c 'SSs A0
}, follows Az the time IN question 'ne
called at the store Of complainant and s's' ui.'
wished TO purchase on credit ak goods 'ne
smosp, for the new 6rm Of Hough.on hernl
] which WAS eouposed of J. sssrs Houghson, Brs'as
/ E,yrin sna IA H.urhton,hA, the latter named PEI