New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-13
CITY ITEMS.
The weather continued yesterday very cool.

CASTLE GARDEN OPERA-The main novelty of the
Opera last night at Castle Garden was the debut here Of
Madame DOrmy, the new conralto We wish we could
speak from being interested in what she did, but have
constitutional horror of seeing the worst of arces-hat
of dressed in cotles--and strdting dueo-
like about the sagetouchng swordhilt and challenging
forth all in the harmonic tones of the
by nature to gcntleness and love. AlbOn a
nuisance in such charac they utterly and redoema
by bad running in the face nature point of truth
they not remove above the lyrical monster of the
Popes chapel and could only come Of nation whose
political philosophy needs regen aton. Thus much for
the feminneman business the stage which should be-
if We must have them, balanced with men, bearded and
whiskered doing the characters of Julies and Vioas.
Apart from this would add that the contrao has
face Of singular ntegence-vivacious action, and
excellent voice The song she sang-by the way the best
melody of the opera-was roundy appauded and at the
close of the first act the principal singers all called
for We did not the other acts but would Judge that
Graziani excited his audQce by his earnest style and
capital voice, in the climax The tenor gave his
first air with great sweetness. Madame BertuccaMa-
retzek is quite recovered and performed with spirit
The Board Of Aldermen resorted to their old habit last
evening ond spent much valuable time in useles, discuss
sions. Some Of the members INDUCED more copi-
ousy in low and abusive language bad grammar and still
worse IDEAS The report in favor of paying the liquor
bill $780, Of the keeper Of the City Hall Tor the Com
mittee on the e26 February last was, after struggle,
carried by vote of l3 to4. Aid Voorhis charged that
the Committee with the liquor furnished for the 22d kept
rum shop in the Hall for months afterwad, drinking
and carousng every night also that he believed that the
duel challenge between two Councmen originated from
this very liquor. petition asking that the Nnthav
Railroad Co. be compelled to proceed with the consruc
ton of their road and not be allowed to obstruc the
streets longer with material referred to the Committee
on Railroads.
PRAcBEs-FAR FETCHED AND DEAR BouGHr.-Oi
course the peaches for sale in the Broadway Saloons
will do for the ladies upon the principle involved in the old
adage at the head of this em for they come from Colum-
bus Georgia. and are sold for shilling piece, and not
very large at that They deep red and yellow color
plum shaped and of excellent flavor guess, not hav-
ing tasted of them had thought Of doing SO at pre-
sent prices.
A few years ago should soon thought of seoing
peaches from the Sandwich Islands from tina. far away
towp called Columbus on the Cha,tahooche River where
pone but Indians dwelt years ago. and where
oobody could get get away, except by days Of toll
through mud and almost impossible streams But the Iron
horse goes there now and brings peaches here before
the middle Of July.
MARrIAoFs AND BIRTHs.-The records Of the City In
speetor Office furnish the following statistics of marriages
and births the City of NewYork from the lst Of JAN