New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-17


irritati n fixing" TIE Turkey red curtains stone OF
the rarlo Windows AT the other the only thoroughly
contened pair to be seen-s young girl WI reoiee IN
little cork screw rngI,,s snd sings sentimental ballads
and is The acknowledged belle Of the house. and
iga,I sired young man in bis Sunday clothes Sho i,
/ DOLLY too happy to swell The number OF her victims
ife.e seem 10 be engaged 10 tie veiest style OF hs
ton badi.Gg. whi;h IS so utterly oat Of character
with tie whole scene that, nseid Of deriving relief
one recoiLs from il from gross intrusion Of msr-
ment in q nGisor de detti
! One becomes rather s.hsrned of staring 8. neigh
bors windows, especially when they AFFORD so Little
| Entertainment; 30 we leave the narrow confines Of
brick asd morts-, and take in a. glance the broad
eIpanse OF scene which stretches out al sides, and
which we enunerste among of the dearest sdvsnt
sges Of our residence. The buildings Of The city,
which in clear at-no phere stand out boldly against
the sky are quite hidden under the graysh white
val Of mist and bllndtg rsia the tslest spires a.ne
def.ed above the confused mss. We catch gimpses
OF the water here and tere through the e.es, trees
tie dripping barks huddie together in sorry pGgb,
about The WI aves-no dszzling s.is or gallant hsgs
spread to the breeze-uOns OF that graceful beauty
which has made them feminine. solitary feryoost
drag. with susl-lke dunsss the lifelsss river;
Chnons could not have been more suggestive Of
eternal silence and desolston than this one, or the
Stygian waves more .omSer than those it ciesves
Altogether, in ths pervsdiug gloom, In the pail
which hangs over all nature, we see the des.hscene
OF the YtN This weeping is not abe wild hot ears OF
wsyward youth. nor the passionate grief OF maturity,
but the weak, pteOus, dying wall of dotfg sss.
THrarRICALs THIS WEEE.-At the Broadway, the
Mar.h troupe perform every night: their ensayemsu.
l. A. Co. h.
ducton of holiday spectacle, King Charming
which will be produced with great splendor.
Mr. Burton presents, tonight: an amusing lite
farce which has been played in London by Mr.. Cha'
Matthews with bri liant success entitled " An Imou
dent Puppy and on Wednesday new farce called
Only Penny
Mr. Wsllack produces some OF Mr.. II. Placide''
popular pieces in excellent style.
At Niblos the Rsves to night bring ont an other
ore ofthei grand fairy pancmimes our old acquant
nce, Medina.
Thomas f. Meagher will deliver an Grafton on the
penalties of Public Life" in the Tabernacle on
Wednesday evening. The proceeds will go to the
chd,en of the late Michael Creane Irish conledsr
ate Of ls4s.
We Learn that Mr. c. L. Brace will deliver the third
lecture in the Peoples Course to night at No. 6s East
Broadway. on " The Countries of the Danube"
Mrs. MARY f. Webb. known as the 4" Coored Sid
dons. will re ad the drama of The Christian Slave
at the Tsbeinsce on Tuesday evening, before the
Anti Slavery Society. This drama was written by
Harriet Peecher Stowe and is founded on her cele'
brated story of Uncle Toms Cabin" Mrs. Webb
has read it in Boston one Of the course OF Anti
Slavery Lectures now in progress there and received
some very fattering notices from the Press.
APPEAL oF HE MERcASrIE LBRARY.-The Di-
rectors of the New.York Mercantile Library have
Issued an appeal to the busii men Of this city,
invoking their aid in behalf Of movement for the
qsidaton of the debt Of the Association. II Is un-
dersood tba personal application ~ll be made TO our
prominent citizens of we'll known wealth and liberal
ity who viii doubtless respond with alacrty to the
call of one of the most excellent institutions of the city,
and one bin which every fieod of education and good
character among our young men has personal
interest
We have examined the prospectus Of LEarop<es,
new weekly paper, shortly to be published in this
city by N. Bslbo an Italian gentleman, in italian
and French; il is designed to establish kind Of
balance in the journalism Of our foreign population
LEuropten proposes to give the current politics of the
dsy in narrative sther than partisan form, and at
the came the 10 dscuss Science, Literature and the
Fine Arts
Sr.ParRIcE's DAY.-T1e Aads explains that the
ammunition paid for by the city as used on S. Pat
rick day. was to supply troops held In readiness In
case of rot-ths the powder was rot for the honor Of
the Saint but for the protection or subsection, ~ the
case might be, Of his followers.
A NV W.Rp.-Pettons are in circulation asking
the Legislature to make the Twenty.third Ward out
of that portion of the City bounded by Sixty ninth aad
Ore hundred and sixth streets.
SHAD CoWSG.-Tbe FIRST shad' was caught IN
Savannah River on the til inst, sold for si5, and
terved up for South Carolina palates. Where Capt
Simonsonl
AID The CHrDkEs.-On Friday evening next g
concert will be given at the Tabernacle TO raise funds
to aid and instruct the poor children Of the Five Points
Let there be full house
ArroGRAPHs.-A number Of autographs, mostly
French, were sold on Saturday by Bangs at very low
prices The response Of La Fayette in 1921 TO reso
luton Of Congress his only speech in bis own hand
writing, was not sold.
The Ladies Fair and FESTIVAL, TO Assist the Rsv.
.Ralph Hoyt in erect Free Church commences this
da, Dec II. in the saloons OF the Mercantile Library,
Astor-psoe.
The Grand Jury having indicted James Prison,
President, and John ". Freedom, Secretary, OF the
Tontne Fire Insurance Co., located q. No. Is Wal
street. for perjury in swearing fskely 10 certain mat
.ers relative to the amount of capital paid in, with
view Of obtaining charter. bench warrant has Is
sued for their arrest, and Prison was arrested and
held 10 bail TO answer the indictment.