New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-16

THE GREAT BALL AT TIE ACADEMY OF Music
The Board of Managers held meeting On Saturday
evening and prescribed certain regulations for this
festival which will contribute greatly to the brillisncy
Of the occasion and the comfort Of the guests Some
of them are set forth in the advertise which ap-
pears in our columns. In this connection We make
haste 20 correct very grOss error into which we'll
n eenirg correspondent Of one Of our morning CO.
temporaries who signs himself g.. has fallen, in refer
encs 10 the toilet Of the ladies He saws:
II Is believed shat sde.eseePt they be iEvads
or in morning a,ired at ee'ls age-w appear 10 any
part Of the house 18th honuets'
Tie Implication f this paragraph is erroneous as
il is ofousive. We happen to knOE thu. when pro-
pOsa to adopt some declaration similar to that WAS
Resied for consideration, II was rejected by the
managers instantly and without waiting even TO heN
If anything couli said 10 its favor II appeared to
be the universal de-re that ladies' should appear in
such toilet as Their oTnts = might select, the mana
gers simply assuming TO limit the use OF the hoor for
obvious reasons to those who wore no bOnne's and
TO gentlemen without hats canes. We are
happy TO learn that, from the number Of tickets
Already sod, the entire success Of the bali both asa
charity and festival, secured 1t promises now to
be- in many respects the most brilliant and distin-
guisbed ball whether public or private, ever given IN
The United States. Evening Post
SECOND AsYu.L PorLrRr SHOW AT BARNCNs
MusEUs The Second Grand National Poultry Show
was opened at Bsrnum's American Museum, yester-
day morning.
10 to II CLOCK yesterday ihoIuInS VIC 'o'@ h~'i-
Der OF coops which had been entered was $40, con-
taiping about 500 fowls comprising handsome as
sorneIt of Shaughais, Black Spanish, Docking,
Poland Game Bantams, Brasa Pootfas aOd Barn
Yard Fowls In addition to gree variety of Turkey,
Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Black and White Swans and
otl er fancy owl, Many OF these have been recently
imported by celebrated fowl fancers The cOllec Dn
bids far be by far the beautiful and diyers
fed Of any which has heretofore ever taken place IN
America.
Many coops from of the princip al fanciers
st to arrive, which will probably swell the number
Of fo1ls to about 2, 800
Among those already on exhibition we notice three
eocps OF Sunstrs.
Phea, ants imported by DR.. Bennett Of Oston t<o
coops Iish Sha xed Game Fowls exhibited by NJ
Brown Of BrootlyL; one coop OF Malsbar Game
Fowls exhibited by John II. Brown, of Railway,
n J. The color OF these fowls are mixture Of rich
yellow, black and white. Coops Nos. y, Is, II and
So contain South Carolina Game sis, bed by JOhn
ii. Brown. Their color ID rich dark green, With
yellow breasts. COops - and IS contain English
Game Fowls, also exhibited by Mr.. Brown. Their
color 10 rich yellow neck, and dark aRd yellow
BODY.
We also noticed one cage OF red Shanghais, con-
tsniug cock and two f0Sls. The cock weighs /!
pouI DIS.
Al.o several cage. Of brown Poo!ras, imported by
DR.. Bennett OF b ston.
black Spanish cock, seven months old, Weighing
about IL pounds.
cage containing three buff Shanghiis, imported
by L. & &. ". Reeves, Of Williamsburgh. l.. l.. IN
Tie ship Horqua in the fall OF 1888. The cock
weighs 10 pounds one hen aid the other 9. pounds