New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-23
CITY ITEMS.
Yesterday was delightful Spring Sunday, though
hardly AZ wsrm a. desirable. Tue streets we're
tbronged and the churches overHosed.

THE LAST OF TIE OLD BooKs.-Ths sale at
Bangs closed on Saturday. Prices generally we're
rather low, although some curious works on American
II story brought most unexpected prices. Chalmers
shskspefe sold at s3O Sir Philip Sydnsy's Works
fol, 1855, - IS. Sknner's Etymocgis 1911, So u.s.
Grimestones Spaipe, 1912, a. 25. Speeds Chronicle
OF England 1892 e. 25 Stsnley's History Of Philo-
sopby, 1857, g.. Mise S,ricblands Queens OF En-
gland, SIS. Swifts Works 10 vols, sl3 All the
Worries Of John Taylor, Beeing Sixty and Three in
Number, fol, 1880, sl3. Bells British Theatre, liO
plsys, with $50 plates s35. co small casts OF In as
Iios and Gems, from hOrwsdsen, Canova aud the
Antique So. Universal History, ancient, vols
modern, l6 vols fol-, 1865, s27. Volneys Works
vols 3vo., ell 25 WAGES Chronicle OF the Nor
man Conquest So 80. Geys Wsdensian Re-
searches, 81. WilkiDsons Thebes, 50 so. Sermons
preached before the Society for the Propagation OF
the Gospel, 81 vols, ;l2 GO. Soliss Conquista de
MGco, 1873, 81. The History of the Origin, Prog
rets and Termination Of the American War,
by Capt. Stedman, who served under Howe,
Clinton and CORVALLIS, large 4tos, with
II eps and plans, So SteveDss Translation Of HERE
rs's History, sl2 rs. Stths History Of the First
Discovery and Settlement of Virginia, svo.. Williams
burgh, l747, si6 Terraux Compsns's Voyages Re-
laioI ct Memories Orignaux, pour servr istoire
de la dEcouverte de lAmerique, 20 vols, 5vo.,
psper, eli 80. Torquemsdas Monsrehia Indisns,
vols fol-, SIP IS. Tractsdo de la Spbers, black
letter qusrto ip Spanish SO. The original edition OF
Mrs. Trolope's Domestic Manners of the Americans,
81. Gallisno's Visge. &c. very rsre copy Of Vii
lseut ira Bisioiia de Ia Conqusta de la Proyincs
del liza. fol 1901, 80 so. The Journ ais Of Major
George Washington, sent by the Hon Robert Din
widdie, Lieut.. Governor of Virginia, to the Com
mai der Of The French forces the Ohio thin, syo,
1854, sI4. Msrshalls Life Of Washington. London,
1907, sl5 Whestons History Of the Mortimer.
90 80. Whbsunes Discovery OF Newfoundland,
living Invitation to all such shall be sdventurers
"for its advancement, 1922, Is. The Life and Gu
rous Adventures of Peter Williamson, who was car
lied Of from Aberdeen and sold for slave in Penn
sylvanis 1884, SO. Altogether the sale very sat-
itfactory and will doubtless, prompt some entepris
ing collector to repetition.
AUoTIoS SALE OF Notwithstanding down
Waist, on Saturday morning, we dropped into
the saesroom at the corner Of Frontst. About $50
merchants and clerks were assembled, and Mr.. NJ. l..
Hoffman the well known auctioneer was holding
forth on the merits Ct the wines and liquors OF Thomas
Hope & Co. The meeting did not appear very spir-
tied although scattered around the room were scores
of demijohns and cases Of spirits baskets of Cham
page and Sherry Port aud liquors of the choicest
brands and most approved flsvors. The hour was
about midway between breakfast and dinner. The
geteis up Of the sale had provided barrel of very ex
celent piot-bread and equally toothsone Che shire
cheese and the company were psrtaking OF &" Free
Lunch The lunch possessed this advantage over
ordinary repasts of the kind the liquor sale, which
was Of the choicest quality, Finished free. The
lunch began with the juices of Madeira Some OF tue
vintage of 1905 was tasted and few dozen sold at
Sl2 TO sls. This price was maintained out short
time and by the time the sixth lot lof the sa ne quail
ny was reached it fell to So gallon, a. which price
the owners declined to cell more than five gallons of
any ore lot. The Sherries were literally tasted
and cold much slower; one lot OF Romano OF the
vintage Of $780, brought sl3 so doz IN; but the bulk
Of those sold brought prices far below their market
value. The Port Wines went still slower the first
lot of the date Of 1926 brought $40 50 dozen but
The balance of the lots ranged from g. 60 t, 81 62
gallon. The sparkling Champagne came next, and
all who could had fortified themselves with eapacious
glasses for tasting u4lity Two baskets Held
sick brought sl2 25 EACH Mr. Hope declining to sell
any more at that price. Tue quantity of
Nun ms Cabinet biough, only sl2 So A few baskets
of Max SUIT zine brought $40 IS, and the Grape Lsaf
and Runart Verzeney fetched respectively the psluy
price Of 50 25 and SC % basket. Indsed though
the several brands were loe'aly tasted, their quality
did not seem to meet the approval Of the company,
end only comparatively small quantity was sold,
and that at much less than its market value. BY this
time the msiority Of the company began to grow
weary and most of them left with the Champagne
few only remaining for the Brandies. The Clsrets
were very choice and sold, by the case Chateau La
ft,e for sl6 5O Margeau, els; Leoville, SO, and
La Rose, sis 25. Mr.. Hope wished the auctioneer
TO skip the catalogue to the Brandies which he did
after selling six of Sauterne, leaving unsod the
Hook, Muscat, Malmsey, Malaga, Metheglin, and a
host of Liquors. Some Otard Brandy, Of 1920
brought SIC so dozen; but the bidding was not
very spirited The remainder Of the catalogue Of
Rum, Gin and Whisky, sold very low.
Mr.. FuLNoRE's OPINION OF THE MAYoR.-Ex-
President Fillmore and n. X. Hail. Ex-Postmaster-
General paid the Mayor visit on Saturday and in
the interchange Of civiites the Ex-President re-
marked that he had come to the greatest man of
the age.
The NORWICH LINZ TO Bosros-The new steamer
Commonwealth lately put on the Norwich route to
Boston, is a model Of elegance and comfort Inc
stimulus of competition nowhere displays itself mere
conspicuously than in the Sound boats. One line
after another has gone on outveins all rivals TIL the
expenditures on single steamers have become almost
fabulous. Thus the Commonwealth is Of the pro-
dieious size Of 800 tuns and constructed st an
peIse of quarter of million of dollars. One won
den how such costly steamers can be made profitable,
but VI doubtedly they are 90, or the Yankees would
not construct them. The special e!eganeies OF the
Commonwealth we cannot euuuerste in detail, but
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