New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-24
CITY ITEMS.
The weather yesterday was magni6cent-a worthy
foretaste OF the long delayed Spring days

| foretaste OF the long delayed Spring days.
The Postal Reform Meeting will be held this even
ing at the University Chapel. Letters have been re-
ceived in reply to invitations sent to the Mayors OF
Portland Boston Middetown, Philadelphia and Balti-
more; and from Mr. Everett, Mr.. Winthrop and seve-
raj Representatives and Senators in Congress all e1-
pressing warm interest in the Objects of the meeting
The Hon Robert T. Conrad, Mayor of Philadelphia,
hopes to be able to attend the meeting, and the Hon
Edwin +. johnson, Mayor OF Miidletown, has ac-
cepted the invitation. and written that he should leave
ia the morning train for New-York. Apartments have
been engaged for him at the Union-place Hotel, and
for Mr. Conrad at the Aston House. The meeting
nromifes 10 be Of unusual interest.
kansas MEETING The friends Of Free Kansas
will have an opportunity to hear several speakers
fresh from the field of conflict with BerderRuiansm,
at the Tabernacle tomorrow evening" among whom
will be Gen Schuyler, Secretary of the State of
Kansas, Judge Conway, formerly Of Baltimore, one
of the Justices Of the Supreme Court, and Gen Pome-
roy. These gentlemen speak by invitation of the
American Settlement Company Of this city, and aid to
the NewYork colony in Kansas, at Council City, which
was founded by this Association will be one OF the OBJ
ects OF the meeting Tuesday evening. The gen.
tlemen who are announced to speak have been lis
tened to with deep interest elsewhere and shall ex
pect large Attendance.
NEW ITALIAN OPERA-M the Academy of Music,
Fourteenth street. tonight will be given for the first
time Signor Arditi's OPERA La Sptd, founded on
Coorers Spy with neE scenery, dresses and deco
ratons-the principals being Madames Lagrange and
Hepsler. and Messrs. BngnOli, Morelll, Gasparni,
Ouinto. and others. novel event this in the musi-
cal world.
Mr. Wallack appears at his theater to-nsh, as
Benedick.
The civic parade in honor of St. Patrick will take
place today
DECISION IN The MATsELL CAsE.-The Board Of
Police Commissioners Saturday announced their
decision in the case of the Chief of Police. The
charge against the chief is conduct unbecoming
policeman" and the specification is procuring his
appointment as policeman, knowing that be was an
"aben."
The case find. that the Chief wa born in Great
britain tina, the family emgratcd to America IN ISL
and tina, the father George Mstsell, wa natursl1eC
in the Mayors subsequently the Marnc) Court q
thu. city, on the 18th day Of May, l-27, when Tia
CliU was sixteen years Of age II il held that b. IN,
naturalization Of the father the minor children be
came citizens The Brandon Record was not used il
the case
The power of the Msyor'7 ior Msrnc) Court to en-
te-tain pc. cdnge in naturalization l. Disputed by IN,
City judge. but nsturalzston- perfected in 1t arr up
hold on principle OF law applicable to such cases OF
The ground OF public policy.
1 The City Judge also disputes the power Of he Pc
Ice Commissioner to dnis- from office Tor the csuss
Assigned sgaiilst the Chief
FIRE DIrARTNINT EICTION.-The election o
ton Assistant Enginoers took took place at t.rcmen
Hall Oh Thursday evening. The vote wa csnvasseC
last evening AT Stuyvesant Institute. and tie result
announced On Saturday morning Of O'Clock Tn,
following from the minutes q Mc-,r- WieAAam
BUREAUS and IIofnnn inspections.