New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-12
CITY ITEMS.


We notice that THOMAS EwBAsK author of the
work on Mechanics and Hydraulics, and late United
States Commissioner of Patents, has associated him
sefwith JosEru BLUNT, esq., of this city, as counsel
in all business connected with Patent Rights. The
large practical experience of the former, combined
with the legal ability Of the latter, will hardly fail to
arrest the attention Of inventors.
The YouSG MEs's CHRISTIAN AssocIArIoS.-The
attention Of young men, of strangers visiting the CITY,
and Of merchants and our citizens generally is invited
TO the claims of this Association. All desired es-
teciay TO visit the rooms Of the Association, at No.
80 Wsyerv place. A new Librarian has just entered
upon the duties of his office, and purposes uniting
zealously with the other officers in advancing the in
terests Of the Association. Merchants and others over
IS wears of age are invited to become members at the
the annual subscription of ST. those under 30 at ~
pe annurp Donations Of books, money, and PERIOD
Gals are solicited 1t is designed TO make the files Of
the readng-room in all its departments as complete AS
rossiblc, and to omit nothing which shall make this
one of the delightful places of friendly intercourse
and Improvement in the city.
SIGNS OF THE SEAsoN.-ln forests and wary plains,
on the htops and in the fruitful valleys Nature al
ready walls the approaching death of the still usy
year. Only few brief months ago, she crowned his
brow with roses, and smiled TO see how bright and
beautiful he was! Poor mother She could not believe
that Ike all the rest he too must faint, and fade and
die Now alas she it but too plainly, and the mon
oonous falling Oft the first and yellow leaves the in
cpiont decay of all green things the sad graves Of the
flower are but many voices OF her amentation-so
many outward and visible signs of the desolaton busy
at her heart Such is the aspect in the country:
universal suggestion of the returning unto dust--a
homily in every dry shrub, mserere in every blast,
as it whistles at nightfal through the dsrobng branches
What striking contrast is offered to all this
by Fall in the city! how revivifyng, how gay,
how all-haed, how Spring-like in its influence After
the Towns long, Supplying sleep, how refresh
inglv the first cool breath Of Autumn fans its
scorcbed BRAIN infusing new life and energy into every
vein. The Streets for long desoated as by the pres
ence of pestlence-sent deserted the Few un
happy souls consigned to their suOcating purgatory-
rescho once more to the glad patter OF countless foot
steps and the pleasant ringing of happy voices and
the grim prson-lke rows of shutup houses begin to
be alive and cheerful with the return OF their respect
i've families.
The children too, Heaven bless them! all rosy and
brown from their Suinmer-long gambos by the sea-
side or over the hills again among us, dottDg the
buryng crowd here and there, with brighter CLEAN
Of sunshine Much little folk, is true, doomed,
along with ourselves to the destructive confinement of
brick wals and hot pavements and parks where they
must keep of the grass, this past Summer; aud occa-
siopaIly on a cooler afternoon, met them in our
accustomed srols Some sturdy little specimens kept
up their courage and lived out bravely, with
the thermometer at 30 in the shade, but Others tiny
weakliDgs, doing their second Summers and their
teethiDgs, and all that looked pitifuy resigned,
Sterues starnglke, that it was very sorry thing to
see them at all. ...y-.Y t1r1
The world Of commerce, that vast and complex
machinery which for time had ceased its deaicuing
chatter, is again in brisk moton-bags and boxes and
bales; expresses and drays and banows; the rush
ing to and fro on the land,' consequent upon the
lively opening of the Fall trade The dry goods shops
which play conspicuous part in our inl'n''a'
bic Broadway panorama, are all aglow with the Pu''
pie and crimson and orange Of Fashions gayeS' SCI"
SOM each window vies with its neighbor in dazz,ns'
yet wel-anasged display; the Pallid, hscc" mu'ua
the faded ribbons have given way 10 orinaI' 49,
Queen Bees would have envied; aces as dehca'e "e
the traeery Of ,st-work lingerie to nave
even the daint, .kinned Queen Of LOUIS All. anu
shawls Of colors as gorgeous and as b1sney Juxts-
posed as eouds in September sunset ...e..l
In the millinery windows We welcome those pretty