New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-17
CITY ITEMS.


1EuR CoScERT.-This longconsdered and much
tsked-of publcoprvate act Of delectation will
off at the Baptist Church. of Fifth avenue AMI
Thirty fifth street, Thursday evening. December
lS, at 8 o'clock. Cards of admission Al each, may
be had at the book and music stores and at the door
on the evening Of the Concert The attention of the
public is invited to this interesting benevolent enter
price, Nothing is more delightful than a right-d)wn
amateur cor cert The fresh voices the feminine utter
of fright the peculiar electric chain between perform
es and auditors are specales Of this kind of enter
tanment. The concert in question will bring out the
most delicious, fragrant tones Of youth and love.
LADIES FAIR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF TIE PRor-
EsTAST House, OF MERcY,-The object of this Fair is
to procure 10 purchase plot of ground and to
erect building for the protection and reformation OF
destitute females under twenty years of age. Many
young girls have already been rescued from ruin, and
are now in a course of training for future usefulness.
The object Of the House Of Mercy is not simply to
fom but to reach those who too young to the
imminent peril of their situation Surely every friend
of humanity will lend helping hand to this mission OF
love and mercy to those who have been so long for
gotten by protesting Christians The Fair opened
last evening and will continue open during the week.
SUSpAY-ScHooL FAIR.-Since the opening OF the
Memorial Church, the children in the Sunday School
have become numerous that it will be very expen.
sve to provide the necessary recitation books, sua-
bic library and other requisites. They want to help
the mselves, and will have for sale various useful and
fancy articles of their own make and toys suitable for
presents on the days and evenings of Monday and
Tuesday, Dec. % and g in their Sunday room,
fronting on waverley place. next to the corner of
sfr NAV ha IN Ira.
Manenner, No. q Hammond street, opposite the
Church.
The Christmas Song Of the Sunday -School will be
given in the Church Christmas afternoon, 18th nst
at O'Clock. All are invited
Mr.. Gotsehalk, the great American pianist vii give
final concert assisted by Mr.. Thalberg and Madame
D'Areri, on the 26th OF this month at Nibos Saloon
He will then proceed to Europe.
Ben Perley Poore, Of wheelbaror no.oriety, will
lecture at the Broadway Tabernacle this evening be-
fore the Hamilton Literary Unon Subject" Travels
from Paris to Palestine loot Ne ~buyportto Boston,
The of the lecture earn, are TO be gwen
to the Ladies' Five Points Mission, to aid In creating
more oommodious schoolrooms for their greatly in-
creased numbers Of children. We only regret that a
larger building could not have been obtained, for this
geItleman (a:ice from the croumfance Wnica mas
lately brought him before the public fine speaker
and highly educated His travels wii be most interest
ing. We bespesk ful house.
APracr YoR CRY TELEeRArH WREs.-The pro-
iect is before the City Council for placing the tee-
graph virc., which now suspended upon high
poets, rot particularly ornamental to the streets be
heath the pavemtnts insulated that they viii work
freely, End sde completely understandable - to defy
corosoa, ard consequently render repairs unnecessary
| The first proposal Of Prof None fos carrying the
wirss through the country vss under goasd. but ~