New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-22

studying in Italy for years, for the purpose Of becom
ing prms donna, and winning lyrical lauels for her.
self and country, will give first concert this evening
| at Nblo's Saloon, assisted by BrignoI, Tafanei Ia
capital baritone too little known Mr.. Kyle the great
fuist, Mr.. Timm and others. Miss May is the niece
of the veteran editor joseph Gales Of The National
IafeHigencer, and her debut exctes much affection
among gentlemen of the press and the musical public
| at large.
day or two since, as rode up town in an Eighth
avenue car, poorly -dressed boy came in and began
making Overtures to the passengers for the sale of
certain strop ointment, warranted nfable correct
i've for all the ills which steel is heir TO. card tied
his breast tod the story of his vocation and at
| tie same time gave the reason which forbade him
telling it hinself-he was deaf mute. The r,oticsl
demo nsraon Of his calves efficiency to b. made
upon tablet which be carried in his hand, by the aid
| Of the perknives of the skeptca Coming sad-eyed
and uDpatronzed to END of the his face bright
ened az an old gentleman suggestvely extended his
share the Sheffield cutlery interest In the shape OF
a portentOus five bladed engiLe, which obviously
called for the kind offices of any cacusble amount of
the uDguent. With benevolent smile worthy of the
Patriach Cssby, he regarded the mute, blade No.
went garciDg up and down the strop, and when the
knife was returned to him greatly recuperated by the
| operation, the bland sunshine which meowed his
vsage would have set up in irresistible persuasive
| ness whole ship.load of Fejee missionaries.
But al he would not perrit the poor fellow to 20
mOuinfuly away with the harvest (shaGe Of Tom
Hood pardon the punt reaped from 'ugle blade
he opened No. 9, stem and ample tool, bearing
strong family likeness TO the executive portion OF
Jack knife, and pantomimcaly repeated the sugges-
ton No. was likewise corrected and benignanty
approved. What another? Yes, the nail-bade this
ue; before gone two blocks, tue pltrisrchs
personal appearance, go far "a the ungua termni of
his system bad thing to do with it, put beyond
Il fesr of slan. Still another blade No, number
sufced and then the old gentleman put his hand in
his pocket. The interest Of the whole ear by this time
conveyed upon the supposed region Of that vesti-
mentary abyss. He put up his knfe-tbat was all.
Yet not quite for casting look Of inefabe sweetness
upon the child of salve, he remarked in vo:e that
condensed all Exeter Hall and the old Tabernacle,
" How / pity poor deaf and dumb boys BY the
philanthropy of the aged party were awakened
train of reflections which eventually took the follow
ing practical form. We propose to the compassionate
public the foundation of society which shall have
for its object the Promotion Of inexpensive Benevo.
lence. This object TO be attained by sympa.hizing
mehodically with all sufferers who too far off TO
take up any subscription, expressing emotions of the
most pair full character all social grievances, and
emboe ypg in attractive form reflections upon how
much better off Humanity would be, if it not as
badly off as it is.
Had we the address of the penkniie man, should
feel committed to the strenuous efforts consistent
with DO outlay for postage toward entering into cor
respondence with him, for the purpose OF obtaining
him as President Of the Association We imagine,
hot he is sadly the spla survivor %
his family to keep that important post desclate
from long vacancy.
From many acknowledged facts is the necessity o.
such movement perspicuous. II seems hard Indeed
that the large and respectable body of our citizens.
whose taxes provide in the shape Of prisons hospitals
and asylums, for the support OF pubic benevolence,
should in addition, be called upon 10 make oppressive
disbursements for the maintenance of private one.
Still more widely is it outrage to expect those who,
with the municence chaI acteristc Of elections, have
made provision for that Grand Concentrated National
Conscience enshrined in the White House, should
bother themselves with sporting any of that purely
ornamental article Individually, or even sending on
packages Of it by letter. auxiliary to the c. ~ e.
aforesaid.
Again. in the matter Of charities and reforms, why
throw away ailors out of work, iejune foreign
ers-for whose bodies rather than their spades our
earth to offer desirable openiDgs-those golden
crumbs of income which, after our comfortable life
dinner might make such rich breadpudding for the
dessert Of heirs who weep from their htherward eye
| to ste us leave the table.
Why waste breath, money, time, type in stopping
that you1g counryman who has begun town-lite, on
tie road which Leads by fast horses and quick stages
through the faro. bank and his masters till That
Young country woman who, in luxurious dreams of
peasure-dear bought because not bought at all-is
| floating down the tide which with silk and
spaikes with gold TO that dark gulf from which none
ever emeIge7 The Houses paid for-let the
poor 90 TO them. To the defaalter Sing Sing with
welcoming chorus Of stoLebammers, throws open her
mate ma eoors And when the child of old broken
upcountry hearts price open with her knife gate out
OF human scorn-why, the city holds the deed Of the
| Potteis Field.
BY all means lei the Society of Inexpensive Benev-
oeuCe be founded cherished representative idea,
smiled upon by those phlsntbropists whose conscien
t:ous scuples Rave forbidden them from vinkng a,
any Of the hitherto existing charities and reforms.
Here for the frst time, will they be able TO re- DICE
with the Shake peafian unba, that their "qualiy Of
mercy il not strained Here too will they find an OPP
porupity for exemplary orthodoxy, the cup of cold
water given to u disciple no, being vitated by the
expensive and uDsCpural sddeuda of bread ana meat.
And above all, neither through those conclsyes
journals that have contracted the thrfiees habit of
outlay for the reform of other peoples business, will
| tie good which they DO &" be of men,"
| AS AGRICULTURAL FAIR AT CHATH,r FoCR Cor
MRS Ar Agricultural Fair is TO be held at Chatham
| -Four Corners on the lire OF the Harlem Railroad