New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-27
CITY ITEMS.

"a that OF Wednesday Of last week present on
Monday eyering 70 witness the third parformauce of
the Irayiats." Nile. Piccoomui continues 10 grow
in public favor with each representation. n highly
attractive programme Is offered for tonight, DonzettIs
"Daught,r Of the Regiment" with Nile. Piccoomni
for the fret time as Marie, and Carl Formes as the
SeTgeant-a great cast. The debut Of Signor lamaro
also takes place this evening. The Director i de-
srous of stopping the speculation IN the sale OF tickets,
and has taken such he thinks viii eectu-
a'ly check this Illicit traffic if only seconded by the
public.
LECTURE o. MarRIgosY-Park Benjamin viii de-
liver hs lecture on matrmony at tie Sxteen,l-street
Baptist Church. West Sixteenth street, rear Eighth
avenue, ON Wednesday evening, Nov. 5.
The Anniversary Exercises of the Association OF tue
Alumni Of Columbia College will take place in this
city to-day and Tomorrow. The Address, by the Hon.
Theodore Sedguick, United States District Attorney
and the Poem by John McMuen A. NJ, will be de-
delivered this evening al Hope Chapel, No. 30 Broad
way The annual dinner will take place at the St.
Nicholas Ho.el tomorrow. For particulars we refer
our readers TO The notice of the Committee Of Arrange
ncnts published in our advertising colsmns.
Tuy Rry Mn. BLEBY's LLCTUnT.-AnnOng the
mc-t astounding lies which the Pro-Sagery people of
this couLtry have told the longest and suck TO the
bet is IA 1t Of the failure Of Brit sh L patton,
from politico-ecouomcal point OF view, while the
simple truth il that putting hum ,nity othe blacks tho
wrongs OF Slavery, and toe duties Of Christian peo-
pie entirely ont OF the question: the wseSt thing that
Great Bra ever did in relation to any o. her Colonies
was that ODE act of West India EIn .ncipation The
Rev Mr. Beby who lectures tonight in the Rev. Dr.
CheeyeIs Chur H. will we urdersard, make tlls truth
plain 10 the dulest comprehension; 80 PLAN, lndeed'
that no other evidence would oe required against nm
south of Mason and Dixons Line, were the lecture
delivered there 10 insure his being taken at once IRON
tbe sp,akers deck TO the nearest tree lamppost.
Mr. Elehv bas been for r number Of years, both be-
fore and since emancipat on, resdeni OF the west
Indies, ard is thoroughly familiar with his subject
Those who 90 TO hear him will be sure TO be enlght
encd on AZ important and interesting subject. Tho
lecture is gratuitous.
ST. P.rL's Church, EAST CHEsrER.-Bishop
Potter il expected to vist ST. Paul's Church, East
Chester, Westchester County, on Sanday next for
the purpose of administering the rite # contirna-
ton TO C. amber of candidates. St. PauPs Church OF
East Chester, and the Episcopal Church at Mount
Vernon are under the pastoral charge Of the Rev
Mr. Cofey, rector
Bulls UEAD.-The number Of cattle yarled on
Tuesoay was 693; and it expected that the num-
Der to arrive would make up about 8 800 total for
this market. Tie average quality Is very much better
than last week. and the average weight OF those in
the yards yesterday i. full half hundred better than
the average of the 1853 head yarded last Tuesday and
Monday. Tie price of cattle Of corresponding quail
ty this week we should say about the same a.
last but the average will be higher, as there are but
few that viii run down 10 the lowest rates Of las week
Sales too are more easily effected and tho whole
| the market viii probably be better for the drovers
than il was week ago. The price Of the best cattle
| sold Yesterday was equivalent to nine cents pound
for the beef the buyer making tie hide, fat and oa
A. a profit If he should sell the meat az an average
equal TO cost Good fair retailing heef cattle sold a.
&c. and ordinary ones at less, according to value or
rather according to what they would bring, - IN point
of valre the best quality al the price IS the cheapest.
The price Of cattle not as high a. one year ago.
The quotations Of first quality G tue four October mar.
kets lsj, were Us follows: lOic lO.c.-sic. a lle.
Zoe e lOc 9ic. l0c and the lowest quotations were
6lc Sc. &c. q lie. 0Sc.-1c. -. The Numbers
al the four October markets last year 2,J6O-
2S2t-3 5ii-22.0. This October the numbers al the
three markets have been 3,0li-3,3 ,3F-3,Js3, and If
we have 35ct a, this market will shcw an average
of SO per week more than last October The differ
ence in the total receipts OF the City is st sreaier.
The receipts of tie 6I- three weeks in October, ls5,
were TO- 2s and in the corresponding weeks this year,
l3 C6; and there las been about the same degree OF
excess Of receipts th, year for long time j. It then
surprising that the price is rot high as It was
year ago 1t i rsther surprising that il holds up a.
high as It does. II drovers cannot live al present
prces IS they LAY they cannot, and think beef must
advance" they must decrease the supply since IN
correspondence 10 that the price Is higher now thsn
was las, October. Win the supply decrease VII
the price advance The-, the questions for par
ties interested to think of and base operations acor-
dinghy.
STATEN ISLAND AFTAIRs.-E Is rumoFed that Mr.
Anhon, counsel for the prisoners, : busy writing o't
the Judges decision in the Hospital a--on cases, and
ho. :, urifl c.-,is. used ground %