New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-06
CITY ITEMS.

Wisrf..-Now, most certainly now, this month OF
Dsc.uber sis the winter Of our discomfort aud 1t 3
p made at all gorou. by the rain and its consequent
puadiness Of the last two days past Cloudy, RAINY,
muddy, chilly gloomy, sll combined, made Saturday
.,tremev unc ,mfort.ble for all out door business,
and Sunday unmstska ably dull for the unemployed,
,,5 ,erv uncomfortable for Ito unwar med: Of which
sbe,e IL a vast uurber ia this wet and muddy city.
SNsnd,ypg mast The ruin-ruin it is most SAD to look
if che late Crystal Palsce, Saturday at the
di,n,r Lou- we witnessed this need and love- Of fire.
In the uotkmen engaged in clearing away that wreck
Of wasted iron, for tbey had picked up few Of the
burned nds Of tbe s'seper of the lower )o and piled
them together upon the capital Of columo which the
conas grafton had laid low, and there Lighted blazing
Ere, around which they huddled TO dry and warm
themselves during tie little interval Of labor. How
has tie mighty fallen we thought as we looked upon
this singular scene. How this samo element
row 20 budded eround-so sought after, so
pleasant to sight, and feelng-wa' looked
upon with terror, aud fer with pain, upon this
same spot two months ago. when all THE iron deb IS
stood up proudly, and formed altogether such thing
OF beauty ~ was our Crystal Palace. How we have
seen is immense floor crowded with manliness aai
beauty, How we now .op and stare at the ruin snd
Join Will tie little knot who warming themselves
at ERE made Of the fe. little brands the only ROMAN
ing wood Of that greet STRUCTURE WIKI what e l)'g-
ing look that little barofooted gil stops the pave
Dent and looks through the iron railing q. the
comforts Of this fire - comfortable, unioubt-
tdly, compared with her own frecss home.
lis sad sight upon both hands-upon one, thu ruin
Of one Of the most beautiful structures ever bai,t by
human hnods ard upon tie other hand, one Of the
beautlul structures Of God going to run-One the ef
feet Of sudden fire, and the other slow, wasting
one for sAe is tie child Of dead 6runl.srd on one
side and cf living one on the other. On both hands
ruin-sad, ssd ruin. Around one few human
beings can warm tnemselvos over tho few ig-
uted brands that re main 10 The Gshesj but "a the
ashes Of TIE dlunkads home who can find : si1-
gls remnant sufficient to warm one soul into
Efe or comfort equal TO what these laborers feel
lie burning brands of the Crystal Palace rlin
ruin that all look upon with saldened hearts but it is
but sirge ore, while in all the streets Of this
enthraNed city are tho ruins Of noble structures,
perisbirg day 10y day without elctng single note Of
observation In very street the eye panied AZ the
conttautly recurring sight Of bareiooted, ilc'ed,
wretched-locking cbiiden, wandering in our muddy
Winter streets uncared for brutes for i'll fact they
are the children Of biutes-brutes in human fora,
made brutal by fire more wasting than the one tlst
left this ruin upon Reservoir square.
IIa,ki The Sunday evening church bells ere calling
20 all within their sound TO come within tho wa5of the
howe of payer. How many will come Not Ill who
hear for they will look ont upon our wretched sree,s
and muIky clouds aud say, "Ob, what awful Winter
Yesiher!' and then draw near the glowing CRATE, TO
While away the evening Of car fifth day of Winter.
Nyusgmrsrs.-Academy IF Muic.-"The 1ugue
nos is announced for the last time tonight w.th Tire
ssme distribution Of characters as on Saturday To-
morrog evening aui the matinee Of Wednesday Viii he
devoted TO the Benefit Of Nile. PccolOmri aiter which
the company leave for BootOn, where they open on
Thursday.
At Burfoa's 7Aeoter q double novelty is Of
fsrtd to-rie.t--a rev play and row sc'or9< MISS
yandeuhof and Mr.. SsLburne, an English hage-
dian, appear for the fret time in play entitled
"Won,sns Heat, that has never before been per-
formed hore. The play was written by Mise F"naen-
hoG. aud has received very high COMMUNICATIONS from
tie press in EOgland. l. will be cast with all tie
strength Of the company, Miss Ada Clifton Me'srs.
Divine, Moore, Grace. Camel, Jordan aud "nitnS'
oil having parts.
Al lara Keeae'., "Our American Cousin " is to
be played every night this week, with new English
coredistto entitled The Bonry Fish1ife.'
A. Niblos. tie RaveIs give "Jocko" and " Tie
SohooImaster," and ballet.
AT Iyal,ack's, Americans in Paris, and =" A Cen
Aleuan from Ireland" Mr.. Walaek appears to-ncr'
row evening as Shylock."
Borery T1eqter--Three pieces here Tonight
s'Rolfc, ." Asphodsl," aud Plcwman turned Lord
P,pdys National Theafer.-Xhere is no lack OF
novelty here. Three pieces are siven tonight, al
new; The Will ard the Way, Richard Hoffman,
and O rev London burlesque called " Ihe Cruel Msg-
pic and Fatal spoon
Born,,a's Nuseum.--The Wren Children aud the
ZsyistowaAi Troupo delight tho audiences here.
An the NJ nstre! bands onvr and attractive pro-
graumes.
Eyw-YoRK TYroGRAFHicAL USIoN.-N the regu-
ar monthly meeting of this Society, held on Saturday
evening Dec. 4, the folio Eing named ohcers were
elected for the ensuing yesr: President, c. w. Col
burr; Vice President, b. l.. Gasby; Recording Secre
tsry. Robert u. Dack; Corresponding Secretary, W.
q Beers; Financial Secretary, q. y. Colburni Treas
rrer r. O. Hsrnon; Fund Trustee, w. Il. McMann';
Business Committee, W. -. Sneston, NJ. ID. Rsney,
DIV Kiulban, Richard Drake j. ). Lenhart. After
some further routine business the Union adjourned to
Saturday, Jan. g. 1852
CIorTs.-wo have received from Messrs. T.. &
&. W. Blalt Terrestrial globe Of their manufacture
IT'S Of great be,uty and eSceence-in fact the bast
globe we ever examned-hayiDg the iso,hmmal lioes,
the ecepsea souudipgs sod all the results of recen,
geographical ploIatons ia Africa, tee Polar Regions
&C. In point Of durability, W. are assured that II is
superior to European globes FOR the reason that the
Tot effected by oar climate, which IS not the
tase with those imported.