New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-18
CITY ITEMS.


closed on Saturday night and viii remain shut week.
Next Monday it viii be opened by the Florencos, for
the Summer season.
Laura Keene's Thedter.-The comedy Of 1.-THE
Governors Wife, !" in which Mrs. Wood and Mr. Jefer
SOD made such bit at the Winter Garden, is to be
vived this evening. The Japanese Embassy Is 10
be acted this week Mr.. OBrien'S japanese bur
lesque will be produced in a few days.
Nsblo's Garden-The burlesque of Beauty and
the Beast" has been one Of the attractions during the
past week and il to be repeated for q night or two
longer The Misses Gale have made great hit in the
ballet of The Captive and receive nightly most
enthusiastic encore. Mile. Lima Windel also wins
new admirers constantly. An original travesy of
"Tle Lady of the Lake win be speedily produced.
The managers of the Garden have built private
staircase communicating with the apartments of the
Japanete who will thus be enabled to the Garden
at all hours, at their own convenience.
Winter Gardea.-Mrs Julia Dean Hayne and Mr..
George Jordan are still the leading attractions at this
house. Mr. Wilkins play, g Young New-York," at
tacted much larger audiences than anything that has
yet been done here. The play tonight is Ingomar"
Partbenia, of course, by Mrs. Hayne. An original
play by Mr. George w. Jamson ia announced as being
in active preparation
Borery 7Heater.-This establishment has been
leased by Messrs Il. Johnston and w. L. Briggs, and
will be opened next Monday evening.
Bdrnums Mysepm.-Mr. Harry Pearson has been
reeDgaged and will appear every night this week. In
the department Of curiosities the Angel Fish and the
large routs decidedly the stars of the collection.
number of japanese eurostes have lately been added
Christy's Minstrels.-The japanese piece here is
kept on the bills for the week, and varied musical
programme is given every night
Palace G0rden.-The managers Of this popular place
Of entertainment have fairly begunthe Summers work.
A young lady makes balloon ascension on Tuesday
afternoon and the Ronzani Ballet Troupe appear some
time during the week
The California Bears still remain at the corner Of
Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street.
Jacobs, the Wizard, No. 444 Broadacdy.-This gen.
eman still continues to attract crowded audiences by
his puzzlDg magical performances. An entirely new
programme s announced this week.
The Enc1ontress-A grand concert, sustained by
100 young ladies' full orchestra of the Philharmonic
Society, and other artises will be given at Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, tomorrow evening, when the
operetta of the Enehantress viii be produced.
THE CENTRAL PARK on SusDAY.-The rush 10
the Central Park yesterday until quite late in the
afternoon was very great While the Sixth, Eighth,
and Ninih-ayenue city Railroads poured them into the
Park by thousands at the lower end and west eide the
Second and Thrdavenue and Harlem Railroads con-
trbued in no less degree TO swell the hrong Of pleas
urc seekers On no former occasion has the Park pre-
scented more animated or picturesque scene than
Yesterday, and Judging from the expressions and
actions of visitors, all seemed happy and delighted
with the progress Of improvements in the great central
| attraction Of the metropolis.
| The GREAT EAsTERE.-We learn from Mcssrs.
Grinnel, Mnturn g. Co. that owing to the delay in
procuring reports from the Surveyors of the Board oil
| Trade which must precede the clearance of ship
with passengers and also with the view Of arriving
off Sandy Hook at the period of Spring Tides 1T has
| been determined that the departure of the Great
Eastern from England shall be postponed until about
| the ODD inst.
Mr. PLATT CH.MBERLAIE.--The Controller, on
Saturday morning sent notices to oil the Departments
stating the fact that Mr. Plat had been duly qualified
and installed as Chamberlain of the city, aud that it
would be their duty thenceforth TO recognize him as
such by depos ing their receipts with him a. the Arti-
sans' Bank The Controller has the power of appoint
ing all the Clerks in the Chamberlain bureau, but be
has spn6ed his entire confidence in the responsibility
of Mr. Plat in all matters concerning the Chamber
lancy and yields TO him the prerogative Of selecting
| his own assistants
Opening OF The RARTAS AND DELAWARE BAY
RAILRoAD.-On Saturday, this new Railroad was
completed through Monmouth County New-Jersey,
| TO Long Branch, and to-day 1t will be opened to the
public with inaugural ceremonies The Governors OF
! New-York ard New,Jersey, and other distinguished
guess are expected to be present on the OCCASION
| The New-York City Guard, Capt. Mansfield Lowell,
accompanied by Dodworths Band have also accepted
an invitation to make their twentysecond annual ex'
cursion to-day and over the X. and d. b. Railroad,
altogether the friends of the Railroad Company and OF
their military guests anticipating an unusually fine
| time. Two steamers have been chartered for the
occasion. The Rip Van Wrinkle will convey excur-
sonsts, leaving Atlantic street Ferry, brooklyn, at
a. M; Christopher street wharf, N. k, at 81 a. m,
and the foot of Robinson street at 81 a. M The Alice
Price will leave the latter wharf at the same hour
with the Rip Van Wrinkle, and viii carry the Cover
nors Of New.York and Eew-Jersey, the Mayor and
Corporation of this city and other guests. The sail
down the Bay the ride Of fifteen miles TO Long Branch
a dinner, sea-shore Iambe, and the parade and re-
view Of the honored and speDddly disciplined City
Guards combine to make the opening Of the Railroad
as pleasant occasion as one often has the oppor-
tuniiy Of enjoying
| PAsroRAL OyATIos-The Rev. John Bowling OF
the Berean Baptist Church, corner of Bedford and
Downing streets, departed for England, the land oi
his nativity, by the steamer City Of Baltimore on
Saturday having been absent from there for twenty
seven years; and the members Of his church. as wei
as other friends to the number Of two or three hun
dred manifested their appreciation Of his hbors by &c