Show FLORENCE jan 13 editor despret I 1 we wo left venice on the morning of the esth uit tilt stopped one day at bologna arriving in florence oil on til the e evening of f the ath ill in the tho first st place allo ailo allow w me die to copy a few more items from front my mv journal in lit reference to venice and anid ita it celebrated republic the physical appe appo araneo of the tho city its private palaces palace cathedrals and other public buildings is of a state of decay and portions of tho the city which formerly were covered with frescoe paintings and other becom decorations eions and in appear now as if clothed in habiliments of mourning in passing along the grand canal I 1 in n our gondola gadola we were forcibly impressed with the gloomy and solitary aspect of the numerous mail man sion slon sand and palaces which line this great thoroughfare the immense trade and traffic this city formerly commanded has been changed into other channels leaving unfortunate venice terribly crippled in her commerce and manufactures and no longer ablo uble to uso use those strange methods formerly employed to preserve exclusively to herself men of skill and genius whereby she surrounding nations to pour their gold and silver into her lier tre treasuries u riest flat fiat day has ims forever passed the following is a specimen Il illustrative lustra tive tivo of the style sty ie which venice venico formerly adopted to secure the advantages of her manufactures if any workman carr carry his art to a foreign country to the prejudice of the republic Ile public lie shall shail be ordered to return if lie do not obey liis his nearest relatives shall shail be imprisoned that his regard for them may induce him to return which if ir lie he does lie he shall shail bo be forgiven and employment again provided provided for him if in despite of tite tiie the imprisonment of his relatives lie perseveres in his absence an emissary shall shail be employed to dispatch him and after his lis death liis libs relatives shall be set free one would hardly imagine imigine that a in lit tilo the sea would heavy losses by fire the history of nenice however proves the con tary at various times fires have burst out doing immense damage in some instances consuming palace cathedrals and whole blocks ot private vate dwelling dwellings this city it ha has am also aiso 0 experienced heavy losses losses ky by iri tri inundations which on ono one occasion threatened the tilo destruction of the entire city neither has its favorable position suir stir surrounded rounded by sea gea breezes blee bice zes zos protected it from the tile destructive truc tive hand of pestilence in the tho middle of the tile fourteenth century three fifths of tho population were destroyed by conta eonta contagious lous ious disease aisea c in the latter part of the tilo same lame century nineteen thousand people died by pestilence in tiie the E beginning of the fifteenth century a pestilence swept away forty thousand inhabitants from jul jui july juls r 1630 to november 1631 tho the mortal ity of venice amounted to forty six thousand A lon ion jongline gline of 1 2 doge doges yuccia ress sess vly 0 pon performed por o formed r M ed U ow e functions of the venetian government many of them men of tale taie talent lit tit and great ability administering the tile hi laws ws in wisdom and with un judgment in tilo the beginning of the fourteenth century the famous council of ten was organized and continued as a magistracy nearly fise five hundred years though this council has hag been regarded as tyrannical and cruel the object of its establishment was not objectionable tio it being designed to prevent encroachments encroach ments of the tile doge dogo and senate upon the rights and liberties of the tile people and it answered this tilis purpose until demoralized by the innovations of luxury and extravagance when it became an in instruments instrument of oppression and cruell cruelty mementos ot of those deeds of dul duz darkness n ess were pointed out to us while others were shown as illustrative of the powerful manner in lit which this tills council administered justice before it fell from its high moral position oli as ill in the following ecamp examples es fifty years after the tilo organization of the tile council of ten tell tiko tike doge manin fallero faliero had been g guilty tl bilty of cons conspiring 1 tei vei 1 1 g to overthrow th the e lle Ile republic public this i 1 counell council exam cd ed liis his case ease found him guilty and sentenced him to be be headed the tile sen ben sentence tence was executed on the hame game spot where whelm lie had been croci crowned 1 with the ducal cap he died begging pardon of the tile people and acknowledging tho the justice of his ills punishment llla in a magnificent hall liall splendidly decorated we saw gaw the portraits of the tile doges boges placed in lit regular succession around the apartment but manin a fallieros Fa lieros place was covered with a painting of a black vail vall one ono hundred and twenty years succeed succeeding ing inq the appointment of tilo the council of ten they passed the tilo following hon Een fc eutence tence on one of the republica Be most distinguished guis lied generals who having grown tired of patriotism had llad organized ga nihed a plot against the tilo government francis carmagnola public traitor of our domin dominion ion iou let him bo be led with a dovet dovetail all ail ill in lyl his s mouth and with his hands hailds bound behind his hia back asis the custom today the tilo fiftal fifth of may aate afternoon boob usual houn hour betwee between il the two columns of st marks markys square ill in the tile usual place of justice justlee and there let his head be severed from his liis shoulders till lie he dies this sentence was directly executed we ve many objects of exciting interest associated with the histo history of the tile doges boges the venetian republic U tho the inquisition the council of ten the tho instruments and modes of human torture tho the loathsome dungeon dungeons fl elbridge bridge of sighs the place of midnight executions etc which I 1 will not at present attempt to describe leaving tills this city of or the sea we came canto to Bolo boio bologna gna gua a town of about lio llo inhabitants arriving at I 1 p ill the tho the esth of january bologna Is charmingly situated oil on extensive aw an bordered by tile loii lower cralia slope siope ot vve we visited fevel several il cit ci eit establishments t co containing I 1 1 t ing many objects of curiosity and historical interest inte iest and peram belated the city elty arid alid its ils environs it contains alume numerous rous churches and other oilier public edifices many of them very magnificent ent among autong which is all an arcade that has arches two leaning towers attracted our attention ono one of or which the A ms ilelle was built bulit years sears sago ago its height is feet and it inclines three feet from the tile perpendicular the tilo other the Gara gam sandi sandl is feet high with an inclination of eight feet nall whether this leaning tendency was vas from design or accident tradition differs wo we arrived in florence on tilo the ath with tho the intention of remaining four days this city is situated on oil the river arno illa liia in a gleat plain enclosed by hills bills clothed with fruitful vine vineyards yards and fine gardens and checkered with lovely villas florence numbers inhabitants and is the richest the fairest and most beautiful city in italy and affords the most attractive residence for foreigners the poet says of it of all the fairest cities of or the earth none is so fair as is florence the nobility and aristocracy of ovely evely nation during tills this season reason of the year rendezvous here for health and pleasure A beautiful promenade arcand and carriage drive extend sev oral eral miles milca along the river arno bordered shrubbery adjacent is a fine line park in lit the tile afternoon the scene in this vicinity is is lively and animating multitudes multitudes of promenades aders in fashionable attire 31 and gentlemen exhibiting their bes best t diomes finest finest farrl Farri carriages ages gui gul and eyu utu paea paoa a 16 ladies ladles aw aja gieir ei r gayest plumage ono day while amusing g myself in noticing the fas fashionable and sparkling groups of ladies promenading the rock paved L ide side sidewalk walk along the elie arno I 1 remarked to my sister that I 1 thought thought we had found where the fashion of misshaping mis shaping the tilo naturally beautiful human ligure figure by back bustling austh equals that of our ladies of salt lake lalie she sile differed in opinion considered the style here less grotesque this city pos s many grand historical monuments and ind collections of or art in lit the tile gallery of paintings gsand and sculpture we ive noticed tilo the finest specimens apeci mens menh we have seen since hince wd we came to italy A magnificent cabinet of gems attracted our attention which is decorated with four columns vf oriental alabaster and contains six sim s 1 ix large cases of upwards of four hundred articles of workmanship in precious tones rock crystal crys cryb ual Lal etc enriched enrich vt with pearls and diamonds there ore are ciglia columns colu of agate eight of rock crystal and eight statues of the apostles three busts of or women I 1 in hyacinth a vase eafe in lit an agate agato te a cup in in green emerald also one of rock crystal with a gold gold enameled cover a statue of a warrior in gold ornamented with diamonds a ja jasper japer per cup ornamented with gold a head lien din in turquoise the eyes of which are diamonds a bowl in lit form of a sea shell ill lit blood red jasper a cup made out of a single garnet etc the whole constituting a wonderful exhibition of skill and art I 1 close my description of this modern AtI athens lems wo we leave here tomorrow to tc morrow for pisa pia celebrated for its iti Le leaning alling tower where wo we remain one day from fron 1 there we go to romme borne LORENZO linow address by professor or tyndall I 1 tilt the following extracts froni from the address by prope professor skor tyndall on the occasion of th the banquet complimentary to liim him at Delmo nicos new now york Y ork feb 4 are aio worthy of the perusal of every student 0 af sel sei euce cuce his first finst quoted reni remarks arks were made in lit connection with an allusion to the uw cultivation in america of seif self science nce in its highest forms hele heie e I 1 think you Y ou must take uiko counsel of your our leading scientific men nen t and ties tiey they are arc not unlikely to kind I 1 think as regards physical science they arm arc arg likely to assure 0 you yon tilt tiit that it is not what I 1 may call lle ile lie the element of buildings that you yop require so much as the tile dynamical element of brains making uko uke as far as possible of existing institutions let chairs bo be founded suni suhl but not luxuriously endowed which shall have original research for their main maln object and ambition Wit avith hsueh hsuch vital centres bentres i among you all your establishments of education would feel their influx ence enco wit lioti lloil tsu t su el I 1 centres bentres eve your primary iii instruction wl will wili ii il 11 never flourish lio llo as it otilit 1 I would not liot as 14 a general al rule wholly sever tuition from investigation hut lint as in lit the tile institution to which I 1 belong the tile one ought to be subservient to the tile other otiler the royal institution gives lectures indeed it lives in lit part by lectures though mainly by tiie the contributions of ius its 4 members and aid the bequests of ius its friends but the tile main maln feature of its existence existences a feature never lost sight juht of by its wise and I 1 honorable bonol abie able board of managers Is i that it isa is a school of research and ind discovery and though a bylaw gives them tit the power to do to so for the tile twenty years during which I 1 have been there no manager or member of the tiie institution lias has ever interfered with my illy researches it is ig this tilis wie wio freedom accompanied d by a never fill filI failing sympathy athy extended to the tile great lien men who vio preceded ilae liae that has bas to its imperishable renown 1 I have thaid ard aid that I 1 could not wholly sever tuition from investigation anve ti gation gatlon nand and I 1 should like thadd to add one olle word to this remark reni ark in your chairs of investigation let such work as that in which I 1 have beon been lately engaged ho be reduced to a minimum look jealously ullon upon the man who is fond fetid of ot wandering from his true vocation to appear on public platforms the practice is is ly destructive of original work of a high order now and then the discoverer when lie he has anything important to tell may mas appear wit with 1 benefit to hinis binis himself elfand and the world but asa as a general rule lie he must leave the work of f public lee lec lectures ture turc to others this in may a appear to you a pa poor ar retura re Turu for Z the 0 kyl lyl plaudits pl audits W 4 with which illich 1 myown my own V it efm eff morts efforts have been received yul yav but t these efforts hin fia hau ld a special aim my 31 Y first duty towards you moreover is to be true andl what I 1 bayli say here ere is the tile 1 inexorable rable rabie truth As I 1 iid uld scald i ild an tho the willingness of american citizens to throw their fortunes into the tho cause of public education is ig without a parallel in my experience hitherto their efforts have been directed to the praet practical ical teal side of science and this is why wily I 1 sought in illy my lectures to show bliok the tilo dependence of practice upon principles oil on the tile ground then of meme mere practical mater material jai lal utility pure science ought to be cultivated but asu assuredly among your men of wealth are those willing to listen to an appeal on higher grounds to whom as american amerlean citizens it will bo be a pride to fashion fasli ion lon amer can men so as is to enable them to take their thein places among those great greaf ones onesi mentioned in my lectures into this plea I 1 would pour all illy my strength not as a servant of mammon nammon maln Main nion do I 1 ask you to take science elice eilee to your hearts but as the strengthener and enlightener of the tiie mind of man might alight I 1 now address a word or two to those thole who wilo in the tile ardor of youth feel reel themselves drawn toward science ence as a vocation they must if ir possible poK pom sibie sible luciew increase inci ease easo so their fidelity to or original 1 n al re research search prizing far more tha i i the tile of wealth all an honorable standing in lit science they must I 1 think be prepared at times to sufi er a little for the sake of scientific righteousness not refusing should occasion demand it to live low and lie hard to achieve 1 I do not haro here urge ute anything an thing upon others llivera that I 1 should have been unwilling to do myself when young let me give you a line of personal history in 1848 1818 wishing to im imi 1 prove myself in science I 1 went weilt to the university of marburg the same old town in which my great namesake name sake bake w when hen even poorer than myself published his translation of tit tile bible I 1 lodged in the tile plainest manner in ai street which perhaps bore an appropriate name namo willie while I 1 dwelt upon it it was called the Ketzer Ke baeli the heretics beretics brook from fronia a little hi storie rivulet running through it I 1 wished wl abed to keep myself cle ele clean anand and hardy ho so I 1 purchased a cask and had it cut in lit two b by a carpenter ltaif that eliat cask filled with spring water every night |