The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-24
Thentrlcals. &c.

| The Park is "oaflng along shore" with the stocks"
till the Seguin troupe arrive, and begil the opera
season. Much is expected Of Seguin-and much
may be- Hamblin is getting into the autumn of for
tune, and should quit theatricals and joi some
monastery, where there good water, and
repentance to be found. Tom Snowden will help
him. Charlotte Cushman's new theatre is in statu
quo. Go ahead
Fanny E'ssler, it is said, has taken the Tacon
Theatre, Havana, and is carrying it through on her
own bottom. When she returns here, the Park will
be ready to let or lease for term Of nights.
Nagel has been tolsrably successful in Havana,
according TO some accOunts-otherwse by 9th srs.
No matter, he deserves success. p.o' 1f.
| The Italian Opera seems 10 be successful in New
Orleans. Mrs Sutton has not yet appeared. Is this
troupe coming North in Junel
Miss Clifton has horse whipped of the fashion
able loungers Of Richmond-probab one of those
chaps who eat soup at the close Of dinner to fill up
the chinks-and walk through the ladies' drawing
rooms ofthe Exchange Hotel with their hats nailed
down upon their heads We wish her Highpess
would 90 to Washington, and horsewhip Congress
into some decency. sa.1.
The Brahams, father and SOD, are expected here
to give series of concerts next week. Young Bra
| ham has turned out splendid vocalist-a perfect
Z: chip Of the old block
complimentary benefit is proposed to Wilson,
late of the National Theatre. Perhaps no burntup
manager is more in want of little change. II would
be charity-not vanity-to get up benefit Of this
| kind
Pamo has opened series Of musical soirees at his
establishment, in Chambers street, near the baths.
| He has engaged very pretty young Scottish mai
den, to sing Scottish ballads Her name is probably
Jeanie Deans, if not-something else. 4sAr
MI Lyell's Third Lecture on Geology.
Mr. Lyel commenced his lecture, in stating that
it was we'll established fact, that what now dry
land, was for ages under water. And this was
proved by the multitude of Marine Shells that were
fousd buried in the heart of the highest mountains
Hence geoogists must say, either that the ocean
has subsded, OF that the land has moved upwards.
He maintained that there had been a gradual up
heayng Of the land in some places, and gradual
subsideree of the land in others. He alluded to
the fresh water deposit foHnd under the chalk,
which is marine formation, to show that these phe
nomena had not taken place by subsistence of the
ocean. Again, we have historical records to show
that there have been many examples OF the rising and
falling Of the land, but none 10 show that there has
been general sinking of the ocean In the north
ern part Of Scandinavia there is now. and has been
for come time past rising of the earth at the rate OF
several feet in a century. In parts OF Greenland
there has been gradual sinking Of the earth, and
churches on the coast have been partly buried UNI
der water. Sometimes these have been accompa-
MED with volcanic eruptions, as at Conception on
the coast of Chill in 1896, when the ground rose
and nephboring volcano burst forth at the same
time. On the present occasion, however, he would
con6ne himself to a single instance,-the country
IL d. ~ Ma, and Tho
ter Scraps for illustration of his theory that the
changes in the earth's surface had been occasoned
by the upheaval thereof.
And here perhaps it is necessary 10 mark, that
the whole of the remainder of The lie .,ure-llmted
as it was exclusively to this small seC of country,
may be found in Mr. Lyell's wt1k on Geology from
which Re read largely during the evening" Among
other striking facts he pointed out the following =
Near Puzzuolo, in the Bay of Naples, there is a
cliff 50 feet high; the sea once came half way up it,
and now there is wide terrace between the base |
OF il and the sea and the highest part of the ter
race is Is feet above the level Of the In
ton Of this terrace Mr. Lyell found alternate beds
of pumlce. tufe marine shella with scuptured orna
namens pieces o. %0saic some fc % 9,
Of sand, all formed under water, and all had beer
upheaved He then spoke of the sinking and rising
Of the earth, as exhibited lin Calisulas Mole, the
arches Of which n0w spring under water.
In l749, the discovery OF the temple oil. Jupiter
Scraps at this place, led TO conclusions in geo.
legy. Here were three perpendicular marble CO.
posts from water. Around their pedestals was
pavement 76 feet diameter the whole was once
quadrangular building, the roof of which was sup
ported by 46 columns, half marbleiand half granite.
(see LyeIls Geology, for full details of this temple
Some of the beds which covered this temple con-
tanned marine shells, and pieces of works of art.
Now, we must first suppose that the temple was
built above water! That il then went down and was
buried; and then was heaved up again. These
columns for the first II feet from the bottom were
smooth, then for 10 feet they were perforated BY the
celebrated stone, excavating moluscuar; Oypo-
dami) then the rest was smooth, except the Top
which had been exposed. This proves they we're
under water, for the ypodami cannot live five hours
out ofwater And in the whole history of this re-
mediterranean Sea. The temple was perfect down
to the Sd century, and used for exercises; Marcus
Aurelus repaired it, and SO did Septimus Severus
it has all been buried since; rose again; and since
1907 has been gradually sinking about feet inches
| in 40 years. Ard in 1928, on digging down Mo-
sale pavement, discovered 6feet under the other
pavement, and the former was once the floor OF the
| temple, which therefore then sunk feet. Here,
| them we have proof before eyes that the land
is gradually sinking down everyday in some places,
| and rising up in others
! Here Mr. Lyell referred to beautiful sectional
| drawing Of this temple, by Mr. Babbage, to show
| how the columns were gradually covered up with
deposites from the hot springs close by-then ashes
| from the neighboring volcano of Soltatera-then
| another fresh water depcslIe-then more ashes
the temple ard its deposltes gradually sinking all the
/ time but the details OF this cannot be explained
| without the drawing.
He also referred TO a grant made by Ferdinand
aud Isabella. in 1911, to the University of Puzzuola
Of land that was then coming up and drying cut OF
the sea, and that had done 60. He also referred to
tbs description by Falconi, Ct the rising up OF the
celebrated Volcano Monte Novc, in 1888 (Septem-
Der 29th), in the adjacent Bay Of Baiae This
mountain was $50 feet high, and came out of the
| earth in two nights, through one lake, and one
small town. During this eruption, the temple Of
| Scraps, which had then sunk down 40 or 50 was
thrown up in night. (Bm here again we must
refer to Lyeil's work fer the curious details con.
nected with this part of the lecture, and which he
| read from that work .as