New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-11

AwALX IN FLORENCE FROM THE ARNo TO THE DUoNo.
IMAGINE yourself standing By my side in
FLORENCE upon tie POn.e ala CarGja, Zone Ct
the many bridges which cross the ArHo,) and
looking uo and down the beautiful river be-
tween the ranges Of houses and palaces on either
side to the open country beyond The Arno
which runs far beneath you Is generally calm
and gentle, and shows the yellow sands (Which
the poets compared to go!d,) Of half i;= bed; but
sometimes the mountain torrents which feed it,
Will swell 1t in :evs hsurs to a violent torrent,
which has three times carried away the bridge
upon which you stand.
Looking up stream Jour eyes first meet the
bridge "de!!a Trinita,' spanning the stream
with three arches, whose singular airy grace de-
Gphts even the uuscientiiic spectator, who does
not know that they are considered the only OK
anples in The world Of true elliptic arches;
point on which there is much TO be SAID, though
this is not the appropriate place Tor such dis
cussion. Upon thC rGgles OF tho bridge are
statues Of the four seasons; for throughout Italy
the open cir has every where marble popula-
ton the profussn OF artistic talent and the
Lcnisnsnt climate allowing the people to lavish
uoon the streets and gardens the treasures which
elsewhere arc preserved in galleries and cabinets,
The Ponte Vseehio comes next, and is the
most anliquey picturesque Of ell, with the rows
of old houses which line ita SIDES and ovcraang
the river. Above them runs the mysterious gal
lery erected by Cosmo |. TO unite his two palaces.
which are more than half a mile apart and arc
Separated By the river. This was however
tr.fing obstacle in lhoso days Of tyranny (ahno
1900 ana the Duke made this secret passage
cut rsnorselcsslv through the private houses IN ms
vay and cross the bndss TO his other resldchce
A New.YofI1 corporation could net have done
morein tire improvement" days Of '36.
Beyond tb;s is seen the " Pone dele Gr.ze,"
and last Of ali 4 light suspension bridge IN The
distance rise undulattng hills coreted with the
lu,uriani veg. ;aloa Of the climate, and sprinkeG
with villages, and with the tall tomers, which are
SO CHARACTERISTIC OF Tuscany and the beautiful
p.nors:na which ihey form is framed, as ii
were. by the high housss and paiaccE between
which 7ou look. This frame besides Is Itself :
pie,lre, ior lslust OF the buildings vary in The agc
lecture rom the sonbro and 5aitene.!ted remains
OF eary times, often surmountcd with Lookout
towers whence TO 'v;sch for the approach OF an
enen7, to ,l.o nlio modem mansions VITA iiclr
galleries and inches for busts and statues.
Locking down stream Westward, you see On
your right the Cassiae, tho Hyde Park OF Flo,
renee, delightful mixture OF fields and groves,
in,erspe rsed with broad Aysnucs, in which all
Florence assemblies every afternoon in carriages,
on horseback, and on foot to enjoy the fresh ali
and TO meet ali their frsnds. Here the Grand
Duke and hi. family often walk in the crowd.
without any guard of soldiers, for they have the
surest of proteetons the affection and respect OF
the people. Ii all Kings wore like hlm there
would bo few democrats in the world.
Bsyond the Cass!ne is another suspension
bridge; beyond it another Landscape different,
but equally beautiful as tie Eastern one, and II
YOU have boen long absent from home, you may
remember that some four t!iouaand miles beyond
that lie what are here called the Stau unill
deli America"
Perpendicular walls confinc the river on each
side, and between their parapeis and the houses
spreads broad street running along the river'
and thence called the LHngo "Ara0" ihe ees;
lodgings front it and the river, and along 1t as
the promenade of the Broadway loungsrs OF Flo
renee. The greater part of the city lies upon
the North SIDE of the Arno, though upon the South
is the Pitt Palace.
Leaving the bridge, where have kept you
standing so long, let walk up the north side OF
the Lungo pAyno. Like all the streets Of Flo
renee it is paved with broad smooth flag stones,
of various polygonsl shapes, but always nicely
fitted together. a walk upon them Is quite Il
luxury after the uncomfortable pavements o;
most Continental cities, and the pedestrian feels
very grateful to MesScr Rubeconte who Intro
duced them in 1885. He was then Pod.s.a or
Mayo. of the city, and was its Jealous improver,
altoulh native OF Milan, in accordance with
the customs of those partisan tunes, when The
chief magistrate of one city was always chosen
from another, to insure his impartial,y in the
distribution OF rewards and punishments. Ii
this plan were followed in our Federal Govern.
ment, Virginia would not have monopoly of the
best offices o. the country
Near the bnsgc we pass the Corsini palace,
which contains a fine collection of paintings, at
which we will look another day. In the windows
OF The shops BY which We pass, are many fine
copies and cngravings Of the pictures of the great
galleries, and miniature models in marble ana
slabaster OF the statues, which give YOU fore.
taste of the enjoyinents in reserve Passing
two blocks, and turning TO the left, YOU enter The
Piazza d. Santa ?r!aita, with which every
visitor becomes SO familiar, since in it is the
Gaze Doaey, where strangers generally breakfas,
and take their afier-dnner coffee. Lei US 90 in
TO &c, an idea OF the ridiculous chcapnsss OF Flo
renee The Cafe contains three rooms on the
street ornsmen,es in white and gold, and fur
nlshsd with marble tables and cushioned sofas in