New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-25

accordingly introduced, anu stlii 1igureS between
those of st. Sebastian and ST. Catherine.
A third poet-Lord Byron-is brought to your
mind in Ferrara, not only by the names of his
fellow poets, to whom his verse has heightened
their lease of Immortality, but by the remem-
brancc of "Parisina." In the castle of Fcrrara
the guilty pair were executed, and two tomb
stones with illegiblc inscriptions were shown to
me in the church Of San francesca IS those OF
Hugo and Parisina.
The same church is remarkable for some fine
paintings by Garofalo, and for unique echo
When you stand under one OF the fiat cupolas
which are arranged in the roof CT the main AISLE
and clap your hands, the noise is reechoed from
above so suddenly and SO often, that it seems as
il pair OF invisible wings were angry tapping
over your head. Stamping on the marble floor,
counted thirty reverbcrations. With the voice
the effect is quite startling, the answer being re-
turned so suddenly, and appearing TO be at your
very ear, but with tone so changed and differ
ent from your own, that it seems to belong to
stranger.
The Cathedral is largo enough 10 kold nearly
the entire population of this nearly deserted city,
and dates from the twelfth century The columns
of its portals rest on lions in the favorte Lom-
bard style, and along one side Just below the
caves is range Of hundred arches and columns,
nearly all different twisted, huted, braided, &c.
and all without any use except as curious ex-
ample of misplaced ingenuity. In the interior
there is little remarkable, except frcsco of the
Last Judgment by Bastianin0 "a iavorite pupil
Of Michael Angelo,) in which the painter has
made his art subservent to his revenge, as we
have seen Palma do in his picture in the Doge's
Palace at Venice. BaStiaaino has here painted
among the condemned, the young woman who
refused his hand, while he has made the one
whom he married conspicuous among the blessed,
and locking down triumphantly at her former
unhappy rival
Over one door of the Cathedral is bust Of
the Virgin Mary, which is venerated as miTacu
ous. Passing before the Cathedral again in the
evening, heard solemn chanting as approach
cd, and on reaching it, | found group of devo
tees, men, women and children, kneeng on the
cold pavement, while high above them dim
lamp burnt before the Virgin. All united in
solemn dirgc, led by some priests. Only part Of
them sang at once; but when they came to
cadence, which seemed about to end the chant
new voices would strike in and take their places
and so il was kept up increasingly during all
the time that my curiosity kept me there. Every
passer by would turn aside from his course,
kneel down, join in the chorus, and then go on
his way. When | left the Cathedral some OF
these, who had just risen from their knees, were
before me- and after walking few squares, they
turned into broad archway under handsome
portico followed them, thinking some reli-
gious ceremony might be going on, paid the dime
demanded at the door, and entering close behind
my involuntary guides, l found myself in
Theatre! The contrast literally dramatic
but far from dsagrccablc, and pleasant comedy
in this delicious language so well spoken as TO be
an excellent lesson in Italian served 10 pass the
long evening till the diligence started at mid
night for Bologna.
The country gradually improves in picturesque
beauty as you leave Fcrrara with its marshes
and canals behind you, and the fields are more
carefully cultivated, and the landscape more ii.
versfied with hills and woods till you enter the
large and fourishing city of BOLOGNA. Like
Padua, and the Swiss Borne, its streets arc lined
with arcades, under which you are sheltered
from sun and rain, but which impart coister-
like and gloomy aspect to the city.
The inhabitants, however, in spite of then
closters are far from having monk.lihc spirits,
for they arc the most turbulent of all the subjects
of the Pope. Some years ago the Almanacs
announced that great eclipse of the sun would
take place at two in the afternoon. The people
assembled in the public square before the time,
and getting impatient, they called for the eclipse
as they would on all actor who kept them wait
ing. At last it took place, but as some clouds
destroyed its effect, they Kissed it most violently
as they would bad play. At present they hiss
the Pope. Not long since an Instruction broke
out here, headed by eight young men of the
to the mountains. The Cardinal Legate offered
Il reward of S 900 for the head Of each, ard they
in return offered $4,000 for the head of the
Cardinal He felt himself in danger and fled to
Rome where he now is. The Insurgents are still
in the mountains, and lately stopped the Dill
gcncc, which they enormously thought contained
Government money. The city is now almost
under martial law, but to Il stranger all seems
peaceablc as London or New York. A strong
proof OF the true state of morals here is however
to be found in the fact that fee Madred cases of
stabbing arc annually admitted into the hospital.
Bologna has given It's name to the Eclectic or
Bologncse school OF painting, which strives with
much success to unite the merits OF all the rest,
and which numbers the great names Of Guido,
DomenichinO, the three Caraeci, Guercino, Al
Jani, and many others of minor note. Tne
Academic" or public gallery, contains fine
specimens OF all these paiutcts. Foremost among