New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-24
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.ecou, N this work which we think viii prove inter
esting:
The Statue Of Chris, Crucfed brought 70 this country
by Mr. Lester has elected 80 much praise from A. I'm
peten Judges Of sculpture ths, any farther rear
II might seem q work Of supererOgauOn but ~
one point in regard 10 this truly wonderful slalue
seems 20 have been scarcely enough d"eN uP,y- -
il its strict correctness Of anatomical oeta. -
s0us when they look upon piece OF Pahl4H- u -
tlre u high order Of excellence. see III Il
admire without knowing exactly VIVA, J. : . 49, -,
their admiration. They LOOK ohly ~ - $50 I,
without iumirug into the causes Vhlch piooue,
C,sss,,,s ~ an 90 farther and derive much hign
ened satisfaction from their knowledge o. me Hsas
employed in producing the result ihey wines ~
can thus in manner iooH ~ o41 ~ " - -;
$50 The workings Of the artists mind In Us conception
and execution. .,-,. ,,s 49, ,t;.o. IL. o,,-
,e.entinr human other animated hgure-) VIII DE-
- ,iu higher pleasure from observing the truthful
res. with which the laws Of Development and muscular
action have been followed By the skilul mator Of IA
tpre Ia this view the statue before US merits the very
highest commentator 1t seems 20 us tie snort oil per
lection And our wonder Is such that u seems AtLe
short Of miracle when we hear that ais was execute
by a monk in the solitude OF his cell and ths' y was Is
fret effort in sculpture In most ofthe crucnxons pom
ainted and carved which have seen the subject mas
been rendered not absolutely disgusting at least pam
fu by the way in which ii has been treated An emaci
aed figure resembling the corpse Of some one VINO mas
died Of lingering disease with nothing approaching 10
beauty about the face sunken and gnasy the expires
sion that Of Intense agony and any thihe Du'
This is the Christ as we ordinarily see nun iePien
How different in this respect Is the CrucMAlon III qu'
lion Here we have form Of exquisite manly beauty
in is full beautiful proportions counienance IN "hieh
there only much appearance OF lie an expression
Of suffering resignation. forgiveness
There il another error into which the artlst was auo
70 fall which he has avoided equally with the one we
have alluded Many Of the artists Of me od schoos
and particularly some Of the greatest a. Nlcae Ai-tio
and his followers in representing the human form nave
taken for their models persons OF extraordinary muscular
deveopment and have given exaggerated hsule- even
III them The result has been that where we expect 10
ace men we find mOnstersgants IN iact such hs never
or very rarely existed The apostles Tor example nave
the arms of backsmiihs and the legs OF ropedAncers
and the angels lose all their spiritual and eiheIai charae
ter from their resemblance gymncs and giadistors
The ancents knew better than this and accordingly we
find that the Of their deites are not represented
as though their might depended upon ther pnysca'
strencth-iheir bone and muscle ana slne" Dut a.
in the Apollo for instance upon something G-dllke IN
their presence so ii with this Statue Of Cnrst Cruc
fed The sculptor while he has represented every mus
Gle and tendon with scrupulous accuracy has done more
He has infused spiritual expression into the whoe ana
AZ we gaze with wonder upon the beautiful outhes we
feel that in the possession OF something di'he
that the form look upon Is that OF the GodKe saviour
Of! the world. a ].
rzy- The EreniRg Post gives very amusing re-
nor, of scene which occurred in the Court Of Sessions
on Saturday
The District Attorney called on the iria Of Patrick
McCabc for stealing gold watch from mock auction
store No $50 Broadway. Mr.. J. NJ. smith was appoint.
ed BIZ the Court defend the prisoner The keeper OIL
the store called to the stand and TESTIFIED 10 me os
of the watch the dismissal of the prisoner from his en-
uloy on suspicion Of his being the thle ana the suDse
queni recovery othe watch which had been stopped by
A pawnbrOker The cross examination OF thls wines
was exceedingly rich, and showed the manner III whch
mock auctOnecTs conduct their business and we hcre
fore publish portion of it both for the instruction ana
amusement OF our readers.
M Smnh-Wha, kind of store do you keep
Uifnsss-An auction store.
Mr. Suih--In what capacity was the prisoner en-
poyed In your store
UnHess-As porter, and so forth
M Smih-What do you mean by-and so iorth
Wnness-Ihsts my business.
Mr. Snah-The Court will instruct you that it u my
business too.
question.
Mr. Smnh-How many men do you employ as portersf
Wanes.-Someiimes three sometimes four
Mr. Smitt-What is the peculiar nature OF their bust
ness
Winess. To I'll up the space and bid watches
Mr. Smuh-Do you ever knock the watches down to
the parties
UIfness-Yes and sometimes a fictitious name.
Mr. Sunt--When you knock watch down 10 them.
do you give it TO them to make the people believe Il Is
gold
Whness-I generally put it back in its place.
Mr. Smah-Do you have any other person to bid on
the watches
Waness-sometimes my scqusin,ances come and /
knock the watches of to them
Mr. Smik-Do you ever have man stationed before
lions
Uuness-No.
hope the Mayor will attend to this case
~ 1t is said that in one of the districts Of the
Eighth Ward there is not single grogshop-one church
two dsctors, and only one lawyer.
~ We are promised most brilliant musical
season this Winter and certainly have hand all the
materials for making such. Mr. Tempeion, who came
over in the Britannia has arrived in the City and will
probably open the campaign with series OF concerts
which will possess every thing that attract attention
and command success. In Europe Mr. Tempeton has
long had conceded him the title of the first vocalist in
Great Britain. As regards the voice alone II Is no less
remarkable than that Tempe,on is the only English
singer who possesses organ capable of executing the
most subtle passages of the Italian school OF vocazaton
which is considered the perfection Of the art Even
among the greatest vocass of the sunny regions OF the
South il is rare 70 find such voice possessing as does
all the desirable requisites OF power great compass hex
ibity richness Of quality and witha that complete com
msnd over its different registers which is so essential in
giving expression the varied passions OF the heart
through the art of vocal defamation II not however
to these combinations alone 10 look for the great
ness Of the singer they may be considered in great
measure be the natural boon Of the blind goddess,
rendered more available by assdious cultivation but ii
the equsly gut OF genius winch eHttts
and controls these other qualities that find the per
lection of the existing and here ii Is where Temple
ton stands unrivaled. Templeons chest voice has a
range Of two octaves and though not remarkable for
funess of tone in the lower notes s highly in the
middle and upper being capable Of sustaining the
A and Hat in al, with much ease and power. His
ne.,d roce combination of the iaseto and chest
voice also gives him great advantages in those tender
and subdued passages, which cannot be effectively sung
with the upper of the chest voice or the lower
ones Of the fasetto Itwoud be superuous to dsie on
the pure and liquid quality Of his fse,,o as that is the
subject OF universal admiration 1t appears unlimited IN
compass and in the very highest notes possesses
power and roundnes of tone which Is rarely TO be met
with in the vocalisis of any country
~ Madame CGURIoT, one of the hes, singers
in this country takes her benefit At Nblos this evening
She plays the third of Robert e Da5 the second
Of Limbassddrice and Las PreraTs Airses De Rohoer
In all these pieces but especially the latter shs Is sur
psssingy excellent The heavy affection of this talented
lady, in the sudden death Of her husband has given her
additional claims on the sympaihics Of the public.
" kendall. Of the PicayuHe, is Al the AstoF
House.
~ The Common Council are going 10 take into