New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-05


erty.s,ricken IN AT and Genus as well as IN In
dustry. and Ives upon the trophies AID The me-
| nory Of her past greatness have not heard IN
all this land the name Of one iiyIag Italian men
| toned az likely 10 attain emineDce IN Pa1n'me'
nor even n Sculpture
Toward evening we a.cended the Campo
nile or BeA-Tower Of 81. Marks, some $50 iee'
hirh, and had thence glorious view OF me ciy
and is pelghborhood From tbs tower the
house. NIGH, almost be counted, though Of me
Canals. which separate them, only fe" OF the
largest are dlscemed. But the fort the shipping
outside. The gardens, NATURALLY few and con
trac,ed } the adjacent mainland, the Railroad
enbankmeni across the Lagoon, the blue III
ganlan hills IA the distance, &C. &c, are all as
ralpable as Boston Harbor from Bunker Hi
Monument. Immediately beneath is the Place
Of St Marx, the Wall-streei Of Venice; JUS; BE-
SIDE Won s the old Palace and the famous Cathe-
dra Church Of ST Mark 10 the north IS the Ar
mory, one Of the largest and most lniere sting ID
Europe while the dome of every Church Ia
Venice and all the windings Of the Grand Canal
are distinctly visible. An Austrian steamship ID
the harbor and an Austrian regiment marching
from the north end of the city INTO the grand
square TO take post there, completed the
panorama The sun setting IN mild radiance al
ter a most lovely summer day, and the full moon
shining forth IN all her lusteT, gave It Won
drous richness and beauty Of light and shadow
| was 10th indeed to tear myself away from It's
contemplation and commence the tedious descent
OF the now darkened circular way up and down
the inside Of the tower.
In the evening, we improved our gondollefs
time in rowing lelsurey rom one point OF inter
est to another Together we stood on the true
Rialto--a magnificent (and the only bridge over
the Grand Canal, in good part covered with
shops OF one kind or another. Here boy was
indsstriously and vociiercusy trying to sell lot
Of cucumbers, which he mad arranged IN piles OF
three or four each, and was crying any pile for
some piece of money, which was informed was
about half a Yankee cent Vegetables, and IN
deed provisions of all kinds are very cheap IN
Venice SAID this bridge IS grand one, a. It
is but Venice Is full of bridges across It's nnu-
merablo canals, and nearly al are OF the best
construction Arches more graceful IN form, or
better fitted TO defy the assaults Of time, have
never seen.
We passed from the true to Shakespeare RI
alto-the ancient Exchange OF Venice, where Its
large Commercial and Moneyed transactions took
place prlor to the last three centuries. Here IS
seen the ancient Bank of Nenice-the first, be-
heve established IN the world; here also the
stone OF shame'-an- elevated post which each
bankrupt was compelled to take and hold tor
certain time, exposed to the derlsion OF the con
fronting thousands (Now-a-days 1t Is the bank
rupt VINO fouts, and his too contding creditors
who are Ieered and laughed att This ancient
focus Of the worlds commerce is now abandoned
10 the sellers OF market Vegetables, who were
busy arranging their cabbages, &c. for the next
mornings trade when we visited IT.
Venice is full of deserted Palaces, which
though of spacious dimensions and OF the finest
marble, NAV be bought for less than the cost of
an average brick house In the upper part OF New
York The Duchess de Bern, mother of the
Bourbon Pretender to the throne OF France, has
bought one of these and generally nhablts II
the Rothschilds own another the dancer Tag
lion 1t is said, owns four, and so on. Cheap as
they are they are poorer speculation than
even corner lots IN a photographic city IN Nebras
ka or Oregon
That evening IN the gondola, with one old
and two newer friends, is marked with white
stone III my recollection To bones aching with
rough riding IN Dilgehces by night as well as
| day. the soft cushions and gliding motion OF the
| boat were soothing and grateful ss spicy gales
from Araby the blest The breeze from the
Adrlaic was strong and refreshing after the icrvld
hut no, excessive heat of the day, and the clear,
mid moon seemed to invest the messy and crum-
| bling palaces with sofiensd radiance and spir-
| itual beauty Boats were passing on every side,
| some with gay parties of three 10 SIN, others
with bet two passengers, who did not seem to
need the presence of more, nor indeed to be cor.
| sclous that any others existed. The hum OF
| earnest or glad voices here contrasted strongly
| with silence and meditation there. Venice is
| City OF the Past, and wears her queenly but
| faded robes more gracefully 10y night than by
day
Yes, Venice is but Renaissance of glones
| that were, but shall be never again. Wealth,
| Luxury, Aristscracy ate out her soul then Bo.
naparte, perhdious despot that he ever was, rob.
| bed her OF her independence ; finally the Holy
Alliance OF conquerors of Bonaparte mase his
wrong the preteXt for another, and wholly gave
| her to her ancient enemy Austria, who greedlly
snatched at the prey, though 1t was her assist
ance rendered OF profiered to Austria III 1889
which gave Napoleon his pretext for crushing
| her. Her recent struggle for independence,
though irultlesS, Was respectable, and protracted
| beyond the verge OF Hope and not even
Royahst mendacity has Yet pretended that her
revolt from Austria, OF her prolonged defense IN
der bombardmen, and severe prlvation was the
work OF foreigners. But the Croat again lords II
IN her halls; Trieste IS stealing away her rem
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