New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-05
Items from Foreign Journals.

Prof. Gildermeister, of Marburg, one Of
the mot learned Oriental scholars In Germany has
lately been before the courts of Electoral Hesse
come very queer questions II was in SANDER case.
critic had accused him Of teaching that the Bible was
not work Of inspiration, but the scnseless contnv-
snee Of men, and In the prosecution of the case the
lawyers on the other side managed 80 that Gldermes
ter was compelled TO prove himself innocent Accord
insy he went through examination the question
~ to whether he believed tha, Jacob had less than
twelve sous, whether Jacob related TO Abraham,
whether the geneaogcs OF the Bible correci what
was his opinion on the Book of Revelations, whethg
Matthew asd Luke contradict each other, &c lie de-
Tended himself with such OF Hebrew and Greek
quotations that the Court badly put to 1t to follow
his argument. How the trial turned out we not
informed.
There lives near cambray an old lady
who above 100 years of age She lately ssd to
Of her children; MY daugassr, tell your daughter to
Tell her daughter tina, her child is crying"
Ira Aldridge, the negro tragedian from
Ametics IL new acting Berlin. He is favoraby crr
eiaed in the Augsburg Alssaeiss Zs's-g His othello
Is said TO be European play goss il Is true
20 hafureihAt 10 to the nature of the negro. His act
tas Is said to be remarkable physically and p.eychcog
his eyes and deals In convulsive gestures bu, who
pour- forth the devastating lava of awful passion But
IA has an element q the wild beast IN L. II Is the true
African he depicts moi Imitation and clsptrap.
hut profound study of which he by his birth
can appreciate better than any white mAn He is an
artist whom no one should fAi! to see ba, not TRACE
dian Of the highest rank lie IL mp TO calm. epical
characters and situations but in effective passages his
performance Is wonderful
The famous Proudhon has just had a sin
eular case before the Courts Of Bessneon his native
place Some years ago 10 published Al his own cost
work on universal grammar. Il did NOT sell and he
finally disposed Of the sheets TO trunk maker Al 70
much pound In time he became famous. snd the
tr,ak maker who bad not ssed the paper. sold TO
bookseller at four times the original cost The book
seler advertised the work, but ProGdhon contenied
he bad no right to DO so having bought H. no, As
look, bai waste paper The Court decided in favor
of the bookseller but that the author Of Property
Robbery" should undertake such a suit wss thoayat
basseshleby AeP public.
The Dutch journals state that the popula-
tion Of Dutch ouansis aaOl frecmea ss,61s slaves
1900 easA negroes. aud loo Indiana
The death Of the Australian traveller
Lcchsrdt has been sscertSined He wss killed BY the
natives ser having penetrasd ioo rnes int tie in
error Of that continent
A large line engraving Of Panl Delaroche's
famous fresco Of the Hemcyse in the Paris Ecoae des
Besux Arts, Is shout to appear at PAIRS.
Some Of the brokers al Paris make
ssoooo monthly In mere commissions on the sAls Of
se,cAs This shows 70 wha, hight speculation is now
raging in that metropolis.
"A Russian hunting expedition went TO
Slissaergsn in July lssl. with small vessel TAere
were Is men. and they hansed II weeks with good
.ssb especially in foxes Bat they sssid toe long,
were overtakea BY winser couldn't set ,Aeir vessel
ssssi, several died with searyy and all would have
have persisted but Cor veesei from Norway, which
came /. catch seals en- the Ice In June Last. TnesUr
vivors , the Island JAY IL leaving from neeessi
'ys great par, Of their game heAiai though IN sood
preservation
The Russian Government is about 70 send
large and wseorgsniEed scientific expedition b
Siberia
Cincinnati is destined 10 have rival In
The pork line, An English company has been organ