New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-08

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and violent organ Of the extreme part'sans Of lie
Catholic Church, begins its article on the SUBJECT
thus: No.,
1.-The English jury has acquitted simon Berns.o.
The English people bsied the result OF tne .n, W
It's hnnsbs; the Eseish Judges. obliged 70 neeP 80
hold on the accused have taken sr, 20 lar 'ney
could in the rcsndaIousness Of his scquttai oy 3D.
hitting him to bail, etc, etc.
The Cosstitutionnel 90 often styled the semi.
official Journal, and whose articles on that account
often pass fer carrying great weight OF political
significance IN addition 10 their literary neA'iness'
breaches from the same text as follows:
The acqutta of Bernard has excited profound
ird;rra.ion in france. As for ourselves,
We shs rot indulge in long comment % sucn 40 sc
quittal-s scsLda 10 public morality (p0Ir "a nora
puIlique without parallel for could any honest man
IN France or England doubt of Bernsrd's guilt T.
1t 10 evident that the writer of the ConstaltDnn@'
like him ofthe Unirers is profoundly or wliuly igno-
rant ofthe radical difference between French ana En
gsh methods of judicial procedure But he goes on IN
strain that pretends to show an equally profound
nOrapce or innocence of French institutions, the
gag the press Of the Lot des Suspects, the correc-
tional police, exile, Lambessa and Cayenne Hear
him: We have only to say to those OF our neigh
bors, who desire the maintenance OF friendly re-
" latiOns between the two countries that H. unior,
" tunatey, the speech Of Bernard's counsel should
" be circulated in our towns, our barracks, our
" rural Districts a speech which he was permitted
" 10 ell with so much venom, with so many calum'
" MES, so mary insults directed against the En-
"peror, and the people who elected him, against
the army and our Institutions it would be difficult
" for the Government with the best intentions, "
" restrain the effect of the public Indignation IL
il il too absurd even for French GOvernmentJouf
nast, to talk ofthe free publication and circulation
in France of Barrister James's speech. The Eng
lish form of it was, however, freely admitted here
in the columns of TIE Times and other English
newspapers The French journals only published
brief outline report Of the trial. The Monaeur,
more carefully edited then when it printed those
blood sud. thunder addresses ofthe French Colonies,
contains no comments on the Bernard trial. Maa-
boffs favorable reception in England is noted The
idiotc bosh of the Unirers and Constitutional are
mere " found and fury, sigDifying nothing" The
alliance il in no danger though every boys debating
club throughout Great Britain should discuss the
question " Is regcide justifable ?" Neither France
nor England can afford the war-least OF all at this
time when Treasury receipts are hardly gathered,
and the depressed state of all trade, commerce and
industrial activity offers no encouragement for loans
or new taxes.
The theatrical world is full of life and novelty
Ristor is here again, and has appeared several
nights as Lady Macbeth. Her PRESERVATION OF the
character is an admirable work of histrionlc art
Her pantomime is wonderful. In the sonnambullc
scene of the fifth act she is the very embodiment OF
remorse; the quvering fortunes OF this racked
tence, excite sympathetic horror and for the mo-
ment binding the critical sense, change the pleas
ure of contemplation Of such exquisite art TO con-
tapious pain. Excepting however, in this scene,
Ristors Macbeth is not Shakespeare's Lady Mac
beth, but Donna Macbeth, classic Italian, not
the grim, halfbarbarian thoroughly romantic crea-
ton Of Shakespeare. This is no fault Of Rlst0ri.
1t is the fault of Lady Macbeth trying to express
nature that the italian language cannot express-at
least cannot express to any one familiar with
Shakespeare's tOngue-in SOFT rich, long flowing
lines.
Edmund AbOut's story of Germaine has been
dramazed and is played with considerable success
at the Gazette "a theater where they perform
hardly any but very somber and highly criminal
dramas, thanks mainly to the curious case of
poisoning in it. Poison, more even than daggers or
pistols, IL an attractive dramatic element. Without
any such element, without the aid of machinery or
pretty painting, or material or literary tricks
of any Sort Les Meres Repenties draw full hOuies
to the Porte ST. Martin to witness the play of their
passions, their rage aud woes and tears. The two
mothers, originally mlDers, then high-fying Lo-
rettes are introduced to US at late stage OF their
lives, when one has become the wife of Russian
count, rich and dame du monde, and the other has
become a mGrchande de toilette, DID, ugly and poor.
What their past life has heen is briefly made known
in the course of the Dialogue; it indicated not de-
picted, as drily as possible, not in way to pleas
'e<A
cheap charity of the most sentimental admirers of
the Dame aux Camelas Each mother has child
who knows no other parent; the countess daugh-
ter, the other All passion, thought, delight
of these two women, centered in their children,
who are now grown TO mans and wOman's estate,
and have been educated up to the standard of solid
and elegant accomplishments that polite society
quires of its members. The ambition of each
mother s to see her child placed well in the high pO
lite world, into which of them under the dis
guise Of Russian countess, has entered by the
front door, and which the other only penetrates by
the servants entrance to offer her wares for sale.
Under these circumstances after having lost sight
of each other for years the two meet and recognize
each other. At first the elegant countess would de-
ny acquaintance, but the other knows her early his
tory and holding the threat Of divugng it in terrO
rfm over her old cOmrade of the mlliners shop aud
the demi-monde, brings her to recognition. poor,
but honorable young Frerch noblemsn has seen and
loves the daughter Of the rich Russian countess;
the love is returned marriage is arranged and the
mothers ambition and maternal love are on the eve
Of full qualification The son of the other mother,
Jeanne Marquis, who has transferred his mothers
name into title and passes for Marquis de Lava
dac an educated man of the world, with not sous
10 help him on his way through it, also sees aud
offers his hand to the girl as means OF helping his
fortunes He is Of course refused, and, from acct
dental circumstances, in a way peculiarly humil-
iating. He is mad with rage st his humiliation, at
thought of his false social position, and of the
hopelessness of improving. In this mood he is met
by Jeanne To save him, her son, all that there is
If good in her or for her in the world, any means
are good. She has pewer over the countess-her
son shall marry the countess's daughter. The ac-
complishment of her purpose ruins that of the
countess. And here the combat begins between the
tw motbers-msternal love either side drawing
into the fight all other emotions, good and lad, &C.
ceptng for allies all means however desperate, sub