New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-07

operated largely In both the Old and the New World
and was hvil & gay 10 & uthern city, with fast
female friend and other Injuries about him, wher Or.
res'ed and brought to Philadelphia.
"A fete was recently given by Sir Joseph and Iadv
Paxton at their residence at 5ydenhsm, adjoining tha
Crystal Palace, at which the Chancellor of the Ex.
cfequer, the Duks Of Argyll the Dachess of Suthe,.
land, the Marquis and Warehouses of Norunaubv
Lady B)aniyrr, Sir John Pakogton, Lord Ohm MAJ.
ners, Earl and Countess Of Stanhope, LADY 4 ,,,sa
Cayendish, Marquis Of Harrington, Marquis and NJ.
ehionefs Of Stafford and upward of 300 ,,er,hr,
both Houfes Of Parliament and eminent sc entiac and
literary gentlemen, were present. }sstr ~
The Begun Of Oads ia not dead
The :" moral insanity dodge does no. DO wsu out
Of America. Spanisrd Of excellent family and
good income recently before the Tribunal Of Cor,
recopal Police Of Rochefort, charged with Mssls
silver spoon ard fork from the table Of The RotsI du
Bscha in that town. The crime was PR ''.. chs
advocate contended that he ought not 10 b. o. ~ nd
jnasmuch as he had committed the robbery a..5.sr .hs
influence of nonomsna, which be couni not ses;st.
In proof Of tli. the learned gentl'msn stated h IN
Spain for numerous robberies of the like kind h had
been condemned altogether 10 not fewer than z ysar
imprisonment but In consideration Of his paerAa, In
trinity, rad been pardoned by the Crown. Eis nss,d
too that though unable to abstain froLa ate -nE The
prisoner never fold the articles abstrActeC Kept
them for time and then cent them back uage
paid, TO the owners. Asa further proof thsE 's IN
fortunate man was not thief but mononania tha
connect mentioned that when he came into Fran he
was charged BY friend remit ii O0. 10 b iker
At Marsees, and that he executed the mission with
the strctest fidelity but could not reest stealing ST.
yer fork at a table dhote Notwithstanding all this,
the tribunal held that the monomania YVES not sua-
GENTLY proved, and condemned the prisoner 10 Eve
years imprisonment.
The Philadelphia Erening Journal rrbElh tie
letter of tourist in Europe, who recently wis esssd
IN the Town Of Ober-Ammergan very curious re-
lieous ceremony, which has already ien described In
the novel Of "Quits." In the year 1853, when the
vbge was visited by pestlence, the monks induced
the inhabitants TO make vow that, Ia thankful de-
vo.on and for edfying contemplation, they would,
every ten years, publicly represent tia Passion Of
Je,us the Savior of the World" The correspondent
says:
SUNDAY was the day Of the representation, and a.
the theater was temporary inc0sars, we bad the
glorious fountains and the blue sky as worthy scenery
forthe great tragedy. -Four thousand persons were
present of sbom the greater part were pessants from
The Tvrn though n. xt to princes from la ssa,
The Dncbess of Parma, and the Count de- Chamford.
The performance embraced scene IN the life OF
our Redesmer from the entrance into Jerusalem 70 me
cension. Between the scenes from the New Testa-
ment were ty pic.i tabesux from the Old Testament
In come os rhem there were four hundred persons al
Of whom were natives of Amnergan. A chorus, hke
tha of the old Greek tragedies, sang sacred songs %
in rectatiye explained the tabeanx we entered tne
thester at O'Clock, and with am hours intermis-
SION. the perfo nance lasted till Al O'clock. my
Protestant feelings were even more shocked
than | expected when / first saw our Kedeemer
rspresented by a human being, ana regretted
that / had come and yet the performer was tne
very beau ideal of the old italian painters In lace
ard figure almost unique; noble and dignined IN nis
actions and his voice faultless, 10 one could nave
filed the part more perfectly but the enacted
and the words spoken were sacred that was both
shocked and panied. During the crucifxion, how
ever all my sciuples vanished, for the iu non WAS
rerfect Every minute detail mentioned in the
Evangelis was preserved aud even the agony suffered
hy the principal performer real and not feiRued.
lie s, indeed, often i'll for days aerward and nothing
but the conviction that is solemn duty cjrd induce
many of the others to 60 through with their parts
The Descent from the Gross was copied from
kubens picture 10 Antwerp after which followed the
entou bment the earthquake, and the resurrection.
The spectators so completely sympathized with what
they saw that they all in tears, and not word
wac spoken. A glorious triumphal song by the chor
closed the strar performance. AS dramatic repre-
sen ariop nothing could be more impressive, aud 20
admirable every feature of Il, That yonr admiration
ould ely be better satisfied with the MASTERPIECES
Of Ruben" - I'm .".r