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

A Chambersburg Pa paper saysthas DIR Delaney,
the colcred delegate 10 the international Statistical
Consress whose presence was remarked by LoId
Rronebam was formerly resident of that town,
oops from there to Pittsburgh and thence to Liberia.
The Hon. Grantey F. Berkeley, whose witt to
this country year ago has been occasionally spoken
of In the papers, has recently been engaged in dis
cusson sporting matters in the columnsof his organ
The London Field In one of his communications he
thus establishes his claim to be considered Grammar
ian and an expert in Natural History. He SAYS: 81
ought to know the English rabbit naturally and scisn
tifcally, having studied orathology and killed and
eaten them all my lfe." He further makes mention of
whale as an " archaeological specimen"
The Prince of Wales is to sleep at Montreal upon
bedstead manufactured for him from Canadian maple
wood. At the top of the headboard his shield aud
coronet, supported by scroll of maple leaf, with
scrolls beneath of the rose shamrock and thistle inter
twined and the Princes crest all in carved work. On
the footboard in the center is the Princes crest the
weIknown tuft of feathers, surrounded by wreath
Of the rose shamrock and Thistle combined with the
maple leaf On each of the sidepaunels of the foot
board is pleasing de sign, symbozng the idea Of rest
"a beautifully carved bird, resting with folded wings
in a nest hung upon a branch. The posts which are
of bird's.eye maple, have also a good deal of
carving, aud contrast with the other parts of the
bedstead, by beipg somewhat darker In color.
The wsshstand not completed when the editor of
The Montreal Pilot it, but he trusts that it will be
covered with Canadian marble in preference to that
from abroad. So moderate wish ought to be graft
fed 1t would not do for his Royal Hghness TO sleep
all the time maple bedsteads; consequently we are
surprised learn that this article of chamber fur
niture will be pleasiDgy varied. At Ottawa for ex-
ample, the nustrious person viii reposs on oak; at
Niagara Falls the cherry will embalm bis senses, and
at Toronto the vigorous walnut will give him strength
through sumber.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that for
time pact arrests of priests for having prohibited
weapons concealed about their person have been very
frequent On the 18th ult., priest named Bartoini
was taken into custody at COrtOna Tuscany on his
leaving the altar where he had been celebrating mass
ard stiletto was found him, which he 10 vain at
tempted to throw away. This the third priest
rested for such offense at Cortona alone within
month The day before, the Tribunal of Sassari
Island of Sardinia) condemned Carmelite friar to
fne of 5lf for the same Oense of having uSidiOus
arms about his person.
Mr.. John Thorne, the scenic artist, has been dan
gerously i'll of brain-fever Though not so des-
perate 1t few days ago. his is still exceed
ugly critical
The Boston Transcript says, with graceful ex-
uation that at the Commencement exercises at
the Vermont University, Boston poet was 80 funny
tbatSaxe, the professional joker and regular Democratic
candidate for Governor of the State, was forced to
laugh.
The following sketch of Sturgeon at Geneva s
from the pen of Mr.. William Young, the editor of The
Ne,c- York Albion;
:" The pulpit in the Cathedral of this city-whence
John Calvin preached orthodoxy to the Genevese-
was occupied last Sunday afternoon by the Rev. Mr.
Sturgeon Perhaps am not strictly correct in speak
ing of the same pulpit, for the accurate Murray
Handbook tells only that the canopy or sounding
board is identical However, az they assure one on
the spot that the antique chair placed within the pulpit
was used of yore by the great Reformer, there must
have been something of the genus loci above and
beneath the London celebrity, he seated himself
before very large audience Among his hearers
were of course the British and American residents or
visitors many natives familiar with the English tongue
and not few, was induced to think, VINO S2ew no
language but their own. This j gathered from the
fact their leaving the church imme 1ately after Mr.
Spurgeon bad read portion OF a chapter from
Islish expoundng it almost verse by This
evidently presumed to be the sermon Having read
several Of the preachers published dlscourses and
failed TO find in them any signs Of decided originality
ANYTHING in short which might account for hs sudden
eminence-I expected not unnaturaly, to experience
something of the uuoeinable magnetism which holds
listening crowd or al any rate 70 nolce IN his manner
sional touch of vugarty, that might make 6lm unlike
his fellows But the mystery of his rise and sustained
elevation remains TO me mystery stl DE mas nne,
sonorOus voice. and artcuates every syllable with re-
freshng dsncness it is plain too, that his heart Is IN
his work. VIII earnestness them and good lungs, suf
fee for the achievement of popularity One would
scarcely have thought 30. And yet otherwise Mr.
Spurgeon sermon seemed TO and 10 others, exceed
ugly COMMONPLACE. should venture to set hm down
az most efficient and useful minister for oongrega-
ton of ruses not likely to convince the dlspu-
tstous skeptc alarm the ettered sons OF ease Ills
fame therefore, in my eyes, is only another example
Of the caprice of metropolitan TASTE
-Blondin, on Wednesday, performed an entirely
pe series of eats on his Iope witnessed by thousands
Of persona At 80 D. IN. Bondn seized his balancing
pole and started on his tour TO Canada He walked
rapidly stopping twice to stand his head recne on
his rope &c. and crossed in minutes. To those who
have seen him on these walking excursions there
ia no fear; they regard him they would squr
rel on the limb of tree or cat walking the top rail
of fence On the route he lay down on bis back AMI
tnrned a summerset back wards. About O'Clock
Blondin started out with stereoscope for the pur-
pose Of taking a view Of his grounds the American
side After proceeding about 100 feet he adjusted his
instrument. How well he took" them we are uuaole
We, 10 cav Good OF bad the picture is curiosity for
Il ia the only one ever taken from thai point or In that
manner As soon he could ga her up his traps he
rereated and gave the picture to o. b. Evans to com
plete Again the gymnast appeared on his cable this
time with chair on his back. He soon had occasion
70 rest and not only sat down. but stood the rounds
Of the chair and balanced in various postures Waen
near the center Of the rope lie again went through sew
eral balancing feats He stood up in the csair, and
also cat on the top OF the back Of the chair.