The New York herald., 1868-03-11
LECTURES LAST RIGHT.
Cro;c and tho Cretans-Present Aspect Of the
InsurTccfiOn.


Insure cfion.
Mr.. j. E. II. Skinner, the Cretan traveller. and
latey with the insurgents narrated his experiences,
Illustrative of the present aspect OF the Cretan strIg
gle for liberty to small audience last evening az
the hall No. 900 Broadway, OF Twentieth
street. The lecturer was provided with maps,
outlines and statistical Information sufficient
81 give body and inteigibity TO his narrative, while
details of personal observation and adventure served
to give heed to his discu ssion OF the subject He
had, he stated made one OF party whose sole pur
The condition OF affairs, TO report faithfully 10 the
world at large the PROSPECT Of, OF the r,,.,.i, In
sources was very unreliable and ofIen wholly
false the fact being that the Cretans had really
suffered serious defeats, having simply TO defend
mountain passes and Businesses very difficult OF
access. Tie western portion of the island, an ex-
ceedingly wild and sterile region, was and always
had beer tie stronghold OF the Insurgents, and no
enort of Turkish arms had been sufficient 10 dlsodge
yielded more than nominal submission TO Turkish
rule, anu thai only at , tine Wien ne Crete
or 1s:o-23 the Cretans bore an active part in the
connict tue western par OF the island forming tLeir
baHe oi operations; and Wncn Greece was mace m
dependent Crete was turned.over 70 tile Pacna Of
Egypt as q present, though Y was aferWard trans
Isrred 10 Turkey. The country Iad been sub3'an-
italy misgover ed e.er since. Tie .retaIs ial been
peritcu ~ Commerce nor any means % des seiopng
inc natural resources OF the country ana aari; OF
insarrection had boen The hobby Ol every Turkish
Governor 10 MAKE an excuse In siil further oppres
Sion He did not believe ne Cicans could e,er be
compelled 70 submit holding position naturally 50
strong as 10 defy invasion. Mr.. skinner stated
that upon his arrival ia the counry which
was Greeted by running the blockade, lie
was invited TO dine Win the provisional gov
errment and was Afforded every cppor-
tuaity fer accurate observation. Tile bill Of fare on
that STATE occasion bread and little sour, which
last was Only aGJrded On STATE OCCASIONS - rule
tre Cretans lived on bread and water even tic
pissagy department OF tier army inrAisiiN uot.ny
bater. st.i, taoy had tie means OF raising wheat,
aad were not likely to DC arvcd into JniSsl0a ny
enough they could not but ire ou the forces oi the
Sultan.
Family rniierifaacc--Longcvity.
Last evening very entertaining ana instructive
lecture was delivered In the Academy OF Music bc-
fore crowded and apprec.atve audience. THIS
The third or series Of In crestny l1..ures by
Mr. Lambert on the subject OF "Family In
heritaace,n and was confined last evening
70 the important branch Of longevity law
lng an intimate bearing upon the rout.
throughout the lecturer exceed ilnglv clear ana
denonstiG'ive, and In the course ol hls ob eFyaOns
adrerted t. the great benefits 70 he derived flom n
from l's practical uses and appca Ions, Mnch,
ne. ne r,aEgtied TO gay, lsw s,,ilcienty con
Gus examples, showing that longevity was
family Inheritance, chiefly attainable from the
maternal side, and described the general Indications
a. ielisties by which ~ lo.m JudicoGs dis
crinnatiGU by which 10 form correct opinion ~ 10
Those VITO would live q long or short period. Ihe
lecture Mas listened y with much attention, ard at
tEe conclusion III. Lambert was loudly applauded.
Dante and fIis Relations to Car Age.
Last night az the invitation of rev. stephen H.
-yng, Rev. John Cotton Smith read to large and
critical audience assembled 1T the Church OF the
Holy Trinity, Madison aud Forty
street, compact and scholarly lecture on tie
writings OF Dante, the characteristics OF the
age In which he lived, Tie peculiar
philosophy OF the schools uprcarcd by
Bernard and others who thought ana wrote In the
fwefth aud thirteenth centuries, ana vet left no
system OF philosophy behind which was worthy OF
preservation age was fanatical. Tie inqusition
then controlled society and moved with stclhy step
eEcryWheie. IN tlis peculiar period lana icism was
widespread ana al-leYo1rn9. Tue splendid order or
The Temp ars worked In that arc and although It's &C.
crct movements have never yet been satisfactorily
explained, t s believed its members really aimed at
the destruction of the Papacy; but IL was crushed,
and The Church triumphed. Dante whom the ec
tureF ranked with Homer ana Shakespeare az u poet
and prophet was truly ogrcssivc In his aspirations
Runnng rapidly the sorry OF the POETS love for
Beatrice he stated that nc first her when he was
ne had arrived ut his eighteenth birthday. lie be-
came deeply enamored o. her. she met him In the
street ~ aud cast upon him an inefiabe glance
OF love. Beatrice, however, married another and
ni q two years subsequently to Dante's second
,ntcrvlew. This beautiful girl subsequently became,
y, 'he peers Imagination, spirit OF peculiar exata-
uo ~ we presence or the Father OF AL. The rever-
snu genteman next reviewed the state Of society-re
hS Gus and p9tcal-during the reign OF Pope Bon-
V tVf nu,nsn being to commit and then referred TO
,he exlle Of Dante from Florence, through the
Svyc s,sys .rsachefy the efforts OF the Guephs and
Gh'Dennea ana then brought forward the !" Divine
COMEDY" OF the great Italian poet whom he de-
ciared bad compressed into that feryently written
po,,sicai gi'eIysTng llat was known In hts age Of
nnal INA conclusion Of the reverend lecturer was
nss snst ~ Dante ,e,o, was an extreme radical and
Nsure. Dante's philosophy was progress--unepdipT