, 1876-03-04

Ia probably vol foond.d. bu. sts preliminary
nation 10 which Tho hare f. generally he!d.
+" Garbaldl ia not wiso, Gas1baldl Ii not even in
tellgcnt whilst ho In far indeed from being In
teeetual; but he Is As perfect typo Of Gsnn-
fne, believing horoism ns Tho world hha over la-
hold. And tho consequences is. TINT l,ie nsmo ia
immortal whilst tho iIames OF huu1red Con
erals no. loss bravo than ho Il, mud much moro
learned In their art than to has over been aro ~
fnorta! NJ their own bodies. and destined, like
them, 10 imminent oblivion"
TALMA.
When Sir. Tlcknor visited Paris In 19l7, ho
Witnessed Ls,o performance Of French play
under very interesting circumstances. It Was
tho occas!on of the bonaat Of Nile. st. Val. and
Talma and 3ilIo. Mars wore both In tho cast
TIC picco vas "1phigenio cn Taurido," and tho
beneGciaIro. though old and uglT.-nho WIS thon
Co years Of nge,-asaumcd tho part OF Ipht5ente.
'Hhe Wan napaudcd through tho first act with
docislve good paturo." notes Mr. Ticknor In bis
iournsl "nnd in many parts deserved IL; but In
tho second aca, whoa Talma oamo out Al Creates.
eho was At once forgotten. and lie we'll deserved
that In h!s presence no other should be remeu,-
berod. Tho piecn md l,ia part, like a,tnoat
everything Of tho sind In TIM .FFeuch drama,
was conceived in the style Ut tho Court Of Louis
meot, every look was r Greek. ;. To
have arrived st such perfection. he mnat Lavo
studied antiquity ~ no mot}oln actor LISA done;
eSsous eS2 s' E .9'5 sre.s Of ras ;' sfs very M
gestures und attitudes reminded ono Of
ancicn. atatnes and when, In Imagination pur-
auod by tbs Furfcs, ho becomes frenzted.
changes color, tIemblos, ard falls, pale aud
impossible to doubt that ho iias Rtadicd and felt
tho scene in Euripides nuh the pralscA OF Lon-
gnuH. llia Htndy OF tho nnclont nsasuca sirncl:
me III tho passage when, In AiH eecon1 insanity.
be erica oa. III agony:
"voe-tn d'a!:rcnx serponz, do non front set,neer.
Z. ae loar 1onga feps to ceiodre. Ct to pres'es =
IIo started lack into the posture Of LAGOON
With great effect Liko Denosthonos, ho ha,
hsd di!sics,lttes to oTarcomo, md oven now AZ
tines ht cRnnot conceal on unpleasant iiap; hut
haEo never heeu acting. In maly Eespeets. ike
l,ts Cooke had h more vehement and lofty
genius, and kean hna sometimes, psfhaps,
tla.haa of ecccatsic talent; but i'll an equal elc-
vatlon Of mind, md in dCulty and force, Talma.
think, leit .nen all Tar bell1d.'
hLExaNDR.AN ANTIQUITIES.
The opening Of tho new railway from Alex.
sndri& to Abouhir haa been tho means Of un-
earthing d multitude OF Interesting Antiquities
that hhro long lain hid iu tho vicinity Of tho
former city. A correspondent, writing from
Egypt to the Academy. reIates that recent OK
caSations have brought TO Wow st Ranich tho
head Of tic statue Of h leto nomnn Emperor,
together with large number Of terra-costa
lamps Of tho Ronan and Chfishln periods.
Anlong thoso last, tho most curious specimens
are tho ''Toad Lamps" sshich bear On their up-
por eurfnco tue impression Of a largo toad in
tho midst Of whoso body nppears tho hoto for
the oil. In tho earliest examples OF theGo lamps,
thc tlEulG OF tlo to2l iB unmit:gatouly ugiT !;
but, ou the Eesics pEogrceses. tho body OF the
alli!nR! 10 gradually contracted, It's lc9s arc