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London, England, 1863-09-22 00:00:00

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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador find IV
Countess Bernstorff, who left Carlsbad the week before tot,
on their way back to London, are making a series of visits
en route. His excellency and the c)untess are expected to
arrive in a few days to join their family at Brighton.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will receive
a select circle at their seat in Wales towards the close ef
the week.
The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort leaves town
to-day on a visit to Lord and Lady Londesborough at their
seat in Scotiind.
The Duke of Hamilton was to leave Baden-Bade,"
yesterday for England. His grace enters Christ Church,
Oxford, on the ':Oth of the ensuing month.
The Duchess of Buccleuch, with Lord "W
Scott, M.P., and the Ladies Scott, arrived on Thuro Ide
last at Baden-Baden from Carlsbad, and during their
a atria
dined with the Duchess of Hamilton (nde Princess
Mtte
of Baden). The duchess and family were to leave Baden
on Saturday on their way home by easy stages. t
Maria Marchioness or Ailesbury,
Lascelles, Mr. and Lady Augusta Sturt, Count Maffei,
have joined the party staying with Mr. and Lady Mergare
Beaumont at Bretton Park, Yorkshire.
The Ear! and Countess Ashburn ham have arrive
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at Ashburnham House, Dover street, from their fatuilY set'
in Sussex.
The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon b5lB
during the past week entertained a select party at Stlicliel
Royal, their seat near Ripon.
The Earl of Powis and Ladies Herbert intend to
come to town for the wedding of Lady Violet Grahatti gII

Mr. Greville.
The Earl and Countess of Darnley have left
England for the Continent.
The Earl of Lousdale has arrived at his resiue-nce,
in Carlton-house-terrace from Lowther Castle, CuEele.°
land.

Lord and Lady Llanover will receive a successi°3
of guests at their seat in Wales during the next fortnight
he'
Lord and Lady Rendlesham have arrived at t"
Clarendon Hotel,

MAYALL'S GALLERY OF CELEBRITIES.—We fiva
'rom the catalogue that another long-looked '"
carte de visite has just been added to Mr. Mayall's 0°11„f3e:
tion of distinguished indvidualss. It is a likeness of
Sheridan Muspratt, author of the unrivalled Dictiorisu
bearing his name, and one of the first chemists of the del;
The Professor is taken in two different attitudes—soeclivi:
and bitting. In both his hands zest on a book, and --/:
seems pondering, as if in deep thought. The manner
which these pictures have been finished defies criticism'
The general sphericity of the figure, projecting as it were
from the plper, produces an admirable effect. As werkso
art these photographs possess the highest merit, and the;
;
are wholly devoid of the technical blemishes so eorarae.
such productions. It is the most striking carte de Visits'
intellectually, that we have seen for a long time.—ozsg'ra4,
Herald.
A SKRIMMAGE IN THE lONIAN SENATE--
the last sitting of the Senate, some four days ogeea u_ost scandalous scene took place which has become tb
engrossing subject of conversation, and resembles the bone;
encounter between Jabez Dollar and Slick of Tennessee
graphically described by Bon Gaultier. Two senators
having differed in opinion, expressed themselves in ter
more befitting street porters than ministers; and llavitt°
exhausted their vocabulary of abuse, in which neit'e,ts
spared his nearest female relatives, and which was 10''
limited by a lack of natural elcquence, they proceeded t:
impress each other with their respective views in a Iner
laughable form. The other four members now intertex'e:
and separated these most illustrious combatants, while the
-
mob outside the palace "assisted" at the ground-floor Will'
dow with appropriate cheers and groans. A similar see°
has never as yet occurred even in the Legislative Aaserablit
nor would it have been possible under the old systemlwilellA
the Ministers or Senate were taken from the nobility ae"
gentry of the country. These are, however, abhorrent tc:.
Sir H. Storks, whose innate sympathies lead him to prefer
those of the class from which he himself is sprung. Lett/
picture to ourselves Mr Gladstone coming to fisticuffs witti'-
Sir C. Wood, or the Duke of Newcastle "punching Lor
Russell's head" at a Cabinet Council!
A COURTLY PRY.—A Parisian correspondent of
the Court Journal gives the following account of his
peeping at the Empress Eugenie while her Majesty weef
playing at billiards at Biarritz. This descendant es
Coventry Tom describing even the blush upon the cheek el
the Empress and the percale about her Majesty's ancles

'During the short stay we made at Biarritz,we were forte.'
nate enough to catch a glimpse, through the open windovir
of thu billiard-room at the Villa Eugenie just when the
sport was at its height. In the midst of the animation in'
spired by the game, her Majesty's vivacity and playfulnes3
of disposition were brought out to their fullest advantage ;
her joyous laugh rang through the lofty room, and found
its echo even with those walking on the terrace without, so
gay and fresh was the sound. Her Majesty's figure, which
is still as lithe and youthful as ever, bent over the board
with much grace; and as the colour came and went on her
cheek, which in Paris has of late been so very pale, W 0
could not help rejoicing at the custom which permits the
cares of greatness to be laid aside for awhile, and fergetful-
ness of a crown to be found in the more genial distractions
which the peculiar temperament of her Majesty se greatly
requires. The dress worn by her Majesty in the billiard'
room consists of a bolero jacket and petticoat of striped
percale, orange and white, the stripes broad and sharp, like
the stuffs made for the Creole ladies of Bourbon. A. thick
white Spanish shirt underneath, without collar or wrist-
bands, was the novelty in the costume; while the petticoat
being necessarily short, and bending over the boaro, a neces"
sary movement of the game, the whole was terminated by
short, loose drawers of percale, reaching just above the
ancie. Nothing could be more charming and gallant than
this dress, which the broad ceinture, with loose bow and
floating ends of the same material as the petticoat, and the
orange-coloured net, a la Figaro, falling down the neck
behind, in which the hair hung loose and unconfined by
any other obstacle, finished with a succes which had already
inspired the great poet (name I) whu is just now staying at,
Biarritz with some of the happiest verses he ever penned''
LUKE CHARLES, the policeman who is accused
of the murder of his wife, was yesterday committed
for trial at Bury. The body found in the canal at reudie:
bury in February last has been identified as that of the Pr''
Bond's wife, gad evidence was given yesterday to sh°vr
that after the woman's disappearance Charles was in the
habit of telling plausible stories in reply to the inquiries ot
her friends and others as to what had become of her. It
would also appear that the prisoner during his wife's
time had proposed marriage to a young woman in Ireland ;
that his offer had been m:cepted ; and that he was only pre-
vented from committing the offence of bigamy by the re"
fusal of a Catholic priest to perform the ceremony of mar'
riage until he had satisfactory evidence that the prisoner
was what he represented himself to be—an unmarried.
man.

CRASS STUPIDITY.—In Parth Circuit Court
Samuel Tumbleson, from Dundee, was charged
with having, on Tuesday or Wednesday, 28th or 29th of
April lain, attempted to poison Elizabeth Holland or
Tumbleson, his wife, by instructing Helen Cassels or
Tumbleson, to give to his wife, as an article of food, oat-
meal mixed with strychnia, or other poisonous substance.
The fist witness called was Mrs. James Tumbleson, who
deponed—l am the wife of James 1 umbleson, and am the
sister. in-law of Samuel Tumbleson. The Advocate"
Depute (pointing to the prisoner at the bar)—ls that your
brother-in-law, Samuel Tumbleson. Witness—lf it is him.
he is awfully changed. (A laugh.) The Advocate-
Depute—Did he live with you ? Witness—Did he bids we
me, d'ye mean? Yes, he did. He bade wi' sue last spring.
Lord Deas (to the Advocate-Deputy)—But the first thing
is to make out that this is the man, Samuel Tumbleson.
The Advocate-Depute (to witness)—Is that Samuel Tum-
bleson? Witness—May I ask him ? Lord Deas—Can't
you answer the question, woman ? Witness--I want to
speak the truth, my lord, and nothing but the truth.
(Laughter,) Lord Deas—ls that your brother. in-law, or
is it not? Now, don't laugh? It is no laughing matter,
I can tell you—very far from it. Is that your brother-in-
law ? Witness turned her oyes on the prisoner, and stared
at him for fully a minute. Lord Deas—Well, what do you
say ? Can you say it is your brother-in-law ? Witness
To the best of my knowledge it is. Lord Deas—Have you anY
doubt about it? Witness—Well, I have very little doubt of it.
have you any doubt that it is your
bLroortdher.D-
in-law 2 Answer the that question--yea or no.
Witness indulged in another long stare at the prisoner, and
then said—He had nae beard when he was biding with us.
(Great laughter.) Lord Deas—Don't lauga at that, gentle-
men. Now, witness, answer me that question—ls this
your brother-in-law, or is it not? Witness--Well, I sup
pose it is. Lord Deas—ls it, or is it not ? Witness—T
the best of my knowledge it is. Lord Deas—Have you
any doubt that it is ? Witness—l can't say whether or not
I have any doubt about it. Lord Deas—But you must
say whether you have any doubt, otherwise I will
have to send you to prison. Witness—Can I ask
himself ? Lord Deas—You can speak to him it you like.
Witness (to the prisoner)—Are you Samuel Tumbleson ?
Prisoner—Yes; lam Samuel Tumbleson. Lord Dees—
Now, is that your brother-in-law ? Witness—Ye!,
isit is.
(Laughter.) Lord Deas—Now, Mrs. Tumbleson, itne-
cessary you should consider it your duty more to speak the
truth than to amuse yourself. It is necessary you should
answer the questions put to you truthfully and directly, for,
if you do so, you will put yourself to less trouble, and will
get away sooner than otherwise you will do. Witness—My
Lord, it would not be my inclination to speak against ley-
eeli or against the truth. Lord MJ:IE-117
ell, tell us the
truth to the best of your ability. After a lengthened trial,
the jury returned a verdict unanimously fading the liba
Ant proven, tin 4 the prisoner .iYaS ciwilaiued from the bar.