The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-18 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

(From the Anglo-American Times)
On the 3d instant, the equipage of Colonel Law-
rence, Consul-General of the United States for the
kingdom of Italy, was conspicuous in the beauty
and elegance of its appointments in the Corso di
Gala, which took place that afternoon in Florence,

although surrounded with those of princes. We
are glad to learn that the United States in
this as in other respects are so well repre-
sented by the Envoy to Italy. Those who have
the money should act liberally, and give their coun-
try the benefit of a tasteful and well-directed ex-

penditure. it is a farce, which only amuses people,
for Americans to profess a Republican simplicity,
when they are well known in Europe for extrava-
gant expenditure. It is not the expenditure to
which their countrymen object in those who can
afford it, but a vulgar display and boast of wealth.
The Pall-Mall Gazette has a right to express its ow"
opinions, and make its own conjectures about public
men, but not to attribute to them intentions they
di.tinctly disavow Like all rules, this is of course
subject to exceptions; such, fmr instance, as when
a man states his motive to be one thing, while his
acts clearly contradict what he says. Mr. Wade
has economical sins enough to answer for, but he
has expressly disavowed any desire to defraud the
creditors of the United States.: Once he talked
when in the wilds of Kansas of an equal re-distri-
bution of property ; but as usual when the iinaginam
Lions of public men in the States carry them away,
the reporter was declared to have misunderstood
What he said. Mr. Wade is a strong Protectionist,
his opinions on finance are supposed to be none of
the clearest ; but he does not hold with Thad.
Stevens, that it is honest or wise to break faith with
the men who, in the day of the trial, put faith in
Uncle Sam's honesty, and in his ability to fulfil the
stipulation on which they then lent him their
money.
On Wednesday afternoon his Excellency Charles
Francis AdaMs had an audience of her Majesty to
take leave on his retirement from Great Britain.
On the following day Mr. Adams left the Bruns-
wick House Hotel, Hanover-square, for Paris. For
many years past that hotel has been the point of
arrival and departure of the successive Aineric‘n
Ministers, and Mr. Adams is too closely associated
with the past customs of his countrymen to break
through any time-honoured habit. We know nothing
of the intentions of this distinguished American, but
we believe that' his presence in the United States
will now be even more beneficial to the growing
intimacy of international relations than his resi-
dence in London. We look to see him take a pro-
minent place in the administration of affairs M
Washington, and we will be disappointed if ser'
vices so valuable at such a juncture should not be,
at the disposal of his country. The Secretary' 01
Legation, Mr. Benjamin Moran, has assumed charge
of the Embassy, and we are glad to know that
these important affairs are in such trustworthy
hands.
Mr. L. Dickenson has a portrait of Mr. George
Peabody, now in Exhibition at the Royal Academy- The
painting is a very beautiful likeness, and has been Pre-
sented by the philanthropist to Sir James Emerson Tow

nant.
The Princess Louise has by permission of the
Queen sent to the Exhibition a bust of her brother, Print
Arthur, which the President of the Academy, Sir Fraud
Grant, has pronounced to be " a work of infinite talent, an
admirable likeness, and a production full of refineroan"
and taste." This opinion of its merits Sir Francis " know°
to be shared in by all the members of the Royal Aus-
demy."
Horace Greeley is said to be in favour of ar
pointing Senator Nye Secretary of the Treasury, West:
" Jim Nye can borrow money and pay back less than 5.-4
other man in the United States." Uf
Stephen S. Foster spoke eloquently in defence
woman suffrage on Tuesday evening, April 21, at
tester, Massachusetts, and held a brief conversationalin sul-s
cuesiou at the close of his address. Henry Chapin, t.
remarks on taking the chair, said that among his acclusal,
antes he found many intelligent and uneducated n'unlai,
who dreaded the responsibility of the billot, and t.
caused him to waver in his faith in the practical aPPl'e

ticn of this new movement.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to gi°6
orders for the appointment of Mr. Elector L uis Langell°,;
one of the delegates for the province of Quebec to sag"
tho conference in this country on the subject of the coli-
faeration of the British North American Provinces, troa
be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Tli f
tititsr, or Compauio Lis of the Moat Honourable

the
ABath.
woman named Juana Preston had just died at
Santiago, aged 130.
The American prisoner William C. Nugent h 55
been released from Mountjoy prison, and his I°l-
sage-money, like that of Nagle and Leonard, has bee° Inia
by the United States Government. The passages t -
for these prisoners, Nagle's included, are third-class.
Count Stackelberg's appointment as 111.155i3ct
Ambassador at Paris was confirmed by the Emperor 13-
Saturday. Ord
Mr. Reed, the superintendent of the ger%
and New Haven Railroad, Mr. Pond, son of its late fo;
dent, and Mr. Henry C. White, of Hartford, are to
0%0
Europe in the French steamer Ville de Paris to-day °-
America, and return in August.
The second trial of John H. Surratt was to c°
mence on Tuesday, May 12. ;091
General Rousseau reached Washington, A'',o
California, too late to bear testimony in the Presi.oe ft'
favour. He had been offered the command of the De: r
ment of Washington, vice General Emory, to be trs'°"f°
red elsewhere. t
Mrs. O'Donovan Rossa, wife of the Risk pa-irser
now undergoing his sentence of fifteen years' Pet' pef
vitude, is about to make her appearance at the
sb' ig
Institute, New York, as a reader of Irish poetry.
described as young and beautiful, with a rich and -up°
cal voice, highly cultivated, and with good delivery'
is also said to be a poetess of no mean Pretensions.. bed
Haverty, of Barclay-street, New York, has just Pub.°
a volume of her poems. 0,01
Mr. George Jones, of the New York Vales,
returned from Europe. he
The Springfield Republican, May 2, sal3ion
:-- 165'
Delaware Republicans had their State Convent
week, nominated Joshua T. Heald, Lewis ThninPAe°;a°
B. Smithers, Thomas B. Coursey, C. S. Layton, tl'e- flaci
J. Jenkins as delegates to the Chicago Convents
adopted resolutions favouring the nomination of
and indorsing impeachment.—Senator Yates a -.0 clo
pleadsguilty to the charge of drunkenness, says bevroes;
better in the future, but that he won't resign. It',-„rBgres'
lately Supreme Court marshal, is nominated for ti°,,ilal
in the 18th Ohio district, in place of Judge Spialibliet t le
declines re-election. The Democrats of California 7,-ijeoica
convention on Wednesday, and indicated that then Jeff.
for President was Governor Haight. The trial °
Davis is appointed to begin to-day (Saturday) v't
mond, Va." bilsetts'
Professor Agassiz, of Cambridge, AlasEac no of
has now put in his annual appearance, in the 611'400togy
report concerning his museum of comparative
fora J.
and a complaint that he is restricted in his Pia° doable
of money. He asks to have his yearly $lO
.6°,ro ala,
fo On theforenoon of the 30th April the Legisla', of e";
visit to his museum, and he took the opportuil'l-Yssity °
pounding the beauties of science and the neceille
smoothing the road by an appropriation tovieSds "
.00
secution of his labours. e Ofl,ol'
Mr. Anthony Trollope is the guest of el_ u
Minister at Washington, and las already bege
ness with the Post-office department.

Births.
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HARRIS 0 the 15th inst., at Great Contra oughter 0
common, the wife of R. Harris, Esq., of a
ho 15th inst., at Eagy) _oa'

SHNAViltfeP—o f OFn. tihnerniasut"Sharp, Esq ~
WATTS—On the 15th inst., at 47,
square, the wife of Major E. R. Watts, of a
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Marriages. , s 3,13,19er
KEN WARD —TUBLB— On the 14th inst., a. --t* 0. S, t°
dalene's, Taunton, 'l'. Kenward, eldest 1' sesse,toly
of
rseedna-usgt'rhatetiallivjer"
Kenwad, Esq., of New Place, Ickleshain,oo:o,lico,
Ellen, youngest daughter of J. Tuble,E.,s4",tiiiita, 1->',
LEE—Commix—On the 14th inst., at Ar"' yeei 1
mond, S.W., Frederick, youngest son of J"' yoa"
of Clapham-common, to Alargaret Lotliazt,
daughter of the late John Cockrell, Eack •
bola,a
Deaths• rr boa'.lo4
COLEMAN--On the 14th inst., at Camberwell.... „ V
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man, of 7, Idol-lane, City, and 2, Stanton Irill''' V,
real, Camberwell, aged 55. of
1510
es Oonnos—On the 14th inst., at San G.
downi - ole"
Alexander Gordon, Eq., i.E., aged 5
i Coal, 14- ,
IIELLYEB. -On the 14th inst., at liettWsY-.,„e i i 3.2. we'
Ww. V. Rellyer, Esq., barrister-et-law, 30 r,,rl(iro.
LEVINGE—On the 15th inst., at LoviDir ag(-4 j lleregti;
rueath, Ireland, C. W. Leviuge, Ea+, "• " Coattiir
PATESIIALL—On the 16th inst., at Allensraorrvora
fornshire, Milburough, relict of the late Ea ,40'
tevY
Pates hll, sq., aged 85. r Cllei
WART On th • 14th in t., at The Ferns, nac75,5,
Win. V. Wart, E.q., of Birmingham. age
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