The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-31

Win which he served with much dtBtincn0n at thu
battles Of Chillanwallah and Guerat that at the ter
mination Of the last battle, he promoted TO tn,
command OF division under General Sir Walter Gilbert
and sent by him in immediate pursuit OF the enemy
i 22-Doctor Thaddeus Clark, father of Grace Green
wood, in New Brighton (Pa)
23-General Armstrong, OF the washington Untof
newspaper Of congestion Of the brain, in Washington
aged IS years General Armstrong earned his military
titles to the highest Of which he was promoted in the
Florida Of 1885, by active field service. He
volunteer Lieutenant in the campaigns of 1Sl3l5 and
severely wounded ut the battle of Taadega against
the Creek Indians while calamity defending field piece
of which his company had charge.
27-The Able Lammennais in Paris, at an advanced
age During the last few weeks OF his illness, and when
it evident that his recovery was hopeless several
of his friends who had not the opinions, religious
political, he had endeavored to reconcile him u
the church and exhorted him not to reject the consoa
tons of religion Their efforts frutless he re.
fused to listen to their prayers, and became excited
when pressed the earnestly as his last moment was
2s..Rev. Isaac Lopez for forty years Hebrew minis
ter in Kingston, Jam, in that city.
MARCH.
WEDNESDAY Count Alex. Desgranges professor Of
the Turkish language in the College Of France in Paris
2.-Baron Rethsen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Penpotentary from the Court Of Sweden and Norway,
at bis residence, IA Hakin street Begrave square, Lon
DON His Excenency minister for years, and
lived in England all his e His father represented
King of Sweden in that country for seventeen years
The Italian papers the death of Sgnor Rubni
the greatest of tenors at Rumano in the province of
Bci gamo, aged sixty years
25-Lord Gilbert Grosvenor tenth of the Marquis
of Westminster dropped dead, board II. d. NJ. snip
Boscawen, aged 81 years The celebrated Apache chief
Lobos killed in battle with nited States troops at
Santa Fe.
27-The Duke OF Parma at Turin, from the effects OF
assassn's stab given him the evening previous. This
prince born the oath of January, 1928 succeeded
his father Duke Charles H. by virtue of the act OF abb
dicaton by the latter dated the 14th OF March, 1Sl9
and formally assumed the reirs Of government, by pro-
clamation the 9th of August of the same year HI
Hghness Charles y joseph
Nara Vttorio Bathasar de Bourbon Infauie of SPAN,
Duke of Parma Piacenza and the annexed states was
married on the 10th of November 1s45 to tbexhce
Louise Marie Therese de Bourbon, daughter ~ So
Prince Ferdinand d'Artois, Due de Es.nks 49,
l born '9 I.t S Sn,,sssny,ss:rs 2
c7th December,
- 18th February, 1851. The ministry of
- was dissolved, and Baron Ward received orders
Doneraile at his seat, Doneraile Cork, Ireland.
2S-The Duke of Portland at his seat, Welbeck Abbey,
Nottinghamshire. The deceased nobeman, William
Henry Cavendish Scott Bentinck born in 1766 and
had consequently reached pariarchia age In 1875 he
married the daughter and heress of General Scott
rage WERE the Marquis of Ttchaed now Duke of Port
land the late Lord George Bentinck, Lord Henry Ben
tnck NJ. p for North Motifs; Lady Charlotte Denison,
and Lady Howard de Walden.
MONDAY, 3-Professor Wilson, the well known g Chris
TOPPER North" aged 66 years
AT Madras, EAST Indes,) Lieut. General William
stavey Commander in Chief of the Madras army Lieut..
Gen Stavely Joined the British army under the Duke of
Wellington at Oporto in May, 1903, and preseat at
the battle of Taavera. Actions at Pomba, Redinah,
Fog dArouce and Sierra de Moita battle of Feuentes
donor storming and capture of Ciudad Rodrigo and
Badajoz Deputy Asst Quarermaster General at the
tons OF Osma and Morras, battle Of vttoris passage
of the Bdassoa soIming of the Heights of Vera action
at Sarree battle OF t Nvee battles of the 9TH 10th,
1lth and 10Th December, 1913, Bayonne passage
Of the Adour stormng s. Etienne and investment Of
the citadel Bayonne actions at Vic Bgorre and Tarbes
and battle OF Toulouse Served also the campaign Of
1885, including the battle Of Waterloo and capture of
Paris He received the medal with eight clasps, and
a reward Of f100 per annum for distinguished service
through the Pennsuar and the campaign of 1915,
including the battle Of Waterloo and the capture Of
George McCorkle seaman of the U. s. ship Plymouth,
killed in an attack Shanghae, (China,) made by
the Americans and English.
9-Mr. Hoford, a millionaire American merchant in
London, where he had long resided John Hancock,
nephew Of Governor Hancock, accidentally killed in Bos
15EAt shanghae (China), Captain R. H. Pearson, of
the American ship Rose Standsh suddenly, OF wound
which proved to be a jngal ball after breaking the
bones of the jaw, had glanced downward through the
The caused the Of he
carotid artery, and he died in few minutes after this
20 Henry, Lord Cockburn, Scotch Judge in Edn-
burgh, aged 70 years.
21.-COlonel Francis Sditus, one OF the oldest
chants in New York. He commenced life a shipping
merchant but he afterwards went into the business
iron. When Moscow burned by the
Russians Mr. Saltus lost thousand boxes of sugar
and immense quantity Of tobacco, and his ships-the
Nancy, Hudson and Bolvar-were taken by the French
on their way home after successful for which
he never received any indemnacation.
2S-General Count Mafei, commander in chief Of the
National Guard Of Turin. in that city.
29.-Early in the morning, William Henry, Marquis Of
Anglessa in London, aged So years He OF the
most ustrious Of the remaining Waterloo chiefs of Eng
which will ever rank among the foremost in the annals
OF that countr,s most distinguished military officers
the ssssd eng
was Moravian missionary, who, leaving his SON in
Yorkshire, to be educated, went to the West Indies,
where he and the poets mother both died. When only
II years old the bent Of the boys mind shown by
the production Of various small poems. These indca
lions could not save him at first from the fate of the
poor and he sent to his bread assistant in
general shop He thirsted for other occupations, and
day set off with S. 3d. in his pocket to walk to Lon
broke down. and for while gave up his plan to take
vice in another situation. Only for time, however,
was he content and second effort to reach the metro
polls successful far bringing him to the spot
he had longed Tor but unsuccessful 10 his main hope
that of finding publisher for volume Of his verses
He succeeded after many efforts.
MAY.
WEDNESDAY 3,-Lord Colborne, in London, aged rs
years Professor Jameson, in Edinburgh, aged 80
years In scientific circles his fame is boundless.
4-Major General Nicholas Bravo in the city of Mexi.
co. He was hero of the Of independence and
celebrated throughout his long military and civil
reer his honesty and negrityrare virtues in Next
can generals He left the Presidential chair Of that
public years ago. poor and deeply involved in personal
debts, more magnanimous enemy never lived.
During the war OF independence, when Bravo was in
command of the army, his aged father captured by
the Spanards and nhumanly put to death by order Of
a Spanish general When the sad occurrence was re-
lated Bravo instead of retaatin showing dis
position to revenge the death of his parent he released
three hundred Spanish prisoners who bad been taken by
him short time previous. 1t is very singular circum
stance that the day, aad but few hours sub
sequent to the death OF her husband, his wife died
Also
Sat Mouchan, near Douai France, a man aged loo
years. who lett widow 10l years old.
10.-Wiam Fraser, at Sydney, Australia, aged ~
years Mr. Fraser formerly well known TO literary
circles in London having in connection with John Calf
and others originally projected the publication OF Fra
sers Magazine which however. took its from Mr.
James Fraser the publisher Mr. Fraser arrived in sgd
ney. from England, about fifteen months before his
death.