New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-11

sydney Smith tells some curious anecdotes about
Lord Dudley, whose absence OF m0d afforded so
much amusement TO bis friends Lord Dudley was
ore OF the most absent men, think, ever met in
society. One day he net me in the stree and in
vted me 70 meet myself. Dine with me to-day;
O. dine with me to-day, and will get sydney smith
3" to meet you.' admitted the temptation he held
out me- but said was engaged 20 meet him else
where. Another time, on meeting me he turned
back, put his arm through mine mutering, | do at
"'mind walking with him little way; III salk with
Z" i'm az 'al as the end of the street. As we pro-
" ceeded together W passed. Ihstis the villain,
exclaimed be- who helped me yesterday 10 aspTa-
8" gus and gave me DO tOast. He We nearly Oyerset
my gravity once in the pulpit He was sitting i'm
" medistc,y under me, apparently very attentive,
when sudden My be took up his stick as If be had been
% III the House OF Commons and tapping on the
ground with it, cried out in low but very audible
whisper, Hear hear hearl"
TuE ROCHESTER SUrcIDE-3RUTAL.-Tt TIE AHJurA
Adretiscr says that Mr. Briggs, Agent OF the New
FORK Central Railroao received dispatch on Satur-
day that the remains of Miss Bagley would be down
on tie rext tram. Mr.. Briggs hen called upon Mr..
Baglny. lie father Of tie unfortunate girl aud in
formed him OF the di-pach. Au old lady in the room
remarked IN d snUrt churllsh manner, " You can't
" oriug the body here" The old man then sid Y
could not be brought there. Mr.. Briggs then retired
and ordered the body 20 be locked up in the freight
house. II was kept until sunday morning, Shen the
relatives of the e and some of the neghb0rs came 10
the carhou,e and cor veJ ed the mains TO the North
81. burning ground, where they were inferred
PoIsoyoUs NUsHEo0as The PlttsJurga Uai0n
publishes the particulars OF a melancholy case Of
Ioisl mig from eating mushrooms. Il seems that
tnTee lads aged respectively TO- o, ana years, sous
Of Alexander Platte near CandOr Washington County,
Ptnp., went into the 90 gather mushrooms Tor
family IRE. They gathered ard carried home con-
scerais quantity. OF these the whole family, seven
in number, partoOt freely. Shortly sfterward they
were all taken sick. Physicians were imm sdiaely
called, ana the usual remedies were resorted 10, bat
nh only partial success the three lads dying in great
Beopy, While the parents too sick TO render them
tie least asss'aLc At last accounts there was hope
Of the other tour n, nlbers OF the family.
The REPUBLIo o. LIBERIA.-Aavices received
yer the Baltic by hr. Coppinger OF TIE Colonization
Office in this ely state that z treaty Of anity, com
n.eice and navigation signed on the 2Jfh May
lis in London by Gerald Rdlston, Esq.. az PleDipO
t'iL@Iy Of ihe LlUerign Republic aud the Che
waller &c Co, ue1oun, PlenpOientiary of the Haa'
stauc Leaeue x publics Of Lubec, Hamburg and
BremeD The treaty l. announced to be similar TO the
one made with GTeat Britain. The Independence Of
Lib. ria il nov ack Dowiodgo1 by the eight govern
ueuis OF Great Britain France, Prussia, Belgium
Brazil, Lube, Han burg and Bremen ana an
haston expresses the confident hope tn It before many
months have expired the some at wiil have been io
lowed by two more European Po"erE.
Ph.ls- North American Au;. 10.
Wheat CROP n HIcHIGAS.-IAe P0Httac Gq.otte
Of Aug. has the following;
Moe; of Ibis weak hos been favorable for securing
tie Wheat CROP We learn that the dana sustained by
the long and warm weather is not 30 ex.
ten sive as vas ieaTl week ago. II do not have
return of rain the crop viii YET be an ayerae oe OF
good wheat-tbs or opinion. Some twenty wears
since ANY similar to the present. was exper-
eucad in the North-wes ern STATES and the far aers
we're det, ,td - axe bell We the erop was ruined;
but Il turned ous bat Dot more than one-6h WIS hurt
az eli. We think j. will BE 20 this tine