Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-27
PERSONAL.

49,, Rev w Ii Charming, of Boston, is
featuring at Liverpool on " England and Amer
lea"
80. An attempt was recently made to as
sassinate the Earl Of Somers, by his valet, at
Eastnor Castle.
go. The New York Mirror says the young
lady who eloPed few months since from tn at
city with distinguished Major" has re
turned with q MINOR in her arms
.... Mr. Thackeray is lecturins on "The
Three Georges" in Scotland. Why is the
was the most bitterly sarcastic here, omitted ?
-. Mr.. Edwin Booth, the tragedian, made
his first appearance at the theatre in Rich
mond, Va, on Monday evening to an over
flowing house and was received with many
demonstrations of applause.
80. The following members of Congress have
arrived in Washington since our last issuo, viz ::
Messrs Brenton of Indiana, Robinson of Penn
sylvania, Sneed Of Tennessee, Bell Of Texas,
and Broome of Pennsylvania.
80. Mscaulsy, in his History Of England
states the significant fact, that no large soct :.
ty Of which the language is not Teutonic (GC =
thic) has ever turned Protestant; and that
wherever q language derived from ancient
Rome is spoken, the religion Of modern Rom Q
to this day prevails
united for the purpose of creating a fund fer
tho benefit of the seamstresses' and shirt
makers benevolent association" and that g
a commencement of this laulable charity
Mrs. William +. Richie, of Richmond, Viz
ginia, has been applied to by the association
and has consented to give q dramatic reading
in furtherance Of the above purpose.
.... The London papers report that Jenny
son has a new volume nearly ready for the
rutll 0Totn f lokL "a
considerable length and in blank verse. and
the subject Of each drawn from that storehouse
OF Arthurian romance which has already af-
forded such rich material to his genius in the
Morte d'Arthur," and The Lady of Sha
lott" The story Of one is the Enchantmept
OF Merlin; that Of the other is derived from
the romance of Eric or Geraint, published by
Lady Charlotte Guest in her edition of the
Mabinogion."
morning. as was sitting in reading room,
deeply absorbed in the perusal Of leader In
the London Times, genteel looking man en-
tered the place, and, after casting his eve
hastily over the journals on the table and at
those in the hands of the readers, approached
me and politely asked for the Times Not
feeling disposed to relinquish it just at that
moment, and surprised at the quest, which
was unusual, naturally asked him g why'"
he replied, pleasantly, cit is siezed, sir-I
am policeman And that is the song one
hears every day about this time in eli the
reading rooms in Paris
80. The New York Express says Judge
Douglas and his lovely bride are receiving the
attentions from New Workers due to their po-
sition. Baskets of flowers are sent to her,
crowds Of visitors beset them, aud invitations
for dinners, evening concerts, &C., &c, crowd
on them. and unite to prolong their stay. But
on Thursday they leave for a short visit to the
mother Of Judge Douglas, who resides in the
western Part Of this State, and then they re-
turn to Washington next week The Judge
will not take his beautiful wife home to Chi
cago until next spring At the opera on Mon
day night she was the observed of all observ-
ers-the star Of the evenirg-which her in.
tense enjoyment Of the music prevented her
from being aware Of