St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-01

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PRoTEerroN or GAsrir--An act for the pro
/ lection of Game i'm Baltimore Co, Howard
! Frederick, Washington, Allegheny. Calvert
lPrince Georges, Kent, st. Mary's, Somersst
Cecil, Queen Annc's, Dorchester, and Caitro
| Counties passed the late Legislature-It pro
videsD that il shall not bs lawful 20 repass q
enter upon tue lands of any person betweel
| the 18th day Of january and the 1st Of Os4o
iiser for the purpsose Of kaking partFidges o.
quials. under the penalty of FIVE dollars srnC
costs. to he recovered before q Justice Of tn,
peace, s., one-half to the public schools. Tbs
/ same penalty is enacted Cor killing woodeosk.
between February LIST and the 10th of Junl
or for killing pheasants between February is
tand August 10th. It also enacts that any
keeper of a tavern or eating-house, or market
man, &C., shall incur the full penalty of theac
for kariag iIs f,oSsessioR any game of the absv,
| description during the session within which th,
killing or taking of them is prohibited by tht
act.
CoUST pE SARrTGEs.-The Washingtol
correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, II
speaking of the French Legation, says: %
cannot resist telling good story ON the Count
de Sartiges, which, it is slid occurred at cn'
of the gay drawing-roous last winter. 1h'
French Minister, whose nose is slightly dis
figured, is celebrated for his gallantry anC
witty conversation, in which he sometime.
takes French liberties. IN wicked sally witt
distinguished beauty, the Count saw that ht
had offended her amour propse, and fastening
to restore himself, begged 10 be pardoned, on
the plea that he had always been enfant gate
IA spoiled child.) 4 viii not contradict you
sir, said the lady, with arched malice on hei
lip, 'for your nose gives but too palpable evi-
dence of the fact The Count withdrew horse
de combat!
CHURCH BURNr.-The Cecil Whig says the
old Presbyterian Church at the Head Of Chris
tiana was barnt to the ground on Sunday last,
the fire catching between the ceiling and ROOT
while the stoves were being lighted in the
morning. 1t was a venerable old structure
having been erected in 1850. Preliminary
steps have been taken towards rebuilding it.
1t has been for some time past under the pas
toral charge Of Rev. Mr.. Eallandigham aud
standing on the tongue of land lying between
Maryland and Delware, theoretically belonging
TO Pennsylvania. it drew its congregation from
the three States. ..
The EASTERN SHORE RAnRoAp CLAIM.--
Ii appears from the Easton Gazette that the
proposed mass convention of the 1seople of the
Eastern Shore of Mary land, to adopt measures
III relation 10 its claim to the unexpcndcd bal
anee OF the appropriation of one million oI
dollars, made by the act of 1885. will be held
about the middle Of April The Gazette ur-
ges L prompt and full attendance, and adds
that if the claim is not settled before another
constitutional Convention, it may be abolished
altogether. - .....
HEAVY DAMAGEs.-A jury Of the Circuit
Court Of Frederick county, Md, has, after q
trial lasting three days, awarded the sum o.
$4,000 damages aud costs i'll favor of the
Rev. Moses 4. Stewart and wife, and against
Daniel Gaver, who, it was charged, uttered
certain scandalous and defamatory word
against the chastity Of Mrs. Stewart.
EN- A Capt. Travis having advertised thai
he would, on p certain DAY. shts,t on a wager
an orange from the head OF boy, at Louisville
the Mayor of that city has forbidden the cxpc-
rment, and ordered the police to arrest Il. par.
ties.
EEA" Patrick, said lady 10 a slip Of green
Erin who was officiating in the kitchen, where
Is Bridget 2
'ln'lade, ma'am, she's fast aslHpo lookin' al
the bread bakin'.'
LING SroKT.-The Philadelphia Press closes ar
interesting notice of the late Duke Of Devonshir,
with the following account Of n st ory lonr cur
rent Ia England, as the ex r.lanntion WHY IN,
Duke of Devonshire, who was one Of the rich
est men IN the empire, never married His pro
perty was estimated, when he came to his title.
and estates, at y, 900 900. year. In spite o
this he got IN debt to the amount of $1,000, 900
which he secured by life insurance, having SO Il
his unentailed property. The interest on hi.
debts and the premium on his insurance amount.
ed TO $500, 900 a year. He sold Newbv Parl
to Hudson, the "Raiway King" for SI,75O,
900. .r- -. :. -
"WIth all his titles an d wealth, he never mar
ried. Among numerous presumed causes fol
his celibacy, one has obtained gen erall curren.
cy and partial crsdence. He undoubtedI wa.
the only son of the fifth Duke, the husband O
that Duchess Georgiana, lwhose beauty, wit
graceful manners and poetical taste, (euIogizet
by ColerIdge,) made her the glory of that fash
IoLabie and political circle, at the close of the
last century, OF which the Prince of Wales was
the centre. The fifth Duke took for his second
"ne' ms cousin, the Lady Elizabeth the widow
OF General Foster. The two ladies'. who Tert
intimate friends, visited Paris IN the spring o.
ll90, and each was confined in that city in ad
joining apartments, almost at the same hour
IL 10 said that the Duchess gave birth 10 a daugh
ter-that Lady Elizabeth had a son-and ths
with or without the connivance ofthe Duke, who
was disinchned TO let the the estates and title,
pass TO his surviving brother, Lord George Ca
vendish. the children were exchanged. 80 tha
Lady Elizabeth Fosters son was substitutes
for the Duchess daughter. On the death Of ths
Duchess IN 1906. the Duke married Lady Eli
za6eth, then widow. 1t is added that her lady
ship, who long survived hl.r, passed her latte
years IN Rome, where she became a Catholic
and, IN repentant mood, communicated to Lore
George Cavendish, the wrongsd heir, the fraut
which had been prePetrated. Also, that ILort
George, unwilling TO compromise the family hon
or by Puoicly asserting his rights, made an am
Icable arrangement with the Duke lust dsceaged
which gave him O life uee of The es.a.es IA,