New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-28
PERSONAL

Mr. Speaker Or arrived in town last evening, and
is stopping at the New-York Hotel.
Mr.. Herbert Ingram, proprietor of 7h> IAaSsrat>d
london Ntri ole Of IL ne nbers Of Parliament from
Boston. has been mulctei in the sum Of f3OO by a
jury for msrtpresentng knowingly tha, ne had become
the purchseer in 1852 of the Castle Hyde estate, in
the County Of Cork and 20 lending himself to frau
dulent Misrepresentation Of the late John Ssdleir made
by him to the plaintiff Mr.. Vincent Scully. di.n-
guisl ed member of the Irish bar whereby the plain
tiff prejudioed
The Lord Mayor Of London has had paralytic
stroke. He has been restored 70 consciousness but
bis eht arm and leg are 9u;s powe-ess
The father Of the Jewish child MonNs is sbou. to
settle in France. letter from Rome in the Garett,
de Lege states that the Sacred College s, Rome has
resolved to prevent the Of any similar
to that of Nortars in future, by directing that Chris
tans shall not in future be allowed 10 the service
Of Jews.
tn. Lovndean Profes .orship of Astronomy, vacsn.
by the death of the Dean Of Ely, has been conferre
up IN Mr. Adams, Fellow OF Pembroke. Who it will b.
remembered, claimed the cscoyery Of the psnet Nep
tune with NJ Leverrier.
Lord Broughsm, WHO is 10 preside at the Burn
Centenary Festival Jan. ., at Edinburgh has been
invited to public dinner on the occasion.
Mrs. Beck, the younges, sister Of Robert Bnrn',
the poet ard the sole surviving child OF that family
circle of which he was the eldest brother died quite
Unexpectedly ber cottage, near Ayr, on the lith
irst at 81 O'Clock q m. Isabella Burns, or "a she
was iauiliarly known, Mrs. Begg, was born at
Mount Oipbant, near Ayr on the 2gth of June, HI,
ard lad she lived till her next birthday, would have
completed her Ssth year. She va. the seventh child
and third daughter Of William Burns and Agnes
Brown, the members of whose family we may meution
10 the order Of their age: Robert, Gilbert, Agnes,
Annabells William, John, ard Is,bela. About the
year 1874 1875 she married at Mossgie Msuch-
lire, to John Begg, who was accidentally killed at
Lesmahsgow in lsl3 and whom she thus survived for
the long period Of a. years.
The foundation stone of the new monument to
Hugh Miller was laid at Cromarty, the birthplace of
the eminent geoogist and author on the 5th inst.
The monument will consist Of pillar 50 feet high, sur
mounted by statue Of Mr.. Miller the base is to be
of old red sandstone taken from the quarry which
the frs scene of Milers geological researches The
inscription will be engraved upon the base In COM
" memoration OF the genius and the literary and
scientific emnence Of Hugh Miller this monument Is
erected by his countrymen. He was born at Gro
marty 10Th Of October, 1902, and died 2th Of De-
" cember, 1856"
Theatrical squabbles occupy the Psrsians en- at
endant the appeal of the great of Napoleon ILL.,
versus Montalembert. Mario wac compelled to sing
last Monday night by decree of the Court, under
penalty of 6OOo for every time be refused to person,
ate the Ducca di Mantova in "Rigoetto.' He had
nothing for il but to vocslze under compulson, and
be accordingly took bis part like in the duo with
Frezzoni Gilda Ii is though. that the technical
objection be made TO the scale Of Verdis music WAS
MT the real obstacle to bis singing, but that Grisi
u. IN Errnp
she having been reported dead at the Havana, aud
having no right to "revisit the glmpses of the
"moon, making night melodous. If the truth
onght to 6e told, the sooner La Casta Diva GIuha
reYes to her villa the Fiesoe Road from Florence
the better for her fame csntatrics. She has ont
lived her Paris reputation, and people here grumbe
at her perseverance IL ignoring the lapse o years ana
the wear and tear of lsrynghal chords The Count de
Gambia Msrio) to do nim justice full Of the most
geutlemaDly Difference tO Frezzoln 10 whom he ten
dered the splendid bouquets showered down from me
boxes with unaffected gallsntry. The Ven"s De MO
has been brought into Court, and damages 81 gsnstth
fair and classic creature laid st 1000 francs, tor
scenic decorations and loss to the Odeon exchegner,
by of her not proving attractive Inc iriou-
nal DE Commerce. before which the theatrca director
sued the author Comte dAssas, declared itself incon
petent rs dramatic poet could not be considered
trader The CivTribunal will have to decide the case
Paris correspondent Of The London 6i'be
When the Pension bill was uuder debate in the
House. Mr.. Dewart of Pennsylvania proposed that
800 per annum be allowed to the victims Of the late
Kansas war in Pennsylvania, AsDewsrt is himself
one of the VICTIMS his amendment might have
been submitted in good faith.
The keynote of the highly personal correspond
epce between Senator's Douglas and Jones 10 10 oe
found in the following passages OF the latter gentle
mans letter,
ssThis Sir is the third time that you have made
'irfauously false accusations again,t me- aud that
I have been compelled to fasten the lie upon you
Though YOU may at the sacrifice OF Democratic or
ganization. have effected triumph in yoor own
State, as you say, over Executive ard Congres-
siopsj dctation' can but look with contempt npon
any fame or position you may hsve acquired by
union with white spirits and black, blue spirits and
gray Black Republicans, South Americans, disap-
pointed Office seekers, &c. as do upon the mlser-
abe resort to opprobious epi'hets connected with my
name but covered with coutingeic ~ which gave yol
a sure escape. GEO. w ALLACE JONES
"A clerk in one Of the Departments at Washington
was recently removed because he refused to contribute
money TO Influence the State elections He was em-
poyed under Prof Torrey who refused TO anctiou the
removal and has appealed to the President, who holds
the case under advisement. Ii be approves the re-
moval be condemns his own letter written to the Fort
Duauesne Committee if he condemns 1t, he justhes
the clerks in refusing for the future TO be taxed as
they have been to carry elections; and what Is the
party 10 do for want of the fund thus raised Which
way turn is woe
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