New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-10
PERSONAL.

We are under obligations to the Hon. ScHuYLEE
ro,t,x for valuable pubic documents.
Tne Hon. James Chesnut, jr, elected Senator
fu y nth Carolina for the short terr il between ID
Ard % years Of age, aud a graduate OF Princeton
sccordiog to The Soath Caroa,ar, he viii 90 70
W,shingtop aboui the 1t Of January.
P.rley" writes 10 The Boston |oa7nat rom
Warrington, the 5tl: ,u
The Club House fitted up by M. Pend'et9n just
rrior 20 his death, IN wnat wa run. iiOo??S "iS
iOrmay opened lest night scis,y bar. IN,
were sent out 70 ali geutle men 10 society mere VITA
reo,h.rs. .f the prgfessou, and at tue bottom are
tbe hours at which the table Is 70 nc s2reai dlung
the Winter. Dinner 1T .; Supper al iOi Breakin5t
Al - From this IL may De inferred that those VINO
segb, 20 Tiger' siD rse lste in tAe day aud com
,crce hu.ines Ope ratODs earl ia the evening The
70, o,s Garter is Mr. Hail.
A s.PIgST CRTIc.-Tbe NqstrUe Ga:S,te re-
views IN artice upon Edgar A. Poe 10 tie Eiinbugh
r., o. for April 1853. After dcnoupcing the review
as "r, tined biningsgste," The Gazeae reproves sgd
rey Smith, whom 1t reputes the ,uthor, in the ft
loving terms;
az the Rev. Sydney Smith the editor of the lin
lnrh Review had Of the scholar and less Ol M
f.oisl prejudice he would have devoted the time
rend,d in the before mentioned paragraph to much
fet er purpose by critical analysis OF the writ
logs IL Poe. In fact, we think thai the authOro
'The Raven ana 'Annatelee is above and beyond
the critical acumen OF the reverend gentleman"
Nr. Prentice Of Tie LouisyiHs Journal co1ld not
Allow iuch vigorous eult upon dead TO pass
lnnote, and he says
"Whst business, we should ike to know, has the
Rev Sydney Smith to be 1augng around this earth
edit o. tho Edinburgh Review writing refined bill
Engskate venting hs national prejudice and dis
playing his critical acunen generally at the expense
a other people dead as himself The thing is a
ehssty innoy alton. 1t is most srthly ndignty
Il is Internal outrage Flesh and blood ought not to
ka ed to n In ne ne 0f ee-io
we q nrk the vigilant aud spirited editor OF The Nash
sWe Gazette for the Inerlted rebuke which be has
administered TO the reverend gentleman Let him
edit Reviews in his own world We want COMPETE
ton from tbot quarter. Sydney Smith is behaving
very sLabby. lie doesn't get Il lick anss. Hit him
again. He has parted from all his friends. lie
oesei vcs every bit OF it,
The Washington correspondent Of Tie Phi'adeI-
5li0 hOTth dmtricdn says:
" Mr. Phelps, Of Mo-, has received notice that he
will be- appointed Chairman of the Ways and Means,
and if Mr.. Florence declines the vacancy that com
mtte to which bis seniority Of service fairly entities
him in the estimation of the Speaker Mr.. Phillips
will be appointed. 1t ID known that Mr.. Florence does
not dcsire the position and hence Mr. Phillips may be
regarded as indicated, unless his colleague should sud-
denly change front, which is not anticipated
MIR Palmer is to enter, during the ensuing year,
into the department Of historical sculpture He is
10 prepare for the family of Governor Marcy
porti al, bDst of that distinguished statesman and he
"a to achieve n more difiicoli labor 10 the bust of
library Of Hamilton Fish. Daring Mr.. Pamer's
Summer residence ia Aurora, he lost an interesting
child, who bore the name OF the sculpt)rs intimate
friend that gifted painter Church. the artist has
drawn, mem0rtdm, picture wbica represents,
upos calm and placid lake, the setting OF single
star. Courier snd Enquirer 9TH.
"A Queens messenger left yesterday afternoon for
New lOik, having in charge young gil named
Polycore, who has been brought from Utah by Judge
Eckl,s, ~ obedience to instructions from the United
State Government. She was taken from England by
her mother some years since snd her father prevailed
npon the British authorities to make an application
for h. restoration. This has been complied with, and
the gIl was given to the British Minister here, who
win ave Ter sent home by the Africa, which will
leave New-York Oh Saturday. Tne mother Of the
girl understand, followed her to this city, and may
tpdea vCr to again obtain posses sion of hsr.
IWs,hinso Union Dec. 8.
--Mr Charles Hale has become the sole proprietor
M The Boston DQ,y ADVERTISER for many years edited
and published by his father, Nathan Hale, esq.
"A cbbishop Kendrick of Baltimore ny a decree
81 The Propaganda, confirmed by the Pope,) will
benceirrth take precedence in all meetings and coun-
eis of he digmtaries OF the Catholic Church in this