New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-17

iion a. Judge OF the supreme Cour' nom uesire OF
repose.
! An Italian translation Of Mr. Longiellow poem,
"Evanseline" has recently been published at Flor
J ence.
- Professor Agassiz is going to Europe during the
] Harvard Summer vacation.
! JOHN 4. Andrew, esq, declines the appointment
| Of Judge of the new Superior Court, Boston
ccrr, spond,rt ihtmatcd thSt he would do. MI Lin
coin f. Brigham of NewBedford, partner of Ex-
| GOV Clifford, will, it is said, receive the appoint
/ meut.
Mr.. b. h. Stuart Of stanton, Va, who WAS iu-
iurcd by the explosion Of the st. Nicholas, died at
Memphis Tenn on Sunday week. He was on his way
/ 10 New. Orleans to be married
| The IIsh citizens Of Cincinnati have resolved TO
/ present Wm. Smith OBuen with chair made from
black walnut, eublematcal Of the history of Amercs
and Ireland The seat is to be of green cloth enbro-
dered with gold the whole to be surmounted by the
American eagle.
James Robb Of New-Oheans. whose reverses IN
business have obliged him to sell all his property, in
cludng LIS works of art, with view to removing 10
/ California has been offered public dinner IN that
city, lie has accepted, and il will take place on the
| lst irst.
Mr.. W. p. Ramsdell Of North Abingdon, Mass,
has obtained wife by advertising in The BarHsta6Ie
Patriot Miss Rebecca Ryder Smith of Barnstable
is tie willing fair one The Patriot announces edito-
,iaily that Mr. Rau,slcl highly pleased, and
willing to pay his bill
Sir George Simpson, Governor Of the Hudsons
BAY Company, the Earl o: SOuth sk of Scotland, and
Mr.. Cameron and Mr.. Hopkins of Montreal, with
their servants and lroquos yoysgeurS, are en- route
for Iluison's Bay, via St. p al, Minnesota The
usual route taken by Sir Geo. Simpson, in his
ANIMAL visit to the Hudson's Bay country, is by
Lake Huron, Saut Ste. Marie, Lake Superior to
Fort William, and thence north by the line OF trading
pests To York Factory on lludson's Bay.
Gov; Gi.t OF South Carolina has committed tho
/ penalty imposed on Col Aguew, for sending chal-
leDge and posting
MIR. Arthur L. jones' late Of the firm of Haggerty,
Draper Il Jones of this city, died suddenly at the
La Pierre House, in Philadelphia, on Friday after
poon Of heart disease. He 81 years Of age, and
was connected by marriage with Mr. Thso \. Fay,
| our Minister to Switzerland.
The Madrid journals Of 2Gth ut. relate the follow
| ing circumstance:
AS the Queen, on Good Friday, was according TO
custom, washing the feet ut poor old women, her
Majesty bracelet fell off, AMI one Of the women pick
ing it up, offered it 10 her Majesty. My gooi woman,
said the Queen, since the bracelet has fallen
y0n keep it, OF coure, the woman was profuse in
her expressions of gratitude. The Duchess de MTdna
CGli, who was present told The old woman that she
would buy the bracelet # her, and eweler having
estimated il to be worth II 600 reals i25Of), the
Duchess gave that sull.'
The editors of The Vtctsburg Miss Wig and
True SoaihroR, having had difficulty, agreed TO
submit their troubles to Gov. FoOtc and Mr.. A. II.
Arthur, arbtrators. These gentlemen publish a
card, stating that matters have been patched up.
They blame The Wing man for publishing an often
.ive article and chide The True Southron for being
harsh and unkind in reply; but both parties make
concessions, and no blood is spilled
Baron de Goismid-more generally known a. Sir
Isaac Lyon Goldsmd-one Of the noted Of British
fnanciers died the morning of the 9TH April, after
an nhess which had for some time removed him from,
ac,ive nnrt Dation in affairs. He created baro-
net in 1871 by the cverDment Of Lord Melbourne, aud
received the title of Baron from the Queen of Portugal
for tuccess in negotiating the settlement o The clsms
of Portugal upon Brazil.
-Rooert Knox, for twelve years editor aud one of
the proprietors Of The London Morning HraId died
the 9Th Of March at the Cape of Good Hope, where
he had been for a few months acting Registrar
General of the Mixed Commission. Mr.. Knox was for
than quarter of century connected with the
London Prcsr, having begup Parliamentary
reporter. lie leaves wife and several children.
The Emperor Napoleon III. completed his 5lst
year On the 2tth of April
There is very little doubt, says The Court Jour-
nal but that the Emperor of Russia and most proba.
bly, the Empress slso, will pay visit TO the Queen in
June
A statue of Napoleon is ab ou to be inaugurated
at Brienne, where he attended the Military School.
The Countess Walewski has come into possession
Of the very valuable diamonds which Rachel had
ceived from the Count, they having formerly belonged
to the noble English lazy, his first wife. Ia grateful
feeling for the adoption of her into the family cir
Gle, either Rachel herself, by post.ob directions
the Rachel family have restored these costly biants
to the present Countess.
The first three volumes of a new " Life of Peter
the Great" by Ustrsilov the Russian historian, have
just appeared at St. Petersburg and have produced
greater sensation than any other historical work in
Russia since the masterpiece Of Karamzin.
The Spanish Senate has voted statue TO Murillo.
Its stated that Gov. Hicks Of Maryland is con.
fined to his bed by sickness at his residence in Annap
oils, and ia quite III.
Mr. Horace Vernet the celebrated painter, has
married the widow of the late NJ. de Bois Richeux.
The great painter is o. years Of age.
Miss Lane the niece of the President and the lady
ofthe White House. is the guest Of Mrs. Judge Roose-
welt, in this city.
The Cincinnati Eaquirsr Of the 9Th, is assured
by gentleman from New-York that Teresa Bsgioli
lMrs. Sckles) is preparing for the stage and will ap-
pear the boards next Autumn.
The young civil Emperor Tycoon Of Japan
net AT do ON tha Of bat H.