The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-06

Is III the coilecuon OF Nj. horkOreH, OF Moscow
Any reproduction of it is forgery or a copy.
''HUGUEs MERLE,
''Paris July 6, 1860 20 Rue de Fleurus."
Among the other foreign artists whose popularity
amongst us has been made similar unfair use Of
was NJ. Edouard Frere. 1t was no uncommon
thing to find in our market at tho same time two
or three copies of oC his successful subj ects,
with his signature affixed. Still, these were so
afraid to pronounce positively their being for
geries To set at rest the doubts which existed on
the subject, M..Frere was written to. We translate
his answer:
"GRANDE RUE D1EppE, July 3. 1850.
"DEAR SIR: Eleven years ago | made copies of
three of my pictures for one of my friends He
still has them in his possession. With the excep-
ton of these, have never reproduced any of my
compositions. Ed FRERF
These documents will, we trust, have the effect of
placing picture buyers on their guard.-Ne,9 York
paper.
CURGosITrEs OF THE PosT-oFF1cE.-Among the let
lers received at the pOst-oiice one day this week
was one directed as follows:
To any Tanner in
Willow street
Phia.
Power for any
Tanner to open
in Willow street
Phila
The postmaster examined the letter, and ascer.
tanned that small coin was enclosed in it. As it
was understood to convey 'tpower for anv tanner
to open in Willow street." the postmaster entrust-
ed it to the box of Mr. George Hummel, who found
1T to contain three cent piece for return postage
and the following unique misSive:
August 10, 60
Dauphin Co, Pa.
Dear Sir
Gentlemen i beg that any of you that open
this letter will pleas Let me know how to manufac-
tor Sumac as will gather Sumac and don't know
how to go on with it would be verv much oblige
II you would in form me about that wether shall
take the stalks heads and liefs and how to dry it
hAfh A,r, &L,nS Al.
shadow And hope that you will tend to this and in
form me as possible because it is time to
commens and don't know no tanner in the City Of
Phila and hope that you will find three cents to
pay your letter So that you have no Expenses
Yours Truly
The reader will be glad to know that the perse-
verng seeker for information fully posted
the subject.-P PhH0. American.
LADY BYRoNs WmL.-The will of the late Lady
Byron, who died in England, May 10th, 1860, in
her sixty sixth year. has been admitted to probate
She was the relict of the poet Byron, who died as
long ago the year 1924, and was in her right
Baroness Wentworth. In addition to 100000 per-
sonalty she possessed of 4 number of valuable
estates She has left considerable amount for
various charitable purposes; but the most remark
able item in the will is the following. She gives
''to Charles Foen, of Boston, United States, $500
(abOut 81, 500 to assist him in the difficulties he
will have to contend with in his disnterested advo
cacy for the rights of the colOred race.
The Baroness has devised the estate of Oxneyfeld,
situate at Darlington in the county of Durham, to
| her grandson Ralph Gordon Noel King, the son
| of her daughter Ada and the Earl of Lovelace,
! which is entaed upon his issue, and, in default
| thereof, then to her grandson, ViScount Ockham;
and that the nhertor of the estate shall and
quire by royal license the surname of "Milbanke,"
which was ber ladyship's maiden name, her father
| being the late Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart, who,
upon the death of his brother, Thumas Noel, late
| Viscount Wentworth (ttie now cXtinct,) acquired
! bv sign manuel also the name of ''NOel." To her
said grandson, Ralph Gordon, she also leaves a le-
! Gacy of &25,O00. To her granddaughter, Anne Isa-
bella Noel King she leaves life interest in all her
! other estate, and on her decease to be dvidAh
amongst her children.
| PoMoLoGy.-Noxt tuesday commences the eighth
biennial oosslon of the National PomolOgical SOci-
ETY.. Its session will be held in this city, at the
| Assembly Building, corner of Tenth and Chesnut
streets. The President of the Society is Hon. Mar
! shall Wilder, of Massachusetts,. The Society is
! composed OF numerous membership, and at its
biennial meetings gets up a series of debates sutf-
! cient to fill volume Of large dimensions. The
meeting this year is expected to be an important
one to fruit raisers The rooms being fitted up for
it comprise both the larger and the smaller halls Of
| the Assembly Building. The larger room will be
devoted to the sole display of fruits, and the exhi-
btiOn will be free to the public. The fruits will be
! the contributions of every section of the Union
| from Maine to Georgia, and from Florida to Cali
| tornia Even the offerings of Canada will be in
cluded. When say that Mr.. Wilder, from his
own Orcnaru, VIII snow Two hunureu varieties OI
pears-and that he is by no means the most eXten-
sive amateur fruit grower in the cOuntry-we are
right in drawing the inference that the exhibition
will be worth seeing.-Phd american, Sept. 5.
Col. HUGH FoRBEs-'The party that Gavazzi has
appointed to the command of the important for
tress OF Melazzo, it will be remembered, was the
military adviser of John Brown in his cOnspiracies
against the laws of tho country and the property of
the South. He endeavored to dissuade Brown from
the Harpers Ferry enterprise because in a militia
ry point of view, he regarded it as a supreme alb
surdity. In consequence of the conspirators fail
ing to meet their pecuniary engagements with
their drill officer, Forbes made clean breast ofhe
affair." giving detailed statement of the whole
plot. We now find him turning up Garibaldi's
! right-hand man in the Italian nsurrection, being
assigned to the command of the fortress OfMeazzo,
| post Of great trust and responsibility.
FRoM YENEzUELA.-The New York Herald. of
yesterday, publishes interesting from Vene-
zuea. The trial of ex.President Castro and his
Ministers, for treason against the State, con-
cluded on the 28th Of July, and resulted in their
conviction. They were, however, Immediately
pardOned by the Court This singular course on
the part of the tribunal had caused considerable
excitement throughout the country, and had also
called forth severe animadversions from the press.
Castro about to retire from Venezuela, and it
was supposed he would take up his residence
either in Porto Rico or Cuba. The United States
sloop- -of-war st. Louis at Laguayra on the 7th
ult.
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Bedford Standard of the Sd instant says that, on
Saturday afternoon, the Boston train of cars
from that city was passing near Jamaica Plain, an
Irishman, in attempting to avoid the Stoughton
tran stepped upon the track in front of the engine,
which struck and threw him violently from the
track. He was picked up and carried into Boston,
but life extinct upon the arrival OF the cars.
Upon his person were found complete set OF bur
glars tools, including skeleton keys, files, and
'iimmy." The suppostion is that he was going
into Boston to prosecute his business. His name
was not ascertained.
THE MARYLAND VOLUNTEER MmITIA.-The Secre-
tary of War has, at the instance of Hon. George W.
Hughes of the Sixth Congressional district, given
| to 1t. Magruder, of the lst Dragons U. ;. A,
leave of absence for nine months, for the purpose
of drilling the Volunteer Cavalry of this State
| 1t. NJ. has consented and commenced on Wednes-
| day last the drilling of companies OF the sixth
Congressional district, after which he viii De al
| leisure to go to any part of the State where his
| services NAV be desired. He can be communicated
| with through Col. George w Hughes, West River
Anne Arundel county, Md.
The Hoe TRADE-A Ne,C Fcature.-The Louisville
| DaiIy Journal saws the terrible drought south of
| this and the wonderful fine corn crop north and
| west OF and the facilities of our railroad con-
| nectiOns have made Louisville great hog tho
roughfare. Immense numbers OF swine are taken
from the regions ofscarcity to those of plenty. 1t
is estimated that at least hundred thousand
hogs will be taken from the southern States to
"free soil' corn. We hope the fire. will not
refuse to swallow their bacon on that account.
THE LONDON Times SAYS an instance of extraOrdi-
nary eccentricity afforded recently at Locure
near Havre. A cap in the water, with a
string of cerks around it, and a label upon which
was written, "Pull the string, | at the end of
it." The string pulled, and sure enough there
was the late writer of the label with paper, de-
failing the cause of his having made away with
himself, carefully corked up in bottle in his
pocket, with his name and address, "Francois
Foliot, of Vandrimare."
A Curious AFFAIR has happened in Rochester, N.
\. single man is charged with marrying a
man already married and living with her husband.
And it appears that the parties married did not
assume publicly the relation of husband and wife in
the village where they reside, did they fly to
strange place to do so-but that the woman contin-
ed to live with her lawful husband, just if she had
not married the second one.
| The census returns of the city of St. Louis are
complete enough to render the estimate certain that
it is the most popuous city OF the West, with the
exception of Cincinnati. The total population Will
be about l6l 900, gain since 1850 of l06 per cent
The London Times says "The 'Gridiron, at
| Milford Haven, for the beachng Of the GREAT
| Eastern, is now nearly completed Inc Whole
structure will cost upwards of one thousand
pounds"
The 10Th of September, the anniversary of the
Rottlo of North Point will be celebrated in Frede-
rick by A military display. The ''Y oung Defenders"
of New Market will be present.
The Martinsburg (Ya) Republican announces
that Mr.. Jacob Thomas, an extensive stock and
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