New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-26


rather odd were il otherwise, considering the
mubbiDg she has received at the hands Of her
husbands late and present laquais dc Place, Persgny
ard Flubauh, ard all the subordinate snnbbsry 81 the
Legation not turnkey of whom has gone near her
any more than IL sbe were the wife of sth-nas actor
nom tie Porte s. Marin, which perhaps sbe wishes
ale Were Wonderfnlis the change in the Empress
since the days, only hali-a-dolen years ago, when
AadeDosee Montiio electrified the British dowagers
male andfemale Of the Place ynd6rne, crack shot
with her saloon pistol smoking cigar.;es lae Cus
titan OF Clarendon, and yaullng caceier into the
taddleseat of Barbary prancer, witohing the world
with noble eques;riJnism in fashion that would have
caased Rarey to caper bike comic contaur--a iusns M
tuIe that would sssuredly make hoTee laugh, and
hppopoamas 10 boot. Voc for toe time when the Tin
garfield beuGiy went gipsying IN the woods Of Ram
tonilet gathering nuts aud cracking jokes, with her
merry MAMMA, who liIile dreamt Of becoming mother
inaw ogre; nor TO be sure, did The ogre dresm
Of having nloiher-inaw, rather than face whom h
would give battle sngleharded TO flying sluadron OF
Dragons squadron of flying drasons-
The Empress paid an unex pec,ed visit - the Brit
ish Museum on Saturday afternoon, end was conduci
through the various apartments appropriated 70 the ex
iensiye collection Of books OF Mr.. Panz the princips
librarian. Her Majesty expressed her admiration
the noble proportions Of The magnificent new reading
rocm and appeared be highly interested in the de-
tails Of The arrangements for facilitating the supply OF
books Of reference 10 the numerous readers. After
inspecting the other departments Of the NATIONAL col
lection, the Empress departed the visit being Of 70
private nature that many Of the students n the read
iry.room were not even aware that ii had been made
The EInpress also waited the cattle show Saturday
anied by the Duke Of Atbol and her cutie, and
the stewards AR b. T. Bundre,h Gibbs aud Mr..
Boulnois. On Friday evening the Empress, attended
by her usual suite, honored Madame Tusssud with
heightened visit Of two hours, AID made complete
juetec,ion Of the numerous egies and other objects
contained in the gallery with which she appeared much
prs,iiied Her Majestys arrival being totally unex-
rected 10 preparations had been made for her visit.
She preserved a strict incognito, and was scarces
recognized by the company assembled IL the roorns
-spohrs violin, a StradivRrus we are assured, al
most unique in quality s in the market in London.
AT tho soirss Of the Birmingham Freehold Land
and Building Societies, Mr.. Bright made In elaborate
attack on the laws Of pImogeniture and entail, and on
tie anomalies of the law relating 70 the titles 70 and
transfer Of landed property lie depicted in sombre
Language the evils which in his opinion arse from he
existing state of things and predicted that the most
glorious results would follow from what IL termed the
emancipation OF the SOIL The meeting passed reso-
luticns condemnaOry Of the present laws which iD'
terere with the natural and ireo division Of the soil
The Vice Chancellor OF Cambridge has given no
,ce TINT the subject for the Chanoors gold medal for
tie rresent year is "Tho Prince OF Wales at the
Tomb Of Washington" The oxeroises ere to be sont
in 10 the Vice. Chaceor before March 81, 1861,
and are not to exceed 900 lines in length
-Garibaldi, in his retirement ut Caprer, his sent
AWAY al the aidesdecamp who accompanied him, and
has now with him only bs and daughter, bus friend
Deideri and hls private Secretary, Basso. The macs
of ktiers be receives from a parts Of the world 10
enormous and some of then contain strange propoti-
tons. Dr. Ribol, distinguished physician Of Turn,
and great par,isan Of phrenoo8y hao written TO Gar
hald enlreang him 10 allow his head 70 be examined,
r.ms king that he beoyes il ic be the best organized
aud the most remarkable known. sad event has oc-
cured in the Island. The son Of the Colonel OF the
Italian Legion ut aontevideo passed some days on
visit with tho General and az the Colonel was an old
friend aud eompanionnaims Of GaIibaldi IN America
every attention was shown the young man. When the
nonen, for departure arrived the latter seemed quite
in destair at the idea of leaving, and on entering
boat Which was 70 NShs'g AAAA ~ % '''o~ ~ I''-S
ont pistol and before any could prevent him. dis
charged il in his breast Garibadi, hearing the report
hurried up and did all he could for his guest who,
however, expired in "a few hours No other reason
can be assigned for this rash than that the young
mans enthusiasm for Garbald was 80 great that he
could no, beAI TO be separated from HIN.
.-Ledri Rollin has been made the victim Of ID bur-
Olsry in London. He lost among other things the
following articles for the recovery of which reward
of TIO has been offered gold smelling bottle, sgod
penLolder, bearing the inscription, A Ledru Roiln,
Le circle Republican, dc la sarthe, l6i9;" pearl
necklace with gold clasp; and an ivory and silver
cigar case inscribed "A Ledru Rolin, les Patrioes
de Ia Steraud, 1919" The estimated value Of tho
article enumerated above ia about Geo.
The cup given by the Prince Of Wales, to be rho;
for by members OF the Oxford University Rite Corps
has been gained by Mr. 1. Lee Warner, scholar Of
Trinity College.
1t having been rumored IN Memphis that Keenan,
was one Of the Lincoln challcngers at the election IN
this city, the Boy wac obliged purchase certificate
Of soundness" at the Office Of The Ara.aHche That
,oper declared: Heenan is strai ht-out Democrat,
Of the Mozart Hall School; and lately while in Spring
field H., rrj,l,ed to cell upon Old Abe. We deem At
due 10 him 10 state IIls mueU 10 W. hS'' F'''@'0
knowledge Of the facts."
The Hon. Ar yinton once said The threat " seces'
sion rmnded him of man in Buffalo who fastened an
old scow 10 he stern Of steamer, 70 DO towed up the
LAKE. After the boat had got under way her wheels
threw water into the scow, and shs Was in danger Of
sinking TIE owner cried out to the captain, p" Hold
on there II you don't stop throwing water into this
s.o,y, III make YOU Well" says tho captain,
Z" what will you DO r. "Dol" shouted the enF"ged
man. "Il cut the rope and let your old steemboat 20
10 thunder