New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-05
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-Iiebig has been appointed President Of The Acs4-
envy OF Sciences in Munieh-succesSor Of Tbiersch.
"A singular lawsuit Is going on In London, gea-
eman having sueda confectioner for putting too many
portraits OF Mr. spurgeon upon supply Of bonbons hs
bad ordered He had ordered the lids Of the bonbons
ornamened with portraits Of celebrated living person
ages, and the confectoner had put Ave SyTgeons In
each dozen. The plaintiff had no objsctiop 70 fair
proportion Of Sturgeon in his sweet meats but he
thought five out Of every twelve was moro Spussou
than be or his guests could stand The case Wac ad
journed in order to obtain information az to the List Il
| portraits from which the confectoner selected.
| Gov. Hicks OF Maryland is said TO have entirely
recovered from the effects of the late surgical
operation performed upon him for the gravel
| -Ex-President Pierce has offered 10 take command
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery corps of Bos-
on for this year. and that the company intend visiting
NewYork some time during the coming Summer, -
he guests of the old City Guard now under the COM
msnd Of Capt. Mansfield Lowell formerly of the Army.
| The Honorable elect captain every year.
-CODgess having granted it's permission, Comno-
dore Shubrck has received the sword presented him
by Gen. Urquiza President of the Argentine Confed
Grafton. The scabbard is silver and gold, the hilt
tipped with diamonds, and it is valued ATS 900.
The man whose wife caught a package Of $3.50 In
money from him and threw it ont Of the railroad car
window, thinking it was paper Of tobacco which be
intended to take out, lawyer Of Boston and did
| not find bis money again. Rather expensvs-shat
"play full toss.
Judge Leonard Of the Supreme Court, on Friday,
granted attachment against such property "a Col.
John c. Fremont may have in this State, which viii
be levied on for the rent of house in East Twenty
fourth street, at the suit Of Daniel McCauley.
Miss Candace Allen of Providence, who died on
Wednesday, gives by her will $4,000 to st. Johns
Church; $500 to the sexton, Mr.. Joseph s. Holmes;
and$ 500 to each of his servants She leaves $500 Oo
principally to relatives.
The correspondent Of The Boston atlas writes
from Washington that Senator Douglas IA reported 10 @
have said that he did not believe he had any chance of
receiving the nomination at Charleston, and addss
In that opinion many prominent politicians here con-
cur most fully"
Astronomers say thst the great comet of 1856 is TO
1eappear during the present season. In 1856 caused
the abdcaton Of Charles V. of Spain and perhaps is
now coming to take look at old Buck [Preuticss.l
Mr. Mccormick, the great reaper man of Chicago,
tried to get the Democratic nomination for Mayoralty
of that city and failed The great reaper reaped dsap-
pontment. [Prentices too.
On the 9th ult., John NJ. Roberts, jeweler Of
Pittsburgh, Pa. brought suit in the District Court Of
that city, against James Swisshelm Of Swis,vae, for
gold watch seal and key valued $780, furnished by
said Roberts to Jane G. Swisshem wife of said Jsmss.
After statement by plaintiffs counsel, and examine
tion Of Witnesses the counsel for Mr.. Swisshelm
ferred to various authorities, and asked the Court 70
charge first, that plaintiff cannot recover unless he
prove the goods sold and delivered necessaries
and that defendants wife had separated from him for
good causes second, that the contract Of the wife
only bind the husband for necessares in case he ne
elects OF refuses furnish her with such necessares
third if the wife voluntarily deserted and abandoned
the husband snd persists therein without good cause
the defendant il not liable for debts for necessaes or
otherwise; fourth, the defendant Is not liable for the
debts of the wife for any purpose unless his assent ap
pears by express evidence or by proof of facts and cir
cumstances from which it may reasonably be inferred
The Jury found for the defendant The verdict goes
to show that If woman voluntarily separates from her
husband and leaves his house, he s not responsible for
her debts, though they be incurred for the COM
mon necessares life.
Under the sanction of the authorities Of Eton
College, a corps of nearly 300 students from the
Sixth and Fifth Forms has just been formed for
drill practice. They assembled in the quadrangle re-
Gently lOr tne nrst tne ana commenced IN r1gnt good
earnest under the strict drill Of ten sergeants Of
the Grenader Guards arr in theprerence of the Duke
of Wellington, and several officers of the regiments in
garrison at Windsor.
Mrs. Kemble has made her "last appearance" as
dramatic reader. Boston was the place chosen and
Hamlet the subject The local papers tell US that she
had large audience the assemblsge crowded the
hall and Mrs. Kemble performed the task success
fully, though laborIng under the nervous excitement
natural to farewell representation. At the close of
the reading she made the following parting remarks,
in style which sufused with tears many an eye fixed
upon the speaker, those "gracious drops" at timss
nearly choking her own utterance:
Friends my work is done; but could not bid you
adieu without saying few words, especially as have
been obliged to decline an honor conferred upon by
request not TO take final leave Of you this evening.
IL s time that the book should be shut and the lips
closed Have now been before the public FIVE end
twenty years. Few women would care to be remem.
bered In public for longer period Shakespeare may
find better aud ADLER but believe none mora
med to close my labors in Boston, where so long ago
appeared"
The travelling expenses Of the 9TH Regiment TO
Washington were s. $50 49, and the private expenses
Of each man average about 500.
AT present the main stay of Speaker Pennington
is the page who stands upon the right youth oil nne
appearance and something 10 years of age. Ths
page was frat appointed to office by Speaker Boyd,
and has ever since continued TO discharge the duties Of
"page to the Speaker" among which is now reckoned
the duties of prompting the Speaker in dschargng hz
H. A. paay the Snaaker and directs him