New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-07
Personal.

Albion says nat the hte Lord Ward, now Earl OF
Dudley, is superb looking fellow, and, without the
least makeup" could play the baritone part in Err
mani as wen as Fornasar and sing too, without the
RIGHTEOUSNESS which impaired the professionals voc,
ism. The same writer, wever disparsges the Brtish
aristo0acy in general "To look s.our peers now you
woud say tkey are all sprung from the crop cared
Roundheads, and that there was never a Cavalier
among the grandfathsrs of one of them. The recent
infusion especially from the manufacturing element,
are physognomca rights The snub proboscis, char
aceristc of the millionaire, ab,unds on all hands, or
rather all faces though really it lie not fair to level
that reprosch against coroneted cotton mushrooms
seeing that noble lord who traces his pedigree direct
to the Bruce OF Bannockburn might enter into compe
ttive examination with Belper Derbyshre Strutt), as
to the angle of incidence involved in the peaks Of their
respective ofsctoy apparatus aud assuredly the blue
blood Of the Towards presents particularly comedy
contrast to the pebean radde Of the flock of Joneses
and Robirsons, the latter patronymc by the way, in
Guiding one owner of two earldoms, De Grey and
Rpon; and he is no exception to the rule"
"A recent trial in Paris hiss revealed curious side of
Partisan life. 1t was that of Madle. LeoDie Leveque,
who, possessing considerable talent for business,
blended the two professions Of file de marbre and
usurer and carried boh with considerable
The first pursuit is perfectly legitimate according to
French law, but not with regard TO usury. To take
higher interest than per cent is penal ofense and
as Made Leveque levied from 80 to 80 per cent, she
was prosecuted under that head. The names Of the
witne ses for the prosecution are unfortunately not
piyen-the French law papers having great deicacy
on that seore Nevertheless though their name is not
Given. their rank is mentioned. Thus we find Wis.,
count de s., who borrowed Ii, O0Of, for which he
gave bill at three months date for =, jOOf. One
Baron X, who described himself as law
student, borrowed 3000f. 5000, for which lie gave
bill for $1,000. lie saii be wanted the money TO
get married; it appears that he was successful for
he is now married. and it is on the refusal of his
fatberilaw to pay his debts in full that he quareled
with Madlle Leveque, and that TIE Procureur Imperial
got wind of the affair. Bot the richest part is TO come.
Madle. Leveque had partner, in the shape Of an old
infantry officer of the Of 81 Cirque, WHO used TO
act an ntermed ate agent between certain OF her
"cents' and henelf. The kind Of business will best
appear from the following extract from business
letter his fir dsSoci6e Ii You have diamond
ring worth 500E, know youEg man who wants one
to 20 into society. lie would rent il for 2Of month
Another friend Of mine 400 note, just TO show
of when be opens bis csrd-case. He would rent for
25f month";" Maole. Leveque also dab5led in
matrimonial tpeculalons, and the reading the list Of
candidates for a dowry of $780, OOf crei,ed much
laughter in court. Nevertheless the Court behaved
rather severely and sentenced aade. Leveqle 70 four
months imprisonment and i,OCof. fine.
A fashionable London pu6lisber has just issusd a
work, BY a theologic Cambridge Master of Arts, in
which il s proved or at least asserted which is much
the came thing in these days, that shaving is a
hinderance 10 the spread of the Gospel. He says:
"Whi!e the bells Of our churches are pealing their
welcome to the bouss Of prayer while Thousands OF
deyoui albeit eloee-shsSsd Christians, are vending
their way 10 the sanctuary, 10 IN sveEy by-stree,
shavng.shop stands Open and through the glazed door
you see whn, A human face soaped aud latheref TO
the eyes, with another immortal being standing a, his
side one hand erafpng his victim nose AMI the other
def,ipp the commandment Of God with the uplitsd
gtee Who can doubt tina, willful transgreesion OF
the fourth commandment Is in process, and that the
hirtronc art self is called into exercise on the holy
dayi For, look-the evidence Is before You. The
operation begins the razor Is applied. BIZ by Bit the
lather disappears and after sundry winces and wry
faces and Writings and contortions this serio-comic
performance IL concluded. The lip and chin ara de.
nujed Of natures edfying garb; and the liberated
subject takes his place too late alas for church now,
in civilized society. e cleaner as the eieminate
will talk II not batter man But why cleaner lie.
cause fashion, dating from licenous period, has at
tsehed false idea OF uneleanliness 20 hah upon the
mouth ana chin And 10 crafty this false taste this
arbitrary wbim hours of valuable time must be vast
ed, and the blessed SaObaih desetrAtu
Mr.. Norman WARDS Ice Boat Lady Franklin
which Ia to navigate all frozen rivers little more
pIiby than if they huid to the surface-passed
through Pittsburgh on the 4th inst her way to the
Upper Mississippi. Though Lake Pepin is open, her
hackers hope 10 find ice which to test her qualities
ON Wolf River. Their failure TO make her for use
before the Close of the late Winter is disappont
ment and trial. The Railroads gladly give her free
passage throughout.
The Rev. Daniel Worth was tried last week
in North Carolina on the charge Of circulating
ircendimy publications, and was foand guilty. He
has been sentenced TO twelve months imprison-
ment; but his counsel have appealed to the Supreme
Court to set aside the verdict.
1t IL said that when the Hon. Pierre Sonle was
U. S. Plenipotentlary to Spain, he always appeared
msppifcently but plainly atred in suit Of black vel
vet elaboratey embroidered with braid. lie never
wore it except on court OCCASIONS The novelty in this
information is that the embroidery was done with
braid all former Investigators mad Supposed that ii
was with sewiDg.silk.
One Of the most singular wagers we ever heard
Of, says The Buffalo Courier, was made in Chicago
OH the day before the municipal election in that city,
The bet was between a Water. stree. merchant and
Ned Osborne of the fremont House the largest cigar
and tobacco dealer in the city, and was to the effect
that If Wentworth was not elected Osborne should
have the privilege of kicking the Wa'er-street mer
chant aforesaid from the fremont House TO Springer
street. The day after the election, the merchant hav
ing lost came 10 Osbornss store, and presented his
person to him for the contemplated kicks and demanded
that Osborne should take the stakes. Osborne had
been training biz right leg all the previous day and had
Zoo. Nth teavv hoof with