New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-29

France and was in constant expectation of being in
yited 70 pay him a visit at Versailles. His late Minis
Try are characterized a strange iumbe OF knavery
and imbecility. NJ. de Ravenr the Minister Of Public
Instruction. was, says Humboldt the greatest fool Of
them all The Prince COMFORT of England also-"thc
handsome husbaud Of Queen Vietors"-is alluded TO
in terms the very of iattering. 81 know he
remarked once TO Humboldt, "that You have pred-
lection for the Poles but the Poles ara as unworthy Of
your regard as the Irish. Altogether IT appears from
this correspondence that the author of Cosmos
much more mbued with democratic ideas than il gen.
orally supposed, and that he felt sovereign contempt
for the eourty entoage nwhch he passed the greater
portion OF mis- life
The Post Gays that private letter from Rome, Just
received, gives the following glimpse:
"TleOdore PARKER contents himself pretty well,
though the climate thus far falls short of what he ex'
pected OF il. should FAY That bs held his own but
under the unfavOsable weather hardy more. With his
attentive and devoted wife, and with the assiduous
GOOD Offices Of -, the -, the IS, and host
Of others, he seems to have the comforts which can
minister 10 his recovery. meet him every e~ days
ont summing himself with bis wife, with -, ana
about once week spend an evening in his room. lis
greatest difficulty seems to be with bis voice. which is
still weak and hoarse and with his cough, which does
mo- yet quit him."
Among the Assemblymen at Albany the weghtiest
is Mr. Lewis Peck Of Ontario County, who weighs "io
pounds The Bghtest are Messrs. a. Smith OF
New-York City, and A. w. Palmer OF Duchess
County, who weigh each 125 pounds. Mr Peck 10
also the talest measuring feet inches. Mr. James
Servis is the shortest measuring but feet inches
The State of Indiana has recently lost by death
one of its citizens-Mr. James Bangs. We iindan
obituary notice Of him in Hooser paper
"Mistur Edatur: Jem bapgs, we are sorry tn STAT,
has deszed. He departed this Life last mnndy. Jsm
was ererally considered eud feler. He dde at the
age of W years old. lie went Attn withou, airy strug-
gle; and such is Life TIL Da we are as pepper grass
unity smaIt-to Morrer we are gut down like a coz
eunber of the gTownd. Jem kept a nice store, which
his wife now wates on. HisvuTchews wos numerous.
MenDy is things we bot at his grOwcerey aud we are
happy to state that be never cleeed, speshuy IN the
waite Of mackrel which wos Mise and smet SWEEP ana
his surviyin wife is the same wa. We never new
him TO put sand in his shugar, tho he had big sand
bar in front of his house, water IN his Lckers tho
the ohio River run pact his doIe. Piece TO his re-
mains /"
The Proridence Journal, speaking of the exhum1
ton of the remains Of Roger Williams, Gays that 1t s
known that the family burialpl was In the Held
back of the house of the late Su livan Do, esq The
fact has been handed down that about the year l4O
bis grave YVES encroached upon by new grave pre-
rared for one Of his descendants which seems 70 show
that its exact locality not marked then. There is
DO later of it. One of the descendants OF Mr.
Williams Mr. ShadIach Randall OF North Providence,
has recently tried to determine the spot and if he could
recover any remains, TO them to more public
and secure deposit. Last Tburday the grave was
opened. Two graves were found running into each
other and without doubt the one furthest west wac
that OF Williams But dstinguisha5le remains
could be found. number Of nails, small fragment
of wood undoubtedly Of the coffin, and mass OF black
earth was all that could be reclaimed The contents Of
the grave such they were, were taken 10 tomb in
the North Burial Ground Mr.. Randall intends, with
pious care which does him honor, to remove all the
remains which may be disclosed by further search and
give them burial in the public ground. On that day
but two graves opened though three or four ap
parenily of children, wera uncovered An apple tree
bad run it's roots through the graves and by absorbing
somewhat of their contents had very likely hastened
their decomposition.
Remarkable discoveries have been made in the
dwelling Of Mrs. Hannah Robbins, since her decease.
Tin pail, filed with silver, was found under her bel,
and kettle, full Of SPECIE was also discovered Some
of it was moJy and musty with age evidently having
been undisturbed for years. The amonut Of specie
thus discovered is $1,000. In addition to this,
thorough examination Of the premises has brought to
light quantity Of the old Continental money, laid
not counted.
The members of the Alpine Club, of New. England,
are taking active mea,ures to the exploration Of
those districts of the Alps which but little known.
The Club includes many travellers of note, and the
good results of the organization will be apparent 70 the
public before many yeaIs
Nine. Tagioni lately sent her portrait to Nine.
Emma Livry, her pupil, with this inscription below
% Faites.moi ou6lier, et ne ns'oVbliez PdS-TAGLi-
oEI"
DR.. Charles A. Frick Professor OF Materia Medica
and Therapeutics the University of Maryland, died
suddenly in Baltimore last Saturday evening. His
death was supernduced by putrid sore throat, which
he is said 10 have become affected with through pa
tent of his, upon whom he had short time ago per-
formed difficult operation for a similar disease.
AT meeting Of the magistrates and reeves of the
united counties OF York and Peel Toronto C. W. the
following gentlemen were appointed Committee to
draft an address and present the to his Royal
Hiehness the Prince of Waea on his witt British
America: The Warden of the counties David Reeser,
esq, COL Thomson, Col. Denson, COL Bddgfori, Rice
Lewis, esq, and I. j. O'Niel, esq.
Two Of John Browns daughters attending
Frank b. SvnbOrn's school at Concord, n. H.
-Messrs Clay and Clingusn are said TO have been
the parties in collision in the United States Senate, and
until separated, the latter was very roughly hande'
1t was rumored in Vienna on the 9th of March that
Leut..Gen. Baron EyIatten had committed suicide,
and the Wiener Zeitung thus confirms the report:
" Not long ago the military au horities were under
the painful necessity of arTesng Gen. August, Baron
Won Eynstten, and of bringing him before court
MARTIAL il being STRONGLY suspected that he had been