New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-13
PERSONAL.

by Senator Haun the successor OF deceased. hesers.
Pugb, Wade and others will deliver addresses. Inc
death in the House will be announced by Mr.. Borch OF
California and addresses will be delivered by hessrs.
Scott of CAL. Haskin of n. Y, hickman Of Pa Bur.
ingame of Macs, and Morris of iii.
The VIII of the Right Hon. Thomas Babington
Baronl Macauay, late of Holly Lodge, Kensington,
was proved in the principal registry Of the Court OF
Probate on the 18th of January by Mr. Thomas Flower
Ellis OF the Middle Temple, barrister, Recorder OF
Leeds one Of the executors, power being reserved 70
Sir Charles Edward Trsveyan, X. c. b., and Lady
Hannah More Trevelyan wife OF Sir Charles and sister
of Lord Mscsulay the other executors The personals
ty was sworn under ESQ 000 He has left the follow
ing legacies: To his brothers, the Rev. John Macaaay
and Charles Zachary Macaulay, each 5000. To his
sister, Frances Macsulay, $4,000. To his nephews
Henry and Joseph soDs of his brother Henry William
Macaulay. each 81 OO0 To bis niece Margaret Jane,
daughter of Sir Charles Edward Treveyan, ElooOo.
To his nephew, George Ohio Trevelyan, and niece,
Alice Harriet Trevelyan, the son and daughter OF Ok
Charles, IS 600 each; and 70 his Executor IhomAs
Flower Ellis, Ct 600, and that he make selection
from his library of 100 volumes Of printed booksi the
rest of his library with his furniture and the residue OF
hs personal estate together with his real estate, no
leaves to his sister, Lady Hannah More Treyelyan.
-Macaulays father was the son Of a Scottish Pres.
byterian minister. His mother schoolnistres at
Bristol. Her maiden name was Mills; she was the
daughter of Quaker, and being trained under tbs
care of the Misses More More and her sisters
was an accomplished and instructed woman for her
class Thus Gays an English writer, BY distant streams
the blood of professors in two of the most severe and
chastensd sects in Europe, Covenanter and Quaker,
met in the veins of the wonderful boy.
We learn from The Glasgow Scotland Comnon-
ueal tina. preliminary meeting was held on the 9th
ut., to make arrangements for public meeting, 70
give an expression of sympathy with DR.. Cheever Of
New-York, on account Of what he has suffered for
faithfully adhsriDg to the cause of the slave. The
meeting would probably be held during the ensuing
week The same paper states that Frederick Dosglsss,
whose humorous and eloquent addresses delighted nu-
audiences in Glasgow about fourteen or fifteen
years ago. to be entertained at soree in the City
Hall. The friends of the slave would doubtless mus
ter in large numbers.
At recent meeting of the Obstetrical Society Of
London, DR.. Walter Charming of Boston was elected
an Honorary Fellow. The Boston Medical and Surgi-
al Journal in announcing this fact, adds; 81" Ia need
ess for MS to say that the Society could not have seec
ed more worthy recipient of this distinguished honor,
marked as he has been through the long of his
professional life, by those high qualities which have
placed hin among the most eminent physicians Of oar
country
"A liberal Boston citizen, whose means are gener-
ously bestowed upon objects of charity that meet his
bis approval has sent the editor of The TraHserpss
hundred dollars for the widowed mother of the dancer
who lost her life by her dress taking fire, in New-Yok.
There is middle. aged lady who takes her sewing,
goes into the Maine House of Representatives seats
herself in the in front of the Speaker and INDUCES
in occasional responses the speeches of the MEMBERS
according TO her caprice.
Col. Samuel d. Patterson, who lately died at his
residence near Perkomen Bridge, Penn, long an
active politician and Influential ournast He did not,
however, allow his love of politics to entirely absorb
hs attention. for his strong attachment to literature
und vent in numerous poetcal contributions of high
order of merit tales, essays, &C., to literary newspa.
pers and magazines At one time he was the pabsher
OF Graham's Magazine, well as Of several leading
literary newspapers Aithou % he was unfortunate
TO encounter serious vctudes Of fortune, be bore
up under his trials with brave and manly spirit,
retaining TO the last the cheerful and buoyant DISPOSE
ton which characterized bin through life.
Here is An illustration of the vicisstudes Of fortune
few years ago of the NEST active and successful
business in the city of Hudson was Leonard Wells.
Everything he touched turned into money. He once
made $40 600 in an hour, by purchase and sale Of
piece of real estate. Fifteen years ago Mr. w. was
worth $4,000. Shortly after this luck turned against
him. He lost $8, 600 by buying stock in the Hudson
and Berkshire Railroad. This WAS followed by other
losses, caused by Inducements. In lees than eighteen
months Mr. w. passed from sffuence 10 extreme pow
erty-from being worth so 600 to being worth not
cent. Dir. w. is a resident of Albany, and earns
living for himself and family by peddling candies sp.
ples and doughnuts.
In a recent lecture, the Rev. Henry Ward Beechee
gave an account Of his first year in the ministry the &
flock which he gathered consisting only Of Dnetsen
poor women. He was then not only pastor but the
sexton Of the church, filing and LIGHTING the lamps,
which he WAS compelled to buy himself, kndfng the
fires and sweeping ont the church. He idnotrng the
bell because he had none to ring.
The politest man in Massachusetts is said to 90
Mr.. Chase, treasurer of the Pemberton Mills who' Id
passing out from the falling building through door
that was instantly forced open by the pressure ansT
paused, and allowed another person to precede him
The funeral of the late Judge lngersoh was ~
tended on the 9th nst at New-Haven, by large con-
course of the relatives and friends Of the deoessed'
Services were held at the late residence Of
snd vt Trinity Church, and We're conducted " .as
Rev. Mr.. Harwood and the Rev. DIR. Beardsley' iu
pail bearers were ex-Govs. Baldwin and Ddt'on' Az
fred Blackman, VIM. w. Boardman, f. N. eos'o''
Wm. u. BRISTOL, ii. II. Harrison and John y DEUCE,
,sq. Besides the members OF the New-ifaVen .0u"y
Bar there were also present distinguished members
tho profession from New-York, Hartford ana o'n''