New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05
PERSONAL.


The Harehicpess of Londonderry laid the founda-
ton stone of four new blast furnaces at Seaham on the
10Th of December. The new works will extend over
20 acres and give emp oyment to between 2oo and So
men, At the luncheon which was subsequently given,
the Marchioness in acknowledging the toast OF her
health, faid:
For y,eH nv meat object the work commenced today
"a the veal aud Of seaha where sahed TO
end so much rs feeling exists and but Just to the lnhap
snts 70 say they yielded to Of the great towns
resousy eagerly coming forward for the defense OF tnef
country and have doubt very efficient volunteer artillery
eompsny will soon formed pleasing to sec that shs NAL
,ay movement meroiOus In itself doe' not IN any In
eyfsre with the ssst mining and commercial enterprises which
never were more and satisfactory than q present.
The unfortunate of and the peculiar position
induce courage and TO do one more rather
unemnine act and that to propose toast and one that
think Will your sympathes Almost everybody mere
more or interested In the subject cannot Dc accused "
.,o,u On syips Prosperity coal trade, and success 10
the mining commercial interests Of the County Of
When Gov Seward entered his gateway, and was
standing within II. all the clergymen OF the various de-
nominations in Auburn, waiting to welcome him home
be Loaf the power of SPEECH He entered his house in
silence. Among the very many pleasing incidents in
his reception was On evening visit Of congratulation
from thirty little girls.
The principal portion of the French Emperors
stud has inst been pstaed in the buildings Of the new
Louvre, where, on the aide toward the quay, in the
Cour du Vieux Louvre and the Cour Henri ILL., every
accommodation has been provided for 80 horses with
coach-housee riding schoo, and every necessary de-
incidence. The stables arranged on the most APP
proved system and all the fixtures and fittings are both
ornamental and perfectly adapted TO their purpose
The partitions of the stalls carved oak, the racks
bronze the managers MARBLE and the chains steel The
columns are covered with kind Of stucco, equal
TO marble for smoo.hness and polish. In the CoW
Henri III there is iron staircase, OF very gentle
Slope by which the horses 90 up TO the riding school,
situated on level with the picture gallery.
1t s understood that the contestants Lieut. Marin
and wife in the matter Of allowing the will of Angus
tus Thorn6ike, withdrew further litigation with the
understanding that they shall receive go 900 from the
estate.
The Union (Eng.), the chief organ of the Tracta-
rans, has the following curious paragraph: ut is
stated on good authority that Mr. c. II. Sturgeon made
about three weeks ago formal recanation of the
extreme Calvinist tenets which he had been hitherto
preaching. He said that he, and others who had
taught as he had done, had been doubtless grevous
stumbling blocks in the way Of many pious and earn.
est persons and that the only amend which lay in his
power was to state publicly that he had been in error
and to guarantee that he would propagate similar
false doctrine again. 1t is much to be wished that the
Purtans who remain within the church would emulate
the candor and orthodoxy of which even an Anabap-
tist has shown himself thus far capable"
1T is said in Paris that the Marquis de Gallfet and
II. de Lauriston will in spite of the prohibition of the
Emperor, renew their duel.
"A citizen Of Harpers Ferry has Just forwarded,
for presentation to Gov. Wise, the pocketkni of
John Brown. The article in question is now in The
Enquirer Office, awaiting the Governors return to
Richmond. 1t is an old jack knife bone handle aud
two blades, and has evidently seen much service.
small brass plate the handle is engraved with the
name John Brown" On one side Of the large
blade inscribed the words, Pirate Chief and
Robber Of Kanses. Taken from bis person. Attack
en- Harpers Ferry Armory, 18th October, 1852" On
the other side Of the blade: Presented to Gov.
Henry A. Wise of Virginia, by Archd H. Kitxmiller."
Alfred Tennyson has been paid clos line for
poem, which Is announced for the January number Of
Aaemillan's Aogdzine. 1t is entitled "Ses Dreams;
An Idyn."
The Boston Herald says: "Ar. Stewart, the
weD-known manufacturer of steam refined candy
bearing bis name, In NewYork, contributed $40 600
toward purchasing the church e3ifce in this city, at
the Of Beach street and Harrison avenue, for
the First Presbyterian Society"
A man residing in Kettering, named John Plum.
mer, laboring factory operative, was few days
since presented with Gao from the Queens Bounty
fund to literary men, for the several productions from
bis pen.
The Alexandria Sentinel says: "a gentleman,
Whose word is proof, informs US that Mr.. John A.
Washington has in bis possession letter from respon-
sibe parties who made bona 6de offer of S2sOOoO for
the Mount Vernon property sold by him to the ladies
Of the Mount Vernon Association for 100000"
The Court Circular states that Madame Jenny
Goldsmith Lind has made up her mind TO appropriate
small portion Of her fortune TO the endowment aud
erection of asylum for decayed singers, upon the
principle Of the Dramatic College.
The Presbyterian OF last week says. although
II was the intention of the Rev. Mr. Guinness to have
been in NewYork by this time he 10 stu in Philadel
phis During the fret part of his vst curiosty wa,
90 much In the ascendant that comparatively little re-
hgious impression was produced, but recently things
have assumed very different and far more cheering
aspect. We by no regard Mr.. Guinness as
great preacher brilliant one, but he Is certainly
q most earnest laborer in his Matters cause. For
weeks past be has preached every night often also Ia
the afternoon as well as three times on the Sabbath
In many things he reminds US OF Dr. Netlstop. He
does not desiie singing after the Sermon and frequently
requests that the congregation viii dsperse without
speaking word. Ia cases, where the music has
not suited him, he has ventnred 10 take things some
what into bis own bands by reading out two lines Of
the hymn at time, and requesting the congregation
10 Hpg aud must cay that the success has been 90
eminently edifying that we almost wonder that from
TINT vnornant tha vcas nok aIontad an thu