, 1860-07-28
PERSONAL,

Rev. James Martineau, Of England, has &C.
cepted IN limitation to preach the sermon be-
fore the Unitarian Aututnual convention, which
will probably be held in Brooklyn about the
first Of October. Mr. Martineau is well known
by his Rationale Of Religious Inquiry" his
two volumes Of sermons entitled "Endeavors
after the Christian Life" and the remarkable
articles he has contributed to the lending Eng
Iish reviews for the last twenty years. His
connection with the NItioaaE Htcilkto, and the
brilliant papers from his pen which hare ap-
peured in that most mastery Of all periodicals,
have made him still mole prominent of late,
The force and depth Of his faculties. the rich
ness Of bis acquisitions, the rare charms Of his
style, and the extreme catholicity Of his temper,
4re admired By Ill who know the man or are
familiar With his writings. He has long been
regarded with great reverence and affection By
many Of the mora liberal class Of theologians
and religonists on this side Of the water, who
will give him a warm welcome We regret that
Mr. Martineau's engagements a. professor Of
moral and meiaphyslc philosophy in the Lou-
don University will permit him 10 tarTy among
Us but a very short time.
Baden-Badeu still remains the residence OF a
great number Of German sogereigns and
princes. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
Of baden gave atea-party lately, at which the
King Of Bavaria, the Crown Prince Of Saxony,
the Prince Of Hohenzollern, the Princess MaF1
Of Baden, (the Duchess Of uunilton,) and the
Princess Of Furstenberg, were present. The
Prince Regent OF Russia arrived in the evening.
We are told that Napoleon and Eugepie were
to set cut from Paris on July 10th for Nice, So
voy, Corsica and Algiers; and that the tour will
NOS occupy more than twenty or twenty FIVE
days, and that on their return they will take M
their residence at BiarEisz for the autumn,
At the London Mansion house, on the 7th in.
stant, the Lord Aayor stated that be had pleas
ure in publicly acknowledging the receipt Of
e2o0, which had bern placed iu his hands By
the Moorish ambassador, Seed Mohammed
Shamee, for charitable purposes.
4 lady direct from Paris has left Turin for
Genoa, and thence for Sicily, taking with her a
present TO Garibaldi from French urmorer
The gift is coat Of mail, dagger proof and bull
let proof It's workmanship is perfect, 8nd it is
valued at upwards of FIVE thousand francs. It
may be worn under the uniform like shirt, for
it is extremely flexible, light and portable.
Joseph Mayer, Of Hanley, England, whose
death took place lately, II upwards Of Ea00 00o
Iii: Mayer left handsome leEseies to several
pnblio Institutions to the British and
Foreign Bible Society, Is 900; to the London
Missionary and Church Missionary societies.
E2 500 eacb ; to Gray's Iun Lane Free Hospi.
tai, El 900; to the Brompton Hospital for the
cure OF Consumption, $500; and 10 the North
Staffordshire ln6EmsFy, 81 ,ooo.
G. Leighton nitson, the traveller and suthor,
has been elected q member of the Geological
Society Of France His name WAS presented by
The learned D'0rbigny, author Of Ceurt Eieuta.- =.
tairs de R1s'oasotigie It dc Geologic, DC.
Madame Ristori will spend the winter in Rua.
sla, and On her returning to Paris next spring.
it il said she will adventure a psrt in French.
in a tragedy, by u. Legouye, which il about to
be produced at the Odeon theatre
Presents to Princes.
The "hopeiur' subjects Of the Prince of
Wales in Nova Scotia, desrous to give him q
taste Of their quality, have prepared grind
s.o1e for his Highnsss, with loyal INSCRIPTION
reminding hita Of his destiny. The people Of
Newfoundland, rot to be backward. have &C..
lecsed an enormous black dog Of that liz.
which, With q collar costing three hundred dol,
| lars, is to be presented to the Prince, What
| the Cauadas will do doth not yet appear. The
dog. We can easily conceive. may 6nd place il
hts H'ghaess' kennels, but what be will do with
| the grlndstone SHOULD NIT be asked. Some Of
those Nora Scotia grindstones are ponderous
things We trust that one Of moderate si:e has
been selected, in which cass, the donors. made
huppy By gracious acceptance, will do well moi
| to follow their gift with soilcitades. Eossuih
was presented with precious cannon.ball dug
up at Bunker Hill. He received it appropriate.
II, and, it is supposed, had it quietly droppsd
overheard on the toyage from BROOKLYN to tbls
city. We doubt that the Nova Scotia cr;nd.
stone will be more highly honored.
| This mania for making presents to great folk
is ludicrous. We confidently expect ,hat sew
ing.machiDes, potent reapers, baby-iumpere
mammoth turnips, and splsndidIy embossed b,'
bles' will be rendered to the royal visitor while
in this courtry- There is nothing too useless
too inappropriate, or too sacred, 70 be made ]
gift to the much enduring magnate who falls in:
To our hands. n hen Kossuth waa here. the
ro1kmen il Herring = .ate factory, carried away
and, Is the iabor was performed ca amo1< snro
baby produced the best safe ,ha. e,er ua,mad.
which they presented to the great hungarian
as II means for the safe keeping of his vaiuabl,
papers and money" kossuth ma de- much o
them, and immediately sold their safe to sh1
ahrewd Genin, who, for some four or FIRE hun
| dred dollars, thus became possessed Of ths be