The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-29
LADY OFFICE HoLDERs.-An English papt .
gives the following item in relation to til
ladies' Of the royal household of the GU cen {

LADY OFFICE HOLDERS.-An English pape /.
gives the following item in relation to til
ladies' Of the royal household of the Queen {
England:
The Mistress OF the Robes is an Office
great impor rtance and one OF the best in tho
gift OF ministry. The duties distinguish this
holder above all others for instance, that oi
riding in the royal carriage Oh all State occa.
sions, and robing the q ueen at the ceremonial
OF importance, though the actual nanipula-
ton connected with the duties of Mistress OF
the Robes is usually performed by attsndan L;
on the person Of the Sovereign. Groom of th,.
Stole was rather a curious oIfce to attach 10
that Of Mistress Of the Robes, but perhaps, re-
qulsiie when q female was on the throne
The Stole is narrow vest, formerly embroi-
dered with roses, fieurde.ls, and crowns, and
lined with sarsenet. Sarah, Duchess of Mari
borough, held both of these offices in the reign
of q ueen Anne. and so did the Due hess of Som
erset. The salary was then 1SUo, and is now
4500 per annum. The Ladies of the Bedcham i
berthe duties are connected with all things
appertaining to the Royal sleeping and dress
ing apartments, of which they have the COM
pete superin ntendence and control, as well al
SO of the apparel OF the 4 ueen. The Bedcham-
Der Women are seven i'll number, and their
salaries and duties are similar to the Ladies of
the Bedchamber. In the correspondence OF
Henrietta, Countess Of Suffolk, there are some
singular illustrations of this Office. Maids of
Honor are of ancient date, and OF considerable
importance They,were always well paid and
we'll cared for by royalty. The Chronicles of
the reign Of Henry1VIff., give numerous ex-
amples OF this fact. An order for the provi-
sion of one of the Ladies of Honor TO Catherine
Is very minute and, among other things, pro-
vides her with a gallon of ale for breakfast,
and chime of beef; piece OF beef and gallon
OF beer for dinner. In the afternoon, agalon
OF ale and a maniple Of bread; and for supper
mess OF porridge, piece OF mutton ana a
gallon OF ale after supper, half gallon OF
wine and bread. In l7s5 the Ladies petitioned
for an increase of salary instead of rations for
sUpDpf. and allowed -
Their duties, in the present. day, are to attend
on the q ueen; the turn of the eight ladies be-
ing according to an order drawn up each year.
The salary is f300 per annum.
AN EXTRAORDINARY WILL.-The Dutch pa
pers are now discussing IN ex traordinary will,
made at Amsterdam $50 years ago, by Il Jew,
named Jacob Pereyra. Out Of his immense
wealth. he allowed only 10000 giiders annu-
ally to his widow aud children. The remain
der, consisting Of securities then considered
SAFE he left In trust to the wardens of his syn
agoale, who, after $50 years, rendering an ac-
count Of their stewardship before the judges,
We're TO devote 10000 gilders TO the endowm men
| OF a certain charity, and then to divide the
remainder In eQnal proportion between his
heirs. The $50 years will expire in February,
| 1861, and the descendants are summoned to
appear at Amsterdam the 1lh of June
| next, to receive An account Of the trust
| The tormalities of the law are of course COM
piled with but it is Well known that as in
| the English case of Thellusson, the result will
| be a dsappon tlnent to the heirs tor the accu
| mutation will hardly be sufficient TO meet the
| first charge OF The endowment. The greater
portion of the securities, which for more than
| so years after his death paid AZ per cent, are
| said to have become almost worthless. The
| bankruptcy OF the East India Company in
| l775, the revolution and French invasion in
| 1925, the loss Of colonies and trade war taxes,
and annexations to France, impaired their
| value, while the settlement Of the national
| debt ut the Restoration in 1913 completed the
/ ruin 'ha of inst fna6 #
| tanning in $50 years the colossal dimensions
| expected by the testator, has shrunk into 4
| mere nothing, illustrating once more the les
| son so impressiveiy taught by the Thellusson
| will.
| THE GREAT FIRE AT DANvILLE KY.-Itap-
pears that fifiy-six houses were consumed in
| the fire which occurred at Danyille, Ky, on
| the 22d OF February. The principal business
| portion OF the town was almost entirely de-
| stroyed. The total loss is estimated at $500
| 600, of which about one half was insured. A
| letter saws the large and costly hotel, known
| as the "Batterton House, was entirely con-
| sumed with all the furniture. A total loss
| The whole OF Main street, ON the north side
| was swept away. except two buildings re.
| Gently erected by Mr.. Charles Mitchell. The
| whole square from Welch's corner is one
scene of desolation. The law offices of Messrs
| Bell, Cowan and Fox, on the other side of the
| street, We're consumed. Three churches burn.
! ed-the Retorraer, Episcopal and Second Pres.
| by terian The dwelling of Prof. Matthews
| where the fire originated, was also consumed
| with his valuable library; likewise The dwell
| ing Of DR.. Irwin.
| THE PINE WOOD TRAFFIC.-For many year:
| past Il large business has been carried on by
the dealers in Virginia pine wood, between
| the various ports in Virginia and Jersey City
| No less than one hundred schooners have beer
| engaged, making trips once in every nine days
| The price formerly paid for wood per core
averaged from $50 to 50, which readily
in kaf : lyutiv
even AS high AS S.. Recently, however, woo,
has become scarce along the Potomac ant
Rappahannock rivers, and the business il
chiefly confined at the present time to tn
James and York rivers. Wood at the various
| landings along the latter rivers is gettin,
| scarce aud the price paid now is Sl per cord
Many of the dealers complain that they can
| not make any profit, and conseG uently hav,
| withdrawn their vessels and placed them il
the general freighting business.-N. Y Conn.
| HIGHwAYMEN IN MExICo-A correspondent
of the Mobile Register, writing from the city
of Mexico, on the eth says
The road between Jalapa and Mexico i
again intes ted with robbers of all descriptions
and very seldom n diligence escapes withou
being completely plundered a large convo,
| of goods with strong escort had been At
| tackled last week by $50 robbers. and over $50,
600 worth OF merchandise robbed. The onl
| thing to be wondered at is that merchants ris
AGENTS. worth Of goods by bringing them u
| from Vera Cruz.
| ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF a STAN
| IsH PRINOEss.-The Minister from Spar
| Signor Tassara, on Saturday morning, waite
on the President sa grand costume, for the pur
pose of delivering to him an autograph lei
| ter from the Z ueen of Spain, announcing tn
| birth of a daughter.
THE PASSENGERS OF THE WRECKED STEAM
Err HUNGARIAN.-The names which have bee
| published purporting to be A list of the cab
| passengers from Liverpool, on the wrecke
| steamship Hungarian, are those OF the passen
! gers who sailed from Portland in the sam
steamer in Jar nary last for Liverpool
RI NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.-The Wec,il
!. | bank statement OF Me- York shows an increas
of Slg2, ESQ in loans, &ls2 700 in specie, $'i5 Il
in deposits: and a decrease of Sl2l 900 in circ
, | lation.
A VALUABLE CRoP.-The New Orleau
| La Crescent es stimates the crop of cotton a
, ready received at all ports in deposits Il! 8
. | Gls 5H bales, and says the grand total Of tt
season will be 4,OOO,u0O bales. The value
= | this product is $2W,oOo.UUU.
GEN HARNEY FOR PRESIDENTIAL NEE
ing held in Washington Territory, on the %
| ultimo at which nun ber OF the mem bers
| the Legislative Assembly We're present, Ge
W. :. Harney was nominated tor the Pres
), deney of the United States.
I | FATALITY AMONG NE0ROEs.-The GrenaC
| fMiss1 Rural Gentleman, of the lith ms
D saws large number of negroes in that sec tic
of the State have lately fallen victims to pnei
e monia, which has generally prevailed on II
plantations.
HORRIBLE CHIME-Grace Heenan, an VI
y married servant girl in New York, was arras
:, ed Monday. for throwing her newly born il