New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-22

but ow their existence to his practical and observing
mind. lie was one Of the founders Of the Vermont
Agricultural Society, and for the fret eight years its
President.
"A Paris letter states that Pere LacordaFe, the
celebrated French pulpit orator, is sinking Gay oy
day. His malady deies the efforts Of the most eAi''
nent French physicians, and has during the past
week. made progress alarming to bis friends. Inc
disease has taken nervous form, aud The patients
scrss of topcb has become so fine rs 10 be almost
tor,nre 70 him. lie has been obliged to throw aside
on that account bic coarse Dominican robes, and
eackcloth sl:It which il appears lie has worn Tor
several years But in spite Of all bis bodily suffer-
incs Iocordaires intellect ceems 10 increase rather
tbon aecre.se ia br gtnees. Ills activity Of mind is
iueessopt; night and day two brethren Of the
Dominican order sneeced each Other In writing
while Iacordaire dictates; and this dicteton lasts
for nearly sixteen hours every day. Each of these
ananuenses are occupied in revision Of the fathers
correspondence, and the completion Of some works
Lat have been recently begun.
-LoDdoD papers record the death Of the man who
saved the Queens lie: "John Turner, aged 81, an
imbecile inmate Of the workhouse who about three
sustained injuries which caused bis deah." He was
formerly yicualler. On the 9th Of July, 1887, the
four horses of the Queens carriage, containing her
Majesty and the Prince Leiningen, took fright on the
top Of Hghgste Hill and dashed down the steep.
Turner ut the risk Of bis life, got the wheel horses
by the head Just in time 10 enable her Majesty to
iulnp cut. On the following day deceased sieDded
Buckingham Palace, in answer TO summons from
Sir II. Wbate,y, who gave him Go, and requested
him 70 put mp the Royal Arms TO commemorate the
circumstance, which he did, at cost Of go. He
wac also informed that her Majesty would always be
bis friend. He had since made constant applications
20 Prince Albert, but had no further recognition OF
his services This go preyed upon bis mind that at
last he became en- imbecile and en- inmate Of the
woIkbouse.
The number Of persors married in England in
the Spring quarter was sS,932. The marriage rate
YVES les to 10000 OF the population, which is less by
two than the average. and less by eight than the
annual number married in the same quarter OF last
year, wben as il shown by the returns Of the Poor
Law Board the lnboring class were in more thry-
ing condition. BY surveying the IL great divisions
of England, as these are constituted in the tables,
the marriage ist this result will be dscoyeredthai
there was q decrease Of marriages last Spring as
compared with the came period OF 1860 in oil Of these
divisions except two. The southeastern counties,
especially Surrey, maintained fair proportion; and
in the northern counties there was a very manifest
increase. Durham, Sunderland Gsteslead, Tyne
mouth, and Carlisle were 10 prosperous condition,
if, Is may be presumed the willingness in tho M
married to form the marriage relation, aud a conf
dence in their ability to undertake It's responsibilities,
be the test of prosperity IN England.
The Emperor and Empress Of France were
present few days ago at the trial Of frs-proof
dress, invented by Nj. Buvert The ,dreEs is de-
scribed 10 be both waterproof and re-prOof, and il
copiousy stuffed with sponges sewn together. lie
wears helmet like thai Of II diver, with appara-
tus Cor supplying fresh air end gasses to see through
At signal from the Emperor, be set fe to the tenn
pofary cottage, and when the flames had well got
ahead be went into the midst Of them several times
with perfect Impunity. The Empress, greatly ex-
cited by the scene cried out repeatedly, EOougbi
oh, it's quite enoueh!' The experiment consid |
cred to be entirely successful, and the Emperor
warmly complimented NJ. Buvert upon bis invention.
The marriage Of the celebrated composer, Listz,
with the Princess Wittgensein, was TO have come
of in October. The event was looked forward 10
with extraordinary interest account Of the Diff
cules which tie parties have had TO encounter. j.
is well known that the Princess Wittpenstein has
been already married and that her husband etill
lives. The Court of Rome had, however, declared
the first marriage void, and given the Princess per-
mission to take another husband. All the prepare
tons for the nuptial ete were made, but just ut T.
last moment, in consequence, it is supposed, Of an
denunciation, a fresh impeachment has
been raised, and the prOmessi sposi have been pro-
bibited from fulfilling their engagement-at least
until further order.
The Pope, accompanied by his household wen,
on the 18th ult TO visit the Convent Of the Barbe-
rnes near the Quirinal, and afterward the Convent
of the Teresonnes, not far from the Lsteran. After
entering the church Of the Lsteran bis Holiness pro-
ceeded 10 that of 81. Paul. on the Asst Road. bat
TALON Of Poniifcal Zouaves, and detachment Of
artillery dawn up in the square near the church, re-
ceived his Holiness with military honos. The Pope |
aerward visited the monastery in which the Zouaves
arc quarered, and spoke 10 several Of them in the
most gracious manEer His Holisess received
with loud acelamations by the people assembled.
The Rev. Hiram Mattson, who has been con-
lecled with the Methodist Black River Conference
Tor the last % years, and who is widely known as
an able and eloquent preacher has notified the Presid
ing Elder Of the Rome District, Of his withdrawal
from tho church. He assigns os a reason for this
.tep the fact that be is unwilling to take his passport
for eternity fom church in which there are thous-
sands Of Shareholders in good and regular standing
and that TOO, without rebuko either in the discipline
Of the church or by the administration. 1t is under
stood that Mr. Maitison also takes exceptions to the
-od. &c ob,,roh Metbodiaf church