New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-18
PERSONAL.

these distinguished gentlemen were interchangng eiv'
iites at Washington recently. The ohcal dinner was
TO come Off at p H., aud Mr.. Willis, loulglng W.th
his friends long settee which stood opposite ine
Presidential marson, was led to wonder whether
Abe loungiug at the window Of his private room
ain mis- gray coat with bis knees up 10 his elm,
wonld have time enough TO dress m for it now lacked
only 80 minutes OF the hour. But The expression
Of anxiety bad scarcely passed Lis lips when
cup jumped the Lively successor of George Washing
ton and took seat chair-he body servant,
who had entered the room proceeding immediately to
put the cloth around the respected throat and shave
that portion Of the houored face which had not taken
the vail. IN three minutes more. said holder oil ihe
Executive by the nose shook bic official napkin ont OF
the window, giving TO the Summer wind thus care
lessly, whatever had fallen from the Inaugurated
beard and the remainder Of the toilet was prompt
enough The long were busy about the tail head
foi moment, probably with brush or comb-1eTe
was stoop probably for hi-foIked di.incumbermeni,
and Immediately afer sudden CLEAN of white men
lifted aof.--a momentaIy extension Of elbows with
the tying Of the cayat and putting on Of Tie black
coat-and. then, the retiring figure Of the dre 'ed
President was ost 10 our sight. The toilet # TIE SOW
cieign of the great realm Of the West which we had
been thus privileged TO see, through the ofen window
of his drsssng-rooni had occupied precisely twen-
iy-two minut,s by my anyous!y-consulied watch.
Presently thereafter Mr. Wills raw Tie entiIe dinner
Isrty standing. il for tloir ciures upon the su.
perhly curved central Totico. The Prince ' hoas,
now a. il he had grown ia without the conscu oi bis
head Ibis shoulders being much above bis chm ila
he would he very likely 70 doctor lrns-co 'nin Tor
a co'd ia the headl and more aqoplcctr-ooSipg La
blity ! have sollom teen Strtchrg his neck for
him would doubtless be Prolonrng Of lie life. M
Willis mentions The ease of "a very tdil ani IoIdy
old gentleman who appr1acied Biz Royal ihStncf- On
the floor OF the House Of Representative and 20 ihc
surrrise Of the whole party, made osisn % tIer
making an ucIi dion o. Of Gltmg ~ removing his
TIL black hat, lie remained N con, ersaIion
for FIVE or ten minutes aud then walerd away
with equal unccTcmVniopsnels that sil q and DO
naHd raced 10 il.--thoagh The Llre-headcd Ir'nc'
bowed to MIN most Ieicrcrtaly m he leit Thi- oil
gentleman has lop4 becn " he bead aud reprss uusiys
Il tie We-'an adHocrdcy, and his life iIi- been
rasfed in high IacCr. lir Wills 'inbs, Therefore.
tuai ''it j. settled ,r history, cSae,ly with what
response aud recognition the couriconsy barred head OF
q Prince Of Europe was ne; On the hoor Of Congtfs.
IN 1861, by tie American ht'
--ftW Ii!ih4 fef-Nh- hil'N th' Hi-t' W '''
"MniteIial Whteba" On the haus. of DLlsnlaLl
Lake once Stood cottage occupied by pIinc"ly pcr-
chant named Preston a BlTouct of scotland and Nova
Sroiia and some time NJ L. for Dover. lie called 4
his lisling cottage" and often in the slrng went
hihcr with friend or two 10 escape The tos OF Par
liaucnfary aLd mere int!e duties M Roie in-
i;uatel 10 Sir Rotert tha Nr. Piu, Of WHO frcnd-
ship ihey wee both iusy proud would, 10 donht
much delight IN the comfort Of tuch feirta'. Adiy
waf named, aud The PlcmIer accordingly invited,
and received with great c5riiny at the "iShng cot
tage." lie war 70 well pleased With his yi, aud the
Hospitality Of lie harunc-they were ali considered
two II not three bottle men--ihai. on iahipg leave,
". Pitt readily accepted an inya'ionfr The following
year Sir Robert engaging 10 remind bin at The proper
time. FOi few year NJ PITT was an annual yisitor
al Dagenhlin Reach, aud be- was always accompanied
bv Old George Rose. Greenwich was snge"sied
as more Convenient sdle n moSgcr for ile three
ancients of tie Trinity -houseoi Pt was a!so die
tiug,hed nomGerOf that augurt fraternity Tie party
was now changed from a trio 10 a quartet, NJ. fEi
hayingrequcsed 10 be permitted 10 bring Lord tandh.
Soon after this migration n ib guest was inyited' Mr.
Long aftcrwsrd Lord FarnborouFh All still Were the
guests Of Sir Robert Preston; but one by one, other
noables were invited ta of the Tory school, and nj
last ord CaIadcn conoidetey remarked ilai, asthey
all dining a, tavern, il was only iar thai Sr
Robert Preston should be released from the expense
II was then arranged that the dinner should be given
usual 10y Sir Robert Preston; that il 10 cay, at his
invitation, and he insisted on st conirbutinga buck
and champagne, sut the res, of the charges Of mine
lo.t were thencelorward defrayed by The several
guests aud ON this plan the meeting continued IN take
i al. NJ 1.t.u
was requested III tie following year To sanllnonihe
several guests tho lis. Of whom by THE time included
mos, OF the Cabinet Ministers The time for meeting
was utualiy after Trinity Monday a short period be-
fore the end Of The Session BY dtgIeos meoiing
which was originally purely gaftronomc, appears to
have assumed in Qucnce Of the long reign oi the
Tories, political or semipolcal coaracter. Ia The
wear lS-, Sir Robert Preston died, but tho aialIs had
become 70 consolidated by long custom that Tie hsh
dinner" as il wasnOw called suyiycdi and Nj. Long
undertook 10 summon the several guests 10 the Min
i,lerial sl dinner the Private Secretary OF the late
Sir Robert Preston furnishing to the Private Secretary
Of Lord FarnbOrough the names Of Tie nobemen hnl
Gentlemen who had been usually invited.
The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos has died
at the aye OF g.. lie was born in the house in Pail
Mall winch bcars lis name the llth OF February,
1897. Ills education rs boy was private. As be
grew up he wen, TO Oxford. In 1879 he married
Lady Nmy Campbell daughter OF the late and ris-
ter OF the present Lord Breadalbane, 10y whom be
had two children, son, Marquis 6f Chandos, who
succeeds to the title, and a daughter, Lady Anne
Gore Langon. lie entered the iiouse Of Com
mons in ls26 as member for Bucks, which County
he represen,ed till the death Of bis father in 1882
When Sir Robert Peel came into Office ie was made
a Cabinet Minister, with the Office of Lord Prvy Seal,
but when the Premier proposed to deal with the Corn