New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-14

weekly to the authorities The number Of these face
transfers Of faith and person s however, larger than Is
generally believed.
--viscount Anatole Lemercier having informed Gen.
de Lamoriciere that certain number Of persons pro-
posed to open subscription for the purpose of pre-
senting iim with a sword Of honor, the General re.
piled in letter, dated from Prouzele the 18th instant,
saying According to established usage, sword of
honor ID given to General for q battle won-for
fortified town taken under memorable circumstances
or for having vsliany defended fortress beyond the
time resistance was thought possible by military men,
Now, it is only too well known that have done
nothing of the kind. The Provinces defended have
been conquered the towns TAKEN the war materel lost
aud the whole army led into captivity" For these rea
SONS the General formally declines accepting the offer
OF the sword.
In his fast.dsy sermon, George Duffeld, Jr., OF
Philadelphia related the following anecdote: A few
months before the deoease of the late COL Benton, be
said to young political friend, thenon visit to Wash
instOn "Young man, you have seen the Hall OF
Patents, the Post Office tho Capitol For whom have
they been built, at such enormous expense| I" For
the people Of the United States, suppose" United
Sates' No, Sir, no! They for the Southern Con-
federacy which has been plotting for the last five and
twenty years, and which, greatly fear, the nation
will not wake up to discover until it is too late"
-Guerazzi, the Italian patriot, was quite tragic the
other day very slight provocson. Onthe occasion
of the dissolution of Parliament Minister'S ball was
given TO which Cavour invited Guesazzi, who grinly
replied by inquirng wha, crime or ofense be could
10 guilty Of to have led Count Cavour TO suppose that
be would dance while tears and blood were being 30
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ton of his COINCIDENCE he deemed himself guiltless he
bad come to the conclusion that the card had been sent
TO him by mistake that he thought duty to return
it, and therefore inclosed it without any thanks.
"A dramatic story about the unfortunate loves of
French CORPORAL and Mile. Denise, was lately pub
shed in the legal journals of France. resaurateur
of Asnieres bearing the curiousy appropriate name OF
Cassean now writes to the papers TO say that II the
military authorities and the relations Of the parties will
combine TO enable the lovers to marry he will supply
wedding dinner gratis This is an amusing instance Of
the advertising genius Of French tradesmen.
Victor Emanuel Is more of a soldier than King
and has sense enough to know it. Before he gave his
orders for the advance of Piedmontese army into the
Marches lie is reported to have said to counselor who
ventured to point out that be putting his crown in
jeopardy that he cared not; he could always find en-
poyment somewhere or other as a colonel Of cavalry
and that was the position he in his heart preferred
even 10 a throne.
M. Buchanan is packing his library, and his house
keeper at Wheatland has orders TO be ready for his
arrival on the 5th of March. he will be accompanied
by Gen Cas-, who is forwarding his furniture, library,
and valuable works of art TO Detroit, with the e1cep-
ton of some paintings which to deck the saloon OF
his daughter Madame Limbourg
The Levaat Herald Of the 10th says: Two days
ago a son-the seventh--was born to his Majesty the
Sultan. Immediately after the suspicious event the
palace band played succession Of lively festal airs in
the ante court Of the hsrem in honor Of this addition
to the imperial family.
The fifth volume Of Macaulays history, recently
announced, will be much brefer than any Of the pre-
cedng volumes-includng only four or five chapters.
-Garibalds exploits have been done into verse by
Miss NJ. f. Braddon of London who recounts the feats
Of the hero OF Italy in Spenserian stanza.