, 1861-03-16

gerald's, Oh the avenue, with dipELcrla lie Is
attended by his lady, who arrived in tho last
California steamer. She will be generally and
kindly recollected as the distinguished actress,
Miss Davenport.
Mr.. E. Walford, sub editor Of 0nce q Week,
formerly scholar Of Baliol Coll ge, Oxford, has
signif1ed his intention OF becoming candidate
for the classical e1amine5ship n tie London %
aldson. Mr. WaHord obtained the ChanceL
lor's prize for 1atin verse in 1843 and ran Prot.
Conington neck and neck race for the Ire
land University scholarship in the fo1lowiDg
year. He Is tile author Of the Handy BOOK
Of the Creek Drama" !. Handy Book Of the
Civil Service" ~ History of Greece" and seye-
ral most popular school-books.
The Philadelphia Grays have In their ar
mory handsome portrait Of Gen Twiggs,
late of the q. 8. Army, and now known as the
traitor Twiggs. Upon the news Of the t1eache-
~ Of Twiggs being received, the portrait was
reversed, and the face of the traitor was turned
towards the floor, in which dlsgracefnl posi-
ton it remains.
Hon. James l.. Push, cx-Mernber Of tic
last Congress from Alabama, is now private
in the Eufa ula Rifles, and seems admirably iii
tGA Atl t14EG hC Hil5 uCCA AGot4S lk
work with the other members Of his company
in erecting sand batteries and other works Of
def nse
Hudson II. Garland, Lieutenant III tile
Q. S, Navy, died at Brooklyn, Michigan, on the
eth ult.
Mr.. John Turck returned to Dubuque
from Pixies Peak few days ago, bringing
with him eighty-six ounces Of pure gold. He
had previously rcmitted somc 5000.
Some amusement has been created In
Washington by the resignation OF Richard
Kilder Meade, as q. s. Minister to Brazil. He
held On after he saw Mr. Liucoln had been
elected, and resigned at the last moment, be-
cause Republican was chosen to the Presi-
deney. This is the very Yankeeism Of the
"F. F. VS."
The Pensacola Ga1ette Of the 2Sth ult.
states that the reported duel between Mr.
net, and Mr. Coleman, in which both were
said to have been killed, proves to be a no.
such-tbing. No affair Of the kind took place.
The Rev. James Thurston of Belmont,
Mass, is engaged part Of the time in lecturing
on fax-cotton. By this new discovery, 1t is
stated that New York can compete successful
~ Ill EuE SItMtu Ot tULL5H Will I'LL LHe 6EaFE
States combined
The Bourbons are now family Of exfles,
not fewer than ffty-dye out OF the seventy
four who are the direct or collateral descend
ants Of Louis XIV, being in exile. The fifty
five are these: The Bourbous Of Naples, CON
sisting Of King Francis, five brothers and four
sisters; his majesty's uncles-Prince de Capua
and two children, Count d'Aquila and two
children, Count de Trapani and five; his uajes-
ty's aunts--Queen Marie Amc}ie, widow Of
Louis Philippe; the Duchess dc Berry and
tine Duchess de Salerno; and, lastly, cousin
german, the Duchess d'Anmale-total. 90.
The Bourbous Of Spain-the Infante Don Jpan
anti two children-tutal, 8. The Bourbons Of
France Count de ChaulboTd, the Duchess de
Parma and four children--total. 6. The Or
leans branch Of the French Bourbons-~the
Count de Paris, the Duke dc Cha1tres the
Duke de Nemonrs and four children, the
Prince de Joinyille and two, the Duke d'Au-
male and two, the Duke de Montpensier and
sN-tota1, 20. Nineteen Bourbons are not in
exile, namely: The royal family Of SPAN, six
teen i'll dnmber; the Empress Of Brazil {uce
Princess Of Naples); the Duchess Augustus
Of Save~C ~Coburg Gotla (aee Princess d'Orleans);
mud the Duke Charles ILL., OF Parma, Infinite Of
Spain, who abdicated