New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-15
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

rank below the royal family are writing to I@e
T,,m,s most singular letters-some Of them boioly
;ocular some abectly timid, some thanking the eui
tor for bis fearless exposition Of the alarming s'~.0
OF things, some urging Lin 10 renewed eNs'.'ns ."
che cause Of public safety. One can hardv 0VN',0
that some wageish Britons are not Imposing I" .'o
good nature Of the editor by inducing hiui lr'"'
S,r,ss,re communications as the sincere oupouim8S
of the English mind in q state OF putsW04l0h "e'c
IL one: A Colopelaa and member oItAe United Service
Club who begs to be protected as be goes home rom
his "eyenings chat and describes himself as
clpteb;pa his Me-peserver and oak cudgel' and as
"steering clear OF solitary doorways aAd porticos'
man clorgymao,i' going through the Strand
one evening, and two young fellows who have
probably taken too much wine knock of his hat; ne
looks round with Indignation and sees them in the
act of deprving another private citizen Of his head
covering in a similar manner. He thinks this
eyinces riotous disposition, and accordingly rusAes
back and after desperate resistance" succeeds in
arresting the party, with the friendly aid Of two
workngmeu. Tie ASSISTANTS try first abuse, then
apology, and the last is etfcacous; the clergyman,
as he GAYS, ain moment Of weakness" consents to
forego the charge, and allows the fellows to 60 Free
He goes home in glow Of exhiIaraton, and at once
writes full account of the affair to Tile Times,
giving public notice that he shall not again be 50
"fooIshly lenient" and also that he shall the next
time have presence of mind TO " iDfict Immediate
and severe injury" upon the assailant with
heavy umbrella stick / always carry" As might
be expected the thieves BOW in great giee and
doing an excellent business.
One Of the my stericus things Of PNis, just atthis
moment. is toe strange rumOr OF plot against the
Emperor's life. Inasmuch as the journals are not
allowed to give whisper of information or conjec-
ture upon the matter the scbect is discussed only ey
, word of mouth; and inasmuch as the walls have
ears the discussion is carried ON in the most giimy
secret manner The eject Of all this obsority Is TO
make every object, however slight, assume gigantic
proportions The fact that the Inauguration Of anew
Boulevard was very suddenly postponed has, for IN
stance given birth TO narratives OF all sorts OF pos
the full and explicit details of which are circulated
as absolute truths One thing is certain says every
one ia Paris and that is that The secret police gre
seized VITA an activity startling even for them, and
that spies swarm every where, making 1t dangerous
for any prominent person to indulge in any remarks
upon topics more specific than the weather and the
STATE Of the streets.
"A horse is honorsd with an obituary notice in q
recent English paper. 1t appears that the Oldest
troop-horse in the British cavalry Las just now de-
parted this life. lie was known Of late years as
"Crimean Bob" and had been more than twenty.
nine years in the services he went through the Cri-
mean campaign, was in the battles Of Alma and
Inkerman, and in the charge Of Balallava. He died
from old age and decay, respected by all who knew
him.
From horses to lions is not violent transition,
and there recently occurred in Liverpool an instance
Of pluck the part of tanner Of beasts which de-
seryes mention. During the exhibition Of a menag-
erie at the city named man passed the cage Of
lions, from which one shutter had been removed FOR
purposes of veDtilatior, loness seized the unfoT-
tunste fellow by the arm, and began 10 drag him
ward her jaws lis shTieks, which threw all the
audience into terror called the CHEZ performer with
the beasts his aid, and by the greatest exertions
he was rescued, though with an arm so laceratei
that AnsPatA6en -oossssry Tho lnniaIner At
once ordered the cage TO be wheeled into the crcus
fhe creatures, maddened as they we're by the taste
and eight Of blood, aud boldly entered the den,
chastsing The erTing IOness, and going through HE
usual routine Of performances, thus urpg all the
spectators and completing HE dominion over the
beasts.
The matter of Bishop COlenso and bis newly.
published work on the Pentateucb, appears IN the
foreign papers under various aspects An arch.
deacon has given notice that in the next session Of
Convocation Of the province Of Canterbury he shall
institute address 20 the Upper House praying for
the appointment Of Committee to examine and re-
port upon the startling book, the Interior object
being to obtain a synodieal judgment upon tue game
The relations of the Bishop with the Society for the
propagation OF the Gospel also 10 be referred TO
the Archbishop Of Canterbury for his gracss opinion
thereon, though it is said that the Bishop Of Natal
has GAVIN no portion Of his Episcopal income from
she funds Of that Society.
"A lady in Derbysbirs England. recently accom-
plished good deed for the public security She
was mnding her child in her room al midnight, her
husband being i'll in bed, when she heard tie noise
Of glass cracking in tie rVom below. Size quietly
laid her baby down. took q revolver, and wen:
down staiis alone. Opening the door Of the front
sitting-rooIn, she cav Laen with mask upon his
fsce and crovbar in bis hand having Just entered
the house. With deliberate sim she fred once at
him, but the cap missed; she discharged the next
6srel, however, and broug INT tue down, wound
Eng him seriously in the chest that, although lis
companions took him away at the time, he vas al
ssrwsrd taken.
AT late annual meeting Of the friends Of the
Manchester Ragged and Industrial Schools, some
Interesting statistics were presented During the
year. fifty girls had made more than FIVE hundred
article. Of useful clothing in addition to repairing
all thsir own clothing aud tia, Of as many boys
ard sssising in tie household dutiea Eight boys