New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-04
pogRICN GOSSIP.

- ola roofed in with glass, EXTENDING iioli
.,-oet IN Catherine street, in the strand LOU
a.. OF late years it has been used Us go ~,
sons dnpy and moldy shops, where people grow
and wi,bsred in waiting for the customers
.aroIv ooms. Close by Exeter Change, III
' zen Bess's time, stood The mansion oi i'''u ~
H.. IN the same neigbborbood, also WAS INC
'os II the Bishops Of Exeter, from wheh'e PRIV
.or,s IL r.t name in the time OF William ILL.,
be,ane noted as q resort for business men,
III, !, occnred the second part OF Us deslSna'
. 49,, thereafter became place where shows
4 -. ,or,s were to be seen for money, ana
w., ,ha,o was The "Great Bed Of Ware" the
'taips and other appointments oil which, wofAeu
'mo,srs and silver and gold and silk, were re-
.,l.d os wonders Of magntcepce. In l'4, LoTd
r,ioro ya, executed for the abduction OF several
.nn, ci,ls and his body was afterward exposed to
ho v;ew in Ills place, previous to It's interment
. rrn.o,, THE incident connected with the Change"
~ ~, which brings it within the recollection OF
n 4. meseut generation is the killing Of the famous
4 ..obapt Chuuee" in the menageIe, in 1876; the
Il ..mal became insane and it was necessary to STAY
~ task BY no means easy, and accomplished
.ly after firing into his body between one hundred
nd two bundled bullets.
What the English press calls can episode OF the
.,roe field. " recently occurred 10 the Dd6e oil hut
va. bs Grace. with the gentlemen OF the hunt
rs ALLOWING fox across the country, being little
.nafal after their msnner, Of the places where
DIV r,de The course Of the fox took hun over the
Id Of small proprietor OF acres; there the dogs
it, the scent Of the animal, and while beating
,,rpd after II the report Of gun was heard; this
.. caused by the small proprietor aforesaid, who
Aa the fox on bis land, aud then threw the carcase
,,o shed, The door Of which be stoOd near, having
Nj Gun 10 his hand when the hunting party came up
,.snr for the slain. One of the gentlemen " re-
saturated" with the man WHO had committed what
a, local paper with an amusing indignation, calls
,owsnon act" and told him that if any damage
,,,- done to bis land by the presence of the huut
b, would be reeompensed, concluding by demand
sr The fox. This demand was refused, and the small
rUprietor placed himself with lis back against the
OCr Of the shed, forbidding any one to olen. There
ron the "Duke Of Rutland" and the other "gen'
J.nen Of tie hunt" appeared, and his Grace calmly
,suapded the defuuct animal; he was refused;
,ben he had sufficiently recovered from his SURPRISE
v seized the rash common man by the collar, drag
ned hin from bis position, and took away the body
dbs fox. |, was reported that the small proprietor
blended to proceed against the Duke for assault
An sneedote 10 told of Victor Emanuel Which
rpe:ens hin in favorable light as just man.
Many years ago, under tie old Bombs, an architect
v. employed by him to build the splendid marble
ssps Of The Royal Palace at Naples; the work was
satisfactorily done, but the King was short Of funds,
md preferred not to pay for the contract; the work
man was accordingly thrust into prison upon some
rumped.up charge, and there be remained till the
coming Of Garbaid released the captves and opened
he dungeons. Then the man came out, but had
10 influence at court. and could not press
Bis claim. A prominent Neapolitsn citizen, short
time tince, had al interview with his MsJes-
y the King, and related to him these facts, saying
,"Sre, | know you can never ascend those SHAFTS
again with pleasure until an injustice, though com
nitted BY your predecessors, be redressed'' Inc
King demanded what sum would be compensation,
and being informed that fifteen thousand francs
would be enough, at once wrote an order Tor twice
that amount. second favor was then asked by the
sane advocate; it was that beggar Of Messina,
who had lost all arm while fighting between Palermo
end MARSHA. should be relieved from the necessity
Of sppsaling to public charity. The King directly
ordered his Minister to find suitable post for the
man, and granted him two thousand frau for bis
present Use.
The brgands in the NeapOlitaD provinces lie.
come 90 bold that the Government has issued cir
euar to the several Prefec!s, directing them that
ss il ia the duty Of these municipalities to protect
themselves and all who pass through their territory,
they must do SO; if they 90 not attend properly 70
the business of exterminaing The robbers who ufoat
their outskirts, their power will be taken away, and
their municipality viii be rent in pieces. An Illus
tstioB more curious than pleasing, Of the methods
Of these vermn is furnished by the following anec-
dcte merchant Of Salema was, not long ago, car
RED of BY party Of brgands who Gent word to his
wife that she could have her husband on payment OF
Two hundred ducats as bis lansomi the poor woman
trsPed together seventy ard tent them as oil che
bad for reply she received a bit Of Der husbands
ear with the information that she would soon have
his whole bead unless she hurried along the other
one hundred and thirty pieces Of silver. Thu
spuned she entreaied her friends, and obtained tho
money and her spouse.
"A new mode Of robbine wac recently developed
ID Para An elegantly-drcssed female entered
lewelfy shop, and was soon busy engaged 10 exam
'alng expensive diamond jewelry. A hand.oIgan
was playing in the street before the door, much to
Ihe annoyance Of Madame she accordingly went to
NE man, gave lin piece Of money, and thus hired
BIN to move on; she then continued her examination
oi rich goods, bat decided not to purchase As she
Was retiring the merchant missed valuable diamond
IOg and charged her with stealing It; she was in.
dignant and demanded that Lis wife should at once
Institute an investigation. search revealed moth.
ing suspicious and the dame departed, followed,