, 1866-08-18
: PERSONAL

Aou 1C0 AHa1 p0a1k4Ou l0ol 34C4tlSH 1&s14t 8Eff-
ing IN all eight yeara. Tho deceased, uas 4
Prom the New York Coa,as<rcial ddrtr.1teT we
gather the following hcts in the LIE OF Francis
HaI IL. D., for ffty y-ihreo Jears one Of the ed1-
tors md pruprietoss Of that paper. Born in
England, when 4 boy he came to Now York and
became m apprentice In the printing ofHeo OF Mr.
Cheetham, thcn 4 lending Sew York editor. M.
Ha1l early connected himself With the ~ Old John
Street Chu1eh, With some OF our most noted Oily
pub1tsher<-Absah1m'P Psu1, the well known pub
linn MERCER, and The Hsre1s. n. Pan1 for
s.n Mhle Society; cheetham, who Eas we'll
Ihmnas Paine, ard IN is isst moments was a.ten1-
ed bT his ptous 1ppre1tce. in whose a1ms he died
In 19a- newspapers called the Alasru1, was
Was aflervard owned md published urier tbs sn-
4detsti.tr: Is sod il i issi to colonei Waa t.
Stone md HI: Hall, and during mauy successful
yea1s, under their guidance Ii eont1nned De s1er
noon p1pat Of our city Or. Sp.1nc md himself
soeiy md 1t I'll taat pioneeT a bsnd lie fosmsr @
only survives From A1noet the commencement
Of ihe Missionary Society Of Tho " E. Charch, ID
Eezehis tessices here he VS. voted N honosaTiiSa
e. save TSF 4 I 4 s.4sa B
e Va ri 4. " ,se ct yess ens
Presidents Stu5 5sesant. FzelnghnyEcn and Br3dish
% sas Sf csty a md fe H. ssssn les Eft Sd
AE. Eau WIS also an officer in tho CoIonfzatluu
Society, generally attending tbs anniversaries Of
health allowed His name also etaads recorded
on the Deaf md Dumb and other bencvo1eut aud
religious sseos1ations Of our city. His lsst days
mi,ted to hin We know Of none who we-e nofe
~ IN
fnl 10 all these duties which became Citizen and
dying he m}oycd the reward Of a good conscience.
earned 61 homes: Industry. Sly ''-''' "%'''' a''
A beautiful gold watch, manufactured purposIy
In atyle At the Waltham watch facao.y was
presented Last month to Herbert Spencer BY bis
Boston friends
Charles Dickens writes to 4 fsieud In Boston
TINT It viii be impossible for him to read IN Amer
lea. bis engagements IN Europe being SO uuncr-
Gus.
A virsinta paper ssys that General Robert E.
Leo Is not whurg history Of his campaigns for
publication, rs has teen reported, bet viii pub-
uah, tn Eoycmhcr, a new edition OF -Resnof.. Of
The war In fbc Southern Department Of the Uni.
ted States, By Colonel Henry Lee" Itwas orfei-
nntly published m 1scs, snd again IN 1879, but
copies arc rc1J, 1aze. General Lee wilt add q
biography Of lis Either, Coloucl Lee, and much
new and important uaiter-
George 1FevoE Spencer, D. d. Chancellor OF st,
Paul's Cathedral. London, and formerly Bishop Of
Hadra4-
A writer In The Pan Matl Gaseas Inns de-
be1tbes Nspoteen'a Foreign M1nfster, y Al sixty-
enc Jea1 Of age NJ Dronyu de Lh1Js Is a stout
sS1td4ooksng paan. with broad grave Lace, set In
costSr Of gzayish whi.le.z, and eyes which,
though fhor sighted, seem to have keen, ahssp
g11ncf through the spcctac1es hs usually wears.
ft1 r. Hfrr&r1u f1Sk NE,
tAat reminds one OF Cavour. HLs voice Is solemn
and fomewhat unctuons, AID ho taIt1 with e1-
heme- yo!rbility, but n ihe same time, ercu In
ordinary conversation, with 5 certain studied
eicgance o. expression. Among the states1en Of
tie second Empire he is conspicuous for his nbfl-
fty and for the Independence in which he ttznds
almost aionc.r
Tbs Washington papers ssJ that secetuJ ssw-
ards sp!1en es11 to Auburn was on Account Of
sieinesa IN his family.
The Aa.1onal 1at<dsg<1e<r thinks thss the Hasus
mission. declined By General Dir, raJ be offered
to Nj. F. C. Adams, Of Washington :
Queen Rs@5sia Is going to allow Prince Chris-
tsn md other youths who have married into 11cr
fasniiy to smoke around the Eonse, and has order
cd smoking. - :
Me- Aovatt, writing from London, sayb f1at
TezmJEoa hsstee0tiy hecn in such stats Of nerue
Indignation In eonsequenre Of the liberties taken
BY some American letter writer, that he hsd made
up his mind 10 e1oee hIa doors against the crowd
oS Americana who Tenturcd to esn and Pay hon.
age to bis geuius without any especial ntrpduc-
tan-A party aEdrcd while her informant was pres
enf- but Ae Tenuysou received The cards, nps
The v3x3tos8. -
Fa1epa md Gr1sf eacg To- N audic1ee Of 81, 900
people IN the Crystal Palace last mcpth,'
Hon. William Window, Congressman from
Atnnesota, Is lying dangerously III At Phf1adcl-
Senator conness, OF ca1ltosnt., t- going to En-
Ex-Governor Leteber. Of Virginia, Is 1eep1n,
boarding house In Lexington.
:. 41s- Abigail Goliath, mother of Hon. Henry
Wilson, United States Senator ftpn Aessaehn-
fetts, died at Hatfck on tie ath inst aged eighty
SEQ year1- The mother Of Sen.tor Sumner died
but tew weekn since at about The came age.
..-Hr. Charles Heaanz, SOC Of Nra- Haratas thu
poe@. -#ho embraced Romauisn, seyezsl- yeass
Edrcn with much enthusiasm and resyur. hnx ate;v
fec1nted that ailh. 1t appears that be BEGAN
careful Investigation Of the non1tntuta ot Rome
bes1uEing With those Of the cinzeie1l 4ud Paea1
period, And th@ proceeding to the e1tacombs md
early Chrislian monuments, Hs entered On this
geld Of Eudy with The fullest pe1rnasiou that what
he found there would only strengthen md deepen
lii already strong md fctEe1t attathtcen. to the
tnree and earnest Investigation has In a striking
manner led him to tho directly opposite eone1usinn
ind he intends 10 pub1ieha work On the subject
Henry std1ey, well known IN New York literary
circles, haa become m assoetate proprietor nd
editor Of the Found 7t11k.
Dr. Stone, Of Washington, hss bean eonuis-
honsd to Make. IN marble, statue OF Alexander
Eanlton for tha Capitol An elegant statue Of
Hamilton. IN tho Eew York ExehaMse, u,. deg
Ho5ed At the great trr In ISIS, md though &heye
are several bnats of the great statesnan md tusz
der, VIC believe the uutJ statue IN existeues Ia
lhat On Commonwealth ayenue IN Boston, ahe
gin Of Thomas Lex. Esq.,.
:1he newspapers Of New York are doing Qneen
Emma Ill to pieces Jcukins ia on=n{pzescut and
having told III ha lzaeH Of Her- Majesty, now In
fo1H.a taeavEld tt1t y Hez Ma5est4's maid e I
Ana looking young ady about thirty Jea.z Of aer,
sEe vas bosn In Swfezs1iand- Lie the valet she
II AK Jcse m she discharge Of he< duiies.~ We
ngeee that 5enkins omitted, to stats her h}cht
eolof Of The hs1r md complexion.
:, : Lady, franklin, widow. of Sir John FRANKLIN.
has recently arrived IN England, hav1a. nade =
voJzsc roEEd the world. =