The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-09
T,opD RRouGHAM's RETIREMENT

LORD BRoUGHAM's RETIREMENT
The venerable Lord Brougham, now
vereing on his Goth year, passed through
Paris several weeks ago, on his way to
his pleasant villa in the vicinity OF Can.
hes, in the South of France. He is still
a sprightly, vigorous, clear headed old
Imam, still retaining much of that fire
which used to wake his antagonists in
the House Of Commons more than fifty
years ago. But, admonished that the
time Of public service is passed, he has
Just taken his leave of the literary and
forensic world, in letter addressed to
member of the French Institute, con-
veying to him copy of his address At
the last English Social Congress. The
parting advice from the veteran states
man and scholar is, to live i'll peace-to
beware of royal murderers, s. Ike Ma
poleon the First :" meanwhile, he &C.
cords hig praise to the present ruler OF
France for his pacific and enlightened
policy. He insists that wars are wicked .e.
and fruitlcss. and always retard civil
cation. And so the great Henry Brough-
ham. who has been almost constantly
in mems mouths for considerably more
than halfa century, passes from the
STAGE. Few men have left more numer-
GUS or more substantial memorials Of
fame. When we look back upon that
long career, so full and SO varied, we
cannot but marvel at the extraordinary
genius of the man-eXcelling, as he did,
in legal lore, in oratory, science, III pO-
litical philosophy, in moral theses, and
in various departments OF physical
knowledge. He has now gone of his
own accord into history.-Paris Let
terto the Commonwealth.
ADREADFUL FATE.-NIuch sympathy
is expressed in the Lyons country pa
pers for the fate of Il young and rising
musician. who at the last French con-
scription was unfortunate enough to
draw Ueaur0is naAnere, and he was
sent out to join a regiment quartered at
Vera Cruz. He was at once employed
in the band. In consequence ofhis good
conduct, Benoit Denis succeeded in OBJ
tanning the colonel's permission to per-
form at private balls and concerts, and
thus gain a certain independence. On
the 9Th of last December, Benoit Denis,
after executing fantasia on the cornet
a piston at the country house of a veal
thy American merchant residing near
Vera Cruz, quilted the heated concert
room to refresh himself in the pleasure
grounds and enjoy the cool evening air.
Feeling thirsty, he took up an alearaza
which he happened to- see near the toun-
tain, filled it with fresh water, and put
it TO his lips. Frightfll screams attract
ed the company to the spot. Denis
was living on the earth, his hair on end,
his features livid, the body and tail of a
monster scolopender (naiHepieds) pro-
truding from his gaping mouth. The
reptile, whose sting is more venomous
than that of a scorpion, had taken shell
ter from the heat in the cool porcelain
beaker. AS Benoit approached the vase
to his lips the scolopender had sprung
at his open throat. In vain was the
reptiles body cut away. Once its fangs
close on their prey it is impossible to
tear them open. A surgeon who CHANGED
to be among the guests proceeded to
cut them out of the flesh, piece by piece
but by the time.the operation was over
the poison had produced its fatal results
and after three hours of agonizing con-
vulsions the unfortunate young artist
expired