New-York tribune., 1868-12-17

trembed and brave sea,nen cheered when tbev prsa
to thank, and slaves shut mp 10 barraeoons hos
Their voyage got signal that something lad hsngM M
Whlcn was 70 give them freedom. That son,atbia
was that Gordon hanged So far that IittIe csss
threw its beams. ~ '''i' candle
Letters from Russia announce the disco,,o.-
dents of the universities OF Moscow and K, OF stu
number Of students have been arrested and great
phles by derzen were found IN their possession i I
stated That the Russian socalsis abroad have H. ss
active of late ard that large qnantiiies OF their very
ono OF these the writer speaks ~ a war in fle r. IA
which would ctaw tie European powers into ccnsi
connagraOn," Imminent, and adds tl,st a. ssaeIsi
furnish an opportunity for radical reform ~, ZIG
political and social organization OF Russia Tic @ no
tam concentrations which have OF late taLon ~ % scr
among tho sudepis at wilma. The other day The p
ana RUSSIAN students dined together. and after dnner
toast to the speedy liberation OF the two great saA
thusiasm We" "uch Gu
At Bradford, in England, a man co,E,, H..
sell the Rev John Cowan, and described in the local r
ports as being Gi r. West Houtans, New wYork" Iwhas
ever that Day bel. wss recently brought before naIno
magistrate charge OF begging lie had fones
received assistance from several Bradford A1ae,i s'a
firms. under tho false pretcnse that he was an iah ah
Clergyman from NewXOrk, who had fallen int dau
and wanted TO procure the TO Get back to I @
country Tie prisoner stated that he was nnabI 60 @ h
sequence of disease 10 travel lie had been tvn ~
earn me means to ay his passage by writing letter. 10
Britain. lie had also been requested nv , I'm ~
prieor OF that paper to ascertain some particulars ~ "a,
machine fOr breaking rocks. The chief eopsislJ go
that the prisoner held a document which sbc%ed sHu ,
commission Of an officer in the Sanitary Commissop y,
the United States but lie might have bought h OF tbs
rightful o!yer 2 have obtained Il in some improper
manner lle prSoner was committed for month ia
Our readers are aware that the grand ladies
81 Pars nowadays scorn the needles and scissors Of
drcssmGkers. and only consider thcir fottes corrcc,
when emaBating from the "sudio" Of tho celebratet
manimlIher d. Worth. This distinguished character
has country residence at Suresuos, shore on sud,v
recently he received brilliant party Of guestedue.
eases lu1chlSnesscs, aud COue5ses OF Ofty historic
names. d. worth was Crossed for the occasion ~
shooting costume copied from the Official dres,
oi me fHnce oi Mosko~a' Master Of the I'm
pcrors hounds ana was attended By six foot
men, with NIL tho nOmp OF wigs. Blk siOcnBgs
aud gorgeous livery Tho entertainment consisted OF
tea 1t O'Clock and the party proved 80 agreeobls
and that e hts &C the Pavilion dc surcsnes will be
corded IN historic annals has been that offered by the
SurnteudaHt FOuquet 10 Louis XIV and IL Yall0re
That entertainment cost its gyer 80 years of In
o'clock % embassQdresses and duclcsses viii not dinn.
ish the lists OF the hosts customers.
The Executive Committee Of the Gillian Agri.
cultural Exhibition has issued the following notice:
"As the exhibition will certainly open on tbe Ia II
April 1862 II IS deemed very essential that all cOGbu
lions OF machinery be sent In e 10 place aud try tcm
before the day Of opening. To this end all the con
sble date OF the character Of their proposed contribution
contributors aud, as near may be, tho number a
This notice may be the nearest Consul to the
GILLIAN Muister at Washington, to the CoD,tsiox
PSnSma Tho Government viii also allow to ali con
ribuors OF articles $40 Chlian gold for payment Of the
deemed necessary By contributor 10 properly woh
or exhibit his contribution; large allowance toward the
payment Of the freight on such articles "a wen as to
Importation free Of duties; and will provide the labor
necessary them from the vessel, ana 10 assist
the artisan sent with them To place thc ~ TIE position
destined for them in the Exhibition as well as Tor the
exhibition"
A return just issued, says The london Star
OF the number description Of railway accidents
wounded in the United Kingdom and ireland on these
SO OF the killed and OF the wounded passengers
as against 81 killed and 37 wounded the previous year
The Board OF Trade, with ts usual wonderful skill IN
giving only half results does not make calculation %
per centage number OF passengers carried
enable 10 judge whether the number IRE relatively ~
we'll es absolutely greater or the killed. O5 we're ser
OF the companies contractors, ana 30 Of the
wounded. The significant note is ADDED that the
Of accidents 10 servants CT the companies aud
contractors caBn0t be looked upon compete many
railway companies not being requedto to do so BY aw,de
report 10 the Board OF Trade every accident which
may befa this class persons. Aud the Board u Trade
Of course has gone on adding this noe from year 90 year
attempting 10 get the Law altered We hnd from
another branch OF tho return thai to total numbeF vi
passengers who have travelled was for Englid
Welding sl33I 2 The gross receipts from goods raie
amounted 10 elslo0O92 thus giving total of all kinds ei
traffic for England and Wales Of e3330S222. The nI
~ authorized capital rho railway companies OF the
United Kingdom amounted to 46l, ,lOs. amount
which falls short by more than SlOoOC0eo gf e haniH
debt The raid M capnl, however, was only S2 2621SI
The number Of miles open are 1921
The favorite study Of Wendell Philips was
history including n lively interest IN eenealogy, and
even in heraldry But = said ar Phillips ono asy. IN
bent should have my time 70 mechanics or chem
lawyer good carpenter was spoiled" one Of his favor
ito volumes to-day is Smes's History or luvcrors Mr
Philips, when at college gave year TO the study Of the
ting to it S9bnl Clarendon 60 G0dwm-every InenOir
every biography every speech. every novel; every play
whether written at the time tho al which
lld IN those e gave auOher year 20 The study O
biographies and memoirs OF the age OF Georp III, cover
lng own Revolution With the uc con peteheAe He
next stalled Dutch history, WITH enul tfOr0ugness,
far Iii glish literature Ril0Iting tho means et dO
ing - Proverbs were bis special delight The
character Oi n young man Is beet kA0Sn
by knowledge OF his heroes Those ~ kir lhihrs II
Eng s history, Sir Walter Raleigh. Andrew ssar
vel, fyn. Sir Harry Vauc, Cromwell Chesterfield pciue
Lady Mary Wortley Montague, john Huntcr Jas Watt
and Brindey. In American history they wore Jay
Franklin, Hamilton, Sam Adams, and lsli Whitney
Scott he knew almost by heart speakng NJ hs 0ndnss
once made the Influence of the "Northor Wizard-
hs mind. "Nonrtshed the flavor Of Seott.s
no sad 1T hard thing 10 get the taste oui oi my
mouth and become RADICAL" In Latin literature 1acu.
and Juyenal hts fayOri,es Ia French iiicraurc
sully RoueheiOucauld DE ReZ. Parcel Tocqueyilc Gut
Ent and Victor Hugo. They still remain m English
literature his pets Swift Ben Johnson Jeremy Tay
Or Messenger Milton, SOutley ia The Doctor" and an
Of Horace Nalpole lie late i'm opening into shake
speare Then. ana stll. he regards Elizabeth Barrett
browning tle irs OF mOdorn poets Today ne thinks
that George Elliot and Charlotte Br0nte life and
see II per than either Tmckcry Dickens althongs
they lack the 0rtsc sk o their more celebrated coten
pOraries.
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