The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-21
FOT.Pinm HtelnS.

DR.. Splitter of Paris, left the sum of 100,0
francs for the maintenance and education of
three orphans-a Catholic, Protestant and
jew.
Strange as it may seem, it is fact that the
late Lord Bougham died without any assets.
The explanation is that, long before his death,
he had by deed of gift made over everything
eX-Chancellor's pension, house and land, books,
plate. furniture-to his brother William, the
present peer, who in return provided for all eX-
penses. Aversion to trouble about money mat
tcrs is said to have suggested this arrangement
The inland revenue authorities, at first incredu-
lous, satisfied themselves by private inquiry as
to the bona fdeS and validity of the deed of gift
But it is curious fact that an eX-Lord Chan
ceor, who for upwards of thirty years received
pension of e5O0O a year, has died without pay
ing shilling of probate or legacy duty.
Another disgraceful scene has been enacted
in the HombuTg gambling rooms, which are
happily, doomed by the Prussian Government.
A Frenchman who had for some time been
watched by the police, was detected in the act
of endeaVOring to cheat at the rouge ct nolr
table, by slipping his stake on the table after
first cards had been turned. He was immedi-
ately seized by the police, and so roughly ham
died as to be rendered almost insensible, amid
cries of Shame ~ from party OF Englishmen.
These were quickly silenced by a threat from the
chef de police to have the room cleared
with the the help Of six walters the IN IN
lucky chevalier dindustrie was expelled from
the hurEaal. before he nau reaclcu inc 'front.'
door the voice of the croupier renewed its cry
lie jeu est fait," "Rien ne va plus" To the
credit of the Prussian Government be it said at
midnight on the 3lst of December 1872, when
NJ. Blancs lease will expire, that incantation will
be heardin Homburg for the last time.
M. Jules Janin deyotes his last feuilletOn in
the Journal DIES Debdts TO Berlioz, who was many
years musical critic of that journal. BerlioZ'
articles were usually signed *. X. X" dixie
beer of treble strength. and in one unfortunate
article bearing that signature, published thirty
! six years ago, Herolds ''Pre aux Clercs" was
! violently attacked OF course, every one thought
| that BerlioZ had written the notice of the new
work, and many will think still that Berlioz sin
! spired' it. This, however, is what NJ Jann has
to say on the matter-"It was not BerliOz:
! it another persOn--an ignorant young
/ man, with no doubts any subject nj
! that time, who, in wretched feuilletOn,
abused Herold's masterpiece. He will repent
II all his life. The name of this ignorant young
mani am ashamed to say it, but it must be
coniessed-was Jules Janin" In the same feu-
ileton NJ Janin tells capital story of LisZt.
who, together with Rubini, gave concert in a
! large provincial town to which only fifty persons
| came forty-nlne gentlemen and one lady. The
audience did not seem to think much of Liszt's 5
playing, so the great pianist at the end of piece
said he would offer them no more music but
that he invited them to supper instead The
| invitation, after few moments hesitation was
accepted, and List had TO pay 1900 francs for
his Joke NJ. Janin wisely observes that Iiszt
should have given another concert the night
afterwards, when in the hope of getting supper
thousands would have attended.