, 1870-05-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP,

attendance at recent funeral at Mortmartre,
wittly remarked that le feared it Wac his list
visit there "a An amateur"
DR.. Norman Macleod recently met Pro
feEsor Gibson, the well:k known opponent Of .
union Of the Scottish presbyteIian Churches,
and somethiug ike the following conversation
took place: "Profeseor," said Macleod,
"they say you want to enter the Established
Kirk. and, judging from your speeches lately.
Igucss it must be true" "God foEbid!" ex-
claimed Gibson. We'll" replied the other,
'tthat's just what said when I heard it."
During the recent visit Of Mr.. Sothe1n to
Edinburg he was asked out to dinner BY the
officers Of the Seventeenth Lancers. Before
tkesseieaH:ee1aesna 10 pht II # una
OF his characters, which, Of courso. he very
naturally declined. They continued, however,
to press him 60 much that he reluctantly con-
sentedt md commenced the drunken scene
from David Garrick," when, 20 the astonish-
ment Of IL present, be swept the cloth clo.n
on the table, snashing glasses, decanters,
plates. ETC., Wholesale.
The Crown Princess Of Prussia has TO-
Gently become so enraged at the infidelitiea Of
her husband. that she has seriously thought
OF getting divorce from him.
- Democratic England" al n. Flourena
calls her, hAs still q considerable infusion Of
arlstocratic and family rule. There are nine
noble or wealthy houses which contribute three
members each to the British House Of Com
mons there are twenty-oue phirH Of brothers
in the House, and in seven families father and
son sit on the same benches. In fact, nearly
one-third Of the members Of the popular
blood TO each other.
Political excitement is producing 1t Madrid
plentiful crop OF caricatures. One OF the
beet represents PTim dancing on I slack rope
upon the points Of swords, which he wears IL
stalts, while the Kepublicane and partisaus Of
the various candidates for tho throne look on
in expectation of fall It is called =. Equilib-
rios del Interinidad.'
They played. the other DAY, at the Tui1-
cries. the ao-callel game OF definitions- The
question WAS asked, ''What ls q usnrer ?"
One Of the Generals present replied, "a
banker who sets Illegally" Bat, then. what
IL banker:" was the NEXT arestion. There
was much uerrimens among tie distinguished
persons present when the sama gentleman re-
Piled unhesitatingly, "a usurer who acts le-
ga1y."
The Duke de Chambord. the Legitimist
pretender, il the most philosophical Of men.
When ha heard that his mother, the Duchess
Of Berry, w.s dead, it is said that he did not
utter word, but merely opened his golden
edbdtiere, and took big pinch Of snuff.
When the Marquis d'Andel1r1e d had the
other day that famous audience with Napoleon
1h1fd. IN order to demonstrate in the n4rue Of
the Left Centre against tho Ple1tscite policy
from the Cabinet, Napoleon, as uaul, merely
twirled his big mustaehe and lent deaf ear to
al the representations OF the Marquis. At the
close Of the audience, tbs Emperor drew
large morocco case from his pocket. "s1e."
exclaimed the little Marquis, On seeing the
morocco case, - have had to s*ear 70 my
friends not to sceept anything 1t your M,jes-
Emperor calmly. The good Marquis dAnde-
l1I1e had mistaken the cigar-case for Min
iBters portfolio.
Count Won Hsmsrk has htely become Z
betting man. He likes especially to bet with
bis friends On the results Of the elections in
ingly well informed on that point he rarely
loses money.
The Austrian Beer King, Anton Drrber,
was recently entertained 1t i grand banquet
On attainiDg his majority, and modestly Az
nounced that his fortune OF ei1 millions, inher-
tied from his father, had been increased to
thirteen millions by stilful Investments.
NM. Janin fb and 4 Bozriat are 1t work
on piece entitled Les Jolies Fenmes de Paris
AL the pretty women Of Paris win flock to see
this comedy, IN hopes that they my recognize
themselves. French paper thinks it Would
francs. for pretty women only.
A Partisan contemporary furnishes the fol-
loving scztp Of cafe coEoquy- "6urely very
inprudent. II the husband ahouh discover 7"
!" fou mean that il would be m affair Of our
both seeking for seconds :" .Why, no, not
probably dispense with such for1n2lities and
run you through on-hand"
Nilsson tecent1y sang be4oro the Empress
at the Tuileries. Her Majesty inquired if it
WIS tine abe was going to the United .states,
herself to work in the most gallant hat earnest
manner to oppose it. Nilsson replied that she
would be glad to cancel her enlargement il Dos
sibie on account OF the Inducements made her
by the Empress to stay in Paris
-Lady Margaret Beaumont, the wife OF
has iatelY been robbed Of her Jewels, vorth
more than s50, 900. Tho manner IN which the
robbery WAS planned aud executed 1ezves lit
tie doubt that it Has the work OF persons well
acquainted with the house where it occurred,
and tho Arrangements Of the family. It il
long since any lady in England sustained SO
Countess Of EHezmere, when on her way to
Windsor Castle, lost . case containing iewelry
Of immense value. Tho box MAS taken from
the cab conveying her maid to the station, aud
very few Of its contents we're recovered.
The following conversation is said to have
recently taken place between two eminent
French Statesmen: n. Thiera-s'1 must con-
under the Second Empire" II. Roufer
(ver propd>ye All" &. Thierz~"i might
even sly two great minister's" II. Ron6er
1gettin8 reEJ red in the face)-" Really
Two great ministers f'' N. Thiers (careleealy)
=" Yes, yea Cavour and BiM.ark' Il
Rouher makes haaty exit
A hotelteeper 1t Brighton, England, rs
allowed two yonng gentlemen to TIE : np & n1a 9a1
for board and lodging to the sum of 33S,oo.
This included vine, liquors, .od c1ests,
VI. Mocaueris, the son-in-lsW OF Eugene
Pelletau. haa son born On the day Of the
Plebisctum, and, m registering the birth Of
the rncirie gave "No~" II the child's nause-
Tbs cie1k rnfnsed to accept It. "Well, but"
argued II. Aocqueris, IL 1choose to cau him
: 0ui,' Jou would not object" u Aooaueris
nsne from the calendar Of SAINTS. At the
same time, the father Of child bonn 1t