The New York herald., 1872-11-05
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Judge Shipnan, Of Hartford, Conn, is at the
Astor House.
The Queen or the Netherlandsis at presentvisit-
ing IN England.
George A. Baker, the artist, o6ths city, wiHspend
the Winter in Rome.
Captain Samuel Brooks. OF the ste amshipGity Of
Brussels, Is at the St. Nicholas Hotel.
The Due de Gramont, the last Prime Minister Of
the French Empire, Is dangerously Ill.
Mr.. George w. Riggs, the washington banker,
yesterday arrived at the Brevoert House,.
Major George Donaldson, Of the United States
Army, has quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Bismarck has been made an Honorary Doctor in
Philosophy by the University ef Halle, Saxony.
United States Senator george F. Edmunds, OF
Vermont, was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesser-
day.
Mr.. James Partridge Minister Of the United
States at Brazil, has arrived In Paris. with his
daughter.
Mr.. Charles Darwin, author Of ''TAe Descent OF
Man, :" is named by the students OF Aberdeen Uni
versity as their Lord Rector.
Macready, the English tragedan, is. still living,
but so innrm that he cannot even sign his name.
He is suffering from softening of the brain.
The Grand Duke Nicholas OF Rnesia, nephew Of
the Gear, is at present travelling through Italy,
where grand review has just been held in his
honor at Milan.
Count Brassier de Sc. Simon the German Minis.
ter to Italy, died Oh the oath nit. at very ad
vanced age. He was the oldest German diplomat
ist and passed the. greater part Of his career in
Italy.
Marshal Lebeus Napoleon's Minister OF War,
who said in July, 1870. that the French army was
prepared for Germany to the "last button OF the
last gaiter," s according to Le Francats in state
| OF mind bordering on insanity
L w II Smith rnemhpr- nj Parliament frOYu
London, England Is at present in this city, on tour
OF observation which he Will extend to most of the
! leading cities. He has come from Canada. where
| he spent about two months In Sightseeing Mr.
| Smith Is celebrated as millionaire newsaealer In
London. He Is the member Of the Housesfor West
minister, and was elected over John Stuart Mill by
constituency that prize average mental qualities
when accompanied with great wealth. ever extra
ordinary intellectual ability not so accompanied.
The Pope's recent speeches, says the Journal de
Dsbats, have given. offence to the Italian Minisfe
LAMA, and caused. him to remonstrate with Car
Canal Antonelli. The Cardinal thareupon requested
the clerical papers not to reproduce the wsrds o
the Holy Father In the future but when the Pop
heard Of this. he formally expressed q desire tina
the greatest publicity should be given to hi
speeches, and authorized the editors OF two ultra
montane papers in Rome 10 send reporters TO tn
Vatican on all the days Of reception for the pul
pose OF taking down the words OF His Holiness
The Dagolad Of Copenhagen announces that tn
win OF King Charles XIV. has just been opened
Sweden inherits hia artistic collections, but wit
respect to the pictures only those Of Scandinavia
painting. The works Of art will remain at u
Chateau Of Ulriksdal, with the exception OF "
pictures just uentioned and the arms, which vi
be transferred to the National Museum. The Sta
is to cagage to preserve all the objects In tne be
coalition. The successor OF the King inheri
everything that belonged to the latter exceptli
|. what is at Uriksdal. The document u dated 70
( ruary y 1871