New-York tribune., 1876-10-25
PERSONAL.

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the Winter in England and Italy.
NJ. de Geofroy, the French Minister to
Japan sailed with his family Hayre yesterday in the
steamship IT. Laurent
The late Mr. Mignot, says The Pail Mall
Ga-se WAS OF the few American artists whose work
possessed genuine claim TO critical consideration a
collection Of his paintings is at present on exhibition IN
London.
The Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the Hon.
william NJ Eyarts, Wendell Phillips and other distin
ushed Alumni Of the Boston Latin School have sgnhod
their intention 81 being present az The centenary dher
OF that institution on the sth of November.
An Episcopal throne costing $1,000 has
been erected in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford as
memorial Of the late Bishop wberforce Other memo
rills have been erected in the shape OF buildings at
tached TO Cuddeslon College There 5l2 subscrib
crs, and altogether these memorials cost S37.22O
Ii is said that Monsieur Thiers has no de-
sire to return supreme power and he is travelling no
more "a candidate, kut as phiiosoPhe who has been
able to Judge human Naut.cs at their true value and
who looks only 10 the inc eNhaustble dement's OF ma
TO the last days OF his energetic ana glorious
career.
Here is bit of sad irreverence. The Nation
describe, certain publications by Mr. j. s Moore on the
SILVER question as "yery impudeut" Yet but yesterday
this Mr. j. = Moore the high priest Of that dron
modern sect. the 4" Free Trade League" Moore lmig-
dent! Why, The Nation viii next, Ike Sidney smiths
hardlsod friend, Do speaking disrespectuliy Ot the
equator
Cant. l.. p. Semetschkin and Mr.. n. f.. Sc
rcbreko TWO Russian officers who have been represent
ns their Government the Centennial Exhibition, are
now engaged in studying the railway, educational, and
manufacturing interests o this country. While In BOs
Ton the other day referring TO European politics. they
said the Russians are very Jealous ana tenacious
ron i'm over, thing that pertains affects their
iis6n and the bulgarian atrocities have awakened in
tense excitement IN their country among the great mass
OF subjects numbering e0OOO,OOO
Most people have gone through the cxpe-
rcnce OF receiving invitation day too late That IS
what happened TO Prof \. NJ. Mayer OF the stevens
Tcchnological Institute He is prominent among the
working members OF the National Academy OF Sciences
and always brings its meetings an account OF Two or
three of his discoveries in the laws or light ami
sound This year he absent from the FAN meeting
of subjects that no had carefully prepared at
least one essay and had IL safely set aside for tbs
ing tli its close lie has at all the consolation
that his essay yet secure from criticism.
Desire Enault is French carver and glider
who has plot land the forest Of Bondy which is
coveted by the orleans Princes just as the vineyard OF
Naboth was coveted by Ahab and the Pettes tche' an
nounces that the members OF the younger branch are
prosecuting for 500 francs, with the view of
cccng hu The carver and glider has ranged against
Inn t Duc de MontpenSrr, the COmte lie Paris, the Due
dc Charrrs Due dc NcmOurs the Prince de JOFllt'
the Due dAumlle the King OF tle besia3 @ tAc Comic
SAKE and the Duke OF fWurtcmburS The Radical ana
Bonapartist papers are making great political capital
arbitrary act on the part of the Revolution the conts-
cation Of the Orlcanist property by Napoleon III.
Twenty five years ago, one Sunday evening,
Charles Kingsley preached in London church upon ihe
wrongs and miseres OF the poorer classes, atrbutng
their vices to their poverty and ignorance and those
again TO the injustice they suffered ut the hands OF the
rich: while TO tho latter he assigned, by direct npca
tion the responsibility OF all tho social evil that pre-
vailed to 50 lamentabe extent. The discourse was
listened with extreme surprise by very crowded CON
gregation who nevertheless little expected the unpre-
crdntcd event that occurred the close OF the
lnI tho Rev Nh
The rector the parish, who had occupied pew beneath
the pulpit from his seat and addreSsed the audience
lust AS they about To diSperse. most painful duy
~ said had deyOyed upon INN IN having 10 cOndemn
the discourse Just dcNeIt anu "aich u n". 'ot ih
ticpated hearing from pulpit. Mr.. Drew then, with
some emotion proceeded To administer brief but stern
rchnk, oU Mr. Kingsley whose sermon ne declared CON
tained matter that questionable IN doctrine per
nuS h ~ -, IN dangerous A character should
hnv, ben cif,rcd To the members Of Christian church
& ,,tinn and n large number rrmaned round the
doors 0f the church for time after they closed
exchanging comments upon the singular incident OF the
evening The world has grown since then To the extent
ogenthroning Kingsley IN Westminster Abbey.
The late Laban ). Beechcr, father-in-law of
ex-Goy. CASTOR, was u of commendabe pluck and
integrity. incident in his life will illustrate the bit
terurss which characterzed Presidential canvass forty
four years ago. Gen. Jackson was running for his
second and his against the United states Bank
had wrought up the whg party of Massachusetts to
unusual degree OF excitement The Boston Journal gives
the following particulars OF the incident: The frigate
Constitution had just returned from cruise in the
Mediterranean, and hauled into the dry dock ut
CharleStowb for repairs An order from the Navy De-
partment issued to replace the blllehead on the
Constitution with hgure-head or Gen. jackson Com
mOdOre Downs was then in command Of the navy-yard
at CharestOwn and the order for the hgurehead was
given Mr. Beecher, and he carried II out Just pre-
vious 10 the time appointed the delivery OF the
Hgure-hca to the nayy-yard Commodore Downs was
notified that IL would not be allowed TO from the
premises OF the carver. This information conveyed
10 MIR licrchor with Instructions to be prepared for
what might follow. committee or citizens waited
unon Mr. Bsechcr and offered large price to him IL he
woud destroy the urehoad prevent its delivery at
the navy yard His reply was that he had made the con
tract win the commodore and he should carry IL out.
Al 4 o'clock the next morning the ngure-head was
nuiy Transported to the nayyyard anu fixed upon the
Constltuiion In the course Of tho day large crowd