New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-30
PERSONAL.

Don Carlos, 1t Is said, has purchased the
place recently occupied by the Due dAumae and known
as the Orleans House. few miles ont Of London
Mr.. Disraeli is sitting for bust to Mr.. ]. D.
Crttenden which to be placed in the Royal Academy
The artist has executed busts Of Mr. Gladstone and
Mr.. Carlyle.
Mr.. Anthony TrOllOpe will commence a serial
story in theMay number of The Temple Bar Mogasin. to
be entitled "The American Senator" The scene Of thu
story Is laid In England
Lord Lyttou has taken so seriously to poll.
tics since his appointment 10 the Indian Vceroyay that
he has withdrawn his poem, King Poppy" which
was about TO be published.
The Memoirs of Herr Won Klindworth, the
conndant and colleague of Prince McternIch to be
published in Paris shortly. Ii Is expected that they viii
throw considerable light upon the political history Of the
first half OF the present century,
Mr.. Halam TennysOn, son of the poet
laureate recently delivered lecture Shakespeare
and bis Hunor" in the town hall at shoredtch London
He had large audience and his lecture, Notwithstanding
ing an unusually rapid delivery, was heartily APP
pauded.
The will of the late Charles Danforth Of
Paterson N j. gives to his daughters Mrs. William Ryle
and Mrs Taggert - 5000 each $4,000 to his grand
son. Robert Taggert 800 to his grandchid dsugh
ter Of Dr. Barnes 800 600 each TO the children Of VIII
liam Rye 100000 additional to Charles Ryle on con.
$1,000 to the executor, William Pennington, and small
legacy to his cOachman.
Mr. Swinburne has recently finished poem,
called I" The Last Oracle" Starting from the answer
brought back from Delphi to Julian the Apostate by his
envoy "A. d. 36I the poem inyokes Apollo 10 reappear
not as they called him In Greece merely son Of zeus
the son OF Chronos but older than Time, the Light and
Word ncarnate in man. OF whom comes the inner sun
light OF the human mind whence , an ideaS %, goa;
sngngod OF the Greeks Ia assumed by the poet to DO
the most perfect type atainabe and Is called upon TO
return and reappear over the graves OF intervening
gods.
Lord LyttOn-for it may be assumed that
the distinguished dlplomatst and author who has
lately received very important appointment can mean
no one else-had curious experience before leaving
London for India. The last London Spectator relates that
invited to dinner club OF which he was not
member by another very dstn uished person who
The dlpomatst and author accepted the invitation and
a numerous company was asked to meet him. all men,
bers of the club question. On the appointed day by
some chance the guest was lae. SO that tho eomlay
were waiting for HIM, and his arrival all immediately
we're proceeding to table when the head waiter lnIer
ered said that the chief guest was not member OF inc
club and therefore withdraw. In vain the most eH-
Iosulaied and slormed III vain the otber guests grew
areninentaye ana rCs b anu 70 adn rs
more hospitaDe place
One of the contributions from the sandwich
Islands to the Centennial Exhibition is thus described In
The Honolulu Gazette: 1t consists OF couple OF vol.
umes OF Bowdtchs Navigator In the japanese language,
which are sent by the Rev. Dr. Damon Of this city. Tie
work is one OF twenty copies, which were all made by
hand and with incredible neatness and skill In Japan
about twenty years ago. On blank page in one OF tue
Volumes we find this inscription 70 Friend, Samuel
c. Damon May "a, 1860 This book is present from Ia
japanese friend. John Mung' The book Is written On
trn parer and the pages double, in the ordinary
Chinese nd Japanese style The work Is Illustrated %
/ lures and diagrams, OF which is very Iughable,
ienresentipg an ancient mariner in the act OF taking
tie sun Tho face and dress of the old fellow are rl.'
Gently intended to be foreign, rs he wears pair OF hge
eaulcts and his yisage adorned with short beard but
nr ireuressble instincts of the artist manifest them
nicnre He stands in an unstable Of way. holding
biS sextant in his right hand while he squins az mo
yerner through eye. Ia front OF him large Dsln
filled with some auid In which is reelected both the
hnrizon and the sum- which glarcs down from the upper
corner Of the page"