, 1877-06-29
PERSONAL.

Y1otorien 8ardou, tho newly elected msm-
ber OF tho French Academy, has Just completed bis
doth year, and IL aaid to 10 the youngest OF tho
immortais.
Oxford this year conferred degrees on
nishop Browne Of Winchester, Lord Chief. j ustlce
Colerldga, Secretary Cross, 3finlstcr Sir Edward
Thornton. and John Evans Of tho RoJut Society.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was presented
with bunch Ut mnEno1tas ansrounded by grren
1cavca at tho recent Richmond College Commence.
ment Thu audience was vocifcsous and enthusts
astfc.
Olarn Louiso Kellogg will have contribu-
tion In the midsummer holiday number Of Serb.
,.<r's. and tho sae magazine will contain tho opan.
Ing chapters OF new novel, entitled ''llis Inher-
!tance." by Adellne IEAfton.
Mr. Gladstone has promised to contribute
an article 10 the July number OF tho NInsfssnfh
Csafury on tho subject Of "Authorlty In Matters
Of Opinion, tn reply to Sir james Stepneu's papor
on tic subject In taa April number Of tho aamo 70.
sinw.
Tho death ia announced OF Lieut. Jones,
who was In charge Of the MeErimac during ber fight
With tho Monitor. Commodore 0oldaborough,
who died only few days ago, commanded the
blockadsng sQuad1on at Fortress Monroe during
tho same light.
One on tho concerts given TO the President
at Doston represents perfectly. 1t Il understood.
tho ''cultuEe" OF ta& interesting city. No Tickets
wero aotd for Tits particular eonccst. Money can.
not buy way Into tho awful pEosoncs OF boston
''eultuse. " il should be understood.
Tho American correspondent Of the Lon.
don newspapers made rather serious error when
hs tcegvaphed to tho othcr side that tho Cabinet
had decided TINT the interest aud principal OF tho
per ccnta only arc payable In gold. The Cabinet
Il In hhst nj
it, deelslon. In any event. could Affect tho legal
contract In tho casc.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, OF, New York
City, o1ess three p1emsums, ono Of $loo in gold,
ono Of $75, aud one Of $50, for the best nswsp&.
pot articles OF about z, 600 words upon &omo fea-
tute Of tho ''Lalor Question:" consiasEod In lta
widest nspect. Manuscripts are to ba sent to thu
oiaco Of tho LKsrarv 7aats In Now York. Mrs.
Thompson reserves the right Ut accepting ut &20
any esaay that shall not be awarded tho Premium.
Oliver Optic and Sol Smith Russell hayo
arranged new form Of entertainment, to bo known
~ *Laush aud Live; OF, low the Nineteenth
Parish DuIlt lls Church." 1t will introduce Mr..
Russell III several OF hls character dcliacattons,
aud Oliver Optlo In bis own siorIes. Tho p,ecs IL
founded On IN incident In tho annals vt the church
Of tho Nineteenth Par.sh Of n!nkcrport, BY which,
aftes tho pastor and psopla had succeeded Ia pay
Ing o1 it, dsht 1t was blrAcI down, and ths min.
lytuF got up the entertainment Of HLtuKh aud
Livc," with the proceeds Of WHICH tho ediaea was
rebuilt
The Jnbileo Of Plus TX, OF the dftIeth
anniversary Of ha conservation ~ Bishop, oc-
CURED on the sau,e day With ths national ann!vcs-
sssy of ItalY, called tho 'Fcsts dslis Btstuto. !"
1t was feared that there might ba collision In tho
etEeets between tho Natonallst4 and tho Pilgrims,
but nothing Vt the kind took piaca. Tho ratlsw Of
troops st o'clock III ths morning Ngs this occaslon
Of spontaneous snd overwhelming demonstration
Of affection for tho King on the part OF tho psople
A number OF pllgrtms wesu 1t the revtaw,
praialnE the troop. and tho martial no.
peasuneo Of tho King. Tha ceremonies 1t the
Vatican, It IL said. wcse nat 10 imposing. the
| strength Of tic Pope hAying beeu pretty well cx-
hausaed BY tho previous ceremonies 1t. Peters
| Church was d1eoraied in the usual manner BY tho
| hanging OF crimson silk On the great pillars. 4
correspondent Of tho New York {ost adds That the
result Vt ahs jubilee wss not satisfactory to tho
elesicsl parsy. which hoped thst tho number ot
| ptlgrim4 would have besa much largef, and that
they would h4xo como from ths higher clans Of So
| eiety. The u, Gas pilgrims Who wera present On
tho I'd of Juas ~eEs few when compared with
those prescut a4 Other lubl!ees Of tho hoan Cath.
olle Church. Tia gifts thts yeaf u khe Pope. how
ose1, hays not been In proportion 10 tho small
] uumies of pilsrlna. those who can,e having
brought gold and other precious tInxs 10 repssseut
khR 1bxent u1e8,