New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-21

baked an experimental pudding while the rest Of
the family were uncOnsciously asleep.
Mr.. Charnay the French archeologist, who goes
out at the head Of the Loriard expedition to tram
scribe the inscriptions and collect antiquities from
the relics of the old civilizations in Southern Mex
leo and the Isthmus, leaves New-York for Cruz
to-day. The French Government pays $4,000
and Mr.. L0rillard 5000 toward the expenses Oh
the expedition.
The late Henry Vincent, the English lecturer,
once related to correspondent of The Troy Tines
that he was driving with John Bright when the
news Of Abraham LiDCOn's death was told them by
q imam who stopped their carriage by the wayside
for that purpose. Neither of the two Engll6hmen
spoke q word In response. They drove on IN utter
silence ana DyeTand-Dye Wnen eacn lo0keu up az
the others face the eyes of both were full OF tears
Judge Black, who sails for Europe on Saturday,
says that the three things that he most wishes to
see in England are the field of Runnymede, a court
of assizeS and an English horse-race. Judge Black
goes over in the same steamer with Mr.. Foster
Minister to Russia. When they parted at Washing
ton the other day the jOval Judge. referring to
their meeting on the ship and with provision Of
the agOnes of q sea-voyage, said jocoseiy: " Well
as the beaver said to the otter Wen meet at the
hattePsP"
N. Remains manner In lecturinG is still that of
q priest rather than of Sauant He reads his
lecture well, not being bound down to his manu-
script. He stands in an easy but scarcely graceful
attitude; when he SITS be gives to the nearer the
idea of professor addressing his class. His bearing
is one of repose and he rarely lifts his voice beyond
the pitch at which he begins bis DISCOURSE 10
wave his left hand in true mOnitorial style or to
emphasize some remark with the uplifted finger OF
his right his sole gestures, He has avivaclons,
round face and piercing eyes. surmounted by large,
bushy eyebrows; his gray hair Is brushed over his
forehead.
Miss Louisa Acott Is said to be capital natural
actress. The Herald of Boston says that she once
came very near going the stage, having secretly
made arrangements for doing so, and intending to
surprise her friends. Through delay in her ex-
pected DEBUT her family found out her project, and
1t was nipped in the bud. A good while ago
she wrote farce for Mr.. William Warren. but az
the other characters had greater opportunities for
amusing business" than his, he did not play IN it,
though it was performed several times. She after
ward wrote romantic drama, which was so quar-
relied over by the two leading ladies OF the Boston
Theatre that Miss Acott took il back for revision,
and finally threw it impetuously into the fire, hay
ing no manuscript ready for Mr. Barry when he
sent for it to put it in rehearsal.
BALTIMORE, April 20-Archbishop Gibbons. &C.
companied by the Rev. Fathers Alfred A. Curtis and
B. J. McManus left this city to-day for New-York,
on the way to Rome
LONDON, April 2O.-The World states that the con-
dtion of Lord Dunravens health occasions anxiety.
He has an affection of the knee joint, which Is
hoped to be govt, lest 1t should prove to be some
thing worse.