New-York tribune., 1880-01-12
PERSONAL.

| The eldest son of the Crown Prince of Germany
has n delicate constitution. and has been suffering
severely from fall he had recently.
Professor Darwin has received from the Turin
Academy of Science prize of 10000 lire FOR his
discoveries in the physiology OF plants.
Sir Julius Benedlcts wedding attire consisted Of
a dark-bue frock-coat. a white waist-coat with
white buttons, sky blue tie and pearl-gray he%-
presslbl The bride is a very distinguished. at
tractYe, and ceyer-lOOklng young lady OF twenty
two.
slgnora BOrsa, young lady of the Swiss Canton
of Icno has just attained to the dignity of the de-
gree of Laeata in bclles-tfyes bestowed by the Uni
verslty OF PavIa The degree had the ALWAYS highly
priced appendix of cum SummG iaade" Her exam
lnatiOn extended over seven days, and must, there
fore, have been tOlerably severe
Mr.. Gladstone has received from the employees Of
the Hoyrood Hat Works a satin hat. When in
Edinburgh, he was waited on by deputatiOn for
the purpose of ascertaining his sze and he stated
that his head was of such form that his London
halter had to work upon a special block In
knowledging the receipt of the gift, Mr.. Gladstone
says: when found it fit me exceedingly WELL
| was sorry to think how much trouble you must
have had without the usual facilities in meeting the
case of my head in the peculiar form of which the
most charitable among our opponents might perhaps
find an apology for my political alterations shall
try to make it last long that may not soon part from
the visible memorial of your kindness" Provost
Walls, of Dunfermne, has received the follow
ing communication from Mrs. Gladstone, acknow-
edginR the present she received from the female
factory workers: Hawarden Castle. Chester, Dec
19.-Dear Provost Walls: Now that we have
safely landed all the tOuching presents we have re-
ceived, hasten to examine them. But little eN-
pecled to lind such fine table linen ana
napkins | hasten, in my own name aud
my husbands, TO express the greatest
gratitude for so beautiful present. We
have been showing It to many OF Our parishloner,
and every one admires It, The pattern, too, Is so
very striking: and altogether We are delighted.
Will you let the female ,WoIksIi Know hiW , very
present and leave it to Our childTens children
Nothing could have touched rs more than the pretty
generous contribution from the factory girs.-l re-
main yours truly, CATHERINE GLADSTONE
Itis curiously significant of the limited ownership
of London that there are not more than FOUR If IN
deed so MANY OF the British dukes nhabitng honses
in the metropolis which they own in fee simple. The
Duke Of Portland the eccentric millionaire, no
died last month, possessed a great metropolitan
estate vet HarcouTt House. the vast gloomy man
sion IN which he lived and died, belonged 20 Mr.
Harcourt u. p. for Oxiord,hire, whose grand
father Inherited it from hs maternal uncle
Earl Hlrcourt. Even the far famed Stafford
House, the palace of the DHke Of Suner
land, stands land paying ground renC to
the Crown as does Montagu House, the vast mau-
or Of the Duke Of Bucceuch The Duke Of Bedford
whose London rentals are about 100000 year.
had stately abode, the same 20 which the patriot
Lord William Russell fondly turned when on his
way TO execution, in Bloomsbury. This. much
10 The rc-ret of the present Ddke, was
pancd down at the beginning Of the con-
tury bu, he now pay rent to his brother. the
Duke Of Westminster, a does the Drke of Rich
mand whose graudfathor's house oc .up!ed the slto
ofN.hat ls now known as Richmond Terrace near
'f.fnt B
Wost end thp Duke OF Westminster. does occupy
a house oi his own as did the Du.e ot Norfhumber-
Land until Northumberland house, Charne Cross,
YVES pulled down. bnt he, TOO, DOW pays rent to his
/ brother Westminster who, Ike The browns OF
| Providence, buys bat uey-. sells. Ills own house
| stands in an excellent situ1ton but Is archltec-
ur4iv entirely unworthy %. ais estate. The hand
soonest thing about it externally ~ stone screen
dividing i. from thc street. WLiCh was brought from
/ Carlton House when that pa.act-uow as com.
/ plrte!v ehaccd is though the Prince Regent had
! never exf fsted-was dismautled