New-York tribune., 1882-04-10
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lists who are confined in Russian prisons
The sixty-tbird anniversary Of Queen Victorias
birth May "a. next, and will be cecoratea
on that day, excepting in England, where, OWING 10
exceptional circumstances June will be observed
instead
Canon Knox-Little recently preached a series OF
daily sermons at ST. Pauls London, and such was
his popularity that the great space under the
Cathedral dome failed TO accommodate the Thongs
that came to hear him.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutt has laid the foundn-
tion stone of new town hall in Westminster, and
given TO the public a new drinking fountain in
front of the Schools of ST. Stephen, which she
founded and endowed twenty-three years ago.
Sir Thomas Fermor Hesketh, Lady Fernor Hes
KEITH and Master Fermor Hesketh were passengers
by tho Germanic, which arrived here from Liver
pool yesterday. Lady Hesketh is the daughter of
Senator Sharon, of Nevada, and was married to tue
Baronet in December, 1880.
Madame Carla Serena is now in Paris. resting, af-
ter q long tour of xporatOn through the Caucasus,
and preparing an elaborate account of her travels
in that rugged region. The numerous Photographic
views with which the work will be embellished are
the products of her own skill she having been una
bic to hire artist to accompany her amid the per-
lis and prIvations to which sho was there exposed
and one of the last survivors of the Diet of $780,
celebrated the eghtie;h anniversary of his birth
day on March 10 at his retired home at yilleprex,
Seine-et-Oise, France. Numerous congra ulations
were offered to the venerable poet from all parts of
the world, among them being addresses from tho
Posen representatives in the Relchstag and from the
City OF Prague
Lord Ersllino, who died March %. at TOrquay,
age seventy eight the Of the Baron Erskine
+,o of f,,r,,ob
for many years, and grandson Of the famous Lord
Chancellor Ersklne. lie was descendant of one of
the oldest Scotch families of which il has been re-
marked that its members early cnnObled
that their title of Mar has lost its origin in its
tiquity.
The Rev. William Durant, pastor of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church Of Albany, preached his fare
we'll sermon yesterday, having accepted a call from
the FIRST Presbyterian Church of Morrstown. n. j.
Mr. Durant was born In Albany in 1S46. grad
uated from Yale College in 1868, and from Prince
ton Theological Seminary four years later. he was
ordained BY the Presbytery of Albany on December
g. 1873 and soon aiterwari received call from the
church which he Is now leaving.
Garibaldi, bowed down by age and inirmities
presented pitiablo sight his recent visit to
Sicily to attend the celebration of the "Vespers'
The difficulty of moving him from the railway
coach to the carriage at Palermo caused him to be
placed in the vehicle with his back to the horses,
and it was thought best not TO try to move him
around. So he rode to the villa prepared for him
backward and doubled up. with his head on the
knees OF his Wife who sat opposite 10 him In SYM
pathy with his suifcrlngs the sixty thousand per-
sons who had assembled TO greet him attempted no
demonstration, but stood III silence, with barred
heads, as their iiustrous guest passed among them
Prince Kung who was called "Prince Ch'unr in
yesterdays paper is the famous Prime Minister of
China-if Oriental offices can be designated AT al
by.Westcrn titles He was Regent of the Empire in
1851, when his nephew became Emperor; aud he
should be remembered in the United States the
man who adopted AnsOn Burlingame and sent him
back as a Chinese Ambassador to this country.
He is the man OF whom Mr.. Seward, when asked
something about relations to China, made the
droIl remark: "Oh, Prince Kung and understand
each other" Later when Mr. Seward visited China,
he didn't succeed in making the Prince understand
him without an interpreter but it took no lnterpre-
ter to show the Princes high appreciation Of the re-
tired statesman. Prince Kung has been identified
with whatever lberality toward foreign Nations
has appeared III the policy of China for the past
twenty years
According to the most recent arrangements the
marriage of Prince Leopold of England with Prin-
cess Helena of Pyrmont- Waldeck will be ccle-
brated at Windsor on Thursday, April 27. The
bridesmaids will be Lady Gertrude Russell. daugh-
ter of the Duke of Bedford; Lady Mary Campbell,
daughter of the Duke of Argyll Lady Seymour,
daughter of the Marquis of Conyngham; Lady Alex
andria Louisa Maude Vane Tempest, daughter of
the Marquis Of Londonderry ) Lady Florence Bea-
trice Anson daughter of the Earl Of Litchfeld
Lady Eva Sarah Louisa Granville daughter of the
Earl of Warwlck Lady Anne Catherine Sybil Lind
saw sister of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
and Lady Florence Mary BOOtle- Wilbraham. daugh-
ter of the Earl of Lathom The best men will be the
Prince of Wales and the Duke of COnnaught The
ceremony will he performed by the Archbishop of
Canterbury assisted by the Bishops OF London, Ok
ford Worcester ard Winchester. The bride Will be
given away by her father.