New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
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PERSONAL,

was built by Albert Grant at a cost of more than
$1,350,0 900, will DO sold at public auction
Mr.. Charles F.. Cornell, eldest son of Governor
Cornell will be married on June % to Miss Kate
Bouck, OF Schoharie County. The honeymoon will
be spent in Europe.
If the Hon. Alexander II. Stephens is elected Gov
ernor of Georgia, Mr.. James Randall, author of
" MARYLAND, My Mary land" Will become his private
secretary.
Sir f. b. Malet British Consul-General N Egypt,
who is now seeing stirring times. in Paris
throughout the siege, when he exposed himself to
much danger. Prior to that no was attache to Lord
Lyons at Washington.
Mr.. Theodore Thomas has Como to the West for
the summer He will give fortnight's series Of
evening concerts in Milwaukee. and at their close
will go ut to Chicago. where he will give
ing concerts the Exposition Building during the
remainder OF the summer.
The death is announced at Baucourt France, of
NJ. Minal of the last survivors of the first Ma
poleOn's disastrous Moscow campaign. NJ Minal
was present at Borodino, and entered the Kremin
with the French Emperor. He died at the age of
ninety-four, with faculties uniupaired
June was the semi-centennial anniversary Of the
passage of the Reform Act by the British Para-
ment. The only member of the House of Commons
who has occupied his seat in that body unInter-
ruptedly during those fifty years Is Mr. c. r. NJ.
Talbot, who has been the representative of Ola
mOrganshlre since 1880.
The church erected by Warren Hastings at
Dayesford, England, where he was buried,
has been replaced of late years by one
larger and handSomer. Daylesford, after
Hastngss death. was for some years the resi-
dence of a near relative OF Mrs Hastings, and has
since passed through several hands. 1t belongs
to son Of a successful beer6ottler named Byass.
When Oudinot, the French General attacked
Garibaldi at Rome, he was warned by his fellow
officers that the city would be stubbornly defended.
Bah" he exclaimed. contemptuously, Italians
fight" Soon after he foremost in retreat
ing from Garibaldrs Forces leaving behind $50
dead 500 wounded, and go prisoners At the end
of the days conflict Garlbaldi went over the field in
person. lantern in hand, 20 make sure that all the
dead were carried Oft and the wounded cared for.
This humane conduct ondeared him TO the soldiers,
already full of admiration at his bravery.
The Duke of Richmond, who few years since, to
the disgust of Lord Huntly. represent alive of the
direct male line of the GordonS tackled the title of
Gordon to that of Richmond, is also Duke of Au-
bigny title conferred with an estate of that name
by Louis XIV. upon o notorious woman whom
Charles II. created Duchess of Portsmouth. This
title made the Dukes of Richmond peers of France
and they continued long after TO hold seats In the
French Parliament as such, The number of such
mobiles was very large.
One of the richest men in England is Sir Henry
Meux. adjudged lunatic in 1858. He is senior
partner in the brewery Of his name, out Of which
also Sir Dudley ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lord Tweed
mouth by Mr.. GladstOne-has made fortune. The
properties of rich unatics in England under the
control of two Masters in Lunacy," subject to the
supreme authority of the Lord Chancellor Their
Office is very responsible. They hold commissions to
decide whether persons are of unsound mind, and
exercise delicate and difficult functions IN con-
trolling the matters between lunatics and their
relations, who are often exceedingly grasping and
eager handle all the property they get hold Of
inventIng all kinds of pretexts to get more money
allowed them. Thus the accounts of persons taking
charge of wealthy lunatlc relations have TO be
closely scrutnzed A rumOr was spread IN London
some years ago that Sir II. Meux had long been
dead but that certain OF his relatives concealed the
fact to retain the income allowed for taking charge
of him. and kept a lay figure which they exhibited
prOppcd mp by pillows TO the commissioner. warn
ing him that Sir Henry could not bear to be APP
preached lhls was all nonsense, but, neyerthe-
less it might be possible In such a TO get
substitute similar in appearance to enact the part
of deceased lunalc, after the manner OF the pen
sion frauds IN this country.
Families frequently die out in real life in man.
ner which would be thought an extravagant reach
Of the Imagination in fiction. There is an English
squire at this moment whose father was the
youngest son of the youngest of seven brothers !;
the present squire has been married twenty years
but is childless; so is his next brother and his
youngest brother died unmarried at twenty-seven.
A baronet, who died some years ago lost two sons
by boating accident. He sent tho one survivor to
Harrow instead of Eaton. as there is no
river at tho former place, but the boy
was drowned IN q small pond, known as
a duck puddle. The family is extinct In 1853
died the Scottish chief, The Chisholm whose grand
father in 1777, entaed his estate on his five sons,
and failing them and their heirs, on his brothers
and their issue, and failing them, on Archibald
Chisholm eldest son OF Chisholm of Muckrlth. In
1853 the descendant, residing in this country, of
the last came into the property. The present Earl
of Brealalbane inherited that title, and the finest
seat in Scotland from thirteenth cousin. The
Earl of Chesterfield is about fifth cousin of the late
Earl Mr. Palmer long member for Berks, was one
of very wealthy family of four sons and four
daughters none married. The are all dead,
and one venerable sister holds the great estate he
late millionaire Duke of Portland and his three
brothers all lived 10 maturity, and died single.
Numberos5 other cases ght be mentioned. The
same thing occurs here but in England is easier
10 keep the run" of it.