New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-16
PERSONAL.

Messrs. Moody and Sankey intend holding series
of meetings In London next fall beginning at about
the LIST OF October.
The Rue Royale, Paris, in which Louis Blanc
lived for several years preceding his DEATH is hence
forth TO be ca led by his name.
The Baroness Burdett-Coutts gave this year
New Years dinner to 500 of her tenants and after
ward personally presented gift to each one.
General IT, S. Grant has been asked to accept of
the presidency of the National Rifle Association. 1t
is thought that he will do so.
Arabs wife does not accompany him to Ceylon,
but is living at Paris hotel. and intends soon to
take up her residence permanently in the Champs
Elysee.
NJ. Paul Chasseb9uf one Of the very few sur
vivors of the Grande Armee" is dead in Paris, at
the age of nnetv-four lie was at Austerlitz, Boro-
dino and Waterloo.
The British Royal Academy has elected as an
honorary member 10 place of the late ~ Violet Ie
Due, the celebrated French architect, Ludwig
Kraus the great German genre painter. The
Academy has ONLY six foreign honorary members,
and this was the first election OF the kind IN four
teen years.
The Right Rev. Michael OFarrel Bishop of
Trenton, n j. has been presented with plot of
land near Green's Pond, In Long Branch, worth
81 o. OO0 the gver being the Rev. Father James A.
Walsh pastor of the Church of Our Lady Star OF
the Sea, at Long Branch. The parishioners OF the
church are raising money TO build summer resi-
dence for the Bishop on the grounds.
or those conspicuous in the famous Eelinton
tournament il has been remarked that singular ill
fortune seemed TO befall them, and within dozen
years nearly all of them had died. There still sur
wives, however, the Duchess Of Somerset the
Queen of Beauty" on that occasion. But she,
too has had her share of trouble, her two sous hay
ing died.
Mr.. Conway Robinson, who has lately published
an exhaustive work on the English Court of Chan
cery IS brother to Mr. Moncure Robinson. of Phila-
dephia and uncle to Mr.. f. Randolph Robinson. of
tins city. They arc descended from the family of
DIR. John Robinson of Yorkshire. an eminent polt-
ical preate, remarkable as being the last In Eng
land who executed high civil functions.
Rebel to the end Arab. Just after the commuta-
ton Of his sentence refused TO sign note prepared
by his counsel for signature by all the prisoners,
thanking the Khedlve for his clemency. al have
declar d, according to Moslem law" said he, that
Tewfk Pacha has ceased to be Khedive. and can
not recognize him rs being so now; but will
thank the Egyptian Government" The wording of
the motto was accordingly changed This was a
parallel TO the conduct of the old Sheikh Eda who
was asked by the Court, during the trial # he had
signed the deposition of Tewhk. No." he said,
" but If you bring it to me now will do So"
Having regard to his antecedents. the Right Hon.
W. II. Smith is perhaps the most successful English
public man of to-day His father kept small news
stand in an obscure and dsreputabe street. but
rose IN the world by establishing n newspaper booth
at railroad station. which the beginning OF a
business now worth $3.50 900 year. The son ac-
quired good common school education and assisted
his father IN the business After rising almost to
control Tho nowspaper.selling business IN London
and making himself useful IN paroohial and local
matters he TODD for Parliament in Westminster and
was defeated. But on a second trial he was sue
cessful. lie soon made himself prominent IN the
House as n man of business. and Disraell made hun
Financial Secretary of the Treasury and afterward
Head of the Admiralty. lle retains his place /" the
news agency and is popular member of society in
London and IN Buckshire. where he OWNS a fine
coun try-seat.
ALBANY. Jan. 15.-Mme. Albani was serenaded
to-day at tho Delevan House. She appeared at the
window, bowling her Acknowledgements, and was
enthusiastically chrered by the largo crowd which
thrOnged the S rect