New-York tribune., 1884-01-03

! memento Of their friendshlp-I have concluded
aIler mature dellberati0n, that should not make
an exception on this OCCASION Yonr loyal attaoM
| ment to me guarantees that my action will neithel
give you offence nor receive your disapproyalp
| As an illustration Of the care with which Mr.
| Gladstone is guarded at his homo in Hawarden.
The Manchester Examiner and Times tells the follow.
| Ing anecdote: 1t was after dusk and an officer
posted near the Castle espied figure approaching
| on horseback. When the horse had come to within
few PAGES of the police officer the latter accosted
| the rider with Good night. No reply being made
the oihcer seized the horses head and refused to
allow the stranger to proceed step further with
ont stating his business To his bewderment
however, the stranger said he was STAYING at ths
Iastle ana that he was the Duke Of Westminster
me 0f1cer at once released his hold of the horsJs
head, and was most profuse III his apologies to the
Duke, repeatedly expressing a hope that he had not
lnsnlted his Grace. The Duke assured the officer
that such was not the case, because he had only
done his duty"
King Louis of Bavaria does not grow less eccen-
trio with age. His'latest kink is a dislike to he
mentioned by the newspapers, even in a friend.
ly way. short time ago an editor at Spires pub
hshed some wateringplace correspondence from
hlsslngen, in which the writer referred to
the regret experienced by the inhabitants of that
place at not more frequently being favored with
visits by His Majesty. Forthwith the editor was
arrested tried and sent to prison for two months.
Perhaps the Kings determination to allow men.
tion of his movements was caused by an incident
which took place just after the FrancO-German
war. The King met in the streets of Munich re-
turned wounded soldier and addressed him, but
hndmg himself not recognized, expressed his sur
prise and announced his identity. But how
should know your majestyW expOstulated tho
soldier. You never go to the army, and never go
to the play"
Yesterday it became known in Preston says
The Manchester Guardian of December 20, " that Mr..
Richard Newsham, who died on Friday last in his
eighty-sixth year, had bequeathed to the corpora
ton of Preston, his native town, the whole of his
magnificent collection of pictures, bronzes statuary
and porcelain, valued altogether at from 100000
TO 10000 These treasures are to be placed in tho
art galleries of the Free Library and Museum, a
splendid building now in course of erection on tho
east side of the Market place. for which the trus-
tees of the late Mr.. Harris granted 100000 Mr.
Newsham's gallery includes twenty Of w. Hunts
water colors, and many works by LiDnell, sr, ITo-
land FIRTH Egg Herbert, Leslie MacSe, Cox,
by ID. Roberts, with whom Mr.. Newsham on in
innate terms for many years; Etty's BY the Wa
teTs of Babylon and The Guards Coming Up
whitehall, by David Cox. 1t is stated that tho
late Emperor Napoleon ILL.,, wien III the height Of his
prosperity, was extremely anxious to become the
pOsseSsOr of Mr. Newsham'S whole collection of art
treasures which. fortunately for the inhabitants Of
Preston, the deceased gentleman declined to part
with at any price"