The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1876, Page 5

HARCOURTIVES Wedding of Sir Vernon Harcourt and the Daughter of John Lotheop Motley. A SCENE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Dean Stanley Performs the Nup- tial Ceremony. (BY canuz To THE HERALD.} Lonpon, Dec. 2, 1876. ‘The long-talked of marriage between Sir Wiliam eorge Granville Vernon-Harcourt and Mme. Eliza- Meth Cabot Ives, daughter of John Lothrop Moiley, The historian, took place to-day within the historic precincts of Westminster Abbey. Although the vent bas excited. the greatest interest in the American colonies of London and Paris and has deen a favorite topic in English society of late the wedding was very private. LONDON WEATHER, ‘The weather was what might be expected tn London at this season of the year. Rain descending through a London fog adds an extra feature to the fiismal amenities of winter here, which requires all the social cheerfulness in human nature to make wolerable. BENRY VII.’S CHAPEL. The ceremony took place in the portion of the Venerable pile known as Hemry VII.'s chapel, where hang the banners of the knights and com- Manders of the Order of the Bath. A dispensation permitting the ceremony to take place in the after- ‘Qoon had been granted. FEW PRESENT. As both the Motley and Harcourt families are in mourning only a few personal friends in addition to the immediate relatives of the parties were present. The chapel was closed to all vistors who might be Straying through the great church tomb. The HERALD correspondent was among the tnvited, and on arriving in the Chapel was assigned to the Duke of Wellington's stall. * ‘THE BRIDEGROOM’S PARTY. At two o’clock precisely the bridegroom’s pro- cession entered the chapel, preceded by the ilustri- ous Dean Stanley, who was the celebrant. With the Dean were Rev. Stopford Brooke as ‘assistant, tmd Samuel Flood Jones, the precentor. Then tame Sir Vernon Harcourt, the bridegroom expec- tant, with Sir Henry James, his groomsman, fol- towed by Lewis Harcourt, a boy of thirteen and son of Sir Vernon by his first wife, with Colonel Har- court, the groom's brother. Nextcame Mr. Borth- Wick, of the Aforning Post, and his wife, the latter being the sister of Sir Vernon's first wife. The Party took seats near the rail, and waited with the usual feelings of bridegroom parties under such circumstances. ENTER THE BRIDE, Fitteen minutes later the sweet notes of the or- gan indicated the approacn of the bridal party. Firat entered the bride, leaning on the arm of her father, John Lothrop Motley, and accompanied by her dister and the latter's children. ‘The ‘bride Wore a travelling costume of the color known to th ladies at least as “London smoke.” The body ana overdréss were of cashmere trimmed with Bray ostrich feathers, and the skirt of gray silk. The bonnet was trimmed to match with ostrich feathers, She wore a small white lace veil of a ‘anowdrop pattern and carried a lace handkerchief, The bride’s sister wore a light. gray cashmere, ‘rimmed with gray satin and a bonnet to match. THE CEREMONY, Dean Stanley arose and waited for the party to advance. He stood above the spot where the tomb of the boy King Edward VI, is in the vaults under- neath, with the tomb of the sad-fated Mary Queen of Scots on one side and the tomb of her enemy, the great Queen Elizabeth on the other, all royal and noble, crumbling or crumbled to common dust. Sombre shadows were stealing in through the Stained windows, giving a deep solemnity to the scene. Dean Stanley performed the ceremony with great fervor and eloquence, shaking hands with the happy couple, while the organ pealed forth Men- delssohn’s “Wedding March." TO STRAWBERRY HILL, The couple went in the afternoon train to Straw- berry Hill, the home of the Countess Waldegrave, and celebrated as once being the home of Horace Walpole. There was no reception at the residence of Mr. Motley. ‘THE PRESENTS. There were a great many presents. The Princess Louise sent an inkstand and Baron Rothschild a massive silver antique cup. SKETCH OF THE BRIDEGROOM. Sir William George Granville Vernon Harcourt, M. P., Q@ C., 19 the second son of the Rev. W. Vernon Har- court and grandson of the once weil known Archbishop of York, England. He was born in tho year 1827, and is now in the forty-ninth yoar of his age At an carly period of his life he entered Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge, {or the completion of his education, He was a diligent student and a close observer, both of men and of current events and their tendency; con- sequently he graduated at Cambridge with high honors (nm the year 1851. He then applied himself to the study of law, and was called to the Bar at tho Inner temple. in 1854 In his choice of a circuit ho selected the Home, Ina short time he obtuined a very remunera- tive practice, having been chosen to conduct somo very delicate cases before the English juries, In the month of December, 1363, he was intrusted with the deience of Colonel Crawley, who was charged with a serious breach of military discipline before a court martial at Aldershott Camp, and thus was enabled to add to his reputation for professional skill and ability, Mr. Harcourt was appointed a Queen’s Counsel in the year 1866, In the year 1868 he was returned to the House of Commons as member for tho city of Oxford, In the liberal interest. He was elected Protessor of International Law in the University of Cambridge on athe 2d of March, in the year 1869, Mr. Harcourt has been a vuluablo and energetic contributor to the Eng- lish press, the daily newspapers and the magazines. He was oue of the originai contributors to the London Saturday Review, and has written various political pampbiets and letters on international law in the London Times. He assumed the pscudonym of “His. toricus,” and over this signature has mado himself quite famous by nis letters on the American war of the re- beilion, the duties of nataralizod citizous, the obliga- tions of allegiance and other points of grave tinpor- tance as between the governing powers and the gov. erned. Coming at « very critical period in tho history of the international relations of England and tho United States these contributions attracted great attention, Jn November, 1873, Premier Gladstone appointed Mr, Harcourt Solicitor General of England, and ho was knighted going out of office with the Gladstone Ministry in February, 1874. He is esteemed as one of the soundest of Engiaud’s thinks od is a bigh authority on inter. pational law. He ts rogarded as one of the rising Hatesmen of the liberal party, his age leaving nim yevalmoss a junior among the wise old leaders of tivor- aliem, i MRS, IVES AND HER FIRST HUSBAND. Newport, BR, 1., Dec, 1, 1876 ‘Thomas Poynton lves, the deceased husband of the NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1876.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. : daughter of Mr. Motloy, was born in Providence, R. |. January 17, 1824, and was the only son of Moses B and Aoua A. Ives, He was educated {1 and as he grow toward manhood exhibited aa in- terest in the study of physical science. He became a member of the scientific school of Brown University, and rocetved its degree of B. ?. at the Commencement of 1855. He subsequently pursued the study.of medi” cme in Providence and afterward atthe College o Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Ashe did not care to follow the profession in 1856 be made an ex" tended tour through the Western States with the view of getting ap scquaintance with the resources of that section of the country. Soon efterward he made bis firs) European tour, and while abroaqd be made himself acquainted with the wurkings of the industrial and charitable institutions, which knowl- edge he hoped would be of use to him in disposing, bis own State, of his immense wealth, On his returo bome be was elected a trasteo of the Butler Liospital, And otber institutions in the State which were founded for the benefit of the massea, His tather was member of the well-known house of Brown. lves, which firm consisted of Moses 3. Ives, Robert H. Ives, bis brother, ana Jobo Carter Brown, al! deceased, Twenty years ago the father of T. P. Ives died, leaving one son and one daughter, Hope Brown Ives, who ts now the wifeof H.G. Rus- seli, nepbew of Moses H. Grinnoll, of New York, who now resides in Providence On the decease of bis father, im 1857, Mr. took bis place in the house of frown & Ives, and inherited a large for- tune, estimated at $2,000,000 Apru 5, 1865, broken down tn hea!tn, he sailed tor Europe, tn the hope thut the relaxation trom hard lavor.and a change of climate would again restore bim to health. It was on this European tr!p that be won tne accomplished daughter of Hon, John Lothrop Motley, Mimisser of the United States in Austria The wedding tock place October WW, 1865, and he became the hushand of Elizabeth Cabot Motiey. At the time the wedding took piace he was a hopeless invalid, and was carried in a hurdie to the banqueting fall, Naturally the wedding was very private, and at time was one of the leading topics in social circles in this country, and, for aught we know, 19 Kurope too. November 11, 1865, while at Havre, anc in sight of the sel which was to bring bis and bis bride to thoir native land be, the bridegroom of tour short weeks, breathed his last, He left a will, made prior to bis marriage, in which no mention was made of the iady who afterward became his wife. In reference to the settlement of the prop- erty there was no little difficulty, the Goddards, of Providence, who were nephowsa of the Ives, and who in late years have becn the managers of their vast estates, raising objections to the payment of her sbaro in bis estate. Subsequently there was an amicable sottlement effected, mainly through the wisdom and sagacity of Mrs. Ives’ uncle, the late Judge Benjamin R. Curtis, of Boston, who died in Newport about two years ago, and Mrs. Ives received a large estate, valued ‘at $500,000, 1n settlement of her claim, Mrs, M. B. Ives, mother of T. P, Ives, still survives and resiaog in Providence, in the old family mansion, the finest in the State, She is a daughter ofthe lato Sullivan Dorr, and sister of tho jate Thomas W, Dorr, tho hero of the famous Dorr rebellion in this State. She has two giaters, ove of whom married Cutef Justice Ames, of this State, deceased, and the other married Mr. Edward Carrington, a distinguished East India merchant. Mra, M. B. Ives is a lady held tn the highest esteem: for her nobility of character and her great general charities, which she dispenses with a lavisb band to all who are in need. Her old family mansion contains one of the rarest and most carious collections in New England of antique furniture, valuable old china, glass and family plate and portraits, The great family of Lves 1s now extinct from the failure of male issue, WAR SERVICES. Mr. Ives, jubject of this sketch, was one of Rbode’s Island's heroes during the late war, and one she is justly proud of. Prior to the breaking out of the rebellion he resolved, with tho conscientious duty which distinguished him tnroggh life, to tabe somo part in the defence of his country. He did not do, as many of the rieh men of this State did—viz, pro- cure a substitute, nor did he set about to see how he could add to his fortune by his country’s calaunty, He took a pride in having his native State do some. thing for the preservation of the Union, as his tamily had done in the carly days of the settlement of Provi- dence. At the opening of the rebellion be was just Tecovering irom a serious attack Se pneumonia, and although his ifiends decmed further rest necessary he left his sick room and commenced preparations for duty. REYENUR SERVICE. er His first act was to offer to the yoveraraent his stoam yacht, the Hope, and his personal services, ‘‘without pay, ip any department in which they might be avail- able.” Such was his noble offer, Through the friend- ship of Rnode Island’s houored Senator, Hon, Henry B. Anthony, and Governor Wiiliam Sprague, he re- ceived in May, 1861,a commission from Secretary Chase in the revenue service, Although this was not what ne would have liked to have bad, yet he did not murmur and ho gladjy accepted the commission, al- though in such a service he could see no prospect of advancing hisambition. In writing to @ triend he said, I made application for service. I never ap- plied for revenue service, but 1 was ready and willing totake it anywhere.” From the following extract from a letter to a friend he did not regret his prelimi- Bary experience :—' have ample opportunity to observe the folly of inexperienced men in ac- cepting positions whieh they are incompetent to fill” His yacht was ordered to Willamsbarg, Y., for the purpose of receiving her outfit from the government dockyard. She carried two twelve-pound James rifled guns and two field howitzors. He was captain and Henry G. Russel was lieutenant and executive officer. The crow consisted of two quartermasters, the pilot and two seamen, In June, 1861, Mr. [ves recoived orders to proceed at once to Baltimore with his vessel, and upon his arrival at the Jatter place he entered at once upon the discharge of his daties, During this critical period the revenue service began to be appro- ciated, and while its acts were scarcely ever men- toned by the press they were productive of much good. 1t was the duty of the gallant commander of the Hopo to stop and examine all vessels and to capture those who were found in correspondence with the enemy, and to carry out this plan it was nec. essary to be ever on the alert and to find out the des- tination and character of every vessel mn by the lookout. He frequently examined fifty vessels a day, | Although bis exploits were scarcely ever mentioned in the papers he never murmurod, koowing that he was pertorming a duty lor which he found ample recom. pense in his loyal breast. In a letter from Cnesapeako Bay, dated July 28, 1861, he said:—“I have not gono into this work for fun or pay, but to add my mite to the good cause, 1 consider it tho duty of every one to do what he can for his country, or he will presently find that he has no coantry to do for.’’ His caily routine of duty often brought him in contact with General Dix and other ofticers of note, Towara the ciose of 1861 he offered to build at his own expenso a larger and more powerful vessel than the Hope, providing he could be appointed to her command, Betore any action was taken upon the acceptance of his generous Proposal he received from Geoeral A. K. Burnside An invitation to join him in @ great expedition, with the promise of one of the best equipped steamers in the ariny fleet, This invitation he gladly and promptly accepted, and, accordingly, om the 4th of November, | 1861, he piuced his resignation in the bands of the Secretary of the Navy, ThesSecrotary in these words showed his appreciation of Mr. Ives’ conduct:—“Ia acceding to tuis proposition | muét express to you my thanks for the zeal and alacrity with which your personal services were rendered ander circumstances $0 creditable to your patriotism.” Althougu the Hope was iu constant service until the ciose of the war Mr ives left her one week after the iorwarding of his resignation, CNDAR BCRNSIDY, After a brief visit to Providence to attend to some business matters, be proceeded, December 2, 1361, to supermutend the preparativn of the United States steamer Picket, of which he was to assume command, This vessel wasa propeller uf 339 toas, and was de- signed a@ the flagship of General Buroside. Her breadth of beam was 29 feetand ber jength on deck 175 fee She carried two tweive-pound Wiard steel file guns, one tweive-pound howitzer and one tweive- pound mountain howitzer, The crew of the Hope wero determined to stick by their true friend, and shipped on board of the Picket, notwithstanding the fact tha, the wages were lower and the work harder than tn the revenue service, Early in December the was ordered to New York, whence Burn. vessel @ido’s expedition was to sail, On the lito of the same month he reccived orders to proceed to Aapapolis and report to Genera: Foster, thecom his native city, | \ | nation without express: | not save been excelled. mandant of the post stationed there. Two days later he arrived off the mouth of the Potomac River, and On the 22d he received General Burnside om board, and trom that time was intimately associated with his com- mander inéhat expedition, On January 13, 1862, the Preket left Fortress Monroe, Genera! Burnside being on board, and reached Hatteras Inlet at the same time 43 Admiral Goldsborough. They tay outside all night, and tn the morning crossed the bar with co tittle ditl- culty. ROANOKE. After the capture of Roanoke Captain lves was tn command of ten vessels, four of which were steamers, and the uautica: Knowledge which be nad acquired in the management of bis yachton Narragansett Bay was of great value to the expedition i getting the sels through the swash and into Pimlico Sound While passing through the sound the Picket, which, by the way, had ceased to be the flagsifip, captured two grain laden vessels. ‘This was on the morning of March 12. During the re- mainder of Captain ives’ service in North Curoliva he was stationed in Roanoke River, the Picket acting a! guard voat and taking an active part im detached ex- peditions, and be accompanied jeral Foster, with 1,000 men, tn an armed reconnoissance to Columbia, on tue Scuppernonf River, which waa successtul and Me piace Was captured. One of the most prominent operations in which he was engaged was the effectual closing of the Dismal Swamp Cauai In service of ‘his Kind the time passed until the middle of april The army was at this time beyond the protection of the gunboate and the work of the army fleet seemed nearly mphished. On the 3d of the tollowing month Captain Ives received orders to proceed to Pimico Sound to relieve Captain Howard, stationed there, He remuinea in command of the Picket until May 12, and as the naval work of the expedition was done he desired a position of more active service, and on the 17th be wus relieved and received the toliowing letter from his commander:— Devanrauyt or Norte Caxo: SEWHERX, May 13, 18% Captain Tuoxas P. Ivxs, Captain of gunboai Picket:— Carraix—Your services in iniy department have been so conspicucus that I cannot accept your resi to you my sincere thanks i for your kiua co-operation and valuable assistance during your servicv in this expedition. acerely regret partiog wikh you, and shal! always remember with pleasure your galiautry, devotion to duty and your tigh social qualities. Ali the work lor armed Vesseis in these sounds having been tnished no one can doubt the wisdom of your course tn deciding to change your ficid of action inthe Union cause. i re- main, Captain, very truly yours, A. E, BURNSIDE, Major General Commanding Department of Noith Car- olina. THR POTOMAC FLOTILLA, It ts almost needless to ada that the services of Cap- | tain Ives attracted the attention of the government, | and after he had recovered from a Mt of sickness his application was answered by bis appointment to the position of acting master tp the navy. His com= mission was dated September 3, 1862 He was at once ap- pointed to the command of the United States steamer Stepping Stones, and gabsequently to that of the Yankee, a gunboat of 350 tons, attached to the second division of the Potomac flotilla, September 12 he took his station at Aquia Creek, and tn the arresting of con- traband trade trom Alexandria to the entrance of the Chesapeake he performed efficient service, In February, while the examination of the Rappabannock was made by order of General Hooker, both to ascertain its sound- jogs and to destroy the enemy’s vessels, Captain ives ‘was an active participator. During the same month his nautical knowledge was so highiy regarded by his su- perior officers that he was appointed a member ot a board of examiners of masters’ mates for promo- tiom to the grade of ensign. On the st of May he was ordered to the Rappahannock (row Newport News, to co-operate with General Hooker, On the 9th he was ugain at Aquia Creek, actively engaged in assisting tho communications of the Army of the Potomac, On May 26 he received a Jettor trom Mr. Welles, Secretary of the Navy, of which the following is an extract, and which will prove that his services were appreciated: — Having been officially mentioned for eilicient and gallant conduct you are hereby promoted to the grade of acting volunteer jieutenant in the navy of the United States, Four days trom the receipt of his promotion Lieu- tenant lves was appointed fleet captain, or adjutant of the flotilla, by Commodore Harwood, its eomand- ing officer, While acting in this capacity he was the organ of communication of tne Com. mander-in-Chief and assisted him generally as chief of his staff, Retaining his command and his right of sent- ority be now had the supervision of eighteen vessels, an amount of duty suilicient tor a pergou in the best of heaith, In this capacity be was beloved by everybody with whom: be came in contact, aud an eminent officer of the navy pays the following worthy tribute to nis memory :— P His marked efficiency in the command of his gan- boat mduced the Commodore in commend of the flotilla to appoint bim bis aid when that pysition be- came vacaut. The service required ability and untir- jug industry in its periormance, jicuterant Ives brought to bear upon bis duty all the higher qualities of the gentleman and officer; was always prompt and cheerful in carrying out bis tastructions, and was never, that 1 recoliect, in faul. He had no pre- vious traming for the service in which he was engaged but in the management of his macht, noticed that he always periormed if duties with the quiet composure of a man don the sea.”’ Ho always seemed to act upon the principic of doing thorouguly what he had in hand, never looking lor applause or betraying tor a moment the consciousness of baving done well, These are among the fiver qualities of « good officer, and added, if possibie, to tue respect in which Lieu- tenant lves was held by his associates in the reguiur service. at he was subsequently promoted to th grade of lieutenant commander and was attached to the Urdpance Department are additional proois of nis worth and his recognition, RETIRES FROM ACTIVE SERVICE, Genera: Hooker Lieutenant Ivos’ ganboat, the Yanke Jor the purpose of protecting the crossing of General Kilpatrick's cavalry, all the details of the Second division of the Potomac were under Lieutenant Ives’ management. lo the foliowing wiuter, the beat and tho malaria of the summer having made terrible inroads upon his weak constitution, he sought to give up his command and geek ‘rest und care which be was in 80 much ueed of. He had Dorue his burden in the heat of the coutlict and eould haye resigned with bouor, Butthishe did not pro- pose to do tur the present, Ou the ud of December, 1803, be was detached {rom the Potomag floulla and ordered to his uative city, Providence, lor duty, which consisted in going to the Providence toundry daily and giving particular attention to the castiog, boring, tarn- ing and finishing, together with the provt of guns and the inspection 01 sheils mauuiactured there tur the government. When this was accomphsbed be ad- dressed the following letter to the Svcretary of the Navy :— A RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED, Provipexcs, Feb, 26, 1864. Sin—I bog respectfully to resigu my appoiniment as acting Volunteer jivutenant im the vavy of toe Uniued tes. [feel the greatest reluctance in taking this step during the continuance of the rebellion, but the state of wy health, the less urgent becessitics of the | service and the favorable aspects of toe war, | seem fully to jusuly me in so doing. When I was first detacbed irom the Yankee | directed the acting | assistant pay master of the Vessel to send my accounts | o Fourth Auditor of the Treasury. | presume they now in Lis office, and that there will appear to be amount standing to my credit as due me tor my services since L entered the pavy of tho Uaited States, “Ag ibis my purpose to draw Bo pay lor auy ser vices whieh L have rendered to my country during tho preseut war 1 respectiuily request that apy suns so Appearing on the buvks of the Auditor may Tema ia tue Treasury, sud that tue account may be ihus closed, I bave the honor to ve, With great respect, your o1 dient servant PHOMAS PUYNIUN IVES, Acting Volunteer Licuteuant United Siaies Navy, The Hon. Giowoy Writes, secretary of the Navy, On the ad of March dir. Lvos received the following t declines to accept your resignation, as your rorvices are Valuable (0 the Bureau uf Ord- vance He was officially assured that ‘lis motives were appreciated aud that 4f the dunes assigned io bim were wo burdensume be bad cuvitied aimsell to furwwer relies” ORDNANCE OFFICER. On the 4th of ihe following wvath be received an | invitation, trom Capiaiw Wise, chief of the Bureau of Urunanes, $0 uct as Urduanee Viliver at Wastington. He accepted the responsible position, and bis rigid supervision of the wurksaop unc the laboratory. and the accurate tanuer iu Which he conducted the usual experiments, ta thy minds of prominent officers could His services in the scientific departinent, November 7, 1564, were ackouwledged by promotion to the grade of Liedcenant Commander, He continued his lavors until January 26, 1865% when bis devotion to bis cocotry had so linpaired Wis houith that he found 1% necessary on (his dave to write as follows 0 she secretary of the Navy :— it t# With extreme reluctance thas I have to inform the department that, owing to tailing healt, | am comperied 10 ask to ve relieved from duty, Although Gisinelined to addres@ the departinent upon this suv- ject, 1 feel it my imperative duiy to do sy, aa | am ad- Vised that | cannot nope to re-establish my much broken health without pertect immanity trom re- spousibility aud labor wud a counge of climate, GoRS TO BUKUFE, In reply tho Secretary granted him a 6ix months’ leave of absence, with perini ¢ country. it had ab ‘3 been wn Ww bave Temained i the service of country woul the rebellion was crusned, but stern tute de- creod it utherwise; and in @ foreign land, as stated elsewhere, pulmonary di 100K ot hin’ again in 8 nd thus one of Kuode Island’ lowve of absence expired, bonors bis memory, and her citizens will member his patriotiem in the bour of bis country’s | | LONDON FLASHES. Expecting a War, but Hoping for Peace. ISCOUNT MAIDSTONE’S ESCAPADES a An Invalid Prince—Celebration of Alex- andra’s Birthday. | DOMESTIC POLITICAL SQUABBLES | | | A Severe Criticism on the Failure of the Arctic Expedition A DISTRESSED AMERICAN’S BENEFIT Art Exhibition at the Royal Academy—Com- ing Books. ooo {BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpon, Dec, 2, 1876. The London season has not opened yet and in consequence everything social 1s dull here. Eng- land 18, however, expectantly awatting a declara- Uon of war on the Eastern question, or, what ts still hoped for, the announcement of an endur- ing peace. All the indications, however, are that the present diiculty§ will lead to a war between Turkey and Russia, in which Eng- land will doubtless be obliged to take part. To what extent is the second question, but the disposi- Uon of that portion of the nation which does not agree with Mr. Gladstone’s policy of leaving Russia alone in her self-imposed work of clearing the semi- barbarous Mosiem out of Europe, 1a that if England | takes up arms she shall not make two bites to the cherry. PRINCE LEOPOLD. The Lancet announces the recurrence of Prince Leopoid’s malady—a swelling of the knee. He is the youngest son of Queen Victoria, and his health has long been precarious, The symptoms are sald to be grave. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, The thirty-second birthday of the Princess of Wales has been celebrated with festivities at Sand- ringham, the country seat of the Heir Apparent in Norfolk. Tho schodi children were treated to a tea and @ ball was given to the tenants on the estate. The royal standard was unfurled at the Windsor town hall, the houses of the burgesses were decked ‘with flags and salutes were fired. The Princess is @ favorite. A SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE. The latest bonne bouche for scandal-mongers and those who moralize upon the anomalies of our high civilization has been furnished by the scion of a house whose ennoblement dates back to the time of the Stuarts, a scion that boasts of a knightly ancestor who distinguished him- self in the Freuch wars of Henry VIIL, of one created Knight of the Carpet by Queen Mary for helping suppress Sir Thomas Wyatt's rebellion, aud one later who was principal Secretary of State under William ITT. and high in’ the confidence of Queen Anne and George I. This personage is Viscount Maidstone, eldest son and heir of the tenth Earl of Winchelsea, who is also Earl of Not- tingham, with other titles that have grown on the family as it pushed its branches higher and higher into the atmosphere of aristocracy. A BANKRUPT AND A CAVALRYMAN, Viscount Maidstone isin his twenty-fourth year, but for so young @ person has managed to get through his property at a remarkable rate. The first scandal arises from His Lordship’s having gone into bankruptcy, probably because he saw nq cther way of bringing his noble parent and his inexora- ble creditors to terms. The next shock to society comes in the shape of a doubie enlistment, as a private of artillery and his rejection by the com- manding officer. This scarcely had time to excite the quidnuncs before it became known that the young Viscount had enlisted in a cavalry regiment. The young scapegrace has had his revenge on his family, but the swine-rejected husks of the Prodigal were not much better fare than the British cavalry- man’s to him who has been reared as the successor to an earldom. THE ARCTIO EXPEDITION. ‘The Arctic expedition still excites comment. The conviction is gaining ground that the out break of the disease of scurvy caused the break down and return after one winter in the Polar circle. , The Admiralty authorities are arraigned on the question of an inadequate supply of lime juice. The law compelling | small trading vessels to carry anti-scorbutics has been disregarded by the Admiralty, thus ruining the finest expedition ever equipped for Polar dis- covery. DOMESTIC POLITICS. London Is Just now excited over the School Board elections. We have the liveliest squabbles daily be- tween the rivai supporters of the voluntary and the sectarian systems of education. The feud between churchmen and dissenters is, characterized by a party warfare like that of whig and tory, even on tis question. AN AMERICAY BENEFIT. Ata matinée on Wednesday Manager Carl Rosa tendered a benefit to the Society for the Rellef of Distressed Americans, The artista volunteered their services: The opers of “Faust’was per- formed, the affair being under the patron- age of Mra. Pierrepont and many other American ladies resident in London, The cast was as follows:—Marguerite, Mme. Van Zandt; Faust, Fred Packard; Mephistophiies, Signor Ceill. The military bana of the Coldstream Guards took part and the whole affair was a great success, A PRETTY INCIDENT. The chief characters were recalled and a huge douquet was thrown, with @ ribbon attached bear- ing the legend, “England and the United States united in bonds of charity and love.” The task of picking this bouquet up devolved upon Mephis- tophiles, who read the undiabolical sentiment to the audience. SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH OPERA. ‘The final performance of Rosa’s season took place to-night The opera was Cherubini’s “Water Currier.” Much enthusiasm was manifested. On the nlaving of the “National Antham’’ Mr, Ross was | She ts tuirty-two years old and has @ 600 aged seven- twice recalled. This closed the most successful season of English opera ever known in London AN ART EXHIBITION. The long delayed Royal Academy exhibition of the art works of Gibson, the sculptor, was opened last night. This was done to carry out the sculptors last wish, and proves very gratifying to the lovers ofart. The extiibitton contains models of al! his principal szatues and some originals. THE BOOK WORLD. The publishers complain of a stagnation in their business. Tennyson's play “Harold,” Harriet Mar- tineau’s three volume autobiography and Charles Kingsley's two volume biography are the principal | announcements, DE WOLF , THE R&CEIVER, THE ADJOURNED HEARING OM THE FIST RE- PORT OF THE RECEIVER OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE FOR SAVINGS BEFORE THE MAS! IN CHANCERY-~a STOPPAGE OF TELEGUAPHIC COMMUNICATION, (SY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD Provivencs, R. 1, Dec. In the matter of the first report of the receiver of the Franklin institution for Savings there waa again o bearing to-day Vefore the Mastertn Chancery, Pre- Vious lo argument a withess was called by one of she counsel for the depositors lor the purpose of showing that De Wolf bad been doing quite a business tn trans- ferring mortgages aud pocketing the commissions tor | the same, in additivs to his charges for services. The withess testified that he wanted a mortgage transferred to a friend, and that De Wolf declined uniess he paid him a commission of one per o that he (De Woi i i i told bis friend thas he could get bim other mort- | gages on which. be could get moro interest, j And advised him not to take his, when he remon- strated with De Wolf for charging a commission; he (De Wolf) told him he had a right to charge Lrokerage | upon everything to did in the bank, and was under no restrictions; that he finally paid bim one-nalf per cent De Wolf, wren examived in relation to this charge | denied saying he had a right to charge commission; that he did not positively decline to transfer the mortgage without receiving the commission of one per cent. He acknowledged, however, that he finally com- Promised for one-half, Al. the previous meet ing he acknowledged that he had recetved $177,450 in commissions for negotiations of mortgages. De Wolt’s counsel proceeded to show that the expenses | incurred were uecessary tn view of the importance of } the trust, and that especialy in the matter of consult. ing the lawyers outside of tne State. Tu reference to tue paper of A. & W. Sprague and | the (ees incurred tn bringing suit against the latier, they should claim shat when DeWoif entered upon wis du- ties, Deing in charge of large interests, and dnding @ question in the bank in which he did not feel abie to decide, he bad the right and it was his duty to go to ; wis expenze, that when advised by counsel that he bud a right to recover on the Sprague notes it was his daty to try and do so. Counsw argued that the compensation was reasonable, but that if he trans ferred the mortgages for the depositors t+ was no part | Of his duties as recerver, ‘The counsel for the depositors followed against the Feception of the report, He read trom the statutes, and claimed that under them it was a techaical breach | of trust for the receiver to draw « dollar out of the bunk for bia own use until allowed by the Court; thut not a doliar should have been paid out j{ without the order of the Court. He quoted from authorities to sustain this position, He also | quoted uutborities to show that compensation tor re- cuivers should be What is reasonable for 4 person of ordinary ability and competent to perform the duties. He excepted to the report as a whole as being im no Seusean uccount, for the reason that uo one can tett | | from tt whether DeWolt bas dono his duty or now ‘That the standing of the bank caunot de told trom it He objected to the account on the ground that there was not a single expenditure in the account that looked like economy, and took up the various items to prove this statement. The pay tur the clerks’ dinners wig an unnecessary expense, The pay to the police wus illegal and against the orders of the police force. The expenses Which grew out of the vesire to attach Spraguo’s deed and tue subsequent ussignment wero not only unne Y, but he had no right to ineur { them or take the In this last matter te claimed | that if De Wol: succeeded he would get nothing but litigation upon hugation; im short, thut if Le succeeds be fais, Under the law he had no right to interfere with this extended ~— paper, which Was at interierence with the acts of tue previous trustees vf the bank, He bad certamiy not managed afluirs with prudence and discretion, and there were Suspicions thut he was influenced by & dewire to avenge himseif upon the Spragaes tor injuries received. His receiving commissions for the negoumting of loans counsel churucterized a6 a contemptible thing to do, and 11 it was done the money received belonged to the | bank as money derived trom assets, De Wolt had no diveretion to exercise in winding up the affairs of tho bank that snould entitle hun to such large compensa- tion ag is asked, In every matter he should have takeu iostractions from the Court, and especially in the matter of Sprague’s extension note. Counsel then argued the case at great length for the receiver and commended his course in bringing the suit against the Spragues, claiming that when Le eutered the bank he found the paper of the latter covered by Irresponsible names, cad which had been placed there by the trustees of the tstivution. It was his duty to decide if it Were goor or bad, and one of the eminent lawyers woom he conaulted, before bringing the suit, teld him thatthe action ol a trustee by which they pretended to brig tho bank to.an arrangement was Irauduleut, and that « person acting for otuers, finding that an attempt at fraud bad been made, and being told by cement jawyers that it was bis duty at least to make an attempt to prevent the fraud ana to bring the transaction to light—— {Norx,—The above despatch ends in this abrapt man- ner in consequence of all the wires to and from New. port having fuiled. The telegraph operator states that there 18 no prospect of restoring coramunicauion tor some little time.—Ep. Henao.) IRENE HOUSE A’ MANIAC, THE DIVORCE LAWYER'S WIDOW BENT TO A LUNATIC ASYLUM—THE MEDICAL MEN CER- TIFY AS TO THE PROGRESS OF HER INSANITY BINCE THE MURDER. [Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD] TRENTON, J., Dec, 2, 1876. Irene A. V. House, who was acquitted in this city, about a month ago, on the charge of having murdered her husband, Urson A. House, has become insane, and to-day she was placed in the State Lunatic Asylum, situxted two miles from here, Drs. W. W. L. Philips and Walberg H, Coleman ex- amined her yesterday, when they concluded that she was suflering from “acute mania.” Dr. Phillips, in an interview with a representative of the HeRa.p this evening, sald that Mra, House had been Jaboring under great maniacal excitement for days past . and had given mueh trouble, Occasionally she would become quieted down, and im reply to questions would givo rational answers, but generally she ve wildand unmanageabie, Sho believed she was under the influence of spirits and hud a desire to go out in the streets or im fields, She broke windows and everything she could jay ber bands on and gave asa reason that spirits told her to do it inurder sbe bus been more or ilicted first tt appeared ina mild but at leng iluated In a violent mania, Her father, 1 son, sister ard farm haud were her attendan they could do fuiied to control her. Her tather was Yery attentive but tho mother seemed indifferent. She was couvyeyed 0 the asylum in a close carriage, necompunted by Doctor Coleman and two other men, teen, A CHANCE FOR THE CHARITABLE. In an old hulk of a house in Water street lives the widow of Pairiek Padden, Who Was found wounded in an open boat two weeks ago, and who shortly after ex- pired in the hospital, pleading with his last breach his innocence of the eharge of piracy which hud been made against him, and which was suosequently dis- proved, The death of her husband was a severe blow to the poor woman, bat not more trying than tho sigma cast Upon bis character, Which she feit would also fall upon tho little ones she bore dim. Her pitiful removstrauce when vised by Henao reporter atiesied how profound was her éoncero for the reputation of the dead boaiman, aud it appears that the excitement occasioned by the deiamation of bis name, no lees tan by lis tragic dvath, prosirated ber at the tne, and ber cuadrion has since becume very critical. Ste bas a large fum- Hy, aud the diflicalty of providing tor them aggravated her mental sufteriag, while the luck of proper trent ment aud of the nourishment she needed so much, had @ no tesa dangerous tengency, While in this sad condition she fecame a mother for the ninth time, and the intact brought into the world at such w mo- ment is another adiitiou to ber cares, no lesa than another te to. bind ber to the life which receht misiortune hag mad@ go miserable, The children are all young and quite unable tc provide for theinseives, sot with their father's death, their mother’s iiiness and the presence of want, the fajare of these young folks seems dark mdeea. The’ caso deserves the consideration of the charitable, and the {ragic event which causod the name o! he lamily to be ragged tuto pubiicnty should turther tend to uwaken sympathy im their vehall. [he condition of the widow and mother is extremely critical at present, and it is doubstul if st rvive wuless better care apd the Drover remedies hae. PARISIAN SPARKS. Settling Down to Look On While the East Takes Fire See OPERATIC JOTTINGS, Movement to Pricss of Admissio “VAMI FRITZ” NOT SENSATIONAL, American Opera—A Baltimore Painter—Io- teresting Fashion Intelligence. (BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) HERALD BUREAU, 69 AVENUR DE L/OPERA, Pants, Dee, 2, 1876. The knowing people tn Parisian society, who have nizance of ali things diplomatic, or who believe have, are settied tn the conviction that a wat in the East ts inevitable. This has been apparent here for some time to those who do not pay toa cog’ much attention to the progress of smaii diplomatic taik. Well knowing t the chances for the last two months have been a hundred to one against the preservation of peace, the leading diplomats have engaged in a backing and filling process, meant to serve naimely—preventing unreasoning panics on the Bourses of Europe, bus | @ temporary purpose, not at ail deceptive to those Who kept their eyes om the unabated pretensions and warlike preparation® of Russia on one hand and the stubborn attitude of ‘Turkey and the warlike preparations of England on the othor. A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE. The prospect of a vitter struggle ts apparent. The Grand Turk won't eat the leek for the mere flour- ishing of Fluelien's club in the hands of Russia, The latter Power need not, in other words, expect gobble up Bulgaria without fighting hard for it wuo Is 1? Unpleasant rumors are in circulation respecting the position of a certain financial Paris magnate wha had afinities with the American war of secession, THE OPERA. “Robert le Diable,"’ by Meyerbeer, will be revived atthe Grand Opera House next Wednesday. The stage preparations indicate that the mounting of the piece will be magnificent. M. Halanzier is cértainly resolved to do nothing by halves in the production of grand opera. THE ITALIENS. The operatic company at the Italiens Is doing bed ter in the matter of drawing houses stuce the en gagement of Signor Nicolini. Muzio, so favorably known to New Yorkers, is confident that he will come out of the season witha handsome profit and having pleased the public as well. , LOWERING PRICES. A great deai has been said of late respecting the high rates charged for seats at the opera in the larger cities of Europe. The first practical step io the matter has been taken in Vienna, where it hag been announced that the price’of a subscription fot the season has been reduced one-third, including the nights when Mme. Adelina Patti sings. In this connection it is significant to note that the Russian government has only grauted the usual subsidy te the opera on condition that a reduction shall be made in the salaries of the artistes. uk PRI Tattended the grand rehearsal at the Theatre Fran ais yesterday of the new piece by the popular writert Erckmann-Chatrian entitled “L'Ami Frita” Wt will be recalled that the Bonapartists raised a great row here some weeks ago when this plece was first underlined for the national theatre, because thé twin novelists have so severely lashed the Napo- leonic policy of dragging France into wasting ward whenever there was a breath of discontent at home. ‘The first performance of the piece has been looked forward to for some time as presenting a chance fot a Bonapartist demonstration which that party would not be likely to miss. We may still see something of the kind, but the opportunity cannot be manufactured as had been expected out of the play itself. NOT SENSATIONAL. The piece is really rather dull, and the sensation hunters will be disappointed. It does not contain @ word about the army, nor could I discover any- thing that would be offensive to the Germans, It is lughly probable, however, that the oficial censor has eliminated anything that might be a cause of trouble at home or the subject of remonstrance from Berlin. The first public representation wil take place on Monday. FOR HAVANA. An Itaiian opera troupe sails for Havana next month. Mme. Volpint and Mile. Urban are the prime donne. AMERICAN OPERA, Last week the score of Mr. Corinne Young’ American opera was performed at Brussels, The journals of that city speak well of it, ON AMERICA, M. Stmonin has been engaged by Le Sidcle to write a series of articles for that republican Journal om America, It is hoped that he will do some justice to his theme, AMERICAN ART. One of the surprises at the next Salon will be a picture by @ young artist from Baltimore named Tompkins, a pupil of Bonnat, The picture shows prodigious strength in drawing and coloring. THE FASHIONS. In the matter of fashions there are some changes which your lady readers will find of great impor tance. The style of the poionaise has been altered, That valuable cover to the underskirt is now merely simulated, and not put on separately, as was the case in the infancy of that garment. Dresses ar¢ made very scant. Light petticoats have bees abolisted. Daty compels me to add that, en revanche, aii women, single as well as married, wear the bifurcated integuments in buckskin ‘The newest shade in bonnets is Hndepand the shape the Timbale, with squared crown and trim mings in chenille and feathers, pu ciessetatere Ste THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL Messrs, Washington B. Williams, James B) Ogdes and Robert C. Biucot, the commissioners appoimted by the New Jorsey Supreme Court to condemn lands required for the construction of the Hadson Rives Tunnel, met at Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, yosterday, They proceeded to the foot of Fifteenth street, xcoome panied by Colonel D. C, Hasking, President of the coms pany; Mr. Henry 3, White, counsel ior the aud Mr. James Archibald, engineer ot Lackawanna apd Western Railroad land was surveyed, and the comm! ta meat naxs Wounesdas as tan o/aienk in the