MISCELLANEOUS.

Evening Post, Issue 8, 16 February 1865, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Upwards of 150 persons, consisting of miners and families, recently left Cornwall tor work on the extensive copper mines in South Australia. The whole of the party received free or assisted passages under the Government system of emigration to Adelaide. The severe indisposition from which Mr. Roebuck suffered has given away to medical treatment, and the hon. member is now convalescent. Lieutenant Colonel Tennant, late of the 35th Regiment of Foot, committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Raglan road, Dublin. Some 30 yean ago there appeared in London an individual who possessed remarkable powers of imitation and ventriloquism. His professional name was Alexandre. A little theatre was fitted up for him by Braham at the Colosseum, where large audiences thronged to see and hear his marvellous representations of character. The rapidity with which he changed his dress, his voice, and his manner, excited the astonishment of all. After making large sums of money he went to America, and in the United States was most favourably received. Independently of his peculiar art, he was a good scholar, an antiquary, and a connoisseur of medals. He proposed to the government to act as an agent for the formation of libraries to all the large towns. His plan was to exchange with European cities books that were lying idly on the shelves of large establishments in the old towns, for the works that daily issue from the press of the New World. Assuming his proper name Wattemare, he obtained a reputation as an accomplished bibliophile. He resided for many years in Paris, and became a member of all the literary societies. Highly patronised by Louis Philippe, he succeeded in obtaining from him permission to send to the United States the productions that issue from the government press. Wattemare formed collections of books, of drawings, and of medals, which attracted to his house all the foreigners who visited Paris, and he whs an especial favorite amongst the Americans. His death occurred some short time since.