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Southland Times, Issue 647, 22 March 1867, Page 3

Vab_3TEE3 op Histoet and Abt. — Under thiß head there is a lively anecdotical article in the new number of the "Edinburgh Review," in which lively articles are rather few and far between. The following are short random extracts : — Dr Morrison breathed his last, grasping a box of his own pills, and calling for more! — The •** Curieux" relates a trait of enthusiasm on the part of a milord which we suspect will prove new to his countrymen. A Scotch Earl, Lord Fife, gave Madame Veßtris a thousand guineas to allow a cast to be taken of her leg ; the Earl died, and this cherished leg was sold for half-a-crown — Frederick the Great's collection of snuil boxes amounted to more than 1500. Talleyrand had a peculiar snuff-box; it was doubles-two Snuff-boxes joined together by a common bottom. The one was politely offered to his acquaintance ; *j-he other never to be profaned by the finger and fhumb of a third person, was reserved for himBelf. Here we recognise the diplomatist, so eternally on his guard, that when a lady requested his autograph he wrote his name on the very top of the sheet of paper handed to him. The fashion of powdering the hair with gold-dust, which has recently found votaries at London and Paris, was commenced by Poppeea. the wife of Nero, and copied by Lucius Verus, the adopted son of Aurelius. The golden and auburn tints in the portraits of Titians, Tintoret, and Paul Veronese, were produced by a tincture in vogue at Venice. Thb Fjb_nch Testimonial to Mes Lincoin. —On Saturday last the gold medal purchased in France hy subscription for Mrs Lincoln was delivered by the Committee into the hands of Mr Bigelow at the United States Legation. Mr Bigelow was at the same time requested to take charge of the following letter : — " To Mrs Lincoln. Madam, — We are charged to present you witth the medal struck in honor of the great man whose name you bear, at the desire of upwards of 40,000 French citizens, 'who wish to manifest their sympathy with the American Union by a tribute of respect to the memory of one of its purest and most illustrious representatives. If France possessed the liberties which America enjoys, it is not by_ thousands but by millions that the admirers of .Lincoln would be counted. — J?ray accept, Madam, the homage of our profound respect." In presen ting the above letter and •medal, M. Albert (the member of the Provitsional Government of 1848) addressed Mr Bigelow as follows ; — " W« thank you, Bir, for having taken upon yourself to transmit to Mrs lincoln the gold medal which French citizens desire to S 'resent to her. This medal is a homage renewed to the illustrious President for whom Bhe jnourns, a testimony of admiration for the man who immortalised himself in the service of the great Republic of the United States, and a thankoffering due to him from ah defenders of liberal and democratic ideas' throughout the world. We are happy to think, sir, that Mrs Lincoln will Wceive this medal from your hand ; and we beg you to accept the expression of our warm sympathy for the great nation which you have the feonor to represent." Mr Bigelow warmly thanked the Committee fov their sympathy with fef 454W.CW1 Republic, (' <--*K